CalledUnofficial results
California Assembly District 79
California State Assembly · California
LaShae Sharp-Collins won re-election by 35.4 points over Andrew Lawson.
Top-two primary
LaShae Sharp-CollinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.7%66,254
Andrew LawsonRepublican
32.3%31,584
97,838 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.
LaShae Sharp-CollinsAndrew Lawson
$697.7K
Raised by the campaign
$15.3K
$446.6K
Spent by the campaign
$15K
$304.2K
Cash on hand
$418
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.
- LaShae Sharp-Collins
- >99%
- Andrew Lawson
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+37.2