| California's 70th State Assembly district | |||
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| Current assemblymember |
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| Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 468,514[1] 359,249[1] 282,096[1] | ||
| Demographics |
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California's 70th State Assembly district is one of 80CaliforniaState Assembly districts. It is currently represented byRepublicanTri Ta ofWestminster.
The district encompasses parts of NorthernOrange County includingLittle Saigon and has a significantVietnamese American population.
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Governor | Dahle 51.7 – 48.3% |
| Senator | Meuser 52.5 – 47.5% | |
| 2021 | Recall | |
| 2020 | President | Biden 69.3 - 26.5% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 69.1 – 30.9% |
| Senator | Feinstein 55.5 – 44.5% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 68.1 – 25.1% |
| Senator | Harris 63.6 – 36.4% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 63.5 – 36.5% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 67.4 – 29.9% |
| Senator | Feinstein 68.7 – 31.3% |
Due to redistricting, the 70th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2022 | |||
| Tri Ta | Republican | December 5, 2022 – present | Orange |
| 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 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| 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% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| 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 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| 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 | |||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| 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 | |||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
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