Indian American Democrat Darshana Patel has won reelection to the California State Assembly, defeating Republican challenger Carrie Espinoza Villanueva in the Nov. 3, 2026, midterm elections.
Patel received 96,942 votes, or 60.2 percent, against Espinoza Villanueva’s 64,091 votes, or 39.8 percent, according to the November 10 election update published by SpectrumVote, citing California’s official election results website. The margin was 32,851 votes, with all 557 precincts reporting. The results remain unofficial until certified by the state.
The victory gives Patel another term representing California’s 76th Assembly District, which covers communities in northern San Diego County, including Escondido, San Marcos and parts of San Diego…