CalledUnofficial results
California Senate District 2
California State Senate · California
Damon Connolly held the seat for Democrats, winning by 48.8 points over Tief Gibbs.
Top-two primaryStaggered Senate
Damon ConnollyDemocrat · winner
74.4%159,332
Tief GibbsRepublican
25.6%54,768
214,100 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.
Damon ConnollyTief Gibbs
$1.5M
Raised by the campaign
$2.5K
$764K
Spent by the campaign
$2.2K
$757.1K
Cash on hand
$2.4K
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.
- Damon Connolly
- >99%
- Tief Gibbs
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+51.4