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California › California State Assembly · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
California Assembly District 59
Top twoPhillip Chen has no major-party opponent.
Phillip Chen has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Phillip Chen
- Experience
- State legislature
Green
Victor Hernandez
The district
Lean R+5: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 491,686
- People per km²
- 905
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 49%
- White, no degree
- 22%of adults
- White 40%
- Hispanic 29%
- Black 3%
- Asian 24%
- Other / multiracial 5%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
229,674 votes · R+21.0✓ Phillip Chen (R)60.5%
Dave Obrand (D)39.5%
2024 President Vote in this district
232,328 two-party votes · R+6.6 · R+5.1 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)53.3%
Kamala Harris (D)46.7%
2022
161,965 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Phillip Chen (R)70.0%
Leon Q Sit (I)30.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
110,301 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D)57.5%
Efren Martinez (D)42.5%
2020 President Vote in this district
259,198 two-party votes · R+1.3 · R+5.8 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)50.6%
Joe Biden (D)49.4%
2016 President Vote in this district
200,015 two-party votes · R+7.4 · R+9.6 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)53.7%
Hillary Clinton (D)46.3%
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