2014Final results
2014 primary for California Senate District 26
California State Senate · California
Ben Allen (D) won with 22.2% of the vote, defeating Seth Stodder (Ind) by 4.8 points.
Ben AllenDemocrat · winner
22.2%25,987
Sandra FlukeDemocrat · winner
19.4%22,759
Seth StodderIndependent
17.4%20,419
Betsy ButlerDemocrat
16.5%19,301
Amy HoworthDemocrat
15.7%18,411
Vito ImbascianiDemocrat
4.4%5,189
Patric M. VerroneDemocrat
2.9%3,446
Barbi S. AppelquistDemocrat
1.4%1,630
117,142 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Ben Allen (D)Sandra Fluke (D)Seth Stodder (I)Betsy Butler (D)Amy Howorth (D)
Also on the ballot: Vito Imbasciani (Democrat), 4.4%; Patric M. Verrone (Democrat), 2.9%; Barbi S. Appelquist (Democrat), 1.4%