2024 California State Assembly election

2024 California State Assembly election

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All 80 seats in the California State Assembly
41 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Robert Rivas James Gallagher
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since June 30, 2023 February 8, 2022
Leader's seat 29thHollister 3rdYuba City
Last election 62 seats, 60.9% 18 seats, 37.7%
Current seats 62 18
Seats needed Steady Increase 23

Map of the incumbents:
     Democratic incumbent      Democratic incumbent term-limited/retiring
     Republican incumbent      Republican incumbent term-limited/retiring

Incumbent Speaker

Robert Rivas
Democratic



The 2024 California State Assembly election will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, with the primary election being held on March 5, 2024. All of the seats of the California State Assembly will be elected as part of the 2024 California elections.[1]

Outgoing incumbents

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Democrats

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  1. 2nd: Jim Wood is retiring.[2]
  2. 6th: Kevin McCarty is retiring to run for Mayor of Sacramento.[3]
  3. 13th: Carlos Villapudua is retiring to run for State Senate.[4]
  4. 15th: Tim Grayson is retiring to run for State Senate.[5]
  5. 19th: Phil Ting is term-limited.
  6. 26th: Evan Low is retiring to run for U.S. House.[6]
  7. 36th: Eduardo Garcia is retiring.[7]
  8. 41st: Chris Holden is term-limited (running for Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors).[8]
  9. 43rd: Luz Rivas is retiring to run for U.S. House.[9]
  10. 44th: Laura Friedman is retiring to run for U.S. House.[10]
  11. 50th: Eloise Reyes is retiring to run for State Senate.[11]
  12. 52nd: Wendy Carrillo is retiring to run for Los Angeles City Council.[12]
  13. 53rd: Freddie Rodriguez is term-limited.
  14. 54th: Miguel Santiago is retiring to run for Los Angeles City Council.[13]
  15. 57th: Reggie Jones-Sawyer is term-limited (running for Los Angeles City Council).[14]
  16. 58th: Sabrina Cervantes is retiring to run for State Senate.[15]
  17. 62nd: Anthony Rendon is term-limited.
  18. 76th: Brian Maienschein is term-limited (running for San Diego City Attorney).[16]
  19. 79th: Akilah Weber is retiring to run for State Senate.[17]

Republicans

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  1. 1st: Megan Dahle is retiring to run for State Senate.[18]
  2. 8th: Jim Patterson is term-limited.
  3. 33rd: Devon Mathis is retiring.[19]
  4. 75th: Marie Waldron is term-limited.

Summary by district

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† - Incumbent not seeking re-election

District Incumbent Party Elected Member Party
1st Megan Dahle Rep Rep
2nd Jim Wood Dem
3rd James Gallagher Rep
4th Cecilia Aguiar-Curry Dem
5th Joe Patterson Rep
6th Kevin McCarty Dem
7th Josh Hoover Rep
8th Jim Patterson Rep Rep
9th Heath Flora Rep
10th Stephanie Nguyen Dem
11th Lori Wilson Dem
12th Damon Connolly Dem
13th Carlos Villapudua Dem
14th Buffy Wicks Dem Dem
15th Tim Grayson Dem
16th Rebecca Bauer-Kahan Dem
17th Matt Haney Dem
18th Mia Bonta Dem
19th Phil Ting Dem Dem
20th Liz Ortega Dem
21st Diane Papan Dem
22nd Juan Alanis Rep
23rd Marc Berman Dem Dem
24th Alex Lee Dem
25th Ash Kalra Dem
26th Evan Low Dem Dem
27th Esmeralda Soria Dem
28th Gail Pellerin Dem
29th Robert Rivas Dem
30th Dawn Addis Dem
31st Joaquin Arambula Dem
32nd Vacant[a] Rep
33rd Devon Mathis Rep Rep
34th Tom Lackey Rep
35th Jasmeet Bains Dem
36th Eduardo Garcia Dem
37th Gregg Hart Dem
38th Steve Bennett Dem
39th Juan Carrillo Dem
40th Pilar Schiavo Dem
41st Chris Holden Dem
42nd Jacqui Irwin Dem
43rd Luz Rivas Dem
44th Laura Friedman Dem
45th James Ramos Dem
46th Jesse Gabriel Dem
47th Greg Wallis Rep
48th Blanca Rubio Dem
49th Mike Fong Dem
50th Eloise Reyes Dem Dem
51st Rick Zbur Dem
52nd Wendy Carrillo Dem Dem
53rd Freddie Rodriguez Dem
54th Miguel Santiago Dem Dem
55th Isaac Bryan Dem
56th Lisa Calderon Dem
57th Reggie Jones-Sawyer Dem Dem
58th Sabrina Cervantes Dem
59th Phillip Chen Rep
60th Corey Jackson Dem
61st Tina McKinnor Dem
62nd Anthony Rendon Dem
63rd Bill Essayli Rep
64th Blanca Pacheco Dem
65th Mike Gipson Dem
66th Al Muratsuchi Dem
67th Sharon Quirk-Silva Dem
68th Avelino Valencia Dem
69th Josh Lowenthal Dem
70th Tri Ta Rep
71st Kate Sanchez Rep
72nd Diane Dixon Rep
73rd Cottie Petrie-Norris Dem
74th Laurie Davies Rep
75th Marie Waldron Rep Rep
76th Brian Maienschein Dem
77th Tasha Boerner Dem
78th Chris Ward Dem Chris Ward Dem
79th Akilah Weber Dem Dem
80th David Alvarez Dem

District 1

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2024 California's 1st State Assembly district election

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Candidate Tenessa Audette Heather Hadwick
Party Republican Republican

Incumbent state assemblymember

Megan Dahle
Republican



The incumbent is Republican Megan Dahle of Bieber, who is running for state senate.[18]

Candidates

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Advanced to General

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  • Heather Hadwick (Republican), safety and communications specialist at the Modoc County Office of Education[20]
  • Tenessa Audette (Republican), mayor of Redding[20]

Eliminated in Primary

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Endorsements

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Heather Hadwick (R)
State legislators
Local officials
Labor unions
Tenessa Audette (R)
Political parties

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of September 26, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Heather Hadwick (R) $175,815 $44,444 $76,512
Tenessa Audette (R) $104,134 $95,677 $8,457
Source: Secretary of State of California[25]

Results

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2024 California's 1st State Assembly district election[26]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Heather Hadwick 41,939 35.6
Republican Tenessa Audette 34,439 29.2
Republican Mark Mezzano 30,090 25.5
Republican Melissa Hunt 11,344 9.6
Total votes 117,812 100.0
General election
Republican Heather Hadwick
Republican Tenessa Audette
Total votes 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

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2024 California's 2nd State Assembly district election

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Candidate Chris Rogers Michael Greer
Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent state assemblymember

Jim Wood
Democratic



The incumbent is Democrat Jim Wood of Healdsburg, who is not running for reelection because of family reasons.

Candidates

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Declined

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Endorsements

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Michael Greer (R)
Rusty Hicks (D)
Labor unions
Chris Rogers (D)
State legislators
Political parties
Labor unions

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of January 25, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Cynthia Click (D)[b]
Michael Greer (R) $20,837 $13,868 $14,949
Rusty Hicks (D) $37,735 $122,743 $442,405
Ariel Kelley (D) $46,914 $123,754 $170,464
Frankie Myers (D) $39,952 $6,292 $88,072
Chris Rodgers (D) $60,936 $27,651 $140,311
Ted Williams (D)[b]
Source: Secretary of State of California[25]

Results

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2024 California's 2nd State Assembly district election[26]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Greer 39,052 27.6
Democratic Chris Rogers 27,291 19.3
Democratic Rusty Hicks 25,962 18.3
Democratic Ariel Kelley 19,740 14.0
Democratic Frankie Myers 18,065 12.8
Democratic Ted Williams 9,803 6.9
Democratic Cynthia Click 1,575 1.1
Total votes 141,488 100.0
General election
Democratic Chris Rogers
Republican Michael Greer
Total votes 100.0

District 3

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2024 California's 3rd State Assembly district election

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Candidate James Gallagher Aaron Draper
Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent state assemblymember

James Gallagher
Republican



Candidates

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Endorsements

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James Gallagher (R)

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of January 25, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Aaron Draper (D)[b]
James Gallagher (R) $37,150 $37,335 $778,316
Source: Secretary of State of California[25]

Results

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2024 California's 3rd State Assembly district election[26]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James Gallagher (incumbent) 76,570 68.4
Democratic Aaron Draper 35,434 31.6
Total votes 112,004 100.0
General election
Republican James Gallagher (incumbent)
Democratic Aaron Draper
Total votes 100.0

District 4

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2024 California's 4th State Assembly district election

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Candidate Cecilia Aguiar-Curry Darren Ellis
Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent state assemblymember

Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
Democratic



Candidates

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  • Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember[39]
  • Darren Ellis (Republican), legal consultant (write-in)[40]
  • Sherman McFarland (Democratic) (write-in)[40]

Endorsements

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Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D)
Political parties
Labor unions

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of January 25, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D) $23,000 $61,530 $442,890
Source: Secretary of State of California[25]

Results

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2024 California's 4th State Assembly district election[26]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (incumbent) 78,623 99.3
Republican Darren Ellis (write-in) 444 0.6
Democratic Sherman McFarland (write-in) 95 0.1
Total votes 79,162 100.0
General election
Democratic Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (incumbent)
Republican Darren Ellis
Total votes 100.0

District 5

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2024 California's 5th State Assembly district election

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Candidate Joe Patterson Neva Parker
Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent state assemblymember

Joe Patterson
Republican



Candidates

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  • Aabhash "ABG" Gautam (Republican), businessman[38]
  • Joe Patterson (Republican), incumbent state assemblymember[38]
  • Neva Parker (Democratic), nutrition business owner and vice chair of the Roseville Grants Advisory Commission[38]
  • Athena Singh (Democratic), business owner[38]

Endorsements

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Neva Parker (D)
Joe Patterson (R)

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of January 25, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Aabhash "ABG" Gautam (R)[b]
Joe Patterson (R) $5,750 $42,052 $198,806
Neva Parker (D) $5,093 $8,292 $23,004
Athena Singh (D)[b]
Source: Secretary of State of California[25]

Results

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2024 California's 5th State Assembly district election[26]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Patterson (incumbent) 93,875 58.2
Democratic Neva Parker 47,611 29.5
Democratic Athena Singh 12,581 7.8
Republican Aabhash Gautam 7,125 4.4
Total votes 161,192 100.0
General election
Republican Joe Patterson (incumbent)
Democratic Neva Parker
Total votes 100.0

District 6

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2024 California's 6th State Assembly district election

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Candidate Maggy Krell Nikki Ellis
Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent state assemblymember

Kevin McCarty
Democratic



The incumbent is Kevin McCarty, who is running for Mayor of Sacramento[3]

Candidates

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Withdrawn

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Endorsements

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Preston Romero (R)
Paula Villescaz
Local officials
Labor unions
Newspapers
Declined to endorse

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of January 25, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Emmanuel Amanfor (D) $2,102 $161 $1,208
Nikki Ellis (R)[b]
Sean Frame (D) $93,053 $26,431 $51,048
Rosanna Herber (D)[b]
Maggy Krell (D)[b]
Kevin Olmar Martinez (P&F)[b]
Carlos Marquez III (D) $42,715 $71,785 $128,259
Evan Minton (D) $13,061 $22,553 $129,442
Preston Romero (R) $1,100 $942 $700
Paula Villescaz (D) $28,785 $30,826 $144,552
Source: Secretary of State of California[25]

Results

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2024 California's 6th State Assembly district election[26]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maggy Krell 25,875 25.0
Republican Nikki Ellis 15,108 14.6
Republican Preston Romero 14,505 14.0
Democratic Paula Villescaz 13,780 13.3
Democratic Carlos Marquez III 9,337 9.0
Democratic Rosanna Herber 9,257 9.0
Democratic Sean Frame 6,982 6.8
Democratic Emmanuel Amanfor 3,920 3.8
Democratic Evan Minton 2,706 2.6
Peace and Freedom Kevin Olmar Martinez 1,861 1.8
Total votes 103,335 100.0
General election
Democratic Maggy Krell
Republican Nikki Ellis
Total votes 100.0

District 7

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2024 California's 7th State Assembly district election

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Candidate Josh Hoover Porsche Middleton
Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent state assemblymember

Josh Hoover
Republican



Candidates

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Endorsements

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Josh Hoover (R)
Porsche Middleton (D)

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of October 19, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Josh Hoover (R) $1,426,096 $1,674,325 $127,775
Porsche Middleton (D) $1,489,048 $1,485,155 $160,607
Source: Secretary of State of California[25]

Results

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2024 California's 7th State Assembly district election[26]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Josh Hoover (incumbent) 59,398 52.7
Democratic Porsche Middleton 33,045 29.3
Democratic YK Chalamcherla 20,265 18.0
Total votes 112,708 100.0
General election
Republican Josh Hoover (incumbent)
Democratic Porsche Middleton
Total votes 100.0

District 8

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2024 California's 8th State Assembly district election

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Candidate George Radanovich David Tangipa
Party Republican Republican

Incumbent state assemblymember

Jim Patterson
Republican



The incumbent is Republican Jim Patterson, who is term-limited.

Candidates

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Declined

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Endorsements

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David Tangipa (R)
State assemblymembers
Local officials
Labor unions
George Radanovich (R)
State assemblymembers

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of January 25, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Caleb Helsel (D)[b]
Michael Matheson (NPP)[b]
George Radanovich (R)[b]
David J. Tangipa (R) $13,100 $15,449 $170,919
Source: Secretary of State of California[25]

Results

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2024 California's 8th State Assembly district election[26]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George Radanovich 48,868 36.1
Republican David Tangipa 42,318 31.3
Democratic Caleb Helsel 40,089 29.6
No party preference Michael Matheson 4,097 3.0
Total votes 135,369 100.0
General election
Republican David Tangipa
Republican George Radanovich
Total votes 100.0
Republican hold

District 9

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2024 California's 9th State Assembly district election

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Candidate Heath Flora Tami Nobriga
Party Republican American Independent

Incumbent state assemblymember

Heath Flora
Republican



Candidates

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  • Heath Flora (Republican), incumbent state assemblymember[58]
  • Tami Nobriga (American Independent), retired businesswoman[38]
  • Rosella Rowlison (Democratic), high school teacher and former aide to U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (write-in)[65]
  • Belinda Smith (Democratic), business owner (write-in)[40]

Endorsements

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Heath Flora (R)

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of January 25, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Heath Flora (R) $13,900 $46,132 $53,076
Tami Nobriga (AI)[b]
Source: Secretary of State of California[25]

Results

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2024 California's 9th State Assembly district election[26]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Heath Flora (incumbent) 65,952 73.2
American Independent Tami Nobriga 21,946 24.4
Democratic Rosella Rowlison (write-in) 2,139 2.4
Democratic Belinda Smith (write-in) 87 0.1
Total votes 90,124 100.0
General election
Republican Heath Flora (incumbent)
American Independent Tami Nobriga
Total votes 100.0

District 10

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2024 California's 10th State Assembly district election

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Candidate Stephanie Nguyen Vinaya Singh
Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent state assemblymember

Stephanie Nguyen
Democratic



Candidates

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Endorsements

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Stephanie Nguyen (D)
Political parties
Labor unions
Vinaya Singh (R)

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of January 25, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Stephanie Nguyen (D) $6,500 $68,256 $171,487
Vinaya Singh (R) $3,250 $4,424 $802
Source: Secretary of State of California[25]

Results

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2024 California's 10th State Assembly district election[26]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stephanie Nguyen (incumbent) 59,646 67.6
Republican Vinaya Singh 28,630 32.4
Total votes 88,276 100.0
General election
Democratic Stephanie Nguyen (incumbent)
Republican Vinaya Singh
Total votes 100.0

District 11

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2024 California's 11th State Assembly district election

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Candidate Lori Wilson Dave Ennis
Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent state assemblymember

Lori Wilson
Democratic



Candidates

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  • Dave Ennis (Republican), civil engineer[66]
  • Jeffrey Flack (Democratic), data and policy analyst[66]
  • Wanda Wallis (Republican), realtor[66]
  • Lori Wilson (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember[67]

Endorsements

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Lori Wilson (D)
Political parties
Labor unions
Newspapers

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of January 25, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Dave Ennis (R) $0 $250 $1,281
Jeffrey Flack (D)[b]
Wanda Wallis (R) $1,351 $5,467 $1,537
Lori Wilson (D) $35,180 $99,714 $238,396
Source: Secretary of State of California[25]

Results

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2024 California's 11th State Assembly district election[26]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lori Wilson (incumbent) 50,129 50.2
Republican Dave Ennis 26,078 26.1
Republican Wanda Wallis 14,641 14.7
Democratic Jeffrey Flack 8,988 9.0
Total votes 99,836 100.0
General election
Democratic Lori Wilson (incumbent)
Republican Dave Ennis
Total votes 100.0

District 12

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2024 California's 12th State Assembly district election

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Candidate Damon Connolly Andrew Podshadley
Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent state assemblymember

Damon Connolly
Democratic



Candidates

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  • Eryn Cervantes (Republican), correctional counselor[69]
  • Damon Connolly (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember[69]
  • Andrew Podshadley (Republican), wine business owner[69]

Endorsements

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Damon Connolly (D)
Political parties
Labor unions
Newspapers
Andrew Podshadely (R)

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of January 25, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Eryn Cervantes (R)[b]
Damon Connolly (D) $20,605 $23,791 $298,379
Andrew Podshadley (R) $250 $280 $644
Source: Secretary of State of California[25]

Results

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