2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

California Senate District 38

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Laura Bassett

Republican

Work: Real estate broker

Ballot designation filed with the California Secretary of State: Small Business Owner.

Laura Bassett works as a real estate broker and holds an accounting degree from USC. Her ballot designation is "Small Business Owner."

Sources for Bassett

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

Catherine S. Blakespear

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Senator, District 38
Work: State Senator, 38th District; estate planning attorney; former Encinitas mayor

Catherine S. Blakespear is the sitting State Senator for District 38 in the California State Legislature.

Catherine S. Blakespear was elected to the California Senate in 2022 and previously served as mayor of Encinitas. She is an estate planning attorney (wills, trusts and probate) and was earlier an associate at Ray Quinney & Nebeker.

Sources for Blakespear

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)
Catherine S. Blakespear: candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Catherine Blakespear (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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