CalledUnofficial results
California Assembly District 53
California State Assembly · California
Michelle Rodriguez won re-election by 35.5 points over Rafaela Romero.
Top-two primary
Michelle RodriguezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.7%62,444
Rafaela RomeroRepublican
32.3%29,758
92,202 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.
Michelle RodriguezRafaela Romero
$1.1M
Raised by the campaign
$5.1K
$940.2K
Spent by the campaign
$6.1K
$137.4K
Cash on hand
$1.4K
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.
- Michelle Rodriguez
- >99%
- Rafaela Romero
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+24.9