2016 California State Assembly election explained

Election Name:2016 California State Assembly election
Country:California
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 California State Assembly election
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 California State Assembly election
Next Year:2018
Seats For Election:All 80 seats in the California State Assembly
Majority Seats:41
Image1:Anthony Rendon official photo (cropped).jpg
Leader1:Anthony Rendon
Party1:California Democratic Party
Leader Since1:March 7, 2016
Leaders Seat1:63rd–Paramount
Last Election1:52 seats, 54.54%
Seats1:55
Seat Change1: 3
Popular Vote1:7,929,866
Percentage1:61.08%
Swing1: 6.54%
Leader2:Chad Mayes
Party2:California Republican Party
Leader Since2:January 4, 2016
Leaders Seat2:42nd–Yucca Valley
Last Election2:28 seats, 44.32%
Seats2:25
Seat Change2: 3
Popular Vote2:4,849,783
Percentage2:37.36%
Swing2: 6.96%
Speaker
Before Election:Anthony Rendon
Before Party:California Democratic Party
After Election:Anthony Rendon
After Party:California Democratic Party

The 2016 California State Assembly election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, with the primary election held on June 7, 2016. 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.

Benefiting from the large Democratic turnout due to the general election, the California Democratic Party made gains by ousting three Republican incumbents in the 60th, 65th, and 66th districts, thus regaining the two-thirds supermajority that they had lost in the previous elections.

Overview

California State Assembly election, 2016
Primary election — June 7, 2016
PartyVotesPercentageCandidatesAdvancing to generalSeats contesting
Democratic4,463,50062.45%1238675
Republican2,582,22936.13%1076864
No party preference75,4771.06%711
Libertarian24,4940.34%1044
American Independent1,8730.03%100
Valid votes7,147,57383.61%
Invalid votes1,400,72816.39%
Totals8,548,301100.00%248159
Voter turnout47.72%
California State Assembly election, 2016
General election — November 8, 2016
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Democratic7,929,86661.08%55 3
Republican4,849,78337.36%25 3
Libertarian130,7981.01%00
No party preference71,9440.55%00
Valid votes12,982,39188.86%
Invalid votes1,628,11811.14%
Totals14,610,509100.00%80
Voter turnout75.27%
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DemocraticRepublican

Results

Source: Official results.[1] [2]

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District 80

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statewide Direct Primary Election - Statement of the Vote, June 7, 2016 .
  2. Web site: General Election - Statement of Vote, November 8, 2016 .