2018Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2018 election for California Assembly District 38
California State Assembly · California
Christy Smith (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Dante Acosta (R) by 2.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Christy SmithDemocrat · winner
51.5%95,751
Dante AcostaRepublican · incumbent
48.5%90,298
186,049 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET