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2018 election for California Assembly District 74

California State Assembly · California

Cottie Petrie-Norris (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Matthew Harper (R) by 5.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Cottie Petrie-NorrisDemocrat · winner
52.7%105,699
Matthew HarperRepublican · incumbent
47.3%94,947
200,646 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

EvenR+17.42010R+13.22012R+12.32016D+5.42018D+1.02020R+5.32022

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET