California's 8th State Assembly district
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| California's 8th State Assembly district | |||
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| Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 463,773[1] 352,594[1] 310,070[1] | ||
| Demographics |
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| Registered voters | 263,704 | ||
| Registration | 39.76% Democratic 32.54% Republican 22.02% No party preference | ||
California's 8th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican David Tangipa of Fresno.
District profile
[edit]The district comprises seven California counties in the Central Sierra Nevada and Eastern Sierra regions of the state.[2]
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Election results from statewide races
[edit]| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Recall |  No 54.0 – 46.0% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 55.1 - 42.2% |
| 2018 | Governor[3] | Newsom 52.2 – 47.8% |
| Senator[4] | De Leon 50.1 – 49.9% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 51.8 – 41.0% |
| Senator | Harris 65.4 – 34.6% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 56.5 – 43.5% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 51.6 – 45.5% |
| Senator | Feinstein 54.5 – 45.5% |
List of assembly members representing the district
[edit]Due to redistricting, the 8th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Henry | Democratic | January 5, 1885 – January 4, 1889 | Butte | |
| C. H. Porter | Republican | January 4, 1889 – January 5, 1891 | ||
| T. H. Barnard | January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893 | |||
| D. P. Durst | January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895 | Sutter, Yuba | ||
| William M. Cutter | January 7, 1895 – January 2, 1899 | |||
| Charles G. Raub | January 2, 1899 – January 1, 1901 | |||
| Lawrence Schillig | January 1, 1901 – January 5, 1903 | |||
| Alexander C. McLaughlin | January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905 | |||
| E. T. Manwell | January 2, 1905 – January 7, 1907 | |||
| Arthur Hathaway Hewitt | January 7, 1907 – January 6, 1913 | |||
| Joseph Alfred Murray | January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915 | Sutter, Yuba, Yolo | ||
| L. N. Tabler | Democratic | January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1917 | ||
| Louis Tarke | Republican | January 8, 1917 – January 6, 1919 | ||
| Edward Lewis | January 6, 1919 – January 8, 1923 | |||
| Fred B. Noyes | January 8, 1923 – January 5, 1931 | |||
| Frank L. Gordon | January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933 | Napa, Yolo | ||
| Roy J. Nielsen | January 2, 1933 – January 4, 1937 | Sacramento | ||
| Chester M. Gannon | Democratic | January 4, 1937 – January 6, 1941 | ||
| John Edward Cain | Democratic | January 6, 1941 – January 4, 1943 | ||
| Chester M. Gannon | Republican | January 4, 1943 – January 3, 1949 | ||
| Gordon A. Fleury | January 3, 1949 – August 28, 1955 | Resigned from the California State Assembly. | ||
| Vacant | August 28, 1955 – January 7, 1957 | |||
| Thomas Jamison MacBride | Democratic | January 7, 1957 – January 2, 1961 | ||
| William Adolphus “Jimmy” Hicks | January 2, 1961 – December 29, 1961 | Died in office from a heart attack.[5] | ||
| Vacant | December 29, 1961 – November 27, 1962 | |||
| Walter W. Powers | Democratic | November 27, 1962 – November 30, 1974 | Was sworn in on November 27, 1962 after winning the special election.[6] | |
| Alfred C. Siegler | December 2, 1974 – May 18, 1976 | Napa, Solano, Sonoma | Died in office from a heart attack while playing tennis.[7] | |
| Vacant | May 18, 1976 – December 6, 1976 | |||
| Michael Gage | Democratic | December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1980 | ||
| Don Sebastiani | Republican | December 1, 1980 – November 30, 1982 | ||
| December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1986 | Lake, Napa, Solano, Sonoma | |||
| Bev Hansen | December 1, 1986 – November 30, 1992 | |||
| Thomas M. Hannigan | Democratic | December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1996 | Sacramento, Solano, Yolo | |
| Helen Thomson | December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2002 | |||
| Lois Wolk | December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008 | Solano, Yolo | ||
| Mariko Yamada | December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012 | |||
| Ken Cooley | December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2022 | Sacramento | ||
| Jim Patterson | Republican | December 5, 2022 – November 30, 2024 | Calaveras, Fresno, Inyo, Madero, Mariposa, Mono, Tuolumne | |
| David Tangipa | December 2, 2024 – present | |||
Election results (1990–present)
[edit]2024
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | George Radanovich | 48,868 | 36.1 | |
| Republican | David Tangipa | 42,318 | 31.3 | |
| Democratic | Caleb Helsel | 40,089 | 29.6 | |
| No party preference | Michael Matheson | 4,097 | 3.0 | |
| Total votes | 91,246 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | David Tangipa | 113,407 | 53.7 | |
| Republican | George Radanovich | 97,770 | 46.3 | |
| Total votes | 211,177 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2022
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Jim Patterson (incumbent) | 91,237 | 100.0 | |
| Libertarian | Thomas Nichols | 15 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 91,252 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Jim Patterson (incumbent) | 128,124 | 74.2 | |
| Libertarian | Cathy Cook | 44,451 | 25.8 | |
| Total votes | 172,575 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
2020
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ken Cooley (incumbent) | 73,444 | 57.0 | |
| Republican | Cathy Cook | 55,376 | 43.0 | |
| Total votes | 128,820 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Ken Cooley (incumbent) | 126,969 | 55.1 | |
| Republican | Cathy Cook | 103,496 | 44.9 | |
| Total votes | 230,465 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2018
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ken Cooley (incumbent) | 53,490 | 53.9 | |
| Republican | Melinda Avey | 40,792 | 41.1 | |
| Libertarian | Janice Marlae Bonser | 3,017 | 3.0 | |
| No party preference | Lawrence Ray Murray | 2,025 | 2.0 | |
| Total votes | 99,324 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Ken Cooley (incumbent) | 95,450 | 55.8 | |
| Republican | Melinda Avey | 75,742 | 44.2 | |
| Total votes | 171,192 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ken Cooley (incumbent) | 61,704 | 58.3 | |
| Republican | Nick Bloise | 36,630 | 34.6 | |
| Libertarian | Janice Marlae Bonser | 7,588 | 7.2 | |
| Total votes | 105,922 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Ken Cooley (incumbent) | 104,552 | 57.0 | |
| Republican | Nick Bloise | 78,848 | 43.0 | |
| Total votes | 183,400 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2014
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ken Cooley (incumbent) | 35,294 | 51.8 | |
| Republican | Douglas Haaland | 28,049 | 41.1 | |
| Libertarian | Janice Marlae Bonser | 4,830 | 7.1 | |
| Total votes | 68,173 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Ken Cooley (incumbent) | 62,892 | 56.7 | |
| Republican | Douglas Haaland | 48,057 | 43.3 | |
| Total votes | 110,949 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2012
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ken Cooley | 33,304 | 42.8 | |
| Republican | Peter Tateishi | 18,237 | 23.4 | |
| Republican | Barbara Ortega | 15,592 | 20.0 | |
| Republican | John Thomas Flynn | 4,853 | 6.2 | |
| Libertarian | Janice Marlae Bonser | 3,368 | 4.3 | |
| Republican | Phillip A. Tufi | 2,424 | 3.1 | |
| Total votes | 77,778 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Ken Cooley | 92,630 | 54.3 | |
| Republican | Peter Tateishi | 78,006 | 45.7 | |
| Total votes | 170,636 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2010
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mariko Yamada (incumbent) | 79,846 | 61.6 | |
| Republican | Michelle P. Connor | 49,797 | 38.4 | |
| Total votes | 129,643 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2008
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mariko Yamada | 112,524 | 66.0 | |
| Republican | Manuel Cosme | 57,883 | 34.0 | |
| Total votes | 170,407 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2006
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lois Wolk (incumbent) | 78,171 | 66.0 | |
| Republican | John Gould | 40,238 | 34.0 | |
| Total votes | 118,409 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2004
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lois Wolk (incumbent) | 101,171 | 62.83 | |
| Republican | John R. Munn | 59,842 | 37.17 | |
| Total votes | 161,013 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2002
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lois Wolk | 57,360 | 58.1 | |
| Republican | John R. Munn | 41,482 | 41.9 | |
| Total votes | 98,842 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2000
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Helen Thomson (incumbent) | 92,315 | 62.2 | |
| Republican | John R. Munn | 51,671 | 34.8 | |
| Natural Law | Robert W. Wilson | 4,483 | 3.0 | |
| Total votes | 148,469 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1998
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Helen Thomson (incumbent) | 73,315 | 64.2 | |
| Republican | Toni Thompson | 40,904 | 35.8 | |
| Total votes | 114,219 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1996
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Helen Thomson (incumbent) | 75,010 | 55.8 | |
| Republican | Ed Schlenker | 51,707 | 38.5 | |
| Libertarian | Harold J. Helbock | 7,728 | 5.7 | |
| Total votes | 134,445 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1994
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tom Hannigan (incumbent) | 62,135 | 55.3 | |
| Republican | Bryant J. Stocking | 50,282 | 44.7 | |
| Total votes | 112,417 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1992
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas M. Hannigan (incumbent) | 83,839 | 57.5 | |
| Republican | John W. Ford | 53,509 | 36.7 | |
| Libertarian | Richard Fields | 8,307 | 5.7 | |
| No party | Jeanne Patrick (write-in) | 181 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 145,836 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
1990
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bev Hansen (incumbent) | 94,722 | 76.5 | |
| Libertarian | Eric W. Roberts | 29,101 | 23.5 | |
| Total votes | 123,823 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
- ↑ "Assembly Districts". State of California. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ↑ Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
- ↑ Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
- ↑ "Assemblyman Hicks of Sacramento dead at 55". cdnc.ucr.edu.
- ↑ "1963 session" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
- ↑ "Vallejo Assemblyman Dies". cdnc.ucr.edu.
- ↑ "March 5, 2024, Presidential Primary Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
- ↑ "November 5, 2024, General Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
- ↑ "June 7, 2022, Primary Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
- ↑ "November 8, 2022, General Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
- ↑ "March 3, 2020, Presidential Primary Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
- ↑ "November 3, 2020, General Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
- ↑ "June 5, 2018, Statewide Direct Primary Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
- ↑ "November 6, 2018, General Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
- ↑ "June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
- ↑ "November 8, 2016, General Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
- ↑ "June 3, 2014, Statewide Direct Primary Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
- ↑ "November 4, 2014, General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
- ↑ "June 5, 2012, Presidential Primary Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
- ↑ "November 6, 2012, General Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
- ↑ "November 2, 2010, General Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
- ↑ "November 4, 2008, Presidential General Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
- ↑ "November 7, 2006, General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
- ↑ "November 2, 2004, Presidential General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
- ↑ "November 5, 2002, General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
- ↑ "November 7, 2000, General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
- ↑ "November 3, 1998, General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
- ↑ "November 5, 1996, General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
- ↑ "November 8, 1994, General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
- ↑ "November 3, 1992, General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
- ↑ "November 6, 1990, General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
