California Legislature · Statewide General Election
State Senator, District 40
Draft candidate list — early preview until the state’s official list publishes on August 27, 2026.
On the ballot
- Mara Elliott — Democratic
- Kristie Bruce-Lane — Republican
This person holds your district's seat in the California State Senate (4-year term).
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
Mara Elliott
$430,447 raised
- Small donors$2,7391%
- Individuals$143,44434%
- PACs & committees$273,25064%
- Businesses & other orgs$8,3502%
Kristie Bruce-Lane
$230,229 raised
- Small donors$5,3482%
- Individuals$146,88264%
- PACs & committees$58,10025%
- Businesses & other orgs$8,6504%
- Self-funding$10,0004%
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: Mixed (74/100) · 2 cited sources
Only procedural records are cited (candidate lists, results, finance filings); no source describes the candidates, so the score is capped.
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- sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)CA Secretary of State — Statement of Vote, June 2, 2026 primary (certified 2026-07-10)
- sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)Cal-Access raw data export — California Secretary of State
Last updated August 3, 2026.