CalledUnofficial results
California Senate District 34
California State Senate · California
Avelino Valencia held the seat for Democrats, winning by 37.3 points over Rhonda Shader.
Top-two primaryStaggered Senate
Avelino ValenciaDemocrat · winner
68.6%127,029
Rhonda ShaderRepublican
31.4%58,052
185,081 votes
Source: California Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 12:54 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Avelino ValenciaRhonda Shader
$1.6M
Raised by the campaign
$141.8K
$1.1M
Spent by the campaign
$174K
$542.1K
Cash on hand
$11.5K
Campaign money: California Secretary of State (Cal-Access), through Oct 17, 2026.
Source: California Secretary of State (Cal-Access) campaign filingsUpdated Oct 17, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Avelino Valencia
- >99%
- Rhonda Shader
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+26.1