California's 29th State Assembly district

California's 29th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember	Mark Stone D–Scotts Valley
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	465,870[1] 368,889[1] 321,431[1]
Demographics	60.87% White 2.68% Black 23.48% Latino 10.48% Asian 0.93% Native American 0.54% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.31% other 0.72[1]% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	283,828
Registration	50.67% Democratic 20.46% Republican 23.97% No party preference

California's 29th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Mark Stone of Scotts Valley.

District profile[]

The district encompasses the Monterey Bay shoreline and the coastal Monterey Bay Area. A sizable section of southern San Jose is also included in the district.

Election results from statewide races[]

Year	Office	Results
2018	Governor	Newsom 70.9 – 29.1%
	Senator	Feinstein 57.4 – 42.6%
2016	President	Clinton 70.0 – 23.0%
	Senator	Harris 71.1 – 28.9%
2014	Governor	Brown 73.4 – 26.6%
2012	President	Obama 69.9 – 26.7%
	Senator	Feinstein 72.5 – 27.5%

List of Assembly Members[]

Due to redistricting, the 29th 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
	Republican	January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887	San Francisco
		January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889
	Democratic	January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891
	Republican	January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
	Democratic	January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895
		January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897
	Fusion	January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899
	Republican	January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901
		January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903
	Democratic	January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905
	Republican	January 2, 1905 - January 2, 1911
		January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913
	Democratic	January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915
		January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917
	Republican	January 8, 1917 - January 2, 1933
Frederick Peterson		January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937	San Mateo
Harrison W. Call		January 4, 1937 - January 4, 1943
		January 4, 1943 - January 8, 1951	Santa Clara
Charles Gubser		January 8, 1951 - January 3, 1953
Bruce F. Allen		January 5, 1953 - January 7, 1963
John C. Williamson	Democratic	January 7, 1963 - January 2, 1967	Kern
William M. Ketchum	Republican	January 2, 1967 - January 3, 1973	Kern, San Luis Obispo, Tulare	Resigned from the Assembly after being elected to Congress.[2]
Robert Nimmo		January 8, 1973 - November 30, 1976
			Monterey, Monterey, Santa Barbara
Carol Boyd Hallett		December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1982
Eric Seastrand		December 6, 1982 - June 20, 1990		Died in office. His wife ended up succeeding him.
Andrea Seastrand		December 3, 1990 - November 30, 1992
Bill Jones		December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1994	Fresno, Tulare
Chuck Poochigian		December 5, 1994 - November 30, 1998
Mike Briggs		December 7, 1998 - November 30, 2002
Steven N. Samuelian		December 2, 2002 - November 30, 2004	Fresno, Tulare, Madera
Michael Villines		December 6, 2004 - November 30, 2010
Linda Halderman		December 6, 2010 – November 30, 2012
Mark Stone	Democratic	December 3, 2012 - Present	Monterey, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz

Election results 1992 - present[]

2020[]

California State Assembly election, 2020

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Stone (incumbent)	124,519	75.8%
	Republican	Shomir Banerjee	39,835	24.2%
Total votes			164,354	100.0%
General election
	Democratic	Mark Stone (incumbent)	185,496	73.0%
	Republican	Shomir Banerjee	68,772	27.0%
Total votes			254,268	100.0%
	Democratic hold

2018[]

California State Assembly election, 2018

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Stone (incumbent)	86,641	72.4
	Republican	Vicki L. Nohrden	33,073	27.6
Total votes			119,714	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Mark Stone (incumbent)	147,237	71.8
	Republican	Vicki L. Nohrden	57,714	28.2
Total votes			204,951	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016[]

California State Assembly election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Stone (incumbent)	107,770	75.0
	Republican	Sierra Roberts	35,934	25.0
Total votes			143,704	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Mark Stone (incumbent)	156,703	72.2
	Republican	Sierra Roberts	60,245	27.8
Total votes			216,948	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014[]

California State Assembly election, 2014

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Stone (incumbent)	58,117	68.4
	Republican	Palmer Kain	26,905	31.6
Total votes			85,022	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Mark Stone (incumbent)	88,265	69.4
	Republican	Palmer Kain	38,903	30.6
Total votes			127,168	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012[]

California State Assembly election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Stone	52,471	54.0
	Republican	Tom Walsh	31,476	32.4
	Democratic	Bob Fultz	13,194	13.6
Total votes			97,141	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Mark Stone	137,652	68.9
	Republican	Tom Walsh	62,057	31.1
Total votes			199,709	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2010[]

2010 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Linda Halderman	89,016	67.4
	Democratic	Michael J. Esswein	43,124	32.6
Total votes			132,140	100.0
	Republican hold

2008[]

2008 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Villines (incumbent)	110,230	65.88
	Democratic	Humberto Avila	57,100	34.12
Total votes			167,330	100.00
Turnout				69.18
	Republican hold

2006[]

2006 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Villines (incumbent)	76,719	65.49
	Democratic	Benjamin Avila	35,163	30.02
	Peace and Freedom	John Crockford	3,784	3.23
	Libertarian	Jonathan Zwickel	1,479	1.26
Total votes			117,145	100.00
Turnout				59.15
	Republican hold

2004[]

2004 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Villines (incumbent)	95,209	62.35
	Democratic	Michael R. Macias	52,334	34.27
	Green	John Crockford	5,150	3.37
Total votes			152,693	100.00
	Republican hold

2002[]

2002 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven N. Samuelian	60,894	60.81
	Democratic	Richard Martinez, Jr.	35,754	35.71
	Libertarian	Jonathan Zwickel	3,485	3.48
Invalid or blank votes			6,967	6.51
Total votes			107,100	100.00
	Republican hold

2000[]

2000 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Briggs (incumbent)	102,156	70.34
	Democratic	Lita Reid	38,595	26.57
	Libertarian	Ron Drioane	4,486	3.09
Invalid or blank votes			9,671	6.24
Total votes			154,908	100.00
	Republican hold

1998[]

1998 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Briggs	83,080	91.22
	No party	Bill Maze (write-in)	8,000	8.78
Invalid or blank votes			39,644	30.33
Total votes			130,724	100.00
	Republican hold

1996[]

1996 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck Poochigian (incumbent)	94,278	67.79
	Democratic	Mike McGonigie	38,103	27.40
	Natural Law	Nancy D. Adalian	6,699	4.82
Invalid or blank votes			11,004	7.33
Total votes			150,084	100.00
	Republican hold

1994[]

1994 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck Poochigian	81,113	67.66
	Democratic	Michael E. O'Hare	38,776	32.34
Invalid or blank votes			11,437	8.71
Total votes			131,326	100.00
	Republican hold

1992[]

1992 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Jones (incumbent)	122,464	100.00
Invalid or blank votes			35,739	22.59
Total votes			158,203	100.00
	Republican hold

See also[]

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

References[]

External links[]

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission