State Senator, District 36
State Senate District 36; California
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 67 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 973,798 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(39,287,377 ÷ 973,798) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.09, measured against a statewide vote in CA (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Democratic · declared
Chris Duncan is a former federal prosecutor of 16 years. He served on the San Clemente City Council from 2020 to 2024, including a term as mayor.
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Tony Strickland is a Republican member of the California State Senate for District 36 (coastal Orange and Los Angeles counties), elected in 2024. A longtime officeholder, he previously served in both the California State Assembly and State Senate and as Mayor and Councilmember of Huntington Beach.
Source: ballotpedia.org