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California, State Assembly, District 7

California State Assembly District 7
Current incumbentKevin McCarty Democratic Party

California’s seventh state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Kevin McCarty.

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 7

Incumbent Kevin McCarty (D) defeated Scott Schmidt (R) in the general election for California State Assembly District 7 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Kevin McCarty (D)
71.3
107,849

Scott Schmidt (R)
28.7
43,361

Total votes: 151,210
Primary election
Primary for California State Assembly District 7

Incumbent Kevin McCarty and Scott Schmidt advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 7 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Kevin McCarty (D)
99.6
63,705

Scott Schmidt (R)
0.4
237

Total votes: 63,942

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 Kevin McCarty defeated Ryan Brown in the California State Assembly District 7 general election.

California State Assembly, District 7 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Kevin McCarty Incumbent 69.79% 111,112
Republican Ryan Brown 30.21% 48,097
Total Votes 159,209
Source: California Secretary of State

Incumbent Kevin McCarty ran unopposed in the California State Assembly District 7 Blanket primary.

California State Assembly, District 7 Blanket Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Kevin McCarty Incumbent (unopposed)

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. Steve Cohn (D) and Kevin McCarty (D) defeated Mark Johannessen (D), Ralph Merletti (R) and Oliver Ponce (R) in the blanket primary. McCarty defeated Cohn in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 7, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngKevin McCarty 58.7% 46,983
Democratic Steve Cohn 41.3% 33,051
Total Votes 80,034

California State Assembly, District 7 Blanket Primary, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngKevin McCarty 34.9% 18,935
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Cohn 29.3% 15,877
Republican Ralph Merletti 15% 8,115
Democratic Mark Johannessen 11.8% 6,413
Republican Oliver Ponce 9% 4,869
Total Votes 54,209

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. Incumbent Roger Dickinson (D) and Jonathan Zachariou (R) advanced past the June 5 blanket primary unopposed, before Dickinson defeated Zachariou in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 7, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRoger Dickinson Incumbent 69.8% 96,422
Republican Jonathan Zachariou 30.2% 41,735
Total Votes 138,157

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for California State Assembly District 7 raised a total of $6,217,604. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $222,057 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, California State Assembly District 7

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $664,824 4 $166,206
2014 $1,311,578 5 $262,316
2012 $449,161 2 $224,581
2010 $669,689 5 $133,938
2008 $624,290 2 $312,145
2006 $407,918 1 $407,918
2004 $1,331,802 4 $332,951
2002 $429,981 2 $214,991
2000 $328,361 3 $109,454
Total $6,217,604 28 $222,057