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California, State Assembly, District 26

California State Assembly District 26
Current incumbentDevon Mathis Republican Party

California’s twenty-sixth state assembly district is represented by Republican Representative Devon Mathis.

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 26

Incumbent Devon Mathis (R) defeated Jose Sigala (D) in the general election for California State Assembly District 26 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Devon Mathis (R)
57.9
62,629

Jose Sigala (D)
42.1
45,558

Total votes: 108,187
Primary election
Primary for California State Assembly District 26

Incumbent Devon Mathis and Jose Sigala defeated Warren Gubler and Jack Lavers in the primary for California State Assembly District 26 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Devon Mathis (R)
30.3
19,081

Jose Sigala (D)
29.8
18,794

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Warren Gubler (R)
28.0
17,650

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Jack Lavers (R)
11.9
7,473

Total votes: 62,998

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 Devon Mathis defeated Ruben Macareno in the California State Assembly District 26 general election.

California State Assembly, District 26 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Devon Mathis Incumbent 63.31% 76,289
Democratic Ruben Macareno 36.69% 44,205
Total Votes 120,494
Source: California Secretary of State

Incumbent Devon Mathis and Ruben Macareno defeated Rudy Mendoza in the California State Assembly District 26 Blanket primary.

California State Assembly, District 26 Blanket Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Devon Mathis Incumbent 42.43% 28,563
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ruben Macareno 30.51% 20,536
Republican Rudy Mendoza 27.06% 18,216
Total Votes 67,315

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. Devon Mathis (R) and Rudy Mendoza (R) defeated Carlton Jones (D), Ruben Macareno (D), Derek A. Thomas (D), Teresita "Tess" Andres (R) and Esther Barajas (R) in the blanket primary. Mathis defeated Mendoza in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 26, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDevon Mathis 53.6% 34,683
Republican Rudy Mendoza 46.4% 29,991
Total Votes 64,674

California State Assembly, District 26 Blanket Primary, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRudy Mendoza 40.3% 18,648
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDevon Mathis 20.5% 9,497
Democratic Carlton Jones 17.2% 7,943
Democratic Ruben Macareno 8.1% 3,755
Democratic Derek A. Thomas 6.2% 2,872
Republican Teresita Andres 4.5% 2,092
Republican Esther Barajas 3.2% 1,473
Total Votes 46,280

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 Connie Conway (R) and Jonathon Louis Sosa (D) advanced past the June 5 blanket primary unopposed, before Conway defeated Sosa in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 26, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngConnie Conway Incumbent 66.5% 72,061
Democratic Jonathon Louis Sosa 33.5% 36,379
Total Votes 108,440

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for California State Assembly District 26 raised a total of $9,660,910. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $357,811 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, California State Assembly District 26

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $644,252 3 $214,751
2014 $465,641 7 $66,520
2012 $1,458,077 2 $729,039
2010 $616,050 2 $308,025
2008 $2,144,137 2 $1,072,069
2006 $877,727 2 $438,864
2004 $575,666 2 $287,833
2002 $1,459,365 5 $291,873
2000 $1,419,995 2 $709,998
Total $9,660,910 27 $357,811