DemocratNot in office · last served 1998Last on a ballot: Nov 1994
Ruben S. Ayala
Last held office: California State Senate, District 32 (1994–1998). Ran in 6 elections between 1974 and 1994, winning 6.
- Last margin
- +21.5
- Won 1994
- Elections
- 6
- 1974–1994
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Ayala was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028California State Senate, District 32California State Senate, District 34California State Senate, District 32
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Ayala has run
Margin: how far Ayala finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | California State Senate, District 32 | General | Won | Earl Devries (R) | 60.7% | D+21.5 |
| 1990 | California State Senate, District 34 | General | Won | Charles Bader (R) | 51.8% | D+3.6 |
| 1986 | California State Senate, District 34 | General | Won | Steve Turner (R) | 65.9% | D+31.7 |
| 1982 | California State Senate, District 34 | General | Won | Dean L. Kurtz (R) | 66.9% | D+33.8 |
| 1978 | California State Senate, District 32 | General | Won | John Ridley (R) | 62.3% | D+24.5 |
| 1974 | California State Senate, District 32 | General | Won | John Richard Marcus (R), Ray Clark (I) | 68.8% | D+42.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Ayala has held
- California State Senate, District 32 · 1994–1998
- California State Senate, District 34 · 1982–1994
- California State Senate, District 32 · 1974–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Ayala has run against
- Earl Devries (R) · 1994 election, won
- Charles Bader (R) · 1990 election, won
- Steve Turner (R) · 1986 election, won
- Dean L. Kurtz (R) · 1982 election, won
- John Ridley (R) · 1978 election, won
- John Richard Marcus (R) · 1974 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive