Senate District 8: Ashby Faces Mason as Housing, Education and Public Services Frame the Race

SACRAMENTO, California — Democratic incumbent Angelique Ashby and Republican Susan A. Mason are the two candidates for California’s 8th Senate District in the November 3, 2026, general election.

The official election records identify Ashby as a California state senator and Mason as a retired nurse. California58 has not independently verified when, where or by what method either candidate personally voted.

Ashby’s published priorities

Ashby’s campaign issues page emphasizes childcare, preschool, schools, libraries, workforce preparation and access to technology. It also advocates affordable housing, support for people experiencing homelessness and public safety that combines emergency resources with police accountability and prevention.

Her Senate biography documents 12 years on Sacramento’s City Council before she joined the Legislature. The biography highlights flood protection and programs for women and children experiencing homelessness. Those office-published descriptions provide background on her record; they do not establish a new Election Day appearance.

The campaign issues page includes older council-era and pandemic-era material. Its stated goals are summarized here as published positions, not as a newly released November 3 platform.

What is documented about Mason

Sacramento County’s candidate register confirms Mason’s Republican affiliation and retired-nurse ballot designation. The register does not provide a campaign website or candidate statement for her. California58 has not independently authenticated a separate campaign website or obtained a substantive platform statement for this report.

That information gap should not be filled by assuming Mason shares every position associated with her party. Her nursing background alone also does not establish a position on any particular healthcare bill.

Voting details remain unconfirmed

Mailing addresses in candidate filings are not polling-place evidence. This Sacramento edition serves district readers and does not establish where either contender cast a ballot.

Sources: County candidate register; Ashby’s published campaign priorities; Ashby’s official Senate biography.

Candidate verification: California Secretary of State’s certified general-election list. Campaign proposals and accounts of achievements are attributed claims, not guaranteed outcomes. This report makes no winner declaration.

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