2026 California State Assembly election

2026 California State Assembly election
November 3, 2026
All 80 seats in the California State Assembly
41 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Robert Rivas Heath Flora
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since June 30, 2023 September 16, 2025
Leader's seat 29th–Hollister 9th–Lodi
Last election 60 seats, 58.76% 20 seats, 40.64%
Current seats 60 20
Seats needed 21
Legend:
     Democratic incumbent      Democratic incumbent retiring
     Republican incumbent      Republican incumbent retiring
Incumbent Speaker

Robert Rivas
Democratic



The 2026 California State Assembly election will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, with the primary election being held on June 2, 2026. All of the seats of the California State Assembly will be elected as part of the 2026 California elections.

Outgoing incumbents

Democrats

Republicans

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[9] Safe D January 22, 2026

Summary by district

† - Incumbent not seeking re-election

District Incumbent Party Elected Member Party
1st Heather Hadwick Rep
2nd Chris Rogers Dem
3rd James Gallagher† Rep Rep
4th Cecilia Aguiar-Curry Dem Cecilia Aguiar-Curry Dem
5th Joe Patterson Rep
6th Maggy Krell Dem Dem
7th Josh Hoover Rep
8th David Tangipa Rep David Tangipa Rep
9th Heath Flora Rep
10th Stephanie Nguyen Dem
11th Lori Wilson Dem
12th Damon Connolly† Dem
13th Rhodesia Ransom Dem
14th Buffy Wicks Dem
15th Anamarie Avila Farias Dem
16th Rebecca Bauer-Kahan Dem
17th Matt Haney Dem Matt Haney Dem
18th Mia Bonta Dem
19th Catherine Stefani Dem
20th Liz Ortega Dem
21st Diane Papan Dem
22nd Juan Alanis Rep Juan Alanis Rep
23rd Marc Berman Dem
24th Alex Lee Dem
25th Ash Kalra Dem
26th Patrick Ahrens Dem
27th Esmeralda Soria† Dem
28th Gail Pellerin Dem
29th Robert Rivas Dem
30th Dawn Addis Dem
31st Joaquin Arambula† Dem
32nd Stan Ellis† Rep David Couch Rep
33rd Alexandra Macedo Rep
34th Tom Lackey† Rep
35th Jasmeet Bains† Dem
36th Jeff Gonzalez Rep
37th Gregg Hart Dem
38th Steve Bennett Dem Dem
39th Juan Carrillo Dem
40th Pilar Schiavo Dem
41st John Harabedian Dem
42nd Jacqui Irwin† Dem
43rd Celeste Rodriguez Dem
44th Nick Schultz Dem
45th James Ramos Dem
46th Jesse Gabriel Dem
47th Greg Wallis Rep
48th Blanca Rubio Dem
49th Mike Fong Dem
50th Robert Garcia Dem
51st Rick Zbur Dem
52nd Jessica Caloza Dem
53rd Michelle Rodriguez Dem
54th Mark Gonzalez Dem Mark Gonzalez Dem
55th Isaac Bryan Dem
56th Lisa Calderon Dem
57th Sade Elhawary Dem
58th Leticia Castillo Rep
59th Phillip Chen Rep
60th Corey Jackson Dem
61st Tina McKinnor Dem Tina McKinnor Dem
62nd Jose Solache Dem
63rd Natasha Johnson Rep Natasha Johnson Rep
64th Blanca Pacheco Dem
65th Mike Gipson† Dem
66th Al Muratsuchi† Dem
67th Sharon Quirk-Silva† Dem
68th Avelino Valencia† Dem
69th Josh Lowenthal Dem Dem
70th Tri Ta Rep
71st Kate Sanchez Rep
72nd Diane Dixon Rep
73rd Cottie Petrie-Norris Dem
74th Laurie Davies Rep
75th Carl DeMaio Rep
76th Darshana Patel Dem
77th Tasha Boerner Dem
78th Chris Ward Dem
79th LaShae Sharp-Collins Dem
80th David Alvarez Dem

District 1

See also: California's 1st State Assembly district

Incumbent Republican Heather Hadwick was first elected in 2024 with 59.8% of the vote. Harwick is seeking re-election to her second term in office.

Candidates

Declared

  • Heather Hadwick (Republican), incumbent state assemblymember[10]
  • Darin Hale (Republican), Anderson city councilor (2024-present)[10]
  • Dianna Margaret James (Democratic), community organizer[10]

District 2

See also: California's 2nd State Assembly district

Incumbent Democrat Chris Rogers was first elected in 2024 with 65.9% of the vote. Rogers is seeking re-election to his second term in office.

Candidates

Declared

District 3

See also: California's 3rd State Assembly district

Incumbent Republican James Gallagher was re-elected in 2024 with 66.3% of the vote. Gallagher is term-limited and unable to run for re-election.

Candidates

Declared

District 4

See also: California's 4th State Assembly district

Incumbent Democrat Cecilia Aguiar-Curry was re-elected in 2024 with 65.9% of the vote. Aguiar-Curry is seeking re-election and is running unopposed for her sixth and final term in office.

Candidates

Declared

District 5

See also: California's 5th State Assembly district

Incumbent Republican Joe Patterson was re-elected in 2024 with 62.0% of the vote. Patterson is seeking re-election to his third term in office.

Candidates

Declared

  • Neva Parker (Democratic), runner-up for this district in 2024[14]
  • Joe Patterson (Republican), incumbent state assemblymember[10]

District 6

See also: California's 6th State Assembly district

Incumbent Democrat Maggy Krell was first elected in 2024 with 66.9% of the vote. Aguiar-Curry is seeking re-election to her second term in office.

Candidates

Declared

  • Maggy Krell (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember[10]
  • Jagtar Singh (Democratic), caregiver and business owner[10]

District 7

See also: California's 7th State Assembly district

Incumbent Republican Josh Hoover was re-elected in 2024 with 53.6% of the vote. Hoover is seeking re-election to his third term in office.

Candidates

Declared

Not on primary ballot

Withdrawn

  • Chris Hoang (Democratic), activist[18]

District 8

See also: California's 8th State Assembly district

Incumbent Republican David Tangipa was first elected in 2024 with 53.7% of the vote. Tangipa is seeking re-election and is running unopposed for his second term in office.

Candidates

Declared

District 9

See also: California's 9th State Assembly district

Incumbent Republican assemblymember and minority leader Heath Flora was re-elected in 2024 with 70.1% of the vote. Flora is seeking re-election and is running unopposed for his sixth and final term in office.

Candidates

Declared

  • Matthew Adams (Democratic), organizer and educator[19]
  • Heath Flora (Republican), incumbent state assemblymember and minority leader[10]
  • Tami Nobriga (Republican), marketing director and mother[10]
  • Brandon Owen (Republican), rancher[20]
  • Micheal Perez (Democratic), water treatment operator[10]
  • Jim Shoemaker (Republican), businessman and runner-up for California's 5th senatorial district in 2024[21]

Endorsements

Matthew Adams (D)
Organizations

District 10

See also: California's 10th State Assembly district

Incumbent Democrat Stephanie Nguyen was re-elected in 2024 with 67.6% of the vote. Aguiar-Curry is seeking re-election to her third term in office in a rematch against her 2024 opponent, Vinaya Singh

Candidates

Declared

  • Stephanie Nguyen (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember[10]
  • Vinaya Singh (Republican), retired engineer and runner-up for the district in 2024[10]

District 11

See also: California's 11th State Assembly district

Incumbent Democrat Lori Wilson was re-elected in 2024 with 58.8% of the vote. Wilson is seeking re-election to her third full term in office.

Candidates

Declared

  • Jenny Callison (No party preference), U.S. Army veteran, runner-up for this district in 2022[23]
  • Rochelle Conner (No party preference)[10]
  • Lori Wilson (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember[10]

District 12

See also: California's 12th State Assembly district

Incumbent Democrat Damon Connolly was re-elected in 2024 with 58.8% of the vote. Connolly has declined to seek a third term in office, instead seeking to run for the state senate.

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

Eli Beckman (D)
Organizations
Holli Thier (D)
Organizations

District 13

See also: California's 13th State Assembly district

Incumbent Democrat Rhodesia Ransom was first elected in 2024 with 56.9% of the vote. Ransom is seeking re-election to her second term in office.

Candidates

Declared

  • Eliza Dy (No party preference), business owner[10]
  • Ali Jafri (Republican), accountant and farmer[10]
  • Tom Patti (Republican), businessman[10]
  • Rhodesia Ransom (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember[10]

District 14

See also: California's 14th State Assembly district

Incumbent Democrat Buffy Wicks was re-elected in 2024 with 56.9% of the vote. Ransom is seeking re-election to her fifth term in office.

Candidates

Declared

  • Mark Rendon (Green), teacher[10]
  • Borgar Solnordal (Republican), sunday school teacher[10]
  • Buffy Wicks (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember[10]

District 15

See also: California's 15th State Assembly district

Incumbent Democrat Anamarie Avila Farias was first elected in 2024 with 64.1% of the vote. Avila Farias is seeking re-election to her second term in office.

Candidates

Declared

District 16

See also: California's 16th State Assembly district

Incumbent Democrat Rebecca Bauer-Kahan was re-elected in 2024 with 64.1% of the vote. Bauer-Kahan is seeking re-election to her fifth term in office.

Candidates

Declared

  • Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember[10]
  • Chirag Kathrani (No party preference), candidate for mayor of San Ramon in 2024[28]
  • Joseph A. Rubay (Republican), businessman and runner-up for the district in 2024[10]

District 17

See also: California's 17th State Assembly district

Incumbent Democrat Matt Haney was re-elected in 2024 with 84.6% of the vote. Haney is seeking re-election and is running unopposed for his third full term in office.

Candidates

Declared

District 18

See also: California's 18th State Assembly district

Incumbent Democrat Mia Bonta was re-elected in 2024 with 80.3% of the vote. Bonta is seeking re-election to her third full term in office.

Candidates

Declared

  • Mia Bonta (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember[10]
  • Micheal Goldstein (Green), author and political commenator[10]
  • Ned Nuerge (Republican), retired driving instructor[10]

District 19

See also: California's 19th State Assembly district

Incumbent Democrat Catherine Stefani was first elected in 2024 with 60.5% of the vote. Stefani is seeking re-election to her second term in office.

Candidates

Potential

  • Catherine Stefani (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember[10]
  • Philip Louis Wing (Republican), retired financial advisor[10]

District 20

See also: California's 20th State Assembly district

Incumbent Democrat Liz Ortega was re-elected in 2024 with 72.9% of the vote. Stefani is seeking re-election to her third term in office.

Candidates

Declared

  • Patricia Muga (Republican), real estate appraiser[10]
  • Liz Ortega (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember[10]

District 21

See also: California's 21st State Assembly district

Candidates

Potential

  • Diane Papan (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember

District 22

See also: California's 22nd State Assembly district

Candidates

Potential

  • Juan Alanis (Republican), incumbent state assemblymember

District 23

See also: California's 23rd State Assembly district

Candidates

Potential

  • Marc Berman (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember

District 24

See also: California's 24th State Assembly district

Candidates

Declared

  • Max Hsia (Republican), conservative activist[29]
  • Alex Lee (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember[30][31]

Filed paperwork

  • Yang Shao (No party preference), Fremont city councilor[18]

District 25

See also: California's 25th State Assembly district

Candidates

Potential

  • Ash Kalra (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember

District 26

See also: California's 26th State Assembly district

Candidates

Potential

District 27

See also: California's 27th State Assembly district

Candidates

Declared

  • Mike Murphy (Republican), former mayor of Merced (2011–2020)[32]
  • Brian Pacheco (Democratic), Fresno County supervisor (2014–present)[33]
  • Japjeet Singh Uppal (Democratic), Livingston city councilor (2024–present)[34]

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

Brian Pacheco (D)
State legislators
County officials
Leticia Gonzalez (D) (withdrawn)
U.S. representatives
State legislators

District 28

See also: California's 28th State Assembly district

Candidates

Declared

  • Carol Pefley (Republican), realtor[38]

