California's 1st State Assembly district

California's 1st State Assembly district
California's 1st State Assembly district
Current assemblymember
	Megan Dahle; R–Bieber
Population (2010); • Voting age; • Citizen voting age	466,514; 370,850; 350,597
Demographics	82.10% White; 1.56% Black; 9.81% Latino; 2.12% Asian; 3.61% Native American; 0.25% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.24% other; 0.31% remainder of multiracial;
Registered voters	275,604
Registration	42.45% Republican; 29.25% Democratic; 17.24% No party preference

California's 1st State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican Megan Dahle of Bieber.

District profile

The district stretches along the eastern edge of the state from the Oregon border to Lake Tahoe, wrapping around the Sacramento Valley along the northern Sierra Nevada. The district is primarily rural and heavily Republican.

Butte County – 9.0%

Magalia

All of Lassen County

Susanville

All of Modoc County

Alturas

All of Nevada County

Placer County – 16.7%

All of Plumas County

All of Shasta County

All of Sierra County

All of Siskiyou County

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2021	Recall	Yes 61.8 – 38.2%
2020	President	Trump 56.3 - 41.4%
2018	Governor^[2]	Cox 61.2 – 38.8%
2018	Senator^[3]	De Leon 59.1 – 40.9%
2016	President	Trump 56.7 – 36.1%
2016	Senator	Harris 61.5 – 38.5%
2014	Governor	Kashkari 55.9 – 44.1%
2012	President	Romney 57.3 – 39.6%
2012	Senator	Emken 58.2 – 41.8%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 1st district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Assembly members	Party	Years served	Counties represented	Notes
J. K. Johnson	Democratic	January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887	Del Norte, Siskiyou
R. H. Campbell	Republican	January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889
John M. McVay	Democratic	January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891
George B. Robertson		January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
Thomas L. Duffy		January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895
Eugene Sheldon Tomblin	Republican	January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897
W. Strain		January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899
Charles Brooks Jillson		January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1901
T. J. T. Berry		January 5, 1901 – January 5, 1903
Clarence W. Leininger		January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905
James L. Coyle		January 2, 1905 – January 7, 1907	Del Norte, Siskiyou, Trinity
T. J. T. Berry		January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909
Kenneth C. Gillis	Democratic	January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911
George E. Malone	Republican	January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913
William B. Shearer	Democratic	January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915	Del Norte, Siskiyou
Henry Belden Ream	Democratic	January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1923
Gustav Henry Douglas	Republican	January 8, 1923 – March 7, 1923		Died in office
J. J. Murphy		January 5, 1925 - January 7, 1929
Henry M. McGuinness		January 7, 1929 - January 5, 1931
Robert F. Fisher		January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933	Del Norte, Humboldt
Michael J. Burns		January 2, 1933 - January 3, 1949	Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino
Arthur William Way		January 3, 1949 - November 18, 1949		Resigned from Assembly
Frank Belotti		January 8, 1951 - January 2, 1967		On January 7, 1963 during the next session, he also represented parts of Lake County.^[4]
Frank Belotti		January 8, 1951 - January 2, 1967	Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino
Pauline Davis	Democratic	January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1976	Plumas, Del Norte, Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, Humboldt
Pauline Davis	Democratic	January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1976	Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity	On December 2, 1974 during the next session. The counties redistricted.^[5]
Stan Statham	Republican	December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1992
Dan Hauser	Democratic	December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1996	Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma
Virginia Strom-Martin		December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2002	Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma
Patty Berg		December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008	Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma, Trinity
Wesley Chesbro		December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012	Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma, Trinity
Brian Dahle	Republican	December 3, 2012 – June 12, 2019	Butte, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou
Megan Dahle	Republican	November 12, 2019 - Present

Election results 1992 - present

2020

2020 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Megan Dahle (incumbent)	83,874	51.0%
	Democratic	Elizabeth L. Betancourt	64,932	39.5%
	No party preference	PK "Paul" Dhanuka	15,629	9.5%
Total votes			164,435	100.0%
General election
	Republican	Megan Dahle (incumbent)	146,902	58.9%
	Democratic	Elizabeth L. Betancourt	102,541	41.1%
Total votes			249,443	100%
	Republican hold

2019 (special)

California State Assembly District 1 special election, 2019
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elizabeth Betancourt	27,786	39.1
	Republican	Megan Dahle	25,669	36.2
	Republican	Patrick Henry Jones	12,298	17.3
	Republican	Joe Turner	3,943	5.6
	Republican	Lane Rickard	1,305	1.8
Total votes			71,001	100.0
General election
	Republican	Megan Dahle	59,991	57.3
	Democratic	Elizabeth Betancourt	44,618	42.7
Total votes			104,609	100.0
	Republican hold

