2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

California Senate District 26

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Sara Hernandez

Democratic

Work: Los Angeles Community College District trustee; community college instructor; former managing attorney, DLA Piper

Ballot designation filed with the California Secretary of State: Affordable Housing Advocate.

Sara Hernandez serves on the Los Angeles Community College District board and teaches at Los Angeles Valley College; her ballot designation is "Affordable Housing Advocate." She was a managing attorney at DLA Piper, a downtown area director for Los Angeles City Council District 14, and a Los Angeles Unified teacher; she founded HYPE-Los Angeles.

Sources for Hernandez

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

Sarah Rascón

Democratic

Work: Environmental and regional affairs official; former City of Los Angeles Director of County & Regional Affairs

Ballot designation filed with the California Secretary of State: Environmental Protection Director.

Sarah Rascón was director of county and regional affairs for the City of Los Angeles and deputy executive officer of the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority. Her ballot designation is "Environmental Protection Director."

Sources for Rascón

Certified List of Candidates for the November 3, 2026, General Election (California Secretary of State, Public record)
Sarah Rascón: candidate profile (BallotReady, 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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