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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 | |||
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Current assemblymember |
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Population (2020) | 512,289[1] | ||
Demographics | |||
Registered voters | 310,142[2] | ||
Registration | 69.54% Democratic 5.64% Republican 21.01% No party preference |
District profile
editThe district encompasses the northern coastal East Bay from Martinez to Brentwood. The district is centered on Concord and Antioch.
Contra Costa County – 43.86%[1]
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Election results from statewide races
editYear | Office | Results[4] |
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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
editDue 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 |
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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)
edit2022
editPrimary election | ||||
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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
editPrimary election | ||||
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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
editPrimary election | ||||
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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
editPrimary election | ||||
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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
editPrimary election | ||||
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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
editPrimary election | ||||
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Assembly District 15, District map".
- ^ "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020 Registration by State Assembly District" (PDF).
- ^ "Timothy Grayson Biography". Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ "H.L Tripp". joincalifornia.com.
- ^ "Frank S. Israel". joincalifornia.com.
- ^ "Bill Lockyer Oath of Office" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.