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California Legislature · Statewide General Election

State Senator, District 16

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

On the ballot

Guillermo Asuncion Gonzalez — Republican
Melissa Hurtado — Democratic · Incumbent

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

Record in office

Guillermo Asuncion Gonzalez has not served in the California Legislature or U.S. Congress; these records cover only those offices. Melissa Hurtado (Democratic) is the sitting State Senator for this district and is lead author of 32 bills in the 2025–2026 session, 4 of them signed into law. Per the California Legislature's public bill data (leginfo bulk download), retrieved 2026-08-03.

Record details

Hurtado — SB 593 (2025): Electrical corporations: significant voltage-related incidents: studies. Hurtado — SB 763 (2025): Conspiracy against trade: punishment. Hurtado — SB 345 (2025): California Fire Service Training and Education Program: California Fire and Arson Training Act: fees. 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
Party
Businesses & other orgs

Guillermo Asuncion Gonzalez

$226,350 raised

Small donors$1,1901%
Individuals$105,33547%
PACs & committees$77,67935%
Businesses & other orgs$39,52518%

Melissa Hurtado

$1,921,547 raised

Small donors$5<1%
Individuals$21,8002%
PACs & committees$367,70034%
Party$515,00047%
Businesses & other orgs$179,95017%

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

Guillermo Asuncion Gonzalez (Republican)45.2% · 48,434 votes

Melissa Hurtado (Democratic)35.6% · 38,123 votes

Manpreet Kaur (Democratic)19.1% · 20,492 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.