California's 28th State Assembly district
| California's 28th State Assembly district | |||
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| Current assemblymember |
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| Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 466,090[1] 354,635[1] 293,328[1] | ||
| Demographics |
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| Registered voters | 254,471 | ||
| Registration | 43.75% Democratic 19.43% Republican 33.46% 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.
District profile
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]
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Santa Cruz County -- 45.60%
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Election results from statewide races
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Recall |  No 73.6 – 26.4%
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| 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
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)
2020
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Evan Low (incumbent) | 96,976 | 71.1% | |
| Republican | Carlos Rafael Cruz | 32,136 | 23.6% | |
| No party preference | Sam Ross | 7,350 | 5.4% | |
| Total votes | 136,462 | 100.0% | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Evan Low (incumbent) | 166,733 | 71.6% | |
| Republican | Carlos Rafael Cruz | 65,976 | 28.4% | |
| Total votes | 232,709 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2018
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Evan Low (incumbent) | 77,011 | 70.8 | |
| Republican | Michael Snyder | 31,776 | 29.2 | |
| Total votes | 108,787 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Evan Low (incumbent) | 130,815 | 71.1 | |
| Republican | Michael Snyder | 53,195 | 28.9 | |
| Total votes | 184,010 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Evan Low (incumbent) | 83,038 | 71.5 | |
| Republican | Nicholas Sclavos | 33,154 | 28.5 | |
| Total votes | 116,192 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Evan Low (incumbent) | 136,547 | 70.0 | |
| Republican | Nicholas Sclavos | 58,641 | 30.0 | |
| Total votes | 195,188 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2014
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Evan Low | 30,807 | 39.7 | |
| Republican | Chuck Page | 20,895 | 26.9 | |
| Democratic | Barry Chang | 19,156 | 24.7 | |
| Republican | Michael Hunsweck | 6,732 | 8.7 | |
| Total votes | 77,590 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Evan Low | 71,239 | 59.4 | |
| Republican | Chuck Page | 48,645 | 40.6 | |
| Total votes | 119,884 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2012
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Paul Fong (incumbent) | 43,965 | 54.3 | |
| No party preference | Chad Walsh | 37,060 | 45.7 | |
| Total votes | 81,025 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Paul Fong (incumbent) | 108,061 | 62.0 | |
| No party preference | Chad Walsh | 66,239 | 38.0 | |
| Total votes | 174,300 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Luis Alejo | 56,098 | 62.8 | |
| Republican | Robert Bernosky | 33,264 | 37.2 | |
| Total votes | 89,359 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Anna Caballero (incumbent) | 90,012 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 90,012 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | {{{votes}}} | 57.74 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Anna Caballero | 43,570 | 57.42 | |
| Republican | Ignacio Velazquez | 32,303 | 42.58 | |
| Total votes | 75,873 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | {{{votes}}} | 55.76 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Simon Salinas (incumbent) | 67,586 | 63.26 | |
| Republican | Bob Perkins | 39,257 | 36.74 | |
| Total votes | 106,843 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Simon Salinas (incumbent) | 41,964 | 61.02 | |
| Republican | Jane Howard | 26,812 | 38.98 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 4,504 | 6.15 | ||
| Total votes | 73,280 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2000
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Simon Salinas | 66,011 | 52.49 | |
| Republican | Jeff Denham | 54,729 | 43.52 | |
| Reform | J. J. Vogel | 2,891 | 2.30 | |
| Libertarian | Roger Ver | 2,134 | 1.70 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 6,924 | 5.22 | ||
| Total votes | 132,689 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Peter Frusetta (incumbent) | 47,735 | 51.63 | |
| Democratic | Alan D. Styles | 40,652 | 43.97 | |
| Libertarian | Kate Woods | 4,063 | 4.39 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 6,590 | 6.65 | ||
| Total votes | 99,030 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Peter Frusetta | 53,649 | 48.86 | |
| Democratic | Lily Cervantes | 51,888 | 47.26 | |
| Libertarian | Mark Hinkle | 4,263 | 3.88 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 5,019 | 4.37 | ||
| Total votes | 114,819 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Peter Frusetta | 43,696 | 50.22 | |
| Democratic | Lily Cervantes | 43,307 | 49.78 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 9,711 | 10.04 | ||
| Total votes | 96,714 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
1992
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Rusty Areias (incumbent) | 64,747 | 59.05 | |
| Republican | Peter Frusetta | 44,905 | 40.95 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 8,035 | 6.83 | ||
| Total votes | 117,687 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
- ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ "Robert C. Kirkwood Resignation" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
- ^ "Clark L. Bradley" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
