Eric Linder
American politician
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| Intro | American politician | |
| Places | United States of America | |
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Eric Frederic Linder (born October 9, 1978) is a former American politician who once served in the California State Assembly. He is a Republican who represented the 60th Assembly District, encompassing far western Riverside County. Prior to being elected to the Assembly in 2012, he was the owner of a web development firm and vice chair of the Riverside County Republican Party.
After being re-elected in 2014, Linder was defeated in his bid for re-election to a third term in 2016 by Democrat Sabrina Cervantes.
2014 California State Assembly
| California's 60th State Assembly district election, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary election | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Eric Linder (incumbent) | 20,248 | 98.6 | |
| Democratic | Ken Park (write-in) | 144 | 0.7 | |
| Democratic | Oliver Unaka (write-in) | 118 | 0.6 | |
| Libertarian | John Farr (write-in) | 34 | 0.2 | |
| Total votes | 20,544 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Eric Linder (incumbent) | 34,348 | 61.5 | |
| Democratic | Ken Park | 21,508 | 38.5 | |
| Total votes | 55,855 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2016 California State Assembly
| California's 60th State Assembly district election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary election | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Eric Linder (incumbent) | 30,048 | 45.6 | |
| Democratic | Sabrina Cervantes | 27,346 | 41.5 | |
| Democratic | Ken Park | 8,478 | 12.9 | |
| Total votes | 65,872 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Sabrina Cervantes | 77,404 | 54.5 | |
| Republican | Eric Linder (incumbent) | 64,710 | 45.5 | |
| Total votes | 142,114 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||