2006 California State Assembly election explained

Election Name:2006 California State Assembly election
Country:California
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2004 California State Assembly election
Previous Year:2004
Next Election:2008 California State Assembly election
Next Year:2008
Seats For Election:All 80 seats in the California State Assembly
Majority Seats:41
Election Date:November 7, 2006
Leader1:Fabian Núñez
Party1:California Democratic Party
Leaders Seat1:46th–Los Angeles
Last Election1:48 seats, 52.61%
Seats1:48
Popular Vote1:4,406,601
Percentage1:54.36%
Leader2:George Plescia
(retired as leader)
Party2:California Republican Party
Leaders Seat2:75th–San Diego
Last Election2:32 seats, 44.26%
Seats2:32
Popular Vote2:3,524,702
Percentage2:43.48%
Speaker
Before Election:Fabian Núñez
Before Party:California Democratic Party
After Election:Fabian Núñez
After Party:California Democratic Party

The 2006 California State Assembly elections were held on November 7, 2006. Voters in all 80 districts of the California State Assembly voted for their representatives. The California Democratic Party retained its majority with 48 seats. The California Republican Party retained control of the remaining 32 seats. Neither party lost or gained any seats.

Overview

California State Assembly elections, 2006[1] [2]
PartyVotesPercentageIncumbentsOpenBeforeAfter+/–
Democratic4,406,60154.36%361248480
Republican3,524,70243.48%18143132+1
Libertarian122,0361.51%00000
Peace and Freedom29,7260.37%00000
Green22,4720.28%00000
Independent510.00%00000
Vacant10–1
Invalid or blank votes793,4718.92%
Totals8,899,059100.00%54268080

The 67th State Assembly district was left vacant after Republican Tom Harman won a special election to fill the 35th State Senate district on June 12, 2006. There was not enough time to schedule a special election for the Assembly seat, but Republican Jim Silva succeeded him after winning this election.

4832
DemocraticRepublican

Results

The following are the final results from the Secretary of State of California.[1]

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District 80

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Assembly . 2008-07-26 . 2006-12-16 . PDF . . https://web.archive.org/web/20091011025635/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2006_general/assembly.pdf . 2009-10-11 . dead .
  2. Web site: Registration and Participation . 2008-07-16 . 2006-12-18 . PDF . . https://web.archive.org/web/20080717043347/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2006_general/reg.pdf . 2008-07-17 . dead .