California's 76th State Assembly district
{{Short description|American legislative district}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox California State Legislature district
| district = 76
| chamber = Assembly
| image = California's 76th Assembly district.svg
| population = 468,627{{Cite web|url=https://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/64/2011/08/crc_20110815_5appendix_3.pdf|title=Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011}}
| population year = 2010
| citizen voting age = 294,133
| percent white = 57.89
| percent black = 3.50
| percent latino = 29.33
| percent asian = 6.75
| percent native american = 0.73
| percent pacific islander = 0.86
| percent other race = 0.28
| percent remainder of multiracial = 0.66
| registered = 270,093{{Cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ror/123day-gen-2020/assembly.pdf|title=Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020}}
| Democratic = 37.21
| Republican = 31.12
| NPP = 25.33
}}
California's 76th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Darshana Patel of San Diego.
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District profile
Prior to the 2021 redirecting, the district encompassed coastal North County, stretching from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in the north to Encinitas in the south. The district at the time comprosed a relatively affluent and military-centered population.
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San Diego County – 15.1%
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Election results from statewide races
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| width="30" | Year
! width="60" | Office ! width="180" | Results |
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| rowspan="1" | 2020
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Biden 58.2 – 39.3% |
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| Governor | align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Newsom 54.7 – 45.3% |
| Senator
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Feinstein 51.9 – 48.1% |
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Clinton 53.1 – 40.4% |
| Senator
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Harris 61.0 – 39.0% |
| 2014
| Governor | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Kashkari 52.2 – 47.8% |
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Romney 49.0 – 48.8% |
| Senator
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Emken 50.7 – 49.3% |
List of assembly members
Due to redistricting, the 76th 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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| Jabez Banbury
| rowspan=3 {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | rowspan=3|Los Angeles | |
| John R. Brierly
| January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891 | |
| F. N. Marion
| January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | |
| Charles Franklin Bennett
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | rowspan=4|Orange | |
| Charles Sumner McKelvey
| rowspan=21 {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | |
| H. W. Chynoweth
| January 4, 1897 - January 1, 1901 | |
| D. W. Hasson
| January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | |
| Frank C. Prescott
| January 5, 1903 - January 7, 1907 | rowspan=4|San Bernardino | |
| William Fletcher Lemon
| January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909 | |
| John Wesley Flavelle
| January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911 | |
| Cornelius Gerrit Hendrik Bennink
| January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | |
| Hans V. Weisel
| January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | rowspan=8|Orange | |
| Joe Charles Burke
| January 4, 1915 - January 6, 1919 | |
| Walter Eden
| January 6, 1919 - January 3, 1921 | |
| William O. Hart
| January 3, 1921 - January 8, 1923 | |
| Charles Dexter Ball
| January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925 | |
| Samuel Cloyd Hartranft
| January 5, 1925 - January 3, 1927 | |
| Charles Dexter Ball
| January 3, 1927 - January 7, 1929 | |
| Edward Craig
| January 7, 1929 - January 5, 1931 | |
| Chester M. Kline
| January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | rowspan=5|Riverside | |
| John R. Phillips
| January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937 | |
| Nelson S. Dilworth
| January 4, 1937 - January 8, 1945 | |
| Philip L. Boyd
| January 8, 1945 - January 3, 1949 | |
| John D. Babbage
| January 3, 1949 - January 5, 1953 | |
| J. Ward Casey
| January 5, 1953 - January 7, 1957 | rowspan=2|Imperial | |
| Leverette D. House
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | January 7, 1957 - January 7, 1963 | |
| Clair Burgener
| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 7, 1963 - January 2, 1967 | rowspan=5|San Diego | |
| Pete Wilson
| January 2, 1967 - December 5, 1971 | Resigned to become mayor of San Diego.{{cite web|title=Pete Wilson Resignation letter|url=https://clerk.assembly.ca.gov/sites/clerk.assembly.ca.gov/files/archive/DailyJournal/1971/Volumes/Volume%201_8.PDF#page=12462|website=clerk.assembly.ca.gov}} |
| Bob Wilson
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | March 6, 1972 - November 30, 1974 | Sworn in after winning special election.{{cite web|title= Bob Wilson Sworn in|url=https://clerk.assembly.ca.gov/sites/clerk.assembly.ca.gov/files/archive/DailyJournal/1972/Volumes/72vol1_5.pdf#page=626|website=clerk.assembly.ca.gov}} |
