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2022Final results

2022 election for California Assembly District 44

California State Assembly · California

Laura Friedman (D) won with 71.4% of the vote, defeating Barry Curtis Jacobsen (R) by 42.7 points.

Laura FriedmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.4%113,380
28.6%45,519
158,899 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2022

Races before and after

EvenD+18.02016D+17.82018D+21.32020D+42.72022D+31.82024D+45.72026

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET