Amador County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for California Senate and California Assembly and more, and where they stand on public safety, housing and agriculture.
Local races not included. We have not yet gathered Amador County's county, city and school board races, so they are not shown here. Your ballot may carry them. See the California Secretary of State elections page.
By address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Amador County is split across 2 California Assembly districts.
Find your districts by addressCalifornia Assembly: 2 districtsDistricts 1, 9
California Assembly District 1Dianna Margaret James (D) · Heather Hadwick (R)
Dianna Margaret James
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Rural jobs and local economies
- Small and medium business
- Land and water preservation
About Dianna Margaret James
James worked as a Foreign Affairs Officer at the U.S. Department of State and as a field-based aid specialist in Asia and the Middle East, per the campaign site. Per the campaign site, James is a fifth-generation Californian and a resident of Mount Shasta running for Assembly District 1.
Heather Hadwick
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Make life more affordable for middle class Californians
- Suspend California's gas tax
- Take steps to prevent wildfires from impacting communities
About Heather Hadwick
Hadwick is a farmer and small business owner from Dorris in Siskiyou County who operates a family farm in Modoc County with her husband, growing hay, vegetables and pumpkins and raising highland cattle; she previously owned a local newspaper, per the campaign site.
Dianna Margaret James (Democratic) and Heather Hadwick (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Heather Hadwick is the incumbent, per the Secretary of State's list. June 2 top-two primary result: Heather Hadwick (REP) 48.7 percent and Dianna Margaret James (DEM) 38.5 percent advanced over Darin Hale (REP) 12.8 percent, per the Secretary of State's Statement of Vote. California's top-two primary decides who prints in November; the field is the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates for the General Election (August 27, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageCalifornia Assembly District 9Matthew Adams (D) · Heath Flora (R)
Matthew Adams
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Expanding affordable housing and tenant protections while holding developers accountable, per candidate profile
- A prevention-focused approach to public safety centered on housing, mental health care and homelessness services, per candidate profile
About Matthew Adams
Matthew Adams is a middle and high school teacher of math, science and government who previously worked as a regional field organizer for Equality California, per Out NW's Queer Politician Q&A. A graduate of Lodi High School and Sacramento State, he was born in Lodi and lives in Woodbridge, per his campaign profile. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Heath Flora
Heath Flora represents the 9th Assembly District, covering parts of Amador, Calaveras, Sacramento, San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties, per the California State Assembly's official member page. He serves as Vice Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee and a member of the Rules Committee, per the same source. His ballot designation is Father/Farmer/Assemblyman, per the California Secretary of State's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Matthew Adams (Democratic) and Heath Flora (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Heath Flora is the incumbent, per the Secretary of State's list. June 2 top-two primary result: Heath Flora (REP) 30.6 percent and Matthew Adams (DEM) 25.9 percent advanced over Jim Shoemaker (REP) 22.7 percent, Michael Perez (DEM) 9.3 percent, Brandon Owen (REP) 8.6 percent and 1 others, per the Secretary of State's Statement of Vote. California's top-two primary decides who prints in November; the field is the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates for the General Election (August 27, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageCalifornia Senate District 4Jaron Brandon (D) · Alexandra Duarte (R)
Jaron Brandon
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Expanding fire station coverage and modernizing fire equipment in rural areas
- Cutting red tape on housing construction and accessory dwelling units
- Expanding rural broadband access
About Jaron Brandon
Jaron Brandon is Chair of the Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors, per Brandon's campaign site. Brandon also serves as Vice Chair of the Central Sierra Economic Development District and co-founded the Tuolumne County Housing Collaborative, per the same source.
Alexandra Duarte
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Lowering the price of gas through reduced taxes and regulation
- Lowering grocery prices by supporting farmers and ranchers
- Insurance reform and increased Cal Fire funding for wildfire prevention
About Alexandra Duarte
Alexandra Duarte is a farmer who, with a spouse, grows almonds and walnuts on the family farm in Modesto, per Duarte's campaign site.
Jaron Brandon (Democratic) and Alexandra Duarte (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot. June 2 top-two primary result: Jaron Brandon (DEM) 41.3 percent and Alexandra Duarte (REP) 32.1 percent advanced over Marie Alvarado-Gil (REP) 26.6 percent, per the Secretary of State's Statement of Vote. California's top-two primary decides who prints in November; the field is the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates for the General Election (August 27, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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California's June 2 top-two primary sent the two leading vote-getters in every race to the November 3 ballot regardless of party (a same-party November contest is common); the Secretary of State certified the November field on August 27, 2026. County offices that reached a majority in June were decided then; only November runoffs and local measures remain on county ballots.
Who is on the ballot in Amador County, California on November 3, 2026?
Amador County sample ballot 2026: see where the california assembly and california senate candidates stand on public safety, housing and agriculture. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
When is the 2026 general election in California?
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