Top-two primary
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California › California State Assembly · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
California Assembly District 4
Top twoCecilia Aguiar-Curry has no major-party opponent.
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+32: 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
- 474,658
- People per km²
- 42
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 37%
- White, no degree
- 30%of adults
- White 48%
- Hispanic 34%
- Black 2%
- Asian 10%
- Other / multiracial 7%
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
200,427 votes · D+33.0✓ Cecilia M Aguiar-Curry (D)66.5%
Darren T Ellis (R)33.5%
2024 President Vote in this district
200,582 two-party votes · D+31.0 · D+32.5 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)65.5%
Donald Trump (R)34.5%
2022
153,076 votes · D+29.8✓ Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D)64.9%
Bryan Pritchard (R)35.1%
2020 Earlier district lines
225,267 votes · D+33.3✓ Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D)66.7%
Matthew L Nelson (R)33.3%
2020 President Vote in this district
216,334 two-party votes · D+36.4 · D+31.9 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)68.2%
Donald Trump (R)31.8%
2016 President Vote in this district
172,129 two-party votes · D+36.2 · D+34.0 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)68.1%
Donald Trump (R)31.9%