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California Legislature · Statewide General Election

State Senator, 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

This person holds your district's seat in the California State Senate (4-year term).

Senator Kelly Seyarto took 58.2% of the June 2 vote and Democrat Tiffanie Tate took 41.8%; they were the only two candidates on the primary ballot. The district covers southwestern Riverside County and part of the Inland Empire.

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. This district's member sits in the minority caucus, where enacting legislation requires majority-party agreement.

The incumbent converted 6 of 35 bills into law from the minority caucus, a solid return given the constraint, while raising almost nothing from individuals — $8,750 out of $566,077. Weigh that record and that funding shape against a challenger running on about a seventh of the money.

Kelly Seyarto

Republican, the sitting Senator for this district. He is lead author of 35 bills in the 2025–2026 session, 6 of them signed into law — a solid return from the minority caucus, where bills need majority-party support to advance. He took 58.2% of the June vote.

Strengths

Six bills signed into law from the minority side of the aisle, which requires cross-party agreement majority members do not need.

Trade-offs

Roughly three-quarters of his money came from PACs and committees, and almost none of his support came from people.

Keep in mind

A 58% primary is on the lower end for a sitting member on this ballot.

Tiffanie Tate

Democrat, and the only other candidate on this district's ballot, with 41.8% of the June vote. She raised $78,442, including $30,869 from individuals and $20,246 of her own money. She has not served in the California Legislature or U.S. Congress.

Strengths

She took more than four in ten votes on about a seventh of the incumbent's money, and raised more from individuals than he did.

Trade-offs

About a quarter of her funding is her own, and she has no record in office to be judged on.

Keep in mind

Coverage surfaced little detail about her platform. That gap is what was available to us on 2026-08-10, not a comment on her candidacy.

Record in office

Kelly Seyarto (Republican) is the sitting State Senator for this district and is lead author of 35 bills in the 2025–2026 session, 6 of them signed into law. Tiffanie Tate has not served in the California Legislature or U.S. Congress; these records cover only those offices. Per the California Legislature's public bill data (leginfo bulk download), retrieved 2026-08-10.

Record details

Seyarto — SB 78 (2025): Department of Transportation: report: state highway system: safety enhancements. Seyarto — SB 67 (2025): Student financial aid: Cal Grants: Middle Class Scholarship Program: eligibility: dependents of members of the armed services stationed outside of California. Seyarto — SB 233 (2025): Regional housing need: determination: consultation with councils of governments. Committee assignments and the most recently signed-into-law bills each record-holder lead-authored, from the official legislative record.

Financial info

Kelly Seyarto

$566,077raised
  • Small donors$150<1%
  • Individuals$8,7502%
  • PACs & committees$416,80075%
  • Businesses & other orgs$133,70024%

Tiffanie Tate

$78,442raised
  • Small donors$2,3273%
  • Individuals$30,86939%
  • PACs & committees$25,00032%
  • Self-funding$20,24626%

Figures 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

Kelly Seyarto (Republican)58.2% · 147,211 votes
Tiffanie Tate (Democratic)41.8% · 105,870 votes
Source review: Very strong (97/100) · 4 cited sources

Official records anchor this contest, with multiple sources checked.

Last updated August 10, 2026.