CalledUnofficial results
California Assembly District 20
California State Assembly · California
Liz Ortega won re-election by 53.0 points over Patricia Muga.
Top-two primary
Liz OrtegaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.5%86,332
Patricia MugaRepublican
23.5%26,497
112,829 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.
Liz OrtegaNo Republican
$769.5K
Raised by the campaign
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$681.5K
Spent by the campaign
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$288K
Cash on hand
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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.
- Liz Ortega
- >99%
- Patricia Muga
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+47.5