# California's 76th State Assembly district

California's 76th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Darshana Patel of San Diego.

## District profile

Prior to the 2021 redirecting, the district encompassed coastal North County, stretching from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in the north to Encinitas in the south. The district at the time comprosed a relatively affluent and military-centered population.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 58.2 – 39.3% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 54.7 – 45.3% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 51.9 – 48.1% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 53.1 – 40.4% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 61.0 – 39.0% |
| 2014 | Governor | Kashkari 52.2 – 47.8% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 49.0 – 48.8% |
| 2012 | Senator | Emken 50.7 – 49.3% |

## List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 76th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
| Assembly members | Party | Years served | Counties represented | Notes |
| Jabez Banbury | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | Los Angeles | |
| John R. Brierly | Republican | January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891 | Los Angeles | |
| F. N. Marion | Republican | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | Los Angeles | |
| Charles Franklin Bennett | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | Orange | |
| Charles Sumner McKelvey | Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | Orange | |
| H. W. Chynoweth | Republican | January 4, 1897 - January 1, 1901 | Orange | |
| D. W. Hasson | Republican | January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | Orange | |
| Frank C. Prescott | Republican | January 5, 1903 - January 7, 1907 | San Bernardino | |
| William Fletcher Lemon | Republican | January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909 | San Bernardino | |
| John Wesley Flavelle | Republican | January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911 | San Bernardino | |
| Cornelius Gerrit Hendrik Bennink | Republican | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | San Bernardino | |
| Hans V. Weisel | Republican | January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | Orange | |
| Joe Charles Burke | Republican | January 4, 1915 - January 6, 1919 | Orange | |
| Walter Eden | Republican | January 6, 1919 - January 3, 1921 | Orange | |
| William O. Hart | Republican | January 3, 1921 - January 8, 1923 | Orange | |
| Charles Dexter Ball | Republican | January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925 | Orange | |
| Samuel Cloyd Hartranft | Republican | January 5, 1925 - January 3, 1927 | Orange | |
| Charles Dexter Ball | Republican | January 3, 1927 - January 7, 1929 | Orange | |
| Edward Craig | Republican | January 7, 1929 - January 5, 1931 | Orange | |
| Chester M. Kline | Republican | January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | Riverside | |
| John R. Phillips | Republican | January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937 | Riverside | |
| Nelson S. Dilworth | Republican | January 4, 1937 - January 8, 1945 | Riverside | |
| Philip L. Boyd | Republican | January 8, 1945 - January 3, 1949 | Riverside | |
| John D. Babbage | Republican | January 3, 1949 - January 5, 1953 | Riverside | |
| J. Ward Casey | Republican | January 5, 1953 - January 7, 1957 | Imperial | |
| Leverette D. House | Democratic | January 7, 1957 - January 7, 1963 | Imperial | |
| Clair Burgener | Republican | January 7, 1963 - January 2, 1967 | San Diego | |
| Pete Wilson | Republican | January 2, 1967 - December 5, 1971 | San Diego | Resigned to become mayor of San Diego. |
| Bob Wilson | Democratic | March 6, 1972 - November 30, 1974 | San Diego | Sworn in after winning special election. |
| William A. Craven | Republican | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1978 | San Diego | |
| Robert C. Frazee | Republican | December 4, 1978 - November 30, 1982 | San Diego | |
| Bill Randolph Bradley | Republican | December 6, 1982 - June 1, 1989 | Riverside, San Diego | Died in office from cancer. |
| Tricia Hunter | Republican | October 10, 1989 - November 30, 1992 | Riverside, San Diego | Sworn in office after winning special election. |
| Mike Gotch | Democratic | December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1994 | San Diego | |
| Susan Davis | Democratic | December 5, 1994 - November 30, 2000 | San Diego | |
| Christine Kehoe | Democratic | December 4, 2000 - November 30, 2004 | San Diego | |
| Lori Saldaña | Democratic | December 6, 2004 - November 30, 2010 | San Diego | |
| Toni Atkins | Democratic | December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2012 | San Diego | |
| Rocky Chávez | Republican | December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2018 | San Diego | |
| Tasha Boerner Horvath | Democratic | December 3, 2018 – present | San Diego | |

## Contents

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

### 2020

2020 California State Assembly election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Tasha Boerner Horvath (incumbent) | 77,792 | 57.5% |
| | Republican | Melanie Burkholder | 57,391 | 42.5% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 135,183 | 100.0% |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Tasha Boerner Horvath (incumbent) | 132,688 | 55.6% |
| | Republican | Melanie Burkholder | 105,855 | 44.4% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 238,543 | 100.0% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

