2026 California State Senate election

2026 California State Senate election

November 3, 2026 (2026-11-03)

20 seats from even-numbered districts in the California State Senate
21 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Monique Limón Brian Jones
(term-limited)
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since November 17th, 2025 December 5, 2022
Leader's seat 21stSanta Barbara 40thSantee
Current seats 30 10
Seats needed 11

Legend:
     Democratic incumbent retiring      Republican incumbent retiring
     Democratic incumbent      Republican incumbent

Incumbent President pro tempore

Monique Limón
Democratic



The 2026 California State Senate election will be held on November 3, 2026, with the primary election to be held on June 2. Voters in the 20 even-numbered districts of the California State Senate will elect their representatives to four-year terms. The elections will coincide with elections for other offices, including for governor and the state assembly.

Outgoing incumbents

Democrats

  1. 2nd: Mike McGuire (D–Geyserville): Termed out of office and running for U.S. House in 2026.
  2. 10th: Aisha Wahab (D–Hayward): Running for U.S. House in 2026.[1]
  3. 14th: Anna Caballero (D–Merced): Termed out of office and running for state treasurer.
  4. 24th: Ben Allen (D–Santa Monica): Termed out of office.
  5. 26th: María Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles): running for the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.[2]
  6. 34th: Tom Umberg (D–Santa Ana): Termed out of office.

Republicans

  1. 12th: Shannon Grove (R–Bakersfield): Termed out of office and running for the State Board of Equalization.[3]
  2. 40th: Brian Jones (R-Santee): Termed out of office.

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] Safe D January 22, 2026

Summary by district

† - Incumbent not seeking re-election

District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
2nd Mike McGuire Dem
4th Marie Alvarado-Gil Rep[a]
6th Roger Niello Rep
8th Angelique Ashby Dem
10th Aisha Wahab Dem
12th Shannon Grove Rep
14th Anna Caballero Dem
16th Melissa Hurtado Dem
18th Steve Padilla Dem
20th Caroline Menjivar Dem
22nd Susan Rubio Dem
24th Ben Allen Dem
26th María Elena Durazo Dem
28th Lola Smallwood-Cuevas Dem
30th Bob Archuleta Dem
32nd Kelly Seyarto Rep
34th Tom Umberg Dem
36th Tony Strickland Rep
38th Catherine Blakespear Dem
40th Brian Jones Rep

District 2

District 2

November 3, 2026 (2026-11-03)

Senator before election

Mike McGuire
Democratic

Elected Senator

TBD

The 2nd district encompasses most of the North Coast region, stretching from the Oregon border to the northern Bay Area to include Del Norte, Humboldt, Trinity, Mendocino, Sonoma, and Marin Counties. The incumbent is three-term Democrat Mike McGuire of Healdsburg, who is term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election.

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

Declined

Results

2026 California's 2nd State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Damon Connolly
Republican Tief Gibbs
Republican Aaron Smith
Total votes 100.0

District 4

District 4

November 3, 2026 (2026-11-03)

Senator before election

Marie Alvarado-Gil
Republican

Elected Senator

TBD

The 4th district is located in the northeastern Central Valley, the central Sierra Nevada, and Death Valley, including Stanislaus, Calaveras, Amador, El Dorado, Placer, Alpine, Tuolumne, Mariposa, Madera, Mono, and Inyo counties. The incumbent is one-term Republican[a] Marie Alvarado-Gil of Jackson, a former Democrat who is eligible to run for re-election.

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

Results

2026 California's 4th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Marie Alvarado-Gil (incumbent)
Democratic Jaron Brandon
Republican Alexandra Duarte
Total votes 100.0

District 6

District 6

November 3, 2026 (2026-11-03)

Senator before election

Roger Niello
Republican

Elected Senator

TBD

The 6th district is located in northern and eastern suburbs of the Sacramento metropolitan area, including the Sacramento County cities of Rancho Cordova, Carmichael, Fair Oaks, Gold River, Arden-Arcade, Folsom, Orangevale, Citrus Heights, and Antelope, and the western Placer County exurbs of Granite Bay, Roseville, Rocklin, Loomis, Whitney, and Lincoln. The incumbent is one-term Republican Roger Niello of Fair Oaks, who is eligible to run for re-election.

Candidates

Declared

  • Sean Frame (Democratic), founder of The Six PAC[16]
  • Roger Niello (Republican), incumbent state senator
  • Sara Velasco (Democratic)[16]

Results

2026 California's 6th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Roger Niello (incumbent)
Democratic Sean Frame
Democratic Sara Velasco
Total votes 100.0

District 8

District 8

November 3, 2026 (2026-11-03)

Senator before election

Angelique Ashby
Democratic

Elected Senator

TBD

The 8th district is located in the core of the Sacramento metropolitan area, consisting of the state capital of Sacramento and surrounding suburbs, including Rio Linda, McClellan Park, North Highlands, Vineyard, Rosemont, Florin, and Elk Grove. The incumbent is one-term Democrat Angelique Ashby of Sacramento, who is eligible to run for re-election.

Candidates

Declared

  • Angelique Ashby (Democratic), incumbent state senator
  • Susan Mason (Republican), retired nurse[16]
  • Linda Roberts (Peace and Freedom)[16]

Results

2026 California's 8th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Angelique Ashby (incumbent)
Republican Susan Mason
Peace and Freedom Linda Roberts
Total votes 100.0

District 10

District 10

November 3, 2026 (2026-11-03)

Senator before election

Aisha Wahab
Democratic

Elected Senator

TBD

The 10th district is located in the East Bay in Alameda County and the northwestern corner of Silicon Valley in Santa Clara County, including Fremont, Hayward, Union City, Newark, Milpitas, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara. The incumbent is one-term Democrat Aisha Wahab of Hayward, who is eligible to run for re-election, but has chosen to run for California's 14th congressional district instead.

Candidates

Declared

  • David Cohen (Democratic), San Jose city councilmember[17]
  • Anne Kepner (Democratic), West Valley-Mission Community College District trustee[18]
  • Raymond Liu (Democratic), Fremont city councilor[16]
  • Carmen Montano (Democratic), mayor of Milpitas[19]
  • Linda Price (Republican), businesswoman[16]
  • Scott Sakakihara (Democratic), Union City city councilmember[20]

Declined

Endorsements

Carmen Montano (D)
Local officials

Results

2026 California's 10th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Cohen
Democratic Anne Kepner
Democratic Raymond Liu
Democratic Carmen Montano
Republican Linda Price
Democratic Scott Sakakihara
Total votes 100.0

District 12

District 12

November 3, 2026 (2026-11-03)

Senator before election

Shannon Grove
Republican

Elected Senator

TBD

The 12th district encompasses the southeastern Central Valley and the northwestern corner of the Mojave Desert, including most of Kern County and the eastern portions of Tulare County and Fresno County. The incumbent is two-term Republican Shannon Grove of Bakersfield, who is term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election.

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

Results

2026 California's 12th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian William Brown
Republican Nathan Magsig
Republican Louis Miramontes
Total votes 100.0

District 14

District 14

November 3, 2026 (2026-11-03)

Senator before election

Anna Caballero
Democratic

Elected Senator

TBD

The 14th district is located in the western Central Valley, including Merced County and western Fresno County. The incumbent is two-term Democrat Anna Caballero of Merced, who is term-limited and ineligible for re-election.

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

  • Nelson Esparza, Fresno city councilor (2019–present) (endorsed Soria)[28]

Endorsements

Esmeralda Soria (D)
State legislators
Local officials
  • Nelson Esparza, Fresno city councilor (2019–present)[28]
Nelson Esparza (D) (withdrawn)
Federal officials
Municipal officials

Results

2026 California's 14th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Darin DuPont
Democratic Esmeralda Hurtado
Democratic Esmeralda Soria
Total votes 100.0

District 16

District 16

November 3, 2026 (2026-11-03)

Senator before election

Melissa Hurtado
Democratic

Elected Senator

TBD

The 16th district encompasses the southwestern Central Valley, including Kings County, western Tulare County, and northwestern Kern County. The incumbent is two-term Democrat Melissa Hurtado of Bakersfield, who is eligible to run for re-election.

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Manpreet Kaur (D)

Results

2026 California's 16th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Melissa Hurtado (incumbent)
Republican Guillermo Gonzalez
Democratic Manpreet Kaur
Total votes 100.0

District 18

District 18

November 3, 2026 (2026-11-03)

Senator before election

Steve Padilla
Democratic

Elected Senator

TBD

The 18th district stretches along the Mexico–United States border and includes rural Imperial Valley and areas of California along the Colorado River, including Needles, Blythe and Indio, but most of the population is in southern San Diego County, including Imperial Beach, Otay Mesa, Chula Vista, National City, Lincoln Acres, Bonita, the Tijuana River Valley, and the southeast side of San Diego. The incumbent is one-term Democrat Steve Padilla of Chula Vista, who is eligible for re-election.

Candidates

Declared

Results

2026 California's 18th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Steve Padilla (incumbent)
Republican Art Hodges
Total votes 100.0

District 20

District 20

November 3, 2026 (2026-11-03)

Senator before election

Caroline Menjivar
Democratic

Elected Senator

TBD

The 20th district contains most of the San Fernando Valley section of northern Los Angeles County, including the cities of Burbank, San Fernando and the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Van Nuys, Reseda, Canoga Park, Tujunga, Sun Valley, Shadow Hills, Lake View Terrace, Arleta, Panorama City, Pacoima, Mission Hills, and Sylmar. The incumbent is one-term Democrat Caroline Menjivar of Panorama City, who is eligible for reelection.

Candidates

Declared

Results

2026 California's 20th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Caroline Menjivar (incumbent)
Democratic Roberto LaCarra
Republican Tony Rodriguez
Total votes 100.0

District 22

District 22

November 3, 2026 (2026-11-03)

Senator before election

Susan Rubio
Democratic

Elected Senator

TBD

The 22nd district consists of the eastern San Gabriel Valley and the Pomona Valley in eastern Los Angeles County, including El Monte, West Covina, Covina, Duarte, Baldwin Park, Irwindale, Vincent, Azusa, San Dimas, La Verne, and Pomona, as well as Montclair, Chino, and Ontario in the southwestern corner of San Bernardino County. The incumbent is two-term Democrat Susan Rubio, who is eligible to run for re-election.

Candidates

Declared

  • R.R. Jimenez (No party preference)[16]
  • Mike Netter (Republican)[16]
  • Susan Rubio (Democratic), incumbent state senator

Results

2026 California's 22nd State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Susan Rubio (incumbent)
No party preference R.R. Jimenez
Republican Mike Netter
Total votes 100.0

District 24

District 24

November 3, 2026 (2026-11-03)

Senator before election

Ben Allen
Democratic

Elected Senator

TBD

The 24th district contains the Westside Los Angeles neighborhoods of Venice, West Los Angeles, Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Bel Air, Century City, Sunset Strip, Laurel Canyon, Hollywood, and Miracle Mile, and the Santa Monica Mountains cities such as Hidden Hills, Calabasas, Topanga, and Malibu, as well as most of the South Bay cities of Los Angeles County, including Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Torrance, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, El Segundo, Marina Del Rey, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, and West Hollywood. The incumbent is three-term Democrat Ben Allen of Santa Monica, who is term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election.

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Zennon Ulyate-Crow (D)
Local officials
John Erickson (D)
Executive branch officials
Statewide officials
Municipal officials
Labor unions
Organizations
Ellen Evans (D)
State legislators
Brian Goldsmith (D)
Executive branch officials
U.S. representatives
State legislators
Municipal officials
Individuals
Labor unions
Mike Newhouse (D)
State legislators
Labor unions
Sion Roy (D)
State legislators

Results

2026 California's 24th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eric Alegria
Democratic Amaris Dordar
Democratic John M. Erickson
Democratic Ellen Evans
Democratic Brian Goldsmith
Republican Kristina Irwin
Republican G. Rick Marshall
Democratic Mike Newhouse
Democratic Sion Roy
Democratic Zennon Ulyate-Crow
Total votes 100.0

District 26

District 26

November 3, 2026 (2026-11-03)

Senator before election

Maria Elena Durazo
Democratic

Elected Senator

TBD

The 26th district is located in the central and eastern Los Angeles neighborhoods of Los Feliz, East Hollywood, Silver Lake, Echo Park, Cypress Park, Koreatown, Wilshire Center, Westlake, Glassell Park, Eagle Rock, Garvanza, Lincoln Heights, Hermon, Little Tokyo, Chinatown, Boyle Heights, and El Sereno, along with the adjascent communities of City Terrace, East Los Angeles and Vernon. The incumbent is second-term Democrat Maria Elena Durazo of Los Angeles, who is eligible to run for re-election but is instead running for the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

Juan Camacho (D)
Statewide officials
State legislators
Organizations

Results

2026 California's 26th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Claudia Agraz
Democratic Paul Bowers
Democratic Juan Camacho
Democratic Wendy Carrillo
Democratic Sara Hernandez
Republican Sang Masog
Democratic Maebe Pudlo
Democratic Sarah Rascón
Total votes 100.0

District 28

District 28

November 3, 2026 (2026-11-03)

Senator before election

Lola Smallwood-Cuevas
Democratic

Elected Senator

TBD

The 28th district contains Downtown Los Angeles and most of South Central Los Angeles, including Park La Brea, Pico Union, Mid City, West Adams, Baldwin Hills, Hyde Park, Nevin, Leimert Park, Jefferson Park, Crenshaw, Vermont Square, Adams-Normandie, Florence, Exposition Park, and University Park, as well as suburbs of Culver City, Ladera Heights, and a small part of the Westside Los Angeles neighborhoods, including Palms, Mar Vista and Playa Vista. The incumbent is first-term Democrat Lola Smallwood-Cuevas of Los Angeles, who is eligible to run for re-election.

Candidates

Declared

  • Daphne Bradford (No party preference), educator[16]
  • Joe Lisuzzo (Republican), restaurant owner[16]
  • Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (Democratic), incumbent state senator

Results

2026 California's 28th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (incumbent)
No party preference Daphne Bradford
Republican Joe Lisuzzo
Total votes 100.0

District 30

District 30

November 3, 2026 (2026-11-03)

Senator before election

Bob Archuleta
Democratic

Elected Senator

TBD

The 30th district contains the Gateway Cities region of southeastern Los Angeles County, including Downey, Norwalk, Bellflower, La Mirada, Santa Fe Springs, Los Nietos, Montebello, Pico Rivera, Whittier, Hacienda Heights, La Puente, Valinda, Avocado Heights, Industry, Rowland Heights, Walnut, and Diamond Bar, along with Brea in northeastern Orange County. The incumbent is second-term Democrat Bob Archuleta of Pico Rivera, who is eligible to run for re-election.

Candidates

Declared

  • Bob Archuleta (Democratic), incumbent state senator
  • Araceli Martinez (Republican), small business owner[16]

Results

2026 California's 30th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Archuleta (incumbent)
Republican Araceli Martinez
Total votes 100.0

District 32

District 32

November 3, 2026 (2026-11-03)

Senator before election

Kelly Seyarto
Republican

Elected Senator

TBD

The 32nd district consists of the southwestern corner of the Inland Empire, including the Riverside County communities of Temecula, Murrieta, Wildomar, Lake Elsinore, Canyon Lake, Lakeland Village, Alberhill, Menifee, Sage, and Idyllwild, along with Yorba Linda in eastern Orange County, Chino Hills in southwestern San Bernardino County and the rural, northeastern corner of San Diego County. The incumbent is first-term Republican Kelly Seyarto of Murrieta, who is eligible to run for re-election.

Candidates

Declared

Results

2026 California's 32nd State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kelly Seyarto (incumbent)
Democratic Tiffanie Tate
Total votes 100.0

District 34

District 34

November 3, 2026 (2026-11-03)

Senator before election

Tom Umberg
Democratic

Elected Senator

TBD

The 34th district is based in northern Orange County, including most of Santa Ana, Anaheim, Placentia, Fullerton, Buena Park, La Habra, and the west side of Orange, along with the unincorporated community of South Whittier in Los Angeles County. The incumbent is second-term Democrat Tom Umberg of Santa Ana, who is term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election.

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

Avelino Valencia (D)
Federal officials

Results

2026 California's 34th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rhonda Shader
Democratic Avelino Valencia
Total votes 100.0

District 36

District 36

November 3, 2026 (2026-11-03)

Senator before election

Tony Strickland
Republican

Elected Senator

TBD

The 36th district encompasses most of coastal Orange County, including Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Emerald Bay, Laguna Beach, and Dana Point, and the Little Saigon area of northwestern Orange County, including Garden Grove, Westminster, Fountain Valley, Midway City, Stanton, Cypress, Rossmoor, and Los Alimitos, along with Artesia, Cerritos, and Hawaiian Gardens in southeastern Los Angeles County. The incumbent is Republican Tony Strickland, who was elected in a special election in 2025.

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

Results

2026 California's 36th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tony Strickland (incumbent)
Democratic Chris Duncan
Total votes 100.0

District 38

District 38

November 3, 2026 (2026-11-03)

Senator before election

Catherine Blakespear
Democratic

Elected Senator

TBD

The 38th district encompasses the coastal North County San Diego County communities of La Jolla, Del Mar, Solana Beach, Cardiff, Rancho Santa Fe, Encinitas, Carlsbad, Vista, Oceanside, San Luis Rey, and Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, along with the southern edge of Orange County, including San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Ladera Ranch, Las Flores, and Rancho Santa Margarita. The incumbent is one-term Democrat Catherine Blakespear of Encinitas, who is eligible to run for re-election.

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

Results

2026 California's 38th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Catherine Blakespear (incumbent)
Republican Laura Bassett
Total votes 100.0

District 40

District 40

November 3, 2026 (2026-11-03)

Senator before election

Brian Jones
Republican

Elected Senator

TBD

The 40th district encompasses much of inland San Diego County, including Santee, Poway, Alpine, Pine Valley, Ramona, San Marcos, Escondido, Hidden Meadows, Valley Center, Pauma Valley, and Fallbrook, as well as the northeastern parts of the city of San Diego. The incumbent is second-term Republican Brian Jones of Santee, who is term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election.

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

Endorsements

Kristie Bruce-Lane (R)
Executive branch officials
Ed Musgrove (R)
State legislators

Results

2026 California's 40th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kristie Bruce-Lane
Democratic Mara Elliott
Republican Ed Musgrove
Total votes 100.0

Notes

  1. ^ a b Originally elected as a Democrat in 2022, switched parties August 8, 2024.

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