Mayra Ruiz
Mayra Ruiz (Republican Party) ran for election to the California State Assembly to represent District 68. Ruiz lost in the primary on June 2, 2026.
Elections
2026
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for California State Assembly District 68
Jessie Lopez (D) and David Penaloza (D) are running in the general election for California State Assembly District 68 on November 3, 2026.
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 | Jessie Lopez (D)  | |
 | David Penaloza (D) | |
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Nonpartisan primary
Nonpartisan primary election for California State Assembly District 68
David Penaloza (D) and Jessie Lopez (D) defeated Mayra Ruiz (R) and Shannon Wingfield (D) in the primary for California State Assembly District 68 on June 2, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Penaloza (D) | 32.5 | 23,261 |
| ✔ | | Jessie Lopez (D) | 31.4 | 22,467 |
| Mayra Ruiz (R) | 29.4 | 21,011 | ||
| Shannon Wingfield (D) | 6.6 | 4,745 | ||
| Total votes: 71,484 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ruiz received the following endorsements. To send us additional endorsements, click here.
- Republican Party of California
- April's Common Sense Cali Voters (Sway voting group by April Silverman (Cali MAGA Barbie))
- Based in Malibu (Sway voting group by Based in Malibu)
- Elizabeth Barcohana's Lady with a Brain Voter Guide (Sway voting group by Elizabeth Barcohana)
- Reform California
- The Morning Answer with Jennifer Horn
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Orange County, California (2024)
General election
General election for Rancho Santiago Community College District District 5
Incumbent David Crockett defeated Mayra Ruiz in the general election for Rancho Santiago Community College District District 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Crockett (Nonpartisan) | 54.5 | 10,605 |
| Mayra Ruiz (Nonpartisan) | 45.5 | 8,855 | ||
| Total votes: 19,460 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Ruiz in this election.
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2024
Mayra Ruiz did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
Campaign finance information for this candidate is not yet available from OpenSecrets. That information will be published here once it is available.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
