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Benjamin Yu
Benjamin Yu (Republican Party) ran for election to the California State Assembly to represent District 72. He lost in the primary on June 7, 2022.
Biography
Benjamin Yu was born in China and immigrated to the United States with his family. He lives in Lake Forest, California. Yu served in the U.S. Army.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 72
Diane Dixon defeated Judie Mancuso in the general election for California State Assembly District 72 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Diane Dixon (R) | 56.2 | 116,588 |
 | Judie Mancuso (D)  | 43.8 | 90,730 | |
| Total votes: 207,318 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 72
Judie Mancuso and Diane Dixon defeated Benjamin Yu in the primary for California State Assembly District 72 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Judie Mancuso (D) | 43.3 | 59,016 |
| ✔ | | Diane Dixon (R) | 42.7 | 58,132 |
 | Benjamin Yu (R) | 14.0 | 19,115 | |
| Total votes: 136,263 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
School board election
See also: Saddleback Valley Unified School District, California, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Saddleback Valley Unified School District school board Area 4
Incumbent Amanda Morrell defeated Benjamin Yu in the general election for Saddleback Valley Unified School District school board Area 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Amanda Morrell (Nonpartisan) | 61.2 | 13,846 |
| Benjamin Yu (Nonpartisan) | 38.8 | 8,764 | |
| Total votes: 22,610 | |||
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State legislative election
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 68
Incumbent Steven S. Choi defeated Melissa Fox in the general election for California State Assembly District 68 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Steven S. Choi (R) | 53.1 | 136,841 |
 | Melissa Fox (D) | 46.9 | 120,965 | |
| Total votes: 257,806 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 68
Incumbent Steven S. Choi and Melissa Fox defeated Eugene Fields and Benjamin Yu in the primary for California State Assembly District 68 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steven S. Choi (R) | 43.8 | 57,633 |
| ✔ | | Melissa Fox (D) | 33.5 | 44,033 |
| Eugene Fields (D) | 13.2 | 17,332 | ||
| Benjamin Yu (R) | 9.5 | 12,503 | |
| Total votes: 131,501 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Benjamin Yu did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
School board election
Benjamin Yu did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
State legislative election
Benjamin Yu completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Yu's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Build the Orange County Veteran's Cemetery- Stop
- Defend Prop 13 and Eliminate unecessary taxes
- Protect Parental Choice in Education
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ ’’Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 14, 2020’’
