California's 71st State Assembly district
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California's 71st State Assembly district | |||
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Current assemblymember |
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Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 462,584[1] 350,857[1] 299,471[1] | ||
Demographics |
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Registered voters | 271,526[2] | ||
Registration | 40.57% Republican 29.78% Democratic 22.89% No party preference |
California's 71st State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican Kate Sanchez.[3]
District profile
[edit]The district encompasses much of San Diego County's backcountry and East County regions, as well as a primarily mountainous portion of Riverside County. While most of the district's area consists of rural mountain country and desert, much of the population is clustered in the suburban southwestern part near San Diego.
Election results from statewide races
[edit]Year | Office | Results |
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2021 | Recall | ![]() |
2020 | President | Trump 55.6 – 42.1% |
2018 | Governor | Cox 60.9 – 39.1% |
Senator | de Leon 51.4 – 48.6% | |
2016 | President | Trump 56.3 – 38.2% |
Senator | Harris 54.6 – 45.4% | |
2014 | Governor | Kashkari 63.8 – 36.2% |
2012 | President | Romney 58.5 – 36.8% |
Senator | Emken 58.9 – 41.1% |
List of assembly members
[edit]Due to redistricting, the 71st 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 |
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Eleazer L. DeWitt | Democratic | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | Tulare | |
A. B. Butler | Republican | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | ||
George S. Berry | Democratic | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | ||
William Spurgeon Cunningham | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | |||
Samuel Newell Androus | Republican | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | Los Angeles | |
Orlando H. Huber | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | |||
J. O. Vosburg | January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899 | |||
Orlando H. Huber | January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901 | |||
Howard A. Broughton | January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | |||
Philip A. Stanton | January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1911 | |||
Lyman Farwell | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | |||
Elijah A. Emmons | January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | |||
Lewis A. Spengler | Socialist | January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917 | ||
Bert L. Farmer | Republican | January 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919 | ||
Henry E. Carter | January 6, 1919 - January 3, 1921 | |||
E. O. Loucks | January 3, 1921 - January 8, 1923 | |||
Henry E. Carter | January 8, 1923 - January 7, 1929 | |||
Frank McGinley | January 7, 1929 - January 5, 1931 | |||
Harry B. Riley | January 5, 1931 - January 4, 1937 | |||
Paul Peek | Democratic | January 4, 1937 - February 29, 1940 | Resigned from office. | |
Frederick N. Howser | Republican | January 6, 1941 - February 2, 1943 | Resigned from office to become District Attorney of Los Angeles County. | |
Carl Fletcher | Democratic | January 8, 1945 - January 8, 1951 | ||
Herbert R. Klocksiem | Republican | January 8, 1951 - January 5, 1953 | ||
Leland Milton Backstrand | January 5, 1953 - January 2, 1961 | Riverside | ||
Gordon Cologne | January 2, 1961 - January 7, 1963 | |||
Robert Badham | January 7, 1963 - November 30, 1974 | Orange | ||
Paul B. Carpenter | Democratic | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1976 | ||
Chester B. Wray | December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1982 | |||
Doris Allen | Republican | December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1992 | ||
Mickey Conroy | December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1996 | |||
Bill Campbell | December 2, 1996 - November 30, 2002 | |||
Todd Spitzer | December 2, 2002 - November 30, 2008 | Orange, Riverside | ||
Jeff Miller | December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012 | |||
Brian Jones | December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2016 | Riverside, San Diego | ||
Randy Voepel | December 5, 2016 – November 30, 2022 | |||
Kate Sanchez | December 5, 2022 – Present | Orange, Riverside |
Election results (1992–present)
[edit]2020
[edit]Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Randy Voepel (incumbent) | 77,069 | 61.1 | |
Democratic | Liz "Elizabeth" Lavertu | 49,073 | 38.9 | |
Total votes | 126,142 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Randy Voepel (incumbent) | 136,163 | 59.6 | |
Democratic | Liz "Elizabeth" Lavertu | 92,392 | 40.4 | |
Total votes | 228,555 | 100.0 |
2018
[edit]Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Randy Voepel (incumbent) | 26,262 | 44.54 | |
Democratic | James Elia | 18,465 | 31.31 | |
Republican | Larry A. Wilske | 14,241 | 24.15 | |
Total votes | 58,968 | 100.00 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Randy Voepel (incumbent) | 100,386 | 60.6 | |
Democratic | James Elia | 65,194 | 39.4 | |
Total votes | 165,580 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2016
[edit]Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Randy Voepel | 51,857 | 59.9 | |
Republican | Leo Hamel | 23,990 | 27.7 | |
Republican | Tony Teora | 10,770 | 12.4 | |
Total votes | 86,617 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Randy Voepel | 108,049 | 65.8 | |
Republican | Leo Hamel | 56,184 | 34.2 | |
Total votes | 164,233 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2014
[edit]Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Brian Jones (incumbent) | 40,326 | 76.1 | |
Republican | Tony Teora | 12,573 | 23.7 | |
Democratic | Howard L. Katz (write-in) | 109 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 53,008 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Brian Jones (incumbent) | 64,613 | 70.6 | |
Republican | Tony Teora | 26,935 | 29.4 | |
Total votes | 91,548 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2012
[edit]Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Brian Jones (incumbent) | 36,424 | 46.7 | |
Democratic | Patrick J. Hurley | 23,510 | 30.2 | |
Republican | John McLaughlin | 17,987 | 23.1 | |
Total votes | 77,921 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Brian Jones (incumbent) | 106,663 | 63.1 | |
Democratic | Patrick J. Hurley | 62,330 | 36.9 | |
Total votes | 168,993 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2010
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jeff Miller (incumbent) | 97,158 | 66.2 | |
Democratic | Gary Kephart | 49,792 | 33.8 | |
Total votes | 146,950 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2008
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jeff Miller | 149,166 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 149,166 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 55.49 | |||
Republican hold |
2006
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Todd Spitzer (incumbent) | 83,645 | 71.63 | |
Democratic | Irene LaChance | 33,135 | 28.37 | |
Total votes | 116,780 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 47.74 | |||
Republican hold |
2004
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Todd Spitzer (incumbent) | 120,657 | 69.07 | |
Democratic | Bea Foster | 54,041 | 30.93 | |
Total votes | 174,698 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
2002
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Todd Spitzer | 69,039 | 72.99 | |
Democratic | Bea Foster | 25,546 | 27.01 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Total votes | 94,585 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
2000
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William J. Campbell (incumbent) | 120,852 | 66.45 | |
Democratic | Bea Foster | 51,978 | 28.58 | |
Natural Law | Brenda Jo Bryant | 5,137 | 2.82 | |
Libertarian | Brian Lee Cross | 3,891 | 2.14 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 17,737 | 8.89 | ||
Total votes | 199,595 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
1998
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William J. Campbell (incumbent) | 89,193 | 69.14 | |
Democratic | Martha Badger | 36,299 | 28.14 | |
Natural Law | Brenda Jo Bryant | 3,517 | 2.73 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 12,483 | 8.82 | ||
Total votes | 141,492 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
1996
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William J. Campbell (incumbent) | 107,783 | 70.62 | |
Democratic | Jack Roberts | 44,848 | 29.38 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 15,380 | 9.15 | ||
Total votes | 178,011 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
1994
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mickey Conroy (incumbent) | 92,908 | 71.82 | |
Democratic | Jeanne Costales | 36,458 | 28.32 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 17,438 | 11.88 | ||
Total votes | 146,804 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
1992
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mickey Conroy (incumbent) | 97,714 | 61.85 | |
Democratic | Ben Foster | 60,279 | 38.15 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 18,645 | 10.56 | ||
Total votes | 176,638 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]External links
[edit]Categories:
- California State Assembly districts
- Government of San Diego County, California
- Political districts in Riverside County, California
- East County (San Diego County)
- Mountain Empire (San Diego County)
- Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
- Cleveland National Forest
- El Cajon, California
- Laguna Mountains
- Ramona, California
- San Bernardino National Forest
- San Jacinto Mountains
- Santa Rosa Mountains (California)
- Santee, California