2020 California State Assembly election explained

Election Name:	2020 California State Assembly election
Country:	California
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 California State Assembly election
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2022 California State Assembly election
Next Year:	2022
Seats For Election:	All 80 seats in the California State Assembly
Majority Seats:	41
Image1:	File:Anthony Rendon official photo (cropped).jpg
Leader1:	Anthony Rendon
Party1:	California Democratic Party
Leader Since1:	March 7, 2016
Leaders Seat1:	63rd–Lakewood
Last Election1:	60 seats, 66.76%
Seats Before1:	61
Seats1:	60
Seat Change1:	1
Popular Vote1:	10,091,733
Percentage1:	62.78%
Swing1:	3.98pp
Leader2:	Marie Waldron
Party2:	California Republican Party
Leader Since2:	November 8, 2018
Leaders Seat2:	75th–Escondido
Last Election2:	20 seats, 31.47%
Seats Before2:	18
Seats2:	19
Seat Change2:	1
Popular Vote2:	5,708,733
Percentage2:	35.51%
Swing2:	4.04pp
Image3:	File:3x4.svg
Leader3:	n/a
Party3:	Independent (US)
Leader Since3:	n/a
Leaders Seat3:	n/a
Last Election3:	0 seats, 0.54%
Seats Before3:	1
Seats3:	1
Popular Vote3:	157,091
Percentage3:	0.98%
Swing3:	0.07pp
Speaker
Before Election:	Anthony Rendon
Before Party:	California Democratic Party
After Election:	Anthony Rendon
After Party:	California Democratic Party

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

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report^[1]		October 21, 2020
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball^[2]		May 7, 2020

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		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

• 13th: Susan Eggman (D–Stockton): Retiring to run for California State Senate^[6]
• 25th: Kansen Chu (D–San Jose): Retiring to run for the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors^[7]
• 33rd: Jay Obernolte (R–Big Bear Lake): Retiring to run for Congress^[8]
• 37th: Monique Limón (D–Santa Barbara): Retiring to run for California State Senate^[9]
• 38th: Christy Smith (D–Santa Clarita): Retiring to run for Congress^[10]
• 57th: Ian Calderon (D–Whittier): Retiring^[11]
• 67th: Melissa Melendez (R–Lake Elsinore): Retiring to run for California State Senate^[12]
• 78th: Todd Gloria (D–San Diego): Retiring to run for Mayor of San Diego^[13]

Results

Source: Official results.

District 80

Notes and References

1. Web site: October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races. The Cook Political Report. November 1, 2020. November 1, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201101011806/https://cookpolitical.com/october-overview-handicapping-2020-state-legislature-races. live.
2. News: Nuttycombe . Chaz . The State of the States: The Legislatures . University of Virginia Center for Politics . May 7, 2020 . May 24, 2022 . May 16, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220516055531/https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/the-state-of-the-states-the-legislatures/ . live .
3. Web site: The Statement of Vote. State Assemblymember by District.. California Secretary of State. May 5, 2020. June 11, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200611212613/https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2020-primary/sov/148-state-assembly-formatted.pdf. live.
4. Web site: Voter Participation Statistics by County March 3, 2020, Presidential Primary Election. California Secretary of State. May 5, 2020.
5. Web site: 2020 California General Election Results. Election Results. en. 27 December 2020. 14 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201214232555/https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2020-general/sov/complete-sov.pdf. live. .
6. News: Phillips . Roger . March 20, 2019 . Eggman says she will seek Galgiani’s state Senate seat . The Record . Stockton, California . October 13, 2019 . June 27, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190627235605/https://www.recordnet.com/news/20190320/eggman-says-she-will-seek-galgianis-state-senate-seat . live .
7. News: Giwargis . Ramona . May 9, 2019 . Assemblymember Kansen Chu to leave Legislature, run for county supervisor . San Jose Spotlight . October 13, 2019 . August 28, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190828115414/https://sanjosespotlight.com/assemblymember-kansen-chu-to-leave-legislature-run-for-county-supervisor/ . live .
8. News: Metz . Sam . September 17, 2019 . Congressman Paul Cook to retire after end of fourth term; one of 17 Republicans who won't seek reelection . The Desert Sun . Palm Springs, California . October 13, 2019 . September 18, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190918050121/https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/politics/2019/09/17/california-republican-paul-cook-not-seek-reelection-congress/2215391001/ . live .
9. News: Molina . Joshua . September 21, 2019 . Assemblywoman Monique Limón Says She’s Running for State Senate . Noozhawk . Santa Barbara, California . October 13, 2019 . October 11, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191011181145/https://www.noozhawk.com/article/assemblywoman_monique_limon_announces_candidacy_for_state_senate_20190921 . live .
10. Web site: Murga . Tammy . Assemblywoman Smith launches campaign for Congress . Santa Clarita Valley Signal . October 28, 2019 . October 28, 2019 . October 28, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191028180646/https://signalscv.com/2019/10/assemblywoman-smith-launches-campaign-for-congress/ . live .
11. News: Wiley . Hannah . November 26, 2019 . California Democratic leader says he will not seek re-election in 2020 . Sacramento Bee . November 27, 2019 . November 28, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191128222114/https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article237810549.html . live .
12. News: Metz . Sam . November 4, 2019 . Assemblymember Melissa Melendez will run in special election to replace state Sen. Jeff Stone . The Desert Sun . Palm Springs, California . December 24, 2019 . November 5, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191105130433/https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/11/04/melissa-melendez-run-special-election-28th-senate-district/4161796002/ . live .
13. News: Garrick . David . January 9, 2019 . Assemblyman Gloria announces 2020 run for San Diego mayor . San Diego Union-Tribune . October 13, 2019 . September 25, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190925001227/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/politics/sd-me-gloria-mayor-announce-20190109-story.html . live .