California's 1st State Assembly district

California's 1st State Assembly district
California's 1st State Assembly district
Current assemblymember
	Megan Dahle; R–Bieber
Population	512,334
Demographics	75.3% White; 1.1% Black; 12.7% Latino; 2.2% Asian; 1.8% Native American; 0.2% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.6% other; 6.1% remainder of multiracial;
Registration	42.45% Republican; 29.25% Democratic; 17.24% No party preference

California's 1st State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican Megan Dahle of Bieber.

District profile

The district stretches along the eastern edge of the state from the Oregon border to Lake Tahoe, wrapping around the Sacramento Valley along the northern Sierra Nevada. The district is primarily rural and heavily Republican and at 27, 276 square miles, is the largest assembly district by area in California.^[2]

Butte County – 9.0%

Magalia

All of Lassen County

Susanville

All of Modoc County

Alturas

All of Nevada County

Placer County – 16.7%

All of Plumas County

All of Shasta County

All of Sierra County

All of Siskiyou County

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2021	Recall	Yes 61.8 – 38.2%
2020	President	Trump 56.3 - 41.4%
2018	Governor^[3]	Cox 61.2 – 38.8%
2018	Senator^[4]	De Leon 59.1 – 40.9%
2016	President	Trump 56.7 – 36.1%
2016	Senator	Harris 61.5 – 38.5%
2014	Governor	Kashkari 55.9 – 44.1%
2012	President	Romney 57.3 – 39.6%
2012	Senator	Emken 58.2 – 41.8%

List of members representing the district

1851–1855: one seat

Assembly members	Party	Years served	Electoral history	Counties represented
District established January 6, 1851
John Cook (San Diego)	Whig	January 6, 1851 – January 5, 1852	Elected in 1850. [data missing]	San Diego
Agoston Haraszthy (San Diego)	Democratic	January 5, 1852 – January 3, 1853	Elected in 1851. [data missing]
T. W. Tilgham (San Diego)	[data missing]	January 3, 1853 – January 2, 1854	Elected in 1852. [data missing]
Charles P. Noell (San Diego)	Democratic	January 2, 1854 – January 1, 1855	Elected in 1853. [data missing]

1855–1862: four seats

Dates	Seat A			Seat B			Seat C			Seat D			Counties represented
Dates	Member	Party	Electoral history	Member	Party	Electoral history	Member	Party	Electoral history	Member	Party	Electoral history	Counties represented
January 1, 1855 – January 7, 1856	Wilson W. Jones (Los Angeles)	Democratic	Elected in 1854. [data missing]	Francis Mellus (Los Angeles)	Whig	Elected in 1854. [data missing]	Jefferson Hunt (San Bernardino)	Democratic	Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1855. Re-elected in 1856. Retired.	William C. Ferrell (San Diego)	Whig	Elected in 1854. [data missing]	San Diego, Los Angeles, San Bernardino
January 7, 1856 – January 5, 1857	J. Lancaster Brent (Los Angeles)	Democratic	Elected in 1855. Re-elected in 1856. [data missing]	John G. Downey (Los Angeles)	Democratic	Elected in 1855. [data missing]				Jeptha J. Kendrick (San Diego)	Democratic	Elected in 1855. Re-elected in 1856. [data missing]
January 5, 1857 – January 4, 1858	J. Lancaster Brent (Los Angeles)	Democratic	Elected in 1855. Re-elected in 1856. [data missing]	Edward Hunter (El Monte)	Democratic	Elected in 1856. [data missing]				Jeptha J. Kendrick (San Diego)	Democratic	Elected in 1855. Re-elected in 1856. [data missing]
January 4, 1858 – January 3, 1859	Henry Hancock (Los Angeles)	Democratic	Elected in 1857. Re-elected in 1858.	Andrés Pico (Los Angeles)	Whig	Elected in 1857. Re-elected in 1858. Retired to become a State Senator.	Isaac W. Smith (Cherry Valley)	Democratic	Elected in 1857. [data missing]	Robert W. Groom (San Diego)	Democratic	Elected in 1857. [data missing]
January 3, 1859 – January 2, 1860	Henry Hancock (Los Angeles)	Democratic	Elected in 1857. Re-elected in 1858.	Andrés Pico (Los Angeles)	Whig		G. N. Whitman (San Bernardino)	Democratic	Elected in 1858. [data missing]	A. S. Ensworth (San Diego)	Democratic	Elected in 1858. [data missing]
January 2, 1860 – January 7, 1861	A. J. King (Los Angeles)	Democratic	Elected in 1859. [data missing]	Jonathan J. Warner (Los Angeles)	Republican	Elected in 1859. [data missing]	W. A. Conn (San Bernardino)	Democratic	Elected in 1859. [data missing]	Robert W. Groom (San Diego)	Democratic	Elected in 1859. [data missing]
January 7, 1861 – January 6, 1862	Charles W. Piercy (Los Angeles)	Douglas Democratic	Elected in 1860. Killed in duel.	Murray Morrison (Los Angeles)	Beckenridge Democratic	Elected in 1860. Redistricted to the 2nd district.	Abel Stearns (Los Angeles)	Douglas Democratic	Elected in 1860. [data missing]	David B. Kurtz (San Diego)	Beckenridge Democratic	Elected in 1860. [data missing]
January 7, 1861 – January 6, 1862	Vacant			Murray Morrison (Los Angeles)	Beckenridge Democratic	Elected in 1860. Redistricted to the 2nd district.	Abel Stearns (Los Angeles)	Douglas Democratic	Elected in 1860. [data missing]	David B. Kurtz (San Diego)	Beckenridge Democratic	Elected in 1860. [data missing]

1862–1885: two seats

Years	Seat A			Seat B			Counties represented
Years	Member	Party	Electoral history	Member	Party	Electoral history	Counties represented
January 6, 1862 – December 7, 1863	Ben Barton (San Bernardino)	Beckenridge Democratic	Elected in 1861. [data missing]	D. B. Hoffman (San Diego)	Douglas Democratic	Elected in 1861. [data missing]	San Diego, Los Angeles, San Bernardino
December 7, 1863 – December 4, 1865	R. G. Allen (San Bernardino)	Beckenridge Democratic	Elected in 1862. [data missing]	George A. Johnson (Santa Rosa)	Douglas Democratic	Elected in 1862. [data missing]
December 7, 1863 – December 4, 1865	A. Van Leuven (San Bernardino)	Union	Elected in 1863. [data missing]	Jeptha J. Kendrick (San Diego)	Democratic	Elected in 1863. Retired.
December 4, 1865 – December 2, 1867	John W. Satterwhite (San Bernardino)	Democratic	Elected in 1865.	David B. Kurtz (San Diego)	Democratic	Elected in 1865. Unseated due to contest in 1866.
December 4, 1865 – December 2, 1867	John W. Satterwhite (San Bernardino)	Democratic	Elected in 1865.	George A. Johnson (Santa Rosa)	Union	Elected due to successful contest.
December 2, 1867 – December 6, 1869	Benjamin I. Hayes (Los Angeles)	Democratic	Elected in 1867. [data missing]	John M. James (San Bernardino)	Democratic	Elected in 1867. [data missing]
December 6, 1869 – December 4, 1871	John W. Satterwhite (San Bernardino)	Democratic	Elected in 1868. Resigned on August 4, 1869.	William N. Robinson (San Diego)	Democratic	Elected in 1868. [data missing]
December 6, 1869 – December 4, 1871	Vacant			William N. Robinson (San Diego)	Democratic	Elected in 1868. [data missing]
December 4, 1871 – December 1, 1873	George W. Dannals (San Diego)	Democratic	Elected in 1871. [data missing]	Fenton M. Slaughter (Chino)	Democratic	Elected in 1871. [data missing]
December 1, 1873 – December 6, 1875	William W. Bowers (San Diego)	Republican	Elected in 1873. [data missing]	N. J. Pishon (San Bernardino)	Independent	Elected in 1873. [data missing]
December 6, 1875 – December 3, 1877	James M. Pierce (San Diego)	Republican	Elected in 1875. [data missing]	Henry Suverkrup (San Bernardino)	Independent	Elected in 1875. [data missing]
December 3, 1877 – January 5, 1880	Frederick N. Pauly (San Diego)	Republican	Elected in 1877. [data missing]	Byron Waters (San Bernardino)	Democratic	Elected in 1877. [data missing]
January 5, 1880 – January 3, 1881	Henry M. Streeter (Riverside)	Republican	Elected in 1879. Re-elected in 1880. [data missing]	Charles C. Wattson (San Diego)	Republican	Elected in 1879. [data missing]
January 3, 1881 – January 8, 1883	Henry M. Streeter (Riverside)	Republican	Elected in 1879. Re-elected in 1880. [data missing]	Elijah W. Hendrick (San Diego)	Republican	Elected in 1880. [data missing]
January 8, 1883 – January 5, 1885	Edwin E. Parker (San Diego)	Republican	Elected in 1883. [data missing]	Truman Reeves (San Bernardino)	Republican	Elected in 1883. Redistricted to the 79th district.

