California's 68th State Assembly district

California's 68th State Assembly district
California's 68th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember
	Avelino Valencia; D–Anaheim
Population (2010); • Voting age; • Citizen voting age	463,053; 348,844; 283,274
Demographics	48.63% White; 1.78% Black; 28.07% Latino; 19.99% Asian; 0.45% Native American; 0.31% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.27% other; 0.50% remainder of multiracial;
Registered voters	281,656
Registration	35.32% Republican; 34.64% Democratic; 25.35% No party preference

California's 68th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democratic Avelino Valencia.

District profile

The district encompasses inland central Orange County, running along the Santa Ana Mountains. The district is primarily suburban and affluent, with several planned communities.

Orange County – 15.4%

Anaheim – 21.6%
Irvine – 34.0%
Lake Forest
Orange – 92.6%
Tustin
North Tustin
Villa Park

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2021	Recall	No 52.0 – 48.0%
2020	President	Biden 54.3 – 43.5%
2018	Governor	Cox 51.4 – 48.6%
2018	Senator	Feinstein 52.6 – 47.4%
2016	President	Clinton 49.4 – 44.6%
2016	Senator	Harris 57.2 – 42.8%
2014	Governor	Kashkari 60.1 – 39.9%
2012	President	Romney 55.1 – 42.6%
2012	Senator	Emken 56.4 – 43.6%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 68th 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
Maurice Timothy Dooling	Democratic	January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887	San Benito
John H. Matthews		January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889
E. C. Tully		January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891
Charles G. Cargill	Republican	January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
William Lyman Talbott	Republican	January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895	Santa Barbara
James L. Barker	People's	January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897
L. Harris	Republican	January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899
Charles Warren Merritt		January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1903
William A. Johnstone		January 5, 1903 - January 7, 1907	Los Angeles
Prescott F. Cogswell		January 7, 1907 - January 6, 1913
William A. Johnstone		January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915
Lewis L. Lostutter		January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917
Earl R. Shepherd		January 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919
Henry A. Miller		January 6, 1919 - January 3, 1921
Ira A. Lee		January 3, 1921 - January 8, 1923
Allen G. Mitchell		January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925
Harry F. Sewell		January 5, 1925 - January 5, 1931
George H. Wilber		January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933
John T. Rawls	Democratic	January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935
Fred Reaves		January 7, 1935 - May 20, 1940		Died in office. Died from heart failure.^[3]
Vincent Thomas		January 6, 1941 - November 30, 1974
Walter M. Ingalls		December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1982	Riverside
Steve Clute		December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1992	Riverside
Curt Pringle	Republican	December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1998	Orange
Ken Maddox		December 7, 1998 - November 30, 2004
Van Tran		December 6, 2004 - November 30, 2010
Allan Mansoor		December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2012
Donald P. Wagner		December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2016
Steven Choi		December 5, 2016 – November 30, 2022
Avelino Valencia	Democratic	December 5, 2022 – Current

Election results (1992–present)

2020

2020 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven Choi (incumbent)	57,633	43.8%
	Democratic	Melissa Fox	44,033	33.5%
	Democratic	Eugene Fields	17,332	13.2%
	Republican	Benjamin Yu	12,503	9.5%
Total votes			131,501	100.0%
General election
	Republican	Steven Choi (incumbent)	136,841	53.1%
	Democratic	Melissa Fox	120,965	46.9%
Total votes			257,806	100.0%
	Republican hold

2018

California State Assembly election, 2018
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven Choi (incumbent)	57,099	59.0
	Democratic	Michelle Duman	39,751	41.0
Total votes			96,850	100.0
General election
	Republican	Steven Choi (incumbent)	96,611	53.1
	Democratic	Michelle Duman	85,164	46.9
Total votes			181,755	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sean Jay Panahi	32,610	33.0
	Republican	Steven Choi	19,559	19.8
	Republican	Harry Sidhu	19,405	19.7
	Republican	Deborah Pauly	13,880	14.1
	Republican	Alexia Deligianni-Brydges	5,098	5.2
	No party preference	Brian Chuchua	4,635	4.7
	Republican	Kostas Roditis	3,528	3.6
Total votes			98,715	100.0
General election
	Republican	Steven Choi	114,210	60.3
	Democratic	Sean Jay Panahi	75,231	39.7
Total votes			189,441	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donald P. Wagner (incumbent)	35,223	69.7
	Democratic	Anne Cameron	15,297	30.3
Total votes			50,520	100.0
General election
	Republican	Donald P. Wagner (incumbent)	66,445	68.4
	Democratic	Anne Cameron	30,749	31.6
Total votes			97,194	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Wagner (incumbent)	43,241	69.2
	Democratic	Christina Avalos	19,254	30.8
Total votes			62,495	100.0
General election
	Republican	Don Wagner (incumbent)	104,706	60.8
	Democratic	Christina Avalos	67,448	39.2
Total votes			172,154	100.0
	Republican hold

2010

2010 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Allan Mansoor	57,016	54.9
	Democratic	Phu Nguyen	46,269	44.6
	Republican	Long Pham (write-in)	617	0.5
Total votes			103,902	100.0
	Republican hold

2008

2008 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Van Tran (incumbent)	72,034	54.05
	Democratic	Kenneth Arnold	61,239	45.95
Total votes			133,273	100.00
Turnout				60.93
	Republican hold

2006

2006 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Van Tran (incumbent)	55,155	61.67
	Democratic	Paul Lucas	34,277	38.33
Total votes			89,432	100.00
Turnout				43.44
	Republican hold

2004

2004 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Van Tran	78,606	60.91
	Democratic	Al Snook	50,453	39.09
Total votes			129,059	100.00
	Republican hold

2002

2002 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Maddox (incumbent)	50,077	65.09
	Democratic	Al Snook	23,149	30.09
	Libertarian	Douglas J. Scribner	3,706	4.82
Invalid or blank votes			0	0.00
Total votes			76,932	100.00
	Republican hold

2000

2000 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Maddox (incumbent)	59,258	56.70
	Democratic	Tina L. Laine	35,889	34.34
	Natural Law	Al Snook	5,466	5.23
	Libertarian	Richard G. Newhouse	3,897	3.73
Invalid or blank votes			9,436	8.28
Total votes			113,946	100.00
	Republican hold

1998

1998 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Maddox	41,326	53.68
	Democratic	Mike Matsuda	35,654	46.32
Invalid or blank votes			8,130	9.55
Total votes			95,110	100.00
	Republican hold

1996

1996 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Curt Pringle (incumbent)	56,493	58.70
	Democratic	Audrey L. Gibson	39,754	41.30
Invalid or blank votes			6,403	0.00
Total votes			102,650	100.00
	Republican hold

1994

1994 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Curt Pringle (incumbent)	51,977	63.26
	Democratic	Irv Pickler	30,184	36.74
Invalid or blank votes			9,643	10.5
Total votes			91,804	100.00
	Republican hold

1992

1992 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Curt Pringle	61,615	57.14
	Democratic	Linda Kay Rigney	46,222	42.86
Invalid or blank votes			12,829	10.63
Total votes			120,666	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
^ "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
^ "Assemblyman Dies". cdnc.ucr.edu.

External links

District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission

[population-1] "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).

[2] "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).

[3] "Assemblyman Dies". cdnc.ucr.edu.

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