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California, State Assembly, District 20

California State Assembly District 20
Current incumbentBill Quirk Democratic Party

California’s twentieth state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Bill Quirk.

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 20

Incumbent Bill Quirk (D) defeated Joseph Grcar (R) in the general election for California State Assembly District 20 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Bill Quirk (D)
77.4
105,848

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Joseph Grcar (R)
22.6
30,863

Total votes: 136,711
Primary election
Primary for California State Assembly District 20

Incumbent Bill Quirk and Joseph Grcar advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 20 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Bill Quirk (D)
99.9
56,762

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Joseph Grcar (R)
0.1
81

Total votes: 56,843

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 Bill Quirk defeated Luis A. Wong in the California State Assembly District 20 general election.

California State Assembly, District 20 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Bill Quirk Incumbent 74.26% 114,001
Republican Luis A. Wong 25.74% 39,507
Total Votes 153,508
Source: California Secretary of State

Incumbent Bill Quirk and Luis A. Wong were unopposed in the California State Assembly District 20 Blanket primary.

California State Assembly, District 20 Blanket Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Bill Quirk Incumbent
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Luis A. Wong

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 Bill Quirk (D) and Jaime Patino (R) defeated Luis Reynoso (I) in the blanket primary. Quirk defeated Patino in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 20, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBill Quirk Incumbent 71.8% 56,144
Republican Jaime Patino 28.2% 22,007
Total Votes 78,151

California State Assembly, District 20 Blanket Primary, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBill Quirk Incumbent 66% 31,882
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJaime Patino 23.3% 11,246
Independent Luis Reynoso 10.7% 5,186
Total Votes 48,314

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. Bill Quirk (D) and Jennifer Ong (D) defeated Sarabjit Kaur Cheema (D), Luis Reynoso (R) and Mark Green (I) in the June 5 blanket primary. Quirk went on to defeat Ong in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 20, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBill Quirk 50.3% 67,028
Democratic Jennifer Ong 49.7% 66,111
Total Votes 133,139

California State Assembly, District 20 Blanket Primary, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Sarabjit Kaur Cheema 6% 3,397
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Ong 25.7% 14,560
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBill Quirk 30.3% 17,177
Republican Luis Reynoso 17.7% 10,041
Independent Mark Green 20.3% 11,490
Total Votes 56,665

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for California State Assembly District 20 raised a total of $8,768,398. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $302,359 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, California State Assembly District 20

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $696,193 2 $348,097
2014 $627,930 3 $209,310
2012 $1,393,329 5 $278,666
2010 $911,839 3 $303,946
2008 $1,433,439 2 $716,720
2006 $1,172,017 2 $586,009
2004 $1,655,487 6 $275,915
2002 $582,035 3 $194,012
2000 $296,129 3 $98,710
Total $8,768,398 29 $302,359