| District: | 26 |
| Chamber: | Assembly |
| Population: | 472,660[1] |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
| Percent White: | 27.29 |
| Percent Black: | 2.11 |
| Percent Latino: | 17.92 |
| Percent Asian: | 47.78 |
| Percent Native American: | 0.14 |
| Percent Pacific Islander: | 0.29 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.55 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 3.92 |
| Registered: | 210,833[2] |
| Registered Year: | 2022 |
| Democratic: | 51.46 |
| Republican: | 14.15 |
| Npp: | 30.41 |
California's 26th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Evan Low of Sunnyvale, California.
The district is located in Santa Clara County. It encompasses the cities of Cupertino, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara as well as parts of San Jose, California.
Santa Clara County - 24.36%
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Governor | Newsom 73.3 — 26.7% |
| Senator | Padilla 74.3 — 25.7% | |
| 2021 | Recall | align="right" Yes 59.4 - 40.6% |
| 2020 | President | Trump 53.2 – 44.7% |
| 2018 | Governor[3] | Cox 57.6 – 42.4% |
| Senator[4] | De Leon 60.5 – 39.5% | |
| 2016 | President | Trump 52.9 – 41.5% |
| Senator | Harris 52.7 – 47.3% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Kashkari 61.7 – 38.3% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 56.7 – 41.2% |
| Senator | Emken 57.5 – 42.5% |
Due to redistricting, the 26th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
| Assembly members | Party | Years served | Counties represented | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vacant | January 8, 1883 – March 24, 1884 | Solano | |||
| Douglas G. Barnes | Republican | March 24, 1884 – January 3, 1887 | Elected to finish vacant term. | ||
| Frank O'Grady | Democratic | January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889 | |||
| J. A. Mullaney | January 7, 1889 – January 5, 1891 | ||||
| Charles Durner | Republican | January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893 | |||
| J. L. Hutson | Democratic | January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895 | San Joaquin | ||
| T. A. Nelson | Republican | January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897 | |||
| Charles W. Austin | Republican | January 4, 1897 – February 6, 1898 | Died. | ||
| Vacant | February 6, 1898 – January 2, 1899 | ||||
| August E. Muenter | Republican | January 2, 1899 – January 1, 1901 | Retired to run for State Senate. | ||
| F. H. Kincaid | Democratic | January 1, 1901 – January 5, 1903 | |||
| Edward N. Baxter | January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905 | Mariposa, Tuolumne | |||
| C. V. Jones | January 2, 1905 – January 7, 1907 | ||||
| Edward N. Baxter | January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911 | ||||
| Dan E. Williams | Republican | January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913 | |||
| William B. Bush | January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915 | San Francisco | |||
| J. J. Hayes | January 4, 1915 – January 6, 1919 | ||||
| William J. Kenney | January 6, 1919 – January 3, 1921 | ||||
| Roy Fellom | January 3, 1921 – January 5, 1925 | Retired to run for State Senate. | |||
| Ray Williamson | January 5, 1925 – January 6, 1941 | ||||
| Edward M. Gaffney | Democratic | January 6, 1941 – January 5, 1953 | |||
| Richard J. Dolwig | Republican | January 5, 1953 – January 7, 1957 | San Mateo | Retired to run for State Senate. | |
| Carl A. Britschgi | January 7, 1957 – January 4, 1971 | Retired to run for State Senate. | |||
| Dixon Arnett | January 4, 1971 – November 30, 1974 | ||||
| Carmen Perino | Democratic | December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1980 | San Joaquin, Stanislaus | ||
| Adrian C. Fondse | Republican | December 1, 1980 – January 5, 1981 | |||
| Patrick Johnson | Democratic | January 5, 1981 – January 10, 1991 | |||
| Vacant | January 10, 1991 – May 16, 1991 | San Joaquin | |||
| Dean Andal | Republican | May 16, 1991 – November 30, 1992 | Elected to finish Johnston's term. | ||
| Sal Cannella | Democratic | December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1996 | Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus | Termed out and ran for State Senate. | |
| Dennis Cardoza | December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2002 | Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives. | |||
| Greg Aghazarian | Republican | December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008 | San Joaquin, Stanislaus | Retired to run for State Senate. | |
| Bill Berryhill | December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012 | Retired to run for State Senate. | |||
| Connie Conway | December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2014 | Inyo, Kern, Tulare | Term Limited. | ||
| Devon Mathis | December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2022 | ||||
| Democratic | December 3, 2022 – Present | Santa Clara County | Retiring to run for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2024. | ||