Potential

District 29

See also: California's 29th State Assembly district

Candidates

Potential

District 30

See also: California's 30th State Assembly district

Candidates

Declared

  • Susannah Brown (Democratic), data scientist[39]
  • Shannon Kessler (Republican), small business owner[40]

Potential

  • Dawn Addis (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember

District 31

See also: California's 31st State Assembly district

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

Annalisa Perea (D)
State legislators
Labor unions

District 32

See also: California's 32nd State Assembly district

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

David Couch (R)
State legislators

District 33

See also: California's 33rd State Assembly district

Candidates

Potential

District 34

See also: California's 34th State Assembly district

Incumbent Republican Tom Lackey is term-limited and unable to run for re-election.

Candidates

Declared

Potential

District 35

See also: California's 35th State Assembly district

Candidates

Declared

Declined

District 36

See also: California's 36th State Assembly district

Candidates

Declared

District 37

See also: California's 37th State Assembly district

Candidates

Declared

  • Sari Domingues (Republican), runner-up for this district in 2024[55]

Potential

  • Gregg Hart (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember

District 38

See also: California's 38th State Assembly district

Candidates

Potential

District 39

See also: California's 39th State Assembly district

Candidates

Potential

District 40

See also: California's 40th State Assembly district

Candidates

Declared

Potential

District 41

See also: California's 41st State Assembly district

Candidates

Potential

District 42

See also: California's 42nd State Assembly district

Incumbent Democrat Jacqui Irwin is term limited and unable to run again.

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Deborah Klein Lopez (D)
U.S. representatives
State legislators
County officials

District 43

See also: California's 43rd State Assembly district

Candidates

Potential

District 44

See also: California's 44th State Assembly district

Candidates

Potential

District 45

See also: California's 45th State Assembly district

Candidates

Potential

  • James Ramos (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember

District 46

See also: California's 46th State Assembly district

Candidates

Potential

District 47

See also: California's 47th State Assembly district

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Jason Byors (D)
State legislators
Lucas Piñon (D)[b]
U.S. representatives

District 48

See also: California's 48th State Assembly district

Candidates

Potential

District 49

See also: California's 49th State Assembly district

Candidates

Potential

  • Mike Fong (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember

District 50

See also: California's 50th State Assembly district

Candidates

Potential

District 51

See also: California's 51st State Assembly district

Candidates

Declared

District 52

See also: California's 52nd State Assembly district

Candidates

Potential

District 53

See also: California's 53rd State Assembly district

Candidates

Potential

District 54

See also: California's 54th State Assembly district

Candidates

Filed paperwork

District 55

See also: California's 55th State Assembly district

Candidates

Potential

  • Isaac Bryan (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember

District 56

See also: California's 56th State Assembly district

Candidates

Potential

District 57

See also: California's 57th State Assembly district

Candidates

Filed paperwork

District 58

See also: California's 58th State Assembly district

Incumbent Republican Leticia Castillo was elected in 2024 with 50.2% of the vote. Castillo is seeking re-election to her second term in office.

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

  • Paco Licea (Democratic), real estate broker[51]

District 59

See also: California's 59th State Assembly district

Candidates

Declared

  • Victor Hernandez (Green), account sales manager[64]
  • Phillip Chen (Republican), incumbent state assemblymember[64]

District 60

See also: California's 60th State Assembly district

Candidates

Declared

  • Ed Delgado (Republican), Moreno Valley city councilor[65]
  • Ron Edwards (Republican), business owner and runner-up for the district in 2024[66]
  • Corey Jackson (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember[51]
  • Shaaf Ahmed Patel (Republican)[51]

District 61

See also: California's 61st State Assembly district

Candidates

Potential

District 62

See also: California's 62nd State Assembly district

Candidates

Filed paperwork

District 63

See also: California's 63rd State Assembly district

Candidates

Declared

District 64

See also: California's 64th State Assembly district

Candidates

Potential

District 65

See also: California's 65th State Assembly district

Incumbent Democrat Mike Gipson is term limited and unable to run for reelection.

