2006 California State Assembly election

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.

2006 California State Assembly election

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All 80 seats in the California State Assembly
41 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
LeaderFabian NúñezGeorge Plescia
(retired as leader)
PartyDemocraticRepublican
Leader's seat46th–Los Angeles75th–San Diego
Last election48 seats, 52.61%32 seats, 44.26%
Seats won4832
Seat changeSteadySteady
Popular vote4,406,6013,524,702
Percentage54.36%43.48%

Results:
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
Vote Share:
     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Speaker before election

Fabian Núñez
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Fabian Núñez
Democratic

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
Vacant[A]10–1
Invalid or blank votes793,4718.92%
Totals8,899,059100.00%54268080
A 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]

District 1District 2District 3District 4District 5District 6District 7District 8District 9District 10District 11District 12District 13District 14District 15District 16District 17District 18District 19District 20District 21District 22District 23District 24District 25District 26District 27District 28District 29District 30District 31District 32District 33District 34District 35District 36District 37District 38District 39District 40District 41District 42District 43District 44District 45District 46District 47District 48District 49District 50District 51District 52District 53District 54District 55District 56District 57District 58District 59District 60District 61District 62District 63District 64District 65District 66District 67District 68District 69District 70District 71District 72District 73District 74District 75District 76District 77District 78District 79District 80

District 1

California's 1st State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticPatty Berg (incumbent) 99,626 64.74
RepublicanRay Tyrone47,19630.67
LibertarianThomas Reed7,0114.56
IndependentRobert Parker (write-in)510.03
Total votes153,884 100.00
Turnout 66.32
Democratic hold

District 2

California's 2nd State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanDoug LaMalfa (incumbent) 95,723 68.07
DemocraticMelvin Smith41,42529.46
Peace and FreedomPhil Dynan3,4742.47
Total votes140,622 100.00
Turnout 64.24
Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanRick Keene (incumbent) 87,758 61.00
DemocraticMichael J. Harrington56,10139.00
Total votes143,859 100.00
Turnout 62.09
Republican hold

District 4

California's 4th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanTed Gaines 96,958 58.83
DemocraticRobert Haswell57,40134.83
LibertarianMichael Murphy5,4233.29
GreenGerald Fritts5,0253.05
Total votes164,807 100.00
Turnout 66.07
Republican hold

District 5

California's 5th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanRoger Niello (incumbent) 84,334 61.68
DemocraticBrandon Bell48,32535.34
Peace and FreedomMike Lopez4,0682.98
Total votes136,727 100.00
Turnout 57.74
Republican hold

District 6

California's 6th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJared Huffman 106,589 65.84
RepublicanMichael Hartnett43,86427.09
GreenCat Woods6,9224.28
LibertarianRichard Olmstead4,5192.79
Total votes161,894 100.00
Turnout 72.50
Democratic hold

District 7

California's 7th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticNoreen Evans (incumbent) 99,262 98.55
RepublicanRaylene Wiesner (write-in)1,4641.45
Total votes100,726 100.00
Turnout 57.39
Democratic hold

District 8

California's 8th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticLois Wolk (incumbent) 78,171 66.02
RepublicanJohn Gould40,23833.98
Total votes118,409 100.00
Turnout 61.78
Democratic hold

District 9

California's 9th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticDave Jones (incumbent) 61,932 69.91
RepublicanWilliam Chan26,65230.09
Total votes88,584 100.00
Turnout 50.64
Democratic hold

District 10

California's 10th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanAlan Nakanishi (incumbent) 84,455 60.79
DemocraticJim Cook46,85833.73
LibertarianJanice Bonser4,6363.34
Peace and FreedomAlbert Troyer1,9741.42
Total votes138,923 100.00
Turnout 58.43
Republican hold

District 11

California's 11th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMark DeSaulnier 69,054 66.50
RepublicanArne Simonsen31,04829.90
LibertarianCory Nott3,7433.60
Total votes104,845 100.00
Turnout 59.10
Democratic hold

District 12

California's 12th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticFiona Ma 73,922 71.00
RepublicanHoward Epstein17,02016.35
GreenBarry Hermanson13,17412.65
Total votes104,116 100.00
Turnout 50.90
Democratic hold

District 13

California's 13th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMark Leno (incumbent) 110,937 86.88
RepublicanRamiro Maldonado16,76013.12
Total votes127,697 100.00
Turnout 53.48
Democratic hold

District 14

California's 14th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticLoni Hancock (incumbent) 116,879 81.72
RepublicanLeigh Wolf26,14018.28
Total votes143,019 100.00
Turnout 64.92
Democratic hold

District 15

California's 15th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanGuy Houston (incumbent) 89,039 54.79
DemocraticTerry Coleman73,46645.21
Total votes157,505 100.00
Turnout 62.31
Republican hold

District 16

California's 16th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticSandré Swanson 91,696 90.10
Peace and FreedomEdward Ytuarte10,0719.90
Total votes101,767 100.00
Turnout 53.52
Democratic hold

District 17

California's 17th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticCathleen Galgiani 47,675 59.76
RepublicanGerald Machado32,10740.24
Total votes79,782 100.00
Turnout 44.50
Democratic hold

District 18

California's 18th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMary Hayashi 69,411 67.85
RepublicanJill Buck32,89732.15
Total votes102,308 100.00
Turnout 55.96
Democratic hold

District 19

California's 19th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticGene Mullin (incumbent) 88,849 74.19
RepublicanElsie Gufler30,90825.81
Total votes119,757 100.00
Turnout 61.03
Democratic hold

District 20

California's 20th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticAlberto Torrico (incumbent) 61,238 65.30
RepublicanKen Nishimura32,54834.70
Total votes93,786 100.00
Turnout 53.57
Democratic hold

District 21

California's 21st State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticIra Ruskin (incumbent) 95,104 67.77
RepublicanVirginia Kiraly45,31432.23
Total votes140,418 100.00
Turnout 64.06
Democratic hold

District 22

California's 22nd State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticSally Lieber (incumbent) 66,941 68.79
RepublicanRoger Riffenburgh30,36931.21
Total votes97,310 100.00
Turnout 59.56
Democratic hold

District 23

California's 23rd State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJoe Coto (incumbent) 49,977 73.88
RepublicanMark Patrosso17,67126.12
Total votes67,648 100.00
Turnout 51.58
Democratic hold

District 24

California's 24th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJim Beall 75,769 65.25
RepublicanLawrence Hileman36,42531.37
LibertarianLionel Silva3,9343.39
Total votes116,128 100.00
Turnout 60.13
Democratic hold

District 25

California's 25th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanTom Berryhill 79,594 62.24
DemocraticJames Bufford42,15832.97
LibertarianMichael Dell'Orto6,1234.79
Total votes127,875 100.00
Turnout 57.56
Republican hold

District 26

California's 26th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanGreg Aghazarian (incumbent) 54,703 58.39
DemocraticKenneth Goeken38,99041.61
Total votes93,693 100.00
Turnout 48.65
Republican hold

District 27

California's 27th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJohn Laird (incumbent) 99,530 70.12
RepublicanMichael Morrison42,41129.88
Total votes141,941 100.00
Turnout 48.65
Democratic hold

District 28

California's 28th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticAnna Caballero 43,570 57.42
RepublicanIgnacio Velazquez32,30342.58
Total votes75,873 100.00
Turnout 55.76
Democratic hold

District 29

California's 29th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanMike Villines (incumbent) 76,719 65.49
DemocraticBenjamin Avila35,16330.02
Peace and FreedomJohn Crockford3,7843.23
LibertarianJonathan Zwickel1,4791.26
Total votes117,145 100.00
Turnout 59.15
Republican hold

District 30

California's 30th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticNicole Parra (incumbent) 28,244 51.56
RepublicanDanny Gilmore26,52748.44
Total votes54,771 100.00
Turnout 46.16
Democratic hold

District 31

California's 31st State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJuan Arambula (incumbent) 45,004 100.00
Turnout 44.65
Democratic hold

District 32

California's 32nd State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJean Fuller 85,055 71.69
DemocraticMaribel Vega33,59428.31
Total votes118,649 100.00
Turnout 56.18
Republican hold

District 33

California's 33rd State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanSam Blakeslee (incumbent) 91,393 67.01
DemocraticRobert Cuthbert44,99132.99
Total votes136,384 100.00
Turnout 62.01
Republican hold

District 34

California's 34th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBill Maze (incumbent) 56,880 68.33
DemocraticDesmond Farrelly23,57528.32
GreenDavid Silva2,7933.36
Total votes83,248 100.00
Turnout 51.67
Republican hold

District 35

California's 35th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticPedro Nava (incumbent) 77,868 68.32
RepublicanCristina Martin36,10931.68
Total votes113,977 100.00
Turnout 61.46
Democratic hold

District 36

California's 36th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanSharon Runner (incumbent) 55,712 61.51
DemocraticRobert Bynum34,86338.49
Total votes90,575 100.00
Turnout 48.12
Republican hold

District 37

California's 37th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanAudra Strickland (incumbent) 78,493 57.38
DemocraticFerial Masry58,30542.62
Total votes136,798 100.00
Turnout 57.87
Republican hold

District 38

California's 38th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanCameron Smyth 70,193 56.50
DemocraticLyn Shaw46,92637.77
LibertarianPeggy Christensen7,1165.73
Total votes124,235 100.00
Turnout 55.42
Republican hold

District 39

California's 39th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticRichard Alarcón 40,603 100.00
Turnout 47.96
Democratic hold

District 40

California's 40th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticLloyd Levine (incumbent) 50,807 63.40
RepublicanRick Montaine29,32536.60
Total votes80,132 100.00
Turnout 53.42
Democratic hold

District 41

California's 41st State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJulia Brownley 78,380 61.74
RepublicanTony Dolz44,54335.09
LibertarianConrad Frankowski4,0273.17
Total votes126,950 100.00
Turnout 53.72
Democratic hold

District 42

California's 42nd State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMichael Feuer 94,619 88.22
RepublicanSteven Sion27,53925.68
LibertarianColin Goldman6,1015.69
Total votes107,259 100.00
Turnout 51.27
Democratic hold

District 43

California's 43rd State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticPaul Krekorian 55,871 62.99
RepublicanMichael Agbaba26,53029.91
LibertarianSteve Myers6,2967.10
Total votes88,697 100.00
Turnout 48.32
Democratic hold

District 44

California's 44th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticAnthony Portantino 66,206 58.31
RepublicanScott Carwile37,69933.20
LibertarianBarron Yanaga4,9694.38
GreenRicardo Costa4,6624.11
Total votes113,536 100.00
Turnout 53.03
Democratic hold

District 45

California's 45th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticKevin de León 45,106 83.24
RepublicanSamantha Allen-Newman9,08216.76
Total votes54,188 100.00
Turnout 43.97
Democratic hold

District 46

California's 46th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticFabian Núñez (incumbent) 30,518 100.00
Turnout 34.67
Democratic hold

District 47

California's 47th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticKaren Bass (incumbent) 84,674 84.87
RepublicanJeffers Dodge15,09615.13
Total votes99,770 100.00
Turnout 48.63
Democratic hold

District 48

California's 48th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMike Davis 43,310 88.77
RepublicanBrenda Green5,47911.23
Total votes48,789 100.00
Turnout 39.24
Democratic hold

District 49

California's 49th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMike Eng 39,326 63.21
RepublicanEsthela Siegrist18,02128.97
LibertarianLaura Brown4,8657.82
Total votes62,212 100.00
Turnout 43.78
Democratic hold

District 50

California's 50th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticHector De La Torre (incumbent) 39,019 77.68
RepublicanGladys Miller11,21022.32
Total votes50,229 100.00
Turnout 42.61
Democratic hold

District 51

California's 51st State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticCurren Price 52,671 73.94
RepublicanRoss Moen16,24122.80
LibertarianCarl Swinney2,3223.26
Total votes71,234 100.00
Turnout 44.72
Democratic hold

District 52

California's 52nd State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMervyn Dymally (incumbent) 37,959 100.00
Turnout 30.15
Democratic hold

District 53

California's 53rd State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticTed Lieu (incumbent) 75,491 59.40
RepublicanMary Ford47,53437.40
GreenPeter Thottam3,0702.42
Peace and FreedomKarl Abrams2,9972.36
Total votes127,092 100.00
Turnout 53.65
Democratic hold

District 54

California's 54th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticBetty Karnette (incumbent) 69,890 60.76
RepublicanMichael Jackson45,12839.24
Total votes115,018 100.00
Turnout 51.07
Democratic hold

District 55

California's 55th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticLaura Richardson 50,006 68.10
RepublicanMargherita Underhill23,42131.90
Total votes83,427 100.00
Turnout 43.14
Democratic hold

District 56

California's 56th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticTony Mendoza 43,666 57.72
RepublicanGrace Hu31,99142.28
Total votes75,657 100.00
Turnout 44.42
Democratic hold

District 57

California's 57th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticEdward Hernandez 44,025 63.06
RepublicanHolly Carver25,79036.94
Total votes69,815 100.00
Turnout 45.01
Democratic hold

District 58

California's 58th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticCharles Calderon 53,879 69.39
RepublicanJim Kleinpell23,76630.61
Total votes77,645 100.00
Turnout 46.41
Democratic hold

District 59

California's 59th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanAnthony Adams 67,499 55.78
DemocraticElliott Barkan45,65537.73
LibertarianJill Stone7,8456.48
Total votes120,999 100.00
Turnout 50.82
Republican hold

District 60

California's 60th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBob Huff (incumbent) 74,721 69.96
DemocraticVan Tamom32,09030.04
Total votes106,811 100.00
Turnout 47.54
Republican hold

District 61

California's 61st State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticNell Soto 36,482 62.77
RepublicanBenjamin Lopez21,63937.23
Total votes58,121 100.00
Turnout 40.92
Democratic hold

District 62

California's 62nd State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticWilmer Carter 33,747 68.24
RepublicanMarge Mendoza-Ware15,70431.76
Total votes49,451 100.00
Turnout 34.54
Democratic hold

District 63

California's 63rd State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBill Emmerson (incumbent) 59,340 55.52
DemocraticMark Westwood47,53444.48
Total votes106,874 100.00
Turnout 45.16
Republican hold

District 64

California's 64th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJohn Benoit (incumbent) 66,501 61.11
DemocraticPaul Rasso42,31438.89
Total votes108,815 100.00
Turnout 49.76
Republican hold

District 65

California's 65th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanPaul Cook 67,669 59.92
DemocraticRita Ramirez-Dean41,90637.11
Peace and FreedomJon Taleb3,3582.97
Total votes112,933 100.00
Turnout 50.47
Republican hold

District 66

California's 66th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanKevin Jeffries 62,582 61.56
DemocraticLaurel Nicholson39,08138.44
Total votes101,663 100.00
Turnout 49.29
Republican hold

District 67

California's 67th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJim Silva 75,001 64.05
DemocraticRay Roberts42,10335.95
Total votes117,104 100.00
Turnout 46.73
Republican hold

District 68

California's 68th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanVan Tran (incumbent) 55,155 61.67
DemocraticPaul Lucas34,27738.33
Total votes89,432 100.00
Turnout 43.44
Republican hold

District 69

California's 69th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJose Solorio 28,339 65.61
RepublicanRyan Williams14,85434.39
Total votes43,193 100.00
Turnout 36.90
Democratic hold

District 70

California's 70th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanChuck DeVore (incumbent) 78,724 71.04
DemocraticMichael Glover32,09028.96
Total votes110,814 100.00
Turnout 47.91
Republican hold

District 71

California's 71st State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanTodd Spitzer (incumbent) 83,645 71.63
DemocraticIrene LaChance33,13528.37
Total votes116,780 100.00
Turnout 47.74
Republican hold

District 72

California's 72nd State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanMichael Duvall 55,664 59.14
DemocraticJohn MacMurray35,35237.56
LibertarianBrian Cross3,1143.31
Total votes94,120 100.00
Turnout 45.47
Republican hold

District 73

California's 73rd State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanMimi Walters (incumbent) 75,600 73.39
LibertarianAndrew Favor27,41226.61
Total votes103,012 100.00
Turnout 45.47
Republican hold

District 74

California's 74th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanMartin Garrick 72,980 58.05
DemocraticRoxana Folescu52,74741.95
Total votes125,727 100.00
Turnout 56.05
Republican hold

District 75

California's 75th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanGeorge Plescia (incumbent) 77,921 57.87
DemocraticScott Meyer52,88139.27
LibertarianEdward Teyssier3,8562.86
Total votes134,658 100.00
Turnout 56.23
Republican hold

District 76

California's 76th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticLori Saldaña (incumbent) 73,932 64.40
RepublicanRalph Denney39,53034.43
RepublicanKim Tran (write-in)1,3351.16
Total votes114,797 100.00
Turnout 50.22
Democratic hold

District 77

California's 77th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJoel Anderson 69,426 60.56
DemocraticChristopher Larkin41,29236.02
LibertarianRich Belitz3,9213.42
Total votes114,639 100.00
Turnout 52.85
Republican hold

District 78

California's 78th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanShirley Horton (incumbent) 51,983 50.89
DemocraticMaxine Sherard46,84645.86
LibertarianGeof Gibson3,3243.25
Total votes102,153 100.00
Turnout 48.03
Republican hold

District 79

California's 79th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMary Salas 39,437 62.77
RepublicanJean Roesch23,39537.23
Total votes62,832 100.00
Turnout 43.83
Democratic hold

District 80

California's 80th State Assembly district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBonnie Garcia (incumbent) 42,459 51.52
DemocraticSteve Clute39,94648.48
Total votes82,405 100.00
Turnout 47.25
Republican hold

See also

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