California's 72nd State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican Diane Dixon.
District profile
The district encompasses mostly of coastal communities Orange County. The district is primarily suburban.
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Election results from statewide races
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Recall |  Yes 52.4 – 47.6%
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| 2020 | President | Trump 50.3–47.8% |
| 2018 | Governor | Cox 51.6–48.4% |
| Senator | Feinstein 54.0–46.0% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 51.4–43.1% |
| Senator | Sanchez 50.4–49.6% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Kashkari 53.7–46.3% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 51.1–46.7% |
| Senator | Emken 51.3–48.7% |
List of assembly members
Due to redistricting, the 72nd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. J. Van Voorhies | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | Alpine, Mono, Inyo | |
| Andrew J. Gould | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | |||
| Cyrus Coleman | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | |||
| Frank Eugene Hunewill | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | |||
| T. J. Kerns | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | Los Angeles | |
| Brewster C. Kenyon | Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 2, 1899 | ||
| Joseph M. Miller | January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901 | |||
| William H. Savage | January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | |||
| Herbert Swift Greenwood McCartney | January 5, 1903 - January 7, 1907 | |||
| Fred E. Pierce | January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909 | |||
| John N. O. Rech | January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911 | |||
| Henry S. Benedict | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | |||
| Arthur G. Kuck | January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | |||
| Harry A. Chamberlin | January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917 | |||
| George C. Watson | January 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919 | |||
| Alexander P. Fleming | January 6, 1919 - December 15, 1920 | Died in office before the end of term. Died from complications of heart and kidney maladies.[3] He also served as Los City City Council from July 7, 1919 to his death.[4] | ||
| Willard E. Badham | January 3, 1921 - January 5, 1931 | |||
| Ben A. Hill | January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | |||
| Hobart R. Alter | January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935 | San Bernardino | ||
| Godfrey A. Andreas | Democratic | January 7, 1935 - October 13, 1942 | Died in office.[5] | |
| R. Fred Price | Republican | January 4, 1943 - January 8, 1951 | ||
| Stanford C. Shaw | Democratic | January 8, 1951 - January 3, 1955 | ||
| Eugene G. Nisbet | January 3, 1955 - January 7, 1963 | |||
| John Quimby | January 7, 1963 - November 30, 1974 | |||
| Richard H. Robinson | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1986 | Orange | ||
| Dick Longshore | Republican | December 1, 1986 - June 8, 1988 | Died in office. Died from Pneumonia.[6] | |
| Curt Pringle | December 5, 1988 – November 30, 1990 | |||
| Tom Umberg | Democratic | December 3, 1990 - November 30, 1992 | ||
| Ross Johnson | Republican | December 7, 1992 – May 11, 1995 | Resigned from office to be sworn in the 35th Senate district after winning special election.[7] | |
| Dick Ackerman | September 13, 1995 - November 30, 2000 | Sworn in after winning special election.[8] | ||
| Lynn Daucher | December 4, 2000 - November 30, 2006 | |||
| Michael D. Duvall | December 4, 2006 - September 9, 2009 | Resigned from office after he was caught on tape talking about having an affair with a female lobbyists.[9] | ||
| Chris Norby | January 29, 2010 - November 30, 2012 | Sworn in after winning special election.[10] | ||
| Travis Allen | December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2018 | |||
| Tyler Diep | December 3, 2018 – November 30, 2020 | |||
| Janet Nguyen | December 7, 2020 - November 30, 2022 | |||
| Diane Dixon | December 5, 2022 – present |
Election results (1992–present)
2020
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Janet Nguyen | 39,778 | 33.81 | |
| Democratic | Diedre Nguyen | 30,021 | 25.52 | |
| Republican | Tyler Diep (incumbent) |
29,186 | 24.81 | |
| Democratic | Bijan Mohseni | 18,668 | 15.87 | |
| Total votes | 117,653 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Janet Nguyen | 122,483 | 54.2% | |
| Democratic | Diedre Nguyen | 103,707 | 45.8% | |
| Total votes | 226,190 | 100%% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2018
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Josh Lowenthal | 34,462 | 36.8 | |
| Republican | Tyler Diep | 27,825 | 29.7 | |
| Republican | Greg Haskin | 19,199 | 20.5 | |
| Republican | Long Pham | 7,692 | 8.2 | |
| Republican | Richard Laird | 4,555 | 5.0 | |
| Total votes | 93,733 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Tyler Diep | 83,221 | 51.6 | |
| Democratic | Josh Lowenthal | 78,080 | 48.4 | |
| Total votes | 161,301 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2016
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Travis Allen (incumbent) | 48,321 | 50.4 | |
| Democratic | Lenore Albert-Sheridan | 27,466 | 28.6 | |
| Democratic | Nam Pham | 20,158 | 21.0 | |
| Total votes | 95,945 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Travis Allen (incumbent) | 98,335 | 58.0 | |
| Democratic | Lenore Albert-Sheridan | 71,332 | 42.0 | |
| Total votes | 169,667 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2014
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Travis Allen (incumbent) | 36,677 | 65.5 | |
| Democratic | Joel Block | 11,556 | 20.6 | |
| Democratic | Albert Ayala | 7,733 | 13.8 | |
| Total votes | 55,966 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Travis Allen (incumbent) | 66,150 | 65.5 | |
| Democratic | Joel Block | 34,793 | 34.5 | |
| Total votes | 100,943 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2012
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Troy Edgar | 18,060 | 28.0 | |
| Republican | Travis Allen | 12,851 | 19.9 | |
| Democratic | Joe Dovinh | 12,432 | 19.3 | |
| Republican | Long Pham | 12,409 | 19.2 | |
| Democratic | Albert Ayala | 8,816 | 13.7 | |
| Total votes | 64,568 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Travis Allen | 79,110 | 55.7 | |
| Republican | Troy Edgar | 62,983 | 44.3 | |
| Total votes | 142,093 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Chris Norby (incumbent) | 68,751 | 61.4 | |
| Democratic | Esiquio Ramos Uballe | 36,534 | 32.5 | |
| Green | Jane Rands | 6,845 | 6.1 | |
| Total votes | 112,130 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Michael Duvall (incumbent) | 79,066 | 54.80 | |
| Democratic | John MacMurray | 65,216 | 45.20 | |
| Total votes | 144,282 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | {{{votes}}} | 65.01 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Michael Duvall | 55,664 | 59.14 | |
| Democratic | John MacMurray | 35,352 | 37.56 | |
| Libertarian | Brian Cross | 3,114 | 3.31 | |
| Total votes | 94,120 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | {{{votes}}} | 45.47 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lynn Daucher (incumbent) | 90,255 | 65.97 | |
| Democratic | Ross W. Johnson | 41,528 | 30.35 | |
| Libertarian | Brian Lee Cross | 5,031 | 3.68 | |
| Total votes | 136,814 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lynn Daucher (incumbent) | 51,845 | 67.80 | |
| Democratic | G. Nanjundappa | 21,473 | 28.08 | |
| Libertarian | Brian Lee Cross | 3,147 | 4.12 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Total votes | 76,465 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2000
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lynn Daucher (incumbent) | 94,687 | 67.66 | |
| Democratic | G. Nanjundappa | 37,655 | 26.91 | |
| Natural Law | John W. Zamarra | 7,606 | 5.43 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 15,084 | 9.73 | ||
| Total votes | 155,032 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dick Ackerman (incumbent) | 71,148 | 67.46 | |
| Democratic | Frank Legas | 31,120 | 29.70 | |
| Libertarian | Loren Meierding | 3,000 | 2.84 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 11,051 | 9.48 | ||
| Total votes | 115,319 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dick Ackerman (incumbent) | 103,800 | 100.00 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 37,839 | 26.72 | ||
| Total votes | 141,639 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ross Johnson (incumbent) | 78,577 | 71.05 | |
| Democratic | Allan L. Dollison | 27,086 | 24.49 | |
| Libertarian | Geoffrey Brown | 4,933 | 4.46 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 15,361 | 12.2 | ||
| Total votes | 125,957 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1992
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ross Johnson (incumbent) | 86,622 | 61.16 | |
| Democratic | Paul Garza, Jr. | 45,934 | 32.43 | |
| Libertarian | Geoffrey Braun | 9,076 | 6.41 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 17,560 | 11.03 | ||
| Total votes | 159,192 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
- ^ "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
- ^ "LONG ILLNESS FATAL TO OFFICIAL". cdnc.ucr.edu.
- ^ "New City Officials Take Office Oath". cdnc.ucr.edu.
- ^ "DEATH CLAIMS ASSEMBLYMAN ANDREAS AT 61". cdnc.ucr.edu.
- ^ "Assembly passes 'drive-by' shooting bill". cdnc.ucr.edu.
- ^ "Ross Johnson Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
- ^ "Dick Ackerman Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.gov.
- ^ Williams, Juliet. "Calif. GOP lawmaker quits over taped sex comments". azcentral.com. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
- ^ "Chris Norboy Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
