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Gary Mendez
Gary Mendez (Democratic Party) ran for election to the California State Assembly to represent District 57. He lost in the primary on March 3, 2020.
Mendez also ran for election to the Water Replenishment District of Southern California to represent District 5. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Mendez was a candidate for District 5 representative on the Water Replenishment District of Southern California in California. He was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2020
Water Replenishment District
See also: Municipal elections in Los Angeles County, California (2020)
General election
General election for Water Replenishment District of Southern California District 5
The following candidates ran in the general election for Water Replenishment District of Southern California District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Vera Robles DeWitt (Nonpartisan) | 18.1 | 44,544 |
| Juan Garza (Nonpartisan) | 15.3 | 37,513 | ||
| Martha Camacho-Rodriguez (Nonpartisan) | 13.8 | 33,774 | ||
| Justin Blakely (Nonpartisan) | 12.0 | 29,371 | ||
| Leticia Vasquez-Wilson (Nonpartisan) | 11.3 | 27,814 | ||
| Ricardo Pulido (Nonpartisan) | 10.4 | 25,639 | ||
| Jose De Leon (Nonpartisan) | 7.3 | 17,841 | ||
| Ardavan Davari (Nonpartisan) | 7.0 | 17,217 | ||
| Gary Mendez (Nonpartisan) | 4.8 | 11,848 | ||
| Total votes: 245,561 | |||
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California State Assembly
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 57
Lisa Calderon defeated Jessica Martinez in the general election for California State Assembly District 57 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lisa Calderon (D) | 60.5 | 114,122 |
 | Jessica Martinez (R) | 39.5 | 74,371 | |
| Total votes: 188,493 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 57
The following candidates ran in the primary for California State Assembly District 57 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jessica Martinez (R) | 28.7 | 23,752 |
| ✔ | | Lisa Calderon (D) | 20.1 | 16,622 |
| Sylvia Rubio (D) | 17.1 | 14,123 | ||
| Josue Alvarado (D) | 13.7 | 11,361 | ||
| Vanessa Tyson (D) | 8.6 | 7,121 | ||
 | Primo Castro (D) | 3.8 | 3,156 | |
| Gary Mendez (D) | 3.4 | 2,799 | ||
| Dora Sandoval (D) | 3.0 | 2,445 | ||
| Oscar Valladares (D) | 1.6 | 1,297 | ||
| Total votes: 82,676 | |||
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2016
Los Angeles County held elections for county commission, district attorney, and special districts in 2016. The general election was held on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on July 7, 2016. The candidate filing deadline for this election was on March 11, 2016. Incumbent Albert Robles defeated Ricardo Pulido, Charles Davis, Gary Mendez, and Ronald Gonzales-Lawrence in the Water Replenishment District of Southern California, District 5 general election.[1]
| Water Replenishment District of Southern California, District 5 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Albert Robles Incumbent |
33.29% | 46,155 |
| Ricardo Pulido | 23.06% | 31,979 |
| Charles Davis | 17.20% | 23,843 |
| Gary Mendez | 14.04% | 19,465 |
| Ronald Gonzales-Lawrence | 12.41% | 17,211 |
| Total Votes (99.24% of precincts reporting) | 138,653 | |
| Source: Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder, "2016 General Election Unofficial Results," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||
Campaign themes
2020
Water Replenishment District
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Gary Mendez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
California State Assembly
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Gary Mendez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
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