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California, State Assembly, District 40

California State Assembly District 40
Current incumbentJames Ramos Democratic Party

California’s fortieth state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative James Ramos.

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 40

James Ramos (D) defeated Henry Nickel (R) in the general election for California State Assembly District 40 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

James Ramos (D)
59.5
77,585

Henry Nickel (R)
40.5
52,746

Total votes: 130,331
Primary election
Primary for California State Assembly District 40

Henry Nickel and James Ramos defeated Libbern Cook in the primary for California State Assembly District 40 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Henry Nickel (R)
45.7
29,550

James Ramos (D)
40.7
26,297

Libbern Cook (D)
13.6
8,777

Total votes: 64,624

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 Marc Steinorth defeated Abigail Medina in the California State Assembly District 40 general election.

California State Assembly, District 40 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Marc Steinorth Incumbent 50.64% 76,537
Democratic Abigail Medina 49.36% 74,589
Total Votes 151,126
Source: California Secretary of State

Abigail Medina and incumbent Marc Steinorth were unopposed in the California State Assembly District 40 Blanket primary.

California State Assembly, District 40 Blanket Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Abigail Medina
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Marc Steinorth Incumbent

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. Kathleen Henry (D) and Marc Steinorth (R) defeated Arthur Bustamonte (D) and Melissa O'Donnell (D) in the blanket primary. Steinorth defeated Henry in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 40, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMarc Steinorth 55.7% 39,303
Democratic Kathleen Henry 44.3% 31,309
Total Votes 70,612

California State Assembly, District 40 Blanket Primary, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMarc Steinorth 53.9% 20,292
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngKathleen Henry 17.1% 6,416
Democratic Melissa O'Donnell 15.5% 5,835
Democratic Arthur Bustamonte 13.5% 5,085
Total Votes 37,628

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 Mike Morrell (R) and Russ Warner (D) advanced past the June 5 blanket primary unopposed, before Morrell defeated Warner in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 40, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMike Morrell Incumbent 50.4% 65,282
Democratic Russ Warner 49.6% 64,264
Total Votes 129,546

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for California State Assembly District 40 raised a total of $18,650,744. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $643,129 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, California State Assembly District 40

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $5,825,353 2 $2,912,677
2014 $1,615,161 4 $403,790
2012 $709,414 2 $354,707
2010 $741,342 2 $370,671
2008 $1,560,929 7 $222,990
2006 $448,778 3 $149,593
2004 $390,073 2 $195,037
2002 $925,763 3 $308,588
2000 $6,433,931 4 $1,608,483
Total $18,650,744 29 $643,129