California's 15th State Assembly district

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California's 15th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Tim Grayson of Concord.[3]

California's 15th State Assembly district
Map of the district
Current assemblymember
  Tim Grayson
DConcord
Population (2020)512,289[1]
Demographics
Registered voters310,142[2]
Registration69.54% Democratic
5.64% Republican
21.01% No party preference

District profile

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The district encompasses the northern coastal East Bay from Martinez to Brentwood. The district is centered on Concord and Antioch.

Election results from statewide races

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Year Office Results[4]
2022 Senator Padilla 67.2% – 32.8%
Governor Newsom 65.3 – 34.7%
2021 Recall   No 71.5 – 28.5%
2020 President Biden 71.8 – 25.8%
2018 Governor Newsom 69.2 – 30.8%
Senator Feinstein 57.2 – 42.8%
2016 President Clinton 69.7 – 24.5%
Senator Harris 69.1 – 30.9%
2014 Governor Brown 70.4 – 29.6%
2012 President Obama 68.7 – 28.7%
Senator Feinstein 71.8 – 28.2%

List of assembly members

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Due to redistricting, the 15th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Assembly members Party Years served Counties represented Notes
Austin Walrath Republican January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 Nevada
Josiah Sims January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891
Michael Garver Democratic January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
Robert S. Raw Republican January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 El Dorado
Charles A. Swisler January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897
George Burnham January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899
Robert S. Raw January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901
S. W. Irving Democratic January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903
Charles O. Dunbar January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905 Sonoma
H. L. Tripp Republican January 2, 1905 - April 26, 1906 Resigned from office, 8 days after the San Francisco Earthquake.[5]
Henry W. A. Weske January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909
Louis W. Juilliard Democratic January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911
Herbert W. Slater January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913
J. M. Inman Republican January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 Sacramento
Walter W. Chenoweth January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917
John W. Johnston January 8, 1917 - January 5, 1925
Roy J. Nielsen January 5, 1925 - January 5, 1931
Frank S. Israel January 5, 1931 - September 26, 1932 San Joaquin Died in office after falling from a haysack.[6]
William F. Knowland January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935 Alameda
Charles J. Wagner Democratic January 7, 1935 - January 4, 1937
George P. Miller January 4, 1937 – January 6, 1941
Randal F. Dickey Republican January 6, 1941 - January 7, 1957
Robert W. Crown Democratic January 7, 1957 - May 21, 1973 Died in office.
Bill Lockyer September 10, 1973 – November 30, 1982 Sworn in after he won the special election.[7]
Johan Klehs December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1992
Tom Bates December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1996 Alameda, Contra Costa
Dion Aroner December 6, 1996 – November 30, 2002
Loni Hancock December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008
Nancy Skinner December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012
Susan Bonilla December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2016 Contra Costa, Solano
Tim Grayson December 5, 2016 – present

Election results (1992–present)

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2022

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2022 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tim Grayson 61,742 68.40
Republican Janell Proctor 28,501 31.60%
Total votes 90,243 100.00
General election
Democratic Tim Grayson 100,712 =67.30
Republican Janell Proctor 48,911 11.60
Total votes 149,623 100.00
Democratic hold

2020

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2020 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Buffy Wicks (incumbent) 135,623 83.60
No party preference Sara Brink 13,841 8.50
Republican Jeanne M. Solnordal 12,791 7.90
Total votes 162,255 100.00
General election
Democratic Tim Grayson (incumbent) 204,108 84.70
No party preference Sara Brink 36,732 15.30
Total votes 240,840 100.00
Democratic hold

2018

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2018 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Buffy Wicks 37,141 31.40
Democratic Jovanka Beckles 18,733 15.80
Democratic Dan Kalb 18,007 15.20
Democratic Judy Appel 13,591 11.50
Democratic Rochelle Pardue-Okimoto 9,826 8.30
Republican Pranav Jandhyala 6,946 5.90
Democratic Andy Katz 6,209 5.20
Democratic Ben Bartlett 3,949 3.30
Democratic Cheryl Sudduth 1,493 1.20
Democratic Raquella Thaman 1,007 0.90
Democratic Owen Poindexter 819 0.70
Democratic Sergey Vikramsingh Piterman 689 0.60
Total votes 118,410 100.00
General election
Democratic Tim Grayson 104,583 53.6
Democratic Jovanka Beckles 90,405 46.40
Total votes 194,988 100.00
Democratic hold

2016

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2016 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tony Thurmond (incumbent) 124,136 91.10
Republican Claire Chiara 12,083 8.90
Total votes 136,219 100.00
General election
Democratic Tony Thurmond (incumbent) 189,530 89.40
Republican Claire Chiara 22,528 10.60
Total votes 212,058 100.00
Democratic hold

2014

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2014 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elizabeth Echols 21,664 31.10
Democratic Tony Thurmond 16,963 24.40
Democratic Pamela Price 11,898 17.10
Republican Rich Kinney 7,531 10.80
Democratic Sam Kang 4,630 6.70
Democratic Clarence Hunt 3,329 4.80
Peace and Freedom Eugene E. Ruyle 2,426 3.50
No party preference Bernt Rainer Wahl 1,132 1.60
Total votes 69,573 100.00
General election
Democratic Tony Thurmond 66,661 54.30
Democratic Elizabeth Echols 56,071 45.70
Total votes 122,732 100.00
Democratic hold

2012

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2012 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Skinner (incumbent) 68,479 99.80
Peace and Freedom Eugene Ruyle (write-in) 105 0.20
Total votes 68,584 100.00
General election
Democratic Nancy Skinner (incumbent) 164,929 86.80
Peace and Freedom Eugene Ruyle 25,167 13.20
Total votes 190,096 100.00
Democratic hold

2010

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2010 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joan Buchanan (incumbent) 104,441 53.40
Republican H. Abram Wilson 91,378 46.60
Total votes 195,819 100.00
Democratic hold

2008

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2008 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joan Buchanan 125,897 52.24
Republican Abram Wilson 115,096 47.76
Total votes 240,993 100.00
Turnout   78.25
Democratic gain from Republican

2006

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2006 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Guy Houston (incumbent) 89,039 54.79
Democratic Terry Coleman 73,466 45.21
Total votes 157,505 100.00
Turnout   62.31
Republican hold

2004

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2004 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Guy Houston (incumbent) 113,079 55.22
Democratic Elaine D. Shaw 91,709 44.78
Total votes 204,788 100.00
Republican hold

2002

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2002 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Guy Houston 71,345 53.58
Democratic Donna Gerber 61,813 46.42
Invalid or blank votes 5,330 3.85
Total votes 138,488 100.00
Turnout
Republican hold

2000

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2000 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lynne C. Leach (incumbent) 123,522 61.32
Democratic Gregory James Rolen 77,901 38.68
Invalid or blank votes 17,749 8.10
Total votes 219,172 100.00
Republican hold

1998

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1998 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lynne C. Leach (incumbent) 94,589 59.36
Democratic Charles W. Brydon 60,662 38.07
Libertarian R. Duncan Wheat 4,110 2.58
Invalid or blank votes 14,324 8.25
Total votes 173,685 100.00
Republican hold

1996

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1996 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lynne C. Leach (incumbent) 89,328 48.93
Democratic Gail Murray 87,957 48.18
Natural Law Martin Sproul 5,284 2.89
Invalid or blank votes 18,004 8.96
Total votes 190,573 100.00
Republican hold

1994

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1994 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard Rainey (incumbent) 103,407 67.6
Democratic David B. Kearns 49,554 32.4
Invalid or blank votes 17,846 10.45
Total votes 170,807 100.00
Republican hold

1992

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1992 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard Rainey 109,037 58.56
Democratic Charles W. Brydon 77,170 41.44
Invalid or blank votes 22,218 10.66
Total votes 208,425 100.00
Republican hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Assembly District 15, District map".
  2. ^ "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020 Registration by State Assembly District" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Timothy Grayson Biography". Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "H.L Tripp". joincalifornia.com.
  6. ^ "Frank S. Israel". joincalifornia.com.
  7. ^ "Bill Lockyer Oath of Office" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
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