California Legislature · Statewide General Election
Member of the State Assembly, District 76
Draft candidate list — early preview until the state’s official list publishes on August 27, 2026.
On the ballot
- Darshana Patel — Democratic · Incumbent
- Carrie S. Espinoza Villanueva — Republican
This person holds your district's seat in the California State Assembly (2-year term).
Record in office
Darshana Patel (Democratic) is the sitting Assemblymember for this district and is lead author of 30 bills in the 2025–2026 session, 3 of them signed into law. Carrie S. Espinoza Villanueva 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 2026-08-03.
Record details
Patel — AB 1834 (2026): Subdivisions: tentative and final map: exceptions. Patel — AB 1119 (2025): Teacher credentialing: dual credentialing. Patel — AB 841 (2025): State Fire Marshal: personal protective equipment: battery fires. Committee assignments and the most recently signed-into-law bills each record-holder lead-authored, from the official legislative record.
Financial info
- Small donors
- Individuals
- PACs & committees
- Businesses & other orgs
Darshana Patel
$1,565,884 raised
- Small donors$6,699<1%
- Individuals$102,1807%
- PACs & committees$983,86667%
- Businesses & other orgs$365,55025%
Carrie S. Espinoza Villanueva
$17,813 raised
- Small donors$2591%
- Individuals$7544%
- PACs & committees$16,80094%
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 2026-08-03.
June 2 primary — how they advanced
Source review: Very strong (98/100) · 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)
- downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)California Legislative Information — public bill data (bulk download)
- sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)Cal-Access raw data export — California Secretary of State
Last updated August 3, 2026.