Cristina Garcia (politician)

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Cristina Garcia
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Member of the California State Assembly
from the 58th district
In office
December 3, 2012 –December 5, 2022
California's 58th State Assembly district election, 2012
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Patricia A. Kotze-Ramos9,01528.1
Democratic Cristina Garcia8,51726.6
Democratic Tom Calderon 7,29022.7
Democratic Luis H. Marquez3,94612.3
Democratic Daniel Crespo2,0966.5
Democratic Sultan "Sam" Ahmad1,1973.7
Total votes32,061 100.0
General election
Democratic Cristina Garcia 91,019 71.8
Republican Patricia A. Kotze-Ramos35,67628.2
Total votes126,695 100.0
Democratic hold

2014 California State Assembly

California's 58th State Assembly district election, 2014
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Cristina Garcia (incumbent)19,392100.0
Total votes19,392 100.0
General election
Democratic Cristina Garcia (incumbent) 43,182 100.0
Total votes43,182 100.0
Democratic hold

2016 California State Assembly

California's 58th State Assembly district election, 2016
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Cristina Garcia (incumbent)56,052100.0
Republican Ramiro Alvarado (write-in)190.0
Total votes56,071 100.0
General election
Democratic Cristina Garcia (incumbent) 105,170 75.3
Republican Ramiro Alvarado34,44924.7
Total votes139,619 100.0
Democratic hold

2018 California State Assembly

On June 5, 2018, Garcia finished first in the race for the 58th California Assembly seat in California's top-two primary election. In a field that included seven Democrats, Mike Simpfenderfer, the lone Republican, finished second, setting up a race between him and Garcia in the November general election. [29]

California's 58th State Assembly district election, 2018
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Cristina Garcia (incumbent)14,50928.9
Republican Mike Simpfenderfer13,24626.4
Democratic Pedro Aceituno6,38612.7
Democratic Karla V. Salazar4,6039.2
Democratic Friné (Lore) Medrano4,4478.9
Democratic Ivan Altamirano3,8097.6
Democratic John Paul Drayer1,6533.3
Democratic Miguel Angel Alvarado1,5683.1
Total votes50,221 100.0
General election
Democratic Cristina Garcia (incumbent) 84,003 70.4
Republican Mike Simpfenderfer35,30129.6
Total votes119,304 100.0
Democratic hold

2020 California State Assembly

2020 California's 58th State Assembly district election [30] [31]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Cristina Garcia (incumbent)55,55377.3%
Green Margaret Villa16,29522.7%
Total votes71,848 100
General election
Democratic Cristina Garcia (incumbent) 122,864 74.9
Green Margaret Villa41,10025.1
Total votes163,964 100
Democratic hold

2022 United States House of Representatives

California's 42nd congressional district , 2022
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Robert Garcia 43,40646.7
Republican John Briscoe24,31926.1
Democratic Cristina Garcia11,68512.6
Democratic Peter Mathews3,4153.7
Democratic Nicole López3,1643.4
Green Julio Flores2,4912.7
Democratic William Summerville2,3012.5
Democratic Joaquín Beltrán2,2542.4
Total votes93,035 100.0

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  2. ↑ "California Assemblywoman launches congressional run, setting up contested primary". 23 December 2021.
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  26. ↑ California State Assembly https://www.assembly.ca.gov . Retrieved 13 March 2021.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  27. ↑ "Assemblywoman Garcia and Senator Skinner Elected to Lead California Legislative Women's Caucus | California Legislative Women's Caucus". California Legislative Women's Caucus. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
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  31. ↑ "Statement of Vote, General Election, November 3, 2020" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
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