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California, State Assembly, District 5

California State Assembly District 5
Current incumbentFrank Bigelow Republican Party

California’s fifth state assembly district is represented by Republican Representative Frank Bigelow.

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 5

Incumbent Frank Bigelow (R) defeated Carla Neal (D) in the general election for California State Assembly District 5 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Frank Bigelow (R)
59.9
106,791

Carla Neal (D)
40.1
71,488

Total votes: 178,279
Primary election
Primary for California State Assembly District 5

Incumbent Frank Bigelow and Carla Neal advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 5 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Frank Bigelow (R)
62.4
72,983

Carla Neal (D)
37.6
43,983

Total votes: 116,966

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 Frank Bigelow defeated Robert Carabas in the California State Assembly District 5 general election.

California State Assembly, District 5 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Frank Bigelow Incumbent 64.50% 121,644
Democratic Robert Carabas 35.50% 66,949
Total Votes 188,593
Source: California Secretary of State

Incumbent Frank Bigelow and Robert Carabas defeated Kai Ellsworth and Mark Belden in the California State Assembly District 5 Blanket primary.

California State Assembly, District 5 Blanket Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Frank Bigelow Incumbent 60.00% 73,180
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Robert Carabas 22.29% 27,190
Democratic Kai Ellsworth 9.28% 11,313
Independent Mark Belden 8.44% 10,289
Total Votes 121,972

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 Frank Bigelow (R) was unopposed in the blanket primary and defeated Patrick D. Hogan (L) in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 5, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Bigelow Incumbent 74.2% 88,602
Libertarian Patrick D. Hogan 25.8% 30,735
Total Votes 119,337

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 Frank Bigelow (R) and Rico Oller (R) defeated Tim Fitzgerald (D), Marc Boyd (D), Kevin Lancaster (R) and Mark Belden (I) in the June 5 blanket primary. Bigelow went on to defeat Oller in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 5, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Bigelow 52.3% 82,293
Republican Rico Oller 47.7% 75,071
Total Votes 157,364

California State Assembly, District 5 Blanket Primary, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Marc Boyd 13.3% 13,583
Democratic Tim Fitzgerald 17.7% 18,138
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Bigelow 28.9% 29,584
Republican Kevin Lancaster 2.1% 2,151
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRico Oller 33.9% 34,673
Independent Mark Belden 4.1% 4,158
Total Votes 102,287

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for California State Assembly District 5 raised a total of $18,906,459. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $461,133 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, California State Assembly District 5

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $1,020,368 4 $255,092
2014 $780,586 2 $390,293
2012 $1,394,871 6 $232,479
2010 $4,528,334 11 $411,667
2008 $8,556,995 5 $1,711,399
2006 $865,314 3 $288,438
2004 $606,180 5 $121,236
2002 $637,588 3 $212,529
2000 $516,223 2 $258,112
Total $18,906,459 41 $461,133