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2 candidates are tracked for California Assembly District 51 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Colin D. Hernandez and Rick Chavez Zbur. Candidate information follows official Los Angeles County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Colin D. Hernandez (Democratic) and Rick Chavez Zbur (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Rick Chavez Zbur is the incumbent, per the Secretary of State's list. Both are Democrats: the top-two primary sends the two leading vote-getters to November regardless of party. June 2 top-two primary result: Rick Chavez Zbur (DEM) 54.1 percent and Colin D. Hernandez (DEM) 22.1 percent advanced over Jake Head (REP) 11.7 percent, Michael Geraghty (REP) 9.4 percent, Dick Lucas (NPP) 2.7 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.
Democratic
Colin D. Hernandez is the Democratic candidate for California Assembly District 51 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: Digital Communication Strategist). No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Democratic · Incumbent
Rick Chavez Zbur represents California's 51st Assembly District in Los Angeles, per the Assembly's official website. He chairs the Select Committee on Growing and Retaining the Creative Economy in California and serves on the Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism, Education, Judiciary, Natural Resources, and Utilities and Energy committees, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.