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California Senate District 24

California State Senate · California

Brian Goldsmith held the seat for Democrats, winning by 12.2 points over John Erickson.

Top-two primaryStaggered Senate

Brian GoldsmithDemocrat · winner
56.1%180,113
43.9%141,068
321,181 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

EvenD+34.22022 SenateD+37.82024 Pres.

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Brian GoldsmithNo Republican
$6.3M
Raised by the campaign
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$6.8M
Spent by the campaign
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$231.6K
Cash on hand
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Other candidates' campaigns: John Erickson $1.6M.

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.

No Republican was on the ballot, so the model gave the seat to Brian Goldsmith without simulating it.

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