# Mike Gipson

Mike Anthony Gipson (born June 25, 1966) is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat representing the 65th Assembly District, which encompasses portions of the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, including Compton, Carson, Willowbrook, and the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Gipson is a member of the California Legislative Black Caucus. Prior to being elected to the Assembly in 2014, he was served on the Carson City Council.

## Electoral history
### 2014 California State Assembly

California's 65th State Assembly district election, 2014 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mike Gipson | 11,975 | 51.0 |
| | Democratic | Prophet La'Omar Walker | 5,022 | 21.4 |
| | Democratic | Steve Neal | 3,580 | 15.2 |
| | Democratic | Micah Ali | 2,923 | 12.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,500 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Mike Gipson | 30,041 | 63.6 |
| | Democratic | Prophet La'Omar Walker | 17,217 | 36.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 47,258 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016 California State Assembly

California's 65th State Assembly district election, 2016 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mike Gipson (incumbent) | 46,186 | 76.5 |
| | Republican | Theresa Sanford | 14,179 | 23.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 60,365 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Mike Gipson (incumbent) | 86,419 | 73.4 |
| | Republican | Theresa Sanford | 31,300 | 26.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 117,719 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018 California State Assembly

California's 65th State Assembly district election, 2018 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mike Gipson (incumbent) | 29,422 | 100.0 |
| | Republican | Theresa Sanford (write-in) | 9 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,431 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Mike Gipson (incumbent) | 83,210 | 84.7 |
| | Republican | Theresa Sanford | 15,010 | 15.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 98,220 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020 California State Assembly

2020 California's 65th State Assembly district election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mike Gipson (incumbent) | 83,559 | 59.50% |
| | Democratic | Fatima S. Iqbal-Zubair | 56,875 | 40.50% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022 California State Assembly

2022 California's 65th State Assembly district election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mike Gipson (incumbent) | 28,801 | 68.0 |
| | Democratic | Fatima Iqbal-Zubair | 13,162 | 31.1 |
| | Republican | Lydia Gutierrez (write-in) | 414 | 1.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 42,377 | 100% |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Mike Gipson (incumbent) | 43,118 | 61.7 |
| | Democratic | Fatima Iqbal-Zubair | 26,719 | 38.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 69,837 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |