CA Assembly District 7 results: Hoover leads Middleton with 53%

By Sara Beth Williams–
Republican incumbent Josh Hoover holds a lead over Citrus Heights City Councilmember Porsche Middleton in the race for California State Assembly District 7, according to the latest voting results.

As of Friday afternoon, Hoover had received 53 percent of the vote, leading Middleton by just over 10,000 votes. Middleton had received 47 percent of the vote with 65,018 votes.

In a Nov. 6 social media post on her campaign page, Middleton thanked her supporters and said: “Whatever happens, know that our work is just beginning.”

Hoover has yet to declare victory, saying on his campaign page that he anticipates making a final call following the next update on Nov. 12.

“I appreciate the hard work of our elections officials who still have thousands of votes left to count,” Hoover said.

Hoover and Middleton first faced off in the primary election in March, where Hoover received 52 percent of the vote over Middleton and YK Chalamcherla, both Democrats.

Hoover was narrowly elected in 2022 to represent California Assembly District 7, winning 50.4% of the vote. Since the beginning of his term, Hoover has served on several Assembly committees, including Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy, the Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials committee, and the Education Committee.

Middleton currently serves as Citrus Heights City Council, with her term expiring in 2026, and has previously served on the Citrus Heights Planning Commission.

As of Nov. 8, Sacramento County officials report that a total of 411,809 ballots have been counted, countywide, with approximately 260,062 ballots remaining to be counted. The county’s report does not break down the number of ballots remaining to be counted by city or area. The next update is expected Tuesday, Nov. 12.

Election results will change throughout the ballot counting period as vote-by-mail ballots, provisional ballots (including conditional voter registration provisional ballots), and other ballots are tallied.

County election officials have until Dec. 5 to process and count ballots. The Secretary of State will certify the results of the election on Dec. 13.