# California's 20th State Assembly district

California's 20th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is represented by Democrat Liz Ortega of San Leandro.

## District profile

The district is located in the southern East Bay, centered on Hayward. The district is a major gateway between the Tri–Valley to the east, Silicon Valley to the south, and the rest of the San Francisco Bay Area.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2022 | Governor | Newsom 72.7 – 27.3% |
| 2022 | Senator | Padilla 73.7 – 26.3% |
| 2021 | Recall | No 75.7 – 24.3% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 74.7 – 23.2% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 74.8 – 25.2% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 58.5 – 41.5% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 75.5 – 19.1% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 69.1 – 30.9% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 76.8 – 23.2% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 75.7 – 22.2% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 78.3 – 21.7% |

## List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 20th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
| Assembly members | Party | Years served | Counties represented | Notes |
| Dwight Hollister | Republican | January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887 | Sacramento | |
| Seymour Carr | Republican | January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1889 | Sacramento | |
| L. H. Fassett | Republican | January 5, 1889 – December 16, 1889 | Sacramento | Died in office. |
| Gillis Doty | Democratic | January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893 | Sacramento | |
| William A. Anderson | Republican | January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895 | Sacramento | |
| Judson C. Brusie | Republican | January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897 | Sacramento | |
| William M. Sims | Republican | January 4, 1897 – January 2, 1899 | Sacramento | |
| Grove L. Johnson | Republican | January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1903 | Sacramento | |
| W. S. Killingsworth | Democratic | January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905 | Solano | |
| Frank R. Devlin | Republican | January 2, 1905 – January 4, 1909 | Solano | |
| John Roche Cronin | Republican | January 4, 1909 – January 6, 1913 | Solano | |
| Wilber C. Wall | Democratic | January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915 | San Joaquin | |
| Lawrence Edwards | Democratic | January 4, 1915 – January 6, 1919 | San Joaquin | |
| Charles Lamb | Republican | January 6, 1919 – January 6, 1920 | San Joaquin | Died in office. |
| Oscar C. Parkinson | Republican | January 3, 1921 – January 8, 1923 | San Joaquin | |
| George A. Dean | Republican | January 8, 1923 – January 5, 1925 | San Joaquin | |
| Tom H. Louttit | Republican | January 5, 1925 – January 3, 1927 | San Joaquin | |
| Forsythe Charles Clowdsley | Democratic | January 3, 1927 – January 5, 1931 | San Joaquin | |
| Theodore McKay Wright | Republican | January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933 | Santa Clara | |
| Thomas A. Maloney | Republican | January 2, 1933 – January 7, 1957 | San Francisco | |
| Phillip Burton | Democratic | January 7, 1957 – February 24, 1964 | San Francisco | Resigned from the Assembly after winning a special congressional election. |
| John Burton | Democratic | January 4, 1965 – June 25, 1974 | San Francisco | Resigned from the Assembly after winning a special congressional election. |
| Dixon Arnett | Republican | December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1978 | San Mateo | |
| Robert W. Naylor | Republican | December 4, 1978 – November 30, 1986 | San Mateo | |
| Bill Duplissea | Republican | December 1, 1986 – November 30, 1988 | San Mateo | |
| Ted Lempert | Democratic | December 5, 1988 – November 30, 1992 | San Mateo | |
| Delaine Eastin | Democratic | December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1994 | Alameda, Santa Clara | |
| Liz Figueroa | Democratic | December 5, 1994 – November 30, 1998 | Alameda, Santa Clara | |
| John A. Dutra | Democratic | December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2004 | Alameda, Santa Clara | |
| Alberto Torrico | Democratic | December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2010 | Alameda, Santa Clara | |
| Bob Wieckowski | Democratic | December 6, 2010 – November 30, 2012 | Alameda, Santa Clara | |
| Bill Quirk | Democratic | December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2022 | Alameda | |
| Liz Ortega | Democratic | December 5. 2022 – Present | Alameda | |

## Contents

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

### 2022

2022 California State Assembly election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Liz Ortega | 23,503 | 32.20 |
| | Democratic | Shawn Kumagai | 17,481 | 23.90 |
| | Democratic | Jennifer Esteen | 16,211 | 22.20 |
| | Republican | Joseph Grcar | 15,869 | 21.70 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 73,064 | 100.00 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Liz Ortega | 68,853 | 62.20 |
| | Democratic | Shawn Kumagai | 41,917 | 37.80 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 110,770 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 California State Assembly election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bill Quirk (incumbent) | 42,606 | 47.10 |
| | Democratic | Alexis Villalobos | 19,900 | 22.00 |
| | Republican | Son Nguyen | 18,410 | 20.40 |
| | Democratic | Vipan Singh Bajwa | 9,463 | 10.50 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 90,379 | 100.00 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Bill Quirk (incumbent) | 100,105 | 56.90 |
| | Democratic | Alexis Villalobos | 75,672 | 43.10 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 175,777 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

California State Assembly election, 2018 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bill Quirk (incumbent) | 56,762 | 99.90 |
| | Republican | Joseph Grcar (write-in) | 81 | 0.10 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 56,843 | 100.00 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Bill Quirk (incumbent) | 105,848 | 77.40 |
| | Republican | Joseph Grcar | 30,863 | 22.60 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 136,711 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

California State Assembly election, 2016 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bill Quirk (incumbent) | 66,526 | 77.70 |
| | Republican | Luis A. Wong | 19,078 | 22.30 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 85,604 | 100.00 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Bill Quirk (incumbent) | 114,001 | 74.30 |
| | Republican | Luis A. Wong | 39,507 | 25.70 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 153,508 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

California State Assembly election, 2014 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bill Quirk (incumbent) | 31,882 | 66.00 |
| | Republican | Jaime Patino | 11,246 | 23.30 |
| | No party preference | Luis Reynoso | 5,186 | 10.70 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 48,314 | 100.00 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Bill Quirk (incumbent) | 56,144 | 71.80 |
| | Republican | Jaime Patino | 22,007 | 28.20 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 78,151 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

California State Assembly election, 2012 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bill Quirk | 17,177 | 30.30 |
| | Democratic | Jennifer Ong | 14,560 | 25.70 |
| | No party preference | Mark Green | 11,490 | 20.30 |
| | Republican | Luis Reynoso | 10,041 | 17.70 |
| | Democratic | Sarabjit Kaur Cheema | 3,397 | 6.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 56,665 | 100.00 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Bill Quirk | 67,028 | 50.30 |
| | Democratic | Jennifer Ong | 66,111 | 49.70 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 133,139 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

2010 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bob Wieckowski | 76,446 | 72.90 |
| | Republican | Adnan Shahab | 28,460 | 27.10 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 104,906 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

2008 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Alberto Torrico (incumbent) | 99,305 | 71.36 |
| | Republican | Jeffrey Wald | 39,861 | 28.64 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 139,166 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 68.16 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

2006 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Alberto Torrico (incumbent) | 61,238 | 65.30 |
| | Republican | Ken Nishimura | 32,548 | 34.70 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 93,786 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.57 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

2004 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Alberto Torrico | 87,724 | 68.62 |
| | Republican | Cliff Williams | 40,114 | 31.38 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 127,838 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

2002 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John A. Dutra (incumbent) | 53,000 | 66.60 |
| | Republican | Daniel L. Dow | 22,936 | 28.82 |
| | Libertarian | Keith Lyon | 3,638 | 4.57 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 6,853 | 7.93 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 86,427 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

2000 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John A. Dutra (incumbent) | 75,455 | 64.46 |
| | Republican | Lowell King | 35,889 | 30.66 |
| | Libertarian | Mark Werlwas | 5,709 | 4.88 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 13,301 | 10.20 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 130,354 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1998

1998 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John A. Dutra | 52,132 | 57.69 |
| | Republican | Jonelle Joan Zager | 38,239 | 42.31 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 10,068 | 10.02 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 100,439 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1996

1996 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Liz Figueroa (incumbent) | 70,130 | 61.30 |
| | Republican | Anthony R. Smith | 44,270 | 38.70 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 12,636 | 9.95 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 127,036 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1994

1994 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Liz Figueroa | 47,498 | 50.04 |
| | Republican | Scott Patrick Haggerty | 40,885 | 43.07 |
| | Libertarian | Terry Savage | 6,538 | 6.89 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 12,027 | 11.25 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 106,948 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1992

1992 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Delaine Eastin (incumbent) | 83,889 | 64.07 |
| | Republican | Lindy G. Batara | 47,044 | 35.93 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 13,129 | 9.11 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 144,062 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |