Ali Taj
Ali Taj (Democratic Party) is running for election to the California State Assembly to represent District 67. He is on the ballot in the primary on June 2, 2026.[source]
Elections
2026
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on June 2, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Nonpartisan primary
Nonpartisan primary election for California State Assembly District 67
The following candidates are running in the primary for California State Assembly District 67 on June 2, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| Ada Briceño (D) | ||
| Paul Gonzales (D) | ||
| Mark Pulido (D) | ||
 | Ali Taj (D) | |
| Adrian Ayub (R) | ||
| Paulo Morales (R) | ||
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Campaign finance
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2018
California State Senate special election
A special primary election for the position of California State Senate District 32 was called for June 5, 2018. Vanessa Delgado (D) and Rita Topalian (R), the top two vote-getters, advanced to the special general election that was held on August 7, 2018.[1][2] Delgado won the seat.[3]
To qualify for the race, candidates had to pay a filing fee by April 12, 2018, or they must have submitted petition signatures by March 13, 2018. [4]
The seat became vacant following Tony Mendoza's (D) resignation on February 22, 2018, due to sexual misconduct allegations against him. To read more about those allegations and his response, click here.
Mendoza filed to run for the special election along with 10 other candidates. A total of nine Democrats and two Republicans filed.[5]
General election
Special general election for California State Senate District 32
Vanessa Delgado defeated Rita Topalian in the special general election for California State Senate District 32 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Vanessa Delgado (D) | 52.4 | 26,635 | |
 | Rita Topalian (R) | 47.6 | 24,240 | |
| Total votes: 50,875 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 32
The following candidates ran in the special primary for California State Senate District 32 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | ||
 | Bob Archuleta (D) | |
| Rudy Bermudez (D) | ||
| ✔ | Vanessa Delgado (D) | |
 | John Paul Drayer (D) | |
| Darren Joseph Gendron (D) | ||
 | Tony Mendoza (D) | |
| Vivian Romero (D) | ||
| Vicky Santana (D) | ||
| Ion Sarega (R) | ||
| Ali Taj (D) | |
| ✔ | | Rita Topalian (R) |
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California State Senate regular election
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for California State Senate District 32
Bob Archuleta defeated Rita Topalian in the general election for California State Senate District 32 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bob Archuleta (D) | 66.9 | 177,054 |
| Rita Topalian (R) | 33.1 | 87,520 | |
| Total votes: 264,574 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 32
The following candidates ran in the primary for California State Senate District 32 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rita Topalian (R) | 24.4 | 28,979 |
| ✔ | | Bob Archuleta (D) | 17.4 | 20,652 |
| Vanessa Delgado (D) | 15.7 | 18,709 | ||
| Tony Mendoza (D) | 10.0 | 11,917 | |
| Ion Sarega (R) | 9.7 | 11,577 | ||
| Vicky Santana (D) | 6.9 | 8,236 | ||
| Ali Taj (D) | 5.3 | 6,349 | |
| Vivian Romero (D) | 4.6 | 5,495 | ||
| Rudy Bermudez (D) | 4.6 | 5,455 | ||
| David Castellanos (D) | 1.3 | 1,541 | ||
| Total votes: 118,910 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
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See also
2026 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ CBS Sacramento, "Special Election Set To Replace California State Sen. Tony Mendoza," March 8, 2018
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "State Senate District 32 - Districtwide Results," accessed June 6, 2018
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "State Senate District 32 - Districtwide Results," accessed August 8, 2018
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Special Election Calendar: Special Primary Election June 5, 2018, California State Senate, 32nd District (Tony Mendoza)," accessed March 9, 2018
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Special Primary Election - June 5, 2018: Official Certified List of Candidates," April 18, 2018
