California's 70th State Assembly district

California's 70th State Assembly district
California's 70th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember
	Tri Ta; R–Westminster

California's 70th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican Tri Ta of Westminster.

District profile

The district encompasses parts of Northern Orange County including Little Saigon and has a significant Vietnamese American population.

Orange County

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2022	Governor	Dahle 51.7 – 48.3%
2022	Senator	Meuser 52.5 – 47.5%
2021	Recall	No 68.2 – 31.8%
2020	President	Biden 69.3 - 26.5%
2018	Governor	Newsom 69.1 – 30.9%
2018	Senator	Feinstein 55.5 – 44.5%
2016	President	Clinton 68.1 – 25.1%
2016	Senator	Harris 63.6 – 36.4%
2014	Governor	Brown 63.5 – 36.5%
2012	President	Obama 67.4 – 29.9%
2012	Senator	Feinstein 68.7 – 31.3%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 70th 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
Angus Marion Clark	Democratic	January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887	Fresno
Joseph Phillip Vincent	Republican	January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889
Egbert Harris Tucker	Democratic	January 7, 1889 – January 5, 1891
G. W. Mordecai	Democratic	January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893
Cyrus Mortimer Simpson	Republican	January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895	Los Angeles
Henry G. Weyse		January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897
Walter S. Melick		January 4, 1897 – January 2, 1899
Charles Edson	People's	January 2, 1899 – January 1, 1901
Walter S. Melick	Republican	January 1, 1901 – January 5, 1903
William H. Kelso		January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905
William H. Wickersham		January 2, 1905 – January 7, 1907
Walter Ransome Leeds		January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911
Edwin M. Butler		January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913
John H. Strine		January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915
Joseph A. Rominger		January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1917
Frank Merriam		January 8, 1917 – January 3, 1927
Morgan Keaton		January 3, 1927 – January 5, 1931
James K. Reid		January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933
Ira S. Hatch		January 2, 1933 – January 7, 1935
John Gee Clark	Democratic	January 7, 1935 – January 2, 1939
Maurice E. Atkinson		January 2, 1939 – January 6, 1941
Lorne D. Middough		January 6, 1941 – January 6, 1947
William S. Grant	Republican	January 6, 1947 – January 5, 1953
Willis W. Bradley		January 5, 1953 – January 3, 1955
William S. Grant		January 3, 1955 – January 7, 1963
James Edward Whetmore		January 7, 1963 – January 2, 1967	Orange
Robert H. Burke		January 6, 1967 – November 30, 1974
Bruce Nestande		December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1980
John Lewis		December 1, 1980 – November 30, 1982
Marian Bergeson		December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1984
Gil Ferguson		December 3, 1984 – November 30, 1994
Marilyn Brewer		December 5, 1994 – November 30, 2000
John B. T. Campbell III		December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2004
Chuck DeVore		December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2010
Donald P. Wagner		December 6, 2010 – November 30, 2012
Bonnie Lowenthal	Democratic	December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2014	Los Angeles
Patrick O'Donnell	Democratic	December 1, 2014 – December 5, 2022	Los Angeles
Tri Ta	Republican	December 5, 2022 – present	Orange

Election results (1992–present)

2024

California State Assembly election, 2024^[1]^[2]
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tri Ta (incumbent)	46,752	59.5
	Democratic	Jimmy D. Pham	31,812	40.5
Total votes			78,564	100.0
General election
	Republican	Tri Ta (incumbent)	96,083	54.7
	Democratic	Jimmy D. Pham	79,587	45.3
Total votes			175,670	100.0
	Republican hold

2022

California State Assembly election, 2022^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diedre Thu-Ha Nguyen	31,159	39.7
	Republican	Tri Ta	16,608	21.2
	Republican	Ted Bui	10,922	13.9
	Republican	Kimberly Ho	10,874	13.9
	Republican	Emily Hibard	5,252	6.7
	Republican	Jason Gray	3,610	4.6
Total votes			78,425	100.0
General election
	Republican	Tri Ta	64,849	53.8
	Democratic	Diedre Thu-Ha Nguyen	55,661	46.2
Total votes			120,510	100.0
	Republican hold

2020

2020 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patrick O'Donnell (incumbent)	78,609	74.4%
	Republican	David W. Thomas	27,081	25.6%
Total votes			105,690	100.0%
General election
	Democratic	Patrick O'Donnell (incumbent)	143,191	71.7%
	Republican	David W. Thomas	56,516	28.3%
Total votes			199,707	100.0%
	Democratic hold

2018

California State Assembly election, 2018
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patrick O'Donnell (incumbent)	41,480	59.2
	Libertarian	Honor "Mimi" Robson	11,779	16.9
	Democratic	Elliot Ruben Gonzales	9,304	13.4
	Green	Rachel Alexandra Bruhnke	7,062	10.1
Total votes			69,625	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Patrick O'Donnell (incumbent)	103,915	72.9
	Libertarian	Honor "Mimi" Robson	38,706	27.1
Total votes			142,621	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patrick O'Donnell (incumbent)	69,816	99.5
	Republican	Martha E. Flores-Gibson (write-in)	328	0.5
	Democratic	Billy Graham (write-in)	12	0.0
Total votes			70,156	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Patrick O'Donnell (incumbent)	107,389	66.6
	Republican	Martha E. Flores-Gibson	53,805	33.4
Total votes			161,194	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patrick O'Donnell	21,949	40.6
	Republican	John C. Goya	17,367	32.2
	Democratic	Suja Lowenthal	14,697	27.2
Total votes			54,013	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Patrick O'Donnell	48,978	63.8
	Republican	John C. Goya	27,755	36.2
Total votes			76,733	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bonnie Lowenthal (incumbent)	29,082	58.6
	Republican	Martha Flores Gibson	20,569	41.4
Total votes			49,651	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Bonnie Lowenthal (incumbent)	100,676	65.8
	Republican	Martha Flores Gibson	52,321	34.2
Total votes			152,997	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2010

2010 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Wagner	89,636	58.2
	Democratic	Melissa Fox	58,208	37.8
	Libertarian	Deborah Tharp	6,212	4.0
Total votes			154,056	100.0
	Republican hold

2008

2008 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck DeVore (incumbent)	114,556	57.78
	Democratic	Michael Glover	83,709	42.22
Total votes			198,265	100.00
Turnout				67.01
	Republican hold

2006

2006 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck DeVore (incumbent)	78,724	71.04
	Democratic	Michael Glover	32,090	28.96
Total votes			110,814	100.00
Turnout				47.91
	Republican hold

2004

2004 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck DeVore	112,844	61.10
	Democratic	Carl Mariz	65,351	35.38
	Libertarian	Mark Baldwin	6,506	3.52
Total votes			184,701	100.00
	Republican hold

2002

2002 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Campbell (incumbent)	72,463	66.84
	Democratic	John Kane	32,822	30.27
	Libertarian	Paul L. Studier	3,135	2.89
Invalid or blank votes			0	0.00
Total votes			108,420	100.00
	Republican hold

2000

2000 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Campbell	96,145	59.57
	Democratic	Merritt L. McKeon	54,349	33.67
	Libertarian	Robert A. Vondruska	5,324	3.30
	Natural Law	Barry L. Katz	3,855	2.39
	Reform	Raymond O. Mills	1,736	1.08
Invalid or blank votes			19,040	10.55
Total votes			180,449	100.00
	Republican hold

1998

1998 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marilyn C. Brewer (incumbent)	84,433	77.42
	Natural Law	Nat Adam	24,627	22.58
Invalid or blank votes			20,730	15.97
Total votes			129,790	100.00
	Republican hold

1996

1996 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marilyn C. Brewer (incumbent)	89,306	61.47
	Democratic	Shirley W. Palley	45,746	31.49
	Libertarian	Gene Beed	6,221	4.28
	Natural Law	Paul R. Fisher	4,017	2.76
Invalid or blank votes			16,106	9.98
Total votes			161,396	100.00
	Republican hold

1994

1994 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marilyn Brewer	89,493	71.68
	Democratic	Jim Toledano	35,355	28.32
Invalid or blank votes			17,453	12.26
Total votes			142,301	100.00
	Republican hold

1992

1992 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gil Ferguson (incumbent)	93,865	56.68
	Democratic	Jim Toledano	59,976	36.22
	Libertarian	Scott Bieser	11,763	7.10
Invalid or blank votes			19,368	10.47
Total votes			184,972	100.00
	Republican hold

References

^ "Presidential Primary Election - Statement of Vote, March 5, 2024 - State Assembly" (PDF).
^ "General Election - Statement of Vote, November 5, 2024 - State Assemblymember By District" (PDF). California Secretary of State.
^ Statement of Vote – June 7, 2022 Primary Election (PDF). Sacramento: California Secretary of State. 2022. p. 118.

External links

District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission

33°45′59″N 117°58′24″W / 33.7665°N 117.9733°W / 33.7665; -117.9733

[prim1-1] "Presidential Primary Election - Statement of Vote, March 5, 2024 - State Assembly" (PDF).

[genr1-2] "General Election - Statement of Vote, November 5, 2024 - State Assemblymember By District" (PDF). California Secretary of State.

[3] Statement of Vote – June 7, 2022 Primary Election (PDF). Sacramento: California Secretary of State. 2022. p. 118.

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