Melissa Hernandez
Lost the 2026 race for California's 14th District.
- Last margin
- −15.1
- Lost 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Background
As listed by the official candidate list, Wikidata and campaign filings. 99chambers does not summarize platforms or endorsements.
- On the ballot as
- president of the Bay Area Rapid Transit board of directors and former mayor of Dublin
Every race Hernandez has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Hernandez 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's 14th District | General | Lost | Aisha Wahab (D) | 42.5% | R+15.1 | $2.1M | D+36.3 | |
| 2026 | U.S. House, CA-14 | Runoff | Lost | Aisha Wahab (D) | 46.9% | −6.2 | — | — | |
| 2026 | U.S. House, CA-14 | Special | Lost | Aisha Wahab (D), Rakhi Israni Singh (D), Wendy Huang (R) | 16.8% | R+26.1 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: California Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Money
Hernandez’s campaign fundraising, and outside money in Hernandez’s races this cycle.
- Raised, 2025–26
- $2.1M
- Outside, for Hernandez
- $4.2M
- Outside, against Hernandez
- $410.3K
Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET
What’s next
From campaign filings, not from public statements.
| MELISSA HERNANDEZ FOR CONGRESS FEC | Active |
Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET
Who Hernandez has run against
- Aisha Wahab (D) · 2026 general, lost
- Aisha Wahab (D) · 2026 runoff, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: California Secretary of State (unofficial)
The seat
- California's 14th District · lean D+38.8 · 59th most Democratic of 435
FEC H6CA14163
Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns); Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FEC