Daphne Bradford
Daphne Bradford (No party preference) is running for election to the California State Senate to represent District 28. She is on the ballot in the primary on June 2, 2026.[source]
Biography
Daphne Bradford was born in Los Angeles, California. She earned a bachelor's degree from California State University, Long Beach, in 1989. Her career experience includes working as an education consultant.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: California State Senate 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 Senate District 28
Incumbent Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D), Joe Lisuzzo (R), and Daphne Bradford (No party preference) are running in the primary for California State Senate District 28 on June 2, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D) | |
 | Joe Lisuzzo (R) | |
 | Daphne Bradford (No party preference) | |
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2024
See also: Municipal elections in Los Angeles County, California (2024)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors District 2
Incumbent Holly Mitchell won election outright against Daphne Bradford, Clint Carlton, and Katrina Williams in the primary for Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors District 2 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Holly Mitchell (Nonpartisan) | 68.4 | 158,172 |
| Daphne Bradford (Nonpartisan) | 13.2 | 30,515 | |
 | Clint Carlton (Nonpartisan) | 11.3 | 26,183 | |
| Katrina Williams (Nonpartisan) | 7.0 | 16,222 | ||
| Total votes: 231,092 | |||
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Endorsements
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2022
Regular election
See also: United States Senate election in California, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate California
Incumbent Alex Padilla defeated Mark Meuser in the general election for U.S. Senate California on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Alex Padilla (D) | 61.1 | 6,621,621 |
 | Mark Meuser (R) | 38.9 | 4,222,029 | |
| Total votes: 10,843,650 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate California
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. Senate California on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alex Padilla (D) | 54.1 | 3,725,544 |
| ✔ | | Mark Meuser (R) | 14.9 | 1,028,374 |
 | Cordie Williams (R) | 6.9 | 474,321 | |
 | Jonathan Elist (R) | 4.2 | 289,716 | |
 | Chuck Smith (R) | 3.9 | 266,766 | |
 | James P. Bradley (R) | 3.4 | 235,788 | |
 | Douglas Howard Pierce (D) | 1.7 | 116,771 | |
 | John Parker (Peace and Freedom Party) | 1.5 | 105,477 | |
 | Sarah Sun Liew (R) | 1.1 | 76,994 | |
 | Dan O'Dowd (D) | 1.1 | 74,916 | |
 | Akinyemi Agbede (D) | 1.0 | 70,971 | |
 | Myron Hall (R) | 1.0 | 66,161 | |
 | Timothy Ursich Jr. (D) | 0.8 | 58,348 | |
 | Robert Lucero (R) | 0.8 | 53,398 | |
 | James Henry Conn (G) | 0.5 | 35,983 | |
 | Eleanor Garcia (Independent) | 0.5 | 34,625 | |
 | Carlos Guillermo Tapia (R) | 0.5 | 33,870 | |
 | Pamela Elizondo (G) | 0.5 | 31,981 | |
 | Enrique Petris (R) | 0.5 | 31,883 | |
 | Obaidul Huq Pirjada (D) | 0.4 | 27,889 | |
| Daphne Bradford (Independent) | 0.4 | 26,900 | |
 | Don Grundmann (Independent) | 0.1 | 10,181 | |
 | Deon Jenkins (Independent) | 0.1 | 6,936 | |
 | Mark Ruzon (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 206 | |
 | Lily Zhou (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 58 | |
| Irene Ratliff (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 7 | ||
| Marc Roth (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 6,884,065 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chloe Hollett-Billingsley (D)
- Dhruva Herle (D)
- Chris Theodore (D)
- Ernest Taylor (D)
- Brant John-Michael Williams (Independent)
- Marie Encar Arnold (D)
- Peter Liu (R)
- Brian Ainsworth (R)
- Yvonne Girard (R)
- Elizabeth Heng (R)
- Erik Urbina (R)
- Denard Ingram (D)
- Ellerton Whitney (L)
- Danny Fabricant (R)
- Fepbrina Keivaulqe Autiameineire (Independent)
- Paul Gutierrez (R)
- Mary Glory Thach (Independent)
Special election
See also: United States Senate special election in California, 2022
General election
Special general election for U.S. Senate California
Incumbent Alex Padilla defeated Mark Meuser in the special general election for U.S. Senate California on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alex Padilla (D) | 60.9 | 6,559,308 |
| Mark Meuser (R) | 39.1 | 4,212,450 | |
| Total votes: 10,771,758 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate California
The following candidates ran in the special primary for U.S. Senate California on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alex Padilla (D) | 55.0 | 3,740,582 |
| ✔ | | Mark Meuser (R) | 22.1 | 1,503,480 |
| James P. Bradley (R) | 6.9 | 472,052 | |
| Jonathan Elist (R) | 5.9 | 403,722 | |
| Timothy Ursich Jr. (D) | 3.3 | 226,447 | |
| Dan O'Dowd (D) | 2.8 | 191,531 | |
| Myron Hall (R) | 2.1 | 143,038 | |
| Daphne Bradford (Independent) | 1.6 | 112,191 | |
| John Parker (Peace and Freedom Party) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 9,951 | |
| Irene Ratliff (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 6,803,006 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Yvonne Girard (R)
Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2022
Daphne Bradford completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bradford's responses.
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- Reimagining Law Enforcement and Nation al Public Safety: The founder of Building Blue Bridges (B3), Daphne Bradford has a national blue print for 21st Century community policing. Blue Bridges (B3) is a collaborative law enforcement and community relationship building model for all states, cities and towns.
- Economic Inflation Recovery: High gas, food, housing and prescription drug cost are destroying the middle class and those already living below the poverty level. Daphne will create bi-partisan cost of living policies to help eradicate the highest inflation in 40 years.
- Education: Daphne is a a nationally recognized educator honored for successfully bridging the technology divide with advance STEAM education. She supports parental rights in the classroom. She will fight for post COVID-19 academic, social and emotional recovery of our children.
Affordable Quality Health Care
Equitable Education
Passionate about making life better for All
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2026 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 8, 2022
