Manpreet Kaur
Ran for California Senate District 16 · Democrat
Lost the 2026 primary
Ballot status source: Lost the 2026 top-two primary on June 2, 2026 · read Jun 2, 2026
Sources (1)
- Lost the 2026 top-two primary on June 2, 2026 (did not finish in the top two) — California Secretary of State — on the Certified List of Candidates for the June 2, 2026 Primary (State Senate District 16) but not among the top-two nominees on the certified November 3, 2026 list (2026-08-27): Melissa Hurtado, Guillermo Asuncion Gonzalez
The District
What California Senate District 16 covers
Covers all of Kings County; parts of Kern County and Tulare County.
Includes Bakersfield (part), Avenal, Hanford, Porterville, Tulare (part), Delano, Shafter (part), Corcoran, Dinuba, Lemoore, Wasco, Allensworth and 72 more.
673 precincts · District lines: State legislative lines: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 (SLDU/SLDL) · Precinct lines: California Statewide Database (Berkeley Law, UC Berkeley, for the California Legislature), SR precinct boundaries for the 2020 / 2022 / 2024 generals (/g22/.zip); free public resource, no formal licence
Results
Certified results for California Senate District 16
State Senate District 16
2022 General Election (precinct detail) · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa HurtadoDemocratic | Democratic | 68,460 | 50.0% |
| David ShepardRepublican | Republican | 68,438 | 50.0% |
Certified — county Statements of Vote as compiled by the Statewide Database; contest totals compared with the California Secretary of State certified Statement of Vote · Statewide Database
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for California Senate District 16
- Melissa HurtadoDemocrat · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot
- Guillermo Asuncion GonzalezRepublican · On the 2026 ballot
Not on file for Manpreet yet: Key Votes, Their Money, Advertising, In Their Words, In the News, Reach Them, Polls, The Paper Trail. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_xa76k91aa.
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