CalledUnofficial results
California Assembly District 29
California State Assembly · California
Robert Rivas won re-election by 42.8 points over Dennis Sanchez.
Top-two primary
Robert RivasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.4%64,257
Dennis SanchezRepublican
28.6%25,713
89,970 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.
Robert RivasDennis Sanchez
$2.7M
Raised by the campaign
$5.8K
$1.7M
Spent by the campaign
$6.7K
$2.7M
Cash on hand
$579
Campaign money: California Secretary of State (Cal-Access), through Oct 17, 2026; California Secretary of State (Cal-Access), through May 16, 2026.
Source: California Secretary of State (Cal-Access) campaign filingsUpdated May 16, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Robert Rivas
- >99%
- Dennis Sanchez
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+37.3