Top-two primary
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California › California State Assembly · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
California Assembly District 6
D vs DTop twoSame-party general election. Two Democrats advanced to November: the seat stays Democratic.
Maggy Krell has no major-party opponent.
Maggy Krell has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Maggy Krell
- Experience
- State legislature
Democratic
Jagtar Singh
The district
Lean D+36: 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
- 513,277
- People per km²
- 1,320
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 38%
- White, no degree
- 26%of adults
- White 42%
- Hispanic 25%
- Black 10%
- Asian 14%
- Other / multiracial 9%
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
199,754 votes · D+33.7✓ Maggy Krell (D)66.9%
Nikki Ellis (R)33.1%
2024 President Vote in this district
202,897 two-party votes · D+35.3 · D+36.8 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)67.6%
Donald Trump (R)32.4%
2022
150,479 votes · D+31.1✓ Kevin McCarty (D)65.6%
Cathy Cook (R)34.4%
2020 Earlier district lines
302,853 votes · R+17.9✓ Kevin Kiley (R)59.0%
Jackie Smith (D)41.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
226,325 two-party votes · D+39.7 · D+35.2 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)69.9%
Donald Trump (R)30.1%
2016 President Vote in this district
167,262 two-party votes · D+40.5 · D+38.3 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)70.3%
Donald Trump (R)29.7%