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Incumbent Maggy Krell will face Jagtar Singh in this year’s race to represent the heart of California’s capital city. Both candidates are Democrats.
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Krell, an attorney, came out on top in a crowded primary to represent California’s 6th Assembly District in 2024. In the general election, Krell won over two-thirds of the vote, beating out Republican challenger Nikki Ellis to fill Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty’s vacant seat.
In this year’s June primary election, Krell won nearly 85% of the vote, while Singh won just more than 15%.
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Where is the district?
The 6th Assembly District is in central Sacramento and includes Antelope, Arden-Arcade and Rio Linda, as well as other parts of the city and its surrounding areas.
2024 census data show that white residents make up the district’s largest racial group, at 47%. The district is 24% Hispanic and Latino, 14% Asian and 10% Black. The area has a median household income of about $88,500.
The district leans Democratic — nearly 50% of registered voters identify themselves as Democrats, while just over 20% are Republicans, according to .
Who are the candidates?
Krell spent her career in the legal field, working as a lawyer for Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, before becoming a deputy attorney general for the state. As deputy attorney general, Krell gained recognition for prosecuting the operators of Backpage.com, an online prostitution and sex trafficking website. The page’s owners pled guilty to state criminal charges of conspiracy and money laundering, leading to the site’s shutdown in 2018.
As an Assembly member, Krell has championed reproductive rights — a key aspect of her 2024 campaign. The first bill Krell authored in the Legislature was designed to increase protections for the distribution of mifepristone, a drug used for abortions in the first 10 weeks of pregnancy.
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Krell has also prioritized legislation to protect women and girls. In 2025, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Krell’s bill to criminalize paying a minor for sex. The measure made it a crime to loiter with the intent to purchase commercial sex and removed exemptions for 16- and 17-year-old girls in existing laws governing commercial sex with minors.
During her term in the Assembly, Krell sat on these committees: Appropriations, Banking and Finance, Communications and Conveyance, and Insurance.
Krell, 48, lives with her husband and two sons in Sacramento.
Singh, a Sacramento resident who is listed as a “caregiver/business owner” on the ballot, does not have an official campaign website.
“I am asking for your vote because I want to work for working families, small businesses, and large businesses — not for campaign donation money,” a post on his Instagram account reads. The page includes several posts criticizing Krell for accepting campaign donations and states that Singh will not accept special interest funds of any kind.
Who is funding the race?
Krell has raised over $1 million in campaign contributions, according to data from the Secretary of State’s Office. Corporate political action committees, statewide unions and consumer retailers are among her biggest donors. In June, Krell had over $1.5 million on hand, and her campaign expenditures totaled about $420,385.
State records do not show that Singh has recorded a campaign account or reported any contributions.
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