California's 72nd State Assembly district

California's 72nd State Assembly district
California's 72nd State Assembly district
Current assemblymember
	Diane Dixon; R–Newport Beach
Population (2010); • Voting age; • Citizen voting age	469,933; 361,195; 296,747
Demographics	38.67% White; 1.15% Black; 25.67% Latino; 32.81% Asian; 0.50% Native American; 0.53% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.20% other; 0.46% remainder of multiracial;
Registered voters	256,514
Registration	35.89% Republican; 34.83% Democratic; 24.48% No party preference

California's 72nd State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican Diane Dixon.

Currentassemblymember

Diane Dixon
R–Newport Beach

Population(2010)
Voting age
Citizen voting age469,933^[1]
361,195^[1]
296,747^[1]

Demographics

38.67% White
1.15% Black
25.67% Latino
32.81% Asian
0.50% Native American
0.53% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.20% other
0.46^[1]% remainder of multiracial

Registered voters256,514^[2]

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Year	Office	Results
2021	Recall	Yes 52.4 – 47.6%
2020	President	Trump 50.3–47.8%
2018	Governor	Cox 51.6–48.4%
2018	Senator	Feinstein 54.0–46.0%
2016	President	Clinton 51.4–43.1%
2016	Senator	Sanchez 50.4–49.6%
2014	Governor	Kashkari 53.7–46.3%
2012	President	Romney 51.1–46.7%
2012	Senator	Emken 51.3–48.7%

Assembly members	Party	Years served	Counties represented	Notes
R. J. Van Voorhies	Republican	January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887	Alpine, Mono, Inyo
Andrew J. Gould		January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889
Cyrus Coleman		January 7, 1889 – January 5, 1891
Frank Eugene Hunewill		January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893
T. J. Kerns	Democratic	January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895	Los Angeles
Brewster C. Kenyon	Republican	January 7, 1895 – January 2, 1899
Joseph M. Miller		January 2, 1899 – January 1, 1901
William H. Savage		January 1, 1901 – January 5, 1903
Herbert Swift Greenwood McCartney		January 5, 1903 – January 7, 1907
Fred E. Pierce		January 7, 1907 – January 4, 1909
John N. O. Rech		January 4, 1909 – January 2, 1911
Henry S. Benedict		January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913
Arthur G. Kuck		January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915
Harry A. Chamberlin		January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1917
George C. Watson		January 8, 1917 – January 6, 1919
Alexander P. Fleming		January 6, 1919 – December 15, 1920		Died in office before the end of term. Died from complications of heart and kidney maladies.^[3] He also served as Los Angeles City Council from July 7, 1919 to his death.^[4]
Vacant		December 15, 1920 – January 3, 1921
Willard E. Badham	Republican	January 3, 1921 – January 5, 1931
Ben A. Hill		January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933
Hobart R. Alter		January 2, 1933 – January 7, 1935	San Bernardino
Godfrey A. Andreas	Democratic	January 7, 1935 – October 13, 1942		Died in office.^[5]
Vacant		October 13, 1942 – January 4, 1943
R. Fred Price	Republican	January 4, 1943 – January 8, 1951
Stanford C. Shaw	Democratic	January 8, 1951 – January 3, 1955
Eugene G. Nisbet		January 3, 1955 – January 7, 1963
John Quimby		January 7, 1963 – November 30, 1974
Richard H. Robinson		December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1986	Orange
Dick Longshore	Republican	December 1, 1986 – June 8, 1988		Died in office from pneumonia.^[6]
Vacant		June 8, 1988 – December 5, 1988
Curt Pringle	Republican	December 5, 1988 – November 30, 1990
Tom Umberg	Democratic	December 3, 1990 – November 30, 1992
Ross Johnson	Republican	December 7, 1992 – May 11, 1995		Resigned from office to be sworn in the 35th State Senate district after winning special election.^[7]
Vacant		May 11, 1995 – September 13, 1995
Dick Ackerman	Republican	September 13, 1995 – November 30, 2000		Sworn in after winning special election.^[8]
Lynn Daucher		December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2006
Michael D. Duvall		December 4, 2006 – September 9, 2009		Resigned from office after he was caught on tape talking about having an affair with a female lobbyist.^[9]
Vacant		September 9, 2009 – January 29, 2010
Chris Norby	Republican	January 29, 2010 – November 30, 2012		Sworn in after winning special election.^[10]
Travis Allen		December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2018
Tyler Diep		December 3, 2018 – November 30, 2020
Janet Nguyen		December 7, 2020 – November 30, 2022
Diane Dixon		December 5, 2022 – present

