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Dennis Zine
Dennis Zine was a 2018 independent special election candidate for District 45 of the California State Assembly. Zine was defeated in the special primary election on April 3, 2018.[1] He unofficially withdrew from the race in February 2018, but his name still appeared on the primary election ballot.[2]
Elections
2018
A special primary election for the position of California State Assembly District 45 was called for April 3, 2018. Jesse Gabriel (D) and Justin Clark (R), the top two vote-getters, advanced to the special general election that was held on June 5, 2018.[3][4] Gabriel won the seat.[5]
To qualify for the race, candidates had to obtain nomination documents from election officials in their county of residence by February 8, 2018. Candidates could have qualified by paying a $1,072.42 filing fee. Candidates could have also qualified by submitting petition signatures by January 9, 2018. The filing deadline for write-in candidates was March 20, 2018.[6]
The seat became vacant following Matt Dababneh's (D) resignation effective January 1, 2018, due to sexual misconduct allegations. He said the allegations against him were not true.[7]
Eight candidates—six Democrats, one Republican, and one independent—filed to run in the race.[8] Independent candidate Dennis Zine unofficially withdrew from the race in February 2018, but his name still appeared on the primary election ballot.[9]
General election
Special general election for California State Assembly District 45
Jesse Gabriel defeated Justin Clark in the special general election for California State Assembly District 45 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jesse Gabriel (D) | 65.7 | 46,168 |
 | Justin Clark (R) | 34.3 | 24,109 | |
| Total votes: 70,277 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 45
The following candidates ran in the special primary for California State Assembly District 45 on April 3, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| Raymond Bishop (D) | ||
| Jeff Bornstein (D) | ||
| Daniel Brin (D) | ||
| ✔ | | Justin Clark (R) |
| ✔ | | Jesse Gabriel (D) |
| Tricia Robbins Kasson (D) | ||
 | Ankur Patel (D) | |
| Dennis Zine (Independent) | ||
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See also
- California State Assembly
- California State Assembly District 45
- California state legislative special elections, 2018
- California State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "State Assembly District 45 - Districtwide Results," accessed April 4, 2018
- ↑ Daily Breeze, "Former LA councilman Dennis Zine’s campaign for Assembly is over after 2 weeks," February 12, 2018
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Calendar of Events: Assembly Districts 45 and 54 Special Primary Elections," accessed February 9, 2018
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "State Assembly District 45 - Districtwide Results," accessed April 4, 2018
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "State Assembly District 45 - Districtwide Results," accessed June 6, 2018
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Special Election Calendar: Special Primary Election April 3, 2018 California State Assembly, 45th District (Matthew Dababneh)," accessed January 11, 2018
- ↑ SFGate, "California Assemblyman Matt Dababneh resigns, accused of sexual misconduct," December 8, 2017
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official Certified List of Candidates: State Assembly Member District 45," accessed March 29, 2018
- ↑ Daily Breeze, "Former LA councilman Dennis Zine’s campaign for Assembly is over after 2 weeks," February 12, 2018
