The results for the California state legislative races are still unofficial but we know that at least eight — one-third — of those seats will be won by non-incumbents because the current officeholders in Sacramento aren’t seeking reelection.
Below is a snapshot of where the races stood as of 5:10 p.m. Wednesday, according to the California Secretary of State’s office.
District 34: Incumbent Republican Assemblymember Tom Lackey has a solid lead over Democratic challenger Ricardo Ortega. The district includes parts of L.A., San Bernardino and Kern counties, including communities like Barstow, Palmdale, Lancaster and Needles. Lackey had 62.6%, while Ortega had 37.4%.
District 39: Incumbent Democratic Assemblymember Juan Carrillo was leading Republican challenger Paul Marsh. The winner will represent constituents in L.A. and San Bernardino counties, including residents in Victorville, Palmdale and Lancaster. Carrillo had 56.3%, while Marsh had 43.7%.
District 40: Incumbent Democratic Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo pulled ahead of Republican challenger Patrick Gipson, a former L.A. County sheriff’s deputy. The winner will represent Santa Clarita Valley and northwestern San Fernando Valley. Schiavo had 50.9%% and Gipson had 49.1%.
District 41: Democrat John Harabedian was leading former Altadena Councilmember Michelle Del Rosario Martinez, a Republican. The district represents voters in Pasadena, Altadena, La Cañada Flintridge, Monrovia and Sierra Madre in L.A. County and Rancho Cucamonga, Wrightwood and San Antonio Heights in San Bernardino County. Harabedian had 58.6%, while Del Rosario Martinez had 41.4%.
District 42: Incumbent Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin, a Democrat, was leading Republican challenger Ted Nordblum. The winner will represent portions of Ventura and L.A. counties, including Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, Calabasas and Pacific Palisades. Irwin had 53.6% to Nordblum’s 46.4%.
District 43: San Fernando Mayor Celeste Rodriguez, a Democrat, had an early lead over San Fernando City Councilmember Victoria Garcia, a Republican. Assembly District 43 represents residents in Pacoima, Mission Hills, Sylmar, Arleta, Sun Valley, Panorama City, Lake View Terrace, Valley Glen, Van Nuys and the city of San Fernando. Rodriguez had 64.1% to Garcia’s 35.9%.
District 44: Burbank Mayor Nick Schultz, a Democrat, was ahead of Republican construction manager Tony Rodriguez. The district includes eastern San Fernando Valley. Schultz had 64.7%, while Rodriguez had 35.3%.
District 46: Incumbent Democratic Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel had a strong lead over teacher Tracey Schroeder, a Republican. District 46 represents residents in western San Fernando Valley. Gabriel had 60.9%, while Schroeder had 39.1%.
District 48: Incumbent Democratic Assemblymember Blanca Rubio6, was ahead of Republican real estate business owner Dan Tran. The winner will represent a swath of the San Gabriel Valley including West Covina, Baldwin Park, Glendora, Covina, Azusa, Duarte and Monrovia. Rubio had 58.8% and Tran had 41.2%.
District 49: Incumbent Democratic Assemblymember Mike Fong had a lead over Republican attorney Long “David” Liu. The candidates are vying to represent communities in the San Gabriel Valley including Alhambra, Arcadia, El Monte, Monterey Park, Rosemead, San Gabriel, San Marino, South Pasadena and Temple City. Fong had 59.6%, while Liu had 40.4%.
District 51: Incumbent Democratic Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur had a commanding lead over Republican entrepreneur Stephan Hohil. The winner will represent Hollywood, Franklin and Beachwood canyons, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Santa Monica. Zbur had 73.% and Hohil had 26.3%.
District 52: In a Democrat vs. Democrat race, Jessica Caloza pulled ahead of Franky Carrillo. The winner of this race will represent East Los Angeles including the neighborhoods of Lincoln Heights, Highland Park, Glassell Park, Eagle Rock, Los Feliz, Silver Lake and Echo Park. Caloza had 67.1%, while Carrillo had 32.9%
District 53: Democrat Michelle Rodriguez was leading Republican Nick Wilson. The winner will represent parts of L.A. and San Bernardino counties, including Pomona, Ontario, Chino, Upland and Montclair. Rodriguez had 55.8% to Wilson’s 44.2%.
