CalledUnofficial results
California Assembly District 1
California State Assembly · California
Heather Hadwick won re-election by 15.3 points over Dianna Margaret James.
Top-two primary
Heather HadwickRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.6%89,325
Dianna Margaret JamesDemocrat
42.4%65,666
154,991 votes
Source: California Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 12:54 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Dianna Margaret JamesHeather Hadwick
$29.9K
Raised by the campaign
$574.1K
$21.2K
Spent by the campaign
$423.3K
$8.9K
Cash on hand
$161.5K
Campaign money: California Secretary of State (Cal-Access), through Oct 17, 2026.
Source: California Secretary of State (Cal-Access) campaign filingsUpdated Oct 17, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Dianna Margaret James
- 2%
- Heather Hadwick
- 98%
- Projected margin
- R+18.4