CalledUnofficial results
California Senate District 18
California State Senate · California
Steve Padilla won re-election by 35.5 points over Art Hodges.
Top-two primaryStaggered Senate
Steve PadillaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.7%123,158
Art HodgesRepublican
32.3%58,653
181,811 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.
Steve PadillaArt Hodges
$952.2K
Raised by the campaign
$59.2K
$706.5K
Spent by the campaign
$65.9K
$509.4K
Cash on hand
$12.9K
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.
- Steve Padilla
- >99%
- Art Hodges
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+25.1