CalledUnofficial results
California Assembly District 34
California State Assembly · California
Charles Hughes held the seat for Republicans, winning by 6.1 points over Randall Putz.
Top-two primary
Charles HughesRepublican · winner
53.1%68,740
Randall PutzDemocrat
46.9%60,787
129,527 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.
Randall PutzCharles Hughes
$157K
Raised by the campaign
$726.5K
$248K
Spent by the campaign
$591.4K
$12.3K
Cash on hand
$136.8K
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.
- Randall Putz
- 7%
- Charles Hughes
- 93%
- Projected margin
- R+11.2