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California Legislature · Statewide General Election

State Senator, District 14

Draft candidate list — early preview until the state’s official list publishes on August 27, 2026.

On the ballot

Esmeralda Soria — Democratic
Darin S. DuPont — Republican

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

Record in office

This seat is open — no candidate on the November ballot currently holds it. Esmeralda Soria (Democratic) is a sitting Assemblymember and is lead author of 35 bills in the 2025–2026 session, 6 of them signed into law. Darin S. DuPont 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

Soria — AB 1441 (2025): County of Merced Citizens Redistricting Commission. Soria — AB 639 (2025): Dams: exceptions. Soria — AB 848 (2025): Sexual battery. 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

Esmeralda Soria

$1,701,839 raised

Small donors$2,445<1%
Individuals$205,35112%
PACs & committees$813,62048%
Businesses & other orgs$665,30039%

Darin S. DuPont

$102,082 raised

Small donors$1,7462%
Individuals$28,55034%
PACs & committees$41,59949%
Businesses & other orgs$12,95015%

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 2026-08-03.

June 2 primary — how they advanced

Esmeralda Soria (Democratic)45.8% · 59,522 votes

Darin S. DuPont (Republican)40.4% · 52,440 votes

Esmeralda Hurtado (Democratic)13.8% · 17,946 votes

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.