Payton Galvez

Candidate for Assembly District 78

Payton Galvez is a Republican running for Assembly District 78. He faces voters in the 2026 general vote. Galvez came in second in the June 2, 2026 primary, with 33.6% of the vote. He placed behind Democrat Christopher Ward, the incumbent, who got 63.3%. He placed ahead of Libertarian Antonio Salguero, who got 3.1%. Galvez moved on under the state's top-two rule to face Ward on November 3, 2026. No past office for Galvez turned up in the sources checked. This hints at a first run, though that is not fully confirmed. Little else about him could be confirmed in this pass. This covers his age, hometown, job, and campaign background. Ballotpedia's page for Galvez could not be loaded, due to repeat errors. No campaign site for him was found. A web search could not be run, since the tool's budget ran out first. The only sure facts come from Ballotpedia's District 78 results page. That page gives the vote count and party, but no life story. Prior office: none found. No record of a past office turned up. He is not the incumbent; he challenges Democrat Christopher Ward.

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