Art Hodges
Lost the 2026 race for California Senate District 18.
- Last margin
- −35.5
- Lost 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Every race Hodges has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Hodges won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California Senate District 18 | General | Lost | Steve Padilla (D) | 32.3% | D+35.5 | $59.2K | D+13.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: California Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Money
Hodges’s campaign fundraising.
- Raised, 2025–26
- $59.2K
Source: California Secretary of State (Cal-Access) filings through Oct 17, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:31 PM ET
What’s next
From campaign filings, not from public statements.
| ART HODGES FOR SENATE 2026 State | Active |
Source: California Secretary of State (Cal-Access) filings through Oct 17, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:31 PM ET
Who Hodges has run against
- Steve Padilla (D) · 2026 general, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: California Secretary of State (unofficial)
The seat
- California Senate District 18 · lean D+17.8 · 24th most Democratic of 40
Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns)