Darren Joseph Gendron
Darren Joseph Gendron (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the California State Senate to represent District 32. He lost in the special primary on June 5, 2018.
Elections
2018
A special primary election for the position of California State Senate District 32 was called for June 5, 2018. Vanessa Delgado (D) and Rita Topalian (R), the top two vote-getters, advanced to the special general election that was held on August 7, 2018.[1][2] Delgado won the seat.[3]
To qualify for the race, candidates had to pay a filing fee by April 12, 2018, or they must have submitted petition signatures by March 13, 2018. [4]
The seat became vacant following Tony Mendoza's (D) resignation on February 22, 2018, due to sexual misconduct allegations against him. To read more about those allegations and his response, click here.
Mendoza filed to run for the special election along with 10 other candidates. A total of nine Democrats and two Republicans filed.[5]
General election
Special general election for California State Senate District 32
Vanessa Delgado defeated Rita Topalian in the special general election for California State Senate District 32 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Vanessa Delgado (D) | 52.4 | 26,635 | |
 | Rita Topalian (R) | 47.6 | 24,240 | |
| Total votes: 50,875 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 32
The following candidates ran in the special primary for California State Senate District 32 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | ||
 | Bob Archuleta (D) | |
| Rudy Bermudez (D) | ||
| ✔ | Vanessa Delgado (D) | |
 | John Paul Drayer (D) | |
| Darren Joseph Gendron (D) | ||
 | Tony Mendoza (D) | |
| Vivian Romero (D) | ||
| Vicky Santana (D) | ||
| Ion Sarega (R) | ||
 | Ali Taj (D) | |
| ✔ | | Rita Topalian (R) |
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See also
- California State Senate
- California State Senate District 32
- California state legislative special elections, 2018
- California State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ CBS Sacramento, "Special Election Set To Replace California State Sen. Tony Mendoza," March 8, 2018
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "State Senate District 32 - Districtwide Results," accessed June 6, 2018
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "State Senate District 32 - Districtwide Results," accessed August 8, 2018
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Special Election Calendar: Special Primary Election June 5, 2018, California State Senate, 32nd District (Tony Mendoza)," accessed March 9, 2018
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Special Primary Election - June 5, 2018: Official Certified List of Candidates," April 18, 2018
