# California's 17th State Assembly district

California's 17th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Matt Haney of San Francisco.

## District profile

The district encompasses the eastern portions of the consolidated city-county of San Francisco, including its central financial and governmental core as well as several of the more working-class neighborhoods of the city.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2022 | Governor | Newsom 87.7 – 12.3% |
| 2022 | Senator | Padilla 88 – 12% |
| 2021 | Recall | No 88.6 – 11.4% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 87.5 – 10.4% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 89.5 – 10.5% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 63.1 – 36.9% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 88.1 – 7.0% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 79.2 – 20.8% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 91.0 – 9.0% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 87.0 – 9.3% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 90.8 – 9.2% |

## List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 17th 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 |
| E. H. Watson | Democratic | January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887 | El Dorado | |
| Henry Mahler | Democratic | January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891 | El Dorado | |
| W. E. Baughman | Republican | January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893 | El Dorado | |
| James C. Sims | Democratic | January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895 | Sonoma | |
| W. S. Staley | Republican | January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897 | Sonoma | |
| John W. Keegan | Democratic | January 4, 1897 – January 2, 1899 | Sonoma | |
| William F. Cowan | Democratic | January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1903 | Sonoma | |
| Grove L. Johnson | Republican | January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905 | Sacramento | |
| Charles O. Busick | Republican | January 2, 1905 – January 7, 1907 | Sacramento | |
| Grove L. Johnson | Republican | January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911 | Sacramento | |
| Charles A. Bliss | Republican | January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913 | Sacramento | |
| Charles W. Byrnes | Republican | January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915 | Marin | |
| James E. Manning | Republican | January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1923 | Marin | |
| Charles F. Reindollar | Republican | January 8, 1923 – January 5, 1931 | Marin | |
| Clarence Ray Robinson | Republican | January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933 | Madera, Mariposa, Merced | |
| Henry P. Meehan | Democratic | January 2, 1933 – January 4, 1943 | Alameda | |
| Edward J. Carey | Republican | January 4, 1943 – January 3, 1949 | Alameda | |
| William Byron Rumford | Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 2, 1967 | Alameda | |
| John J. Miller | Democratic | January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1974 | Alameda | |
| Willie Brown | Democratic | December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1992 | San Francisco | |
| Dean Andal | Republican | December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1994 | San Joaquin | |
| Michael Machado | Democratic | December 5, 1994 – November 30, 2000 | San Joaquin | |
| Barbara S. Matthews | Democratic | December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2006 | San Joaquin | |
| Cathleen Galgiani | Democratic | December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2012 | Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus | |
| Tom Ammiano | Democratic | December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2014 | San Francisco | |
| David Chiu | Democratic | December 1, 2014 – October 31, 2021 | San Francisco | Resigned to become City Attorney of San Francisco. |
| Matt Haney | Democratic | May 3, 2022 – present | San Francisco | |

## Contents

* 1992
* 1994
* 1996
* 1998
* 2000
* 2002
* 2004
* 2006
* 2008
* 2010
* 2012
* 2014
* 2016
* 2018
* 2020
* 2022 (special)

### 2022 (special)

California's 17th State Assembly district special election, 2022 Vacancy resulting from the resignation of David Chiu :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Matt Haney | 34,174 | 36.4 |
| | Democratic | David Campos | 33,448 | 35.7 |
| | Democratic | Bilal Mahmood | 20,895 | 22.3 |
| | Democratic | Thea Selby | 5,261 | 5.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 93,778 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Matt Haney | 48,762 | 62.4 |
| | Democratic | David Campos | 29,422 | 37.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 78,184 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 California State Assembly election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | David Chiu (incumbent) | 120,498 | 100.0 |
| | Libertarian | Starchild (write in) | 56 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 120,554 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | David Chiu (incumbent) | 190,731 | 88.9% |
| | Libertarian | Starchild | 23,834 | 11.1% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 214,565 | 100.0% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

California State Assembly election, 2018 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | David Chiu (incumbent) | 93,212 | 81.9 |
| | Democratic | Alejandro Fernandez | 20,639 | 18.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 113,851 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | David Chiu (incumbent) | 140,381 | 75.5 |
| | Democratic | Alejandro Fernandez | 45,483 | 24.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 185,864 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

California State Assembly election, 2016 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | David Chiu (incumbent) | 114,904 | 88.5 |
| | Republican | Matthew Del Carlo | 14,891 | 11.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 129,795 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | David Chiu (incumbent) | 172,153 | 86.3 |
| | Republican | Matthew Del Carlo | 27,417 | 13.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 199,570 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

California State Assembly election, 2014 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | David Chiu | 34,863 | 48.0 |
| | Democratic | David Campos | 31,951 | 44.0 |
| | Republican | David Carlos Salaverry | 5,843 | 8.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 72,657 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | David Chiu | 63,041 | 51.1 |
| | Democratic | David Campos | 60,416 | 48.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 123,457 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

California State Assembly election, 2012 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Tom Ammiano (incumbent) | 63,454 | 84.2 |
| | Republican | Jason P. Clark | 11,933 | 15.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 75,387 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Tom Ammiano (incumbent) | 161,124 | 86.2 |
| | Republican | Jason P. Clark | 25,728 | 13.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 186,852 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

2010 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Cathleen Galgiani (incumbent) | 52,219 | 58.4 |
| | Republican | Jack Mobley | 37,293 | 41.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 89,512 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

2008 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Cathleen Galgiani (incumbent) | 77,525 | 66.26 |
| | Republican | Jack Mobley | 39,480 | 33.74 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 117,005 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 63.78 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

2006 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Cathleen Galgiani | 47,675 | 59.76 |
| | Republican | Gerald Machado | 32,107 | 40.24 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 79,782 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.50 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

2004 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barbara S. Matthews (inc.) | 66,926 | 60.52 |
| | Republican | Nellie McGarry | 43,664 | 39.48 |
| | Independent | Jennet C. Stebbins (write-in) | 2 | 0.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 110,592 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

2002 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barbara S. Matthews (incumbent) | 41,997 | 56.39 |
| | Republican | Brian McCabe | 32,474 | 43.61 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 4,123 | 5.25 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 78,594 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

2000 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barbara S. Matthews | 64,361 | 53.04 |
| | Republican | Greg Aghazarian | 54,031 | 44.53 |
| | Libertarian | Roy W. Busch | 2,943 | 2.43 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 4,904 | 3.88 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 126,239 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1998

1998 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael Machado (incumbent) | 61,556 | 68.89 |
| | Republican | Jay Smart | 27,794 | 31.11 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 7,485 | 7.73 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 96,835 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1996

1996 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael Machado (incumbent) | 54,607 | 51.95 |
| | Republican | Kevin Minnick | 46,997 | 44.71 |
| | Libertarian | Tom Kohlheep | 3,517 | 3.35 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 5,972 | 5.38 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 111,093 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1994

1994 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael Machado | 45,710 | 50.77 |
| | Republican | Ed Simas | 44,316 | 49.23 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 7,970 | 8.13 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 97,996 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 1992

1992 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dean Andal (incumbent) | 59,165 | 50.63 |
| | Democratic | Michael Machado | 57,697 | 49.37 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 7,736 | 6.21 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 124,598 | 100.00 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |