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California, State Assembly, District 19

California State Assembly District 19
Current incumbentPhil Ting Democratic Party

California’s nineteenth state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Phil Ting.

California state assembly members represent an average of 465,674 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 420,000 residents.

About the office

Members of the California State Assembly serve two-year terms with term limits. California legislators assume office one month after election (December).

Qualifications

According to Article IV of the California Constitution, the candidate must be a United States Citizen, a resident of California for three years, a resident of the legislative district for one year and a registered voter in that district by the time nomination papers are filed.

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$110,459/year$192/day for each day in session.

Term limits

Since the passage of Prop 28 in 2012, legislators first elected on or after November 6, 2012, are limited to a maximum of 12 years. Prop 140, passed in 1990, affects any members elected prior to November 6, 2012, and limits them to a maximum of three two-year terms (six years).

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the assembly, the Governor must call for a special election. The election must be called by the Governor within fourteen days of the vacancy. No special election can be held if the vacancy happened in an election year and the nominating deadline passed.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of California State Assembly will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for March 3, 2020. The filing deadline was December 6, 2019.

2018

General election
General election for California State Assembly District 19

Incumbent Phil Ting (D) defeated Keith Bogdon (R) in the general election for California State Assembly District 19 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Phil Ting (D)
83.7
154,705

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Keith Bogdon (R)
16.3
30,049

Total votes: 184,754
Primary election
Primary for California State Assembly District 19

Incumbent Phil Ting and Keith Bogdon defeated David Ernst in the primary for California State Assembly District 19 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Phil Ting (D)
80.5
86,304

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Keith Bogdon (R)
15.7
16,785

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David Ernst (Independent)
3.8
4,084

Total votes: 107,173

2016

Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 25, 2016, for candidates filing with signatures. The deadline for candidates using a filing fee to qualify was March 11, 2016.

Incumbent Phil Ting defeated Carlos Taylor in the California State Assembly District 19 general election.

California State Assembly, District 19 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Phil Ting Incumbent 80.14% 150,052
Republican Carlos Taylor 19.86% 37,180
Total Votes 187,232
Source: California Secretary of State

Incumbent Phil Ting and Carlos Taylor were unopposed in the California State Assembly District 19 Blanket primary.

California State Assembly, District 19 Blanket Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Phil Ting Incumbent
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Carlos Taylor

2014

Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Incumbent Phil Ting (D) and Rene Pineda (R) were unopposed in the blanket primary. Ting defeated Pineda in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 19, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPhil Ting Incumbent 77% 81,103
Republican Rene Pineda 23% 24,170
Total Votes 105,273

2012

Elections for the office of California State Assembly consisted of a primary election on June 5, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 9, 2012. Phil Ting (D) and Michael Breyer (D) defeated James Pan (D) and Matthew Del Carlo (R) in the June 5 blanket primary. Ting went on to defeat Breyer in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 19, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPhil Ting 58.4% 92,858
Democratic Michael Breyer 41.6% 66,200
Total Votes 159,058

California State Assembly, District 19 Blanket Primary, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Breyer 22% 14,991
Democratic James Pan 4.5% 3,075
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPhil Ting 56.4% 38,432
Republican Matthew Del Carlo 17.1% 11,646
Total Votes 68,144

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for California State Assembly District 19 raised a total of $9,891,095. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $282,603 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, California State Assembly District 19

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $1,171,629 3 $390,543
2014 $947,805 2 $473,903
2012 $2,300,223 4 $575,056
2010 $587,684 3 $195,895
2008 $1,929,276 6 $321,546
2006 $30,838 3 $10,279
2004 $314,436 3 $104,812
2002 $2,160,453 7 $308,636
2000 $448,751 4 $112,188
Total $9,891,095 35 $282,603