California State Assembly elections, 2014

| California's 2014 elections

* * *

U.S. House • Governor • Lt. Gov • Attorney General • Secretary of State • Other executive offices • State Senate • State Assembly • State ballot measures • School boards • Judicial • Candidate ballot access |

|
|

2016 →

<- 2012

California State Assembly elections, 2014

* * *

Majority control • Qualifications
List of candidates District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22• District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 42 • District 43 • District 44 • District 45 • District 46 • District 47 • District 48 • District 49 • District 50 • District 51 • District 52 • District 53 • District 54 • District 55 • District 56 • District 57 • District 58 • District 59 • District 60 • District 61 • District 62 • District 63 • District 64 • District 65 • District 66 • District 67 • District 68 • District 69 • District 70 • District 71 • District 72 • District 73 • District 74 • District 75 • District 76 • District 77 • District 78 • District 79 • District 80

* * *

State Legislative Election Results

* * *

California State Assembly • 2014 California State Senate Elections
Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. The deadline was extended to March 12, 2014, in districts where the incumbent, if able to file for re-election, did not do so. Qualified write-in candidates were required to file by May 20, 2014.

Following the general election, there was no change to the majority control of the California State Assembly. The Democratic majority decreased from 55 to 52 seats after Republicans picked up four seats to increase their number from 24 to 28.

## Incumbents retiring[edit]

A total of 23 incumbents did not run for re-election in 2014. Those incumbents were:

Name  |  Party  |  Current Office

|
|

Wesley Chesbro |  Democratic | Assembly District 2
Dan Logue |  Republican | Assembly District 3
Mariko Yamada |  Democratic | Assembly District 4
Roger Dickinson |  Democratic | Assembly District 7
Richard Pan |  Democratic | Assembly District 9
Nancy Skinner |  Democratic | Assembly District 15
Joan Buchanan |  Democratic | Assembly District 16
Tom Ammiano |  Democratic | Assembly District 17
Bob Wieckowski |  Democratic | Assembly District 25
Connie Conway |  Republican | Assembly District 26
Paul Fong |  Democratic | Assembly District 28
Tim Donnelly |  Republican | Assembly District 33
Mike Morrell |  Republican | Assembly District 40
Brian Nestande |  Republican | Assembly District 42
Jeff Gorell |  Republican | Assembly District 44
John Perez |  Democratic | Assembly District 53
Curt Hagman |  Republican | Assembly District 55
Manuel Perez |  Democratic | Assembly District 56
Steven Bradford |  Democratic | Assembly District 62
Isadore Hall, III |  Democratic | Assembly District 64
Bonnie Lowenthal |  Democratic | Assembly District 70
Diane Harkey |  Republican | Assembly District 73
Allan R. Mansoor |  Republican | Assembly District 74

## Majority control[edit]

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 4 election, the Democratic Party held the majority in the California State Assembly:

California State Assembly

Party  |  As of November 3, 2014  |  After November 4, 2014
|  Democratic Party |  55 |  52
|  Republican Party |  24  |  28
|  Vacancy  |  1  |  0
Total |  80 |  80

## Qualifications[edit]

Candidate ballot access

* * *

Find detailed information on ballot access requirements in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.

To run for Member of the Assembly, the candidate must be a United States citizen and a registered voter in the district at the time nomination papers are issued and may not have served three terms in the State Assembly since November 6, 1990. According to Article IV of the California Constitution, the candidate must have one year of residency in the legislative district and California residency for three years.

## Competitiveness[edit]

### Candidates unopposed by a major party[edit]

In 20 of the 80 districts up for election in 2014, there was only one major party candidate running for election. A total of 13 Democrats and 7 Republicans were guaranteed election in November barring unforeseen circumstances.

Two major party candidates faced off in the general election in 60 of the 80 districts up for election. Three of those seats held competitive elections in 2012 with a margin of victory ranging from 0 to 5 percent. Five other elections were mildly competitive, with a margin of victory of 5 to 10 percent. Those districts were:

Competitive

* District 36: Incumbent Steve Fox (D) was defeated by Tom Lackey (R) in the general election. Fox won by a margin of victory of 0.1 percent in 2012.
* District 40: Kathleen Henry (D) was defeated by Marc Steinorth (R) in the general election for the seat vacated by incumbent Mike Morrell (R). Morrell won by a margin of victory of 0.8 percent in 2012.
* District 65: Incumbent Sharon Quirk-Silva (D) was defeated by Young Kim (R) in the general election. Quirk-Silva won by a margin of victory of 4 percent in 2012.

Mildly Competitive

* District 8: Incumbent Ken Cooley (D) defeated Douglas Haaland (R) in the general election. Cooley won by a margin of victory of 9 percent in 2012.
* District 32: Incumbent Rudy Salas (D) defeated Pedro Rios (R) in the general election. Cooley won by a margin of victory of 6 percent in 2012.
* District 42: Karalee Hargrove (D) was defeated by Chad Mayes (R) in the general election for the seat vacated by incumbent Brian Nestande (R). Nestande won by a margin of victory of 9 percent in 2012.
* District 44: Jacqui Irwin (D) defeated Rob McCoy (R) in the general election for the seat vacated by incumbent Jeff Gorell (R). Gorell won by a margin of victory of 6 percent in 2012.
* District 66: Incumbent Al Muratsuchi (D) was defeated by David Hadley (R) in the general election. Muratsuchi won by a margin of victory of 10 percent in 2012.

Previously Competitive, Now Unopposed

* District 60: Incumbent Eric Linder (R) was unopposed in the general election. Linder won by a margin of victory of 4 percent in 2012.

### Primary challenges[edit]

A total of 42 incumbents faced primary competition on June 3. Twenty-three incumbents did not seek re-election in 2014 and another 15 incumbents advanced past the primary without opposition. The Assembly members that faced primary competition included:

* District 10: Incumbent Marc Levine (D) and Gregory Allen (R) defeated Erin Carlstrom (D), Diana M. Conti (D) and Veronica "Roni" Jacobi (D) in the blanket primary.
* District 36: Incumbent Steve Fox (D) and Tom Lackey (R) defeated Kermit F. Franklin (D), JD Kennedy (R) and Suzette M. Martinez (R) in the blanket primary.
* District 39: Incumbent Raul Bocanegra (D) and Patty Lopez (D) defeated Kevin J. Suscavage (D) in the blanket primary.

### Retiring incumbents[edit]

23 incumbent Assembly members did not run for re-election, while 57 (71.3%) ran for re-election. A list of those incumbents, fourteen Democrats and nine Republicans, can be found above.

## List of candidates[edit]

### District 1[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Brigham Sawyer Smith: 28,688 a
Brian Dahle: 65,466 a \- Incumbent Dahle first assumed office in 2012.

November 4 General election candidates:

Brigham Sawyer Smith: 44,119
Brian Dahle: 104,103

### District 2[edit]

Note: Incumbent Wesley Chesbro (D) did not run for re-election.

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
John Lowry: 16,464
Jim Wood: 37,244 a
Matt Heath: 28,866 a

Pamela Elizondo: 7,853

November 4 General election candidates:

Jim Wood: 85,045
Matt Heath: 45,553

### District 3[edit]

Note: Incumbent Dan Logue (R) did not run for re-election.

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Jim Reed: 26,557 a
James Gallagher: 34,744 a
Ryan Schohr: 16,906

November 4 General election candidates:

Jim Reed: 40,732
James Gallagher: 69,552

### District 4[edit]

Note: Incumbent Mariko Yamada (D) did not run for re-election.

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Bill Dodd: 22,168 a
Joe Krovoza: 14,993
Dan Wolk: 19,963
Dustin Call: 4,939
Charlie Schaupp: 21,873 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Bill Dodd: 70,598
Charlie Schaupp: 43,981

### District 5[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Frank Bigelow: 67,924 a \- Incumbent Bigelow first assumed office in 2012.
Patrick D. Hogan (Write-in): 60 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Frank Bigelow: 88,602
Patrick D. Hogan: 30,735

### District 6[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Brian Caples: 30,575 a
Beth B. Gaines: 55,167 a \- Incumbent Gaines first assumed office in 2011.

November 4 General election candidates:

Brian Caples:49,044
Beth B. Gaines: 94,020

### District 7[edit]

Note: Incumbent Roger Dickinson (D) did not run for re-election.

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Steve Cohn: 15,877 a
Mark Johannessen: 6,413
Kevin McCarty: 18,935 a
Ralph Merletti: 8,115
Oliver Ponce: 4,869

November 4 General election candidates:

Steve Cohn: 33,051
Kevin McCarty: 46,983

### District 8[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Ken Cooley: 35,294 a \- Incumbent Cooley first assumed office in 2012.
Douglas Haaland: 28,049 a
Janice Marlae Bonser: 4,830

November 4 General election candidates:

Ken Cooley: 62,892
Douglas Haaland: 48,057

### District 9[edit]

Note: Incumbent Richard Pan (D) did not run for re-election.

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Jim Cooper: : 18,923a
Darrell R. Fong: 17,752 a
Diana Rodriguez-Suruki: 5,080
Tim Gorsulowsky: 10,938
Manuel J. Martin: 8,111

November 4 General election candidates:

Jim Cooper: 50,188
Darrell R. Fong: 40,220

### District 10[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Erin Carlstrom: 7,092
Diana M. Conti: 16,644
Veronica "Roni" Jacobi: 4,593
Marc Levine: 45,597a \- Incumbent Levine first assumed office in 2012.
Gregory Allen: 18,705 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Marc Levine: 105,636
Gregory Allen: 35,999

### District 11[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Jim Frazier: 30,893 a \- Incumbent Frazier first assumed office in 2012.
Alex Henthorn: 20,002 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Jim Frazier: 54,044
Alex Henthorn: 36,475

### District 12[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Harinder Grewal: 18,742 a
Kristin Olsen: 38,892 a \- Incumbent Olsen first assumed office in 2010.

November 4 General election candidates:

Harinder Grewal: 30,752
Kristin Olsen: 63,003

### District 13[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Susan Talamantes Eggman: 22,341 a \- Incumbent Eggman first assumed office in 2012.
Catherine Jennet Stebbins: 8,297
Sol Jobrack: 14,318 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Susan Talamantes Eggman: 40,635
Sol Jobrack: 26,254

### District 14[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Susan A. Bonilla: 44,644 a \- Incumbent Bonilla first assumed office in 2010.
Joy D. Delepine (Write-in): 366 a
John Henry Kimack (Write-in): 24

November 4 General election candidates:

Susan A. Bonilla: 69,325
Joy D. Delepine: 31,298

### District 15[edit]

Note: Incumbent Nancy Skinner (D) did not run for re-election.

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Elizabeth Echols: 21,664 a
Clarence Hunt: 3,329
Sam Kang: 4,630
Pamela Price: 11,898
Tony Thurmond: 16,963 a
Rich Kinney: 7,531
Eugene E. Ruyle: 2,426
Bernt Rainer Wahl: 1,132

November 4 General election candidates:

Elizabeth Echols: 56,071
Tony Thurmond: 66,661

### District 16[edit]

Note: Incumbent Joan Buchanan (D) did not run for re-election.

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Newell Arnerich: 9,794
Steve Glazer: 19,636
Tim Sbranti: 25,217 a
Catharine Baker: 31,632 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Tim Sbranti: 67,152
Catharine Baker: 71,452

### District 17[edit]

Note: Incumbent Tom Ammiano (D) did not run for re-election.

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
David Campos: 31,951 a
David Chiu: 34,863a
David Carlos Salaverry: 5,843

November 4 General election candidates:

David Campos: 60,416
David Chiu: 63,041

### District 18[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Rob Bonta: 44,321a \- Incumbent Bonta first assumed office in 2012.
David Erlich: 7,359 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Rob Bonta: 88,243
David Erlich: 13,537

### District 19[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Phil Ting: 45,103 a \- Incumbent Ting first assumed office in 2012.
Rene Pineda: 12,985 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Phil Ting: 81,103
Rene Pineda: 24,170

### District 20[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Bill Quirk: 31,882 a \- Incumbent Quirk first assumed office in 2012.
Jaime Patino: 11,246 a
Luis Reynoso: 5,186

November 4 General election candidates:

Bill Quirk: 56,144
Jaime Patino: 22,007

### District 21[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Adam Gray: 26,105 a \- Incumbent Gray first assumed office in 2012.
Jack Mobley (Write-in): 1,286 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Adam Gray: 34,931
Jack Mobley: 30,499

### District 22[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Kevin Mullin: 42,575 a \- Incumbent Mullin first assumed office in 2012.
Mark Gilham: 9,053 a
Jonathan Emmanuel Madison: 8,297

November 4 General election candidates:

Kevin Mullin: 73,940
Mark Gilham: 30,781

### District 23[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Jim Patterson: 55,914 a \- Incumbent Patterson first assumed office in 2012.

November 4 General election candidates:

Jim Patterson: 82,417

### District 24[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Greg Coladonato: 7,738
Richard S. Gordon: 38,758 a \- Incumbent Gordon first assumed office in 2010.
Diane Gabl: 18,021 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Richard S. Gordon: 77,986
Diane Gabl: 33,419

### District 25[edit]

Note: Incumbent Bob Wieckowski (D) did not run for re-election.

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Kansen Chu: 16,672 a
Teresa Cox: 9,104
Armando Gomez: 9,218
Craig T. Steckler: 6,835
Bob Brunton: 12,699 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Kansen Chu: 57,718
Bob Brunton: 25,441

### District 26[edit]

Note: Incumbent Connie Conway (R) did not run for re-election.

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Carlton Jones: 7,943
Ruben Macareno: 3,755
Derek A. Thomas: 2,872
Teresita "Tess" Andres: 2,092
Esther Barajas: 1,473
Devon Mathis: 9,497 a
Rudy Mendoza: 18,648 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Devon Mathis: 34,683
Rudy Mendoza: 29,991

### District 27[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Nora Campos: 34,799 a \- Incumbent Campos first assumed office in 2010.
G. Burt Lancaster: 15,272 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Nora Campos: 49,416
G. Burt Lancaster: 21,779

### District 28[edit]

Note: Incumbent Paul Fong (D) did not run for re-election.

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Barry Chang: 19,156
Evan Low: 30,807 a
Michael Hunsweck: 6,732
Chuck Page: 20,895 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Evan Low: 71,239
Chuck Page: 48,645

### District 29[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Mark Stone: 58,117 a \- Incumbent Stone first assumed office in 2012.
Palmer Kain: 26,905 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Mark Stone: 88,265
Palmer Kain: 38,903

### District 30[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Luis Alejo: 25,441 a \- Incumbent Alejo first assumed office in 2010.
Mark Starritt: 17,730 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Luis Alejo: 43,431
Mark Starritt: 29,187

### District 31[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Henry T. Perea: 24,853 a \- Incumbent Perea first assumed office in 2010.
Walter O. Villarreal (Write-in): 24 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Henry T. Perea: 36,165
Walter O. Villarreal: 18,017

### District 32[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Rudy Salas: 11,577 a \- Incumbent Salas first assumed office in 2012.
Romeo Agbalog: 5,628
Pedro A. Rios: 9,183 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Rudy Salas: 26,721
Pedro A. Rios: 22,031

### District 33[edit]

Note: Incumbent Tim Donnelly (R) did not run for re-election.

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
John Coffey: 9,865 a
Michelle Ambrozic: 7,566
Art Bishop: 5,956
Robert J. "Bob" Buhrle: 802
Robert Larivee: 299
Jerry J. Laws: 814
Scott Markovich: 975
Jay Obernolte: 8,028a
Rick Roelle: 6,574
Brett Savage: 1,811

November 4 General election candidates:

John Coffey: 23,828
Jay Obernolte: 46,144

### District 34[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Virginia "Mari" Goodman: 12,856 a
Shannon Grove: 37,749a \- Incumbent Grove first assumed office in 2010.

November 4 General election candidates:

Virginia "Mari" Goodman: 24,132
Shannon Grove: 70,403

### District 35[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Heidi Harmon: 29,030 a
Katcho Achadjian: 54,615 a \- Incumbent Achadjian first assumed office in 2010.

November 4 General election candidates:

Heidi Harmon: 46,126
Katcho Achadjian: 77,452

### District 36[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Steve Fox: 12,055 a \- Incumbent Fox first assumed office in 2012.
Kermit F. Franklin: 1,706
JD Kennedy: 4,460
Tom Lackey: 15,095 a
Suzette M. Martinez: 3,390

November 4 General election candidates:

Steve Fox: 27,866
Tom Lackey: 42,107

### District 37[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Das Williams: 43,124 a \- Incumbent Williams first assumed office in 2012.
Ron Deblauw: 32,110 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Das Williams: 75,452
Ron Deblauw: 53,414

### District 38[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Jorge Salomon Fuentes: 16,082 a
Scott Wilk: 32,550 a \- Incumbent Wilk first assumed office in 2012.

November 4 General election candidates:

Jorge Salomon Fuentes: 32,095
Scott Wilk: 63,249

### District 39[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Raul Bocanegra: 13,069 a \- Incumbent Bocanegra first assumed office in 2012.
Patty Lopez: 4,940 a
Kevin J. Suscavage: 2,876
Michael B. Boyd (Write-in): 36

November 4 General election candidates:

Raul Bocanegra: 22,284
Patty Lopez: 22,750

### District 40[edit]

Note: Incumbent Mike Morrell (R) did not run for re-election.

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Arthur Bustamonte: 5,085
Kathleen Henry: 6,416 a
Melissa O'Donnell: 5,835
Marc Steinorth: 20,292 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Kathleen Henry: 31,309
Marc Steinorth: 39,303

### District 41[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Chris Holden: 35,296 a \- Incumbent Holden first assumed office in 2012.
Linda Hazelton (Write-in): 83
Nathaniel Tsai (Write-in): 394 a
Samuel S. Forsen (Write-in): 120
Ted Brown (Write-in): 84

November 4 General election candidates:

Chris Holden: 62,810
Nathaniel Tsai: 43,126

### District 42[edit]

Note: Incumbent Brian Nestande (R) did not run for re-election.

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Karalee Hargrove: 22,973 a
Gary Jeandron: 16,877
Chad Mayes: 20,921 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Karalee Hargrove: 42,082
Chad Mayes: 56,517

### District 43[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Mike Gatto: 28,354 a \- Incumbent Gatto first assumed office in 2010.
Todd Royal: 13,985 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Mike Gatto: 51,971
Todd Royal: 26,192

### District 44[edit]

Note: Incumbent Jeff Gorell (R) did not run for re-election.

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Jacqui Irwin: 24,225 a
Mario De La Piedra: 13,116
Rob McCoy: 16,811 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Jacqui Irwin: 57,098
Rob McCoy: 52,085

### District 45[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Matt Dababneh: 23,208 a \- Incumbent Dababaneh first assumed office in 2014.
Susan Shelley: 19,227 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Matt Dababneh: 45,321
Susan Shelley: 34,055

### District 46[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Adrin Nazarian: 22,406 a \- Incumbent Nazarian first assumed office in 2012.
Zachary Taylor (California): 9,481 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Adrin Nazarian: 45,839
Zachary Taylor (California): 18,164

### District 47[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Cheryl R. Brown: 12,643 a \- Incumbent Brown first assumed office in 2012.
Gil Navarro: 5,854 a
Kelly J. Chastain (Write-in): 32

November 4 General election candidates:

Cheryl R. Brown: 23,632
Gil Navarro: 17,875

### District 48[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Roger Hernandez: 13,254 a \- Incumbent Hernandez first assumed office in 2010.
Joe M. Gardner: 11,187 a
Mike Meza: 2,878

November 4 General election candidates:

Roger Hernandez: 30,131
Joe M. Gardner: 25,284

### District 49[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Ed Chau: 17,540 a \- Incumbent Chau first assumed office in 2012.
Esthela Torres Siegrist: 11,576 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Ed Chau: 33,030
Esthela Torres Siegrist: 20,678

### District 50[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Richard Bloom: 42,322 a \- Incumbent Bloom first assumed office in 2012.
Bradly S. Torgan: 15,370 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Richard Bloom: 78,093
Bradly S. Torgan: 31,113

### District 51[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Jimmy Gomez: 20,621 a \- Incumbent Gomez first assumed office in 2012.
Stephen Smith (Write-in): 54 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Jimmy Gomez: 42,261
Stephen Smith: 8,277

### District 52[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Freddie Rodriguez: 11,543 a \- Incumbent Rodriguez first assumed office in 2013.
Dorothy F. Pineda: 9,368 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Freddie Rodriguez: 27,877
Dorothy F. Pineda: 19,470

### District 53[edit]

Note: Incumbent John Perez (D) did not run for re-election.

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Michael "Mike" Aldapa: 1,423
Sandra Mendoza: 3,953 a
Miguel Santiago: 9,387 a
Michelle "Hope" Walker: 1,964

November 4 General election candidates:

Sandra Mendoza: 11,753
Miguel Santiago: 20,472

### District 54[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Sebastian Mark Ridley Thomas: 34,444 a \- Incumbent Ridley-Thomas first assumed office in 2013.
Glen Ratcliff: 9,585 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Sebastian Mark Ridley Thomas: 66,082
Glen Ratcliff: 17,506

### District 55[edit]

Note: Incumbent Curt Hagman (R) did not run for re-election.

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Gregg D. Fritchle: 12,243 a
Ling-Ling Chang: 13,242 a
Phillip Chen: 10,659
Steve Tye: 9,987

November 4 General election candidates:

Gregg D. Fritchle: 30,895
Ling-Ling Chang: 54,313

### District 56[edit]

Note: Incumbent Manuel Perez (D) did not run for re-election.

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Eduardo Garcia: 23,104 a
Charles Bennett, Jr.: 17,471 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Eduardo Garcia: 35,671
Charles Bennett, Jr.: 25,347

### District 57[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Ian C. Calderon: 14,544 a \- Incumbent Calderon first assumed office in 2012.
Rita Topalian: 15,859 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Ian C. Calderon: 32,284
Rita Topalian: 30,397

### District 58[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Cristina Garcia: 19,392 a \- Incumbent Garcia first assumed office in 2012.

November 4 General election candidates:

Cristina Garcia: 43,182

### District 59[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Reggie Jones-Sawyer: 12,404 a \- Incumbent Jones-Sawyer first assumed office in 2012.

November 4 General election candidates:

Reggie Jones-Sawyer: 28,493

### District 60[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Ken Park (Write-in): 144 a
Oliver Unaka (Write-in): 118
Eric Linder: 20,248 a \- Incumbent Linder first assumed office in 2012.
John Farr (Write-in): 34

November 4 General election candidates:

Ken Park: 21,508
Eric Linder: 34,348

### District 61[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Jose Medina: 13,631 a \- Incumbent Medina first assumed office in 2012.
D. Shelly Yarbrough: 4,549
Rudy Aranda: 12,942 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Jose Medina: 34,160
Rudy Aranda: 23,973

### District 62[edit]

Note: Incumbent Steven Bradford (D) did not run for re-election.

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Autumn Burke: 14,933 a
Simona A. Farrise: 4,624
Gloria Gray: 6,048
Paul Kouri: 1,091
Adam M. Plimpton: 635
Mike Stevens: 939
Ted J. Grose: 7,357 a
Emidio "Mimi" Soltysik: 922

November 4 General election candidates:

Autumn Burke: 54,304
Ted J. Grose: 17,261

### District 63[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Anthony Rendon: 12,089 a \- Incumbent Rendon first assumed office in 2012.
Adam J. Miller: 6,597 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Anthony Rendon: 28,544
Adam J. Miller: 12,781

### District 64[edit]

Note: Incumbent Isadore Hall, III (D) did not run for re-election.

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Micah Ali: 2,923
Mike Gipson: 11,975 a
Steve Neal: 3,580
Prophet La'omar Walker: 5,022 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Mike Gipson: 30,041
Prophet La'omar Walker: 17,217

### District 65[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Sharon Quirk-Silva: 17,896 a \- Incumbent Quirk-Silva first assumed office in 2012.
Young Kim: 21,593 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Sharon Quirk-Silva: 35,204
Young Kim: 42,376

### District 66[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Al Muratsuchi: 30,439 a \- Incumbent Muratsuchi first assumed office in 2012.
David Hadley: 30,996 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Al Muratsuchi: 53,695
David Hadley: 54,401

### District 67[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Conrad Melton (Write-in): 58 a
Melissa Melendez: 32,268 a \- Incumbent Melendez first assumed office in 2012.

November 4 General election candidates:

Conrad Melton: 24,386
Melissa Melendez: 54,018

### District 68[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Anne Cameron: 15,297 a
Donald P. "Don" Wagner: 35,223 a \- Incumbent Wagner first assumed office in 2010.

November 4 General election candidates:

Anne Cameron: 30,749
Donald P. "Don" Wagner: 66,445

### District 69[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Tom Daly: 11,804 a \- Incumbent Daly first assumed office in 2012.
Cecilia "Ceci" Iglesias: 4,489
Sherry Walker: 5,072 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Tom Daly: 32,332
Sherry Walker: 15,665

### District 70[edit]

Note: Incumbent Bonnie Lowenthal (D) did not run for re-election.

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Suja Lowenthal: 14,697
Patrick O'Donnell: 21,949 a
John C. Goya: 17,367 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Patrick O'Donnell: 48,978
John C. Goya: 27,755

### District 71[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Howard L. Katz (Write-in): 109
Brian W. Jones: 40,326 a \- Incumbent Jones first assumed office in 2010.
Tony Teora: 12,573 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Brian W. Jones: 64,613
Tony Teora: 26,935

### District 72[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Albert Ayala: 7,733
Joel Block: 11,556 a
Travis Allen: 36,677 a \- Incumbent Allen first assumedm office in 2012.

November 4 General election candidates:

Joel Block: 34,793
Travis Allen: 66,150

### District 73[edit]

Note: Incumbent Diane Harkey (R) did not run for re-election.

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Wendy Gabriella: 16,420 a
William "Bill" Brough: 16,365 a
Anna Bryson: 6,549
Paul G. Glaab: 8,353
Jesse Petrilla: 11,287

November 4 General election candidates:

Wendy Gabriella: 36,292
William "Bill" Brough: 76,783

### District 74[edit]

Note: Incumbent Allan R. Mansoor (R) did not run for re-election.

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Anila Ali: 11,978
Karina Onofre: 9,310
Keith D. Curry: 17,013 a
Matthew Harper: 15,309 a
Emanuel Patrascu: 7,933

November 4 General election candidates:

Keith D. Curry: 40,896
Matthew Harper: 60,070

### District 75[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Nicholas Shestople (Write-in): 375 a
Marie Waldron: 41,510 a \- Incumbent Waldron first assumed office in 2012.
Mike Paster (Write-in): 14

November 4 General election candidates:

Nicholas Shestople: 29,761
Marie Waldron: 66,152

### District 76[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Rocky J. Chavez: 40,764 a \- Incumbent Chavez first assumed office in 2012.
Thomas Krouse (Write-in): 28 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Rocky J. Chavez: 58,824
Thomas Krouse: 29,065

### District 77[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Ruben "RJ" Hernandez: 23,821 a
Brian Maienschein: 57,147 a \- Incumbent Maienschein first assumed office in 2012.

November 4 General election candidates:

Ruben "RJ" Hernandez: 43,038
Brian Maienschein: 82,987

### District 78[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Toni Atkins: 45,922 a \- Incumbent Atkins first assumed office in 2010.
Barbara Decker: 21,545 a
Kevin D. Melton: 8,855

November 4 General election candidates:

Toni Atkins: 72,224
Barbara Decker: 45,088

### District 79[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Shirley N. Weber: 35,886 a \- Incumbent Weber first assumed office in 2012.
George R. Williams (Write-in): 115 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Shirley N. Weber: 49,264
George R. Williams: 30,266

### District 80[edit]

June 3 Blanket primary candidates:
Lorena Gonzalez: 25,953 a \- Incumbent Gonzalez first assumed office in 2013.

November 4 General election candidates:

Lorena Gonzalez: 43,362

## See also[edit]

* California State Assembly
* California State Legislature
* State legislative elections, 2014

## External links[edit]

|  Suggest a link

|

* California Secretary of State \- Official primary election candidate list
* California Secretary of State \- Official primary election results
* California Secretary of State \- Official general election candidate list
* California Secretary of State \- Official general election results

[show]

Current members of the California State Assembly

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Anthony Rendon

Majority Leader:Eloise Reyes

Minority Leader:Marie Waldron

Representatives

District 1

Megan Dahle (R)

District 2

Jim Wood (D)

District 3

James Gallagher (R)

District 4

Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D)

District 5

Frank Bigelow (R)

District 6

Kevin Kiley (R)

District 7

Kevin McCarty (D)

District 8

Ken Cooley (D)

District 9

Jim Cooper (D)

District 10

Marc Levine (D)

District 11

Jim Frazier (D)

District 12

Heath Flora (R)

District 13

Carlos Villapudua (D)

District 14

Tim Grayson (D)

District 15

Buffy Wicks (D)

District 16

Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D)

District 17

David Chiu (D)

District 18

Mia Bonta (D)

District 19

Phil Ting (D)

District 20

Bill Quirk (D)

District 21

Adam Gray (D)

District 22

Kevin Mullin (D)

District 23

Jim Patterson (R)

District 24

Marc Berman (D)

District 25

Alex Lee (D)

District 26

Devon Mathis (R)

District 27

Ash Kalra (D)

District 28

Evan Low (D)

District 29

Mark Stone (D)

District 30

Robert Rivas (D)

District 31

Joaquin Arambula (D)

District 32

Rudy Salas (D)

District 33

Thurston Smith (R)

District 34

Vince Fong (R)

District 35

Jordan Cunningham (R)

District 36

Tom Lackey (R)

District 37

Steve Bennett (D)

District 38

Suzette Valladares (R)

District 39

Luz Rivas (D)

District 40

James Ramos (D)

District 41

Chris Holden (D)

District 42

Chad Mayes (I)

District 43

Laura Friedman (D)

District 44

Jacqui Irwin (D)

District 45

Jesse Gabriel (D)

District 46

Adrin Nazarian (D)

District 47

Eloise Reyes (D)

District 48

Blanca Rubio (D)

District 49

Edwin Chau (D)

District 50

Richard Bloom (D)

District 51

Wendy Carrillo (D)

District 52

Freddie Rodriguez (D)

District 53

Miguel Santiago (D)

District 54

Isaac Bryan (D)

District 55

Phillip Chen (R)

District 56

Eduardo Garcia (D)

District 57

Lisa Calderon (D)

District 58

Cristina Garcia (D)

District 59

Reginald Jones-Sawyer (D)

District 60

Sabrina Cervantes (D)

District 61

Jose Medina (D)

District 62

Autumn Burke (D)

District 63

Anthony Rendon (D)

District 64

Mike Gipson (D)

District 65

Sharon Quirk-Silva (D)

District 66

Al Muratsuchi (D)

District 67

Kelly Seyarto (R)

District 68

Steven Choi (R)

District 69

Tom Daly (D)

District 70

Patrick O'Donnell (D)

District 71

Randy Voepel (R)

District 72

Janet Nguyen (R)

District 73

Laurie Davies (R)

District 74

Cottie Petrie-Norris (D)

District 75

Marie Waldron (R)

District 76

Tasha Horvath (D)

District 77

Brian Maienschein (D)

District 78

Christopher Ward (D)

District 79

Akilah Weber (D)

District 80

Lorena Fletcher (D)

Democratic Party (60)

Republican Party (19)

Independent (1)

v • e

2014 Elections to State legislatures

State Senate elections|

Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kentucky • Maine • Maryland •Massachusetts • Michigan • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming

* * *

State House elections|

Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Missouri • Montana • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming

* * *

Election information|

Filing deadlines and primary dates • State house elections • State senate elections • Retiring incumbents • Battleground chambers • Result Analysis • Incumbents defeated in 2014 elections

* * *