California's 65th State Assembly district

California's 65th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember	Sharon Quirk-Silva D–Fullerton
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	461,510 345,653 254,368
Demographics	31.01% White 3.06% Black 38.85% Latino 25.27% Asian 0.47% Native American 0.54% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.24% other 0.57% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	211,261
Registration	40.63% Democratic 31.88% Republican 23.67% No party preference

California's 65th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Sharon Quirk-Silva of Fullerton.

District profile

The district encompasses parts of north Orange County, centered on the city of Fullerton. The primarily suburban district is ethnically and socioeconomically diverse.

Orange County – 4.1%

• Anaheim – 38.9%
• Buena Park
• Cypress
• Fullerton
• Garden Grove – 0.4%
• La Palma
• Stanton

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2016	President	Clinton 56.7 – 37.3%
	Senator	Sanchez 50.6 – 49.4%
2014	Governor	Kashkari 50.7 – 49.3%
2012	President	Obama 51.9 – 45.7%
	Senator	Feinstein 54.2 – 45.8%

Election results

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Quirk-Silva	42,890	54.3
	Republican	Young Kim (incumbent)	36,028	45.7
Total votes			78,918	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Sharon Quirk-Silva	79,654	53.2
	Republican	Young Kim (incumbent)	69,941	46.8
Total votes			149,595	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Young Kim	21,593	54.7
	Democratic	Sharon Quirk-Silva (incumbent)	17,896	45.3
Total votes			39,489	100.0
General election
	Republican	Young Kim	42,376	54.6
	Democratic	Sharon Quirk-Silva (incumbent)	35,204	45.4
Total votes			77,580	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Norby (incumbent)	29,917	58.8
	Democratic	Sharon Quirk-Silva	20,936	41.2
Total votes			50,853	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Sharon Quirk-Silva	68,988	52.0
	Republican	Chris Norby (incumbent)	63,576	48.0
Total votes			132,564	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

See also

• California State Assembly
• California State Assembly districts
• Districts in California

External links

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission