California's 5th State Assembly district

California's 5th State Assembly district
California's 5th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember
	Joe Patterson; R–Rocklin
Population	497,826
Demographics	68.3% White; 1.5% Black; 14.3% Latino; 8.3% Asian; 0.5% Native American; 0.2% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.5% other; 6.3% remainder of multiracial;
Registration	41.45% Republican; 31.03% Democratic; 21.02% No party preference

California's 5th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican Joe Patterson of Rocklin.

Currentassemblymember

Joe Patterson
R–Rocklin

Population497,826^[1]

Demographics

68.3% White
1.5% Black
14.3% Latino
8.3% Asian
0.5% Native American
0.2% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.5% other
6.3% remainder of multiracial

Registration41.45% Republican
31.03% Democratic
21.02% No party preference

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Year	Office	Results
2024	President^[2]	Trump 53.9 - 43.2%
2021	Recall	Yes 61.7 – 38.3%
2020	President	Trump 55.3 - 42.2%
2018	Governor	Cox 60.2 – 39.8%
2018	Senator	de Leon 56.8 – 43.2%
2016	President	Trump 54.8 – 38.5%
2016	Senator	Harris 60.4 – 39.6%
2014	Governor	Kashkari 55.9 – 44.1%
2012	President	Romney 55.9 – 41.3%
2012	Senator	Emken 57.4 – 42.6%

Assembly members	Party	Years served	Counties represented	Notes
Thomas A. Roseberry	Republican	January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887	Lassen, Modoc
William Dudley Morris	Democratic	January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889
J. J. Reavis		January 7, 1889 – January 5, 1891
A. J. Jackson		January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893
Thaddeus Wilton Huff Shanahan		January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895	Modoc, Shasta
James T. Laird	Republican	January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897
Thaddeus Wilton Huff Shanahan	Populist	January 4, 1897 – January 2, 1899
James H. Beecher	Republican	January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1901
James A. Hubbard	Democratic	January 5, 1901 – January 5, 1903
Frank D. Soward	Republican	January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905	Plumas, Sierra, Tehama
H. S. Gans		January 2, 1905 – January 7, 1907
John W. Finney		January 7, 1907 – January 4, 1909
Harry Polsley	Democratic	January 4, 1909 – January 4, 1915		At the beginning of his second term, the counties switched districts and were replaced with two counties: Glenn and Colusa county.^[3]
Harry Polsley		January 4, 1909 – January 4, 1915	Tehama, Glenn, Colusa
Elmer Lee Sisson		January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1917
Harry Polsley		January 8, 1917 – January 3, 1921
Van Bernard	Republican	January 3, 1921 – January 5, 1931
John Evangelist Frazier	Republican	January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933	Butte, Sutter, Yuba
Ernest C. Crowley	Democratic	January 2, 1933 – September 22, 1952	Solano, Lake, Napa	Died in office from a heart attack.^[4]
Vacant		September 22, 1952 – January 5, 1953	Solano, Lake, Napa
Samuel R. Geddes	Democratic	January 5, 1953 – January 2, 1961	Solano, Napa
Robert L. Leggett		January 2, 1961 – January 7, 1963
Pearce Young		January 7, 1963 – December 19, 1966		Resigned before his term expired.^[5]
Vacant		December 19, 1966 – January 2, 1967
John F. Dunlap	Democratic	January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1974
Eugene T. Gualco	Democratic	December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1978	Sacramento
Jean Moorhead Duffy	Republican	December 4, 1978 – November 30, 1986	Sacramento
Tim Leslie	Republican	December 1, 1986 – May 16, 1991	Placer, Sacramento	Resigned.^[6]
Vacant		May 16, 1991 – September 18, 1991
B. T. Collins	Republican	September 18, 1991 – March 19, 1993		Sworn in after winning special election.^[7] He also died in office.
Vacant		March 19, 1993 – July 30, 1993
Barbara Alby	Republican	July 30, 1993 – November 30, 1998	Sacramento	Took oath of office after special election succeeding B. T. Collins.^[8]
Dave Cox		December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2004	Sacramento
Roger Niello		December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2010	Placer, Sacramento
Richard Pan	Democratic	December 6, 2010 – November 30, 2012	Placer, Sacramento
Frank Bigelow	Republican	December 3, 2012 – November 30,2022	Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Madera, Mariposa, Mono, Placer, Tuolumne
Joe Patterson	Republican	December 5, 2022 – present	El Dorado, Placer

