California Legislature · Statewide General Election
Member of the State Assembly, District 32
Draft candidate list — early preview until the state’s official list publishes on August 27, 2026.
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On the ballot
- David Couch — Republican
This person holds your district's seat in the California State Assembly (2-year term).
Only one candidate filed for this open seat. David Couch was the sole name on the June 2 primary ballot, took 100% of the vote, and appears unopposed in November — so this contest is settled and your vote here does not change the outcome. The district covers Kern County and part of the southern Central Valley.
The winner holds one of 80 Assembly seats for a two-year term, inside a 12-year lifetime cap on service in Sacramento. An Assemblymember authors bills, sits on the policy committees that decide which bills advance, and argues for the district's share of the annual state budget. A member of the minority caucus depends on cross-party support to move anything, since the majority's leadership controls committee assignments and the floor calendar.
This is an open seat with a single candidate, which is the least contested combination on the ballot — nobody is being replaced and nobody is being challenged. With no record in this office and no opponent, the useful information is what his campaign is funded by and what the office he is about to hold actually controls.
David Couch
Republican, the only candidate to file for this open seat and therefore unopposed. He has not served in the California Legislature or U.S. Congress, so there is no legislative record to review. He raised $262,574, including $106,200 from businesses and other organizations, $90,200 from PACs and committees and $63,800 from individuals.
Strengths
He assembled a funded campaign for a seat nobody contested, which suggests established support in the district.
Trade-offs
No record in state office to judge, and $106 in small donations out of $262,574 — almost none of his support came in amounts under $100.
Keep in mind
With no opponent, accountability for this seat over the next two years will come from constituents and the press rather than from the ballot.
Record in office
This is an open seat: no candidate on the November ballot currently serves in the California Legislature or U.S. Congress, so there is no legislative record to compare here. These records cover only those offices.
Financial info
- Small donors
- Individuals
- PACs & committees
- Businesses & other orgs
David Couch
$262,574 raised
- Small donors$106<1%
- Individuals$63,80025%
- PACs & committees$90,20035%
- Businesses & other orgs$106,20041%
1Figures are CA Form 460 filings through June 30, 2026 by committees controlled by each candidate, and can include transfers from a candidate's earlier committees. Semi-annual reports covering January–June 2026 were due July 31, 2026, so some totals lag a period behind. Per the California Secretary of State's Cal-Access raw data export, retrieved 2026-08-22.
June 2 primary — how they advanced
Source review: Very strong (94/100) · 3 cited sources
Official records anchor this contest, with multiple sources checked.
- sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)CA Secretary of State — Statement of Vote, June 2, 2026 primary (certified 2026-07-10)
- ballotpedia.org (opens in a new tab)Ballotpedia — June 2026 California primary
- sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)Cal-Access raw data export — California Secretary of State
Last updated August 10, 2026.