California's 78th State Assembly district
Appearance
California's 78th State Assembly district | |||
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Current assemblymember |
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Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 461,885[1] 399,987[1] 352,199[1] | ||
Demographics |
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Registered voters | 294,211[2] | ||
Registration | 45.54% Democratic 20.53% Republican 27.77% No party preference |
California's 78th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Todd Gloria of San Diego.
District profile
The district takes in a stretch of San Diego County's coast from Solana Beach to the Mexican border, including part of San Diego Bay and coastal San Diego. It comprises a variety of communities, including Downtown San Diego, beachfront neighborhoods, UC San Diego, and a military base.
San Diego County – 14.9%
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Election results from statewide races
Year | Office | Results |
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2018 | Governor | Newsom 69.4 – 30.6% |
Senator | Feinstein 56.4 – 43.6% | |
2016 | President | Clinton 67.5 – 25.9% |
Senator | Harris 68.0 – 32.0% | |
2014 | Governor | Brown 62.7 – 37.3% |
2012 | President | Obama 63.1 – 34.1% |
Senator | Feinstein 65.2 – 34.8% |
Election results
2020
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Chris Ward | 69,125 | 55.6 | |
Democratic | Sarah Davis | 34,410 | 27.7 | |
Democratic | Micah Perlin | 20,741 | 16.7 | |
Total votes | 124,276 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Chris Ward | |||
Democratic | Sarah Davis | |||
Total votes | ||||
Democratic hold |
2018
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Todd Gloria (incumbent) | 79,738 | 71.2 | |
Republican | Maggie J. Campbell | 32,250 | 28.8 | |
Total votes | 111,988 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Todd Gloria (incumbent) | 140,598 | 71.1 | |
Republican | Maggie J. Campbell | 57,217 | 28.9 | |
Total votes | 197,815 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2016
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Todd Gloria | 91,602 | 71.8 | |
Republican | Kevin D. Melton | 36,013 | 28.2 | |
Total votes | 127,615 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Todd Gloria | 145,850 | 69.1 | |
Republican | Kevin D. Melton | 65,134 | 30.9 | |
Total votes | 178,242 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2014
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Toni Atkins (incumbent) | 45,922 | 60.2 | |
Republican | Barbara Decker | 21,545 | 28.2 | |
Republican | Kevin D. Melton | 8,855 | 11.6 | |
Total votes | 76,322 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Toni Atkins (incumbent) | 72,224 | 61.6 | |
Republican | Barbara Decker | 45,088 | 38.4 | |
Total votes | 117,312 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2012
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Toni Atkins (incumbent) | 54,175 | 59.8 | |
Republican | Ralph Denney | 25,291 | 27.9 | |
Republican | Robert E. Williams | 11,121 | 12.3 | |
Total votes | 90,587 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Toni Atkins (incumbent) | 116,987 | 62.4 | |
Republican | Ralph Denney | 70,526 | 37.6 | |
Total votes | 187,513 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |