Flipped from RepublicanCalledUnofficial resultsIncumbent defeated
California Assembly District 36
California State Assembly · California
Ida Obeso-Martinez flipped the seat for Democrats, winning by 18.4 points over Jeff Gonzalez.
Top-two primary
Ida Obeso-MartinezDemocrat · winner
59.2%47,349
Jeff GonzalezRepublican · incumbent
40.8%32,637
79,986 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.
Ida Obeso-MartinezJeff Gonzalez
$4.4M
Raised by the campaign
$1.5M
$4.3M
Spent by the campaign
$1.8M
$203K
Cash on hand
$84.3K
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.
- Ida Obeso-Martinez
- 71%
- Jeff Gonzalez
- 29%
- Projected margin
- D+4.7