# California's 16th State Assembly district

California's 16th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Rebecca Bauer-Kahan of Orinda.

## District profile

The district is located in the East Bay. It consists of suburbs east of the Berkeley Hills, including Lamorinda, the Tri-Valley, and most of Walnut Creek. During Catharine Baker's time in office, it was the most Democratic seat held by a Republican in the Assembly.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2022 | Governor | Newsom 65 – 35% |
| 2022 | Senator | Padilla 66.3 – 33.7% |
| 2021 | Recall | No 67.9 – 32.1% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 69 – 28.9% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 63.2 – 36.8% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 58.1 – 41.9% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 64.5 – 29.2% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 71.7 – 28.3% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 62.5 – 37.5% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 57.7 – 40.1% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 62.1 – 37.9% |

## List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 16th 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 |
| George H. Colby | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | Placer | |
| John Davis | Republican | January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891 | Placer | |
| Noble Martin | Democratic | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | Placer | |
| E. D. Drees | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | Sonoma | |
| Walter Fitch Price | Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 2, 1899 | Sonoma | |
| H. M. LeBaron | Republican | January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901 | Sonoma | |
| Frank A. Cromwell | Republican | January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | Sonoma | |
| James I. McConnell | Democratic | January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905 | Yolo | |
| Nicholas A. Hawkins | Democratic | January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907 | Yolo | |
| James I. McConnell | Democratic | January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909 | Yolo | |
| Lawrence H. Wilson | Democratic | January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913 | Yolo | |
| Will A. Dower | Democratic | January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | Alpine, Calaveras, El Dorado | |
| Robert I. Kerr | Democratic | January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917 | Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado | |
| Charles P. Vicini | Democratic | January 8, 1917 - January 3, 1921 | Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado | |
| Ralph McGee | Democratic | January 3, 1921 - January 8, 1923 | Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado | |
| Ferdinand G. Stevenot | Republican | January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925 | Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado | |
| Harley E. Dillinger | Democratic | January 5, 1925 - January 5, 1931 | Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado | |
| Harley E. Dillinger | Democratic | January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Inyo, Mono, Tuolumne | |
| Eugene W. Roland | Republican | January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935 | Alameda | |
| Arthur H. Breed Jr. | Republican | January 7, 1935 - January 2, 1939 | Alameda | |
| Arthur W. Carlson | Republican | January 2, 1939 - January 8, 1945 | Alameda | |
| Marvin Birkett Sherwin | Republican | January 8, 1945 - September 7, 1953 | Alameda | Resigned from the State Assembly On September 7, 1953. |
| Walter I. Dahl | Republican | November 25, 1953 - January 7, 1963 | Alameda | Sworn in after winning special election when Sherwin resigned to be appointed as Judge on the Alameda County Superior Court. |
| Don Mulford | Republican | January 7, 1963 - January 4, 1971 | Alameda | |
| Kenneth A. Meade | Democratic | January 4, 1971 - November 30, 1974 | Alameda | |
| John Francis Foran | Democratic | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1976 | San Francisco | |
| Art Agnos | Democratic | December 6, 1976 - January 8, 1988 | San Francisco | Resigned from the State Assembly since he became Mayor of San Francisco. |
| John Burton | Democratic | April 14, 1988 - November 30, 1992 | San Francisco | Won special election after Art Agnos resigned. He was sworn in on April 14, 1988. |
| Barbara Lee | Democratic | December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1996 | Alameda | |
| Don Perata | Democratic | December 2, 1996 - December 7, 1998 | Alameda | |
| Audie Bock | Green | April 5, 1999 - November 30, 2000 | Alameda | Won the special election. First Green Party member to win an election for the California State Legislature. She was sworn in on April 5, 1999. On October 7, 1999 she changed her party registration to Independent. |
| Wilma Chan | Democratic | December 4, 2000 - November 30, 2006 | Alameda | |
| Sandré Swanson | Democratic | December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2012 | Alameda | |
| Joan Buchanan | Democratic | December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2014 | Alameda, Contra Costa | |
| Catharine Baker | Republican | December 1, 2014 - November 30, 2018 | Alameda, Contra Costa | |
| Rebecca Bauer-Kahan | Democratic | December 3, 2018 – Present | Alameda, Contra Costa | |

## 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 | % |
| | Democratic | Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (incumbent) | 80,054 | 66.60 |
| | Republican | Joseph A. Rubay | 40,203 | 33.40 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 120,257 | 100.00 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (incumbent) | 130,813 | 65.70 |
| | Republican | Joseph A. Rubay | 68,149 | 34.30 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 198,962 | 100.00 |

### 2020

2020 California State Assembly election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (incumbent) | 109,852 | 68.30 |
| | Republican | Joseph A. Rubay | 51,097 | 31.70 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 160,949 | 100.00 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (incumbent) | 192,977 | 67.40 |
| | Republican | Joseph A. Rubay | 93,137 | 32.60 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 286,114 | 100.00 |

### 2018

2018 California State Assembly election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Catharine Baker (incumbent) | 69,360 | 56.60 |
| | Democratic | Rebecca Bauer-Kahan | 53,269 | 43.40 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 122,629 | 100.00 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Rebecca Bauer-Kahan | 104,182 | 50.60 |
| | Republican | Catharine Baker (incumbent) | 101,669 | 49.40 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 205,851 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 2016

California State Assembly election, 2016 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Catharine Baker (incumbent) | 71,906 | 53.20 |
| | Democratic | Cheryl Cook-Kallio | 63,307 | 46.80 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 135,213 | 100.00 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Catharine Baker (incumbent) | 129,585 | 55.89 |
| | Democratic | Cheryl Cook-Kallio | 102,290 | 44.11 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 231,875 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

2014 California State Assembly election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Catharine Baker | 31,632 | 36.70 |
| | Democratic | Tim Sbranti | 25,217 | 29.20 |
| | Democratic | Steve Glazer | 19,636 | 22.80 |
| | Democratic | Newell Arnerich | 9,794 | 11.40 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 86,279 | 100.00 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Catharine Baker | 71,452 | 51.60 |
| | Democratic | Tim Sbranti | 67,152 | 48.40 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 138,604 | 100.00 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2012

2012 California State Assembly election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joan Buchanan (incumbent) | 54,368 | 56.70 |
| | Republican | Al Phillips | 41,444 | 43.30 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 95,812 | 100.00 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Joan Buchanan (incumbent) | 125,952 | 59.20 |
| | Republican | Al Phillips | 86,803 | 40.80 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 212,755 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

2010 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Sandré Swanson (incumbent) | 99,082 | 83.50 |
| | Republican | James I. "Jim" Faison | 14,692 | 12.40 |
| | Libertarian | Lisa D. Ringer | 4,909 | 4.10 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 118,683 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

2008 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Sandré Swanson (incumbent) | 136,066 | 87.85 |
| | Republican | Jim Faison | 18,817 | 12.15 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 154,883 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 67.49 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

2006 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Sandré Swanson | 91,696 | 90.10 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Edward Ytuarte | 10,071 | 9.90 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 101,767 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.52 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

2004 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Wilma Chan (incumbent) | 126,292 | 88.20 |
| | Republican | Jerald Udinsky | 16,903 | 11.80 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 143,195 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

2002 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Wilma Chan (incumbent) | 77,042 | 84.26 |
| | Republican | George J. Nugent | 11,549 | 12.63 |
| | Libertarian | Richard E. Armstrong | 2,948 | 3.22 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 7,902 | 7.95 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 99,441 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

2000 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Wilma Chan | 78,347 | 67.29 |
| | Independent | Audie Bock (incumbent) | 25,714 | 22.09 |
| | Republican | Timothy B. McCormick | 10,004 | 8.59 |
| | Libertarian | Richard E. Armstrong | 2,365 | 2.03 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 10,301 | 8.76 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 117,539 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic gain from Independent | Democratic gain from Independent | Democratic gain from Independent | Democratic gain from Independent |

### 1999 special

1998–99 California special elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Audie Bock | 14,656 | 50.5 |
| | Democratic | Elihu Harris | 14,329 | 49.4 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 36 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,021 | 100.00 |
| | Green gain from Democratic | Green gain from Democratic | Green gain from Democratic | Green gain from Democratic |

### 1998

1998 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Don Perata (incumbent) | 71,548 | 80.33 |
| | Republican | Linda Marchall | 17,517 | 19.67 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 12,931 | 12.68 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 101,996 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1996

1996 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Don Perata (incumbent) | 82,842 | 78.32 |
| | Republican | Veronica A. Acosta | 22,925 | 21.68 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 12,052 | 10.23 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 117,819 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1994

1994 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barbara Lee (incumbent) | 68,197 | 81.03 |
| | Republican | Andre-Tascha G.R. Ham-Lamme | 15,966 | 18.97 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 19,925 | 19.14 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 104,088 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1992

1992 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barbara Lee (incumbent) | 90,432 | 74.49 |
| | Republican | David Anderson | 24,324 | 20.04 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Emma Wong Mar | 6,643 | 5.47 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 13,790 | 10.20 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 135,189 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |