Top-two primary
All candidates run in one primary regardless of party and the two with the most votes advance, so two candidates of the same party can meet in November. The forecast then marks the seat as safe for that party.
California › California State Assembly · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
California Assembly District 69
D vs DTop twoSame-party general election. Two Democrats advanced to November: the seat stays Democratic.
Josh Lowenthal has no major-party opponent.
Josh Lowenthal has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Josh Lowenthal
- Experience
- State legislature
Democratic
Carolyn Essex
The district
Lean D+41: 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
- 463,622
- People per km²
- 278
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 37%
- White, no degree
- 14%of adults
- White 27%
- Hispanic 42%
- Black 10%
- Asian 16%
- Other / multiracial 6%
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
175,907 votes · D+36.8✓ Josh Lowenthal (D)68.4%
Joshua Rodriguez (R)31.6%
2024 President Vote in this district
181,162 two-party votes · D+39.5 · D+41.0 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)69.8%
Donald Trump (R)30.2%
2022
106,268 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Josh Lowenthal (D)58.9%
Al Austin II (D)41.1%
2020 Earlier district lines
136,796 votes · D+45.8✓ Tom Daly (D)72.9%
Jon Paul White (R)27.1%
2020 President Vote in this district
210,384 two-party votes · D+46.3 · D+41.8 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)73.2%
Donald Trump (R)26.8%
2016 President Vote in this district
161,900 two-party votes · D+49.3 · D+47.1 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)74.7%
Donald Trump (R)25.3%