California's 24th State Assembly district (original) (raw)

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California's 24th State Assembly district
Map of the district
Current assemblymember Alex LeeDSan Jose
Population (2020) • Voting age • Citizen voting age 478,426[1]374,736[1]287,565[1]
Demographics 14.44% White2.22% Black16.17% Latino62.57% Asian0.18% Native American0.50% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.51% other3.42[1]% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters 243,992[2]
Registration 49.68% Democratic15.89% Republican30.08% No party preference

California's 24th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Alex Lee of San Jose.

The district consists of portions of Santa Clara and Alameda Counties, including the whole Cities of Milpitas, Fremont, and Newark, and portions of the City of San Jose, which was split to balance population while considering communities of interest. This district includes a large immigrant Asian American Pacific Islander community that shares deep cultural and linguistic ties. Many people in this district are employed in the tech industry and rely on Highway 680 and Highway 880 to get to work.

Election results from statewide races

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Year Office Results
2022 Governor Newsom 68.2 – 31.8%
Senator Padilla 68.7 – 31.3%
2021 President Clinton 78.2 – 15.9%
Senator Harris 74.4 – 25.6%
2021 Recall No No 81.4 – 18.6%
2020[3] President Biden 80.3 – 17.4%
2018 Governor Newsom 76.7 – 23.3%
Senator Feinstein 62.6 – 37.4%
2016 President Clinton 78.2 – 15.9%
Senator Harris 74.4 – 25.6%
2014 Governor Brown 75.2 – 24.8%
2012 President Obama 72.2 – 25.0%
Senator Feinstein 76.1 – 23.9%

List of assembly members

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Due to redistricting, the 24th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2020 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Assembly members Party Years served Counties represented Notes
Samuel I. Allen Republican January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887 Sonoma
William J. Hotchkiss Democratic January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889
James W. Ragsdale Republican January 7, 1889 – January 5, 1891
J. D. Barnett January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893
Henry F. Emeric Democratic January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895 Contra Costa
Charles M. Belshaw Republican January 7, 1895 – January 1, 1901
Arthur Williams Democratic January 1, 1901 – January 5, 1903
John W. Moore Republican January 5, 1903 – January 7, 1907 San Joaquin
Arthur Elwood Percival January 7, 1907 – January 4, 1909
J. W. Stuckenbruck Democratic January 4, 1909 – January 6, 1913
William M. Collins Republican January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915 San Francisco Ran as Progressive in the 1914 election. He also died in office.[4]
Progressive January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1917
Republican January 8, 1917 – December 11, 1920
Walter J. Schmidt February 23, 1921 – January 3, 1927 Won special election and was sworn in after his predecessor died in office.[5]
Thomas J. Lenehan January 3, 1927 – January 7, 1929
James L. Quigley Independent January 7, 1929 – January 5, 1931 Ran as a Republican in his 2nd term.
Republican January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933
Patrick J. McMurray Democratic January 2, 1933 – January 2, 1939
Edward F. O'Day January 2, 1939 – November 4, 1947 Resigned from the Assembly to become a Judge for the San Francisco County Municipal Court.
Charlie Meyers January 3, 1949 – January 5, 1953
George D. Collins Jr. January 5, 1953 – January 3, 1955
Edward M. Gaffney January 3, 1955 – January 7, 1963
Al Alquist January 7, 1963 – January 2, 1967 Santa Clara
John Vasconcellos January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1974
Leona H. Egeland December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1980 San Benito, Santa Clara
Dom Cortese December 1, 1980 – November 30, 1992
Santa Clara
Chuck Quackenbush Republican December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1994
Jim Cunneen December 5, 1994 – November 30, 2000
Rebecca Cohn Democratic December 5, 2000 – November 30, 2006
Jim Beall December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2012
Rich Gordon December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2016 San Mateo, Santa Clara
Marc Berman December 5, 2016 – November 30, 2022
Alex Lee December 5, 2022 – present Alameda, Santa Clara

Election results (1992–present)

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2022 California State Assembly election

Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alex Lee (incumbent) 26,531
Republican Bob Brunton 14,730
Democratic Kansen Chu 12,683
Democratic Teresa Keng 9,721
Democratic Lan Diep 5,308
Total votes 68,973 100.00
General election
Democratic Alex Lee (incumbent) 75,232
Republican Bob Brunton 33,662
Total votes 108,894 100.00
Democratic hold

2020 California State Assembly election

Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marc Berman (incumbent) 99,642
Republican Peter Ohtaki 28,408
Libertarian Kennita Watson 6,212
Total votes 134,262 100.00
General election
Democratic Marc Berman (incumbent) 158,250
Republican Peter Ohtaki 57,216
Total votes 215,466 100.00
Democratic hold

2018 California State Assembly election

Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marc Berman (incumbent) 78,140
Republican Alex Glew 21,818
Libertarian Bob Goodwyn 3,694
Total votes 103,625 100.00
General election
Democratic Marc Berman (incumbent) 135,305
Republican Alex Glew 41,313
Total votes 176,618 100.00
Democratic hold

2016 California State Assembly election

Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marc Berman 30,649
Democratic Vicki Veenker 24,201
Republican Peter Ohtaki 21,525
Democratic Barry Chang 11,890
Democratic Mike Kasperzak 11,343
Libertarian John M. Inks 4,546
No party preference Jay Blas Jacob Cabrera 2,603
Democratic Sea Reddy 2,102
Total votes 108,859 100.00
General election
Democratic Marc Berman 92,419
Democratic Vicki Veenker 77,362
Total votes 164,809 100.00
Democratic hold

2014 California State Assembly election

Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rich Gordon (incumbent) 38,758
Republican Diane Gabl 18,021
Democratic Greg Coladonato 7,738
Total votes 64,517 100.00
General election
Democratic Rich Gordon (incumbent) 77,986
Republican Diane Gabl 33,419
Total votes 111,405 100.00
Democratic hold

2012 California State Assembly election

Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rich Gordon (incumbent) 42,018
Republican Chengzhi "George" Yang 20,949
Democratic Geby E. Espinosa 7,654
No party preference Joseph Antonelli Rosas 3,129
Total votes 73,750 100.00
General election
Democratic Rich Gordon (incumbent) 118,120
Republican Chengzhi "George" Yang 49,700
Total votes 167,820 100.00
Democratic hold
  1. ^ a b c d "Report on Final Maps, 2020 California Citizens Redistricting Commission" (PDF).
  2. ^ https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ror/15day-presprim-2024/assembly.pdf.
  3. ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. April 16, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "Assemblyman Collins Dies at San Francisco". cdnc.ucr.edu.
  5. ^ "Walter J. Schmidt takes Oath" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.