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Patterson (incumbent)	93,875	58.2
	Democratic	Nevada Parker	47,611	29.5
	Democratic	Athena Singh	12,581	7.8
	Republican	Aabash Gautam	7,125	4.4
Total votes			161,192	100.0
General election
	Republican	Joe Patterson (incumbent)	174,220	62.0
	Democratic	Nevada Parker	106,763	38.0
Total votes			280,973	100.0
	Republican hold

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rebecca Chenoweth	58,856	38.6
	Republican	Joe Patterson	56,923	37.3
	Republican	Jason Paletta	27,930	18.3
	Republican	Greg Smith	8,895	5.8
Total votes			152,604	100.0
General election
	Republican	Joe Patterson	134,729	60.2
	Democratic	Rebecca Chenoweth	89,245	39.8
Total votes			223,974	100.0
	Republican hold

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Bigelow (incumbent)	104,807	100.0
Total votes			104,807	100.0
General election
	Republican	Frank Bigelow (incumbent)	165,624	100.0
Total votes			165,624	100.0
	Republican hold

California's 5th 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	%
	Democratic	Richard Pan	78,239	49.6
	Republican	Andy Pugno	71,910	45.5
	Peace and Freedom	Elizabeth Martinez	7,850	4.9
Total votes			157,999	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roger Niello (incumbent)	101,888	54.2
	Democratic	Danial Leahy	71,733	38.2
	Peace and Freedom	Karen Martinez	14,295	7.6
Total votes			187,916	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roger Niello (incumbent)	84,334	61.7
	Democratic	Brandon Bell	48,325	35.3
	Peace and Freedom	Mike Lopez	4,068	3.0
Total votes			136,727	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roger Niello	104,895	60.2
	Democratic	Sandra A. Carey	62,710	36.0
	Libertarian	Melissa Manfre	6,524	3.7
Total votes			174,129	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Cox (incumbent)	79,527	65.2
	Democratic	Eric Ulis	37,277	30.5
	Libertarian	Roberto Liebman	5,336	4.3
Total votes			122,140	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Cox (incumbent)	111,377	75.9
	Libertarian	Eugene Frazier	35,353	24.1
Total votes			146,730	100.00
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Cox	74,497	57.2
	Democratic	Linda Davis	51,150	39.3
	Libertarian	Eugene Frazier	4,496	3.45
Total votes			130,143	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barbara Alby (incumbent)	91,555	61.6
	Democratic	Eileen Burke-Trent	57,152	38.4
Total votes			148,707	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barbara Alby (incumbent)	78,886	60.3
	Democratic	Joan Barry	51,864	39.7
Total votes			130,751	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barbara Alby	22,962	48.5
	Democratic	Joan Berry	18,511	39.1
	Libertarian	Dave Walker	3,060	6.5
	Independent	Ronald R. Curry	2,806	5.9
Total votes			47,339	100.0
	Republican hold

2012 California State Assembly 5th district election^[21]^[22]
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rico Oller	34,673	33.9
	Republican	Frank Bigelow	29,584	28.9
	Democratic	Tim (Timothy) K. Fitzgerald	18,138	17.7
	Democratic	Mark Boyd	13,583	13.3
	No party preference	Mark Belden	4,158	4.1
	Republican	Kevin Lancaster	2,151	2.1
Total votes			102,287	100.0
General election
	Republican	Frank Bigelow	82,293	52.3
	Republican	Rico Oller	75,071	47.7
Total votes			157,364	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	B. T. Collins (incumbent)	93,833	58.8
	Democratic	Joan Barry	65,787	41.2
	No party	Dale Cressey (write-in)	25	0.0
Total votes			159,645	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	B. T. Collins	19,785	62.1
	Libertarian	David M. McCann	12,091	37.9
Total votes			31,876	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Leslie (incumbent)	82,757	62.5
	Democratic	Joe Buonaiuto	49,682	37.5
Total votes			132,439	100.0
	Republican hold