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California, State Assembly, District 66

California State Assembly District 66
Current incumbentAl Muratsuchi Democratic Party

California’s sixty-sixth state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Al Muratsuchi.

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 66

Incumbent Al Muratsuchi (D) defeated Frank Scotto (R) in the general election for California State Assembly District 66 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Al Muratsuchi (D)
60.5
108,627

Frank Scotto (R)
39.5
71,057

Total votes: 179,684
Primary election
Primary for California State Assembly District 66

Incumbent Al Muratsuchi and Frank Scotto defeated Caney Arnold in the primary for California State Assembly District 66 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Al Muratsuchi (D)
50.9
47,976

Frank Scotto (R)
43.2
40,727

Caney Arnold (D)
6.0
5,612

Total votes: 94,315

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.

Al Muratsuchi defeated incumbent David Hadley in the California State Assembly District 66 general election.

California State Assembly, District 66 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Al Muratsuchi 54.12% 105,336
Republican David Hadley Incumbent 45.88% 89,308
Total Votes 194,644
Source: California Secretary of State

Al Muratsuchi and incumbent David Hadley defeated Mike Madrigal in the California State Assembly District 66 Blanket primary.

California State Assembly, District 66 Blanket Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Al Muratsuchi 48.73% 53,295
Republican Green check mark transparent.png David Hadley Incumbent 44.58% 48,755
Democratic Mike Madrigal 6.68% 7,307
Total Votes 109,357

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 Al Muratsuchi (D) and David Hadley (R) were unopposed in the blanket primary. Hadley defeated Muratsuchi in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 66, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Hadley 50.3% 54,401
Democratic Al Muratsuchi Incumbent 49.7% 53,695
Total Votes 108,096

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. Al Muratsuchi (D) and Craig Huey (R) defeated Nathan Mintz (R) in the June 5 blanket primary. Muratsuchi went on to defeat Huey in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 66, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAl Muratsuchi 54.8% 102,136
Republican Craig Huey 45.2% 84,372
Total Votes 186,508

California State Assembly, District 66 Blanket Primary, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAl Muratsuchi 40.5% 27,360
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngCraig Huey 38.9% 26,298
Republican Nathan Mintz 20.6% 13,914
Total Votes 67,572

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for California State Assembly District 66 raised a total of $17,651,451. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $608,671 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, California State Assembly District 66

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $7,473,603 3 $2,491,201
2014 $3,646,800 2 $1,823,400
2012 $3,881,186 3 $1,293,729
2010 $249,818 2 $124,909
2008 $336,590 2 $168,295
2006 $937,188 5 $187,438
2004 $254,522 3 $84,841
2002 $76,418 2 $38,209
2000 $795,326 7 $113,618
Total $17,651,451 29 $608,671