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Carlos Santamaria
Carlos Santamaria (Republican Party) ran for election to the California State Senate to represent District 3. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: California State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for California State Senate District 3
Incumbent Bill Dodd defeated Carlos Santamaria in the general election for California State Senate District 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bill Dodd (D) | 68.4 | 323,317 |
| Carlos Santamaria (R) | 31.6 | 149,461 | ||
| Total votes: 472,778 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 3
Incumbent Bill Dodd and Carlos Santamaria defeated Karen Nyhus and Jaclyn Qirreh in the primary for California State Senate District 3 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Dodd (D) | 98.6 | 212,004 |
| ✔ | Carlos Santamaria (R) (Write-in) | 1.0 | 2,126 | |
| Karen Nyhus (G) (Write-in) | 0.2 | 530 | ||
| Jaclyn Qirreh (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.2 | 421 | ||
| Total votes: 215,081 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Mike Thompson (D) defeated Carlos Santamaria (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Thompson and Santamaria defeated Nils Palsson (D) and Alex Poling (D) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Mike Thompson Incumbent |
76.9% | 224,526 | |
| Republican | Carlos Santamaria | 23.1% | 67,565 | |
| Total Votes | 292,091 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Mike Thompson Incumbent |
65.7% | 124,634 | |
| Republican | Carlos Santamaria |
19.2% | 36,430 | |
| Democratic | Nils Palsson | 12.5% | 23,639 | |
| Democratic | Alex Poling | 2.6% | 4,998 | |
| Total Votes | 189,701 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State |
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Carlos Santamaria did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
