# California's 4th State Assembly district

California's 4th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Cecilia Aguiar-Curry of Winters.

## District profile

The district encompasses much of the southern and western Sacramento Valley and Wine Country. The Coast Ranges run down the western half of the district.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2021 | Recall | No 65.1 – 34.9% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 66.3 – 31.2% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 63.9 – 36.1% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 51.5 – 48.5% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 62.8 – 29.8% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 67.2 – 32.8% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 66.4 – 33.6% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 63.2 – 33.9% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 65.7 – 34.3% |

## List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 4th 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 |
| John Yule | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | Shasta, Trinity | |
| Thaddeus Wilton Huff Shanahan | Democratic | January 3, 1887 - January 2, 1893 | Shasta, Trinity | |
| William P. Mathews | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | Tehama, Trinity | |
| Daniel Garrard Reid | Democratic | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | Tehama, Trinity | |
| Frank Houghton | Democratic | January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899 | Tehama, Trinity | |
| W. H. La Bare | Republican | January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1901 | Tehama, Trinity | |
| H. S. Gans | Republican | January 5, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | Tehama, Trinity | |
| George Adolf Grotefend | Democratic | January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905 | Lassen, Modoc, Shasta | |
| J. H. Creighton | Republican | January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907 | Lassen, Modoc, Shasta | |
| Nathan A. Cornish | Republican | January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909 | Lassen, Modoc, Shasta | |
| Arthur M. Dean | Republican | January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911 | Lassen, Modoc, Shasta | |
| James Halar Tibbits | Republican | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | Lassen, Modoc, Shasta | |
| Albert Franklin Shartel | Republican | January 6, 1913 - January 8, 1917 | Plumas, Lassen, Modoc, Sierra | |
| Arthur Joseph Mathews | Republican | January 8, 1917 - January 3, 1921 | Plumas, Lassen, Modoc, Sierra | |
| Franklin J. Powers | Republican | January 3, 1921 - January 8, 1923 | Plumas, Lassen, Modoc, Sierra | |
| Arthur Joseph Mathews | Republican | January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925 | Plumas, Lassen, Modoc, Sierra | |
| N. V. Wemple | Republican | January 5, 1925 - January 7, 1929 | Plumas, Lassen, Modoc, Sierra | |
| Forrest R. Young | Democratic | January 7, 1929 - January 5, 1931 | Plumas, Lassen, Modoc, Sierra | |
| Edwin Albert McDaniel | Democratic | January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | Colusa, Glenn, Tehama | |
| John Evangelist Frazier | Republican | January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937 | Butte Sutter, Yuba County, California | |
| Seth Millington | Democratic | January 4, 1937 - January 4, 1943 | Butte Sutter, Yuba County, California | |
| Albert M. King | Democratic | January 4, 1943 - January 6, 1947 | Butte Sutter, Yuba County, California | |
| Bert Willits Loomis | Republican | January 6, 1947 - January 3, 1949 | Butte Sutter, Yuba County, California | |
| Arthur William Coats Jr. | Democratic | January 3, 1949 - January 5, 1953 | Butte Sutter, Yuba County, California | |
| Don Hobbie | Republican | January 5, 1953 – September 20, 1955 | Butte Sutter, Yuba County, California | Died in office from a heart attack. |
| Harold Thomas Sedgwick | Republican | October 17, 1955 – January 7, 1963 | Butte Sutter, Yuba County, California | He was sworn in after the death of his predecessor after winning the special election. |
| Harold E. Booth | Democratic | January 7, 1963 - January 4, 1965 | Butte, Colusa, Sutter, Glenn, Yolo | |
| Ray E. Johnson | Republican | January 4, 1965 – November 30, 1974 | Butte, Colusa, Sutter, Glenn, Yolo | |
| Ray E. Johnson | Republican | January 4, 1965 – November 30, 1974 | Butte, Colusa, Sutter, Glenn, Lake, Yolo | |
| Edwin L. Z'berg | Democratic | December 2, 1974 – August 26, 1975 | Sacramento, Solano, Yolo | Died in office at his apartment from a heart attack. |
| Vic Fazio | Democratic | December 10, 1975 – November 30, 1978 | Sacramento, Solano, Yolo | He was sworn in after the death of his predecessor, after winning the special election. |
| Thomas M. Hannigan | Democratic | December 4, 1978 – November 30, 1992 | Solano, Yolo | |
| David Knowles | Republican | December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1996 | Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mono, Placer | |
| Rico Oller | Republican | December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2000 | Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mono, Placer | |
| Tim Leslie | Republican | December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2006 | Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mono, Placer | |
| Tim Leslie | Republican | December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2006 | Alpine, El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento | |
| Ted Gaines | Republican | December 4, 2006 – January 6, 2011 | Alpine, El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento | Resigned after winning the Senate special election in the 1st district and eventually succeeded by his wife. |
| Beth Gaines | Republican | May 12, 2011 – November 30, 2012 | Alpine, El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento | Won the 2011 special election in her husband's district. |
| Mariko Yamada | Democratic | December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2014 | Colusa, Lake, Napa, Solano, Sonoma, Yolo | |
| Bill Dodd | Democratic | December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2016 | Colusa, Lake, Napa, Solano, Sonoma, Yolo | |
| Cecilia Aguiar-Curry | Democratic | December 5, 2016 – December 4 2022 | Colusa, Lake, Napa, Solano, Sonoma, Yolo | |
| Cecilia Aguiar-Curry | Democratic | December 5, 2022 – present | Colusa, Lake, Napa, Sonoma, Yolo | |

## Contents

* 1992
* 1994
* 1996
* 1998
* 2000
* 2002
* 2004
* 2006
* 2008
* 2010
* 2011 (special)
* 2012
* 2014
* 2016
* 2018
* 2020
* 2022

### 2022

2022 California's 4th State Assembly district election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (incumbent) | 70,593 | 67.1 |
| | Republican | Bryan Pritchard | 34,532 | 32.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 105,161 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (incumbent) | 99,342 | 64.9 |
| | Republican | Bryan Pritchard | 53,734 | 35.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 153,076 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 California's 4th State Assembly district election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (incumbent) | 82,388 | 58.6 |
| | Republican | Matthew L. Nelson | 42,566 | 30.3 |
| | Democratic | Sophia Racke | 15,692 | 11.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 140,646 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (incumbent) | 150,157 | 66.7 |
| | Republican | Matthew L. Nelson | 75,110 | 33.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 225,267 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

California State Assembly election, 2018 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (incumbent) | 77,882 | 99.5 |
| | Libertarian | Brandon Z. Nelson (write-in) | 132 | 0.2 |
| | Republican | Cherylyn A. Nutting (write-in) | 130 | 0.2 |
| | Green | Sarah Joan Fulton (write-in) | 128 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 78,272 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (incumbent) | 122,657 | 75.2 |
| | Libertarian | Brandon Z. Nelson | 40,398 | 24.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 163,055 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

California State Assembly election, 2016 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Cecilia Aguiar-Curry | 36,043 | 29.2 |
| | Republican | Charlie Schaupp | 35,454 | 28.7 |
| | Democratic | Dan Wolk | 31,405 | 25.4 |
| | Democratic | Don Saylor | 18,284 | 14.8 |
| | Democratic | Elmer Mark Kropp | 2,281 | 1.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 123,467 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Cecilia Aguiar-Curry | 118,772 | 63.5 |
| | Republican | Charlie Schaupp | 68,170 | 36.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 186,942 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

California State Assembly election, 2014 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bill Dodd | 22,168 | 26.4 |
| | Republican | Charlie Schaupp | 21,873 | 26.1 |
| | Democratic | Dan Wolk | 19,963 | 23.8 |
| | Democratic | Joe Krovoza | 14,993 | 17.9 |
| | Republican | Dustin Call | 4,939 | 5.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 83,936 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Bill Dodd | 70,598 | 61.6 |
| | Republican | Charlie Schaupp | 43,981 | 38.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 114,579 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

California State Assembly election, 2012 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mariko Yamada (incumbent) | 51,821 | 59.2 |
| | Republican | John Munn | 35,664 | 40.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 87,485 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Mariko Yamada (incumbent) | 108,081 | 62.5 |
| | Republican | John Munn | 64,946 | 37.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 173,027 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 2011 (special)

2011 Special election primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dennis Campanale | 21,977 | 31.3 |
| | Republican | Beth Gaines | 15,952 | 22.7 |
| | Republican | John Allard | 15,226 | 21.7 |
| | Republican | Cheryl Bly-Chester | 6,788 | 9.7 |
| | Republican | Michael F. O'Connor | 3,929 | 5.6 |
| | Republican | Rob Matthews | 2,753 | 3.9 |
| | Republican | Matt Williams | 2,703 | 3.9 |
| | Republican | "Bo" Bogdan Ambrozewicz | 877 | 1.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 70,205 | 100.0 |
2011 Special general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Beth Gaines | 41,144 | 55.6 |
| | Democratic | Dennis Campanale | 32,878 | 44.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 74,022 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2010

2010 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ted Gaines (incumbent) | 109,672 | 58.8 |
| | Democratic | Dennis J. Campanale | 68,306 | 36.6 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Daniel D. Frederick | 8,647 | 4.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 186,625 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2008

2008 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ted Gaines (incumbent) | 166,736 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 166,736 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.63 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2006

2006 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ted Gaines | 96,958 | 58.83 |
| | Democratic | Robert Haswell | 57,401 | 34.83 |
| | Libertarian | Michael Murphy | 5,423 | 3.29 |
| | Green | Gerald Fritts | 5,025 | 3.05 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 164,807 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 66.07 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2004

2004 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tim Leslie (incumbent) | 140,105 | 66.68 |
| | Democratic | Todd W. Schwenk | 70,008 | 33.32 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 210,113 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2002

2002 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tim Leslie (incumbent) | 84,301 | 66.28 |
| | Democratic | Scott Warren | 42,884 | 33.72 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 9,295 | 6.81 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 136,480 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2000

2000 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tim Leslie | 144,844 | 66.95 |
| | Democratic | Stephen A. Macola | 71,492 | 33.05 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 5,818 | 2.62 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 222,154 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1998

1998 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Rico Oller (incumbent) | 103,688 | 61.66 |
| | Democratic | Mark A. Norberg | 57,492 | 34.19 |
| | Libertarian | Robert L. "Bob" Mulvany | 6,980 | 4.15 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 14,359 | 7.87 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 182,519 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1996

1996 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Thomas "Rico" Oller | 105,257 | 57.90 |
| | Democratic | Erike J. Young | 76,193 | 41.91 |
| | No party | Karen Smith (write-in) | 349 | 0.19 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 181,799 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1994

1994 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | David Knowles (incumbent) | 101,020 | 64.97 |
| | Democratic | Charles W. "Charlie" Fish | 47,700 | 30.68 |
| | Libertarian | Clyde B. Smith | 6,774 | 4.36 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 11,755 | 7.03 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 167,249 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1992

1992 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | David Knowles (incumbent) | 102,578 | 56.15 |
| | Democratic | Mark A. Norberg | 64,400 | 35.25 |
| | Libertarian | Gary Hines | 15,720 | 8.60 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 16,034 | 8.07 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 198,732 | 100.00 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |