California's 15th State Assembly district
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| California's 15th State Assembly district | |||
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| Current assemblymember |
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| Population (2020) | 512,289[1] | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Registered voters | 310,142[2] | ||
| Registration | 69.54% Democratic 5.64% Republican 21.01% No party preference | ||
California's 15th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Tim Grayson of Concord.[3]
District profile
[edit]The district encompasses the northern coastal East Bay from Martinez to Brentwood. The district is centered on Concord and Antioch.
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Contra Costa County – 43.86%[1]
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Election results from statewide races
[edit]| Year | Office | Results[4] |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Senator | Padilla 67.2% – 32.8% |
| Governor | Newsom 65.3 – 34.7% | |
| 2021 | Recall |  No 71.5 – 28.5%
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| 2020 | President | Biden 71.8 – 25.8% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 69.2 – 30.8% |
| Senator | Feinstein 57.2 – 42.8% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 69.7 – 24.5% |
| Senator | Harris 69.1 – 30.9% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 70.4 – 29.6% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 68.7 – 28.7% |
| Senator | Feinstein 71.8 – 28.2% |
List of assembly members
[edit]Due to redistricting, the 15th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Walrath | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | Nevada | |
| Josiah Sims | January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891 | |||
| Michael Garver | Democratic | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | ||
| Robert S. Raw | Republican | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | El Dorado | |
| Charles A. Swisler | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | |||
| George Burnham | January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899 | |||
| Robert S. Raw | January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901 | |||
| S. W. Irving | Democratic | January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | ||
| Charles O. Dunbar | January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905 | Sonoma | ||
| H. L. Tripp | Republican | January 2, 1905 - April 26, 1906 | Resigned from office, 8 days after the San Francisco Earthquake.[5] | |
| Henry W. A. Weske | January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909 | |||
| Louis W. Juilliard | Democratic | January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911 | ||
| Herbert W. Slater | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | |||
| J. M. Inman | Republican | January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | Sacramento | |
| Walter W. Chenoweth | January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917 | |||
| John W. Johnston | January 8, 1917 - January 5, 1925 | |||
| Roy J. Nielsen | January 5, 1925 - January 5, 1931 | |||
| Frank S. Israel | January 5, 1931 - September 26, 1932 | San Joaquin | Died in office after falling from a haysack.[6] | |
| William F. Knowland | January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935 | Alameda | ||
| Charles J. Wagner | Democratic | January 7, 1935 - January 4, 1937 | ||
| George P. Miller | January 4, 1937 – January 6, 1941 | |||
| Randal F. Dickey | Republican | January 6, 1941 - January 7, 1957 | ||
| Robert W. Crown | Democratic | January 7, 1957 - May 21, 1973 | Died in office. | |
| Bill Lockyer | September 10, 1973 – November 30, 1982 | Sworn in after he won the special election.[7] | ||
| Johan Klehs | December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1992 | |||
| Tom Bates | December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1996 | Alameda, Contra Costa | ||
| Dion Aroner | December 6, 1996 – November 30, 2002 | |||
| Loni Hancock | December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008 | |||
| Nancy Skinner | December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012 | |||
| Susan Bonilla | December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2016 | Contra Costa, Solano | ||
| Tim Grayson | December 5, 2016 – present |
Election results (1992–present)
[edit]2022
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Tim Grayson | 61,742 | 68.40 | |
| Republican | Janell Proctor | 28,501 | 31.60% | |
| Total votes | 90,243 | 100.00 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Tim Grayson | 100,712 | =67.30 | |
| Republican | Janell Proctor | 48,911 | 11.60 | |
| Total votes | 149,623 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2020
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Buffy Wicks (incumbent) | 135,623 | 83.60 | |
| No party preference | Sara Brink | 13,841 | 8.50 | |
| Republican | Jeanne M. Solnordal | 12,791 | 7.90 | |
| Total votes | 162,255 | 100.00 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Tim Grayson (incumbent) | 204,108 | 84.70 | |
| No party preference | Sara Brink | 36,732 | 15.30 | |
| Total votes | 240,840 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2018
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Buffy Wicks | 37,141 | 31.40 | |
| Democratic | Jovanka Beckles | 18,733 | 15.80 | |
| Democratic | Dan Kalb | 18,007 | 15.20 | |
| Democratic | Judy Appel | 13,591 | 11.50 | |
| Democratic | Rochelle Pardue-Okimoto | 9,826 | 8.30 | |
| Republican | Pranav Jandhyala | 6,946 | 5.90 | |
| Democratic | Andy Katz | 6,209 | 5.20 | |
| Democratic | Ben Bartlett | 3,949 | 3.30 | |
| Democratic | Cheryl Sudduth | 1,493 | 1.20 | |
| Democratic | Raquella Thaman | 1,007 | 0.90 | |
| Democratic | Owen Poindexter | 819 | 0.70 | |
| Democratic | Sergey Vikramsingh Piterman | 689 | 0.60 | |
| Total votes | 118,410 | 100.00 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Tim Grayson | 104,583 | 53.6 | |
| Democratic | Jovanka Beckles | 90,405 | 46.40 | |
| Total votes | 194,988 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Tony Thurmond (incumbent) | 124,136 | 91.10 | |
| Republican | Claire Chiara | 12,083 | 8.90 | |
| Total votes | 136,219 | 100.00 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Tony Thurmond (incumbent) | 189,530 | 89.40 | |
| Republican | Claire Chiara | 22,528 | 10.60 | |
| Total votes | 212,058 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2014
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Elizabeth Echols | 21,664 | 31.10 | |
| Democratic | Tony Thurmond | 16,963 | 24.40 | |
| Democratic | Pamela Price | 11,898 | 17.10 | |
| Republican | Rich Kinney | 7,531 | 10.80 | |
| Democratic | Sam Kang | 4,630 | 6.70 | |
| Democratic | Clarence Hunt | 3,329 | 4.80 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Eugene E. Ruyle | 2,426 | 3.50 | |
| No party preference | Bernt Rainer Wahl | 1,132 | 1.60 | |
| Total votes | 69,573 | 100.00 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Tony Thurmond | 66,661 | 54.30 | |
| Democratic | Elizabeth Echols | 56,071 | 45.70 | |
| Total votes | 122,732 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2012
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Nancy Skinner (incumbent) | 68,479 | 99.80 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Eugene Ruyle (write-in) | 105 | 0.20 | |
| Total votes | 68,584 | 100.00 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Nancy Skinner (incumbent) | 164,929 | 86.80 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Eugene Ruyle | 25,167 | 13.20 | |
| Total votes | 190,096 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2010
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joan Buchanan (incumbent) | 104,441 | 53.40 | |
| Republican | H. Abram Wilson | 91,378 | 46.60 | |
| Total votes | 195,819 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2008
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joan Buchanan | 125,897 | 52.24 | |
| Republican | Abram Wilson | 115,096 | 47.76 | |
| Total votes | 240,993 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 78.25 | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
2006
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Guy Houston (incumbent) | 89,039 | 54.79 | |
| Democratic | Terry Coleman | 73,466 | 45.21 | |
| Total votes | 157,505 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 62.31 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
2004
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Guy Houston (incumbent) | 113,079 | 55.22 | |
| Democratic | Elaine D. Shaw | 91,709 | 44.78 | |
| Total votes | 204,788 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2002
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Guy Houston | 71,345 | 53.58 | |
| Democratic | Donna Gerber | 61,813 | 46.42 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 5,330 | 3.85 | ||
| Total votes | 138,488 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
2000
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lynne C. Leach (incumbent) | 123,522 | 61.32 | |
| Democratic | Gregory James Rolen | 77,901 | 38.68 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 17,749 | 8.10 | ||
| Total votes | 219,172 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1998
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lynne C. Leach (incumbent) | 94,589 | 59.36 | |
| Democratic | Charles W. Brydon | 60,662 | 38.07 | |
| Libertarian | R. Duncan Wheat | 4,110 | 2.58 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 14,324 | 8.25 | ||
| Total votes | 173,685 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1996
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lynne C. Leach (incumbent) | 89,328 | 48.93 | |
| Democratic | Gail Murray | 87,957 | 48.18 | |
| Natural Law | Martin Sproul | 5,284 | 2.89 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 18,004 | 8.96 | ||
| Total votes | 190,573 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1994
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard Rainey (incumbent) | 103,407 | 67.6 | |
| Democratic | David B. Kearns | 49,554 | 32.4 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 17,846 | 10.45 | ||
| Total votes | 170,807 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1992
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard Rainey | 109,037 | 58.56 | |
| Democratic | Charles W. Brydon | 77,170 | 41.44 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 22,218 | 10.66 | ||
| Total votes | 208,425 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Assembly District 15, District map".
- ^ "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020 Registration by State Assembly District" (PDF).
- ^ "Timothy Grayson Biography". Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ "H.L Tripp". joincalifornia.com.
- ^ "Frank S. Israel". joincalifornia.com.
- ^ "Bill Lockyer Oath of Office" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
