CalledUnofficial results
California's 28th District
U.S. House · California
Judy Chu won re-election by 39.8 points over April Verlato.
Top-two primary
Judy ChuDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.9%161,468
April VerlatoRepublican
30.1%69,484
230,952 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.
Judy ChuApril Verlato
$1.4M
Raised by the campaign
$700
$1.3M
Spent by the campaign
$7.9K
$3.7M
Cash on hand
$655
Campaign money: FEC, through Oct 14, 2026.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Oct 14, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Judy Chu
- >99%
- April Verlato
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+37.0