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 12th: Damon Connolly is running for state senate. 27th: Esmeralda Soria is running for state senate. 31st: Joaquin Arambula is running for Fresno City Council. 35th: Jasmeet Bains is running for the U.S. House of Representatives. 42nd: Jacqui Irwin is term-limited and running for the U.S. House of Representatives. 65th: Mike Gipson is term-limited and running for the State Board of Equalization. 66th: Al Muratsuchi is term-limited and running for Superintendent of Public Instruction. 67th: Sharon Quirk-Silva is term-limited. 68th: Avelino Valencia is running for state senate.
Republicans 32nd: Stan Ellis is retiring. 34th: Tom Lackey is term-limited. 72nd: Diane Dixon is running for the Orange County Board of Supervisors.
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball January 22, 2026
Summary by district † - Incumbent not seeking re-election District Incumbent PartyElected MemberParty 1st Heather Hadwick Rep 2nd Chris Rogers Dem 3rd Vacant Rep 4th Cecilia Aguiar-Curry DemCecilia Aguiar-CurryDem 5th Joe Patterson Rep 6th Maggy Krell DemDem 7th Josh Hoover Rep 8th David Tangipa RepDavid TangipaRep 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 18th Mia Bonta Dem 19th Catherine Stefani Dem 20th Liz Ortega Dem 21st Diane Papan Dem 22nd Juan Alanis RepJuan AlanisRep 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 RepDavid CouchRep 33rd Alexandra Macedo Rep 34th Tom Lackey† Rep 35th Jasmeet Bains† Dem 36th Jeff Gonzalez Rep 37th Gregg Hart Dem 38th Steve Bennett DemDem 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 55th Isaac Bryan Dem 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 62nd Jose Solache Dem 63rd Natasha Johnson Rep 64th Blanca Pacheco Dem 65th Mike Gipson† Dem 66th Al Muratsuchi† DemDem 67th Sharon Quirk-Silva† Dem 68th Avelino Valencia† Dem 69th Josh Lowenthal DemDem 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
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 Darin Hale (Republican), Anderson city councilor (2024–present) Dianna Margaret James (Democratic), community organizer
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District 2
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 Michael Greer (Republican), Del Norte County School Board trustee and runner-up for the district in 2024 Chris Rogers (Democratic), incumbent assemblymember
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District 3
Incumbent Republican James Gallagher was re-elected in 2024 with 66.3% of the vote. Gallagher resigned in 2026 after being elected to the United States House of Representatives in a special election.
Candidates Declared Dom Belza (Republican), former Marysville city councilor (2020–2024) Andrew Coolidge (Republican), former mayor of Chico (2020–2024) Jamie Johansson (Republican), former president of the California Farm Bureau
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District 4
Incumbent Democrat Cecilia Aguiar-Curry was re-elected in 2024 with 66.5% of the vote. Aguiar-Curry is seeking re-election and is running unopposed for her sixth and final term in office.
Candidates Declared Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember and majority leader
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District 5
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), vice chair of the Roseville Grants Advisory Commission and runner-up for this district in 2024 Joe Patterson (Republican), incumbent state assemblymember
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District 6
Incumbent Democrat Maggy Krell was first elected in 2024 with 66.9% of the vote. Krell is seeking re-election to her second term in office.
Candidates Declared Maggy Krell (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember Jagtar Singh (Democratic), caregiver
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District 7
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 Josh Hoover (Republican), incumbent state assemblymember Sanaz Motamedi (American Independent), realtor Amy Slavensky (Democratic), educator and former interim deputy Superintendent for the San Juan Unified School District (2023–2025)
Withdrawn Chris Hoang (Democratic), activist
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District 8
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 David Tangipa (Republican), incumbent state assemblymember
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District 9
Incumbent Republican assemblymember and former minority leader Heath Flora was re-elected in 2024 with 70.1% of the vote. Flora is seeking re-election to his sixth and final term in office.
Candidates Declared Matthew Adams (Democratic), organizer and educator Heath Flora (Republican), incumbent state assemblymember and former minority leader Tami Nobriga (Republican), marketing director and mother Brandon Owen (Republican), rancher Michael Perez (Democratic), water treatment operator Jim Shoemaker (Republican), businessman and runner-up for California's 5th senatorial district in 2024
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District 10
Incumbent Democrat Stephanie Nguyen was re-elected in 2024 with 67.6% of the vote. Nguyen is seeking re-election to her third term in office in a rematch against her 2024 opponent, engineer Vinaya Singh.
Candidates Declared Stephanie Nguyen (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember Vinaya Singh (Republican), retired engineer and runner-up for the district in 2024
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District 11
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 Rochelle Conner (No party preference) Lori Wilson (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember
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District 12
Incumbent Democrat Damon Connolly was re-elected in 2024 with 75.7% of the vote. Connolly has declined to seek a third term in office, instead seeking to run for the state senate.
Candidates Declared Eli Beckman (Democratic), Corte Madera city councilor (2018–present) Eryn Cervantes (Republican), candidate for this district in 2024 Jackie Elward (Democratic), Rohnert Park city councilor and candidate for SD-03 in 2024 Eric Lucan (Democratic), Marin County supervisor (2022–present) Steve Schwartz (Democratic), farmer and candidate for this district in 2022 Holli Thier (Democratic), Tiburon city councilor
Declined Sara Aminzedeh (Democratic), deputy secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency and runner-up for this district in 2022 (endorsed Lucan) Damon Connolly (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember (running for state senate) Andrew Podshadley (Republican), wine business owner and runner-up for this district in 2024
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District 13
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 Ali Jafri (Republican), accountant and farmer Tom Patti (Republican), former San Joaquin County supervisor (2016–2024), runner-up for in 2022, and runner-up for mayor of Stockton in 2024 Rhodesia Ransom (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember
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District 14
Incumbent Democrat Buffy Wicks was re-elected in 2024 with 68.5% of the vote. Wicks is seeking re-election to her fifth term in office.
Candidates Declared Mark Rendon (Green), teacher Borgar Solnordal (Republican), Sunday school teacher Buffy Wicks (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember
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District 15
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 Anamarie Avila Farias (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember Arthur Webb (No party preference), retired technology manager
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District 16
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 Chirag Kathrani (No party preference), candidate for mayor of San Ramon in 2024 Joseph A. Rubay (Republican), businessman, perennial candidate
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District 17
Incumbent Democrat Matt Haney was re-elected in 2024 with 84.6% of the vote. Haney is seeking re-election and is running for his third full term in office.
Candidates Declared Matt Haney (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember Manuel Noris-Barrera (Republican), realtor and runner-up for this district in 2024 (write-in) Starchild (Libertarian) (write-in) Bradley Wiedmaier (Peace and Freedom) (write-in)
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District 18
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 Michael Goldstein (Green), author Ned Nuerge (Republican), retired driving instructor Andre Sandford (Democratic), housing program director and American Independent runner-up for this district in 2024
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District 19
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 Declared Catherine Stefani (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember Philip Louis Wing (Republican), retired financial advisor
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District 20
Incumbent Democrat Liz Ortega was re-elected in 2024 with 72.9% of the vote. Ortega is seeking re-election to her third term in office.
Candidates Declared Patricia Muga (Republican), real estate appraiser Liz Ortega (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember
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District 21
Incumbent Democrat Diane Papan was re-elected in 2024 with 73.8% of the vote. Papan is seeking re-election to her third term in office.
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Declared Jabra Muhawieh (Republican), businessman Diane Papan (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember
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District 22