| California's 3rd State Assembly district | |||
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| Current assemblymember |
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| Population | 495,048[1] | ||
| Demographics |
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| Registration | 38.41% Republican 32.13% Democratic 22.79% No party preference | ||
California's 3rd State Assembly district is one of 80CaliforniaState Assembly districts. It is currently represented byRepublicanJames Gallagher ofYuba City.
The district consists of much of the northernSacramento Valley, along with parts of the adjacent foothills. The district is primarily rural.
All ofButte County All ofGlenn County Placer County –part | All ofSutter County All ofTehama County All ofYuba County
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| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | President[2] | Trump 58.2 - 38.9% |
| 2021 | Recall | |
| 2020 | President | Trump 54.5 - 42.9% |
| 2018 | Governor | Cox 59.7 – 40.3% |
| Senator | de Leon 59.2 – 40.8% | |
| 2016 | President | Trump 53.3 – 39.5% |
| Senator | Harris 56.8 – 43.2% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Kashkari 56.3 – 43.7% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 52.5 – 42.4% |
| Senator | Emken 55.4 – 44.6% |
Due to redistricting, the 3rd district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by theCalifornia Citizens Redistricting Commission.
| Assembly members | Party | Years served | Counties represented | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John H. G. Weaver | Republican | January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887 | Humboldt | |
| J. F. McGowan | January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889 | |||
| George Williams | January 7, 1889 – January 5, 1891 | |||
| E. D. Kellogg | American | January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893 | ||
| Darlington Jeffries Johnson | Republican | January 2, 1893 – January 4, 1897 | ||
| E. D. Damon | January 4, 1897 – January 2, 1899 | |||
| Cyrus H. Boynton | January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1901 | |||
| Brice H. McNeil | January 5, 1901 – January 2, 1905 | |||
| Lewis Phillip Branstetter | January 2, 1905 – January 7, 1907 | |||
| John Wilburt McClellan | January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911 | |||
| Gustavus Adolphus Jasper | January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913 | |||
| Charles William White | January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915 | Shasta,Trinity | ||
| Charles Carroll McCray | January 4, 1915 – January 3, 1921 | |||
| Albert Frederick Ross Jr. | January 3, 1921 – January 8, 1923 | |||
| Earnest Dozier | January 8, 1923 – January 5, 1925 | |||
| Roscoe J. Anderson | January 5, 1925 – January 5, 1931 | |||
| Jerrold L. Seawell | January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933 | Lassen,Nevada,Placer,Plumas,Sierra | ||
| John H. O'Donnell | Democratic | January 2, 1933 – January 6, 1941 | Colusa,Glenn,Tehama,Yolo | |
| Lloyd W. Lowrey | January 6, 1941 – January 7, 1963 | |||
| Leroy F. Greene | January 7, 1963 – November 30, 1974 | Sacramento | ||
| Eugene A. Chappie | Republican | December 7, 1974 – November 30, 1980 | Butte,Colusa,Nevada,Placer,Sierra,Sutter,Yuba | |
| Wally Herger | December 1, 1980 – November 30, 1986 | |||
| Butte,Colusa,Nevada,Sierra,Sutter | ||||
| Christopher Chandler | December 1, 1986 – November 30, 1992 | |||
| Bernie Richter | December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1998 | Butte,Lassen,Modoc,Nevada,Plumas,Sierra,Yuba | ||
| Sam Aanestad | December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2002 | |||
| Rick Keene | December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008 | |||
| Dan Logue | December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2014 | |||
| Butte,Colusa,Glenn,Sutter,Tehama,Yuba | ||||
| James Gallagher | December 1, 2014 – present |
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | James Gallagher (incumbent) | 76,570 | 68.4 | |
| Democratic | Aaron Draper | 35,434 | 31.6 | |
| Total votes | 112,004 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | James Gallagher (incumbent) | 131,578 | 66.3 | |
| Democratic | Aaron Draper | 66,962 | 34.6 | |
| Total votes | 198,540 | 100 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | James Gallagher (incumbent) | 65,115 | 66.9 | |
| Democratic | David Zink | 33,513 | 34.0 | |
| Democratic | Jeannene Hosten (write-in) | 41 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 98,669 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | James Gallagher (incumbent) | 98,475 | 65.4 | |
| Democratic | David Zink | 52,198 | 34.6 | |
| Total votes | 250,673 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | James Gallagher (incumbent) | 83,022 | 65.3 | |
| Democratic | James R. Henson | 44,107 | 34.7 | |
| Total votes | 127,129 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | James Gallagher (incumbent) | 130,163 | 63.7 | |
| Democratic | James R. Henson | 74,201 | 36.3 | |
| Total votes | 204,364 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | James Gallagher (incumbent) | 64,975 | 65.0 | |
| Democratic | Sonia Aery | 34,941 | 35.0 | |
| Total votes | 99,916 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | James Gallagher (incumbent) | 95,786 | 60.2 | |
| Democratic | Sonia Aery | 63,445 | 39.8 | |
| Total votes | 159,231 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | James Gallagher (incumbent) | 66,686 | 61.0 | |
| Democratic | Edward Ritchie | 42,700 | 39.0 | |
| Democratic | Bryce Corron (write-in) | 12 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 109,398 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | James Gallagher (incumbent) | 108,910 | 63.0 | |
| Democratic | Edward Ritchie | 63,867 | 37.0 | |
| Total votes | 172,777 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | James Gallagher | 34,744 | 44.4 | |
| Democratic | Jim Reed | 26,557 | 34.0 | |
| Republican | Ryan Schohr | 16,906 | 21.6 | |
| Total votes | 78,207 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | James Gallagher | 69,552 | 63.1 | |
| Democratic | Jim Reed | 40,732 | 36.9 | |
| Total votes | 104,284 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Dan Logue (incumbent) | 38,742 | 42.9 | |
| Democratic | Charles Rouse | 28,926 | 32.0 | |
| Republican | Bob Williams | 22,657 | 25.1 | |
| Total votes | 90,325 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Dan Logue (incumbent) | 86,692 | 55.6 | |
| Democratic | Charles Rouse | 69,265 | 44.4 | |
| Total votes | 155,957 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dan Logue (incumbent) | 84,069 | 54.2 | |
| Democratic | Michael Harrington | 56,812 | 36.6 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Bryant | 14,420 | 9.2 | |
| Total votes | 155,301 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Daniel Logue | 104,755 | 55.5 | |
| Democratic | Michael Harrington | 83,950 | 44.5 | |
| Total votes | 188,705 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Rick Keene (incumbent) | 87,758 | 61.0 | |
| Democratic | Michael J. Harrington | 56,101 | 39.0 | |
| Total votes | 143,859 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Rick Keene (incumbent) | 111,747 | 59.3 | |
| Democratic | Robert A. Woods | 70,126 | 37.2 | |
| Libertarian | Robert Burk | 6,421 | 3.4 | |
| Total votes | 188,294 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Rick Keene | 78,225 | 61.5 | |
| Democratic | Stuart Randall King | 43,096 | 33.8 | |
| Libertarian | Jon Petersen | 5,987 | 4.7 | |
| Total votes | 127,308 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Sam Aanestad (incumbent) | 99,336 | 61.4 | |
| Democratic | Benjamin Wirtschafter | 52,978 | 32.7 | |
| Libertarian | William L. Thomason | 9,601 | 5.9 | |
| Total votes | 161,915 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Sam Aanestad | 78,683 | 60.9 | |
| Democratic | Scott Gruendl | 50,511 | 39.1 | |
| Total votes | 129,194 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Bernie Richter (incumbent) | 94,765 | 61.6 | |
| Democratic | Irene Perry | 59,159 | 38.4 | |
| Total votes | 153,924 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bernie Richter (incumbent) | 84,341 | 63.3 | |
| Democratic | Jim Chapman | 48,798 | 36.7 | |
| Total votes | 133,139 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bernie Richter (incumbent) | 85,685 | 51.7 | |
| Democratic | Lon Hatamiya | 62,540 | 37.7 | |
| Libertarian | Vicki Lynn Vallis | 17,502 | 10.6 | |
| Total votes | 165,727 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Christopher Chandler (incumbent) | 64,994 | 54.0 | |
| Democratic | Lon S. Hatamiya | 55,277 | 46.0 | |
| Total votes | 120,271 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||