# California's 72nd State Assembly district

California's 72nd State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican Diane Dixon.

## District profile

The district encompasses mostly of coastal communities Orange County. The district is primarily suburban.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2021 | Recall | Yes 52.4 – 47.6% |
| 2020 | President | Trump 50.3–47.8% |
| 2018 | Governor | Cox 51.6–48.4% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 54.0–46.0% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 51.4–43.1% |
| 2016 | Senator | Sanchez 50.4–49.6% |
| 2014 | Governor | Kashkari 53.7–46.3% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 51.1–46.7% |
| 2012 | Senator | Emken 51.3–48.7% |

## List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 72nd 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. J. Van Voorhies | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | Alpine, Mono, Inyo | |
| Andrew J. Gould | Republican | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | Alpine, Mono, Inyo | |
| Cyrus Coleman | Republican | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | Alpine, Mono, Inyo | |
| Frank Eugene Hunewill | Republican | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | Alpine, Mono, Inyo | |
| T. J. Kerns | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | Los Angeles | |
| Brewster C. Kenyon | Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 2, 1899 | Los Angeles | |
| Joseph M. Miller | Republican | January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901 | Los Angeles | |
| William H. Savage | Republican | January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | Los Angeles | |
| Herbert Swift Greenwood McCartney | Republican | January 5, 1903 - January 7, 1907 | Los Angeles | |
| Fred E. Pierce | Republican | January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909 | Los Angeles | |
| John N. O. Rech | Republican | January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911 | Los Angeles | |
| Henry S. Benedict | Republican | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | Los Angeles | |
| Arthur G. Kuck | Republican | January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | Los Angeles | |
| Harry A. Chamberlin | Republican | January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917 | Los Angeles | |
| George C. Watson | Republican | January 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919 | Los Angeles | |
| Alexander P. Fleming | Republican | January 6, 1919 - December 15, 1920 | Los Angeles | Died in office before the end of term. Died from complications of heart and kidney maladies. He also served as Los City City Council from July 7, 1919 to his death. |
| Willard E. Badham | Republican | January 3, 1921 - January 5, 1931 | Los Angeles | |
| Ben A. Hill | Republican | January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | Los Angeles | |
| Hobart R. Alter | Republican | January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935 | San Bernardino | |
| Godfrey A. Andreas | Democratic | January 7, 1935 - October 13, 1942 | San Bernardino | Died in office. |
| R. Fred Price | Republican | January 4, 1943 - January 8, 1951 | San Bernardino | |
| Stanford C. Shaw | Democratic | January 8, 1951 - January 3, 1955 | San Bernardino | |
| Eugene G. Nisbet | Democratic | January 3, 1955 - January 7, 1963 | San Bernardino | |
| John Quimby | Democratic | January 7, 1963 - November 30, 1974 | San Bernardino | |
| Richard H. Robinson | Democratic | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1986 | Orange | |
| Dick Longshore | Republican | December 1, 1986 - June 8, 1988 | Orange | Died in office. Died from Pneumonia. |
| Curt Pringle | Republican | December 5, 1988 – November 30, 1990 | Orange | |
| Tom Umberg | Democratic | December 3, 1990 - November 30, 1992 | Orange | |
| Ross Johnson | Republican | December 7, 1992 – May 11, 1995 | Orange | Resigned from office to be sworn in the 35th Senate district after winning special election. |
| Dick Ackerman | Republican | September 13, 1995 - November 30, 2000 | Orange | Sworn in after winning special election. |
| Lynn Daucher | Republican | December 4, 2000 - November 30, 2006 | Orange | |
| Michael D. Duvall | Republican | December 4, 2006 - September 9, 2009 | Orange | Resigned from office after he was caught on tape talking about having an affair with a female lobbyists. |
| Chris Norby | Republican | January 29, 2010 - November 30, 2012 | Orange | Sworn in after winning special election. |
| Travis Allen | Republican | December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2018 | Orange | |
| Tyler Diep | Republican | December 3, 2018 – November 30, 2020 | Orange | |
| Janet Nguyen | Republican | December 7, 2020 - November 30, 2022 | Orange | |
| Diane Dixon | Republican | December 5, 2022 – present | |

## Contents

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

### 2020

California State Assembly election, 2020 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Janet Nguyen | 39,778 | 33.81 |
| | Democratic | Diedre Nguyen | 30,021 | 25.52 |
| | Republican | Tyler Diep (incumbent) | 29,186 | 24.81 |
| | Democratic | Bijan Mohseni | 18,668 | 15.87 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 117,653 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Janet Nguyen | 122,483 | 54.2% |
| | Democratic | Diedre Nguyen | 103,707 | 45.8% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 226,190 | 100%% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

California State Assembly election, 2018 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Josh Lowenthal | 34,462 | 36.8 |
| | Republican | Tyler Diep | 27,825 | 29.7 |
| | Republican | Greg Haskin | 19,199 | 20.5 |
| | Republican | Long Pham | 7,692 | 8.2 |
| | Republican | Richard Laird | 4,555 | 5.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 93,733 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Tyler Diep | 83,221 | 51.6 |
| | Democratic | Josh Lowenthal | 78,080 | 48.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 161,301 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

California State Assembly election, 2016 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Travis Allen (incumbent) | 48,321 | 50.4 |
| | Democratic | Lenore Albert-Sheridan | 27,466 | 28.6 |
| | Democratic | Nam Pham | 20,158 | 21.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 95,945 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Travis Allen (incumbent) | 98,335 | 58.0 |
| | Democratic | Lenore Albert-Sheridan | 71,332 | 42.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 169,667 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

California State Assembly election, 2014 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Travis Allen (incumbent) | 36,677 | 65.5 |
| | Democratic | Joel Block | 11,556 | 20.6 |
| | Democratic | Albert Ayala | 7,733 | 13.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 55,966 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Travis Allen (incumbent) | 66,150 | 65.5 |
| | Democratic | Joel Block | 34,793 | 34.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 100,943 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

California State Assembly election, 2012 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Troy Edgar | 18,060 | 28.0 |
| | Republican | Travis Allen | 12,851 | 19.9 |
| | Democratic | Joe Dovinh | 12,432 | 19.3 |
| | Republican | Long Pham | 12,409 | 19.2 |
| | Democratic | Albert Ayala | 8,816 | 13.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 64,568 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Travis Allen | 79,110 | 55.7 |
| | Republican | Troy Edgar | 62,983 | 44.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 142,093 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2010

2010 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Chris Norby (incumbent) | 68,751 | 61.4 |
| | Democratic | Esiquio Ramos Uballe | 36,534 | 32.5 |
| | Green | Jane Rands | 6,845 | 6.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 112,130 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2008

2008 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Michael Duvall (incumbent) | 79,066 | 54.80 |
| | Democratic | John MacMurray | 65,216 | 45.20 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 144,282 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 65.01 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2006

2006 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Michael Duvall | 55,664 | 59.14 |
| | Democratic | John MacMurray | 35,352 | 37.56 |
| | Libertarian | Brian Cross | 3,114 | 3.31 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 94,120 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.47 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2004

2004 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Lynn Daucher (incumbent) | 90,255 | 65.97 |
| | Democratic | Ross W. Johnson | 41,528 | 30.35 |
| | Libertarian | Brian Lee Cross | 5,031 | 3.68 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 136,814 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2002

2002 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Lynn Daucher (incumbent) | 51,845 | 67.80 |
| | Democratic | G. Nanjundappa | 21,473 | 28.08 |
| | Libertarian | Brian Lee Cross | 3,147 | 4.12 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 76,465 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2000

2000 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Lynn Daucher (incumbent) | 94,687 | 67.66 |
| | Democratic | G. Nanjundappa | 37,655 | 26.91 |
| | Natural Law | John W. Zamarra | 7,606 | 5.43 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 15,084 | 9.73 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 155,032 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1998

1998 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dick Ackerman (incumbent) | 71,148 | 67.46 |
| | Democratic | Frank Legas | 31,120 | 29.70 |
| | Libertarian | Loren Meierding | 3,000 | 2.84 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 11,051 | 9.48 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 115,319 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1996

1996 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dick Ackerman (incumbent) | 103,800 | 100.00 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 37,839 | 26.72 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 141,639 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1994

1994 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ross Johnson (incumbent) | 78,577 | 71.05 |
| | Democratic | Allan L. Dollison | 27,086 | 24.49 |
| | Libertarian | Geoffrey Brown | 4,933 | 4.46 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 15,361 | 12.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 125,957 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1992

California's 72nd State Assembly district election, 1992 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ross Johnson (incumbent) | 86,622 | 61.16 |
| | Democratic | Paul Garza, Jr. | 45,934 | 32.43 |
| | Libertarian | Geoffrey Braun | 9,076 | 6.41 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 17,560 | 11.03 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 159,192 | 100.00 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |