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California, State Assembly, District 41

California State Assembly District 41
Current incumbentChris Holden Democratic Party

California’s forty-first state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Chris Holden.

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 41

Incumbent Chris Holden (D) defeated Alan Reynolds (Independent) in the general election for California State Assembly District 41 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Chris Holden (D)
64.2
113,439

Alan Reynolds (Independent)
35.8
63,272

Total votes: 176,711
Primary election
Primary for California State Assembly District 41

Incumbent Chris Holden and Alan Reynolds defeated Kenny Rotter in the primary for California State Assembly District 41 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Chris Holden (D)
59.8
54,707

Alan Reynolds (Independent)
27.7
25,345

Kenny Rotter (D)
12.5
11,420

Total votes: 91,472

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 Chris Holden defeated Casey C. Higgins in the California State Assembly District 41 general election.

California State Assembly, District 41 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Chris Holden Incumbent 60.48% 120,633
Republican Casey C. Higgins 39.52% 78,817
Total Votes 199,450
Source: California Secretary of State

Incumbent Chris Holden and Casey C. Higgins defeated Dan M. Taylor and Alan Reynolds in the California State Assembly District 41 Blanket primary.

California State Assembly, District 41 Blanket Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Chris Holden Incumbent 59.25% 66,951
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Casey C. Higgins 26.56% 30,017
Republican Dan M. Taylor 7.87% 8,891
Independent Alan Reynolds 6.32% 7,143
Total Votes 113,002

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 Chris Holden (D) and write-in candidate Nathaniel Tsai (R) defeated write-in candidates Linda Hazelton (R), Samuel S. Forsen (R) and Ted Brown (L) in the blanket primary. Holden defeated Tsai in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 41, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngChris Holden Incumbent 59.3% 62,810
Republican Nathaniel Tsai 40.7% 43,126
Total Votes 105,936

California State Assembly, District 41 Blanket Primary, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngChris Holden Incumbent 98.1% 35,296
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngNathaniel Tsai (Write-in) 1.1% 394
Republican Samuel S. Forsen (Write-in) 0.3% 120
Libertarian Ted Brown (Write-in) 0.2% 84
Republican Linda Hazelton (Write-in) 0.2% 83
Total Votes 35,977

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. Chris Holden (D) and Donna Lowe (R) defeated Michael Cacciotti (D), Victoria Rusnak (D) and Ed Colton (R) in the June 5 blanket primary. Holden went on to defeat Lowe in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 41, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngChris Holden 57.7% 109,743
Republican Donna Lowe 42.3% 80,362
Total Votes 190,105

California State Assembly, District 41 Blanket Primary, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Michael Cacciotti 15.4% 10,844
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngChris Holden 29.4% 20,718
Democratic Victoria Rusnak 13.8% 9,727
Republican Ed Colton 17.6% 12,399
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDonna Love 23.8% 16,808
Total Votes 70,496

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for California State Assembly District 41 raised a total of $9,837,831. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $239,947 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, California State Assembly District 41

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $848,727 4 $212,182
2014 $753,281 5 $150,656
2012 $1,948,718 5 $389,744
2010 $382,100 3 $127,367
2008 $345,367 2 $172,684
2006 $2,743,248 8 $342,906
2004 $499,337 3 $166,446
2002 $447,111 3 $149,037
2000 $1,869,942 8 $233,743
Total $9,837,831 41 $239,947