# California's 28th State Assembly district

California's 28th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Gail Pellerin of Santa Cruz.

## District profile

The district is located in the southwestern corner of Silicon Valley and consists mainly of middle-income and affluent residential communities and neighborhoods. Like other districts in Silicon Valley, the district is also home to the headquarters of many tech corporations.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2021 | Recall | No 73.6 – 26.4% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 73.1 – 24.5% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 69.6 – 30.4% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 59.4 – 40.6% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 70.6 – 23.1% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 72.4 – 27.6% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 69.7 – 30.3% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 66.6 – 30.8% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 69.1 – 30.9% |

## List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 28th 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 |
| Joseph Almy | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | Marin | |
| John W. Atherton | Republican | January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891 | Marin | |
| Thomas H. Estey | Republican | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | Marin | |
| T. P. Cusick | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | San Francisco | |
| H. Healey | Democratic | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | San Francisco | |
| Eugene F. Lacy | Democratic | January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899 | San Francisco | |
| Lawrence J. Hoey | Republican | January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901 | San Francisco | |
| Charles R. Franklin | Republican | January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | San Francisco | |
| John M. Murphy | Union Labor | January 5, 1903 - January 5, 1905 | San Francisco | |
| William James Mindham | Republican | January 5, 1905 - January 7, 1907 | San Francisco | |
| Peter J. Kelly | Republican | January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909 | San Francisco | |
| Walter Harper Macauley | Republican | January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911 | San Francisco | |
| Andrew M. Cunningham | Republican | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | San Francisco | |
| William Stoddard Scott | Republican | January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | San Francisco | |
| James J. McDonald | Republican | January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917 | San Francisco | |
| Charles W. Goetting | Republican | January 8, 1917 - January 3, 1921 | San Francisco | |
| George W. Lee | Republican | January 3, 1921 - January 8, 1923 | San Francisco | |
| Louis F. Erb | Republican | January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925 | San Francisco | |
| Edgar C. Levey | Republican | January 5, 1925 - January 7, 1935 | San Francisco | |
| James F. Brennan | Democratic | January 7, 1935 - January 4, 1937 | San Francisco | |
| Edgar C. Levey | Republican | January 4, 1937 - January 2, 1939 | San Francisco | |
| Robert Miller Green | Republican | January 2, 1939 - January 7, 1942 | San Francisco | Resigned to be a Member of the San Francisco County Board of Supervisors. |
| Raup Miller | Republican | January 4, 1943 - January 6, 1947 | Santa Clara | |
| Robert C. Kirkwood | Republican | January 6, 1947 - January 6, 1953 | Santa Clara | Resigned to accept appointment of the office of State Controller. |
| Clark L. Bradley | Nonpartisan | April 6, 1953 - January 7, 1963 | Santa Clara | Was sworn in, after winning a vacant seat when Kirkwood was appointed as State Controller. |
| Clark L. Bradley | Republican | April 6, 1953 - January 7, 1963 | Santa Clara | Was sworn in, after winning a vacant seat when Kirkwood was appointed as State Controller. |
| Jack T. Casey | Democratic | January 7, 1963 - January 2, 1967 | Kern | |
| Kent H. Stacey | Republican | January 2, 1967 - January 8, 1973 | Kern | |
| Raymond Joseph Gonzales | Democratic | January 8, 1973 - November 30, 1974 | Kern | |
| Frank Murphy Jr. | Republican | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1976 | Monterey, Santa Cruz | |
| Henry J. Mello | Democratic | December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1980 | Monterey, Santa Cruz | |
| Sam Farr | Democratic | December 1, 1980 - November 30, 1992 | Monterey, Santa Cruz | |
| Rusty Areias | Democratic | December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1994 | Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | |
| Peter Frusetta | Republican | December 5, 1994 - November 30, 2000 | Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | |
| Simon Salinas | Democratic | December 4, 2000 - November 30, 2006 | Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | |
| Anna Caballero | Democratic | December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2010 | Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | |
| Luis Alejo | Democratic | December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2012 | Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | |
| Paul Fong | Democratic | December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2014 | Santa Clara | |
| Evan Low | Democratic | December 1, 2014 – Present | Santa Clara | |

## 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 | Evan Low (incumbent) | 96,976 | 71.1% |
| | Republican | Carlos Rafael Cruz | 32,136 | 23.6% |
| | No party preference | Sam Ross | 7,350 | 5.4% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 136,462 | 100.0% |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Evan Low (incumbent) | 166,733 | 71.6% |
| | Republican | Carlos Rafael Cruz | 65,976 | 28.4% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 232,709 | 100.0% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

California State Assembly election, 2018 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Evan Low (incumbent) | 77,011 | 70.8 |
| | Republican | Michael Snyder | 31,776 | 29.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 108,787 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Evan Low (incumbent) | 130,815 | 71.1 |
| | Republican | Michael Snyder | 53,195 | 28.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 184,010 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

California State Assembly election, 2016 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Evan Low (incumbent) | 83,038 | 71.5 |
| | Republican | Nicholas Sclavos | 33,154 | 28.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 116,192 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Evan Low (incumbent) | 136,547 | 70.0 |
| | Republican | Nicholas Sclavos | 58,641 | 30.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 195,188 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

California State Assembly election, 2014 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Evan Low | 30,807 | 39.7 |
| | Republican | Chuck Page | 20,895 | 26.9 |
| | Democratic | Barry Chang | 19,156 | 24.7 |
| | Republican | Michael Hunsweck | 6,732 | 8.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 77,590 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Evan Low | 71,239 | 59.4 |
| | Republican | Chuck Page | 48,645 | 40.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 119,884 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

California State Assembly election, 2012 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Paul Fong (incumbent) | 43,965 | 54.3 |
| | No party preference | Chad Walsh | 37,060 | 45.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 81,025 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Paul Fong (incumbent) | 108,061 | 62.0 |
| | No party preference | Chad Walsh | 66,239 | 38.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 174,300 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

2010 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Luis Alejo | 56,098 | 62.8 |
| | Republican | Robert Bernosky | 33,264 | 37.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 89,359 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

2008 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Anna Caballero (incumbent) | 90,012 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 90,012 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.74 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

2006 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Anna Caballero | 43,570 | 57.42 |
| | Republican | Ignacio Velazquez | 32,303 | 42.58 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 75,873 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.76 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

2004 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Simon Salinas (incumbent) | 67,586 | 63.26 |
| | Republican | Bob Perkins | 39,257 | 36.74 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 106,843 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

2002 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Simon Salinas (incumbent) | 41,964 | 61.02 |
| | Republican | Jane Howard | 26,812 | 38.98 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 4,504 | 6.15 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 73,280 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

2000 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Simon Salinas | 66,011 | 52.49 |
| | Republican | Jeff Denham | 54,729 | 43.52 |
| | Reform | J. J. Vogel | 2,891 | 2.30 |
| | Libertarian | Roger Ver | 2,134 | 1.70 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 6,924 | 5.22 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 132,689 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 1998

1998 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Peter Frusetta (incumbent) | 47,735 | 51.63 |
| | Democratic | Alan D. Styles | 40,652 | 43.97 |
| | Libertarian | Kate Woods | 4,063 | 4.39 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 6,590 | 6.65 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 99,030 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1996

1996 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Peter Frusetta | 53,649 | 48.86 |
| | Democratic | Lily Cervantes | 51,888 | 47.26 |
| | Libertarian | Mark Hinkle | 4,263 | 3.88 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 5,019 | 4.37 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 114,819 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1994

1994 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Peter Frusetta | 43,696 | 50.22 |
| | Democratic | Lily Cervantes | 43,307 | 49.78 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 9,711 | 10.04 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 96,714 | 100.00 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 1992

1992 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Rusty Areias (incumbent) | 64,747 | 59.05 |
| | Republican | Peter Frusetta | 44,905 | 40.95 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 8,035 | 6.83 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 117,687 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |