# California's 22nd State Assembly district

California's 22nd State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. The district moved from the San Francisco Peninsula to the San Joaquin Valley as part of redistricting in 2022.

## District profile

The district is in the San Joaquin Valley. It is suburban and rural with a large agricultural economy base. Many citizens commute to work in the San Francisco Bay Area. Modesto, Turlock, and Patterson are the largest communities in the district.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2022 | Governor | Dahle 55.5 – 44.5% |
| 2022 | Senator | Meuser 52.9 – 47.1% |
| 2021 | Recall | No 78.1 – 21.9% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 77.3 – 20.7% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 74.4 – 25.6% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 62.3 – 37.7% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 75.2 – 19.8% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 71.7 – 28.3% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 74.8 – 25.2% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 71.4 – 26.3% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 76.3 – 23.7% |

## List of assemblymembers

Due to redistricting, the 22nd district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2020 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
| Assembly Members | Party | Years Served | Counties Represented | Notes |
| Henry A. Pellet | Republican | January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887 | Napa | |
| Frank Coombs | Republican | January 3, 1887 – January 2, 1893 | Napa | |
| Eben B. Owen | Republican | January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895 | Sacramento | |
| John E. Butler | Republican | January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897 | Sacramento | |
| Leonard M. Landsborough | Fusion | January 4, 1897 – January 2, 1899 | Sacramento | |
| Morris Brooke | Democratic | January 2, 1899 – January 1, 1901 | Sacramento | |
| William Walter Greer | Republican | January 1, 1901 – January 5, 1903 | Sacramento | |
| Harry Leander Ells | Republican | January 5, 1903 – January 7, 1907 | Contra Costa | |
| Palmerston Cornick Campbell | Republican | January 7, 1907 – January 4, 1909 | Contra Costa | |
| Thomas D. Johnston | Republican | January 4, 1909 – January 2, 1911 | Contra Costa | |
| Madison Ralph Jones | Republican | January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913 | Contra Costa | |
| John J. Ford Jr. | Democratic | January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915 | San Francisco | |
| William P. Kennedy | Progressive Party | January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1917 | San Francisco | |
| Thomas A. Mitchell | Republican | January 8, 1917 – January 6, 1919 | San Francisco | |
| Thomas A. Mitchell | Democratic | January 6, 1919 – January 3, 1921 | San Francisco | |
| Thomas A. Mitchell | Republican | January 3, 1921 – January 3, 1927 | San Francisco | |
| James C. Flynn | Republican | January 3, 1927 – January 23, 1930 | San Francisco | Died in office |
| Frederick C. Hawes | Republican | January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933 | San Francisco | |
| James A. Miller | Republican | January 2, 1933 – January 7, 1935 | San Francisco | |
| Kennett B. Dawson | Republican | January 7, 1935 – January 2, 1939 | San Francisco | |
| George D. Collins Jr. | Democratic | January 2, 1939 – January 5, 1953 | San Francisco | |
| Bernard R. Brady | Democratic | January 5, 1953 – January 7, 1957 | San Francisco | |
| John A. Busterud | Republican | January 7, 1957 – January 7, 1963 | San Francisco | |
| George W. Milias | Republican | January 7, 1963 – January 4, 1971 | Santa Clara | |
| Richard D. Hayden | Republican | January 4, 1971 – November 30, 1980 | Santa Clara | |
| Ernie Konnyu | Republican | December 1, 1980 – November 30, 1986 | Santa Clara | |
| Chuck Quackenbush | Republican | December 1, 1986 – November 30, 1992 | Santa Clara | |
| John Vasconcellos | Democratic | December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1996 | Santa Clara | |
| Elaine Alquist | Democratic | December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2002 | Santa Clara | |
| Sally J. Lieber | Democratic | December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008 | Santa Clara | |
| Paul Fong | Democratic | December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012 | Santa Clara | |
| Kevin Mullin | Democratic | December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2022 | San Mateo | |
| Juan Alanis | Republican | December 5, 2022 – Present | Merced, 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 | Juan Alanis | 23,453 | 36.5% |
| | Democratic | Jessica Self | 17,315 | 27.0% |
| | Democratic | Chad M. Condit | 13,015 | 20.3% |
| | Republican | Joel Gutierrez Campos | 8,160 | 12.7% |
| | Republican | Guadalupe 'Lupita' Salazar | 2,250 | 3.5% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 64,193 | 100.0% |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Juan Alanis | 60,338 | 58.1% |
| | Democratic | Jessica Self | 43,526 | 41.9% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 103,864 | 100.0% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2020

2020 California State Assembly election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kevin Mullin (incumbent) | 107,738 | 75.7% |
| | Republican | Mark Gilham | 17,942 | 12.6% |
| | Republican | Bridget Mahoney | 16,606 | 11.7% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 142,286 | 100.0% |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Kevin Mullin (incumbent) | 182,419 | 75.4% |
| | Republican | Mark Gilham | 59,531 | 24.6% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 241,950 | 100.0% |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2018

California State Assembly election, 2018 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kevin Mullin (incumbent) | 80,610 | 74.1 |
| | Republican | Christina Laskowski | 24,104 | 22.2 |
| | Green | Bridget Duffy | 4,106 | 3.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 108,820 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Kevin Mullin (incumbent) | 145,197 | 76.8 |
| | Republican | Christina Laskowski | 43,927 | 23.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 189,124 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

California State Assembly election, 2016 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kevin Mullin (incumbent) | 85,682 | 76.2 |
| | Republican | Art Kiesel | 14,998 | 13.3 |
| | Republican | Mark Gilham | 11,748 | 10.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 112,428 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Kevin Mullin (incumbent) | 148,289 | 74.4 |
| | Republican | Art Kiesel | 51,046 | 25.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 199,335 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

California State Assembly election, 2014 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kevin Mullin (incumbent) | 42,575 | 71.0 |
| | Republican | Mark Gilham | 9,053 | 15.1 |
| | Republican | Jonathan Emmanuel Madison | 8,297 | 13.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 59,925 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Kevin Mullin (incumbent) | 73,928 | 70.6 |
| | Republican | Mark Gilham | 30,781 | 29.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 104,709 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

California State Assembly election, 2012 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kevin Mullin | 51,578 | 68.5 |
| | Republican | Mark Gilham | 23,738 | 31.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 75,316 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Kevin Mullin | 126,519 | 71.4 |
| | Republican | Mark Gilham | 50,684 | 28.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 177,203 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

2010 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Paul Fong (incumbent) | 74,501 | 67.1 |
| | Republican | Eric Shooter Hickok | 30,143 | 27.1 |
| | Libertarian | T.J. Campbell | 6,478 | 5.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 111,122 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

2008 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Paul Fong | 109,249 | 76.14 |
| | Republican | Brent Oya | 34,230 | 23.86 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 143,479 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 75.42 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

2006 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Sally Lieber (incumbent) | 66,941 | 68.79 |
| | Republican | Roger Riffenburgh | 30,369 | 31.21 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 97,310 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 59.56 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

2004 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Sally Lieber (incumbent) | 91,561 | 70.27 |
| | Republican | Marie Dominguez-Gasson | 38,746 | 29.73 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 130,307 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

2002 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Sally Lieber | 48,144 | 58.39 |
| | Republican | Stan Kawczynski | 30,331 | 36.79 |
| | Libertarian | Kennita Watson | 3,972 | 4.82 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 7,833 | 8.68 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 90,280 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

2000 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Elaine Alquist (incumbent) | 81,401 | 67.58 |
| | Republican | Stan Kawczynski | 39,149 | 32.50 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 14,942 | 11.03 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 135,492 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1998

1998 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Elaine Alquist (incumbent) | 61,980 | 63.80 |
| | Republican | Stan Kawczynski | 30,186 | 31.07 |
| | Libertarian | Raul Rako | 3,562 | 3.67 |
| | Natural Law | Rick Dunstan | 1,414 | 1.46 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 11,575 | 10.65 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 108,717 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1996

1996 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Elaine Alquist | 74,304 | 60.14 |
| | Republican | Karin Dowdy | 44,505 | 36.02 |
| | Natural Law | Frank Strutner | 4,738 | 3.83 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 14,526 | 10.52 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 138,073 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1994

1994 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Vasconcellos (incumbent) | 56,272 | 56.3 |
| | Republican | Karin Dowdy | 43,678 | 43.7 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 19,482 | 16.31 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 119,432 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1992

1992 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Vasconcellos (incumbent) | 81,578 | 54.36 |
| | Republican | Tim Jeffries | 59,120 | 39.40 |
| | Libertarian | Bob Goodwyn | 9,367 | 6.24 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 13,258 | 8.12 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 163,323 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |