Janice Marlae Bonser
Janice Bonser (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the California State Assembly to represent District 6. She lost in the primary on June 7, 2022.
Bonser was a 2016 Libertarian candidate for District 8 of the California State Assembly. She ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2012 and 2014.
Biography
Bonser has two children.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 6
Incumbent Kevin McCarty defeated Cathy Cook in the general election for California State Assembly District 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kevin McCarty (D) | 65.6 | 98,656 |
 | Cathy Cook (R)  | 34.4 | 51,823 | |
| Total votes: 150,479 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 6
Incumbent Kevin McCarty and Cathy Cook defeated Josh Pane, Bob Marques, and Janice Bonser in the primary for California State Assembly District 6 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin McCarty (D) | 55.4 | 57,740 |
| ✔ | | Cathy Cook (R) | 20.6 | 21,522 |
| Josh Pane (D) | 15.1 | 15,709 | ||
| Bob Marques (R) | 7.0 | 7,340 | ||
 | Janice Bonser (L) | 1.9 | 1,931 | |
| Total votes: 104,242 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 8
Incumbent Ken Cooley defeated Melinda Avey in the general election for California State Assembly District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ken Cooley (D) | 55.8 | 95,450 |
| Melinda Avey (R) | 44.2 | 75,742 | ||
| Total votes: 171,192 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 8
Incumbent Ken Cooley and Melinda Avey defeated Janice Bonser and Lawrence Ray Murray in the primary for California State Assembly District 8 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ken Cooley (D) | 53.9 | 53,490 |
| ✔ | Melinda Avey (R) | 41.1 | 40,792 | |
| Janice Bonser (L) | 3.0 | 3,017 | |
| Lawrence Ray Murray (Independent) | 2.0 | 2,025 | ||
| Total votes: 99,324 | |||
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2016
Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 25, 2016, for candidates filing with signatures. The deadline for candidates using a filing fee to qualify was March 11, 2016.[2]
Incumbent Ken Cooley defeated Nick Bloise in the California State Assembly District 8 general election.[3][4]
| California State Assembly, District 8 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Ken Cooley Incumbent |
57.01% | 104,552 | |
| Republican | Nick Bloise | 42.99% | 78,848 | |
| Total Votes | 183,400 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Ken Cooley and Nick Bloise defeated Janice Marlae Bonser in the California State Assembly District 8 Blanket primary.[5][6]
| California State Assembly, District 8 Blanket Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Ken Cooley Incumbent |
58.25% | 61,704 | |
| Republican | Nick Bloise |
34.58% | 36,630 | |
| Libertarian | Janice Marlae Bonser | 7.16% | 7,588 | |
| Total Votes | 105,922 | |||
2014
Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Incumbent Ken Cooley (D) and Douglas Haaland (R) defeated Janice Marlae Bonser (L) in the blanket primary. Cooley defeated Haaland in the general election.[7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ken Cooley Incumbent |
56.7% | 62,892 | |
| Republican | Douglas Haaland | 43.3% | 48,057 | |
| Total Votes | 110,949 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Ken Cooley Incumbent |
51.8% | 35,294 | |
| Republican | Douglas Haaland |
41.1% | 28,049 | |
| Libertarian | Janice Marlae Bonser | 7.1% | 4,830 | |
| Total Votes | 68,173 | |||
2012
Bonser ran in the 2012 election for California State Assembly District 8. She was eliminated in the blanket primary on June 5, 2012.[10][11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Ken Cooley |
42.6% | 33,034 | |
| Republican | John Thomas Flynn | 6.3% | 4,853 | |
| Republican | Barbara Ortega | 20.1% | 15,592 | |
| Republican | Peter Tateishi |
23.5% | 18,237 | |
| Republican | Philip Tufi | 3.1% | 2,424 | |
| Libertarian | Janice Marlae Bonser | 4.3% | 3,368 | |
| Total Votes | 77,508 | |||
2010
Bonser was defeated by incumbent Democrat Alyson Huber in the November 2 general election.[13]
| California State Assembly District 10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Alyson Huber (D)
|
88,242 | |||
| Jack Sieglock (R) | 87,768 | |||
| Janice M. Bonser (L) | 13,096 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Janice Bonser did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed May 8, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Key Dates and Deadlines," accessed April 18, 2017
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for the November 8, 2016, General Election," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2014 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 27, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 14, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2012 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
