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California, State Assembly, District 21

California State Assembly District 21
Current incumbentAdam Gray Democratic Party

California’s twenty-first state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Adam Gray.

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 21

Incumbent Adam Gray (D) defeated Justin Quigley (L) in the general election for California State Assembly District 21 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Adam Gray (D)
71.3
74,320

Justin Quigley (L)
28.7
29,855

Total votes: 104,175
Primary election
Primary for California State Assembly District 21

Incumbent Adam Gray and Justin Quigley advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 21 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Adam Gray (D)
99.9
43,023

Justin Quigley (L)
0.1
49

Total votes: 43,072

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 Adam Gray defeated Greg Opinski in the California State Assembly District 21 general election.

California State Assembly, District 21 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Adam Gray Incumbent 69.79% 85,990
Republican Greg Opinski 30.21% 37,230
Total Votes 123,220
Source: California Secretary of State

Incumbent Adam Gray and Greg Opinski were unopposed in the California State Assembly District 21 Blanket primary.

California State Assembly, District 21 Blanket Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Adam Gray Incumbent
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Greg Opinski

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 Adam Gray (D) was unopposed in the blanket primary and defeated Jack Mobley (R), who ran in the primary as a write-in candidate, in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 21, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Gray Incumbent 53.4% 34,931
Republican Jack Mobley 46.6% 30,499
Total Votes 65,430

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. Adam Gray (D) and Jack Mobley (R) defeated Tommy Jones (D), Lesa Rasmussen (D) and Robert Sellers (D) in the June 5 blanket primary. Gray went on to defeat Mobley in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 21, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Gray 58.2% 63,349
Republican Jack Mobley 41.8% 45,534
Total Votes 108,883

California State Assembly, District 21 Blanket Primary, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Gray 32.4% 14,391
Democratic Tommy Jones 9.1% 4,055
Democratic Lesa Rasmussen 9.7% 4,305
Democratic Robert Sellers 3.3% 1,452
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJack Mobley 45.4% 20,148
Total Votes 44,351

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for California State Assembly District 21 raised a total of $7,430,090. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $285,773 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, California State Assembly District 21

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $1,281,309 3 $427,103
2014 $1,685,117 2 $842,559
2012 $508,164 2 $254,082
2010 $436,119 3 $145,373
2008 $1,506,882 5 $301,376
2006 $348,863 2 $174,432
2004 $224,755 2 $112,378
2002 $1,179,112 5 $235,822
2000 $259,769 2 $129,885
Total $7,430,090 26 $285,773