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Jimmy Pham
Jimmy Pham (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the California State Senate to represent District 36. He lost in the special primary on February 25, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: California state legislative special elections, 2025
Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 36
Tony Strickland won election outright against Jimmy Pham, Julie Diep, and John Briscoe in the special primary for California State Senate District 36 on February 25, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tony Strickland (R) | 51.3 | 81,133 |
 | Jimmy Pham (D) | 27.7 | 43,730 | |
 | Julie Diep (D) | 14.3 | 22,647 | |
 | John Briscoe (R) | 6.7 | 10,588 | |
| Total votes: 158,098 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Pham in this election.
2024
California State Assembly
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 70
Incumbent Tri Ta defeated Jimmy Pham in the general election for California State Assembly District 70 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tri Ta (R) | 54.7 | 96,083 |
| Jimmy Pham (D) | 45.3 | 79,587 | |
| Total votes: 175,670 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 70
Incumbent Tri Ta and Jimmy Pham advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 70 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tri Ta (R) | 59.5 | 46,752 |
| ✔ | | Jimmy Pham (D) | 40.5 | 31,812 |
| Total votes: 78,564 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Pham in this election.
U.S. House
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 45
Derek Tran defeated incumbent Michelle Steel in the general election for U.S. House California District 45 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Derek Tran (D) | 50.1 | 158,264 |
 | Michelle Steel (R) | 49.9 | 157,611 | |
| Total votes: 315,875 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 45
Incumbent Michelle Steel and Derek Tran defeated Kim Nguyen-Penaloza, Cheyenne Hunt, and Aditya Pai in the primary for U.S. House California District 45 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michelle Steel (R) | 54.9 | 78,022 |
| ✔ | | Derek Tran (D) | 15.9 | 22,546 |
 | Kim Nguyen-Penaloza (D) | 15.6 | 22,179 | |
 | Cheyenne Hunt (D) | 8.4 | 11,973 | |
 | Aditya Pai (D) | 5.2 | 7,399 | |
| Total votes: 142,119 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jimmy Pham (D)
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Pham in this election.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jimmy Pham did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2024
California State Assembly
Jimmy Pham did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
U.S. House
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2025 Elections
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