| California's 26th State Assembly district | |||
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| Current assemblymember |
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| Population (2020) | 472,660[1] | ||
| Demographics |
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| Registered voters | 210,833[2] | ||
| Registration | 51.46% Democratic 14.15% Republican 30.41% No party preference | ||
California's 26th State Assembly district is one of 80CaliforniaState Assembly districts. It is currently represented byDemocratPatrick Ahrens ofSunnyvale, California.
The district is located inSanta Clara County. It encompasses the cities ofCupertino,Sunnyvale, andSanta Clara as well as parts ofSan Jose, California.
Santa Clara County - 24.36%
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| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Governor | Newsom 73.3 — 26.7% |
| Senator | Padilla 74.3 — 25.7% | |
| 2021 | Recall | |
| 2020 | President | Trump 53.2 – 44.7% |
| 2018 | Governor[3] | Cox 57.6 – 42.4% |
| Senator[4] | De Leon 60.5 – 39.5% | |
| 2016 | President | Trump 52.9 – 41.5% |
| Senator | Harris 52.7 – 47.3% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Kashkari 61.7 – 38.3% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 56.7 – 41.2% |
| Senator | Emken 57.5 – 42.5% |
Due to redistricting, the 26th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by theCalifornia Citizens Redistricting Commission.
| Assembly members | Party | Years served | Counties represented | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vacant | January 8, 1883 – March 24, 1884 | Solano | ||
| Douglas G. Barnes | Republican | March 24, 1884 – January 3, 1887 | Elected to finish vacant term. | |
| Frank O'Grady | Democratic | January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889 | ||
| J. A. Mullaney | January 7, 1889 – January 5, 1891 | |||
| Charles Durner | Republican | January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893 | ||
| J. L. Hutson | Democratic | January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895 | San Joaquin | |
| T. A. Nelson | Republican | January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897 | ||
| Charles W. Austin | Republican | January 4, 1897 – February 6, 1898 | Died. | |
| Vacant | February 6, 1898 – January 2, 1899 | |||
| August E. Muenter | Republican | January 2, 1899 – January 1, 1901 | Retired to run forCalifornia State Senate. | |
| F. H. Kincaid | Democratic | January 1, 1901 – January 5, 1903 | ||
| Edward N. Baxter | January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905 | Mariposa,Tuolumne | ||
| C. V. Jones | January 2, 1905 – January 7, 1907 | |||
| Edward N. Baxter | January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911 | |||
| Dan E. Williams | Republican | January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913 | ||
| William B. Bush | January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915 | San Francisco | ||
| J. J. Hayes | January 4, 1915 – January 6, 1919 | |||
| William J. Kenney | January 6, 1919 – January 3, 1921 | |||
| Roy Fellom | January 3, 1921 – January 5, 1925 | Retired to run forCalifornia State Senate. | ||
| Ray Williamson | January 5, 1925 – January 6, 1941 | |||
| Edward M. Gaffney | Democratic | January 6, 1941 – January 5, 1953 | ||
| Richard J. Dolwig | Republican | January 5, 1953 – January 7, 1957 | San Mateo | Retired to run forCalifornia State Senate. |
| Carl A. Britschgi | January 7, 1957 – January 4, 1971 | Retired to run forCalifornia State Senate. | ||
| Dixon Arnett | January 4, 1971 – November 30, 1974 | |||
| Carmen Perino | Democratic | December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1980 | San Joaquin,Stanislaus | |
| Adrian C. Fondse | Republican | December 1, 1980 – January 5, 1981 | ||
| Patrick Johnston | Democratic | January 5, 1981 – January 10, 1991 | Resigned to take seat inCalifornia State Senate. | |
| Vacant | January 10, 1991 – May 16, 1991 | San Joaquin | ||
| Dean Andal | Republican | May 16, 1991 – November 30, 1992 | Elected to finish Johnston's term. | |
| Sal Cannella | Democratic | December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1996 | Merced,San Joaquin,Stanislaus | Termed out and ran forCalifornia State Senate. |
| Dennis Cardoza | December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2002 | Retired to run forU.S. House of Representatives. | ||
| Greg Aghazarian | Republican | December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008 | San Joaquin,Stanislaus | Retired to run forState Senate. |
| Bill Berryhill | December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012 | Retired to run forState Senate. | ||
| Connie Conway | December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2014 | Inyo,Kern,Tulare | Term limited. | |
| Devon Mathis | December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2022 | |||
| Evan Low | Democratic | December 3, 2022 – November 30, 2024 | Santa Clara | Retired to run for theU.S. House of Representatives in2024. |
| Patrick Ahrens | December 2, 2024 – present | |||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Patrick Ahrens | 25,057 | 34.4 | |
| Democratic | Tara Sreekrishnan | 19,617 | 26.9 | |
| Republican | Sophie Yan Song | 15,965 | 21.9 | |
| Democratic | Omar Din | 8,779 | 12.1 | |
| Libertarian | Bob Goodwyn | 2,172 | 3.0 | |
| No party preference | Ashish Garg | 1,221 | 1.7 | |
| Total votes | 72,811 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Patrick Ahrens | 76,807 | 56.0 | |
| Democratic | Tara Sreekrishnan | 60,392 | 44.0 | |
| Total votes | 137,199 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Evan Low (incumbent) | 45,916 | 66.9 | |
| Republican | Tim Gorsulowsky | 16,289 | 23.7 | |
| Democratic | Long Jiao | 6,434 | 9.4 | |
| Total votes | 68,639 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Evan Low (incumbent) | 81,595 | 74.0 | |
| Republican | Tim Gorsulowsky | 28,616 | 26.0 | |
| Total votes | 110,211 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Devon Mathis (incumbent) | 49,413 | 61.5 | |
| Democratic | Drew Phelps | 30,981 | 38.5 | |
| Total votes | 80,394 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Devon Mathis (incumbent) | 85,005 | 54.9 | |
| Democratic | Drew Phelps | 69,717 | 45.1 | |
| Total votes | 154,722 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Devon Mathis (incumbent) | 19,081 | 30.3 | |
| Democratic | Jose Sigala | 18,794 | 29.8 | |
| Republican | Warren Gubler | 17,650 | 28.0 | |
| Republican | Jack Lavers | 7,473 | 11.9 | |
| Total votes | 62,998 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Devon Mathis (incumbent) | 62,629 | 57.9 | |
| Democratic | Jose Sigala | 45,558 | 42.1 | |
| Total votes | 108,187 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Devon Mathis (incumbent) | 28,563 | 42.4 | |
| Democratic | Ruben Macareno | 20,536 | 30.5 | |
| Republican | Rudy Mendoza | 18,216 | 27.1 | |
| Total votes | 67,315 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Devon Mathis (incumbent) | 76,289 | 63.3 | |
| Democratic | Ruben Macareno | 44,205 | 36.7 | |
| Total votes | 120,494 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Rudy Mendoza | 18,648 | 40.3 | |
| Republican | Devon Mathis | 9,497 | 20.5 | |
| Democratic | Carlton Jones | 7,943 | 17.2 | |
| Democratic | Ruben Macareno | 3,755 | 8.1 | |
| Democratic | Derek A. Thomas | 2,872 | 6.2 | |
| Republican | Teresita "Tess" Andres | 2,092 | 4.5 | |
| Republican | Esther Barajas | 1,473 | 3.2 | |
| Total votes | 46,280 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Devon Mathis | 34,683 | 53.6 | |
| Republican | Rudy Mendoza | 29,991 | 46.4 | |
| Total votes | 64,674 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Connie Conway (incumbent) | 34,299 | 71.8 | |
| Democratic | Jonathan Louis Sosa | 12,627 | 28.2 | |
| Total votes | 46,926 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Connie Conway (incumbent) | 72,061 | 66.5 | |
| Democratic | Jonathan Louis Sosa | 36,379 | 33.5 | |
| Total votes | 108,440 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Berryhill (incumbent) | 64,625 | 60.8 | |
| Democratic | Tim Weintz, Sr. | 41,775 | 39.2 | |
| Total votes | 106,400 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Berryhill | 70,620 | 51.7 | |
| Democratic | John Eisenhut | 65,940 | 48.3 | |
| Total votes | 136,560 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Greg Aghazarian (incumbent) | 54,703 | 58.4 | |
| Democratic | Kenneth Goeken | 38,990 | 41.6 | |
| Total votes | 93,693 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Greg Aghazarian (incumbent) | 78,381 | 62.6 | |
| Democratic | Tim Weintz, Sr. | 46,924 | 37.4 | |
| Total votes | 125,305 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Greg Aghazarian | 48,540 | 57.4 | |
| Democratic | Tom Hallinan | 36,069 | 42.6 | |
| Total votes | 84,609 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dennis Cardoza (incumbent) | 67,326 | 65.6 | |
| Republican | Marshall Sanchez | 35,294 | 34.4 | |
| Total votes | 102,620 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dennis Cardoza (incumbent) | 53,059 | 64.1 | |
| Republican | Patty Hollingsworth | 27,848 | 33.6 | |
| Libertarian | David Eaton | 1,128 | 1.4 | |
| American Independent | Carl Towe | 776 | 0.9 | |
| Total votes | 82,811 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dennis Cardoza | 46,648 | 50.05 | |
| Republican | Tom Berryhill | 46,562 | 49.95 | |
| Total votes | 93,210 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sal Cannella (incumbent) | 42,470 | 53.6 | |
| Republican | Greg Thomas | 33,003 | 41.7 | |
| Libertarian | Rob Parks | 3,748 | 4.7 | |
| Total votes | 79,221 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sal Cannella (incumbent) | 54,552 | 56.8 | |
| Republican | Scott Weimer | 33,771 | 35.2 | |
| Libertarian | Rob Parks | 7,682 | 8.0 | |
| Total votes | 96,005 | 100.0 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dean Andal | 29,033 | 56.0 | |
| Democratic | Patti Garamendi | 21,561 | 41.6 | |
| Libertarian | Debra Klohs Dezarn | 1,280 | 2.5 | |
| Total votes | 51,874 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Patrick Johnston (incumbent) | 59,632 | 66.6 | |
| Republican | Bradley J. Keaster | 27,409 | 30.6 | |
| Libertarian | Debra Klobs | 2,471 | 2.8 | |
| Total votes | 89,512 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||