California's 12th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democratic Damon Connolly of San Rafael.[2]
California's 12th State Assembly district | |||
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Current assemblymember |
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Population (2020) | 486,148[1] | ||
Demographics |
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District profile
editThe district is has the Sonoma Valley to its north and the San Francisco Bay to its south.
All of Marin County |
Sonoma County – (45.79%)
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Election results from statewide races
editYear | Office | Results |
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2022 | Governor | Newsom 75.9 – 24.1% |
Senator | Padilla 77.5 – 22.5% | |
2021 | Recall[3][4] | 58.1 - 41.9% |
Elder 59.7 - 6.6% | ||
2020 | President | Trump 52.5- 45.3% |
2018 | Governor[5] | Cox 56.1 – 43.9% |
Senator[6] | De Leon 59.0 – 41.0% | |
2016 | President | Trump 51.1 – 43.1% |
Senator | Harris 59.2 – 40.8% | |
2014 | Governor | Kashkari 53.0 – 47.0% |
2012 | President | Romney 52.4 – 45.1% |
Senator | Emken 53.2 – 46.8% |
List of assembly members
editDue to redistricting, the 12th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.[7]
Assembly members | Party | Years served | Counties represented | Notes |
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E. W. Britt | Democratic | January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887 | Lake | |
L. H. Gruwell | January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889 | |||
C. M. Crawford | January 7, 1889 – January 5, 1891 | |||
James H. Renfro | January 5, 1891 – May 20, 1892 | Died in office. Died after being kicked in the head by a horse on his ranch.[8] | ||
Richard I. Thomas | Republican | January 2, 1893 – January 4, 1897 | Nevada | |
William Siles Robinson | January 4, 1897 – January 1, 1901 | |||
Frank M. Rutherford | January 1, 1901 – January 5, 1903 | |||
Benjamin F. Howard | Democratic | January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905 | Colusa, Glenn, Lake | |
Ernest Weyand | Republican | January 2, 1905 – January 7, 1907 | ||
F. H. Smythe | Democratic | January 7, 1907 – January 4, 1909 | ||
John L. Mendenhall | January 4, 1909 – January 6, 1913 | |||
G. W. Libby | January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915 | Sonoma | ||
Knox Boude | Republican | January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1917 | ||
Lyman Green | January 8, 1917 – January 6, 1919 | |||
A. F. Stevens | January 6, 1919 – January 8, 1923 | |||
Emmett I. Donohue | January 8, 1923 – January 5, 1925 | |||
Hubert B. Scudder | January 5, 1925 – January 5, 1931 | |||
Percy G. West | January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933 | Sacramento | ||
James E. Thorp | January 2, 1933 – January 27, 1948 | San Joaquin | Died in office. Died from heart condition.[9] | |
Verne W. Hoffman | January 3, 1949 – January 8, 1951 | |||
John J. McFall | Democratic | January 8, 1951 – January 3, 1957 | ||
William Biddick Jr. | January 7, 1957 – January 2, 1961 | |||
Bob Monagan | Republican | January 2, 1961 – April 9, 1973 | Resigned from the Assembly[10] | |
Douglas F. Carter | July 17, 1973 – December 2, 1974 | Was sworn in after winning a special election to replace the vacant seat of Bob Monagan.[11] | ||
Kenneth A. Meade | Democratic | December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1976 | Alameda, Contra Costa | |
Tom Bates | December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1992 | |||
John Burton | December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1996 | San Francisco | ||
Kevin Shelley | December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2002 | San Francisco, San Mateo | ||
Leland Yee | December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2006 | |||
Fiona Ma | December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2012 | |||
Kristin Olsen | Republican | December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2016 | San Joaquin, Stanislaus | |
Heath Flora | December 5, 2016 – November 30, 2022 | |||
Damon Connolly | Democratic | December 5, 2022 – Present |
Election results (1992–present)
edit2022
editPrimary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Damon Connolly | 42,950 | 37.1 | |
Democratic | Sara Aminzadeh | 41,934 | 36.2 | |
Democratic | Steve Schwartz | 16,612 | 14.3 | |
Democratic | Ida Times-Green | 13,164 | 11.4 | |
Republican | Andrew Podshadley (write-in) | 1,181 | 1.0 | |
Total votes | 115,841 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Damon Connolly | 92,287 | 51.8 | |
Democratic | Sara Aminzade | 85,900 | 48.2 | |
Total votes | 21,599 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
2020
editPrimary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Heath Flora (incumbent) | 71,098 | 62.9 | |
Democratic | Paul Akinjo | 41,859 | 37.1 | |
Total votes | 112,957 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Heath Flora (incumbent) | 131,625 | 60.9 | |
Democratic | Paul Akinjo | 84,373 | 39.1 | |
Total votes | 215,998 | 100.0 |
2018
editPrimary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Heath Flora (incumbent) | 56,212 | 63.9 | |
Democratic | Robert D. Chase | 31,811 | 36.1 | |
Total votes | 88,023 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Heath Flora (incumbent) | 94,404 | 60.0 | |
