CalledUnofficial results
California Assembly District 71
California State Assembly · California
Kate Sanchez won re-election by 7.7 points over JJ Galvez.
Top-two primary
Kate SanchezRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.9%74,631
JJ GalvezDemocrat
46.1%63,903
138,534 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.
JJ GalvezKate Sanchez
$108.7K
Raised by the campaign
$675K
$103.4K
Spent by the campaign
$477.2K
$15.3K
Cash on hand
$203.4K
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.
- JJ Galvez
- 17%
- Kate Sanchez
- 83%
- Projected margin
- R+6.8