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Diane Dixon (incumbent)	87,904	60.9
	Democratic	Dom Jones	56,374	39.1
Total votes			144,278	100.0
General election
	Republican	Diane Dixon (incumbent)	157,278	59.5
	Democratic	Dom Jones	107,251	40.5
Total votes			264,529	100.0
	Republican hold

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Judie Mancuso	59,016	43.3
	Republican	Diane Dixon	58,132	42.7
	Republican	Benjamin Yu	19,115	14.0
Total votes			136,263	100.0
General election
	Republican	Diane Dixon	116,588	56.2
	Democratic	Judie Mancuso	90,730	43.8
Total votes			207,318	100.0
	Republican hold

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Janet Nguyen	39,778	33.8
	Democratic	Diedre Nguyen	30,021	25.5
	Republican	Tyler Diep (incumbent)	29,186	24.8
	Democratic	Bijan Mohseni	18,668	15.9
Total votes			117,653	100.0
General election
	Republican	Janet Nguyen	122,483	54.2
	Democratic	Diedre Nguyen	103,707	45.8
Total votes			226,190	100.0
	Republican hold

California's 72nd State Assembly district

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Election results from statewide races

List of assembly members representing the district

Election results (1990–present)

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Norby (incumbent)	68,751	61.4
	Democratic	Esiquio Ramos Uballe	36,534	32.5
	Green	Jane Rands	6,845	6.1
Total votes			112,130	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Norby	21,406	62.7
	Democratic	John MacMurray	10,622	31.1
	Green	Jane Rands	2,100	6.2
Total votes			34,128	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Duvall (incumbent)	79,066	54.8
	Democratic	John MacMurray	65,216	45.2
Total votes			144,282	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Duvall	55,664	59.1
	Democratic	John MacMurray	35,352	37.6
	Libertarian	Brian Cross	3,114	3.3
Total votes			94,120	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lynn Daucher (incumbent)	90,255	66.0
	Democratic	Ross W. Johnson	41,528	30.4
	Libertarian	Brian Lee Cross	5,031	3.7
Total votes			136,814	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lynn Daucher (incumbent)	54,505	68.1
	Democratic	G. Nanjundappa	22,236	27.8
	Libertarian	Brian Lee Cross	3,300	4.1
Total votes			80,041	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lynn Daucher	94,687	67.7
	Democratic	G. Nanjundappa	37,655	26.9
	Natural Law	John W. Zamarra	7,606	5.4
Total votes			139,948	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dick Ackerman (incumbent)	71,148	67.5
	Democratic	Frank Legas	31,120	29.7
	Libertarian	Loren Meierding	3,000	2.8
Total votes			105,268	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dick Ackerman (incumbent)	103,800	100.0
Total votes			103,800	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dick Ackerman	17,503	77.7
	Democratic	Shirley M. Hafner	5,020	22.3
Total votes			22,523	100.0
	Republican hold

2018 California State Assembly 72nd district election^[17]^[18]
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Josh Lowenthal	34,462	36.8
	Republican	Tyler Diep	27,825	29.7
	Republican	Greg Haskin	19,199	20.5
	Republican	Long Pham	7,692	8.2
	Republican	Richard Laird	4,555	5.0
Total votes			93,733	100.0
General election
	Republican	Tyler Diep	83,221	51.6
	Democratic	Josh Lowenthal	78,080	48.4
Total votes			161,301	100.0
	Republican hold

2012 California State Assembly 72nd district election^[23]^[24]
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Troy Edgar	18,060	28.0
	Republican	Travis Allen	12,851	19.9
	Democratic	Joe Dovinh	12,432	19.3
	Republican	Long Pham	12,409	19.2
	Democratic	Albert Ayala	8,816	13.7
Total votes			64,568	100.0
General election
	Republican	Travis Allen	79,110	55.7
	Republican	Troy Edgar	62,983	44.3
Total votes			142,093	100.0
	Republican hold

1992 California State Assembly 72nd district election^[36]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ross Johnson (incumbent)	86,622	61.2
	Democratic	Paul Garza, Jr.	45,934	32.4
	Libertarian	Geoffrey Braun	9,076	6.4
Total votes			141,632	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ross Johnson (incumbent)	78,577	71.0
	Democratic	Allan L. Dollison	27,086	24.5
	Libertarian	Geoffrey Brown	4,933	4.5
Total votes			110,596	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Umberg	25,247	51.9
	Republican	Curt Pringle (incumbent)	23,411	48.1
Total votes			48,658	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican