2 candidates are tracked for California Senate District 32 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Tiffanie Tate and Kelly Seyarto. Candidate information follows official Orange County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Tiffanie Tate (Democratic) and Kelly Seyarto (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Kelly Seyarto is the incumbent, per the Secretary of State's list. June 2 top-two primary result: Kelly Seyarto (REP) 58.2 percent and Tiffanie Tate (DEM) 41.8 percent advanced, per the Secretary of State's Statement of Vote. California's top-two primary decides who prints in November; the field is the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates for the General Election (August 27, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Kelly Seyarto, is on the ballot.
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Democratic
Per the campaign site.
Tiffanie Tate is a physician and community advocate, per her campaign site. She says her medical career has given her experience helping patients navigate complex health care systems, per the same source.
Republican Incumbent
Per official Senate website.
Kelly Seyarto is a sitting State Senator elected in 2022 who previously served in the Assembly's 67th District from 2020 to 2022, per Seyarto's campaign site. Seyarto is a retired firefighter and paramedic who spent 35 years with the Inglewood Fire Department and the Los Angeles County Fire Department, retiring as a Battalion Chief in 2015, per the same source. Seyarto served on the Murrieta City Council beginning in 1997 and again from 2016, serving as Mayor four times, per the campaign site.
Who is running for California Senate District 32 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for California Senate District 32 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Tiffanie Tate and Kelly Seyarto. Candidate information follows official Orange County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the California Senate District 32 election in California?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for California are on the California election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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