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California, State Assembly, District 76

California State Assembly District 76
Current incumbentTasha Boerner Horvath Democratic Party

California’s seventy-sixth state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Tasha Boerner Horvath.

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 76

Tasha Boerner Horvath (D) defeated Elizabeth Warren (D) in the general election for California State Assembly District 76 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Tasha Boerner Horvath (D)
54.6
79,769

Elizabeth Warren (D)
45.4
66,427

Total votes: 146,196
Primary election
Primary for California State Assembly District 76

The following candidates ran in the primary for California State Assembly District 76 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Elizabeth Warren (D)
26.2
28,755

Tasha Boerner Horvath (D)
25.1
27,566

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Philip Graham (R)
21.1
23,155

Maureen "Mo" Muir (R)
8.8
9,642

Thomas Krouse (R)
7.9
8,675

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Amanda Rigby (R)
5.4
5,919

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Jerome Stocks (R)
4.7
5,119

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Brian Wimmer (R)
0.8
840

Total votes: 109,671

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 Rocky Chavez defeated Thomas Krouse in the California State Assembly District 76 general election.

California State Assembly, District 76 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Rocky Chavez Incumbent 59.36% 95,477
Republican Thomas Krouse 40.64% 65,377
Total Votes 160,854
Source: California Secretary of State

Incumbent Rocky Chavez and Thomas Krouse were unopposed in the California State Assembly District 76 Blanket primary.

California State Assembly, District 76 Blanket Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Rocky Chavez Incumbent
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Thomas Krouse

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 Rocky J. Chavez (R) and write-in candidate Thomas Krouse (R) were unopposed in the blanket primary. Chavez defeated Krouse in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 76, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRocky J. Chavez Incumbent 66.9% 58,824
Republican Thomas Krouse 33.1% 29,065
Total Votes 87,889

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 Rocky Chavez (R) and Sherry Hodges (R) defeated Farrah Douglas (R) in the June 5 blanket primary. Chavez went on to defeat Hodges in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 76, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRocky J. Chavez 58.2% 88,295
Republican Sherry Hodges 41.8% 63,526
Total Votes 151,821

California State Assembly, District 76 Blanket Primary, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRocky Chavez 38.8% 25,143
Republican Farrah Douglas 28.7% 18,570
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSherry Hodges 32.6% 21,100
Total Votes 64,813

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for California State Assembly District 76 raised a total of $8,179,778. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $240,582 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, California State Assembly District 76

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $20,478 2 $10,239
2014 $447,575 2 $223,788
2012 * $1,006,989 3 $335,663
2010 $645,055 5 $129,011
2008 $242,285 4 $60,571
2006 $535,309 3 $178,436
2004 $3,081,875 6 $513,646
2002 $788,143 3 $262,714
2000 $1,412,069 6 $235,345
Total $8,179,778 34 $240,582
* Campaign finance data for 2012 is incomplete for this district.