California's_27th_State_Assembly_district
California's 27th State Assembly district
American legislative district
California's 27th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Esmeralda Soria of Fresno.
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California's 27th State Assembly district | |||
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Current assemblymember |
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Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 464,103[1] 343,687[1] 240,288[1] | ||
Demographics |
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Registered voters | 195,886 | ||
Registration | 50.32% Democratic 16.09% Republican 29.96% No party preference |
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Located in the City of Fresno
Santa Clara County – 26.0%
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More information Year, Office ...
Year | Office | Results |
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2021 | Recall | No 75.3 – 24.7% |
2020[2] | President | Biden 70.6 – 27.6% |
2018 | Governor | Newsom 74.1 – 25.9% |
Senator | Feinstein 60.2 – 39.8% | |
2016 | President | Clinton 77.8 – 17.3% |
Senator | Harris 54.2 – 45.8% | |
2014 | Governor | Brown 78.6 – 21.4% |
2012 | President | Obama 76.4 – 21.5% |
Senator | Feinstein 79.1 – 20.9% |
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Due to redistricting, the 27th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
More information Assembly members, Party ...
Assembly members | Party | Years served | Counties represented | Notes |
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R. C. Carter | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | Solano | |
Robert J. Currey | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | |||
Jackson Fay Brown | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | |||
John C. Wolfskill | Democratic | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | ||
D. J. B. Schroebel | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | Calaveras | ||
Willis Dunbar | Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | ||
C. D. Fontana | January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899 | |||
Harvey S. Blood | January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901 | |||
William Chapman Ralston Jr. | January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | |||
Aubrey M. Lumley | Democratic | January 5, 1903 - January 7, 1907 | Inyo, Tulara | |
Peter W. Forbes | January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909 | |||
George Washington Wyllie | Republican | January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913 | ||
Edward P. Walsh | Democratic | January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | San Francisco | |
Nicholas J. Prendergast | Progressive | January 4, 1915 - April 14, 1920 | Died in office.[3] | |
Republican | ||||
Patrick J. Gray | January 3, 1921 - January 8, 1923 | |||
William Seward Scott | January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925 | |||
Leland Richard Jacobson | January 5, 1925 - June 5, 1928 | Died in office before finishing his last term.[4] | ||
Melvyn I. Cronin | Democratic | January 7, 1929 - January 2, 1933 | ||
B. J. Feigenbaum | Republican | January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935 | ||
Jefferson E. Peyser | January 7, 1935 - January 2, 1939 | |||
Albert Charles Wollenberg | January 2, 1939 - January 4, 1943 | |||
Harrison W. Call | January 4, 1943 - January 6, 1947 | San Mateo | ||
Richard J. Dolwig | January 6, 1947 - January 5, 1953 | |||
Glenn E. Coolidge | January 5, 1953 - January 7, 1963 | San Benito, Santa Cruz | ||
Leo Ryan | Democratic | January 7, 1963 - January 3, 1973 | San Mateo | Elected to Congress. |
Lou Papan | January 8, 1973 - November 30, 1974 | |||
John E. Thurman | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1982 | Merced, Stanislaus | ||
Gary Condit | December 6, 1982 - September 20, 1989 | Resigned after winning special election in Congress.[5] | ||
Sal Cannella | February 1, 1990 - November 30, 1992 | Was sworn after winning special election to fill vacant seat left by Gary Condit.[6] | ||
Sam Farr | December 7, 1992 - June 16, 1993 | Monterey, Santa Cruz | Resigned from the Assembly after winning a special election for the 17th Congressional district.[7] | |
Bruce McPherson | Republican | November 14, 1993 - November 30, 1996 | Was sworn in after winning a special election for a vacant seat left by Sam Farr.[8] | |
Fred Keeley | Democratic | December 2, 1996 - November 30, 2002 | ||
John Laird | December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008 | Monterey, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara | ||
Bill Monning | December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012 | |||
Nora Campos | December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2016 | Santa Clara | ||
Ash Kalra | December 5, 2016 - December 5, 2022 | |||
Esmeralda Soria | December 5, 2022 – Present | Fresno | ||
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2020
More information Primary election, Party ...
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Ash Kalra (incumbent) | 66,324 | 75.7% | |
Republican | G. Burt Lancaster | 21,323 | 24.3% | |
Total votes | 87,647 | 100.0% | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Ash Kalra (incumbent) | 127,772 | 72.6% | |
Republican | G. Burt Lancaster | 48,112 | 27.4% | |
Total votes | 175,884 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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2018
More information Primary election, Party ...
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Ash Kalra (incumbent) | 51,825 | 99.5 | |
Republican | G. Burt Lancaster (write-in) | 285 | 0.5 | |
Total votes | 52,110 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Ash Kalra (incumbent) | 90,068 | 76.3 | |
Republican | G. Burt Lancaster | 27,990 | 23.7 | |
Total votes | 118,058 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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2016
More information Primary election, Party ...
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Madison Nguyen | 27,453 | 34.3 | |
Democratic | Ash Kalra | 15,843 | 19.8 | |
Republican | Van Le | 11,726 | 14.7 | |
Democratic | Andres Quintero | 10,922 | 13.7 | |
Democratic | Cong Thanh Do | 4,869 | 6.1 | |
Democratic | Darcie Green | 4,769 | 6.0 | |
Democratic | Esau Herrera | 4,342 | 5.4 | |
Total votes | 79,924 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Ash Kalra | 71,696 | 53.2 | |
Democratic | Madison Nguyen | 63,048 | 46.8 | |
Total votes | 134,744 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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2014
More information Primary election, Party ...
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Nora Campos (incumbent) | 34,799 | 69.5 | |
Republican | G. "Burt" Lancaster | 15,272 | 30.5 | |
Total votes | 50,071 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Nora Campos (incumbent) | 49,416 | 69.4 | |
Republican | G. "Burt" Lancaster | 21,779 | 30.6 | |
Total votes | 71,195 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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2012
More information Primary election, Party ...
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Nora Campos (incumbent) | 34,217 | 70.6 | |
Republican | Roger F. Lasson | 14,238 | 29.4 | |
Total votes | 48,455 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Nora Campos (incumbent) | 91,816 | 77.6 | |
Republican | Roger F. Lasson | 26,461 | 22.4 | |
Total votes | 118,277 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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2010
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bill Monning (incumbent) | 102,124 | 66.8 | |
Republican | Linda "Ellie" Black | 50,831 | 33.2 | |
Total votes | 152,955 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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2008
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bill Monning | 127,102 | 65.97 | |
Republican | Robert Murray | 48,107 | 24.97 | |
Libertarian | Mark Hinkle | 17,435 | 9.05 | |
Independent | Rexford Keyes (write-in) | 27 | 0.01 | |
Total votes | 192,671 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | 78.71 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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2006
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Laird (incumbent) | 99,530 | 70.12 | |
Republican | Michael Morrison | 42,411 | 29.88 | |
Total votes | 141,941 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | 48.65 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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2004
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Laird (incumbent) | 129,410 | 68.66 | |
Republican | Jack D. Barlich | 59,076 | 31.34 | |
Total votes | 188,486 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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2002
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Laird | 76,044 | 61.20 | |
Republican | Charles Clayton Carter | 43,892 | 35.33 | |
Libertarian | Gordon Donald Sachtjen | 4,209 | 3.39 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 5,525 | 4.26 | ||
Total votes | 129,770 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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2000
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Fred Keeley (incumbent) | 101,459 | 64.79 | |
Republican | Charles Clayton Carter | 44,804 | 28.61 | |
Libertarian | David R. Bonino | 5,201 | 3.32 | |
Natural Law | Madeline De Joly | 5,140 | 3.28 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 9,594 | 5.77 | ||
Total votes | 166,198 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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1998
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Fred Keeley (incumbent) | 81,234 | 65.34 | |
Republican | Phil H. Chavez | 38,063 | 30.62 | |
Libertarian | Dirk Walker Deardorff | 5,021 | 4.04 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 8,797 | 6.61 | ||
Total votes | 133,115 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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1996
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Fred Keeley | 86,099 | 56.91 | |
Republican | Jim Davis | 57,407 | 37.94 | |
Natural Law | Sunshine W. McCarthy | 7,786 | 5.15 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 9,049 | 5.84 | ||
Total votes | 160,331 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
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1994
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bruce McPherson (incumbent) | 66,995 | 49.57 | |
Democratic | Bill Monning | 64,309 | 47.59 | |
Libertarian | O. Robert Welch | 3,835 | 2.84 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 5,975 | 4.23 | ||
Total votes | 141,114 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
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1992
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sam Farr (incumbent) | 101,695 | 60.67 | |
Republican | Susan Whitman | 58,873 | 35.12 | |
Peace and Freedom | David Lucier | 7,050 | 4.21 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 10,301 | 5.79 | ||
Total votes | 177,919 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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- "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- "Nicholas J. Prendergast dies from Heart Attack". cdnc.ucr.edu.
- "State Assembly Jacobson Dies". cdnc.ucr.edu.
- "Gary Condit Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
- "Sal Cannella Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
- "Sam Farr Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
- "Bruce McPherson Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.