California's 74th State Assembly district

California's 74th State Assembly district
California's 74th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember
	Laurie Davies; R–Laguna Niguel
Population (2010); • Voting age; • Citizen voting age	470,248; 382,309; 326,040
Demographics	63.16% White; 1.34% Black; 15.44% Latino; 18.46% Asian; 0.49% Native American; 0.34% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.30% other; 0.47% remainder of multiracial;
Registered voters	288,847
Registration	35.42% Republican; 35.03% Democratic; 24.59% No party preference

California's 74th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by California Republican Laurie Davies.

District profile

The district encompasses coastal southern Orange County and northern San Diego County The district is primarily suburban and affluent.

Orange County

San Diego County

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2020	President	Biden 54.3 – 43.5%
2018	Governor	Newsom 51.6 – 48.4%
2018	Senator	Feinstein 55.4 – 44.6%
2016	President	Clinton 50.7 – 43.3%
2016	Senator	Harris 60.7 – 39.3%
2014	Governor	Kashkari 55.6 – 44.4%
2012	President	Romney 52.4 – 45.1%
2012	Senator	Emken 52.9 – 47.1%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 74th 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
Alexander McLean	Republican	January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887	Santa Barbara
Russell Heath	Democratic	January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889
Charles A. Storke	Democratic	January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891
W. A. Hawley	Republican	January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
Cornelius W. Pendleton		January 2, 1893 - January 4, 1897	Los Angeles
L. H. Valentine		January 4, 1897 - January 1, 1901
Cornelius W. Pendleton		January 1, 1901 - January 2, 1903
Frederick W. Houser		January 2, 1903 - January 7, 1907
Robson O. Bell		January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909
William J. Hanlon		January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911
Charles Hiram Randall		January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913
Frank H. Mouser		January 6, 1913 - January 6, 1919		Ran as Progressive (Bull Moose) candidate during his run for 2nd and 3rd term.
Frank H. Mouser	Progressive	January 6, 1913 - January 6, 1919
Frederick Madison Roberts	Republican	January 6, 1919 - January 5, 1931		First African American to serve in the legislator.
Archibald E. Brock		January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933	San Bernardino
James B. Utt		January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937	Orange
Clyde A. Watson	Democratic	January 4, 1937 - January 6, 1947
Earl W. Stanley	Republican	January 6, 1947 - January 7, 1957
Bruce Sumner		January 7, 1957 - January 7, 1963
Gordon Cologne		January 7, 1963 - January 4, 1965	Riverside
W. Craig Biddle		January 4, 1965 - June 15, 1972		Resigned to be sworn in the 36th Senate district after winning special election.^[3]
Walter M. Ingalls	Democratic	January 8, 1973 - November 30, 1974
Robert Badham	Republican	December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1976	Orange, San Diego
Ronald Cordova	Democratic	December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1978
Marian Bergeson	Republican	December 4, 1978 - November 30, 1982
Robert C. Frazee		December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1994
Howard Kaloogian		December 5, 1994 - November 30, 2000	San Diego
Mark Wyland		December 4, 2000 - November 30, 2006
Martin Garrick		December 4, 2006 - November 30, 2012
Allan Mansoor		December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2014	Orange
Matthew Harper		December 1, 2014 - November 30, 2018
Cottie Petrie-Norris	Democratic	December 3, 2018 – present

Election results (1992–present)

2020

2020 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cottie Petrie-Norris (incumbent)	76,081	52.3%
	Republican	Diane Dixon	36,683	25.2%
	Republican	Kelly Ernby	32,602	22.4%
Total votes			145,366	100.0%
General election
	Democratic	Cottie Petrie-Norris (incumbent)	133,607	50.5%
	Republican	Diane Dixon	131,023	49.5%
Total votes			264,630	100.0%
	Democratic hold

