California's 26th State Assembly district
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California's 26th State Assembly district | |||
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Current assemblymember |
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Population (2020) | 472,660[1] | ||
Demographics |
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Registered voters | 210,833[2] | ||
Registration | 51.46% Democratic 14.15% Republican 30.41% No party preference |
California's 26th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Evan Low of Sunnyvale, California.
District profile[edit]
The district is located in Santa Clara County. It encompasses the cities of Cupertino, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara as well as parts of San Jose, California.
Santa Clara County - 24.36%
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Election results from statewide races[edit]
Year | Office | Results |
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2022 | Senator | Padilla 74.3 — 25.7% |
2022 | Governor | Newsom 73.3 — 26.7% |
2021 | Recall | Yes 59.4 - 40.6% |
2020 | President | Trump 53.2 – 44.7% |
2018 | Governor[3] | Cox 57.6 – 42.4% |
Senator[4] | De Leon 60.5 – 39.5% | |
2016 | President | Trump 52.9 – 41.5% |
Senator | Harris 52.7 – 47.3% | |
2014 | Governor | Kashkari 61.7 – 38.3% |
2012 | President | Romney 56.7 – 41.2% |
Senator | Emken 57.5 – 42.5% |
List of assembly members[edit]
Due to redistricting, the 26th 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 |
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Douglas G. Barnes | Republican | March 24, 1884 - January 3, 1887 | Solano | Won special election after it was vacant and was sworn in.[5] |
Frank O'Grady | Democratic | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | ||
J. A. Mullaney | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | |||
Charles Durner | Republican | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | ||
J. L. Hutson | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | San Joaquin | |
Thomas Alvin Nelson | Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | ||
Charles W. Austin | January 4, 1897 - February 6, 1898 | Died in office | ||
August E. Muenter | January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901 | |||
Frederick H. Kincaid | Democratic | January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | ||
Edward N. Baxter | January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905 | Mariposa, Tuolumne | ||
C. V. Jones | January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907 | |||
Edward N. Baxter | January 7, 1907 - January 2, 1911 | |||
Dan E. Williams | Republican | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | ||
William B. Bush | January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | San Francisco | ||
Jeremiah Joseph Hayes | January 4, 1915 - January 6, 1919 | |||
William J. Kenney | January 6, 1919 - January 3, 1921 | |||
Roy Fellom | January 3, 1921 - January 5, 1925 | |||
Ray Williamson | January 5, 1925 - January 6, 1941 | |||
Edward M. Gaffney | Democratic | January 6, 1941 - January 5, 1953 | ||
Richard J. Dolwig |
Republican | January 5, 1953 - January 7, 1957 | San Mateo | |
Carl A. Britschgi | January 7, 1957 - January 4, 1971 | |||
Dixon Arnett | January 4, 1971 - November 30, 1974 | |||
Carmen Perino | Democratic | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1980 | San Joaquin, Stanislaus | |
Adrian C. Fondse | Republican | December 1, 1980 - January 5, 1981 | 35 days in his term. He lost the election after his opponent contested the election and asked for a recount which ended with Fondse losing.[6] | |
Patrick Johnson |
Democratic | January 5, 1981 - January 10, 1991 | Johnston wins contest after losing to Fondse. He was sworn in on January 5, 1981.[7] He also resigns after winning a special election for State Senate.[8] | |
San Joaquin | ||||
Dean Andal | Republican | May 16, 1991 - November 30, 1992 | Sworn in after winning a special election for Johnson's seat that was left vacant running for State Senate.[9] | |
Sal Cannella | Democratic | December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1996 | Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus | Redistricted from the 27th district. Re-elected in 1992 and 1994. Term-limited and retired. |
Dennis Cardoza |
December 2, 1996 - November 30, 2002 | Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998 and 2000. Successfully ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2002. | ||
Greg Aghazarian |
Republican | December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008 | 2002-2012 San Joaquin, Stanislaus |
Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004 and 2006. Unsuccessfully ran for California State Senate in 2008. |
Bill Berryhill | December 1, 2008 - November 30, 2012 | Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Unsuccessfully ran for California State Senate in 2012. | ||
Connie Conway |
December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2014 | 2012-2022 Inyo, Kern, Tulare |
Redistricted from the 34th district. Re-elected in 2012. Term-limited and retired. | |
Devon Mathis (Visalia) |
December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2022 | Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016, 2018, and 2020. Redistricted to the 33rd district. | ||
Evan Low (Sunnyvale) |
Democrat | December 3, 2022 – Present | 2022–present Santa Clara |
Redistricted from the 28th district. Re-elected in 2022. Retiring to run for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2024. |
Election results (1992–present)[edit]
2022[edit]
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Evan Low (incumbent) | 45,916 | 66.9 | |
Republican | Tim Gorsulowsky | 16,289 | 23.7 | |
Democratic | Long Jiao | 6,434 | 9.4 | |
Total votes | 68,639 | 100% | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Evan Low (incumbent) | 81,595 | 74.0 | |
Republican | Tim Gorsulowsky | 28,616 | 26.0 | |
Total votes | 110,211 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2020[edit]
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Devon Mathis (incumbent) | 49,413 | 61.5% | |
Democratic | Drew Phelps | 30,981 | 38.5% | |
Total votes | 80,394 | 100.0% | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Devon Mathis (incumbent) | 85,005 | 54.9% | |
Democratic | Drew Phelps | 69,717 | 45.1% | |
Total votes | 154,722 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2018[edit]
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Devon Mathis (incumbent) | 19,081 | 30.3 | |
Democratic | Jose Sigala | 18,794 | 29.8 | |
Republican | Warren Gubler | 17,650 | 28.0 | |
Republican | Jack Lavers | 7,473 | 11.9 | |
Total votes | 62,998 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Devon Mathis (incumbent) | 62,629 | 57.9 | |
Democratic | Jose Sigala | 45,558 | 42.1 | |
Total votes | 108,187 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2016[edit]
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Devon Mathis (incumbent) | 28,563 | 42.4 | |
Democratic | Ruben Macareno | 20,536 | 30.5 | |
Republican | Rudy Mendoza | 18,216 | 27.1 | |
Total votes | 67,315 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Devon Mathis (incumbent) | 76,289 | 63.3 | |
Democratic | Ruben Macareno | 44,205 | 36.7 | |
Total votes | 120,494 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2014[edit]
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Rudy Mendoza | 18,648 | 40.3 | |
Republican | Devon Mathis | 9,497 | 20.5 | |
Democratic | Carlton Jones | 7,943 | 17.2 | |
Democratic | Ruben Macareno | 3,755 | 8.1 | |
Democratic | Derek A. Thomas | 2,872 | 6.2 | |
Republican | Teresita "Tess" Andres | 2,092 | 4.5 | |
Republican | Esther Barajas | 1,473 | 3.2 | |
Total votes | 46,280 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Devon Mathis | 34,683 | 53.6 | |
Republican | Rudy Mendoza | 29,991 | 46.4 | |
Total votes | 64,674 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2012[edit]
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Connie Conway (incumbent) | 34,299 | 71.8 | |
Democratic | Jonathan Louis Sosa | 12,627 | 28.2 | |
Total votes | 46,926 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Connie Conway (incumbent) | 72,061 | 66.5 | |
Democratic | Jonathan Louis Sosa | 36,379 | 33.5 | |
Total votes | 108,440 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2010[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bill Berryhill (incumbent) | 64,625 | 60.8 | |
Democratic | Tim Weintz, Sr. | 41,775 | 39.2 | |
Total votes | 106,400 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2008[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bill Berryhill | 70,620 | 51.71 | |
Democratic | John Eisenhut | 65,940 | 48.29 | |
Total votes | 136,560 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | 67.18 | ||
Republican hold |
2006[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Greg Aghazarian (incumbent) | 54,703 | 58.39 | |
Democratic | Kenneth Goeken | 38,990 | 41.61 | |
Total votes | 93,693 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | 48.65 | ||
Republican hold |
2004[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Greg Aghazarian (incumbent) | 78,381 | 62.55 | |
Democratic | Tim Weintz, Sr. | 46,924 | 37.45 | |
Total votes | 125,305 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
2002[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Greg Aghazarian | 47,561 | 57.39 | |
Democratic | Tom Hallinan | 35,307 | 42.61 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 7,019 | 7.81 | ||
Total votes | 89,887 | 100.00 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
2000[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dennis Cardoza (incumbent) | 67,326 | 65.61 | |
Republican | Marshall Sanchez | 35,294 | 34.39 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 8,231 | 7.43 | ||
Total votes | 110,851 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
1998[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dennis Cardoza (incumbent) | 53,059 | 64.07 | |
Republican | Patty Hollingsworth | 27,848 | 33.63 | |
Libertarian | David Eaton | 1,128 | 1.36 | |
American Independent | Carl Towe | 776 | 0.94 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 3,285 | 3.82 | ||
Total votes | 86,096 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
1996[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dennis Cardoza | 46,648 | 50.05 | |
Republican | Tom Berryhill | 46,562 | 49.95 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 8,355 | 6.23 | ||
Total votes | 101,565 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
1994[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sal Cannella (incumbent) | 42,470 | 53.61 | |
Republican | Greg Thomas | 33,003 | 41.66 | |
Libertarian | Rob Parks | 3,748 | 4.73 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 5,488 | 6.48 | ||
Total votes | 84,709 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
1992[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sal Cannella (incumbent) | 54,552 | 56.82 | |
Republican | Scott Weimer | 33,771 | 35.18 | |
Libertarian | Rob Parks | 7,682 | 8.00 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 14,025 | 12.75 | ||
Total votes | 110,030 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "District AD26 Map". Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ "Report of Registration as of April 8, 2022, Registration by State Assembly District" (PDF). California Secretary of State. April 8, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ "Supplement to the Statement of Vote" (PDF). ca.gov. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- ^ "Supplement to the Statement of Vote" (PDF). ca.gov. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- ^ "Douglas Barnes takes Oath". babel.hathitrust.org.
- ^ "Fondse lost recount" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
- ^ "Patrick Johnson takes Oath" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
- ^ "Patrick Johnson Resignation Letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
- ^ "Andal takes Oath" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.