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Paul Avila
Paul Avila (Democratic Party) ran for election to the California State Senate to represent District 20. He lost in the primary on June 5, 2018.
Avila was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 52 of the California State Assembly. He ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2012 and 2013.
Avila was also a 2014 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 35th Congressional District of California.[1] Avila withdrew from the race prior to the filing deadline.[2]
Elections
2018
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for California State Senate District 20
Incumbent Connie Leyva defeated Matthew Munson in the general election for California State Senate District 20 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Connie Leyva (D) | 69.5 | 137,748 |
 | Matthew Munson (R) | 30.5 | 60,578 | |
| Total votes: 198,326 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 20
Incumbent Connie Leyva and Matthew Munson defeated Paul Avila in the primary for California State Senate District 20 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Connie Leyva (D) | 47.0 | 40,112 |
| ✔ | | Matthew Munson (R) | 35.4 | 30,233 |
| Paul Avila (D) | 17.6 | 14,985 | ||
| Total votes: 85,330 | |||
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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.[3]
Incumbent Freddie Rodriguez defeated Paul Avila in the California State Assembly District 52 general election.[4][5]
| California State Assembly, District 52 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Freddie Rodriguez Incumbent |
59.10% | 64,836 | |
| Democratic | Paul Avila | 40.90% | 44,865 | |
| Total Votes | 109,701 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Freddie Rodriguez and Paul Avila were unopposed in the California State Assembly District 52 Blanket primary.[6][7]
| California State Assembly, District 52 Blanket Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Freddie Rodriguez Incumbent | |
| Democratic | Paul Avila | |
2014
Avila briefly ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 35th District. Avila dropped out of the race before the filing deadline.[2]
2013
California State Assembly District 52
Avila ran in a special election for California State Assembly District 52. The seat was vacant following Norma Torres's (D) election to the California State Senate on May 14, 2013. He faced eight others in a blanket primary on July 23. He did not garner enough votes to advance to the runoff.[8][9][10]
| California State Assembly, District 52, Blanket Primary, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Independent | Paul Leon |
24.9% | 4,219 | |
| Democratic | Freddie Rodriguez |
22.2% | 3,758 | |
| Democratic | Paul Vincent Avila | 4.4% | 752 | |
| Democratic | Tom Haughey | 8.7% | 1,482 | |
| Democratic | Jason Rothman | 9.1% | 1,545 | |
| Democratic | Manuel Saucedo | 3.5% | 597 | |
| Democratic | Danielle Soto | 7.4% | 1,259 | |
| Democratic | Doris Louise Wallace | 5.2% | 887 | |
| Republican | Dorothy Pineda | 14.5% | 2,453 | |
| Total Votes | 16,952 | |||
California State Senate District 32
Avila ran in a special election for California State Senate District 32. The seat was vacant following Gloria Negrete McLeod's (D) election to the 35th Congressional District of California on November 6, 2012. Avila lost against Larry Walker (D), Kenny Coble (R), Paul Leon (R), Norma Torres (D) and Joanne Gilbert (D) in the special election on March 12, 2013.[11][12][13][14] [15]
| California State Senate, District 32, Blanket Primary, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Norma Torres |
44.2% | 15,021 | |
| Republican | Paul Leon |
26.4% | 8,961 | |
| Democratic | Paul Vincent Avila | 2.5% | 845 | |
| Democratic | Joanne Gilbert | 6.9% | 2,327 | |
| Democratic | Larry Walker | 13.6% | 4,620 | |
| Republican | Kenny Coble | 6.4% | 2,178 | |
| Total Votes | 33,952 | |||
2012
Avila ran in the 2012 election for California State Assembly District 52. He was eliminated in the blanket primary on June 5, 2012.[16][17][18]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Paul Vincent Avila | 13.2% | 3,417 | |
| Democratic | Ray Moors | 7.6% | 1,969 | |
| Democratic | Norma Torres Incumbent |
41.8% | 10,851 | |
| Republican | Kenny Coble |
37.5% | 9,729 | |
| Total Votes | 25,966 | |||
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- California State Senate elections, 2018
- California State Senate
- United States House of Representatives
- California's 35th Congressional District elections, 2014
- California's 35th Congressional District
- California State Assembly
- California State Assembly District 52
- California State Assembly elections, 2016
- California State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ KPCC, "Rep. Negrete McLeod to leave Congress after one term (Updated)," February 18, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 California Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 28, 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
- ↑ dailybulletin.com, "Gov. Brown announces special election to fill 52nd District," May 21, 2013
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedlist - ↑ sos.ca.gov, "Official blanket primary results," accessed November 19, 2013
- ↑ KPCC, "Gov. Brown schedules special election for 2 vacant SoCal state Senate seats," January 7, 2013
- ↑ Champion Newspapers, "Three declare plans to seek vacated State Senate seat," November 20, 2012
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedlist2 - ↑ SCPR.org, "32nd Senate District race heads to a May runoff to represent Pomona, Fontana and Ontario," March 13, 2013
- ↑ sos.ca.gov, "Official primary election results," accessed November 18, 2013
- ↑ 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