| William A. Craven
| rowspan=4 {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1978 | |
| Robert C. Frazee
| December 4, 1978 - November 30, 1982 | |
| Bill Randolph Bradley
| December 6, 1982 - June 1, 1989 | rowspan=2|Riverside, San Diego | Died in office from cancer.{{cite web|title=Assemblyman Bradley Is Dead of Cancer at 70|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-06-02-me-1092-story.html|website=latimes.com|last=Frammolino|first=Ralph}} |
| Tricia Hunter
| October 10, 1989 - November 30, 1992 | Sworn in office after winning special election.{{cite web|title= Patricia Rae Hunter Sworn in|url=https://clerk.assembly.ca.gov/sites/clerk.assembly.ca.gov/files/archive/DailyJournal/1989/Volumes/8990vol1_6.pdf#page=5341|website=clerk.assembly.ca.gov}} |
| Mike Gotch
| rowspan=5 {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1994 | rowspan=7|San Diego | |
| Susan Davis
| December 5, 1994 - November 30, 2000 | |
| Christine Kehoe
| December 4, 2000 - November 30, 2004 | |
| Lori Saldaña
| December 6, 2004 - November 30, 2010 | |
| Toni Atkins
| December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2012 | |
| Rocky Chávez
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2018 | |
| Tasha Boerner Horvath
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | December 3, 2018 – present | |
Election results (1992–present)
=2020=
{{Election box open primary begin no change
|title= 2020 California State Assembly election
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = California Democratic Party
|candidate = Tasha Boerner Horvath (incumbent)
|votes = 77,792
|percentage = 57.5%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = California Republican Party
|candidate = Melanie Burkholder
|votes = 57,391
|percentage = 42.5%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 135,183
|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 = Tasha Boerner Horvath (incumbent)
|votes = 132,688
|percentage = 55.6%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = California Republican Party
|candidate = Melanie Burkholder
|votes = 105,855
|percentage = 44.4%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 238,543
|percentage = 100.0%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{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 = Elizabeth Warren
| votes = 28,755
| percentage = 26.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Tasha Boerner Horvath
| votes = 27,566
| percentage = 25.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Phil Graham
| votes = 23,155
| percentage = 21.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Mo Muir
| votes = 9,642
| percentage = 8.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Thomas E. Krouse
| votes = 8,675
| percentage = 7.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Amanda Rigby
| votes = 5,919
| percentage = 5.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Jerome Stocks
| votes = 5,119
| percentage = 4.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Brian Wimmer
| votes = 840
| percentage = 0.8
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 109,671
| 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 = Tasha Boerner Horvath
| votes = 79,769
| percentage = 54.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Elizabeth Warren
| votes = 66,427
| percentage = 45.4
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 146,196
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
| loser = California Republican Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2016 =
{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title = California State Assembly election, 2016
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Rocky Chávez (incumbent)
| votes = 68,819
| percentage = 99.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Thomas E. Krouse (write-in)
| votes = 376
| percentage = 0.5
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 69,195
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Rocky Chávez (incumbent)
| votes = 95,477
| percentage = 59.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Thomas E. Krouse
| votes = 65,377
| percentage = 40.6
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 160,854
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Republican 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 Republican Party
| candidate = Rocky Chavez (incumbent)
| votes = 40,764
| percentage = 99.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Thomas Krouse (write-in)
| votes = 28
| percentage = 0.1
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 40,792
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Rocky Chavez (incumbent)
| votes = 58,823
| percentage = 66.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Thomas Krouse
| votes = 29,065
| percentage = 33.1
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 87,888
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Republican 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 = Rocky Chavez
| votes = 25,143
| percentage = 38.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Sherry Hodges
| votes = 21,100
| percentage = 32.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Farrah Douglas
| votes = 18,570
| percentage = 28.7
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 64,813
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Rocky Chavez
| votes = 88,295
