Ted Gaines
Republican
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-07-2006 | Republican | AD-04 | 96958 | Win |
| 11-04-2008 | Republican | AD-04 | 166736 | Win |
| 11-02-2010 | Republican | AD-04 | 109672 | Win |
| 01-04-2011 | Republican | SD-01 | 91083 | Win |
| 11-06-2012 | Republican | SD-01 | 263256 | Win |
| 11-04-2014 | Republican | Insurance Commissioner | 2981951 | Loss |
| 11-08-2016 | Republican | SD-01 | 287314 | Win |
| 11-06-2018 | Republican | SBOE1 | 1436547 | Win |
| 09-14-2021 | Republican | Governor | 47937 | Loss |
| 11-08-2022 | Republican | SBOE1 | 1390529 | Win |
| Website: | boe.ca.gov/gaines |
Candidate Biography:
Edward Moore Gaines
Born: April 25, 1958 in Sacramento, CA
Married: Beth Burkhard (m. 1985)
Children: Katelyn and Haley (twins), Amy, Caroline, Edward S. "Teddy", Kelly
1997-1999: Member, Roseville Planning Commission
1999: Vice Chairman, Placer County Republican Central Committee
2000-2006: Member, Placer County Board of Supervisors
2008: Early Primary Candidate for CD-04 (Withdrew)
2008: Opponent, Proposition 2 [Children's Hospital Bond] (Passed; 63.2%)
2011: Resigned from the State Assembly on January 6.
2011: Proponent, Initiative 1493 [Referendum to Overturn Law Requiring State to Establish Fire Prevention Fee.] (Failed to Qualify)
2016: Candidate for Presidential Elector for Donald Trump (Lost)
2019: Resigned from the State Senate on January 7.
2020: Candidate for Presidential Elector for Donald Trump (Lost)
2024: Alternate Delegate, Republican National Convention
2024: Candidate for Presidential Elector for Donald Trump (Lost)
- NOTABLE HISTORY: In the 2008 General Election, Gaines was elected with 166,736 votes, which set the record for the highest number of votes received by a State Assemblymember until Tony Thurmond received 189,530 votes in 2016.
- Be Fruitful and Multiply: Gaines has six children.
- ON THE BALLOT TWICE: Because he was a candidate for reelection to AD-04 and a special election candidate for State Senate in SD-01, Gaines appeared twice on the November 2010 ballot. In this election, he was reelected to the Assembly, but the Senate Special Election moved to a January run-off.
- FULL HOUSE DROUGHT: The longest period without a floor session that all members attended (all 80 Assemblymembers and all 40 Senators) was 7 years and 11 months between July 10, 2007 and June 1, 2015. Gaines was the presiding officer of the Senate on the day that the drought ended.
- NATURAL DISASTER (WILDFIRE): The deadliest wildfire in California history (the Camp Fire in November 2018) occured within the districts represented by State Senator Ted Gaines and the Assemblyman Brian Dahle.
Source: California Legislature Handbook (2007-08)