What’s happening: With less than a week left until the Nov. 3, general election, voters are already casting ballots on several initiatives along with many other federal, state, and local races.
What else to know: At the top of the ticket in California is the race for governor, where CHA endorsed Xavier Becerra early in the race. According to an Oct. 21 Emmerson College Poll, Becerra holds a 27-point lead over his opponent, Steve Hilton.
Voters will also weigh in on races for California’s seven other statewide constitutional offices.
In the Legislature, there will be 22 new lawmakers — 13 in the Assembly and nine in the Senate. Of those, the California Hospital Association Political Action Committee (CHPAC) supported 17 candidates.
Below are the open seats in Legislature:
- Senate District (SD) 2 – San Rafael: Damon Connolly (D) vs. Tief Gibbs (R)
- SD 4 – El Dorado Hills: Alexandra Duarte* (R) vs. Jaron Brandon (D)
- SD 10 – Union City: Scott Sakakihara* (D) vs. Linda Price (R)
- SD 12 – Bakersfield: Nathan Magsig* (R) vs. William Brown Jr. (L)
- SD 14 – Merced: Esmeralda Soria* (D) vs. Darin DuPont (R)
- SD 24 – Santa Monica: Brian Goldsmith (D) vs. John Erickson (D)
- SD 26 – Los Angeles: Sara Hernandez* (D) vs. Sarah Rascon (D)
- SD 34 – Santa Ana: Avelino Valencia* (D) vs. Rhonda Shader (R)
- SD 40 – Escondido: Kristie Bruce Lane (R) vs. Mara Elliot (D)
- Assembly District (AD) 3 – Chico: Dom Belza* (R) vs. James Johansson (R)
- AD 12 – San Rafael: Eric Lucan* (D) vs. Jackie Elward (D)
- AD 27 – Madera: Brian Pacheco* (D) vs. Michael Murphy (R)
- AD 31 – Fresno: Annalisa Perea* (D) vs. James Polsgrove (R)
- AD 32 – Bakersfield: David Couch (R) (uncontested)
- AD 34 – Barstow: Charles Hughes* (R) vs. Randall Putz (D)
- AD 35 – Bakersfield: Andrae Gonzales* (D) vs. Saul Ayon (R)
- AD 42 – Malibu: Deborah Klein Lopez* (D) vs. Ted Nordblum (R)
- AD 65 – Compton: Ayanna Davis* (D) vs. Lydia Gutierrez (R)
- AD 66 – Torrance: Paul Seo (D) vs. Sara Deen (D)
- AD 67 – Garden Grove: Mark Pulido* (D) vs. Paulo Morales (R)
- AD 68 – Santa Ana: David Penaloza* (D) vs. Jessie Lopez (D)
- AD 72 – Huntington Beach: Gracey Van Der Mark* (R) vs. Chris Kluwe (D)
* CHPAC Primary Endorsed Candidate
Additionally, there are several contested races for re-election that CHA is watching:
- SD 36 – Huntington Beach: Sen. Tony Strickland** (R) vs. Chris Duncan (D)
- AD 7 – Folsom: Asm. Josh Hoover** (R) vs. Amy Slavensky (D)
- AD 36 – Indio: Asm. Jeff Gonzalez** (R) vs. Ida Obeso Martinez (D)
- AD 47 – Palm Springs: Asm. Greg Wallis** (R) vs. Leila Namvar (D)
- AD 58 – Riverside: Asm. Leticia Castillo** (R) vs. Clarissa Cervantes (D)
** Incumbent Legislator
CHA will monitor the races and provide updates as the outcomes become available. mailto:vchristy@calhospital.org
