The 2004 California State Assembly elections were held on November 2, 2004. California's State Assembly in its entirety comes up for election in even numbered years. Each seat has a two-year term and members are limited to three 2-year terms (six years). All 80 biennially elected seats in the Assembly were up for election this year. It was expected that the Democrats would retain control of the Assembly, which they did. While some seats were close races, no opposing party challenges to incumbents were successful on either side and thus, there were no changes to the party balance.
Overview [ ]
California State Assembly elections, 2004
Party
Votes
Percentage
Incumbents
Open
Before
After
Democratic
5,995,046
52.61%
33
15
48
48
Republican
5,044,449
44.26%
24
8
32
32
Libertarian
324,414
2.85%
0
0
0
0
Green
27,182
0.24%
0
0
0
0
Peace and Freedom
5,028
0.04%
0
0
0
0
Independent
94
0.00%
0
0
0
0
Invalid or blank votes
486,319
6.58%
—
—
—
—
Totals
11,396,213
100.00%
57
23
80
80
48
32
Democratic
Republican
Results [ ]
Final results from the California Secretary of State :[1]
District 1 [ ]
California's 1st State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Patty Berg (incumbent )
120,157
61.44
Republican
Ray Tyrone
64,587
33.03
Libertarian
Ken Anton
10,817
5.53
Total votes
195,561
100.00
Democratic hold
District 2 [ ]
California's 2nd State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Doug LaMalfa (incumbent )
115,651
64.87
Democratic
Barbara McIver
62,643
35.13
Total votes
178,294
100.00
Republican hold
District 3 [ ]
California's 3rd State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Rick Keene (incumbent )
111,747
59.35
Democratic
Robert A. Woods
70,126
37.24
Libertarian
Robert Burk
6,421
3.41
Total votes
188,294
100.00
Republican hold
District 4 [ ]
California's 4th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Tim Leslie (incumbent )
140,105
66.68
Democratic
Todd W. Schwenk
70,008
33.32
Total votes
210,113
100.00
Republican hold
District 5 [ ]
California's 5th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Roger Niello
104,895
60.24
Democratic
Sandra A. Carey
62,710
36.01
Libertarian
Melissa Manfre
6,524
3.75
Total votes
174,129
100.00
Republican hold
District 6 [ ]
California's 6th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Joe Nation (incumbent )
148,556
72.51
Republican
Carolyn F. Patrick
56,311
27.49
Total votes
204,867
100.00
Democratic hold
District 7 [ ]
California's 7th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Noreen M. Evans
101,130
60.12
Republican
Pat Krueger
62,035
36.88
Republican
F. Aaron Smith
5,051
3.00
Total votes
168,216
100.00
Democratic hold
District 8 [ ]
California's 8th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Lois Wolk (incumbent )
101,171
62.83
Republican
John R. Munn
59,842
37.17
Total votes
161,013
100.00
Democratic hold
District 9 [ ]
California's 9th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Dave Jones
77,880
66.73
Republican
Gaspar Garcia
32,734
28.05
Libertarian
Gale Morgan
6,098
5.22
Total votes
116,712
100.00
Democratic hold
District 10 [ ]
California's 10th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Alan Nakanishi (incumbent )
121,741
75.64
Libertarian
Cullene Lang
39,208
24.36
Total votes
160,949
100.00
Republican hold
District 11 [ ]
California's 11th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Joe Canciamilla (incumbent )
95,912
66.83
Republican
Paul Santiago
40,438
28.18
Libertarian
Frank Manske
7,162
4.99
Total votes
143,512
100.00
Democratic hold
District 12 [ ]
California's 12th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Leland Yee (incumbent )
112,000
77.58
Republican
Howard Epstein
23,803
16.49
Libertarian
Chris Maden
8,560
5.93
Total votes
144,363
100.00
Democratic hold
District 13 [ ]
California's 13th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Mark Leno (incumbent )
148,863
81.91
Republican
Gail E. Neira
23,900
13.15
Libertarian
Jonathan Scott Marvin
8,980
4.94
Total votes
181,743
100.00
Democratic hold
District 14 [ ]
California's 14th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Loni Hancock (incumbent )
141,184
77.43
Republican
Lance Montauk
32,531
17.84
Libertarian
Kevin O'Neal
8,632
4.73
Total votes
182,347
100.00
Democratic hold
District 15 [ ]
California's 15th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Guy S. Houston (incumbent )
113,079
55.22
Democratic
Elaine D. Shaw
91,709
44.78
Total votes
204,788
100.00
Republican hold
District 16 [ ]
California's 16th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Wilma Chan (incumbent )
126,292
88.20
Republican
Jerald Udinsky
16,903
11.80
Total votes
143,195
100.00
Democratic hold
District 17 [ ]
California's 17th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Barbara S. Matthews (inc. )
66,926
60.52
Republican
Nellie McGarry
43,664
39.48
Independent
Jennet C. Stebbins (write-in )
2
0.00
Total votes
110,592
100.00
Democratic hold
District 18 [ ]
California's 18th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Johan Klehs (incumbent )
106,635
83.61
Libertarian
Ronald J. Colfer
20,888
16.38
Independent
Lou Filipovich (write-in )
17
0.00
Total votes
127,540
100.00
Democratic hold
District 19 [ ]
California's 19th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Gene Mullin (incumbent )
114,277
71.31
Republican
Catherine Brinkman
41,513
25.90
Libertarian
Miles C. Gilster
4,465
2.79
Total votes
160,255
100.00
Democratic hold
District 20 [ ]
District 21 [ ]
District 22 [ ]
California's 22nd State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Sally Lieber (incumbent )
91,561
70.27
Republican
Marie Dominguez-Gasson
38,746
29.73
Total votes
130,307
100.00
Democratic hold
District 23 [ ]
California's 23rd State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Joe Coto
62,569
67.12
Republican
Mark Patrosso
26,051
27.95
Green
Warner S. Bloomberg IIi
4,597
4.93
Total votes
93,217
100.00
Democratic hold
District 24 [ ]
California's 24th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Rebecca Cohn
94,152
59.40
Republican
Ernie Konnyu
55,956
35.31
Libertarian
Zander Y. Collier, IIi
8,337
5.26
Independent
Michael Roy (write-in )
41
0.03
Independent
Lawrence R. Hileman (write-in )
7
0.00
Total votes
158,493
100.00
Democratic hold
District 25 [ ]
California's 25th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Dave Cogdill (incumbent )
111,336
68.16
Democratic
Bryan Justin Marks
52,006
31.84
Total votes
163,342
100.00
Republican hold
District 26 [ ]
California's 26th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Greg Aghazarian (incumbent )
78,381
62.55
Democratic
Tim Weintz, Sr.
46,924
37.45
Total votes
125,305
100.00
Republican hold
District 27 [ ]
California's 27th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
John Laird (incumbent )
129,410
68.66
Republican
Jack D. Barlich
59,076
31.34
Total votes
188,486
100.00
Democratic hold
District 28 [ ]
California's 28th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Simon Salinas (incumbent )
67,586
63.26
Republican
Bob Perkins
39,257
36.74
Total votes
106,843
100.00
Democratic hold
District 29 [ ]
District 30 [ ]
California's 30th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Nicole Parra (incumbent )
42,953
55.04
Republican
Dean Gardner
35,084
44.96
Total votes
78,037
100.00
Democratic hold
District 31 [ ]
California's 31st State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Juan Arambula (incumbent )
49,738
57.68
Republican
Paul Betancourt
36,496
42.32
Total votes
86,234
100.00
Democratic hold
District 32 [ ]
District 33 [ ]
California's 33rd State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Sam Blakeslee (incumbent )
99,864
56.27
Democratic
Stew Jenkins
57,673
32.50
Green
Tom Hutchings
10,422
5.87
Libertarian
Gary L. Kirkland
9,502
5.35
Total votes
177,461
100.00
Republican hold
District 34 [ ]
California's 34th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Bill Maze (incumbent )
80,149
68.52
Democratic
Maggie Florez
36,819
31.48
Total votes
116,968
100.00
Republican hold
District 35 [ ]
District 36 [ ]
California's 36th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Sharon Runner (incumbent )
89,365
66.22
Democratic
Hotron Scioneaux
45,595
33.78
Total votes
134,960
100.00
Republican hold
District 37 [ ]
District 38 [ ]
California's 38th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Keith Richman (incumbent )
106,834
61.19
Democratic
Brian Joseph Davis
67,747
38.81
Total votes
174,581
100.00
Republican hold
District 39 [ ]
District 40 [ ]
California's 40th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Lloyd E. Levine (incumbent )
69,421
57.97
Republican
Mark Isler
50,323
42.03
Total votes
119,744
100.00
Democratic hold
District 41 [ ]
California's 41st State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Fran Pavley (incumbent )
106,761
59.70
Republican
Heather Peters
64,029
35.81
Libertarian
Richard P. Koffler
8,033
4.49
Total votes
178,823
100.00
Democratic hold
District 42 [ ]
California's 42nd State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Paul Koretz (incumbent )
143,376
75.42
Republican
Paul Morgan Fredrix
46,715
24.58
Total votes
190,091
100.00
Democratic hold
District 43 [ ]
California's 43rd State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Dario Frommer (incumbent )
94,149
76.57
Libertarian
Sandor J. Woren
28,805
23.43
Total votes
122,954
100.00
Democratic hold
District 44 [ ]
California's 44th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Carol Liu (incumbent )
106,179
65.61
Republican
Lynn Gabriel
55,655
34.39
Total votes
161,834
100.00
Democratic hold
District 45 [ ]
California's 45th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Jackie Goldberg (incumbent )
62,091
75.95
Republican
Oscar A. Gutierrez
19,660
24.05
Total votes
81,751
100.00
Democratic hold
District 46 [ ]
District 47 [ ]
California's 47th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Karen Bass (incumbent )
118,495
80.77
Republican
Dale V. Everett
21,485
14.64
Libertarian
Peter "Pedro" De Baets
6,730
4.59
Total votes
146,710
100.00
Democratic hold
District 48 [ ]
California's 48th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Mark Ridley-Thomas (incumbent )
68,289
89.12
Republican
Sebastian Alexander
8,333
10.88
Total votes
76,622
100.00
Democratic hold
District 49 [ ]
California's 49th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Judy Chu (incumbent )
62,075
65.78
Republican
Sandra L. Needs
23,927
25.36
Libertarian
Laura Brown
8,363
8.86
Total votes
94,365
100.00
Democratic hold
District 50 [ ]
California's 50th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Hector De La Torre
56,827
74.85
Republican
Gladys O. Miller
19,091
25.15
Total votes
75,918
100.00
Democratic hold
District 51 [ ]
California's 51st State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Jerome Horton (incumbent )
89,509
84.09
Libertarian
Daniel R. Sherman
16,941
15.91
Total votes
106,450
100.00
Democratic hold
District 52 [ ]
District 53 [ ]
California's 53rd State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Mike Gordon
95,156
50.45
Republican
Greg Hill
79,505
42.15
Libertarian
Ethan M. Boivie
8,942
4.74
Peace and Freedom
James R. Smith
5,028
2.67
Total votes
188,631
100.00
Democratic hold
District 54 [ ]
California's 54th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Betty Karnette
89,987
53.49
Republican
Steven T. Kuykendall
73,701
43.81
Libertarian
John Howard Sterne
4,544
2.70
Total votes
168,232
100.00
Democratic hold
District 55 [ ]
California's 55th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Jenny Oropeza (incumbent )
73,594
66.66
Republican
Margherita Palumbo Underhill
36,800
33.34
Total votes
110,394
100.00
Democratic hold
District 56 [ ]
California's 56th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Rudy Bermudez (incumbent )
67,294
60.16
Republican
John Brantuk
44,559
39.84
Total votes
111,853
100.00
Democratic hold
District 57 [ ]
California's 57th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Ed Chavez (incumbent )
72,860
68.51
Republican
Victor M. Valenzuela, Jr.
33,494
31.49
Total votes
106,354
100.00
Democratic hold
District 58 [ ]
California's 58th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Ronald S. Calderon (incumbent )
71,233
61.90
Republican
Rita Topalian
43,839
38.10
Total votes
115,072
100.00
Democratic hold
District 59 [ ]
California's 59th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Dennis L. Mountjoy (incumbent )
99,381
58.22
Democratic
Dan Harden
64,375
37.71
Libertarian
Fritz R. Ward
6,937
4.06
Total votes
170,693
100.00
Republican hold
District 60 [ ]
California's 60th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Robert "Bob" Huff (incumbent )
105,334
66.54
Democratic
Patrick John Martinez
52,969
33.46
Total votes
158,303
100.00
Republican hold
District 61 [ ]
California's 61st State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Gloria Negrete McLeod (incumbent )
58,120
63.59
Republican
Alan Wapner
33,281
36.41
Total votes
91,401
100.00
Democratic hold
District 62 [ ]
California's 62nd State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Joe Baca, Jr. (incumbent )
51,407
64.57
Republican
Marge Mendoza-Ware
28,210
35.43
Total votes
79,617
100.00
Democratic hold
District 63 [ ]
California's 63rd State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Bill Emmerson
83,719
58.26
Democratic
D'Andre McNamee
49,646
34.55
Libertarian
Maureen K. Keedy
10,334
7.19
Total votes
143,699
100.00
Republican hold
District 64 [ ]
California's 64th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
John J. Benoit (incumbent )
96,606
61.25
Democratic
Robert Melsh
61,120
38.75
Total votes
157,726
100.00
Republican hold
District 65 [ ]
California's 65th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Russ Bogh (incumbent )
93,676
61.58
Democratic
Rita Ramirez-Dean
58,454
38.42
Total votes
152,130
100.00
Republican hold
District 66 [ ]
California's 66th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Ray Haynes (incumbent )
91,606
61.58
Democratic
Laurel Nicholson
53,481
35.95
Libertarian
Jack N. Lee
3,671
2.47
Total votes
148,758
100.00
Republican hold
District 67 [ ]
California's 67th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Tom Harman (incumbent )
107,847
63.90
Democratic
David Silva
50,430
29.88
Libertarian
Norm "Firecracker" Westwell
10,496
6.22
Total votes
168,773
100.00
Republican hold
District 68 [ ]
District 69 [ ]
California's 69th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Tom Umberg
38,516
61.33
Republican
Otto Bade
19,811
31.55
Libertarian
George Reis
4,470
7.12
Total votes
62,797
100.00
Democratic hold
District 70 [ ]
California's 70th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Chuck DeVore
112,844
61.10
Democratic
Carl Mariz
65,351
35.38
Libertarian
Mark Baldwin
6,506
3.52
Total votes
184,701
100.00
Republican hold
District 71 [ ]
California's 71st State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Todd Spitzer (incumbent )
120,657
69.07
Democratic
Bea Foster
54,041
30.93
Total votes
174,698
100.00
Republican hold
District 72 [ ]
California's 72nd State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Lynn Daucher (incumbent )
90,255
65.97
Democratic
Ross W. Johnson
41,528
30.35
Libertarian
Brian Lee Cross
5,031
3.68
Total votes
136,814
100.00
Republican hold
District 73 [ ]
California's 73rd State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Mimi Walters
100,328
63.06
Democratic
Kathleen Calzada
50,474
31.72
Libertarian
Andrew H. Favor
8,299
5.22
Total votes
159,101
100.00
Republican hold
District 74 [ ]
California's 74th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Mark Wyland (incumbent )
99,348
57.46
Democratic
Karen R. Underwood
68,180
39.43
Libertarian
Paul King
5,372
3.11
Total votes
172,900
100.00
Republican hold
District 75 [ ]
California's 75th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
George A. Plescia (incumbent )
108,728
59.82
Democratic
Karen Heumann
69,017
37.97
Libertarian
Richard J. Senecal
4,005
2.20
Total votes
181,750
100.00
Republican hold
District 76 [ ]
District 77 [ ]
California's 77th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Jay La Suer (incumbent )
106,827
64.84
Democratic
Christopher R. Larkin
53,051
32.20
Libertarian
Virgil (Randy) Hall Ii
4,870
2.96
Total votes
164,748
100.00
Republican hold
District 78 [ ]
California's 78th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Shirley Horton (incumbent )
76,886
49.05
Democratic
Patty Davis
74,888
47.78
Libertarian
Josh Hale
4,969
3.17
Total votes
156,743
100.00
Republican hold
District 79 [ ]
California's 79th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Juan Vargas (incumbent )
78,565
85.23
Libertarian
Eli Wallace Conroe
13,584
14.74
Independent
Petra E. Barajas (write-in )
27
0.03
Total votes
92,176
100.00
Democratic hold
District 80 [ ]
California's 80th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Bonnie Garcia (incumbent )
66,880
58.63
Democratic
Mary Ann Andreas
47,194
41.37
Total votes
114,074
100.00
Republican hold
See also [ ]
References [ ]
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