# California's 65th State Assembly district

California's 65th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Mike Gipson and was previously represented by Sharon Quirk-Silva of Fullerton.

## District profile

Up until the 2022 election, the district encompassed parts of north Orange County, anchored by the city of Fullerton. The primarily suburban district was ethnically and socioeconomically diverse.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2021 | Recall | No 56.6 – 43.4% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 57.0 – 40.9% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 54.5 – 45.5% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 55.4 – 44.6% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 56.7 – 37.3% |
| 2016 | Senator | Sanchez 50.6 – 49.4% |
| 2014 | Governor | Kashkari 50.7 – 49.3% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 51.9 – 45.7% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 54.2 – 45.8% |

## List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 65th 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 |
| D. M. Pyle | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | Santa Clara | |
| Samuel Rucker | Democratic | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | Santa Clara | |
| Lyttleton Albert Whitehurst | Democratic | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | Santa Clara | |
| George E. Hersey | Republican | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | Santa Clara | |
| William H. Alford | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | Tulare | |
| David VanLear Robinson | Democratic | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | Tulare | |
| William Pell Boone | Democratic | January 4, 1897 - January 1, 1901 | Tulare | |
| Harry Levinson | Democratic | January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | Tulare | |
| Christopher Peter Pann | Republican | January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905 | Ventura | |
| David T. Perkins | Republican | January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907 | Ventura | |
| George Lincoln Sackett | Republican | January 7, 1907 - January 2, 1911 | Ventura | |
| David Wallace Mott | Republican | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | Ventura | |
| Charles W. Kingsley | Socialist | January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | Los Angeles | |
| Peter C. Phillips | Republican | January 4, 1915 - January 6, 1919 | Los Angeles | |
| George M. Easton | Republican | January 6, 1919 - January 3, 1921 | Los Angeles | |
| Joseph L. Pedrotti | Republican | January 3, 1921 - January 5, 1925 | Los Angeles | |
| Thomas L. Dodge | Republican | January 5, 1925 - January 3, 1927 | Los Angeles | |
| Willis M. Baum | Republican | January 3, 1927 - January 5, 1931 | Los Angeles | |
| Sam M. Greene | Republican | January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | Los Angeles | |
| Herbert S. Hallner | Democratic | January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935 | Los Angeles | |
| Gene Flint | Democratic | January 7, 1935 - January 2, 1939 | Los Angeles | |
| John W. Evans | Democratic | January 2, 1939 - January 3, 1955 | Los Angeles | Ran as a Republican during his 6th term. |
| John W. Evans | Republican | January 2, 1939 - January 3, 1955 | Los Angeles | Ran as a Republican during his 6th term. |
| Jesse M. Unruh | Democratic | January 3, 1955 - January 4, 1971 | Los Angeles | |
| David C. Pierson | Democratic | January 4, 1971 - January 8, 1973 | Los Angeles | |
| Frank Holoman | Democratic | January 8, 1973 - November 30, 1974 | Los Angeles | |
| Bill McVittie | Democratic | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1980 | Los Angeles, San Bernardino | |
| Jim Cramer | Democratic | December 1, 1980 - November 30, 1982 | Los Angeles, San Bernardino | |
| Charles W. Bader | Republican | December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1990 | Los Angeles, San Bernardino | |
| Jim Brulte | Republican | December 3, 1990 - November 30, 1992 | Los Angeles, San Bernardino | |
| Paul A. Woodruff | Republican | December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1994 | Riverside, San Bernardino | |
| Brett Granlund | Republican | December 5, 1994 - November 30, 2000 | Riverside, San Bernardino | |
| Janice C. Leja | Republican | Did not serve her term due to settlement | Riverside, San Bernardino | Agreed not to assume her Assembly seat as part of a settlement with the Attorney General's office, in addition to pleading guilty to misdemeanor violations in relation to campaign finance reporting. |
| Russ Bogh | Republican | April 5, 2001 - November 30, 2006 | Riverside, San Bernardino | Sworn in after winning special election to fill in seat that was vacant. |
| Paul Cook | Republican | December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2012 | Riverside, San Bernardino | |
| Sharon Quirk-Silva | Democratic | December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2014 | Orange | |
| Young Kim | Republican | December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2016 | Orange | |
| Sharon Quirk-Silva | Democratic | December 5, 2016 – present | Orange | |

