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California, State Senate, District 32

California State Senate District 32
Current incumbentBob Archuleta Democratic Party

California’s thirty-second state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator Bob Archuleta.

California state senators represent an average of 931,349 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 846,791 residents.

About the office

Members serve four-year terms with term limits. The terms of the senators are staggered so that half the membership is elected every two years. The senators representing odd-numbered districts are elected in years evenly divisible by four. The senators from even-numbered districts are elected in the intervening even-numbered years. 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 two four-year terms (eight years).

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the senate, the Governor must call for a special election. The election must be called by the Governor within fourteen days of the vacancy being created. 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 Senate 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

Regular election

General election
General election for California State Senate District 32

Bob Archuleta (D) defeated Rita Topalian (R) in the general election for California State Senate District 32 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Bob Archuleta (D)
66.9
177,054

Rita Topalian (R)
33.1
87,520

Total votes: 264,574
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Primary election
Primary for California State Senate District 32

The following candidates ran in the primary for California State Senate District 32 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Rita Topalian (R)
24.4
28,979

Bob Archuleta (D)
17.4
20,652

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Vanessa Delgado (D)
15.7
18,709

Tony Mendoza (D)
10.0
11,917

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Ion Sarega (R)
9.7
11,577

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Vicky Santana (D)
6.9
8,236

Ali Taj (D)
5.3
6,349

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Vivian Romero (D)
4.6
5,495

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Rudy Bermudez (D)
4.6
5,455

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David Castellanos (D)
1.3
1,541

Total votes: 118,910

Special election

CA Senate District 32

A special primary election for the position of California State Senate District 32 was called for June 5, 2018. Vanessa Delgado (D) and Rita Topalian (R), the top two vote-getters, advanced to the special general election that was held on August 7, 2018. Delgado won the seat.

To qualify for the race, candidates had to pay a filing fee by April 12, 2018, or they must have submitted petition signatures by March 13, 2018.

The seat became vacant following Tony Mendoza's (D) resignation on February 22, 2018, due to sexual misconduct allegations against him. To read more about those allegations and his response, .

Mendoza filed to run for the special election along with 10 other candidates. A total of nine Democrats and two Republicans filed.

General election
Special general election for California State Senate District 32

Vanessa Delgado (D) defeated Rita Topalian (R) in the special general election for California State Senate District 32 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Vanessa Delgado (D)
52.4
26,635

Rita Topalian (R)
47.6
24,240

Total votes: 50,875
Primary election
Special primary for California State Senate District 32

The following candidates ran in the special primary for California State Senate District 32 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate

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Vanessa Delgado (D)

Rita Topalian (R)

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Darren Joseph Gendron (D)

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John Paul Drayer (D)

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Ion Sarega (R)

Ali Taj (D)

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Vicky Santana (D)

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Vivian Romero (D)

Bob Archuleta (D)

Tony Mendoza (D)

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Rudy Bermudez (D)


2014

Elections for the California State Senate 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. Tony Mendoza (D) and Mario A. Guerra (R) defeated Carlos R. Arvizu (D), Sally Morales Havice (D) and Irella Perez (D) in the blanket primary. Mendoza defeated Guerra in the general election.

California State Senate, District 32, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngTony Mendoza 52.3% 67,593
Republican Mario A. Guerra 47.7% 61,718
Total Votes 129,311

California State Senate, District 32 Blanket Primary, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMario A. Guerra 44.5% 29,096
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngTony Mendoza 31.8% 20,804
Democratic Sally Morales Havice 11.2% 7,325
Democratic Irella Perez 10.5% 6,873
Democratic Carlos R. Arvizu 2% 1,280
Total Votes 65,378

2013

Norma Torres (D) won election in a special election for California State Senate District 32. The seat was vacant following Democrat Gloria Negrete McLeod's election to the 35th Congressional District of California on November 6, 2012. Torres faced Paul Vincent Avila (D), Kenny Coble (R), Paul Leon (R), Larry Walker (D) and Joanne Gilbert (D) in the special election on March 12, 2013. Because no candidate received 50 percent of the vote the top two vote-getters - Norma Torres (D) and Paul Leon (R) - met in a runoff election on May 14, which Torres won.

California State Senate, District 32, Special Election, 2013

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngNorma Torres 59.6% 21,251
Republican Paul Leon 40.4% 14,432
Total Votes 35,683

California State Senate, District 32, Blanket Primary, 2013

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for California State Senate District 32 raised a total of $5,731,900. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $409,421 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, California State Senate District 32

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $1,733,914 5 $346,783
2010 $745,914 2 $372,957
2008 $677,088 1 $677,088
2006 $1,511,304 2 $755,652
2004 $185,030 1 $185,030
2002 $865,379 2 $432,690
2000 $13,271 1 $13,271
Total $5,731,900 14 $409,421