2022Final results
2022 election for California Senate District 38
California State Senate · California
Catherine Blakespear (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Matt Gunderson (R) by 4.5 points.
Catherine BlakespearDemocrat · winner
52.2%190,992
Matt GundersonRepublican
47.8%174,581
365,573 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2022
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET