California's 72nd State Assembly district

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California's 72nd State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican Diane Dixon.

California's 72nd State Assembly district
Map of the district
Current assemblymember
  Diane Dixon
RNewport Beach
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age
469,933[1]
361,195[1]
296,747[1]
Demographics
Registered voters256,514[2]
Registration35.89% Republican
34.83% Democratic
24.48% No party preference

District profile

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The district encompasses mostly of coastal communities Orange County. The district is primarily suburban.

Election results from statewide races

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Year Office Results
2021 Recall   Yes 52.4 – 47.6%
2020 President Trump 50.3–47.8%
2018 Governor Cox 51.6–48.4%
Senator Feinstein 54.0–46.0%
2016 President Clinton 51.4–43.1%
Senator Sanchez 50.4–49.6%
2014 Governor Kashkari 53.7–46.3%
2012 President Romney 51.1–46.7%
Senator Emken 51.3–48.7%

List of assembly members

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Due to redistricting, the 72nd 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
R. J. Van Voorhies Republican January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 Alpine, Mono, Inyo
Andrew J. Gould January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889
Cyrus Coleman January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891
Frank Eugene Hunewill January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
T. J. Kerns Democratic January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 Los Angeles
Brewster C. Kenyon Republican January 7, 1895 - January 2, 1899
Joseph M. Miller January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901
William H. Savage January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903
Herbert Swift Greenwood McCartney January 5, 1903 - January 7, 1907
Fred E. Pierce January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909
John N. O. Rech January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911
Henry S. Benedict January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913
Arthur G. Kuck January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915
Harry A. Chamberlin January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917
George C. Watson January 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919
Alexander P. Fleming January 6, 1919 - December 15, 1920 Died in office before the end of term. Died from complications of heart and kidney maladies.[3] He also served as Los City City Council from July 7, 1919 to his death.[4]
Willard E. Badham January 3, 1921 - January 5, 1931
Ben A. Hill January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933
Hobart R. Alter January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935 San Bernardino
Godfrey A. Andreas Democratic January 7, 1935 - October 13, 1942 Died in office.[5]
R. Fred Price Republican January 4, 1943 - January 8, 1951
Stanford C. Shaw Democratic January 8, 1951 - January 3, 1955
Eugene G. Nisbet January 3, 1955 - January 7, 1963
John Quimby January 7, 1963 - November 30, 1974
Richard H. Robinson December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1986 Orange
Dick Longshore Republican December 1, 1986 - June 8, 1988 Died in office. Died from Pneumonia.[6]
Curt Pringle December 5, 1988 – November 30, 1990
Tom Umberg Democratic December 3, 1990 - November 30, 1992
Ross Johnson Republican December 7, 1992 – May 11, 1995 Resigned from office to be sworn in the 35th Senate district after winning special election.[7]
Dick Ackerman September 13, 1995 - November 30, 2000 Sworn in after winning special election.[8]
Lynn Daucher December 4, 2000 - November 30, 2006
Michael D. Duvall December 4, 2006 - September 9, 2009 Resigned from office after he was caught on tape talking about having an affair with a female lobbyists.[9]
Chris Norby January 29, 2010 - November 30, 2012 Sworn in after winning special election.[10]
Travis Allen December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2018
Tyler Diep December 3, 2018 – November 30, 2020
Janet Nguyen December 7, 2020 - November 30, 2022
Diane Dixon December 5, 2022 – present

Election results (1992–present)

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2020

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California State Assembly election, 2020
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Janet Nguyen 39,778 33.81
Democratic Diedre Nguyen 30,021 25.52
Republican Tyler Diep
(incumbent)
29,186 24.81
Democratic Bijan Mohseni 18,668 15.87
Total votes 117,653 100.0
General election
Republican Janet Nguyen 122,483 54.2%
Democratic Diedre Nguyen 103,707 45.8%
Total votes 226,190 100%%
Republican hold

2018

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California State Assembly election, 2018
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Josh Lowenthal 34,462 36.8
Republican Tyler Diep 27,825 29.7
Republican Greg Haskin 19,199 20.5
Republican Long Pham 7,692 8.2
Republican Richard Laird 4,555 5.0
Total votes 93,733 100.0
General election
Republican Tyler Diep 83,221 51.6
Democratic Josh Lowenthal 78,080 48.4
Total votes 161,301 100.0
Republican hold

2016

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California State Assembly election, 2016
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Travis Allen (incumbent) 48,321 50.4
Democratic Lenore Albert-Sheridan 27,466 28.6
Democratic Nam Pham 20,158 21.0
Total votes 95,945 100.0
General election
Republican Travis Allen (incumbent) 98,335 58.0
Democratic Lenore Albert-Sheridan 71,332 42.0
Total votes 169,667 100.0
Republican hold

2014

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California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Travis Allen (incumbent) 36,677 65.5
Democratic Joel Block 11,556 20.6
Democratic Albert Ayala 7,733 13.8
Total votes 55,966 100.0
General election
Republican Travis Allen (incumbent) 66,150 65.5
Democratic Joel Block 34,793 34.5
Total votes 100,943 100.0
Republican hold

2012

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California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Troy Edgar 18,060 28.0
Republican Travis Allen 12,851 19.9
Democratic Joe Dovinh 12,432 19.3
Republican Long Pham 12,409 19.2
Democratic Albert Ayala 8,816 13.7
Total votes 64,568 100.0
General election
Republican Travis Allen 79,110 55.7
Republican Troy Edgar 62,983 44.3
Total votes 142,093 100.0
Republican hold

2010

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2010 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Norby (incumbent) 68,751 61.4
Democratic Esiquio Ramos Uballe 36,534 32.5
Green Jane Rands 6,845 6.1
Total votes 112,130 100.0
Republican hold

2008

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2008 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Duvall (incumbent) 79,066 54.80
Democratic John MacMurray 65,216 45.20
Total votes 144,282 100.00
Turnout   65.01
Republican hold

2006

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2006 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Duvall 55,664 59.14
Democratic John MacMurray 35,352 37.56
Libertarian Brian Cross 3,114 3.31
Total votes 94,120 100.00
Turnout   45.47
Republican hold

2004

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2004 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lynn Daucher (incumbent) 90,255 65.97
Democratic Ross W. Johnson 41,528 30.35
Libertarian Brian Lee Cross 5,031 3.68
Total votes 136,814 100.00
Republican hold

2002

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2002 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lynn Daucher (incumbent) 51,845 67.80
Democratic G. Nanjundappa 21,473 28.08
Libertarian Brian Lee Cross 3,147 4.12
Invalid or blank votes 0 0.00
Total votes 76,465 100.00
Republican hold

2000

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2000 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lynn Daucher (incumbent) 94,687 67.66
Democratic G. Nanjundappa 37,655 26.91
Natural Law John W. Zamarra 7,606 5.43
Invalid or blank votes 15,084 9.73
Total votes 155,032 100.00
Republican hold

1998

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1998 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dick Ackerman (incumbent) 71,148 67.46
Democratic Frank Legas 31,120 29.70
Libertarian Loren Meierding 3,000 2.84
Invalid or blank votes 11,051 9.48
Total votes 115,319 100.00
Republican hold

1996

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1996 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dick Ackerman (incumbent) 103,800 100.00
Invalid or blank votes 37,839 26.72
Total votes 141,639 100.00
Republican hold

1994

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1994 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ross Johnson (incumbent) 78,577 71.05
Democratic Allan L. Dollison 27,086 24.49
Libertarian Geoffrey Brown 4,933 4.46
Invalid or blank votes 15,361 12.2
Total votes 125,957 100.00
Republican hold

1992

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California's 72nd State Assembly district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ross Johnson (incumbent) 86,622 61.16
Democratic Paul Garza, Jr. 45,934 32.43
Libertarian Geoffrey Braun 9,076 6.41
Invalid or blank votes 17,560 11.03
Total votes 159,192 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
  3. ^ "LONG ILLNESS FATAL TO OFFICIAL". cdnc.ucr.edu.
  4. ^ "New City Officials Take Office Oath". cdnc.ucr.edu.
  5. ^ "DEATH CLAIMS ASSEMBLYMAN ANDREAS AT 61". cdnc.ucr.edu.
  6. ^ "Assembly passes 'drive-by' shooting bill". cdnc.ucr.edu.
  7. ^ "Ross Johnson Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
  8. ^ "Dick Ackerman Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.gov.
  9. ^ Williams, Juliet. "Calif. GOP lawmaker quits over taped sex comments". azcentral.com. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
  10. ^ "Chris Norboy Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
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