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California Senate District 40
California State Senate · California
Mara Elliott flipped the seat for Democrats, winning by 6.3 points over Kristie Bruce-Lane.
Top-two primaryStaggered Senate
Mara ElliottDemocrat · winner
53.2%146,773
Kristie Bruce-LaneRepublican
46.8%129,270
276,043 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.
Mara ElliottNo Republican
$1.9M
Raised by the campaign
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$1.5M
Spent by the campaign
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$378.1K
Cash on hand
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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.
- Mara Elliott
- 89%
- Kristie Bruce-Lane
- 11%
- Projected margin
- D+9.0