California's 68th State Assembly district
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| California's 68th State Assembly district | |||
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| Current assemblymember |
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| Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 463,053[1] 348,844[1] 283,274[1] | ||
| Demographics |
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| Registered voters | 281,656[2] | ||
| Registration | 35.32% Republican 34.64% Democratic 25.35% No party preference | ||
California's 68th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democratic Avelino Valencia.
District profile
[edit]The district encompasses inland central Orange County, running along the Santa Ana Mountains. The district is primarily suburban and affluent, with several planned communities.
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Orange County – 15.4%
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Election results from statewide races
[edit]| Year | Office | Results |
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| 2021 | Recall |  No 52.0 – 48.0%
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| 2020 | President | Biden 54.3 – 43.5% |
| 2018 | Governor | Cox 51.4 – 48.6% |
| Senator | Feinstein 52.6 – 47.4% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 49.4 – 44.6% |
| Senator | Harris 57.2 – 42.8% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Kashkari 60.1 – 39.9% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 55.1 – 42.6% |
| Senator | Emken 56.4 – 43.6% |
List of assembly members
[edit]Due to redistricting, the 68th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Timothy Dooling | Democratic | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | San Benito | |
| John H. Matthews | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | |||
| E. C. Tully | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | |||
| Charles G. Cargill | Republican | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | ||
| William Lyman Talbott | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | Santa Barbara | ||
| James L. Barker | People's | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | ||
| L. Harris | Republican | January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899 | ||
| Charles Warren Merritt | January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1903 | |||
| William A. Johnstone | January 5, 1903 - January 7, 1907 | Los Angeles | ||
| Prescott F. Cogswell | January 7, 1907 - January 6, 1913 | |||
| William A. Johnstone | January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | |||
| Lewis L. Lostutter | January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917 | |||
| Earl R. Shepherd | January 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919 | |||
| Henry A. Miller | January 6, 1919 - January 3, 1921 | |||
| Ira A. Lee | January 3, 1921 - January 8, 1923 | |||
| Allen G. Mitchell | January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925 | |||
| Harry F. Sewell | January 5, 1925 - January 5, 1931 | |||
| George H. Wilber | January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | |||
| John T. Rawls | Democratic | January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935 | ||
| Fred Reaves | January 7, 1935 - May 20, 1940 | Died in office. Died from heart failure.[3] | ||
| Vincent Thomas | January 6, 1941 - November 30, 1974 | |||
| Walter M. Ingalls | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1982 | Riverside | ||
| Steve Clute | December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1992 | |||
| Curt Pringle | Republican | December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1998 | Orange | |
| Ken Maddox | December 7, 1998 - November 30, 2004 | |||
| Van Tran | December 6, 2004 - November 30, 2010 | |||
| Allan Mansoor | December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2012 | |||
| Donald P. Wagner | December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2016 | |||
| Steven Choi | December 5, 2016 – November 30, 2022 | |||
| Avelino Valencia | Democratic | December 5, 2022 – Current |
Election results (1992–present)
[edit]2020
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Steven Choi (incumbent) | 57,633 | 43.8% | |
| Democratic | Melissa Fox | 44,033 | 33.5% | |
| Democratic | Eugene Fields | 17,332 | 13.2% | |
| Republican | Benjamin Yu | 12,503 | 9.5% | |
| Total votes | 131,501 | 100.0% | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Steven Choi (incumbent) | 136,841 | 53.1% | |
| Democratic | Melissa Fox | 120,965 | 46.9% | |
| Total votes | 257,806 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2018
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Steven Choi (incumbent) | 57,099 | 59.0 | |
| Democratic | Michelle Duman | 39,751 | 41.0 | |
| Total votes | 96,850 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Steven Choi (incumbent) | 96,611 | 53.1 | |
| Democratic | Michelle Duman | 85,164 | 46.9 | |
| Total votes | 181,755 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2016
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Sean Jay Panahi | 32,610 | 33.0 | |
| Republican | Steven Choi | 19,559 | 19.8 | |
| Republican | Harry Sidhu | 19,405 | 19.7 | |
| Republican | Deborah Pauly | 13,880 | 14.1 | |
| Republican | Alexia Deligianni-Brydges | 5,098 | 5.2 | |
| No party preference | Brian Chuchua | 4,635 | 4.7 | |
| Republican | Kostas Roditis | 3,528 | 3.6 | |
| Total votes | 98,715 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Steven Choi | 114,210 | 60.3 | |
| Democratic | Sean Jay Panahi | 75,231 | 39.7 | |
| Total votes | 189,441 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2014
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Donald P. Wagner (incumbent) | 35,223 | 69.7 | |
| Democratic | Anne Cameron | 15,297 | 30.3 | |
| Total votes | 50,520 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Donald P. Wagner (incumbent) | 66,445 | 68.4 | |
| Democratic | Anne Cameron | 30,749 | 31.6 | |
| Total votes | 97,194 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2012
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Don Wagner (incumbent) | 43,241 | 69.2 | |
| Democratic | Christina Avalos | 19,254 | 30.8 | |
| Total votes | 62,495 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Don Wagner (incumbent) | 104,706 | 60.8 | |
| Democratic | Christina Avalos | 67,448 | 39.2 | |
| Total votes | 172,154 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2010
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Allan Mansoor | 57,016 | 54.9 | |
| Democratic | Phu Nguyen | 46,269 | 44.6 | |
| Republican | Long Pham (write-in) | 617 | 0.5 | |
| Total votes | 103,902 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2008
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Van Tran (incumbent) | 72,034 | 54.05 | |
| Democratic | Kenneth Arnold | 61,239 | 45.95 | |
| Total votes | 133,273 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 60.93 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
2006
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Van Tran (incumbent) | 55,155 | 61.67 | |
| Democratic | Paul Lucas | 34,277 | 38.33 | |
| Total votes | 89,432 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 43.44 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
2004
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Van Tran | 78,606 | 60.91 | |
| Democratic | Al Snook | 50,453 | 39.09 | |
| Total votes | 129,059 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2002
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ken Maddox (incumbent) | 50,077 | 65.09 | |
| Democratic | Al Snook | 23,149 | 30.09 | |
| Libertarian | Douglas J. Scribner | 3,706 | 4.82 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Total votes | 76,932 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2000
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ken Maddox (incumbent) | 59,258 | 56.70 | |
| Democratic | Tina L. Laine | 35,889 | 34.34 | |
| Natural Law | Al Snook | 5,466 | 5.23 | |
| Libertarian | Richard G. Newhouse | 3,897 | 3.73 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 9,436 | 8.28 | ||
| Total votes | 113,946 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1998
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ken Maddox | 41,326 | 53.68 | |
| Democratic | Mike Matsuda | 35,654 | 46.32 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 8,130 | 9.55 | ||
| Total votes | 95,110 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1996
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Curt Pringle (incumbent) | 56,493 | 58.70 | |
| Democratic | Audrey L. Gibson | 39,754 | 41.30 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 6,403 | 0.00 | ||
| Total votes | 102,650 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1994
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Curt Pringle (incumbent) | 51,977 | 63.26 | |
| Democratic | Irv Pickler | 30,184 | 36.74 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 9,643 | 10.5 | ||
| Total votes | 91,804 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1992
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Curt Pringle | 61,615 | 57.14 | |
| Democratic | Linda Kay Rigney | 46,222 | 42.86 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 12,829 | 10.63 | ||
| Total votes | 120,666 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
- ^ "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
- ^ "Assemblyman Dies". cdnc.ucr.edu.