California State Assembly election, 2018 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Elizabeth Warren | 28,755 | 26.2 |
| | Democratic | Tasha Boerner Horvath | 27,566 | 25.1 |
| | Republican | Phil Graham | 23,155 | 21.1 |
| | Republican | Mo Muir | 9,642 | 8.8 |
| | Republican | Thomas E. Krouse | 8,675 | 7.9 |
| | Republican | Amanda Rigby | 5,919 | 5.4 |
| | Republican | Jerome Stocks | 5,119 | 4.7 |
| | Republican | Brian Wimmer | 840 | 0.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 109,671 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Tasha Boerner Horvath | 79,769 | 54.6 |
| | Democratic | Elizabeth Warren | 66,427 | 45.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 146,196 | 100.0 |
| | 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 | Rocky Chávez (incumbent) | 68,819 | 99.5 |
| | Republican | Thomas E. Krouse (write-in) | 376 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 69,195 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Rocky Chávez (incumbent) | 95,477 | 59.4 |
| | Republican | Thomas E. Krouse | 65,377 | 40.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 160,854 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

California State Assembly election, 2014 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Rocky Chavez (incumbent) | 40,764 | 99.9 |
| | Republican | Thomas Krouse (write-in) | 28 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 40,792 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Rocky Chavez (incumbent) | 58,823 | 66.9 |
| | Republican | Thomas Krouse | 29,065 | 33.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 87,888 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

California State Assembly election, 2012 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Rocky Chavez | 25,143 | 38.8 |
| | Republican | Sherry Hodges | 21,100 | 32.6 |
| | Republican | Farrah Douglas | 18,570 | 28.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 64,813 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Rocky Chavez | 88,295 | 58.2 |
| | Republican | Sherry Hodges | 63,526 | 41.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 151,821 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2010

2010 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Toni Atkins | 75,357 | 57.7 |
| | Republican | Ralph Denney | 48,610 | 37.2 |
| | Libertarian | Daniel H. Baehr | 6,679 | 5.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 130,646 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

2008 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Lori Saldaña (incumbent) | 113,754 | 64.23 |
| | Republican | Ralph Denney | 55,128 | 31.13 |
| | Libertarian | Daniel Baehr | 8,224 | 4.64 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 177,106 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 73.25 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

2006 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Lori Saldaña (incumbent) | 73,932 | 64.40 |
| | Republican | Ralph Denney | 39,530 | 34.43 |
| | Republican | Kim Tran (write-in) | 1,335 | 1.16 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 114,797 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.22 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

2004 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Lori R. Saldana | 93,601 | 54.16 |
| | Republican | Tricia Hunter | 71,320 | 41.26 |
| | Libertarian | Jennifer Osborne | 7,918 | 4.58 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 172,839 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

2002 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Christine Kehoe (incumbent) | 63,590 | 62.36 |
| | Republican | Bob Divine | 34,805 | 34.13 |
| | Libertarian | Sarah N. Baker | 3,576 | 3.51 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 6,159 | 5.70 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 108,130 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

2000 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Christine Kehoe | 82,965 | 61.09 |
| | Republican | Michelle M. Nash-Hoff | 47,295 | 34.83 |
| | Libertarian | David T. Oakey | 5,544 | 4.08 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 13,129 | 8.82 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 148,933 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1998

1998 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Susan Davis (incumbent) | 70,244 | 65.32 |
| | Republican | Duane A. Admire | 34,143 | 31.75 |
| | Libertarian | Edward M. Teyssier | 3,159 | 2.94 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 12,342 | 10.29 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 119,888 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1996

1996 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Susan Davis (incumbent) | 70,799 | 53.05 |
| | Republican | Bob Trettin | 59,128 | 44.30 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Christine Freel | 3,534 | 2.65 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 7,570 | 5.37 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 141,031 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1994

1994 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Susan Davis | 54,055 | 49.43 |
| | Republican | Bob Trettin | 49,884 | 45.62 |
| | Libertarian | Jerry Balistreri | 3,525 | 3.22 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Donald R. Lake | 1,883 | 1.72 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 8,688 | 7.36 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 118,035 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1992

1992 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mike Gotch (incumbent) | 85,409 | 57.25 |
| | Republican | Dick Dajeke | 55,230 | 37.02 |
| | Libertarian | Pat Wright | 5,366 | 3.60 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Forest H. Worten | 3,189 | 2.14 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 13,507 | 8.30 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 162,701 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |