California, State Assembly, District 72

California State Assembly District 72
Current incumbent	Tyler Diep

California’s seventy-second state assembly district is represented by Republican Representative Tyler Diep.

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
Salary	Per 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 72

Tyler Diep (R) defeated Josh Lowenthal (D) in the general election for California State Assembly District 72 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Tyler Diep (R)	51.6	83,221
	Josh Lowenthal (D)	48.4	78,080

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 161,301

Primary election

Primary for California State Assembly District 72

Josh Lowenthal and Tyler Diep defeated Greg Haskin, Long Pham, and Richard Laird in the primary for California State Assembly District 72 on June 5, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Josh Lowenthal (D)	36.8	34,462
✔	Tyler Diep (R)	29.7	27,825
	Greg Haskin (R)	20.5	19,199
	Long Pham (R)	8.2	7,692
	Richard Laird (R)	4.9	4,555

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 93,733

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 Travis Allen defeated Lenore Albert-Sheridan in the California State Assembly District 72 general election.

California State Assembly, District 72 General Election, 2016

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Travis Allen Incumbent	57.96%	98,335
	Democratic	Lenore Albert-Sheridan	42.04%	71,332
Total Votes			169,667
Source: California Secretary of State

Incumbent Travis Allen and Lenore Albert-Sheridan defeated Nam Pham in the California State Assembly District 72 Blanket primary.

California State Assembly, District 72 Blanket Primary, 2016

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Travis Allen Incumbent	50.36%	48,321
	Democratic	Lenore Albert-Sheridan	28.63%	27,466
	Democratic	Nam Pham	21.01%	20,158
Total Votes			95,945

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 Travis Allen (R) and Joel Block (D) defeated Albert Ayala (D) in the blanket primary. Allen defeated Block in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 72, General Election, 2014

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Travis Allen Incumbent	65.5%	66,150
	Democratic	Joel Block	34.5%	34,793
Total Votes			100,943

California State Assembly, District 72 Blanket Primary, 2014

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Travis Allen Incumbent	65.5%	36,677
	Democratic	Joel Block	20.6%	11,556
	Democratic	Albert Ayala	13.8%	7,733
Total Votes			55,966

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. Travis Allen (R) and Troy Edgar (R) defeated Joe Dovinh (D), Albert Ayala (D) and Long Pham (R) in the June 5 blanket primary. Allen went on to defeat Edgar in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 72, General Election, 2012

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Travis Allen	55.7%	79,110
	Republican	Troy Edgar	44.3%	62,983
Total Votes			142,093

California State Assembly, District 72 Blanket Primary, 2012

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Albert Ayala	13.7%	8,816
	Democratic	Joe Dovinh	19.3%	12,432
	Republican	Travis Allen	19.9%	12,851
	Republican	Troy Edgar	28%	18,060
	Republican	Long Pham	19.2%	12,409
Total Votes			64,568

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for California State Assembly District 72 raised a total of $5,346,081. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $172,454 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, California State Assembly District 72

Year	Amount	Candidates	Average
2016	$504,702	3	$168,234
2014	$371,600	3	$123,867
2012	$1,143,822	5	$228,764
2010	$136,677	3	$45,559
2008	$482,617	2	$241,309
2006	$911,785	4	$227,946
2004	$478,615	3	$159,538
2002	$611,785	3	$203,928
2000	$704,478	5	$140,896
Total	$5,346,081	31	$172,454