California's 21st State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Diane Papan of San Mateo.
California's 21st State Assembly district | |||
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Current assemblymember |
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Population (2020) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 493,702[1] 390,302[1] 306,315[1] | ||
Demographics |
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Registered voters | 270,166 | ||
Registration | 55.75% Democratic 14.15% Republican 24.59[2]% No party preference |
District profile edit
The district includes most of San Mateo County, California.
Most of San Mateo County – 64.50%
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Election results from statewide races edit
Year | Office | Results |
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2021 | Recall[3][4] | 50.1 - 49.9% |
Elder 58.8 - 6.3% | ||
2020 | President[5] | Biden 55.3 – 42.3% |
2018 | Governor[6] | Newsom 54.6 – 45.4% |
Senator[7] | De Leon 54.3 – 45.7% | |
2016 | President | Clinton 54.6 – 35.9% |
Senator | Harris 51.0 – 49.0% | |
2014 | Governor | Brown 53.6 – 46.4% |
2012 | President | Obama 55.6 – 42.0% |
Senator | Feinstein 57.2 – 42.8% |
List of assembly members edit
Due to redistricting, the 21st 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 |
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C. B. Culver | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | Yolo | |
Levi B. Adams | Democratic | January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891 | ||
Reese Clark | Republican | January 5, 1891 - January 5, 1893 | ||
H. C. Chipman | January 5, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | Sacramento | ||
L. T. Hatfield | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | |||
Scott F. Ennis | January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899 | |||
William D. Knights | January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901 | |||
Louis F. Reeber | Democratic | January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | ||
Stephen H. Olmsted | Republican | January 5, 1903 - January 7, 1907 | Marin | |
Edward I. Butler | January 7, 1907 - January 2, 1911 | |||
George H. Harlan | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | |||
Walter A. McDonald | January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | San Francisco | ||
Prohibition | January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917 | |||
Frederick C. Hawes | Republican | January 8, 1917 - January 5, 1931 | ||
Frank Lee Crist | January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | Santa Clara | ||
Joseph P. Gilmore | January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937 | San Francisco | ||
Joseph Francis Sheehan | Democratic | January 4, 1937 - January 2, 1939 | ||
Joseph P. Gilmore | Republican | January 2, 1939 - January 6, 1941 | ||
John D. Welch | Democratic | January 6, 1941 - January 4, 1943 | ||
Albert C. Wollenberg | Republican | January 4, 1943 - September 19, 1947 | Resigned from State Assembly.[8] | |
Arthur H. Connolly Jr. | November 24, 1947 - January 5, 1953 | Won special election to fill the vacant seat left by Wollenberg. He was sworn in on November 24, 1947.[9] | ||
Caspar Weinberger | January 5, 1953 - January 5, 1959 | |||
Milton Marks | January 5, 1959 - October 25, 1966 | |||
Gordon W. Duffy | January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1974 | Kings, Tulare | ||
Victor Calvo | Democratic | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1980 | San Mateo, Santa Clara | |
Byron Sher | December 1, 1980 - March 28, 1996 | Resigned from the Assembly to take Oath of office in the State Senate for the 11th district after winning a special election.[10] | ||
Ted Lempert | December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2000 | |||
Joe Simitian | December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2004 | |||
Ira Ruskin | December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2010 | |||
Rich Gordon | December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2012 | |||
Adam Gray | December 3, 2012 – December 5, 2022 | Merced, Stanislaus | ||
Diane Papan | December 5, 2022 – Present | San Mateo |
Election results (1992–present) edit
2022 edit
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Diane Papan | 40,434 | 41.3 | |
Democratic | Giselle Hale | 19,400 | 19.8 | |
Republican | Mark Gilham | 19,078 | 19.5 | |
Democratic | James H. Coleman | 11,269 | 11.5 | |
Democratic | Alison M. Madden | 3,359 | 3.4 | |
Democratic | Maurice Goodman | 2,664 | 2.7 | |
Green | Tania Solé | 1,620 | 1.7 | |
Total votes | 97,824 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Diane Papan | 94,676 | 72.4 | |
Democratic | Giselle Hale (withdrawn) | 36,014 | 27.6 | |
Total votes | 130,690 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2020 edit
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Adam Gray (incumbent) | 54,987 | 99.0% | |
Republican | Joel Gutierrez Campos (write in) | 300 | 0.5% | |
Republican | Guadalupe Salazar (write in) | 256 | 0.5% | |
Total votes | 55,543 | 100.0% | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Adam Gray (incumbent) | 93,816 | 59.6% | |
Republican | Joel Gutierrez Campos | 63,514 | 40.4% | |
Total votes | 157,330 | 100.0% |
2018 edit
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Adam Gray (incumbent) | 43,023 | 99.9 | |
Libertarian | Justin Ryan Quigley (write-in) | 49 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 43,072 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Adam Gray (incumbent) | 74,320 | 71.3 | |
Libertarian | Justin Ryan Quigley | 29,855 | 28.7 | |
Total votes | 104,175 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2016 edit
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Adam Gray (incumbent) | 43,874 | 66.8 | |
Republican | Greg Opinski | 21,754 | 33.1 | |
Republican | Brien J. Rahilly (write-in) | 36 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 65,664 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Adam Gray (incumbent) | 85,990 | 69.8 | |
Republican | Greg Opinski | 37,230 | 30.2 | |
Total votes | 123,220 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2014 edit
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Adam Gray (incumbent) | 26,015 | 95.3 | |
Republican | Jack Mobley (write-in) | 1,286 | 4.7 | |
Total votes | 27,301 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Adam Gray (incumbent) | 34,931 | 53.4 | |
Republican | Jack Mobley | 30,499 | 46.6 | |
Total votes | 65,430 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2012 edit
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Jack Mobley | 20,148 | 45.4 | |
Democratic | Adam Gray | 14,391 | 32.4 | |
Democratic | Lesa Rasmussen | 4,305 | 9.7 | |
Democratic | Tommy Jones | 4,055 | 9.1 | |
Democratic | Robert R. Sellers | 1,452 | 3.3 | |
Total votes | 44,351 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Adam Gray | 63,349 | 58.2 | |
Republican | Jack Mobley | 45,534 | 41.8 | |
Total votes | 108,883 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2010 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Rich Gordon | 89,927 | 60.1 | |
Republican | Greg Conlon | 52,809 | 35.3 | |
Libertarian | Ray M. Bell, Jr. | 6,295 | 4.6 | |
Total votes | 149,031 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2008 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ira Ruskin (incumbent) | 133,856 | 70.93 | |
Republican | Annalisa Marie Temple | 54,849 | 29.07 | |
Total votes | 188,705 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 75.26 | |||
Democratic hold |
2006 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ira Ruskin (incumbent) | 95,104 | 67.77 | |
Republican | Virginia Kiraly | 45,314 | 32.23 | |
Total votes | 140,418 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 64.06 | |||
Democratic hold |
2004 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ira Ruskin | 98,002 | 51.55 | |
Republican | Steve Poizner | 92,118 | 48.45 | |
Total votes | 190,120 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2002 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe Simitian (incumbent) | 71,110 | 60.53 | |
Republican | James A. Russell | 42,164 | 35.89 | |
Libertarian | Raymond M. Bell, Jr. | 4,210 | 3.58 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 6,201 | 5.01 | ||
Total votes | 123,685 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2000 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe Simitian | 82,466 | 54.89 | |
Republican | Deborah E. G. Wilder | 53,140 | 35.37 | |
Green | Gloria Purcell | 14,641 | 9.74 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 6,295 | 4.02 | ||
Total votes | 156,542 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
1998 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ted Lempert (incumbent) | 89,221 | 70.08 | |
Republican | Laverne F. Atherly | 35,053 | 27.53 | |
Natural Law | Marilyn M. Bryant | 3,036 | 2.38 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 10,995 | 7.95 | ||
Total votes | 138,305 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
1996 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ted Lempert (incumbent) | 92,950 | 60.84 | |
Republican | Theodore A. Laliotis | 52,855 | 34.59 | |
Natural Law | Ron Whitehurst | 3,864 | 2.53 | |
Libertarian | Christopher R. Inama | 3,115 | 2.04 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 12,320 | 7.46 | ||
Total votes | 165,104 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
1994 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Byron D. Sher (incumbent) | 79,188 | 62.64 | |
Republican | Bill Mills | 47,219 | 37.35 | |
No party | Ronald Paul Whitehurst (write-in) | 3 | 0.00 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 20,765 | 14.11 | ||
Total votes | 147,175 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
1992 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Byron Sher (incumbent) | 105,327 | 63.18 | |
Republican | Janice "Jan" LeFetra | 55,497 | 33.29 | |
Libertarian | Lyn Sapowsky-Smith | 5,887 | 3.53 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 18,028 | 9.76 | ||
Total votes | 184,739 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2021" (PDF).
- ^ "Report of Registration as of February 10, 2023" (PDF).
- ^ "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" (PDF). ca.gov. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- ^ "Supplement to the Statement of Vote" (PDF). ca.gov. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- ^ "Supplement to the Statement of Vote" (PDF). ca.gov. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- ^ "Albert Wollenberg". joincalifornia.com.
- ^ "Arthur Connolly Oath of Office" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
- ^ "Byron Sher Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.