The 2016 California State Assembly election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, with the primary election held on June 7, 2016. Voters in the
80 districts of the
California State Assembly elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including for
U.S. President and the
state senate
A state legislature in the United States is the legislative body of any of the 50 U.S. states. The formal name varies from state to state. In 27 states, the legislature is simply called the ''Legislature'' or the ''State Legislature'', whil ...
.
Benefiting from the large Democratic turnout due to the general election, the
California Democratic Party made gains by ousting three Republican incumbents in the
60th,
65th, and
66th districts, thus regaining the two-thirds
supermajority that they had lost in the
previous elections.
State Assembly
California State Assembly elections
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