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.
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".
^"Special Election Results Member of the State Assembly, District 53 Special Primary Election, September 13, 2005: Official Canvass" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. 2005-09-21. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
^"Special Election Results State Assembly, 39th District Special Primary Election, May 15, 2007: Official Canvass" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. 2008-03-15. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
^"State Assembly, 55th District Special General Election, February 5, 2008: Official Canvass" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. 2008-03-15. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
^"Official Canvass: State Assemblymember 51st Assembly District Special Primary Election, September 1, 2009" (PDF). California Secretary of State. 2009-09-04. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
^"Official Canvass: State Assemblymember 72nd Assembly District Special General Election, January 12, 2010" (PDF). California Secretary of State. 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
^"Official Canvass: State Assemblymember 43rd Assembly District Special General Election, June 8, 2010" (PDF). California Secretary of State. 2010-07-06. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
^"Official Canvass: State Assemblymember 4th Assembly District Special General Election, May 3, 2011" (PDF). California Secretary of State. 2011-05-13. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
^"General Election Canvass" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
^"Special Primary 79th State Assembly Election". San Diego Registrar of Voters. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
^"CERTIFIED LIST OF CANDIDATES for the Special Primary Election Fifty-Fourth State Assembly District, May 18, 2021" (PDF). California Secretary of State.
^"Final Official Election Results - Assembly District 54". California Secretary of State. May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
^"Special General Election (Post Election Update #2) - August 31, 2021". Alameda County Elections.
^"State Assembly District 62 - Districtwide Results". California Secretary of State.
^"Assembly District 80 Special Primary Election". San Diego County Registrar of Voters.
^"Statewide Direct Primary Election". San Diego County Registrar of Voters.