| percentage = 58.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Sherry Hodges
| votes = 63,526
| percentage = 41.8
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 151,821
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Republican 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 = Toni Atkins
| votes = 75,357
| percentage = 57.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Ralph Denney
| votes = 48,610
| percentage = 37.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = Daniel H. Baehr
| votes = 6,679
| percentage = 5.1
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 130,646
| 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 = Lori Saldaña (incumbent)
| votes = 113,754
| percentage = 64.23
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Ralph Denney
| votes = 55,128
| percentage = 31.13
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = Daniel Baehr
| votes = 8,224
| percentage = 4.64
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 177,106
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change
| percentage = 73.25
}}
{{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 = Lori Saldaña (incumbent)
| votes = 73,932
| percentage = 64.40
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Ralph Denney
| votes = 39,530
| percentage = 34.43
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Kim Tran (write-in)
| votes = 1,335
| percentage = 1.16
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 114,797
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change
| percentage = 50.22
}}
{{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 = Lori R. Saldana
| votes = 93,601
| percentage = 54.16
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Tricia Hunter
| votes = 71,320
| percentage = 41.26
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = Jennifer Osborne
| votes = 7,918
| percentage = 4.58
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 172,839
| 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 = Christine Kehoe (incumbent)
| votes = 63,590
| percentage = 62.36
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Bob Divine
| votes = 34,805
| percentage = 34.13
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = Sarah N. Baker
| votes = 3,576
| percentage = 3.51
}}
{{Election box invalid no change
| votes = 6,159
| percentage = 5.70
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 108,130
| 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 = Christine Kehoe
| votes = 82,965
| percentage = 61.09
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Michelle M. Nash-Hoff
| votes = 47,295
| percentage = 34.83
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = David T. Oakey
| votes = 5,544
| percentage = 4.08
}}
{{Election box invalid no change
| votes = 13,129
| percentage = 8.82
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 148,933
| 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 = Susan Davis (incumbent)
| votes = 70,244
| percentage = 65.32
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Duane A. Admire
| votes = 34,143
| percentage = 31.75
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = Edward M. Teyssier
| votes = 3,159
| percentage = 2.94
}}
{{Election box invalid no change
| votes = 12,342
| percentage = 10.29
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 119,888
| 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 = Susan Davis (incumbent)
| votes = 70,799
| percentage = 53.05
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Bob Trettin
| votes = 59,128
| percentage = 44.30
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Peace and Freedom Party
| candidate = Christine Freel
| votes = 3,534
| percentage = 2.65
}}
{{Election box invalid no change
| votes = 7,570
| percentage = 5.37
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 141,031
| 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
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Susan Davis
| votes = 54,055
| percentage = 49.43
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Bob Trettin
| votes = 49,884
| percentage = 45.62
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = Jerry Balistreri
| votes = 3,525
| percentage = 3.22
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Peace and Freedom Party
| candidate = Donald R. Lake
| votes = 1,883
| percentage = 1.72
}}
{{Election box invalid no change
| votes = 8,688
| percentage = 7.36
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 118,035
| 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
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Mike Gotch (incumbent)
| votes = 85,409
| percentage = 57.25
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Dick Dajeke
| votes = 55,230
| percentage = 37.02
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = Pat Wright
| votes = 5,366
| percentage = 3.60
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Peace and Freedom Party
| candidate = Forest H. Worten
| votes = 3,189
| percentage = 2.14
}}
{{Election box invalid no change
| votes = 13,507
| percentage = 8.30
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 162,701
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
| loser = California Republican Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/64/2011/08/map_20110815_ap_ad_76_certified.pdf District map] from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission
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