California's 26th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Patrick Ahrens of Sunnyvale, California.
District profile The district is located in Santa Clara County. It encompasses the cities of Cupertino, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara as well as parts of San Jose, California.
Santa Clara County - 24.36% Cupertino San Jose – (12.01%) Santa Clara Sunnyvale
Election results from statewide races 2021 District Boundaries Year Office Results2022 Governor Newsom 73.3 — 26.7% Senator Padilla 74.3 — 25.7% 2011 District Boundaries 2021 Recall align="right" Yes 59.4 - 40.6% 2020 President Trump 53.2 – 44.7% 2018 Governor Cox 57.6 – 42.4% Senator De Leon 60.5 – 39.5% 2016 President Trump 52.9 – 41.5% Senator Harris 52.7 – 47.3% 2014 Governor Kashkari 61.7 – 38.3% 2012 President Romney 56.7 – 41.2% Senator Emken 57.5 – 42.5%
List of assembly members representing the district Due to redistricting, the 26th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission. Assembly members Party Years served Counties represented NotesVacantJanuary 8, 1883 – March 24, 1884Solano Douglas G. Barnes Republican March 24, 1884 – January 3, 1887Elected to finish vacant term. Frank O'GradyDemocratic January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889 J. A. Mullaney January 7, 1889 – January 5, 1891 Charles DurnerRepublican January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893 J. L. HutsonDemocratic January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895San Joaquin T. A. NelsonRepublican January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897 Charles W. AustinRepublican January 4, 1897 – February 6, 1898 Died.VacantFebruary 6, 1898 – January 2, 1899 August E. MuenterRepublican January 2, 1899 – January 1, 1901Retired to run for California State Senate. F. H. KincaidDemocratic January 1, 1901 – January 5, 1903 Edward N. Baxter January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905Mariposa, Tuolumne C. V. Jones January 2, 1905 – January 7, 1907 Edward N. Baxter January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911 Dan E. WilliamsRepublican January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913 William B. Bush January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915San Francisco J. J. Hayes January 4, 1915 – January 6, 1919 William J. Kenney January 6, 1919 – January 3, 1921 Roy Fellom January 3, 1921 – January 5, 1925Retired to run for California State Senate. Ray Williamson January 5, 1925 – January 6, 1941 Edward M. GaffneyDemocratic January 6, 1941 – January 5, 1953 Richard J. DolwigRepublican January 5, 1953 – January 7, 1957San Mateo Retired to run for California State Senate. Carl A. Britschgi January 7, 1957 – January 4, 1971 Retired to run for California State Senate. Dixon Arnett January 4, 1971 – November 30, 1974 Carmen PerinoDemocratic December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1980San Joaquin, Stanislaus Adrian C. FondseRepublican December 1, 1980 – January 5, 1981 Patrick JohnstonDemocratic January 5, 1981 – January 10, 1991 Resigned to take seat in California State Senate.Vacant January 10, 1991 – May 16, 1991San Joaquin Dean AndalRepublican May 16, 1991 – November 30, 1992 Elected to finish Johnston's term. Sal CannellaDemocratic December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1996Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus Termed out and ran for California State Senate. Dennis Cardoza December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2002Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives. Greg AghazarianRepublican December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008San Joaquin, StanislausRetired to run for State Senate. Bill Berryhill December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012Retired to run for State Senate. Connie Conway December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2014Inyo, Kern, Tulare Term limited. Devon Mathis December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2022 Evan Low Democratic December 3, 2022 – November 30, 2024 Santa Clara Retired to run for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2024. Patrick Ahrens December 2, 2024 – present
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See also California State Assembly California State Assembly districts Districts in California
References
External links District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission