Sara Hernandez
Won the 2026 race for California Senate District 26.
- Last margin
- +7.5
- Won 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
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 Senate District 26 | General | Won | Sarah Rascón (D) | 53.8% | D+7.5 | $1.5M | D+56.7 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: California Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Money
Hernandez’s campaign fundraising.
- Raised, 2025–26
- $1.5M
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.
| Sara Hernandez for State Senate 2026 State | Active |
Source: California Secretary of State (Cal-Access) filings through Oct 17, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:31 PM ET
Who Hernandez has run against
- Sarah Rascón (D) · 2026 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: California Secretary of State (unofficial)
The seat
- California Senate District 26 · lean D+59.1 · 4th most Democratic of 40
Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns)