CalledUnofficial results
California Assembly District 5
California State Assembly · California
Joe Patterson won re-election by 13.5 points over Neva Parker.
Top-two primary
Joe PattersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.7%103,656
Neva ParkerDemocrat
43.3%79,019
182,675 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.
Neva ParkerJoe Patterson
$136.5K
Raised by the campaign
$839K
$127.5K
Spent by the campaign
$625.1K
$14.1K
Cash on hand
$541.8K
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.
- Neva Parker
- 11%
- Joe Patterson
- 89%
- Projected margin
- R+9.2