Top-two primary
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California › California State Assembly · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
California Assembly District 14
Top twoBuffy Wicks has no major-party opponent.
Buffy Wicks has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Buffy Wicks
- Experience
- State legislature
Green
Mark Rendon
The district
Lean D+76: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 462,941
- People per km²
- 1,181
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 55%
- White, no degree
- 11%of adults
- White 36%
- Hispanic 27%
- Black 10%
- Asian 19%
- Other / multiracial 8%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
182,280 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Buffy Wicks (D)68.5%
Margot Smith (D)31.5%
2024 President Vote in this district
197,933 two-party votes · D+74.4 · D+75.9 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)87.2%
Donald Trump (R)12.8%
2022
157,573 votes · D+76.8✓ Buffy Wicks (D)88.4%
Richard Kinney (R)11.6%
2020 Earlier district lines
232,024 votes · D+40.7✓ Tim Grayson (D)70.3%
Janell Elizabeth Proctor (R)29.7%
2020 President Vote in this district
228,102 two-party votes · D+79.8 · D+75.3 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)89.9%
Donald Trump (R)10.1%
2016 President Vote in this district
194,293 two-party votes · D+83.6 · D+81.4 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)91.8%
Donald Trump (R)8.2%