California's 8th State Assembly district

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California's 8th State Assembly district
Map of the district
Current assemblymember
 
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
  • 0.28% other
  • 1.09[1]% remainder of multiracial
    • Registered voters263,704
    Registration39.76% Democratic
    32.54% Republican
    22.02% No party preference

    California's 8th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican Jim Patterson of Fresno.

    District profile

    The district comprises seven California counties in the Central Sierra Nevada and Eastern Sierra regions of the state.[2]

    Election results from statewide races

    Year Office Results
    2021 Recall No No 54.0 – 46.0%
    2020
    President
    		 Biden 55.1 - 42.2%
    2018 Governor[3] Newsom 52.2 – 47.8%
    Senator[4]
    De Leon
    50.1 – 49.9%
    2016
    President
    		 Clinton 51.8 – 41.0%
    Senator
    		 Harris 65.4 – 34.6%
    2014
    Governor
    		 Brown 56.5 – 43.5%
    2012
    President
    		 Obama 51.6 – 45.5%
    Senator
    		 Feinstein 54.5 – 45.5%

    List of assembly members

    Due to redistricting, the 8th 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
    Allen Henry
    		 Democratic January 5, 1885 - January 4, 1889 Butte
    C. H. Porter
    		 Republican January 4, 1889 - January 5, 1891
    T. H. Barnard
    		 January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
    D. P. Durst
    		 January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 Sutter, Yuba
    William M. Cutter
    		 January 7, 1895 - January 2, 1899
    Charles G. Raub
    		 January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901
    Lawrence Schillig
    		 January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903
    Alexander C. McLaughlin
    		 January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905
    E. T. Manwell
    		 January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907
    Arthur Hathaway Hewitt January 7, 1907 - January 6, 1913
    Joseph Alfred Murray
    		 January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 Sutter, Yuba, Yolo
    L. N. Tabler
    		 Democratic January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917
    Louis Tarke
    		 Republican January 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919
    Edward Lewis
    		 January 6, 1919 - January 8, 1923
    Fred B. Noyes
    		 January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1931
    Frank L. Gordon
    		 January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 Napa, Yolo
    Roy J. Nielsen January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937 Sacramento
    Chester M. Gannon
    		 Democratic January 4, 1937 - January 6, 1941
    John Edward Cain Democratic January 6, 1941 - January 4, 1943
    Chester M. Gannon
    		 Republican January 4, 1943 - January 3, 1949
    Gordon A. Fleury January 3, 1949 - August 28, 1955 Resigned from the Assembly
    Thomas Jamison MacBride Democratic January 7, 1957 - January 2, 1961
    William Adolphus “Jimmy” Hicks
    		 January 2, 1961 - December 29, 1961 Died in office. Died from a heart attack.[5]
    Walter W. Powers November 27, 1962 - November 30, 1974 Was sworn in on November 27, 1962 after winning the special election[6]
    Alfred C. Siegler
    		 December 2, 1974 - May 18, 1976 Napa, Solano, Sonoma Died in office. Died from a heart attack while playing Tennis.[7]
    Michael Gage December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1980
    Don Sebastiani Republican December 1, 1980 - December 6, 1982
    December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1986 Lake, Napa, Solano, Sonoma
    Bev Hansen December 1, 1986 - November 30, 1992
    Thomas M. Hannigan Democratic December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1996 Sacramento, Solano, Yolo
    Helen Thomson December 2, 1996 - November 30, 2002
    Lois Wolk December 2, 2002 - November 30, 2008 Solano, Yolo
    Mariko Yamada December 1, 2008 - November 30, 2012
    Ken Cooley December 3, 2012 – Present Sacramento

    Election results (1992–present)

    2020

    2020 California's 8th State Assembly district election
    Primary election
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Ken Cooley (incumbent) 73,444 57.0
    Republican Cathy Cook 55,376 43.0
    Total votes 128,820 100.0
    General election
    Democratic Ken Cooley (incumbent) 126,969 55.1%
    Republican Cathy Cook 103,496 44.9%
    Total votes 230,465 100%

    2018

    California State Assembly election, 2018
    Primary election
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Ken Cooley (incumbent) 53,490 53.9
    Republican Melinda Avey 40,792 41.1
    Libertarian Janice Marlae Bonser 3,017 3.0
    No party preference
    		 Lawrence Ray Murray 2,025 2.0
    Total votes 99,324 100.0
    General election
    Democratic Ken Cooley (incumbent) 95,450 55.8
    Republican Melinda Avey 75,742 44.2
    Total votes 171,192 100.0
    Democratic hold

    2016

    California State Assembly election, 2016
    Primary election
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Ken Cooley (incumbent) 61,704 58.3
    Republican Nick Bloise 36,630 34.6
    Libertarian Janice Marlae Bonser 7,588 7.2
    Total votes 105,922 100.0
    General election
    Democratic Ken Cooley (incumbent) 104,552 57.0
    Republican Nick Bloise 78,848 43.0
    Total votes 183,400 100.0
    Democratic hold

    2014

    California State Assembly election, 2014
    Primary election
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Ken Cooley (incumbent) 35,294 51.8
    Republican Douglas Haaland 28,049 41.1
    Libertarian Janice Marlae Bonser 4,830 7.1
    Total votes 68,173 100.0
    General election
    Democratic Ken Cooley (incumbent) 62,892 56.7
    Republican Douglas Haaland 48,057 43.3
    Total votes 110,949 100.0
    Democratic hold

    2012

    California State Assembly election, 2012
    Primary election
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Ken Cooley 33,304 42.8
    Republican Peter Tateishi 18,237 23.4
    Republican Barbara Ortega 15,592 20.0
    Republican John Thomas Flynn 4,853 6.2
    Libertarian Janice Marlae Bonser 3,368 4.3
    Republican Phillip A. Tufi 2,424 3.1
    Total votes 77,778 100.0
    General election
    Democratic Ken Cooley 92,630 54.3
    Republican Peter Tateishi 78,006 45.7
    Total votes 170,636 100.0
    Democratic hold

    2010

    2010 California State Assembly election
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Mariko Yamada (incumbent) 79,787 61.7
    Republican Michelle P. Connor 49,714 38.3
    Total votes 129,501 100.0
    Democratic hold

    2008

    2008 California State Assembly election
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Mariko Yamada 112,524 66.03
    Republican Manuel Cosme 57,883 33.97
    Total votes 170,407 100.00
    Turnout {{{votes}}} 74.21
    Democratic hold

    2006

    2006 California State Assembly election
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Lois Wolk (incumbent) 78,171 66.02
    Republican John Gould 40,238 33.98
    Total votes 118,409 100.00
    Turnout {{{votes}}} 61.78
    Democratic hold

    2004

    2004 California State Assembly election
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Lois Wolk (incumbent) 101,171 62.83
    Republican John R. Munn 59,842 37.17
    Total votes 161,013 100.00
    Democratic hold

    2002

    2002 California State Assembly election
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Lois Wolk 57,360 57.45
    Republican John R. Munn 41,482 42.55
    Invalid or blank votes 5,207 4.96
    Total votes 105,049 100.00
    Democratic hold

    2000

    2000 California State Assembly election
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Helen Thomson (incumbent) 92,315 62.18
    Republican John R. Munn 51,671 34.80
    Natural Law Robert W. Wilson 4,483 3.02
    Invalid or blank votes 5,991 3.88
    Total votes 154,460 100.00
    Democratic hold

    1998

    1998 California State Assembly election
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Helen M. Thomson (incumbent) 73,315 64.19
    Republican Toni Thompson 40,904 35.81
    Invalid or blank votes 10,333 8.30
    Total votes 124,552 100.00
    Democratic hold

    1996

    1996 California State Assembly election
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Helen Thomson (incumbent) 75,010 55.79
    Republican Ed Schlenker 51,707 38.46
    Libertarian Harold J. Helbock 7,728 5.75
    Invalid or blank votes 9,408 6.54
    Total votes 143,853 100.00
    Democratic hold

    1994

    1994 California State Assembly election
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic
    Tom Hannigan (incumbent
    )     		62,135 55.27
    Republican Bryant J. Stocking 50,282 44.73
    Invalid or blank votes 9,391 7.71
    Total votes 121,808 100.00
    Democratic hold

    1992

    1992 California State Assembly election
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Thomas M. Hannigan (incumbent) 83,839 57.49
    Republican John W. Ford 53,509 36.69
    Libertarian Richard Fields 8,307 5.70
    No party Jeanne Patrick (write-in) 181 0.12
    Invalid or blank votes 10,222 6.55
    Total votes 156,058 100.00
    Democratic gain from Republican

    See also

    References

    1. ^ a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
    2. ^ "Assembly Districts". State of California. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
    3. ^ Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
    4. ^ Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
    5. ^ "Assemblyman Hicks of Sacramento dead at 55". cdnc.ucr.edu.
    6. ^ "1963 session" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
    7. ^ "Vallejo Assemblyman Dies". cdnc.ucr.edu.

    External links

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