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Scott Sakakihara and Linda R. Price are the candidates identified for California State Senate District 10 in the November 3, 2026, general election. Sakakihara is a Union City councilmember; Price’s official primary ballot designation was “Businesswoman.”
Who is running in the District 10 Senate race?
Union City Councilmember Scott Sakakihara, a Democrat, faces Republican Linda R. Price in the California State Senate District 10 general election on November 3, 2026. KQED identifies them as the general-election candidates, and both appeared on the district’s June 2 primary ballot.
The Secretary of State’s certified primary list included seven candidates: Democrats David Cohen, Anne Kepner, Raymond Liu, Carmen Montano, and Scott Sakakihara, and Republicans Linda R. Price and another candidate. The official list names the Republican as Linda R. Price; it does not establish a district-specific primary vote total in the material available here. California Secretary of State: Certified list of candidates; KQED 2026 election coverage.
How did Sakakihara and Price reach the general election?
California uses a voter-nominated top-two primary for state legislative offices. The Secretary of State explains: “In the primary election, the two candidates receiving the most votes—regardless of party preference—move on to the general election.” That means the two candidates advancing may share a party preference or have different ones. Even a candidate who wins a majority in the primary still faces a general election. California Secretary of State: Primary elections; California voter guide.
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The Secretary of State certified the November general-election candidate list on August 27, 2026. As of October 3, the election is upcoming, not decided. The state said counties had to begin mailing ballots to other voters by October 5; ballots for military and overseas voters could be sent as early as September 4. Secretary of State 2026 news releases and advisories.
What is known about each candidate?
Scott Sakakihara
The City of Union City lists Sakakihara as its District 4 councilmember. His campaign describes him as a former vice mayor, regional housing leader, U.S. Navy Reserve officer, attorney, husband, and father of three; those biographical descriptions are campaign-provided. City of Union City: City Council; Scott Sakakihara campaign.
Sakakihara’s campaign describes District 10 as encompassing Fremont, Fairview, Hayward, Newark, Union City, Milpitas, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, portions of San Jose, and Alum Rock and East Foothills. That is the campaign’s description; an official district boundary map was not available among the cited sources. Scott Sakakihara campaign.
Linda R. Price
Price’s official primary ballot designation was “Businesswoman.” KQED describes her as a former human-resources director and executive coach who previously ran for a Fremont Union High School District school-board seat. These sources provide limited biographical context, not a full account of her background or policy positions. California Secretary of State: Certified list of candidates; KQED 2026 election coverage.
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KQED’s race coverage frames questions about what candidates would do in the state Senate to reduce residents’ costs and whether they would support a proposed California billionaire tax to help fund Medi-Cal. Those are useful comparison topics, but the available sources do not establish complete, directly comparable answers from both candidates. Check each candidate’s own statements or a direct interview before treating a position as confirmed. KQED 2026 election coverage.
The reviewed sources also do not provide official District 10 primary vote totals, a verified poll, or turnout statistics. Do not infer a vote margin or the candidates’ relative support from the fact that they advanced.
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