2 candidates are tracked for California Assembly District 28 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Gail Pellerin and Carol Pefley. Candidate information follows official Santa Cruz County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Gail Pellerin (Democratic) and Carol Pefley (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Gail Pellerin is the incumbent, per the Secretary of State's list. June 2 top-two primary result: Gail Pellerin (DEM) 72.0 percent and Carol Pefley (REP) 28.0 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, Gail Pellerin, is on the ballot.
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Democratic Incumbent
Per the campaign site.
Gail Pellerin represents California Assembly District 28, covering parts of Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties, per the Assembly's official member page. She chairs the Assembly Elections Committee and the Select Committee on California's Mental Health Crisis, per the same source.
Republican
Per the campaign site.
Pefley is a real estate broker who founded her own Silicon Valley brokerage in 2009, per the campaign site. She earlier worked for years in television news and radio broadcasting after returning to college in her 30s to study broadcast journalism, per the campaign site. She was born on a U.S. military base in Seoul, South Korea, and immigrated to the United States as a child, per the campaign site.
Who is running for California Assembly District 28 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for California Assembly District 28 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Gail Pellerin and Carol Pefley. Candidate information follows official Santa Cruz County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the California Assembly District 28 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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