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California, State Assembly, District 42

California State Assembly District 42
Current incumbentChad Mayes Grey.png

California’s forty-second state assembly district is represented by independent Representative Chad Mayes.

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 42

Incumbent Chad Mayes (R) defeated Deniantionette Mazingo (D) in the general election for California State Assembly District 42 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Chad Mayes (R)
55.3
86,333

Deniantionette Mazingo (D)
44.7
69,747

Total votes: 156,080
Primary election
Primary for California State Assembly District 42

Deniantionette Mazingo and incumbent Chad Mayes defeated Gary Jeandron, Andrew Kotyuk, and Carol Bouldin in the primary for California State Assembly District 42 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Deniantionette Mazingo (D)
35.6
33,586

Chad Mayes (R)
32.8
30,880

Gary Jeandron (R)
16.0
15,032

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Andrew Kotyuk (R)
12.3
11,572

Carol Bouldin (G)
3.4
3,166

Total votes: 94,236

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 Chad Mayes defeated Greg Rodriguez in the California State Assembly District 42 general election.

California State Assembly, District 42 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Chad Mayes Incumbent 57.42% 97,864
Democratic Greg Rodriguez 42.58% 72,581
Total Votes 170,445
Source: California Secretary of State

Incumbent Chad Mayes and Greg Rodriguez defeated Jeff Hewitt in the California State Assembly District 42 Blanket primary.

California State Assembly, District 42 Blanket Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Chad Mayes Incumbent 50.79% 49,580
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Greg Rodriguez 41.43% 40,446
Libertarian Jeff Hewitt 7.79% 7,601
Total Votes 97,627

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. Karalee Hargrove (D) and Chad Mayes (R) defeated Gary Jeandron (R) in the blanket primary. Mayes defeated Hargrove in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 42, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngChad Mayes 57.3% 56,517
Democratic Karalee Hargrove 42.7% 42,082
Total Votes 98,599

California State Assembly, District 42 Blanket Primary, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngKaralee Hargrove 37.8% 22,973
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngChad Mayes 34.4% 20,921
Republican Gary Jeandron 27.8% 16,877
Total Votes 60,771

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 Brian Nestande (R) and Mark Anthony Orozco (D) advanced past the June 5 blanket primary unopposed, before Nestande defeated Orozco in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 42, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Nestande Incumbent 54.7% 81,768
Democratic Mark Anthony Orozco 45.3% 67,823
Total Votes 149,591

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for California State Assembly District 42 raised a total of $7,843,033. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $253,001 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, California State Assembly District 42

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $1,757,676 3 $585,892
2014 $660,327 3 $220,109
2012 $647,475 2 $323,738
2010 $737,893 2 $368,947
2008 $622,431 2 $311,216
2006 $1,744,428 8 $218,054
2004 $438,868 2 $219,434
2002 $270,865 2 $135,433
2000 $963,070 7 $137,581
Total $7,843,033 31 $253,001