Review note: Scott Sakakihara for State Senate may have more bias because it is an advocacy voter guide compared to other formal government and nonprofit journalism sources.
- 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
- unioncityca.gov (opens in a new tab)Union City, CA — Mayor & City Council biography page (Scott Sakakihara)
- electscott.com (opens in a new tab)Scott Sakakihara for State Senate — campaign site (about and issues)
- eastbayinsiders.substack.com (opens in a new tab)East Bay Insiders — "Scott vs. Palantir" newsletter on his departure from Palantir and a council vote
- garrysguide.org (opens in a new tab)Garry's Guide — candidate entry for Linda R. Price
- sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)Cal-Access raw data export — California Secretary of State
Last updated September 24, 2026.
State of California
State Senator, District 10
This person holds your district's seat in the California State Senate (4-year term).
This is an open seat. Democrat Scott Sakakihara led the June 2 primary with 29.1%. Republican Linda R. Price took 23.2%. The district covers part of southern Alameda County and the Tri-Valley.
The winner holds one of 40 State Senate seats for a four-year term, inside a 12-year lifetime cap on service in Sacramento. Senate districts are twice the size of Assembly districts, terms run twice as long, and the Senate confirms the Governor's appointments. Because this seat is open, whoever wins starts without seniority.
Neither candidate has held state office, so there is no legislative record on either side, and the funding gap is close to total — one raised more than $1.2 million, the other has reported nothing. That shapes how much either candidate has been able to say publicly, and therefore how much there is here for a voter to weigh.
Scott Sakakihara
Scott Sakakihara is a Democrat and a Union City councilmember. He is running for this open seat. He grew up in Union City. He finished college at UC San Diego in two years. He earned his law degree from Harvard. He worked in the Obama White House. He served as a Navy Reserve officer. Until recently he worked as a finance executive at a tech company. He joined the council in 2022, after serving on the planning commission.
He says he is running to build a California where nobody is left behind. In December he quit his job at the tech company Palantir. He left over its work helping federal immigration agents. He said he did not think what the company was doing was okay. On the council, he voted against hiring a clean energy vendor. That vendor also held contracts with immigration agents.
He promises to fight the cost of housing, gas, and food. He wants to defend immigrants and LGBTQ Californians. He backs reproductive rights. He wants safer streets paired with police that answer to the public. He wants free preschool for all and stronger public schools. He also wants tech companies to serve people, not just profit.
Linda R. Price
Linda R. Price is a Republican running for this open seat. They have worked as a human resources director and executive coach. They previously ran for a seat on the Fremont Union High School District board.
Price has not served in the California Legislature or U.S. Congress, so they have no legislative record for voters to weigh. No campaign website or public statement from them about this race was found.
No platform or list of promises from Price could be found. What is documented is their earlier school board run and their HR and coaching career.
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
- Self-funding
Scott Sakakihara
Primary — $1,242,176
- Small donors$3,064<1%
- Individuals$96,8208%
- PACs & committees$85,4007%
- Businesses & other orgs$7,9001%
- Self-funding$1,048,99284%
November — $18,550
- Individuals$8505%
- PACs & committees$17,70095%
1Linda R. Price has no contributions reported to Cal-Access for this race.
2Figures 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 2026-09-21.
3Linda R. Price has no itemized contributions dated after the June 2, 2026 primary reported to Cal-Access yet.
4Total is itemized (Schedule A) contributions and self-funding loans dated after the June 2, 2026 primary, through June 26, 2026 — small-dollar unitemized (under $100) contributions aren't independently dated in Cal-Access's raw export, so they aren't reflected here and this may undercount true small-donor activity since the primary. This also doesn't include money reported only on 24-hour late-contribution reports (Form 497) that haven't yet appeared in a periodic Form 460 filing. Per the California Secretary of State's Cal-Access raw data export, retrieved 2026-08-30.