# California's 9th State Assembly district

California's 9th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican Heath Flora of Ripon.

## District profile

After the 2021 redistricting, the 9th district contains part of the city of Sacramento and its southern suburbs. The district also extends southward through Stockton, and down into Stanislaus County, including parts of Amador County and Calaveras County.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2022 | Governor | Dahle 65.6 – 34.4% |
| 2022 | Senator | Meuser 62.5 – 37.5% |
| 2021 | Recall | No 61.3 – 38.7% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 62.5 – 35.2% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 59.7 – 40.3% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 53.7 – 46.3% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 61.5 – 32.9% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 64.6 – 35.4% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 63.3 – 36.7% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 60.5 – 37.5% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 62.8 – 37.2% |

## List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 9th 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 |
| John M. Ward | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | Butte |
| Lewis Granger | Democratic | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | Butte |
| Lewis Burwell | Democratic | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | Butte |
| John J. Smith | Republican | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | Butte |
| Charles William Tindall | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | Mendocino |
| John Bunyan Sanford | Democratic | January 7, 1895 - January 1, 1901 | Mendocino |
| William Hanen | Republican | January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | Mendocino |
| Jo V. Snyder | Democratic | January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905 | Nevada |
| Edward F. Whiting | Republican | January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907 | Nevada |
| George W. Root | Republican | January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909 | Nevada |
| Frank M. Rutherford | Republican | January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913 | Nevada |
| George B. Finnegan | Democratic | January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | Nevada, Placer |
| Frank M. Rutherford | Progressive | January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917 | Nevada, Placer |
| Ivan H. Parker | Republican | January 8, 1917 - January 8, 1923 | Nevada, Placer |
| Cora Woodbridge | Republican | January 8, 1923 - January 7, 1929 | Nevada, Placer |
| Jerrold L. Seawell | Independent | January 7, 1929 - January 5, 1931 | Nevada, Placer |
| Charles F. Reindollar | Republican | January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | Marin |
| Percy G. West | Republican | January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935 | Sacramento |
| Earl D. Desmond | Democratic | January 7, 1935 - January 8, 1945 | Sacramento |
| Dwight H. Stephenson | Republican | January 8, 1945 - January 3, 1949 | Sacramento |
| John E. Moss | Democratic | January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1953 | Sacramento |
| Roy J. Nielsen | Republican | January 5, 1953 - January 5, 1959 | Sacramento |
| Edwin L. Z'berg | Democratic | January 5, 1959 - November 30, 1974 | Sacramento |
| Edwin L. Z'berg | Democratic | January 5, 1959 - November 30, 1974 | Sacramento, Yolo |
| Michael Wornum | Democratic | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1978 | Marin, Sonoma |
| Bill Filante | Republican | December 4, 1978 - November 30, 1992 | Marin, Sonoma |
| Phillip Isenberg | Democratic | December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1996 | Sacramento |
| Deborah Ortiz | Democratic | December 2, 1996 - November 30, 1998 | Sacramento |
| Darrell Steinberg | Democratic | December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2004 | Sacramento |
| Dave Jones | Democratic | December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2010 | Sacramento |
| Roger Dickinson | Democratic | December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2012 | Sacramento |
| Richard Pan | Democratic | December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2014 | Sacramento, San Joaquin |
| Jim Cooper | Democratic | December 1, 2014 – Dececember 8, 2022 | Sacramento, San Joaquin |
| Heath Flora | Republican | 2022 - present | Amador, Calaveras, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus |

## Contents

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

### 2022

2022 California State Assembly election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Heath Flora (incumbent) | 65,647 | 99.8 |
| | Democratic | Mushtaq A. Tahirkheli (write-in) | 142 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 65,789 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Heath Flora (incumbent) | 96,990 | 69.2 |
| | Democratic | Mushtaq A. Tahirkheli | 43,109 | 30.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 140,099 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2020

2020 California State Assembly election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jim Cooper (incumbent) | 50,609 | 43.8 |
| | Republican | Eric M. Rigard | 33,997 | 29.4 |
| | Democratic | Tracie Stafford | 27,974 | 24.2 |
| | Democratic | Mushtaq A. Tahirkheli | 3,015 | 2.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 115,595 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Jim Cooper (incumbent) | 142,088 | 65.8 |
| | Republican | Eric M. Rigard | 73,742 | 34.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 215,830 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

California State Assembly election, 2018 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jim Cooper (incumbent) | 49,675 | 67.8 |
| | Democratic | Harry He | 11,927 | 16.3 |
| | Democratic | Mario Garcia | 11,643 | 15.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 73,245 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Jim Cooper (incumbent) | 92,951 | 68.3 |
| | Democratic | Harry He | 43,225 | 31.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 136,176 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

California State Assembly election, 2016 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jim Cooper (incumbent) | 64,879 | 69.9 |
| | Republican | Timothy Scott Gorsulowsky | 27,924 | 30.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 92,803 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Jim Cooper (incumbent) | 109,979 | 66.8 |
| | Republican | Timothy Scott Gorsulowsky | 54,729 | 33.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 164,708 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

California State Assembly election, 2014 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jim Cooper | 18,923 | 31.1 |
| | Democratic | Darrell Fong | 17,752 | 29.2 |
| | Republican | Tim Gorsulowsky | 10,938 | 18.0 |
| | Republican | Manuel J. Martin | 8,111 | 13.3 |
| | Democratic | Diana Rodriguez-Suruki | 5,080 | 8.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 60,804 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Jim Cooper | 50,188 | 55.5 |
| | Democratic | Darrell Fong | 40,220 | 44.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 90,408 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

California State Assembly election, 2012 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Richard Pan (incumbent) | 24,617 | 38.1 |
| | Republican | Antonio "Tony" Amador | 13,060 | 20.2 |
| | Republican | Sophia Gonzales Scherman | 10,029 | 15.5 |
| | Democratic | Tom Y. Santos | 8,200 | 12.7 |
| | Republican | Edward J. Nemeth | 6,823 | 10.5 |
| | Peace and Freedom | C.T. Weber | 1,950 | 3.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 64,679 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Richard Pan (incumbent) | 86,092 | 58.9 |
| | Republican | Antonio "Tony" Amador | 60,136 | 41.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 146,228 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic win (new seat) | Democratic win (new seat) | Democratic win (new seat) | Democratic win (new seat) |

### 2010

2010 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Roger Dickinson | 67,294 | 68.0 |
| | Republican | Rick D. Redding | 24,766 | 25.0 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Daniel A. Costa | 6,941 | 7.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 99,001 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

2008 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dave Jones (incumbent) | 92,038 | 72.81 |
| | Republican | Mali Currington | 26,622 | 21.06 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Gerald Frink | 7,744 | 6.13 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 126,404 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 66.38 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

2006 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dave Jones (incumbent) | 61,932 | 69.91 |
| | Republican | William Chan | 26,652 | 30.09 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 88,584 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.64 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

2004 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dave Jones | 77,880 | 66.73 |
| | Republican | Gaspar Garcia | 32,734 | 28.05 |
| | Libertarian | Gale Morgan | 6,098 | 5.22 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 116,712 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

2002 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Darrell Steinberg | 57,610 | 70.19 |
| | Republican | David A. Pegos | 21,242 | 25.88 |
| | Libertarian | Douglas M. Poston | 3,230 | 3.94 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 82,082 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

2000 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Darrell Steinberg (incumbent) | 75,953 | 70.17 |
| | Republican | Charles Hargrave | 24,572 | 22.70 |
| | Green | Jan Louis Bergeron | 5,698 | 5.26 |
| | Natural Law | Bruce B. Saunders | 2,012 | 1.86 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 108,235 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1998

1998 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Darrell Steinberg | 66,867 | 72.32 |
| | Republican | Mike Dismukes | 25,591 | 27.68 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 11,989 | 11.48 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 104,447 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1996

1996 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Deborah Ortiz | 69,074 | 65.23 |
| | Republican | Richard Davis | 30,769 | 29.06 |
| | Reform | Akili Jaye | 3,558 | 3.36 |
| | Natural Law | Bruce B. Saunders | 2,486 | 2.35 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 11,201 | 9.57 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 117,088 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1994

1994 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Phillip Isenberg (incumbent) | 68,686 | 69.95 |
| | Republican | Beth Lofton | 29,513 | 30.05 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 8,473 | 7.94 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 106,672 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1992

1992 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Phillip Isenberg (incumbent) | 83,643 | 66.01 |
| | Republican | David Reade | 33,990 | 26.82 |
| | Green | Richard Geiselhart | 9,081 | 7.17 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 11,715 | 8.46 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 138,429 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |