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California, State Assembly, District 58

California State Assembly District 58
Current incumbentCristina Garcia Democratic Party

California’s fifty-eighth state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Cristina Garcia.

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 58

Incumbent Cristina Garcia (D) defeated Michael Simpfenderfer (R) in the general election for California State Assembly District 58 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Cristina Garcia (D)
70.4
84,003

Michael Simpfenderfer (R)
29.6
35,301

Total votes: 119,304
Primary election
Primary for California State Assembly District 58

The following candidates ran in the primary for California State Assembly District 58 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Cristina Garcia (D)
28.9
14,509

Michael Simpfenderfer (R)
26.4
13,246

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Pedro Aceituno (D)
12.7
6,386

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Karla Salazar (D)
9.2
4,603

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Friné Medrano (D)
8.9
4,447

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Ivan Altamirano (D)
7.6
3,809

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John Paul Drayer (D)
3.3
1,653

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Miguel Angel Alvarado (D)
3.1
1,568

Total votes: 50,221

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 Cristina Garcia defeated Ramiro Alvarado in the California State Assembly District 58 general election.

California State Assembly, District 58 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Cristina Garcia Incumbent 75.33% 105,170
Republican Ramiro Alvarado 24.67% 34,449
Total Votes 139,619
Source: California Secretary of State

Incumbent Cristina Garcia and Ramiro Alvarado were unopposed in the California State Assembly District 58 Blanket primary.

California State Assembly, District 58 Blanket Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Cristina Garcia Incumbent
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Ramiro Alvarado

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 Cristina Garcia (D) was unopposed in the blanket primary and was unopposed in the general election.

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 Cristina Garcia (D) and Patricia Kotze-Ramos (R) defeated Tom Calderon (D), Daniel Crespo (D), Sultan Ahmad (D) and Luis Marquez (D) in the June 5 blanket primary. Garcia went on to defeat Kotze-Ramos in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 58, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngCristina Garcia 71.8% 91,019
Republican Patricia A. Kotze-Ramos 28.2% 35,676
Total Votes 126,695

California State Assembly, District 58 Blanket Primary, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Sultan Ahmad 3.7% 1,197
Democratic Tom Calderon 22.7% 7,290
Democratic Daniel Crespo 6.5% 2,096
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngCristina Garcia 26.6% 8,517
Democratic Luis Marquez 12.3% 3,946
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia Kotze-Ramos 28.1% 9,015
Total Votes 32,061

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for California State Assembly District 58 raised a total of $8,698,755. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $347,950 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, California State Assembly District 58

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $954,614 2 $477,307
2014 $585,492 1 $585,492
2012 $1,417,115 6 $236,186
2010 $851,789 2 $425,895
2008 $860,747 2 $430,374
2006 $1,065,514 4 $266,379
2004 $1,143,517 2 $571,759
2002 $1,007,632 4 $251,908
2000 $812,335 2 $406,168
Total $8,698,755 25 $347,950