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

Endorsements

Ayanna Davis (D)
State legislators
Fatima Iqbal-Zubair (D)
State legislators
Labor unions

District 66

See also: California's 66th State Assembly district

Incumbent Democrat Al Muratsuchi is term-limited and unable to run for re-election.

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Paul Seo (D)
Labor unions

District 67

See also: California's 67th State Assembly district

Incumbent Democrat Sharon Quirk-Silva is term-limited and unable to run for re-election.

Candidates

Declared

  • Adrian Ayub (Republican), entrepreneur[80]
  • Ada Briceño (Democratic), co-president of UNITE HERE Local 11 and former chair of the Orange County Democratic Party (2019–2025)[81]
  • Paul Gonzales (Democratic), safety representative for Orange County[64]
  • Paulo Morales (Republican), Cypress city councilor (2014–2022)[82]
  • Mark Pulido (Democratic), Cerritos city councilor (2011–2020, 2025–present)[83]
  • Ali Sajjad Taj (Democratic), Artesia Former Mayor, City Councilmember (2013–present)[84]

Endorsements

Ada Briceño (D)
U.S. representatives
Statewide officials
State legislators
Municipal officials
Labor unions
Organizations
Political parties
Mark Pulido (D)
U.S. representatives
Statewide officials
State legislators
Labor unions
Ali Sajjad Taj (D)
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
Statewide officials
State legislators
Municipal officials

District 68

See also: California's 68th State Assembly district

Incumbent Democrat Avelino Valencia is eligible to run for re-election but is running for California State Senate.[6]

Candidates

Declared

  • Jessie Lopez (Democratic), Santa Ana city councilor[89]
  • David Peñaloza (Democratic), Santa Ana city councilor[90]
  • Mayra Ruiz (Republican), small business owner[64]
  • Shannon Wingfield (Democratic), tribal council secreatry[64]

Withdrawn

  • Johnathan Ryan Hernandez (Democratic), Santa Ana city councilor[89]

Declined

Endorsements

Jessie Lopez (D)
U.S. representatives
State legislators
Labor unions
Organizations
Political parties
David Penaloza (D)
State legislators

District 69

See also: California's 69th State Assembly district

Candidates

Potential

District 70

See also: California's 70th State Assembly district

Candidates

Declared

  • Tanya Cook (Democratic), event planner[92]
  • Paula Swift (Democratic), consultant[93] (previously ran for CA-40)[94]
  • Tri Ta (Republican), incumbent state assemblymember[64]

District 71

See also: California's 71st State Assembly district

Candidates

Declared

  • JJ Galvez (Democratic), director of the Silverado-Modjeska Recreation and Park District[64]
  • Kate Sanchez (Republican), incumbent state assemblymember[64]

District 72

See also: California's 72nd State Assembly district

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

  • Jordan Kirby (Democratic), nonprofit founder[100](endorsed Kluwe)[101]

Declined

  • Diane Dixon (Republican), incumbent state assemblymember (running for Orange County supervisor)[8]

Endorsements

Gracey Van Der Mark (R)
State legislators

District 73

See also: California's 73rd State Assembly district

Candidates

Declared

District 74

See also: California's 74th State Assembly district

Candidates

Declared

District 75

See also: California's 75th State Assembly district

Candidates

Declared

Not qualified for primary ballot

  • Tasneem Rehmani (Democratic)[104]

District 76

See also: California's 76th State Assembly district

Candidates

Potential

District 77

See also: California's 77th State Assembly district

Candidates

Potential

District 78

See also: California's 78th State Assembly district

Candidates

Filed paperwork

District 79

See also: California's 79th State Assembly district

Incumbent Democrat LaShae Sharp-Collins was elected in 2024 with 54.0% of the vote. Sharp-Collins is seeking re-election to his second term in office.

Candidates

Declared

  • Andrew Lawson (Republican), member of the Spring Valley Community Planning Group[10]
  • LaShae Sharp-Collins (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember[10]

District 80

See also: California's 80th State Assembly district

Candidates

Potential

Notes

  1. ^ Piñon is not listed as a registered candidate by either the Riverside County nor San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters
  2. ^ Piñon is not listed as a registered candidate by either the Riverside County nor San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters

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