2018

California State Assembly election, 2018
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matthew Harper (incumbent)	46,500	41.6
	Democratic	Cottie Petrie-Norris	31,626	28.3
	Democratic	Karina Onofre	13,536	12.1
	Republican	Katherine Daigle	12,331	11.0
	Democratic	Ryan Ta	7,827	7.0
Total votes			111,820	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Cottie Petrie-Norris	105,699	52.7
	Republican	Matthew Harper (incumbent)	94,947	47.3
Total votes			200,646	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Karina Onofre	46,077	42.4
	Republican	Matthew Harper (incumbent)	42,317	38.9
	Republican	Katherine Daigle	20,258	18.6
Total votes			108,652	100.0
General election
	Republican	Matthew Harper (incumbent)	114,477	56.2
	Democratic	Karina Onofre	89,362	43.8
Total votes			203,839	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keith Curry	17,013	27.6
	Republican	Matthew Harper	15,309	24.9
	Democratic	Anila Ali	11,978	19.5
	Democratic	Karina Onofre	9,310	15.1
	Republican	Emanuel Patrascu	7,933	12.9
Total votes			61,543	100.0
General election
	Republican	Matthew Harper	60,070	59.5
	Republican	Keith Curry	40,896	40.5
Total votes			100,966	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Allan Mansoor (incumbent)	33,319	43.5
	Democratic	Robert Rush	25,120	32.8
	Republican	Leslie Daigle	18,207	23.8
Total votes			76,646	100.0
General election
	Republican	Allan Mansoor (incumbent)	110,190	56.6
	Democratic	Robert Rush	84,520	43.4
Total votes			194,710	100.0
	Republican hold

2010

2010 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Martin Garrick (incumbent)	81,661	55.5
	Democratic	Crystal Crawford	56,033	38.1
	Libertarian	Paul King	9,453	6.4
Total votes			147,147	100.0
	Republican hold

2008

2008 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Martin Garrick (incumbent)	90,383	50.59
	Democratic	Brett Maxfield	72,126	40.37
	Libertarian	Paul King	16,166	9.05
Total votes			178,675	100.00
Turnout				74.33
	Republican hold

2006

2006 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Martin Garrick	72,980	58.05
	Democratic	Roxana Folescu	52,747	41.95
Total votes			125,727	100.00
Turnout				56.05
	Republican hold

2004

2004 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Wyland (incumbent)	99,348	57.46
	Democratic	Karen R. Underwood	68,180	39.43
	Libertarian	Paul King	5,372	3.11
Total votes			172,900	100.00
	Republican hold

2002

2002 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Wyland (incumbent)	66,111	60.91
	Democratic	John Herrera	36,233	33.38
	Libertarian	Kristi Stone	6,188	5.70
Invalid or blank votes			9,294	7.89
Total votes			117,826	100.00
	Republican hold

2000

2000 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Wyland	86,384	57.33
	Democratic	John Herrera	51,213	33.99
	Natural Law	Barbara Bourdette	7,242	4.81
	Libertarian	Thomas M. Hohman	5,827	3.87
Invalid or blank votes			19,821	11.63
Total votes			170,487	100.00
	Republican hold

1998

1998 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Howard Kaloogian (incumbent)	66,049	56.95
	Democratic	William F. "Bill" Fitzgerald	44,809	38.64
	Natural Law	Barbara Bourdette	2,707	2.33
	Libertarian	Thomas M. Hohman	2,408	2.08
Invalid or blank votes			13,655	10.53
Total votes			129,628	100.00
	Republican hold

1996

1996 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Howard Kaloogian (incumbent)	79,942	56.94
	Independent	Fred L. Clayton	51,863	36.94
	Libertarian	Douglas F. Webb	8,584	6.11
Invalid or blank votes			14,539	9.36
Total votes			154,928	100.00
	Republican hold

1994

1994 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Howard Kaloogian	71,715	60.78
	Democratic	Poppy Demarco Dennis	38,465	32.6
	Libertarian	Daniel Muhe	5,054	4.28
	Peace and Freedom	Claudio Ferrari	2,758	2.34
Invalid or blank votes			17,647	13.01
Total votes			135,639	100.00
	Republican hold

1992

1992 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert C. Frazee (incumbent)	83,591	55.87
	Democratic	Ken Lanzer	47,876	32.00
	Libertarian	Mark Hunt	9,808	6.56
	Peace and Freedom	Shirley Marcoux	8,350	5.58
Invalid or blank votes			17,547	10.50
Total votes			167,172	100.00
	Republican hold

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
^ "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
^ "W. Craig Biddle Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

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] "W. Craig Biddle Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

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