2025Final resultsSpecial election
2025 special election for California Senate District 36
California State Senate · California
Tony Strickland (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Jimmy Pham (D) by 23.7 points.
Tony StricklandRepublican · winner
51.3%81,133
Jimmy PhamDemocrat
27.7%43,730
Julie DiepDemocrat
14.3%22,647
John BriscoeRepublican
6.7%10,588
158,098 votes
Source: State and county election authorities (CA, DE, FL, GA, LA, MA, MN, SC, WA)Updated Oct 13, 2026, 8:26 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2025
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)