2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

California Assembly District 40

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Find your exact ballot All California legislative districts

California uses a top-two primary: the two candidates with the most votes in the June 2 primary advanced, regardless of party, so both finalists can be from the same party.

California uses a top-two primary for congressional, statewide and legislative offices: the two candidates with the most primary votes advance regardless of party, so both general-election candidates can be from the same party. Write-in candidates for these offices can run only in the primary. California Secretary of State

Candidates

Rickey Tracy Hayes II

Republican

Work: Journeyman lineman (IBEW Local 47); Marine Corps veteran; former police and custody officer

Ballot designation filed with the California Secretary of State: Lineman/Entrepreneur/Businessman.

Rickey Tracy Hayes II is a journeyman lineman with IBEW Local 47 and has worked in energy infrastructure leadership. He is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and has worked as a police officer and custody officer.

Sources for Hayes

Certified List of Candidates for the November 3, 2026, General Election (California Secretary of State, Public record)
Rickey Tracy Hayes II: candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Pilar Schiavo

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Assembly Member, District 40
Work: State Assemblymember, 40th District; former nurse advocate and labor organizer

Pilar Schiavo is the sitting State Assembly Member for District 40 in the California State Legislature, a district that includes all or part of Los Angeles County.

Pilar Schiavo has served in the California Assembly since 2022. She worked as a nurse advocate, as special projects and field coordinator for a social and economic justice organization, as legislative aide to San Francisco Supervisor Tom Ammiano and as political director of the San Francisco Labor Council.

Schiavo's committees

Banking and Finance
Budget
Health
Military and Veterans Affairs (Chair)
Utilities and Energy
Subcommittee No. 1 on Health
Select Committee on California and Armenia Mutual Trade, Art, and Cultural Exchange
Select Committee on California's Mental Health Crisis
Select Committee on Child Care Costs
Select Committee on Climate Innovation and Infrastructure
Select Committee on Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure (Chair)
Select Committee on Native American Affairs
Select Committee on Reproductive Health
Select Committee on Serving Students with Disabilities
Select Committee on Wildfire Prevention

Sources for Schiavo

Pilar Schiavo: official member information (California State Legislature (California State Senate; California State Assembly), Public record)
California State Legislature: current member roster (California State Legislature (California State Senate; California State Assembly), Public record)
Certified List of Candidates for the November 3, 2026, General Election (California Secretary of State, Public record)
Pilar Schiavo: candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Pilar Schiavo (Wikipedia, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Sources

Candidate list and race details

Certified List of Candidates for the November 3, 2026, General Election (California Secretary of State, Public record)

What's included: U.S. Senate and House, statewide offices, every state legislative district on the ballot and statewide ballot measures.
Everything else: Local races (county, city, school board, judges) and anything else on your ballot are on your official sample ballot: voterstatus.sos.ca.gov.
Candidate lists: As of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

This is not an official ballot. Confirm your registration, polling place and ballot with your election office through vote.gov.