2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

California House District 20

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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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

Patricia Muga

Republican

Work: Real estate appraiser, Dublin

Ballot designation filed with the California Secretary of State: Real Estate Appraiser.

Patricia Muga is a real estate appraiser who moved to the Bay Area in 2014 and lives in Dublin; she grew up in the Inland Empire and graduated from UCLA. Her career has included telecommunications, sales and administrative management, and work as an emergency medical technician and a government relations assistant for a medical center; she has served as an election worker and voter center captain in Alameda and Contra Costa counties and is a voting member of the Alameda County Republican Party Central Committee.

Sources for Muga

Certified List of Candidates for the November 3, 2026, General Election (California Secretary of State, Public record)
Ortega v. Muga in race for State Assembly District 20 (Pleasanton Weekly, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Liz Ortega

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Assembly Member, District 20
Work: State Assemblymember, 20th District; former political and legislative director, AFSCME Local 3299

Liz Ortega is the sitting State Assembly Member for District 20 in the California State Legislature, a district that includes all or part of Alameda County.

Liz Ortega has served in the California Assembly since 2022. She was political and legislative director of AFSCME Local 3299, the union representing University of California workers.

Ortega's committees

Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism
Budget
Insurance
Labor and Employment (Chair)
Privacy and Consumer Protection
Subcommittee No. 5 on State Administration
Select Committee on Biotechnology and Medical Technology
Select Committee on Child Care Costs
Select Committee on Latina Inequities
Select Committee on Racism, Hate, and Xenophobia
Budget

Sources for Ortega

Liz Ortega: 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)
Liz Ortega: candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Liz Ortega (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)

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