California's 65th State Assembly district

California's 65th State Assembly district
California's 65th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember
	Mike Gipson; D–Carson
Population (2010); • Voting age; • Citizen voting age	461,510; 345,653; 254,368
Demographics	31.01% White; 3.06% Black; 38.85% Latino; 25.27% Asian; 0.47% Native American; 0.54% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.24% other; 0.57% remainder of multiracial;
Registered voters	224,960
Registration	42.57% Democratic; 28.76% Republican; 24.25% No party preference

California's 65th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Mike Gipson.

Currentassemblymember

Mike Gipson
D–Carson

Population(2010)
Voting age
Citizen voting age461,510^[1]
345,653^[1]
254,368^[1]

Demographics

31.01% White
3.06% Black
38.85% Latino
25.27% Asian
0.47% Native American
0.54% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.24% other
0.57^[1]% remainder of multiracial

Registered voters224,960^[2]

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Year	Office	Results
2021	Recall	No 56.6 – 43.4%
2020	President	Biden 57.0 – 40.9%
2018	Governor	Newsom 54.5 – 45.5%
2018	Senator	Feinstein 55.4 – 44.6%
2016	President	Clinton 56.7 – 37.3%
2016	Senator	Sanchez 50.6 – 49.4%
2014	Governor	Kashkari 50.7 – 49.3%
2012	President	Obama 51.9 – 45.7%
2012	Senator	Feinstein 54.2 – 45.8%

Assembly members	Party	Years served	Counties represented	Notes
D. M. Pyle	Republican	January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887	Santa Clara
Samuel Rucker	Democratic	January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889
Lyttleton Albert Whitehurst	Democratic	January 7, 1889 – January 5, 1891
George E. Hersey	Republican	January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893
William H. Alford	Democratic	January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895	Tulare
David VanLear Robinson		January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897
William Pell Boone		January 4, 1897 – January 1, 1901
Harry Levinson		January 1, 1901 – January 5, 1903
Christopher Peter Pann	Republican	January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905	Ventura
David T. Perkins		January 2, 1905 – January 7, 1907
George Lincoln Sackett		January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911
David Wallace Mott		January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913
Charles W. Kingsley	Socialist	January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915	Los Angeles
Peter C. Phillips	Republican	January 4, 1915 – January 6, 1919
George M. Easton		January 6, 1919 – January 3, 1921
Joseph L. Pedrotti		January 3, 1921 – January 5, 1925
Thomas L. Dodge		January 5, 1925 – January 3, 1927
Willis M. Baum		January 3, 1927 – January 5, 1931
Sam M. Greene		January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933
Herbert S. Hallner	Democratic	January 2, 1933 – January 7, 1935
Gene Flint		January 7, 1935 – January 2, 1939
John W. Evans		January 2, 1939 – January 3, 1955		Ran as a Republican during his 6th term.
John W. Evans	Republican	January 2, 1939 – January 3, 1955		Ran as a Republican during his 6th term.
Jesse M. Unruh	Democratic	January 3, 1955 – January 4, 1971
David C. Pierson		January 4, 1971 – January 8, 1973
Frank Holoman		January 8, 1973 – November 30, 1974
Bill McVittie		December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1980	Los Angeles, San Bernardino
Jim Cramer		December 1, 1980 – November 30, 1982
Charles W. Bader	Republican	December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1990
Jim Brulte		December 3, 1990 – November 30, 1992
Paul A. Woodruff		December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1994	Riverside, San Bernardino
Brett Granlund		December 5, 1994 – November 30, 2000
Vacant		November 30, 2000 – April 5, 2001		Janice C. Leja was elected to the seat, but agreed not to assume her seat as part of a settlement with the Attorney General's office, in addition to pleading guilty to misdemeanor violations in relation to campaign finance reporting.
Russ Bogh	Republican	April 5, 2001 – November 30, 2006		Sworn in after winning special election to fill in seat that was vacant.^[3]
Paul Cook	Republican	December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2012
Sharon Quirk-Silva	Democratic	December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2014	Orange
Young Kim	Republican	December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2016
Sharon Quirk-Silva	Democratic	December 5, 2016 – November 30, 2022		Redistricted to the 67th State Assembly district.
Mike Gipson	Democratic	December 5, 2022 – present	Los Angeles	Redistricted from the 64th State Assembly district.

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Gipson (incumbent)	38,702	99.6
	Republican	Lydia Gutierrez (write-in)	152	0.4
Total votes			38,854	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Mike Gipson (incumbent)	92,246	70.9
	Republican	Lydia Gutierrez	37,946	29.1
Total votes			130,192	100.0
	Democratic hold

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Gipson (incumbent)	28,801	68.0
	Democratic	Fatima Iqbal-Zubair	13,162	31.1
	Republican	Lydia Gutierrez (write-in)	414	1.0
Total votes			42,377	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Mike Gipson (incumbent)	43,118	61.7
	Democratic	Fatima Iqbal-Zubair	26,719	38.3
Total votes			69,837	100.0
	Democratic hold

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Quirk-Silva (incumbent)	54,240	57.7
	Republican	Cynthia Thacker	39,796	42.3
Total votes			94,036	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Sharon Quirk-Silva (incumbent)	112,333	58.3
	Republican	Cynthia Thacker	80,468	41.7
Total votes			192,801	100.0
	Democratic hold

California's 65th State Assembly district

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List of assembly members representing the district

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Cook (incumbent)	78,475	57.9
	Democratic	Carl Wood	57,212	42.1
Total votes			135,687	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Cook (incumbent)	93,566	53.2
	Democratic	Carl Wood	82,305	46.8
Total votes			175,871	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Cook	67,669	59.9
	Democratic	Rita Ramirez-Dean	41,906	37.1
	Peace and Freedom	Jon Taleb	3,358	3.0
Total votes			112,933	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Russ Bogh (incumbent)	93,676	61.6
	Democratic	Rita Ramirez-Dean	58,454	38.4
Total votes			152,130	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Russ Bogh (incumbent)	56,598	63.4
	Democratic	Darrel R. Scholes	32,749	36.6
Total votes			89,347	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Russ Bogh	17,792	52.4
	Democratic	Ray Quinto	16,170	47.6
Total votes			33,962	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Janice C. Leja	58,750	47.1
	Democratic	Ray R. Quinto	53,425	42.8
	Libertarian	Bonnie Flickinger	10,263	8.2
	Natural Law	Joseph Ray Renteria	2,399	1.9
Total votes			124,837	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brett Granlund (incumbent)	56,523	57.1
	Democratic	Ray R. Quinto	39,286	39.7
	Natural Law	Joseph "Ray" Renteria	3,144	3.2
Total votes			98,953	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brett Granlund (incumbent)	66,573	56.6
	Democratic	Shirley A. Morton	45,559	38.8
	Natural Law	Douglas R. Wallack	5,344	4.5
	No party	David William O'Brien (write-in)	63	0.1
Total votes			117,539	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brett Granlund	64,291	63.1
	Democratic	Richard D. Sandoval	37,550	36.9
Total votes			101,841	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul A. Woodruff (incumbent)	68,768	52.5
	Democratic	Alice J. Robb	50,768	38.7
	Libertarian	Michael S. Geller	11,575	8.8
Total votes			131,111	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Brulte	57,331	59.9
	Democratic	Bob Erwin	38,358	40.1
Total votes			95,689	100.0
	Republican hold