CalledUnofficial results
California Assembly District 72
California State Assembly · California
Gracey Van Der Mark held the seat for Republicans, winning by 1.2 points over Chris Kluwe.
Top-two primary
Gracey Van Der MarkRepublican · winner
50.6%94,499
Chris KluweDemocrat
49.4%92,285
186,784 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.
Chris KluweGracey Van Der Mark
$1.9M
Raised by the campaign
$584.6K
$1.7M
Spent by the campaign
$559.7K
$142.9K
Cash on hand
$85K
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.
- Chris Kluwe
- 69%
- Gracey Van Der Mark
- 31%
- Projected margin
- D+3.5