1885–present: one seat

Assembly members	Party	Years served	Electoral history	Counties represented
J. K. Johnson (Crescent City)	Democratic	January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887	Elected in 1884. [data missing]	Del Norte, Siskiyou
R. H. Campbell (Etna)	Republican	January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889	Elected in 1896. Retired.
John M. McVay (Eureka)	Democratic	January 7, 1889 – January 5, 1891	Elected in 1898. [data missing]
George B. Robertson (Yreka)	Democratic	January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893	Elected in 1890. [data missing]
Thomas L. Duffy (Crescent City)	Democratic	January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895	Elected in 1892. [data missing]
Eugene S. Tomblin (Redding)	Republican	January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897	Elected in 1894. [data missing]
W. S. Strain (Bolinas)	Republican	January 4, 1897 – January 2, 1899	Elected in 1896. [data missing]
C. B. Jilson (Napa)	Republican	January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1901	Elected in 1898. [data missing]
T. J. T. Berry (Crescent City)	Republican	January 5, 1901 – January 5, 1903	Elected in 1900. [data missing]
Clarence W. Leininger (Weaverville)	Republican	January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905	Elected in 1902. [data missing]
James L. Coyle (Trinity Center)	Republican	January 2, 1905 – January 7, 1907	Elected in 1904. [data missing]	Del Norte, Siskiyou, Trinity
T. J. T. Berry (Crescent City)	Republican	January 7, 1907 – January 4, 1909	Elected in 1906. [data missing]
Kenneth C. Gillis (Yreka)	Democratic	January 4, 1909 – January 2, 1911	Elected in 1908. [data missing]
George E. Malone (Dunsmuir)	Republican	January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913	Elected in 1910. [data missing]
William B. Shearer (Yreka)	Democratic	January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915	Elected in 1912. Retired to become a State Senator.	Del Norte, Siskiyou
H. B. Ream (Sisson)	Democratic	January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1923	Elected in 1914. [data missing]
G. H. Douglas (Crescent City)	Republican	January 8, 1923 – March 7, 1923	Elected in 1922. Died.
J. J. Murphy (Weed)	Republican	January 5, 1925 – January 7, 1929	Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. [data missing]
Henry M. McGuinness (Dunsmuir)	Republican	January 7, 1929 – January 5, 1931	Elected in 1928. Redistricted to the 2nd district.
Robert F. Fisher (Carlotta)	Republican	January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933	Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1930. [data missing]	Del Norte, Humboldt
Michael J. Burns (Eureka)	Republican	January 2, 1933 – January 3, 1949	Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Retired to become a State Senator.	Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino
Arthur W. Way (Eureka)	Republican	January 3, 1949 – November 18, 1949	Elected to finish Burns's term. Resigned to become a State Senator.
Vacant		November 18, 1949 – January 8, 1951
Frank P. Belotti (Eureka)	Republican	January 8, 1951 – January 2, 1967	Elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Redistricted to the 2nd district.
Frank P. Belotti (Eureka)	Republican	January 8, 1951 – January 2, 1967		Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino
Pauline Davis (Portola)	Democratic	January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1976	Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Retired.	Plumas, Del Norte, Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, Humboldt
Pauline Davis (Portola)	Democratic	January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1976		Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity
Stan Statham (Chico)	Republican	December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1992	Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 2nd district.
Dan Hauser (Arcata)	Democratic	December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1996	Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994.	Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma
Virginia Strom-Martin (Duncans Mills)	Democratic	December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2002	Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Termed out.	Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma
Patty Berg (Eureka)	Democratic	December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008	Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Termed out.	Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma, Trinity
Wesley Chesbro (Arcata)	Democratic	December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012	Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Termed out.	Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma, Trinity
Brian Dahle (Bieber)	Republican	December 3, 2012 – June 12, 2019	Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Resigned to become a State Senator.	Butte, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou
Vacant		June 12, 2019 – November 12, 2019
Megan Dahle (Bieber)	Republican	November 12, 2019 – present	Elected to finish her husband's term. Re-elected in 2022. Retiring to run for State Senate.

Election results

2020

2020 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Megan Dahle (incumbent)	83,874	51.0%
	Democratic	Elizabeth L. Betancourt	64,932	39.5%
	No party preference	PK "Paul" Dhanuka	15,629	9.5%
Total votes			164,435	100.0%
General election
	Republican	Megan Dahle (incumbent)	146,902	58.9%
	Democratic	Elizabeth L. Betancourt	102,541	41.1%
Total votes			249,443	100%
	Republican hold

2019 (special)

California State Assembly District 1 special election, 2019
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elizabeth Betancourt	27,786	39.1
	Republican	Megan Dahle	25,669	36.2
	Republican	Patrick Henry Jones	12,298	17.3
	Republican	Joe Turner	3,943	5.6
	Republican	Lane Rickard	1,305	1.8
Total votes			71,001	100.0
General election
	Republican	Megan Dahle	59,991	57.3
	Democratic	Elizabeth Betancourt	44,618	42.7
Total votes			104,609	100.0
	Republican hold

2018

California State Assembly election, 2018
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Dahle (incumbent)	82,916	64.1
	Democratic	Caleen Sisk	30,902	23.9
	Democratic	Peter Van Peborgh	11,446	8.9
	No party preference	Jenny O'Connell-Nowain	3,987	3.1
	No party preference	Jerome B.C. Venus (write-in)	9	0.0
Total votes			129,260	100.0
General election
	Republican	Brian Dahle (incumbent)	125,227	63.0
	Democratic	Caleen Sisk	73,449	37.0
Total votes			198,676	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Dahle (incumbent)	103,500	99.6
	Libertarian	Donn Coenen (write-in)	446	0.4
Total votes			103,946	100.0
General election
	Republican	Brian Dahle (incumbent)	148,657	73.8
	Libertarian	Donn Coenen	52,871	26.2
Total votes			201,528	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Dahle (incumbent)	65,466	69.5
	Democratic	Brigham Sawyer Smith	28,688	30.5
Total votes			94,154	100.0
General election
	Republican	Brian Dahle (incumbent)	104,103	70.2
	Democratic	Brigham Sawyer Smith	44,119	29.8
Total votes			148,222	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Dahle	41,384	34.2
	Republican	Rick Bosetti	34,457	28.5
	Democratic	Robert Meacher	31,120	25.8
	Green	David Edwards	7,381	6.1
	Libertarian	Charley Hooper	6,503	5.4
Total votes			120,845	100.0
General election
	Republican	Brian Dahle	116,098	65.6
	Republican	Rick Bosetti	60,920	34.4
Total votes			177,018	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2010

2010 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wesley Chesbro (incumbent)	98,250	61.6
	Republican	Karen Brooks	61,414	38.4
Total votes			159,664	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008

2008 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wesley Chesbro	137,777	70.78
	Republican	Jim Pell	56,870	29.22
Total votes			194,647	100.00
Turnout				77.39
	Democratic hold

2006

2006 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patty Berg (incumbent)	99,626	64.74
	Republican	Ray Tyrone	47,196	30.67
	Libertarian	Thomas Reed	7,011	4.56
	Independent	Robert Parker (write-in)	51	0.03
Total votes			153,884	100.00
Turnout				66.32
	Democratic hold

2004

2004 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patty Berg (incumbent)	120,157	61.44
	Republican	Ray Tyrone	64,587	33.03
	Libertarian	Ken Anton	10,817	5.53
Total votes			195,561	100.00
	Democratic hold

2002

2002 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patty Berg	59,112	49.61
	Republican	Robert K. "Bob" Brown	49,215	41.31
	Green	Doug Riley Thron	10,817	9.08
Invalid or blank votes			6,906	5.48
Total votes			126,050	100.00
	Democratic hold

2000

2000 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Virginia Strom-Martin (incumbent)	108,184	64.50
	Republican	Michael Lampson	51,753	30.85
	Libertarian	Joshua Gilleo	7,800	4.65
Invalid or blank votes			9,513	5.37
Total votes			177,250	100.00
	Democratic hold

1998

1998 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Virginia Strom-Martin (incumbent)	87,403	61.72
	Republican	Sam Crump	47,662	33.66
	Peace and Freedom	Pamela Elizondo	6,536	4.62
Invalid or blank votes			7,797	5.22
Total votes			149,398	100.00
	Democratic hold

1996

1996 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Virginia Strom-Martin	87,800	52.87
	Republican	Margie Handley	69,917	42.10
	Natural Law	Harry K. Wrench III	8,341	5.02
Invalid or blank votes			6,681	3.87
Total votes			172,739	100.00
	Democratic hold

1994

1994 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Hauser (incumbent)	87,749	61.27
	Republican	John Baird	48,148	33.62
	Libertarian	Charles J. Harris	7,310	5.10
Invalid or blank votes			9,986	6.52
Total votes			153,193	100.00
	Democratic hold

1992

1992 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Hauser (incumbent)	102,093	57.19
	Republican	Anna L. Sparks	61,623	34.52
	Green	Margene McGee	10,151	5.69
	Peace and Freedom	Pamela Elizondo	4,643	2.60
Invalid or blank votes			7,639	4.10
Total votes			186,149	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

^ "Census Bureau Tables".
^ "Legislative Districts in California". gis.data.ca.gov. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
^ "Governor results" (PDF). elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov. 2018.
^ "Senate Results" (PDF). elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov. 2018.

External links

District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission

[population-1] "Census Bureau Tables".

[2] "Legislative Districts in California". gis.data.ca.gov. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

[3] "Governor results" (PDF). elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov. 2018.

[4] "Senate Results" (PDF). elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov. 2018.

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