## 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 | Sharon Quirk-Silva (incumbent) | 54,240 | 57.7% |
| | Republican | Cynthia Thacker | 39,796 | 42.3% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 94,036 | 100.0% |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Sharon Quirk-Silva (incumbent) | 112,333 | 58.3% |
| | Republican | Cynthia Thacker | 80,468 | 41.7% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 192,801 | 100.0% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

California State Assembly election, 2018 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Sharon Quirk-Silva (incumbent) | 37,587 | 52.9 |
| | Republican | Alexandria "Alex" Coronado | 33,459 | 47.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 71,046 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Sharon Quirk-Silva (incumbent) | 74,636 | 57.2 |
| | Republican | Alexandria "Alex" Coronado | 55,953 | 42.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 130,589 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

California State Assembly election, 2016 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Sharon Quirk-Silva | 42,890 | 54.3 |
| | Republican | Young Kim (incumbent) | 36,028 | 45.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 78,918 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Sharon Quirk-Silva | 79,654 | 53.2 |
| | Republican | Young Kim (incumbent) | 69,941 | 46.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 149,595 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 2014

California State Assembly election, 2014 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Young Kim | 21,593 | 54.7 |
| | Democratic | Sharon Quirk-Silva (incumbent) | 17,896 | 45.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 39,489 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Young Kim | 42,376 | 54.6 |
| | Democratic | Sharon Quirk-Silva (incumbent) | 35,204 | 45.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 77,580 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2012

California State Assembly election, 2012 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Chris Norby (incumbent) | 29,917 | 58.8 |
| | Democratic | Sharon Quirk-Silva | 20,936 | 41.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 50,853 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Sharon Quirk-Silva | 68,988 | 52.0 |
| | Republican | Chris Norby (incumbent) | 63,576 | 48.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 132,564 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 2010

2010 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Paul Cook (incumbent) | 78,475 | 57.9 |
| | Democratic | Carl Wood | 57,212 | 42.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 135,687 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2008

2008 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Paul Cook (incumbent) | 93,566 | 53.20 |
| | Democratic | Carl Wood | 82,305 | 46.80 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 175,871 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 71.22 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2006

2006 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Paul Cook | 67,669 | 59.92 |
| | Democratic | Rita Ramirez-Dean | 41,906 | 37.11 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Jon Taleb | 3,358 | 2.97 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 112,933 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.47 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2004

2004 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Russ Bogh (incumbent) | 93,676 | 61.58 |
| | Democratic | Rita Ramirez-Dean | 58,454 | 38.42 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 152,130 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2002

2002 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Russ Bogh (incumbent) | 56,575 | 63.34 |
| | Democratic | Darrel R. Scholes | 32,740 | 36.66 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 2,555 | 2.78 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 91,870 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2000

2000 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Janice C. Leja | 58,750 | 47.06 |
| | Democratic | Ray R. Quinto | 53,425 | 42.80 |
| | Libertarian | Bonnie Flickinger | 10,263 | 8.22 |
| | Natural Law | Joseph Ray Renteria | 2,399 | 1.92 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 124,837 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1998

1998 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Brett Granlund (incumbent) | 56,523 | 57.12 |
| | Democratic | Ray R. Quinto | 39,286 | 39.70 |
| | Natural Law | Joseph "Ray" Renteria | 3,144 | 3.18 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 7,419 | 6.97 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 106,372 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1996

1996 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Brett Granlund (incumbent) | 66,573 | 56.64 |
| | Democratic | Shirley A. Morton | 45,559 | 38.76 |
| | Natural Law | Douglas R. Wallack | 5,344 | 4.55 |
| | No party | David William O'Brien (write-in) | 63 | 0.05 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 9,269 | 7.31 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 146,808 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1994

1994 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Brett Granlund | 64,291 | 63.13 |
| | Democratic | Richard D. Sandoval | 37,550 | 36.87 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 11,315 | 8.05 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 113,156 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1992

1992 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Paul A. Woodruff (incumbent) | 68,768 | 52.45 |
| | Democratic | Alice J. Robb | 50,768 | 38.72 |
| | Libertarian | Michael S. Geller | 11,575 | 8.83 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 13,055 | 9.06 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 144,166 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |