State Assembly, District 14
Top candidate wins seat.
Buffy Wicks (D)(incumbent)68.9%
120,964 votes
Margot Smith (D)31%
54,457 votes
Race called at 9:46 PM PT on November 5, 2024
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95% of votes countedAssociated PressThis percentage is an Associated Press estimate of how much of the vote in an election has been counted. It is informed by turnout in recent elections, details on votes cast in advance and – after polls close – early returns. The estimate may fluctuate as election officials report additional results and AP learns more about how many voters have cast a ballot.
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What does a state Assembly member do?
State Assembly members represent their communities at the California Legislature in Sacramento. The 80 members of the state Assembly write and vote on state bills, serve on policy committees and vote on the annual state budget. The winner of this race will serve a two-year term.
Candidate Statements
Candidate Statements are excerpted from the statements provided to election offices, where available.
Margot Smith
- Retired social scientist
- Democrat
- Experience: “For decades I worked for the State Health Department and Stanford in research on the environment and improving access to health care.”
- Housing: “As your Assembly member, I will work to legislate needed housing. I oppose current housing laws that favor developers who build high-rise market-rate housing anywhere for the rich. That is not the housing we need.”
- Local Control: “City councils should decide where housing can be safely built.”
- margotsmithforassembly.com
Buffy Wicks
- State Assembly Member
- Democrat
- Accomplishments: “I have championed laws to build more housing, fight gun violence, strengthen the social safety net, protect access to abortion, and keep our kids safe online.”
- Priorities: “California and the Bay Area must be leaders on our toughest challenges: from addressing climate change, to curbing gun violence, to increasing affordable housing production and addressing homelessness.”
- Social Media: “While Congress struggles to keep our children safe from the harms of social media, I will continue to fight for stronger protections for parents and kids.”
- buffywicks.com
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