2018

California State Assembly election, 2018
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Dahle (incumbent)	82,916	64.1
	Democratic	Caleen Sisk	30,902	23.9
	Democratic	Peter Van Peborgh	11,446	8.9
	No party preference	Jenny O'Connell-Nowain	3,987	3.1
	No party preference	Jerome B.C. Venus (write-in)	9	0.0
Total votes			129,260	100.0
General election
	Republican	Brian Dahle (incumbent)	125,227	63.0
	Democratic	Caleen Sisk	73,449	37.0
Total votes			198,676	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Dahle (incumbent)	103,500	99.6
	Libertarian	Donn Coenen (write-in)	446	0.4
Total votes			103,946	100.0
General election
	Republican	Brian Dahle (incumbent)	148,657	73.8
	Libertarian	Donn Coenen	52,871	26.2
Total votes			201,528	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Dahle (incumbent)	65,466	69.5
	Democratic	Brigham Sawyer Smith	28,688	30.5
Total votes			94,154	100.0
General election
	Republican	Brian Dahle (incumbent)	104,103	70.2
	Democratic	Brigham Sawyer Smith	44,119	29.8
Total votes			148,222	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Dahle	41,384	34.2
	Republican	Rick Bosetti	34,457	28.5
	Democratic	Robert Meacher	31,120	25.8
	Green	David Edwards	7,381	6.1
	Libertarian	Charley Hooper	6,503	5.4
Total votes			120,845	100.0
General election
	Republican	Brian Dahle	116,098	65.6
	Republican	Rick Bosetti	60,920	34.4
Total votes			177,018	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2010

2010 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wesley Chesbro (incumbent)	98,250	61.6
	Republican	Karen Brooks	61,414	38.4
Total votes			159,664	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008

2008 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wesley Chesbro	137,777	70.78
	Republican	Jim Pell	56,870	29.22
Total votes			194,647	100.00
Turnout				77.39
	Democratic hold

2006

2006 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patty Berg (incumbent)	99,626	64.74
	Republican	Ray Tyrone	47,196	30.67
	Libertarian	Thomas Reed	7,011	4.56
	Independent	Robert Parker (write-in)	51	0.03
Total votes			153,884	100.00
Turnout				66.32
	Democratic hold

2004

2004 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patty Berg (incumbent)	120,157	61.44
	Republican	Ray Tyrone	64,587	33.03
	Libertarian	Ken Anton	10,817	5.53
Total votes			195,561	100.00
	Democratic hold

2002

2002 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patty Berg	59,112	49.61
	Republican	Robert K. "Bob" Brown	49,215	41.31
	Green	Doug Riley Thron	10,817	9.08
Invalid or blank votes			6,906	5.48
Total votes			126,050	100.00
	Democratic hold

2000

2000 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Virginia Strom-Martin (incumbent)	108,184	64.50
	Republican	Michael Lampson	51,753	30.85
	Libertarian	Joshua Gilleo	7,800	4.65
Invalid or blank votes			9,513	5.37
Total votes			177,250	100.00
	Democratic hold

1998

1998 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Virginia Strom-Martin (incumbent)	87,403	61.72
	Republican	Sam Crump	47,662	33.66
	Peace and Freedom	Pamela Elizondo	6,536	4.62
Invalid or blank votes			7,797	5.22
Total votes			149,398	100.00
	Democratic hold

1996

1996 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Virginia Strom-Martin	87,800	52.87
	Republican	Margie Handley	69,917	42.10
	Natural Law	Harry K. Wrench III	8,341	5.02
Invalid or blank votes			6,681	3.87
Total votes			172,739	100.00
	Democratic hold

1994

1994 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Hauser (incumbent)	87,749	61.27
	Republican	John Baird	48,148	33.62
	Libertarian	Charles J. Harris	7,310	5.10
Invalid or blank votes			9,986	6.52
Total votes			153,193	100.00
	Democratic hold

1992

1992 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Hauser (incumbent)	102,093	57.19
	Republican	Anna L. Sparks	61,623	34.52
	Green	Margene McGee	10,151	5.69
	Peace and Freedom	Pamela Elizondo	4,643	2.60
Invalid or blank votes			7,639	4.10
Total votes			186,149	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
^ "Governor results" (PDF). elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov. 2018.
^ "Senate Results" (PDF). elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov. 2018.
^ "1963 session" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
^ "1974 session" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

External links

District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission

[population-1] "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).

[2] "Governor results" (PDF). elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov. 2018.

[3] "Senate Results" (PDF). elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov. 2018.

[4] "1963 session" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

[5] "1974 session" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

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