California's 28th State Assembly district (original) (raw)

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California's 28th State Assembly district
Map of the district
Current assemblymember Gail PellerinDSanta Cruz
Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age 466,090[1]354,635[1]293,328[1]
Demographics 50.40% White2.46% Black17.41% Latino27.97% Asian0.52% Native American0.38% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.27% other0.59[1]% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters 254,471
Registration 43.75% Democratic19.43% Republican33.46% No party preference

California's 28th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Gail Pellerin of Santa Cruz.

The district is located in the southwestern corner of Silicon Valley and consists mainly of middle-income and affluent residential communities and neighborhoods. Like other districts in Silicon Valley, the district is also home to the headquarters of many tech corporations.[_citation needed_]

Election results from statewide races

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Year Office Results
2021 Recall No No 73.6 – 26.4%
2020[2] President Biden 73.1 – 24.5%
2018 Governor Newsom 69.6 – 30.4%
Senator Feinstein 59.4 – 40.6%
2016 President Clinton 70.6 – 23.1%
Senator Harris 72.4 – 27.6%
2014 Governor Brown 69.7 – 30.3%
2012 President Obama 66.6 – 30.8%
Senator Feinstein 69.1 – 30.9%

List of assembly members

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Due to redistricting, the 28th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Assembly members Party Years served Counties represented Notes
Joseph Almy Republican January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 Marin
John W. Atherton January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891
Thomas H. Estey January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
T. P. Cusick Democratic January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 San Francisco
H. Healey January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897
Eugene F. Lacy January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899
Lawrence J. Hoey Republican January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901
Charles R. Franklin January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903
John M. Murphy Union Labor January 5, 1903 - January 5, 1905
William James Mindham Republican January 5, 1905 - January 7, 1907
Peter J. Kelly January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909
Walter Harper Macauley January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911
Andrew M. Cunningham January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913
William Stoddard Scott January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915
James J. McDonald January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917
Charles W. Goetting January 8, 1917 - January 3, 1921
George W. Lee January 3, 1921 - January 8, 1923
Louis F. Erb January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925
Edgar C. Levey January 5, 1925 - January 7, 1935
James F. Brennan Democratic January 7, 1935 - January 4, 1937
Edgar C. Levey Republican January 4, 1937 - January 2, 1939
Robert Miller Green January 2, 1939 - January 7, 1942 Resigned to be a Member of the San Francisco County Board of Supervisors.
Raup Miller January 4, 1943 - January 6, 1947 Santa Clara
Robert C. Kirkwood January 6, 1947 - January 6, 1953 Resigned to accept appointment of the office of State Controller.[3]
Clark L. Bradley Nonpartisan April 6, 1953 - January 7, 1963 Was sworn in, after winning a vacant seat when Kirkwood was appointed as State Controller.[4]
Republican
Jack T. Casey Democratic January 7, 1963 - January 2, 1967 Kern
Kent H. Stacey Republican January 2, 1967 - January 8, 1973
Raymond Joseph Gonzales Democratic January 8, 1973 - November 30, 1974
Frank Murphy Jr. Republican December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1976 Monterey, Santa Cruz
Henry J. Mello Democratic December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1980
Sam Farr December 1, 1980 - November 30, 1992
Rusty Areias December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1994 Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz
Peter Frusetta Republican December 5, 1994 - November 30, 2000
Simon Salinas Democratic December 4, 2000 - November 30, 2006
Anna Caballero December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2010
Luis Alejo December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2012
Paul Fong December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2014 Santa Clara
Evan Low December 1, 2014 – Present

Election results (1992–present)

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2020 California State Assembly election

Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Evan Low (incumbent) 96,976
Republican Carlos Rafael Cruz 32,136
No party preference Sam Ross 7,350
Total votes 136,462 100.0%
General election
Democratic Evan Low (incumbent) 166,733
Republican Carlos Rafael Cruz 65,976
Total votes 232,709 100.0%
Democratic hold

California State Assembly election, 2018

Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Evan Low (incumbent) 77,011
Republican Michael Snyder 31,776
Total votes 108,787 100.0
General election
Democratic Evan Low (incumbent) 130,815
Republican Michael Snyder 53,195
Total votes 184,010 100.0
Democratic hold

California State Assembly election, 2016

Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Evan Low (incumbent) 83,038
Republican Nicholas Sclavos 33,154
Total votes 116,192 100.0
General election
Democratic Evan Low (incumbent) 136,547
Republican Nicholas Sclavos 58,641
Total votes 195,188 100.0
Democratic hold

California State Assembly election, 2014

Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Evan Low 30,807
Republican Chuck Page 20,895
Democratic Barry Chang 19,156
Republican Michael Hunsweck 6,732
Total votes 77,590 100.0
General election
Democratic Evan Low 71,239
Republican Chuck Page 48,645
Total votes 119,884 100.0
Democratic hold

California State Assembly election, 2012

Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Paul Fong (incumbent) 43,965
No party preference Chad Walsh 37,060
Total votes 81,025 100.0
General election
Democratic Paul Fong (incumbent) 108,061
No party preference Chad Walsh 66,239
Total votes 174,300 100.0
Democratic hold
  1. ^ a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
  2. ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "Robert C. Kirkwood Resignation" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
  4. ^ "Clark L. Bradley" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.