2020 California State Assembly election
2020 California State Assembly election
Majority party
Minority party
Third party
Leader
Anthony Rendon
Marie Waldron
n/a
Party
Democratic
Republican
Independent
Leader since
March 7, 2016
November 8, 2018
n/a
Leader's seat
63rd–Lakewood
75th–Escondido
n/a
Last election
60 seats, 66.76%
20 seats, 31.47%
0 seats, 0.54%
Seats before
61
18
1
Seats won
60
19
1
Seat change
1
1
Popular vote
10,091,733
5,708,733
157,091
Percentage
62.78%
35.51%
0.98%
Swing
3.98pp
4.04pp
0.07pp
Results by gains and holds
Results by winning party vote share Results: Republican gain Democratic hold Republican hold Independent hold Vote share: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% >90% 50–60%
The 2020 California State Assembly election was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, with the primary election being held on March 3, 2020. Voters in the 80 districts of the California State Assembly elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including for U.S. president and the state senate .
Predictions
Overview
Primary
2020 California State Assembly election Primary election — March 3, 2020[ 3]
Party
Votes
Percentage
Candidates
Advancing to general
Seats contesting
Democratic
5,609,968
65.23%
132
86
75
Republican
2,873,709
33.41%
83
65
63
No party preference
83,801
0.97%
5
2
2
Green
16,295
0.19%
1
1
1
Peace and Freedom
10,107
0.12%
1
0
0
Libertarian
6,467
0.07%
3
2
2
Valid votes
8,600,347
88.88%
—
—
—
Invalid votes
1,086,729
11.22%
—
—
—
Totals[ 4]
9,687,076
100.00%
223
—
Voter turnout[ 4]
46.89% (registered voters)
Election
2020 California State Assembly election General election — November 3, 2020[ 5]
Party
Votes
Percentage
Seats
+/–
Democratic
10,090,713
62.77
60
1
Republican
5,708,733
35.51
19
1
Libertarian
76,377
0.48
0
Green
41,100
0.26
0
Independents
157,091
0.98
1
1
Valid votes
16,074,014
90.38
—
—
Invalid votes
1,711,137
9.62
—
—
Totals
17,785,151
100
80
—
Registered voter/turnout
22,047,448
80.67
Retiring incumbents
Results
Source: Official results.[ 3]
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
2020 California's 25th State Assembly district election[ 14]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Bob Brunton
19,612
20.8
Democratic
Alex Lee
14,542
15.4
Democratic
Anne Kepner
12,823
13.6
Democratic
Anna Song
11,992
12.7
Democratic
Natasha Gupta
9,778
10.4
Democratic
Carmen Montano
9,672
10.2
Democratic
Anthony Phan
6,780
7.2
Democratic
Roman Reed
5,549
5.9
Democratic
Jim Canova
3,623
3.8
Total votes
94,371
100.0
General election
Democratic
Alex Lee
135,733
70.5
Republican
Bob Brunton
56,775
29.5
Total votes
192,508
100.0
Democratic hold
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
2020 California's 33rd State Assembly district election[ 14]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Thurston Smith
32,891
37.9
Republican
Rick Herrick
14,922
17.2
Democratic
Socorro Cisneros
12,136
14.0
Democratic
Blanca A. Gomez
8,950
10.3
Democratic
Anthony A. Rhoades
7,670
8.8
Democratic
Roger La Plante
5,655
6.5
Republican
Alex Walton
4,564
5.3
Total votes
86,788
100.0
General election
Republican
Thurston Smith
86,948
54.9
Republican
Rick Herrick
71,567
45.1
Total votes
158,515
100.0
Republican hold
District 34
District 35
District 36
2020 California's 36th State Assembly district election[ 14]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Tom Lackey (incumbent )
45,255
53.0
Democratic
Steve Fox
14,771
17.3
Democratic
Johnathon Ervin
6,615
7.8
Democratic
Diedra M. Greenaway
5,084
6.0
Democratic
Michael P. Rives
4,055
4.7
Democratic
Ollie M. McCaulley
3,729
4.4
Democratic
Lourdes Everett
3,405
4.0
Democratic
Eric Andrew Ohlsen
2,440
2.9
Total votes
85,354
100.0
General election
Republican
Tom Lackey (incumbent )
102,442
55.2
Democratic
Steve Fox
83,240
44.8
Total votes
185,682
100.0
Republican hold
District 37
2020 California's 37th State Assembly district election[ 14]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Charles W. Cole
41,945
27.5
Democratic
Steve Bennett
37,516
24.6
Democratic
Cathy Murillo
29,498
19.4
Democratic
Jonathan Abboud
12,039
7.9
Democratic
Jason Dominguez
11,177
7.3
Democratic
Elsa Granados
10,840
7.1
Democratic
Stephen Blum
9,278
6.1
Total votes
152,293
100.0
General election
Democratic
Steve Bennett
166,015
67.6
Republican
Charles W. Cole
79,661
32.4
Total votes
245,676
100.0
Democratic hold
District 38
2020 California's 38th State Assembly district election[ 14]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Suzette Martinez Valladares
39,481
31.8
Republican
Lucie Lapointe Volotzky
21,942
17.6
Democratic
Annie E. Cho
15,498
12.5
Democratic
Kelvin Driscoll
14,868
12.0
Democratic
Brandii Grace
14,387
11.6
Democratic
Dina Cervantes
10,900
8.8
Democratic
Susan M. Christopher
7,255
5.8
Total votes
124,331
100.0
General election
Republican
Suzette Martinez Valladares
149,201
76.1
Republican
Lucie Lapointe Volotzky
46,877
23.9
Total votes
196,078
100.0
Republican gain from Democratic
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
2020 California's 57th State Assembly district election[ 14]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Jessica Martinez
23,752
28.7
Democratic
Lisa Calderon
16,622
20.1
Democratic
Sylvia Rubio
14,123
17.1
Democratic
Josue Alvarado
11,361
13.7
Democratic
Vanessa C. Tyson
7,121
8.6
Democratic
Primo Castro
3,156
3.8
Democratic
Gary Mendez
2,799
3.4
Democratic
Dora D. Sandoval
2,445
3.0
Democratic
Oscar Valladares
1,297
1.6
Total votes
82,676
100.0
General election
Democratic
Lisa Calderon
114,122
60.5
Republican
Jessica Martinez
74,371
39.5
Total votes
188,493
100.0
Democratic hold
District 58
District 59
District 60
District 61
District 62
District 63
District 64
District 65
2020 California's 65th State Assembly district primary results and general election by county supervisorial district
District 66
District 67
District 68
District 69
District 70
District 71
District 72
2020 California's 72nd State Assembly district primary results by county supervisorial district
District 73
District 74
District 75
District 76
District 77
District 78
District 79
District 80
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