2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

California Senate District 14

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Darin S. DuPont

Republican

Work: Merced City Council member (District 1); water attorney

Ballot designation filed with the California Secretary of State: Councilman/Water Attorney.

Darin S. DuPont serves on the Merced City Council representing District 1. His ballot designation is "Councilman/Water Attorney."

Sources for DuPont

Certified List of Candidates for the November 3, 2026, General Election (California Secretary of State, Public record)
Darin S. DuPont: candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Esmeralda Soria

Democratic

In office now: State Assembly Member, District 27
Work: State Assemblymember, 27th District; former Fresno City Council member

Esmeralda Soria currently serves as the State Assembly Member for District 27 in the California State Legislature, a district that includes all or part of Fresno, Madera and Merced counties.

Esmeralda Soria has served in the California Assembly since 2022 after representing District 1 on the Fresno City Council from 2015 to 2022. She taught as an adjunct at Fresno City College, was a district director for state Sen. Michael J. Rubio, and was a legislative advocate for California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation.

Soria's committees

Agriculture (Chair)
Banking and Finance
Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact
Governmental Organization
Select Committee on Asia/California Trade and Investment
Select Committee on Developing Pathways to Purpose for Young Men
Select Committee on Effective Postsecondary Career Technical Education and Workforce Development Programs
Select Committee on Latina Inequities
Select Committee on Master Plan for Higher Education in California
Select Committee on Native American Affairs
Select Committee on Serving Students with Disabilities
Joint Committee on Fairs Allocation and Classification (Chair)

Sources for Soria

Esmeralda Soria: 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)
Esmeralda Soria: candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Esmeralda Soria (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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Candidate lists: As of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

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