California, State Assembly, District 74

California State Assembly District 74
Current incumbent	Cottie Petrie-Norris

California’s seventy-fourth state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Cottie Petrie-Norris.

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 74

Cottie Petrie-Norris (D) defeated incumbent Matthew Harper (R) in the general election for California State Assembly District 74 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Cottie Petrie-Norris (D)	52.7	105,699
	Matthew Harper (R)	47.3	94,947

The results have been certified.

Total votes: 200,646

Primary election

Primary for California State Assembly District 74

Incumbent Matthew Harper and Cottie Petrie-Norris defeated Karina Onofre, Katherine Daigle, and Ryan Ta in the primary for California State Assembly District 74 on June 5, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Matthew Harper (R)	41.6	46,500
✔	Cottie Petrie-Norris (D)	28.3	31,626
	Karina Onofre (D)	12.1	13,536
	Katherine Daigle (R)	11.0	12,331
	Ryan Ta (D)	7.0	7,827

The results have been certified.

Total votes: 111,820

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 Matthew Harper defeated Karina Onofre in the California State Assembly District 74 general election.

California State Assembly, District 74 General Election, 2016

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Matthew Harper Incumbent	56.16%	114,477
	Democratic	Karina Onofre	43.84%	89,362
Total Votes			203,839
Source: California Secretary of State

Karina Onofre and incumbent Matthew Harper defeated Katherine Daigle in the California State Assembly District 74 Blanket primary.

California State Assembly, District 74 Blanket Primary, 2016

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Karina Onofre	42.41%	46,077
	Republican	Matthew Harper Incumbent	38.95%	42,317
	Republican	Katherine Daigle	18.64%	20,258
Total Votes			108,652

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. Keith D. Curry (R) and Matthew Harper (R) defeated Anila Ali (D), Karina Onofre (D) and Emanuel Patrascu (R) in the blanket primary. Harper defeated Curry in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 74, General Election, 2014

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Matthew Harper	59.5%	60,070
	Republican	Keith D. Curry	40.5%	40,896
Total Votes			100,966

California State Assembly, District 74 Blanket Primary, 2014

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Keith D. Curry	27.6%	17,013
	Republican	Matthew Harper	24.9%	15,309
	Democratic	Anila Ali	19.5%	11,978
	Democratic	Karina Onofre	15.1%	9,310
	Republican	Emanuel Patrascu	12.9%	7,933
Total Votes			61,543

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 Allan R. Mansoor (R) and Robert Rush (D) defeated Leslie Daigle (R) in the June 5 blanket primary. Mansoor went on to defeat Rush in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 74, General Election, 2012

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Allan R. Mansoor Incumbent	56.5%	110,190
	Democratic	Robert Rush	43.5%	84,783
Total Votes			194,973

California State Assembly, District 74 Blanket Primary, 2012

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Robert Rush	32.8%	25,120
	Republican	Leslie Daigle	23.8%	18,207
	Republican	Allan Mansoor Incumbent	43.5%	33,319
Total Votes			76,646

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for California State Assembly District 74 raised a total of $6,568,297. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $177,522 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, California State Assembly District 74

Year	Amount	Candidates	Average
2016	$235,194	3	$78,398
2014	$921,217	5	$184,243
2012	$619,046	3	$206,349
2010	$1,430,820	3	$476,940
2008	$368,052	3	$122,684
2006	$1,166,018	4	$291,505
2004	$525,398	3	$175,133
2002	$505,575	3	$168,525
2000	$796,977	10	$79,698
Total	$6,568,297	37	$177,522