CalledUnofficial results
California Assembly District 76
California State Assembly · California
Darshana Patel won re-election by 18.4 points over Carrie Espinoza Villanueva.
Top-two primary
Darshana PatelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.2%80,242
Carrie Espinoza VillanuevaRepublican
40.8%55,287
135,529 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.
Darshana PatelNo Republican
$2.5M
Raised by the campaign
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$2.1M
Spent by the campaign
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$572.5K
Cash on hand
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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.
- Darshana Patel
- 99%
- Carrie Espinoza Villanueva
- 1%
- Projected margin
- D+20.6