2010 California State Assembly election

2010 California State Assembly election

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All 80 seats in the California State Assembly
41 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader John Pérez Martin Garrick
(retired)
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since March 1, 2010 February 1, 2010
Leader's seat 46th–Los Angeles 74th–Carlsbad
Last election 51 seats, 57.80% 29 seats, 40.43%
Seats before 50 29
Seats won 52 28
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 1
Popular vote 5,121,423 4,121,280
Percentage 54.27% 43.67%
Swing Decrease 3.53% Increase 3.24%

Results:
     Democratic gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
Vote share:
     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90%

Speaker before election

John Pérez
Democratic

Elected Speaker

John Pérez
Democratic

The 2010 California State Assembly elections were held on November 2, 2010. Voters in California's 80 State Assembly districts voted for their representative. The Democratic Party gained two seats: the 5th district from the Republicans and the 31st district from a termed-out Independent, expanding their majority to 52.