Democratic | Robert D. Chase | 62,811 | 40.0 | |
Total votes | 157,215 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2016
editPrimary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Ken Vogel | 23,678 | 25.6 | |
Republican | Heath Flora | 21,484 | 23.2 | |
Democratic | Virginia Madueno | 19,764 | 21.4 | |
Democratic | Harinder Grewal | 17,245 | 18.6 | |
Republican | Cindy Marks | 10,397 | 11.2 | |
Total votes | 92,568 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Heath Flora | 79,420 | 52.3 | |
Republican | Ken Vogel | 72,528 | 47.7 | |
Total votes | 151,948 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2014
editPrimary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Kristin Olsen (incumbent) | 38,892 | 67.5 | |
Democratic | Harinder Grewal | 18,742 | 32.5 | |
Total votes | 57,634 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Kristin Olsen (incumbent) | 63,003 | 67.2 | |
Democratic | Harinder Grewal | 30,752 | 32.8 | |
Total votes | 93,755 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2012
editPrimary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Kristin Olsen (incumbent) | 44,209 | 65.0 | |
Democratic | Christopher Mateo | 23,782 | 35.0 | |
Total votes | 67,991 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Kristin Olsen (incumbent) | 89,821 | 60.6 | |
Democratic | Christopher Mateo | 58,517 | 39.4 | |
Total votes | 148,338 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
2010
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Fiona Ma (incumbent) | 90,388 | 80.8 | |
Republican | Alfonso Faustino | 21,540 | 19.2 | |
Total votes | 111,928 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2008
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Fiona Ma (incumbent) | 131,231 | 83.26 | |
Republican | Conchita Applegate | 26,380 | 16.74 | |
Total votes | 157,611 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 67.87 | |||
Democratic hold |
2006
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Fiona Ma | 73,922 | 71.00 | |
Republican | Howard Epstein | 17,020 | 16.35 | |
Green | Barry Hermanson | 13,174 | 12.65 | |
Total votes | 104,116 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 50.90 | |||
Democratic hold |
2004
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Leland Yee (incumbent) | 112,000 | 77.58 | |
Republican | Howard Epstein | 23,803 | 16.49 | |
Libertarian | Chris Maden | 8,560 | 5.93 | |
Total votes | 144,363 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2002
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Leland Yee | 71,879 | 77.75 | |
Republican | Howard Epstein | 14,621 | 15.82 | |
Libertarian | Michael Denny | 5,950 | 6.44 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Total votes | 92,450 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2000
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kevin Shelley (incumbent) | 110,644 | 82.23 | |
Republican | Howard Epstein | 23,905 | 17.77 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Total votes | 134,549 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
1998
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kevin Shelley (incumbent) | 80,962 | 80.50 | |
Republican | Howard Epstein | 19,615 | 19.50 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 23,956 | 19.24 | ||
Total votes | 124,533 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
1996
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kevin Shelley (incumbent) | 94,167 | 77.98 | |
Republican | Torence Faulkner | 26,595 | 22.02 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 24,108 | 16.64 | ||
Total votes | 134,870 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
1994
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John L. Burton (incumbent) | 71,371 | 70.77 | |
Republican | Philip Louis Wing | 24,459 | 24.25 | |
Libertarian | Anton Sherwood | 5,014 | 4.97 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 23,216 | 18.71 | ||
Total votes | 124,060 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
1992
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John L. Burton (incumbent) | 84,924 | 65.10 | |
Republican | Storm Jenkins | 34,104 | 26.14 | |
Peace and Freedom | Kitty Reese | 8,212 | 6.29 | |
Libertarian | Anton Sherwood | 3,221 | 2.47 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 28,281 | 17,82 | ||
Total votes | 158,742 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ "California State Assembly District 12". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ "Supplement to the Statement of Vote September 14, 2021, California Gubernatorial Recall Election Counties by Congressional Districts for Recall Question" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on March 7, 2022.
- ^ "Counties by Congressional Districts for Recall Election Gubernatorial Replacement Candidates" (PDF).
- ^ Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
- ^ Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
- ^ "California Redistricting :: California Secretary of State". www.sos.ca.gov. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ "A Legislator Killed by a Horse". cdnc.ucr.edu.
- ^ "J. E. Thorp, State Assemblyman, Is Dead In Lockeford". The Sacramento Bee. January 28, 1948. p. 10.
- ^ "Bob Monagan Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
- ^ "Douglas Carter Oath of Office" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.