RepublicanNo state or federal office heldWon the 2026 general by 6.1

Charles Hughes

Won the 2026 race for California Assembly District 34.

Last margin
+6.1
Won 2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Every race Hughes has run

Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Hughes won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginRaisedBaselineAgainst baseline
2026California Assembly District 34GeneralWonRandall Putz (D)53.1%R+6.1$726.5KR+20.3−14.2

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: California Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Money

Hughes’s campaign fundraising.

Raised, 2025–26
$726.5K

Source: California Secretary of State (Cal-Access) filings through Oct 17, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:31 PM ET

What’s next

From campaign filings, not from public statements.

Charles Hughes for Assembly 2026
State
Active

Source: California Secretary of State (Cal-Access) filings through Oct 17, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:31 PM ET