List of special elections to the California State Assembly


Special elections to the California State Assembly are called by the Governor of California when a vacancy arises within the State Assembly. Most special elections are conducted in two rounds. The first is an open primary and the candidate with the most votes must have a majority of the votes plus one to win the seat. If no candidate wins a majority a second round is held with the two top candidates regardless of party.
Recall elections, the process by which voters petition for the removal of an elected official, are also included.

List of special elections

The dates listed only include the open primary round if no second round was held.
DistrictDatePredecessorWinner
30January 23, 1962Ralph Brown John Veneman
8November 5, 1962Jimmy Hicks Walter Powers
49May 9, 1967Charles Chapel Robert Beverly
30May 20, 1969John Veneman Clare Berryhill
34June 17, 1969Alan Pattee Bob Wood
48November 16, 1971David Roberti Bill Brophy
76November 16, 1971Pete Wilson Bob Wilson
49June 6, 1972Peter Schabarum William Lancaster
38May 29, 1973Carley Porter Bob McLennan
67June 26, 1973Larry Townsend Paul Bannai
80June 26, 1973John Stull William Craven
12September 4, 1973Robert Monagan Doug Carter
14September 4, 1973Robert Crown Bill Lockyer
15March 4, 1975Carlos Bee Floyd Mori
4December 2, 1975Edwin Z'berg Vic Fazio
47July 15, 1975Bill Greene Teresa Hughes
46June 2, 1977Charles Warren Mike Roos
44June 28, 1977Alan Sieroty Mel Levine
55June 3, 1986Richard Alatorre Richard Polanco
56May 12, 1987Gloria Molina Lucille Roybal-Allard
16April 12, 1988Art Agnos John Burton
50February 7, 1989Curtis Tucker, Sr. Curtis Tucker, Jr.
76October 3, 1989Bill Bradley Tricia Hunter
27January 30, 1990Gary Condit Sal Cannella
78June 5, 1990Lucy Killea Jeff Marston
26May 14, 1991Patrick Johnston Dean Andal
46July 30, 1991Mike Roos Barbara Friedman
5September 17, 1991Tim Leslie B. T. Collins
67September 17, 1991John Lewis Mickey Conroy
31February 21, 1993Bruce Bronzan Cruz Bustamante
5July 27, 1993B. T. Collins Barbara Alby
27November 2, 1993Sam Farr Bruce McPherson
79April 12, 1994Steve Peace Denise Moreno Ducheny
43May 3, 1994Pat Nolan Jim Rogan
60May 16, 1995Paul Horcher Gary Miller
59June 6, 1995Dick Mountjoy Bob Margett
72September 12, 1995Ross Johnson Dick Ackerman
67November 28, 1995Doris Allen Scott Baugh
13March 26, 1996Willie Brown Carole Migden
46January 13, 1998Louis Caldera Gil Cedillo
16March 30, 1999Don Perata Audie Bock
49April 3, 2001Gloria Romero Judy Chu
65April 3, 2001Jan Leja Russ Bogh
53September 13, 2005Mike Gordon Ted Lieu
39May 15, 2007Richard Alarcón Felipe Fuentes
55February 5, 2008Laura Richardson Warren Furutani
51September 1, 2009Curren Price Steven Bradford
72January 12, 2010Michael Duvall Chris Norby
43June 8, 2010Paul Krekorian Mike Gatto
4May 3, 2011Ted Gaines Beth Gaines
80May 21, 2013Ben Hueso Lorena Gonzalez
52July 23, 2013Norma Torres Freddie Rodriguez
45November 19, 2013Bob Blumenfield Matt Dababneh
54December 3, 2013Holly Mitchell Sebastian Ridley-Thomas
31April 5, 2016Henry Perea Joaquin Arambula
51December 5, 2017Jimmy Gomez Wendy Carrillo
54April 3, 2018Sebastian Ridley-Thomas Sydney Kamlager
39June 5, 2018Raul Bocanegra Luz Rivas
45June 5, 2018Matt Dababneh Jesse Gabriel

List of recall elections

When applicable, the candidate who succeeded the recalled state assemblymember is listed. If the recall election was not successful the winner is listed as "none".
DistrictDateIncumbentWinner
60May 16, 1995Paul Horcher Gary Miller
17August 22, 1995Michael Machado -
67November 28, 1995Doris Allen Scott Baugh

Results

80th district special election, 2013

52nd district special election, 2013

45th district special election, 2013

54th district special election, 2013

31st district special election, 2016

51st district special election, 2017

54th district special election, 2018

39th district special election, 2018

45th district special election, 2018

1st district special election, 2019