District 54: Mark Gonzalez had an early lead over nonprofit executive director John Yi. Both candidates are Democrats seeking to replace Santiago, Gonzalez’s boss, who is termed out. The winner will represent a district that includes L.A.’s Koreatown, Westlake, Chinatown, Little Tokyo and Boyle Heights, as well as the cities of Vernon and Montebello. Gonzalez had 56.7%, while Yi had 43.3%.
District 55: Incumbent Democratic Assemblymember Isaac Bryan had a commanding lead over Republican software developer Keith Cascio. The winner will represent residents in Crenshaw, Culver City, Ladera Heights, Mar Vista, Del Rey, Palms, Pico-Robertson, Beverly Grove and Mid-Wilshire. Bryan had 79.6%, while Cascio had 20.4%.
District 56: Incumbent Democratic Assemblymember Lisa Calderon, who was first elected in 2020, had a solid lead over Whittier City Councilmember Jessica Martinez, a Republican. The winner of this race will represent southeastern parts of L.A. County and San Gabriel Valley, including El Monte, Hacienda Heights, La Habra Heights, La Puente, Pico Rivera and Whittier. Calderon had 54.1%, while Martinez had 45.9%.
District 57: Community organizer and educator Sade Elhawary was leading small business owner Efren Martinez. This district represents South Central and Downtown Los Angeles. Elhawary had 58.8%, while Martinez had 41.2%.
District 61: Incumbent Democratic Assemblymember Tina Simone McKinnor had a sizable lead over Republican restaurateur Alfonso Hernandez. The winner will represent Inglewood, Westchester, Lennox, Hawthorne, Westmont and Lawndale. McKinnor had 75.3%. Hernandez had 24.7%.
District 62: Democratic Lynwood Mayor Jose Luis Solache pulled ahead of Republican Paul Jones, a retired Marine. Both candidates hope to be the one to replace termed out Democratic Assemblymember Anthony Rendon. This district represents voters in Bellflower, Huntington Park, Lakewood, Lynwood, Maywood, Paramount, South Gate and Walnut Park. Solache had 62.9%. Jones had 37.1%.
District 64: Incumbent Democratic Assemblymember Blanca Pacheco was leading Raul Ortiz Jr., a Republican minister and business leader. The two are battling it out to represent Southeast L.A. including Bell, Bell Gardens, Cudahy, Downey, East Whittier, La Mirada, Norwalk, Santa Fe Springs, South Whittier and La Habra. Pacheco had 58.9%. Ortiz Jr. had 411%.
District 65: Incumbent Democratic Assemblymember Mike Gipson pulled way in front of teacher Lydia Gutiérrez, a Republican. Before being elected to the Assembly in 2014, Gipson served on the Carson City Council. Gutiérrez has served on the Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council. The winner will represent a district that stretches from the Port of Los Angeles up to Compton and includes parts of Carson and Long Beach. Gipson had 69.2%, while Gutiérrez had 30.8%.
District 66: Democratic Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi had an early lead over former Hermosa Beach Mayor George Barks, a Republican. Whomever wins will represent most of the South Bay. Muratsuchi had 58.4%. Barks had 41.6%.
District 67: Incumbent Democratic Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva was leading retired entrepreneur Beth Culver, a Republican. Whoever wins will represent Cerritos in L.A. County as well as the Orange County cities of Brea, Fullerton and Buena Park. Quirk-Silva had 54.5%, while Culver had 45.5%.
District 69: Incumbent Democratic Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal had a sizable lead over Republican Joshua Rodriguez, a police officer. The winner will represent parts of southern L.A. County including Avalon, Carson and Long Beach. Lowenthal had 66.5%, while Rodriguez had 33.5%.