Rhonda Shader
Lost the 2026 race for California Senate District 34.
- Last margin
- −37.3
- Lost 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Every race Shader has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Shader 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 34 | General | Lost | Avelino Valencia (D) | 31.4% | D+37.3 | $141.8K | D+16.9 | |
| 2022 | California State Senate, District 34 | General | Lost | Tom Umberg (D) | 41.2% | D+17.5 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: California Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Money
Shader’s campaign fundraising.
- Raised, 2025–26
- $141.8K
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.
| Rhonda Shader 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 Shader has run against
- Avelino Valencia (D) · 2026 general, lost
- Tom Umberg (D) · 2022 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: California Secretary of State (unofficial)
The seat
- California Senate District 34 · lean D+20.1 · 22nd most Democratic of 40
Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns)