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2 candidates are tracked for California Senate District 26 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Sara Hernandez and Sarah Rascón. Candidate information follows official Los Angeles County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Sara Hernandez (Democratic) and Sarah Rascón (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Sen. Maria Elena Durazo (Democratic), the sitting member per the Legislature's roster, is not on the November ballot. Both are Democrats: the top-two primary sends the two leading vote-getters to November regardless of party. June 2 top-two primary result: Sara Hernandez (DEM) 31.2 percent and Sarah Rascón (DEM) 19.4 percent advanced over Wendy Carrillo (DEM) 13.7 percent, Maebe Pudlo (DEM) 13.0 percent, Claudia Agraz (REP) 7.8 percent and 3 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.
Sara Hernandez began her career as an LAUSD middle school teacher and founded HYPE, an educational nonprofit for low-income students, before becoming a housing and environmental attorney, per her campaign site. She currently serves on the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees, elected in 2022 as the first Latina on the board in more than a decade.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Housing and homelessness solutions
- Educational access and construction-trades apprenticeship programs
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Sarah Rascón is a Democratic candidate for California's 26th Senate District. She previously served as a field representative for then-Assemblymember Jimmy Gomez and most recently as Director of County and Regional Affairs for Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, per her campaign website. A first-generation college graduate of UC Merced, she was raised in the El Sereno neighborhood of Los Angeles, per the same source.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Environmental justice and Los Angeles River revitalization
- Affordable housing and homelessness solutions
- Community safety and school programs
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