California's 21st State Assembly district
{{Short description|American legislative district}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox California State Legislature district
| district = 21
| chamber = Assembly
| image = California's 21st Assembly district.svg
| population = 493,702{{Cite web|url=https://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/64/2023/01/Final-Maps-Report-with-Appendices-12.26.21-230-PM-1.pdf|title=Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2021}}
| population year = 2020
| citizen voting age = 306,315
| percent white = 36.65
| percent black = 2.10
| percent latino = 27.72
| percent asian = 26.00
| percent native american = 0.13
| percent pacific islander = 1.45
| percent other race = 0.79
| percent remainder of multiracial = 5.16
| registered = 270,166
| Democratic = 55.75
| Republican = 14.15
}}
California's 21st State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Diane Papan of San Mateo.
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District profile
The district includes most of San Mateo County, California.
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Most of San Mateo County – 64.50%
- Atherton – 2.77%
- Belmont
- Brisbane
- Burlingame
- East Palo Alto
- Foster City
- Hillsborough
- Menlo Park – 19.41%
- Millbrae
- Redwood City
- San Bruno – 95.76%
- San Carlos
- San Mateo
- South San Francisco – 50.20%
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Election results from statewide races
List of assembly members
Due to redistricting, the 21st district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
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| Assembly members
! Party ! Years served ! Counties represented ! Notes |
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| C. B. Culver
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887 | rowspan=3|Yolo | |
| Levi B. Adams
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891 | |
| Reese Clark
| rowspan=5 {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 5, 1891 – January 5, 1893 | |
| H. C. Chipman
| January 5, 1893 – January 7, 1895 | rowspan=5|Sacramento | |
| L. T. Hatfield
| January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897 | |
| Scott F. Ennis
| January 4, 1897 – January 2, 1899 | |
| William D. Knights
| January 2, 1899 – January 1, 1901 | |
| Louis F. Reeber
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | January 1, 1901 – January 5, 1903 | |
| Stephen H. Olmsted
| rowspan=4 {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 5, 1903 – January 7, 1907 | rowspan=3|Marin | |
| Edward I. Butler
| January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911 | |
| George H. Harlan
| January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913 | |
| rowspan=2|Walter A. McDonald
| January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915 | rowspan=3|San Francisco | |
| {{party shading/Prohibition}} |Prohibition
| January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1917 | |
| Frederick C. Hawes
| rowspan=3 {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 8, 1917 – January 5, 1931 | |
| Frank Lee Crist
| January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933 | |
| Joseph P. Gilmore
| January 2, 1933 – January 4, 1937 | rowspan=8|San Francisco | |
| Joseph Francis Sheehan
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | January 4, 1937 – January 2, 1939 | |
| Joseph P. Gilmore
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 2, 1939 – January 6, 1941 | |
| John D. Welch
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | January 6, 1941 – January 4, 1943 | |
| Albert C. Wollenberg
| rowspan=5 {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 4, 1943 – September 19, 1947 | Resigned from State Assembly.{{cite web|title=Albert Wollenberg|url=http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/5517|website=joincalifornia.com}} |
| Arthur H. Connolly Jr.
| November 24, 1947 – January 5, 1953 | Won special election to fill the vacant seat left by Wollenberg. He was sworn in on November 24, 1947.{{cite web|title= Arthur Connolly Oath of Office|url=https://clerk.assembly.ca.gov/sites/clerk.assembly.ca.gov/files/archive/DailyJournal/1948/Volumes/48_jnl_rs.PDF#page=1|website=clerk.assembly.ca.gov}} |
| Caspar Weinberger
| January 5, 1953 – January 5, 1959 | |
| Milton Marks
| January 5, 1959 – October 25, 1966 | |
| Gordon W. Duffy
| January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1974 | |
| Victor Calvo
| rowspan=8 {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1980 | rowspan=6|San Mateo, Santa Clara | |
| Byron Sher
| December 1, 1980 – March 28, 1996 | Resigned from the Assembly to take Oath of office in the State Senate for the 11th district after winning a special election.{{cite web|title= Byron Sher Resignation letter|url=https://clerk.assembly.ca.gov/sites/clerk.assembly.ca.gov/files/archive/DailyJournal/1995/vol_4.pdf#page=79|website=clerk.assembly.ca.gov}} |
| Ted Lempert
| December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2000 | |
| Joe Simitian
| December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2004 | |
| Ira Ruskin
| December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2010 | |
| Rich Gordon
| December 6, 2010 – November 30, 2012 | |
| Adam Gray
| December 3, 2012 – December 5, 2022 | Merced, Stanislaus | |
| Diane Papan
| December 5, 2022 – Present | |
Election results (1992–present)
= 2022 =
{{Election box open primary begin no change|title=2022 California Assembly election}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=California Democratic Party|candidate=Diane Papan|votes=40,434|percentage=41.3}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=California Democratic Party|candidate=Giselle Hale|votes=19,400|percentage=19.8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=California Republican Party|candidate=Mark Gilham|votes=19,078|percentage=19.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=California Democratic Party|candidate=James H. Coleman|votes=11,269|percentage=11.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=California Democratic Party|candidate=Alison M. Madden|votes=3,359|percentage=3.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=California Democratic Party|candidate=Maurice Goodman|votes=2,664|percentage=2.7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Green Party (United States)|candidate=Tania Solé|votes=1,620|percentage=1.7}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=97,824|percentage=100.0}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=California Democratic Party|candidate=Diane Papan|votes=94,676|percentage=72.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=California Democratic Party|candidate=Giselle Hale (withdrawn)|votes=36,014|percentage=27.6}}
{{Election box total no change|votes={{sum|94676|36014}}|percentage=100.0}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=California Democratic Party}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2020 =
{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title = California State Assembly election, 2020
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Adam Gray (incumbent)
| votes = 54,987
| percentage =99.0%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Joel Gutierrez Campos (write in)
| votes =300
| percentage =0.5%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Guadalupe Salazar (write in)
| votes =256
| percentage =0.5%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes =55,543
| percentage =100.0%
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Adam Gray (incumbent)
| votes = 93,816
| percentage = 59.6%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Joel Gutierrez Campos
| votes = 63,514
| percentage = 40.4%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 157,330
| percentage = 100.0%
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2018 =
{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title = California State Assembly election, 2018
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Adam Gray (incumbent)
| votes = 43023
| percentage = 99.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = Justin Ryan Quigley (write-in)
| votes = 49
| percentage = 0.1
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 43072
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Adam Gray (incumbent)
| votes = 74320
| percentage = 71.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = Justin Ryan Quigley
| votes = 29855
| percentage = 28.7
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 104175
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2016=
{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title = California State Assembly election, 2016
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Adam Gray (incumbent)
| votes = 43,874
| percentage = 66.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Greg Opinski
| votes = 21,754
| percentage = 33.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Brien J. Rahilly (write-in)
| votes = 36
| percentage = 0.1
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 65,664
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Adam Gray (incumbent)
| votes = 85,990
| percentage = 69.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Greg Opinski
| votes = 37,230
| percentage = 30.2
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 123,220
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2014 =
{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title =California State Assembly election, 2014
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Adam Gray (incumbent)
| votes = 26,015
| percentage = 95.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Jack Mobley (write-in)
| votes = 1,286
| percentage = 4.7
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 27,301
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Adam Gray (incumbent)
| votes = 34,931
| percentage = 53.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Jack Mobley
| votes = 30,499
| percentage = 46.6
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 65,430
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2012 =
{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title = California State Assembly election, 2012
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Jack Mobley
| votes = 20,148
| percentage = 45.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Adam Gray
| votes = 14,391
| percentage = 32.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Lesa Rasmussen
| votes = 4,305
| percentage = 9.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Tommy Jones
| votes = 4,055
| percentage = 9.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Robert R. Sellers
| votes = 1,452
| percentage = 3.3
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 44,351
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Adam Gray
| votes = 63,349
| percentage = 58.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Jack Mobley
| votes = 45,534
| percentage = 41.8
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 108,883
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2010 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2010 California State Assembly election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Rich Gordon
| votes = 89,927
| percentage = 60.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Greg Conlon
| votes = 52,809
| percentage = 35.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = Ray M. Bell, Jr.
| votes = 6,295
| percentage = 4.6
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 149,031
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2008 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2008 California State Assembly election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Ira Ruskin (incumbent)
| votes = 133,856
| percentage = 70.93
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Annalisa Marie Temple
| votes = 54,849
| percentage = 29.07
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 188,705
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change
| percentage = 75.26
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2006 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2006 California State Assembly election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Ira Ruskin (incumbent)
| votes = 95,104
| percentage = 67.77
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Virginia Kiraly
| votes = 45,314
| percentage = 32.23
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 140,418
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change
| percentage = 64.06
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2004 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2004 California State Assembly election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Ira Ruskin
| votes = 98,002
| percentage = 51.55
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Steve Poizner
| votes = 92,118
| percentage = 48.45
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 190,120
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2002 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title=2002 California State Assembly election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Joe Simitian (incumbent)
| votes = 71,110
| percentage = 60.53
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = James A. Russell
| votes = 42,164
| percentage = 35.89
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = Raymond M. Bell, Jr.
| votes = 4,210
| percentage = 3.58
}}
{{Election box invalid no change
| votes = 6,201
| percentage = 5.01
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 123,685
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2000 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2000 California State Assembly election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Joe Simitian
| votes = 82,466
| percentage = 54.89
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Deborah E. G. Wilder
| votes = 53,140
| percentage = 35.37
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Green Party of California
| candidate = Gloria Purcell
| votes = 14,641
| percentage = 9.74
}}
{{Election box invalid no change
| votes = 6,295
| percentage = 4.02
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 156,542
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 1998 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 1998 California State Assembly election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Ted Lempert (incumbent)
| votes = 89,221
| percentage = 70.08
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Laverne F. Atherly
| votes = 35,053
| percentage = 27.53
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Natural Law Party (United States)
| candidate = Marilyn M. Bryant
| votes = 3,036
| percentage = 2.38
}}
{{Election box invalid no change
| votes = 10,995
| percentage = 7.95
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 138,305
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 1996 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 1996 California State Assembly election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Ted Lempert (incumbent)
| votes = 92,950
| percentage = 60.84
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Theodore A. Laliotis
| votes = 52,855
| percentage = 34.59
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Natural Law Party (United States)
| candidate = Ron Whitehurst
| votes = 3,864
| percentage = 2.53
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = Christopher R. Inama
| votes = 3,115
| percentage = 2.04
}}
{{Election box invalid no change
| votes = 12,320
| percentage = 7.46
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 165,104
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 1994 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 1994 California State Assembly election
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Byron D. Sher (incumbent)
| votes = 79,188
| percentage = 62.64
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Bill Mills
| votes = 47,219
| percentage = 37.35
}}
{{Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
| candidate = Ronald Paul Whitehurst (write-in)
| votes = 3
| percentage = 0.00
}}
{{Election box invalid no change
| votes = 20,765
| percentage = 14.11
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 147,175
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 1992 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 1992 California State Assembly election
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Byron Sher (incumbent)
| votes = 105,327
| percentage = 63.18
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Janice "Jan" LeFetra
| votes = 55,497
| percentage = 33.29
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = Lyn Sapowsky-Smith
| votes = 5,887
| percentage = 3.53
}}
{{Election box invalid no change
| votes = 18,028
| percentage = 9.76
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 184,739
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/downloads/meeting_handouts_082011/map_20110815_ap_ad_21_certified.pdf District map] from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission
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