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RepublicanNo state or federal office heldLost the 2026 general

Joseph Rubay

Lost the 2026 race for California Assembly District 16.

Last margin
−38.1
Lost 2026

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

Every race Rubay has run

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

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginRaisedBaselineAgainst baseline
2026California Assembly District 16GeneralLostRebecca Bauer-Kahan (D)31%D+38.1$38.1KD+37.8−0.3
2024California State Assembly, District 16GeneralLostRebecca Bauer-Kahan (D)35.9%D+28.3——
2022California State Assembly, District 16GeneralLostRebecca Bauer-Kahan (D)34.3%D+31.5——
2020California State Assembly, District 16GeneralLostRebecca Bauer-Kahan (D)32.6%D+34.9——
2016California State Senate, District 7GeneralLostSteve Glazer (D)33.3%D+33.4——

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

Money

Rubay’s campaign fundraising.

Raised, 2025–26
$38.1K

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.

Friends of Joe Rubay for Assembly 2026
State		Active

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

Who Rubay has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: California Secretary of State (unofficial)

The seat

Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns)