SH
Sara Hernandez
DD · challenger
Candidate leans on PAC money. 36% from PACs and 64% from individuals.
64% individuals36% PACs0% other
$858K
raised
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California · State Senate · District 26 · 2026
California State Senate District 26 race
General election in 42 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · California State Senate District 26 race
Sara Hernandez has raised more than 5 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the California State Senate District 26 race, 2026 report raising $1.1M between them. Sara Hernandez reports $858,395 and Sarah Rascon reports $158,129, a gap of $700,266. Of what Sara Hernandez reports, 64% came from individuals and 36% from PACs.
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
SR
Sarah Rascon
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 89% from individuals and 11% from PACs.
89% individuals11% PACs0% other
$158K
raised
SM
Sang H. (sam Shin) Masog
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$44K
raised
María Elena Durazo
DIncumbentD · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 21% from PACs and 79% from individuals.
79% individuals21% PACs0% other
$38K
raised
CA
Claudia Agraz
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$1K
raised
Where the money came from
$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
No itemized outside money by sector is on file yet.
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
31%69%
31% PACs69% individuals0% other
The incumbent's record
María Elena Durazo is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth
None on file
No parsed annual disclosure snapshot is on file.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
0
Current full committee seats on file.
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Small donors & unclassified$15K
Labor / Unions$8K
Real Estate & Construction$5K
Health & Pharma$4K
Energy & Utilities$1K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Sara Hernandez D · challenger SH | vs | SR Sarah Rascon D · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $858K | Raised | $158K |
| $0 | Cash on hand | $0 |
| 36% | From PACs | 11% |
| 64% | From individuals | 89% |
| Too few to rank | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| No | Incumbent | No |