CalledUnofficial results
California Assembly District 59
California State Assembly · California
Phillip Chen won re-election by 21.5 points over Victor Hernandez.
Top-two primary
Phillip ChenRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.7%91,134
Victor HernandezGreen
39.3%58,904
150,038 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.
No independentPhillip Chen
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Raised by the campaign
$1.3M
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Spent by the campaign
$535.6K
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Cash on hand
$1.9M
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.
No Democrat was on the ballot, so the model gave the seat to Phillip Chen without simulating it.
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