# California's 27th State Assembly district

California's 27th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Esmeralda Soria of Fresno.

## District profile

Located in the City of Fresno

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2021 | Recall | No 75.3 – 24.7% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 70.6 – 27.6% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 74.1 – 25.9% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 60.2 – 39.8% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 77.8 – 17.3% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 54.2 – 45.8% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 78.6 – 21.4% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 76.4 – 21.5% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 79.1 – 20.9% |

## List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 27th 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 |
| R. C. Carter | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | Solano | |
| Robert J. Currey | Republican | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | Solano | |
| Jackson Fay Brown | Republican | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | Solano | |
| John C. Wolfskill | Democratic | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | Solano | |
| D. J. B. Schroebel | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | Calaveras | |
| Willis Dunbar | Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | Calaveras | |
| C. D. Fontana | Republican | January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899 | Calaveras | |
| Harvey S. Blood | Republican | January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901 | Calaveras | |
| William Chapman Ralston Jr. | Republican | January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | Calaveras | |
| Aubrey M. Lumley | Democratic | January 5, 1903 - January 7, 1907 | Inyo, Tulara | |
| Peter W. Forbes | Democratic | January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909 | Inyo, Tulara | |
| George Washington Wyllie | Republican | January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913 | Inyo, Tulara | |
| Edward P. Walsh | Democratic | January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | San Francisco | |
| Nicholas J. Prendergast | Progressive | January 4, 1915 - April 14, 1920 | San Francisco | Died in office. |
| Nicholas J. Prendergast | Republican | January 4, 1915 - April 14, 1920 | San Francisco | Died in office. |
| Patrick J. Gray | Republican | January 3, 1921 - January 8, 1923 | San Francisco | |
| William Seward Scott | Republican | January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925 | San Francisco | |
| Leland Richard Jacobson | Republican | January 5, 1925 - June 5, 1928 | San Francisco | Died in office before finishing his last term. |
| Melvyn I. Cronin | Democratic | January 7, 1929 - January 2, 1933 | San Francisco | |
| B. J. Feigenbaum | Republican | January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935 | San Francisco | |
| Jefferson E. Peyser | Republican | January 7, 1935 - January 2, 1939 | San Francisco | |
| Albert Charles Wollenberg | Republican | January 2, 1939 - January 4, 1943 | San Francisco | |
| Harrison W. Call | Republican | January 4, 1943 - January 6, 1947 | San Mateo | |
| Richard J. Dolwig | Republican | January 6, 1947 - January 5, 1953 | San Mateo | |
| Glenn E. Coolidge | Republican | January 5, 1953 - January 7, 1963 | San Benito, Santa Cruz | |
| Leo Ryan | Democratic | January 7, 1963 - January 3, 1973 | San Mateo | Elected to Congress. |
| Lou Papan | Democratic | January 8, 1973 - November 30, 1974 | San Mateo | |
| John E. Thurman | Democratic | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1982 | Merced, Stanislaus | |
| Gary Condit | Democratic | December 6, 1982 - September 20, 1989 | Merced, Stanislaus | Resigned after winning special election in Congress. |
| Sal Cannella | Democratic | February 1, 1990 - November 30, 1992 | Merced, Stanislaus | Was sworn after winning special election to fill vacant seat left by Gary Condit. |
| Sam Farr | Democratic | December 7, 1992 - June 16, 1993 | Monterey, Santa Cruz | Resigned from the Assembly after winning a special election for the 17th Congressional district. |
| Bruce McPherson | Republican | November 14, 1993 - November 30, 1996 | Monterey, Santa Cruz | Was sworn in after winning a special election for a vacant seat left by Sam Farr. |
| Fred Keeley | Democratic | December 2, 1996 - November 30, 2002 | Monterey, Santa Cruz | |
| John Laird | Democratic | December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008 | Monterey, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara | |
| Bill Monning | Democratic | December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012 | Monterey, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara | |
| Nora Campos | Democratic | December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2016 | Santa Clara | |
| Ash Kalra | Democratic | December 5, 2016 - December 5, 2022 | Santa Clara | |
| Esmeralda Soria | Democratic | December 5, 2022 – Present | Fresno |

## Election results (1992–present)
### 2020

2020 California State Assembly election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ash Kalra (incumbent) | 66,324 | 75.7% |
| | Republican | G. Burt Lancaster | 21,323 | 24.3% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 87,647 | 100.0% |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Ash Kalra (incumbent) | 127,772 | 72.6% |
| | Republican | G. Burt Lancaster | 48,112 | 27.4% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 175,884 | 100.0% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

California State Assembly election, 2018 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ash Kalra (incumbent) | 51,825 | 99.5 |
| | Republican | G. Burt Lancaster (write-in) | 285 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 52,110 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Ash Kalra (incumbent) | 90,068 | 76.3 |
| | Republican | G. Burt Lancaster | 27,990 | 23.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 118,058 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

California State Assembly election, 2016 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Madison Nguyen | 27,453 | 34.3 |
| | Democratic | Ash Kalra | 15,843 | 19.8 |
| | Republican | Van Le | 11,726 | 14.7 |
| | Democratic | Andres Quintero | 10,922 | 13.7 |
| | Democratic | Cong Thanh Do | 4,869 | 6.1 |
| | Democratic | Darcie Green | 4,769 | 6.0 |
| | Democratic | Esau Herrera | 4,342 | 5.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 79,924 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Ash Kalra | 71,696 | 53.2 |
| | Democratic | Madison Nguyen | 63,048 | 46.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 134,744 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

California State Assembly election, 2014 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nora Campos (incumbent) | 34,799 | 69.5 |
| | Republican | G. "Burt" Lancaster | 15,272 | 30.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 50,071 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Nora Campos (incumbent) | 49,416 | 69.4 |
| | Republican | G. "Burt" Lancaster | 21,779 | 30.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 71,195 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

California State Assembly election, 2012 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nora Campos (incumbent) | 34,217 | 70.6 |
| | Republican | Roger F. Lasson | 14,238 | 29.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 48,455 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Nora Campos (incumbent) | 91,816 | 77.6 |
| | Republican | Roger F. Lasson | 26,461 | 22.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 118,277 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

2010 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bill Monning (incumbent) | 102,124 | 66.8 |
| | Republican | Linda "Ellie" Black | 50,831 | 33.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 152,955 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

2008 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bill Monning | 127,102 | 65.97 |
| | Republican | Robert Murray | 48,107 | 24.97 |
| | Libertarian | Mark Hinkle | 17,435 | 9.05 |
| | Independent | Rexford Keyes (write-in) | 27 | 0.01 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 192,671 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 78.71 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

2006 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Laird (incumbent) | 99,530 | 70.12 |
| | Republican | Michael Morrison | 42,411 | 29.88 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 141,941 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.65 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

2004 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Laird (incumbent) | 129,410 | 68.66 |
| | Republican | Jack D. Barlich | 59,076 | 31.34 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 188,486 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

2000 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Laird | 76,044 | 61.20 |
| | Republican | Charles Clayton Carter | 43,892 | 35.33 |
| | Libertarian | Gordon Donald Sachtjen | 4,209 | 3.39 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 5,525 | 4.26 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 129,770 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

2000 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Fred Keeley (incumbent) | 101,459 | 64.79 |
| | Republican | Charles Clayton Carter | 44,804 | 28.61 |
| | Libertarian | David R. Bonino | 5,201 | 3.32 |
| | Natural Law | Madeline De Joly | 5,140 | 3.28 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 9,594 | 5.77 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 166,198 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1998

1998 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Fred Keeley (incumbent) | 81,234 | 65.34 |
| | Republican | Phil H. Chavez | 38,063 | 30.62 |
| | Libertarian | Dirk Walker Deardorff | 5,021 | 4.04 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 8,797 | 6.61 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 133,115 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1996

1996 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Fred Keeley | 86,099 | 56.91 |
| | Republican | Jim Davis | 57,407 | 37.94 |
| | Natural Law | Sunshine W. McCarthy | 7,786 | 5.15 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 9,049 | 5.84 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 160,331 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 1994

1994 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Bruce McPherson (incumbent) | 66,995 | 49.57 |
| | Democratic | Bill Monning | 64,309 | 47.59 |
| | Libertarian | O. Robert Welch | 3,835 | 2.84 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 5,975 | 4.23 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 141,114 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1992

1992 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Sam Farr (incumbent) | 101,695 | 60.67 |
| | Republican | Susan Whitman | 58,873 | 35.12 |
| | Peace and Freedom | David Lucier | 7,050 | 4.21 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 10,301 | 5.79 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 177,919 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |