RepublicanNo state or federal office heldLost the 2026 general

Paul Irving Jones

Lost the 2026 race for California Assembly District 62.

Last margin
−54.7
Lost 2026

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

Every race Jones has run

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

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginRaisedBaselineAgainst baseline
2026California Assembly District 62GeneralLostJosé Solache (D)22.6%D+54.7$100D+29.7−25.0
2024California State Assembly, District 62GeneralLostJosé Solache (D)34%D+32.0——
2022U.S. House, CA-44GeneralLostNanette Barragán (D)27.8%D+44.4——

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

Money

Jones’s campaign fundraising.

Raised, 2025–26
$100

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.

JONES 4 STATE ASSEMBLY 2026; PAUL
State
Active

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

Who Jones 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)