CalledUnofficial results
California Assembly District 42
California State Assembly · California
Deborah Klein Lopez held the seat for Democrats, winning by 12.6 points over Ted Nordblum.
Top-two primary
Deborah Klein LopezDemocrat · winner
56.3%96,731
Ted NordblumRepublican
43.7%75,135
171,866 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.
Deborah Klein LopezTed Nordblum
$1.7M
Raised by the campaign
$302.4K
$1.1M
Spent by the campaign
$274.9K
$601.8K
Cash on hand
$34.7K
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.
- Deborah Klein Lopez
- 99%
- Ted Nordblum
- 1%
- Projected margin
- D+20.1