CalledUnofficial results
California Senate District 38
California State Senate · California
Catherine Blakespear won re-election by 12.6 points over Laura Bassett.
Top-two primaryStaggered Senate
Catherine BlakespearDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.3%172,618
Laura BassettRepublican
43.7%134,110
306,728 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.
Catherine BlakespearLaura Bassett
$3.8M
Raised by the campaign
$222K
$3.9M
Spent by the campaign
$183.4K
$190.6K
Cash on hand
$48.6K
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.
- Catherine Blakespear
- 99%
- Laura Bassett
- 1%
- Projected margin
- D+20.0