California's 76th State Assembly district

California's 76th State Assembly district
California's 76th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember
	Tasha Boerner Horvath; D–Encinitas
Population (2010); • Voting age; • Citizen voting age	468,627; 355,819; 294,133
Demographics	57.89% White; 3.50% Black; 29.33% Latino; 6.75% Asian; 0.73% Native American; 0.86% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.28% other; 0.66% remainder of multiracial;
Registered voters	270,093
Registration	37.21% Democratic; 31.12% Republican; 25.33% No party preference

California's 76th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Tasha Boerner Horvath of Encinitas.

District profile[]

The district encompasses coastal North County, stretching from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in the north to Encinitas in the south. The district is relatively affluent and military-centered.

San Diego County – 15.1%

Camp Pendleton North
Camp Pendleton South
Carlsbad
Encinitas
Oceanside
Vista

Election results from statewide races[]

Year	Office	Results
2020	President	Biden 58.2 – 39.3%
2018	Governor	Newsom 54.7 – 45.3%
2018	Senator	Feinstein 51.9 – 48.1%
2016	President	Clinton 53.1 – 40.4%
2016	Senator	Harris 61.0 – 39.0%
2014	Governor	Kashkari 52.2 – 47.8%
2012	President	Romney 49.0 – 48.8%
2012	Senator	Emken 50.7 – 49.3%

List of Assembly Members[]

Due to redistricting, the 76th 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	Los Angeles
		January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891
		January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
	Democratic	January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895	Orange
	Republican	January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897
		January 4, 1897 - January 1, 1901
		January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903
Frank C. Prescott		January 5, 1903 - January 7, 1907	San Bernardino
		January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909
		January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911
		January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913
		January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915	Orange
		January 4, 1915 - January 6, 1919
		January 6, 1919 - January 3, 1921
		January 3, 1921 - January 8, 1923
		January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925
		January 5, 1925 - January 3, 1927
		January 3, 1927 - January 7, 1929
Edward Craig		January 7, 1929 - January 5, 1931
		January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933	Riverside
John R. Phillips		January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937
Nelson S. Dilworth		January 4, 1937 - January 8, 1945
Philip L. Boyd		January 8, 1945 - January 3, 1949
		January 3, 1949 - January 5, 1953
		January 5, 1953 - January 7, 1957	Imperial
	Democratic	January 7, 1957 - January 7, 1963	Imperial
Clair Burgener	Republican	January 7, 1963 - January 2, 1967	San Diego
Pete Wilson	Republican	January 2, 1967 - December 5, 1971		Resigned to become Mayor of San Diego.^[3]
	Democratic	March 6, 1972 - November 30, 1974		Sworn in after winning special election.^[4]
William A. Craven	Republican	December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1978
Robert C. Frazee		December 4, 1978 - November 30, 1982
		December 6, 1982 - June 1, 1989	Riverside, San Diego	Died in office from cancer.^[5]
Tricia Hunter		October 10, 1989 - November 30, 1992	Riverside, San Diego	Sworn in office after winning special election.^[6]
Mike Gotch	Democratic	December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1994	San Diego
Susan Davis		December 5, 1994 - November 30, 2000
Christine Kehoe		December 4, 2000 - November 30, 2004
Lori Saldaña		December 6, 2004 - November 30, 2010
Toni Atkins		December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2012
Rocky Chávez	Republican	December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2018
Tasha Boerner Horvath	Democratic	December 3, 2018 - present

Election results 1992 - present[]

2020[]

2020 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tasha Boerner Horvath (incumbent)	77,792	57.5%
	Republican	Melanie Burkholder	57,391	42.5%
Total votes			135,183	100.0%
General election
	Democratic	Tasha Boerner Horvath (incumbent)	132,688	55.6%
	Republican	Melanie Burkholder	105,855	44.4%
Total votes			238,543	100.0%
	Democratic hold

2018[]

California State Assembly election, 2018
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elizabeth Warren	28,755	26.2
	Democratic	Tasha Boerner Horvath	27,566	25.1
	Republican	Phil Graham	23,155	21.1
	Republican	Mo Muir	9,642	8.8
	Republican	Thomas E. Krouse	8,675	7.9
	Republican	Amanda Rigby	5,919	5.4
	Republican	Jerome Stocks	5,119	4.7
	Republican	Brian Wimmer	840	0.8
Total votes			109,671	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Tasha Boerner Horvath	79,769	54.6
	Democratic	Elizabeth Warren	66,427	45.4
Total votes			146,196	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2016[]

California State Assembly election, 2016
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rocky Chávez (incumbent)	68,819	99.5
	Republican	Thomas E. Krouse (write-in)	376	0.5
Total votes			69,195	100.0
General election
	Republican	Rocky Chávez (incumbent)	95,477	59.4
	Republican	Thomas E. Krouse	65,377	40.6
Total votes			160,854	100.0
	Republican hold

2014[]

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rocky Chavez (incumbent)	40,764	99.9
	Republican	Thomas Krouse (write-in)	28	0.1
Total votes			40,792	100.0
General election
	Republican	Rocky Chavez (incumbent)	58,823	66.9
	Republican	Thomas Krouse	29,065	33.1
Total votes			87,888	100.0
	Republican hold

2012[]

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rocky Chavez	25,143	38.8
	Republican	Sherry Hodges	21,100	32.6
	Republican	Farrah Douglas	18,570	28.7
Total votes			64,813	100.0
General election
	Republican	Rocky Chavez	88,295	58.2
	Republican	Sherry Hodges	63,526	41.8
Total votes			151,821	100.0
	Republican hold

2010[]

2010 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Toni Atkins	75,357	57.7
	Republican	Ralph Denney	48,610	37.2
	Libertarian	Daniel H. Baehr	6,679	5.1
Total votes			130,646	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008[]

2008 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lori Saldaña (incumbent)	113,754	64.23
	Republican	Ralph Denney	55,128	31.13
	Libertarian	Daniel Baehr	8,224	4.64
Total votes			177,106	100.00
Turnout				73.25
	Democratic hold

2006[]

2006 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lori Saldaña (incumbent)	73,932	64.40
	Republican	Ralph Denney	39,530	34.43
	Republican	Kim Tran (write-in)	1,335	1.16
Total votes			114,797	100.00
Turnout				50.22
	Democratic hold

2004[]

2004 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lori R. Saldana	93,601	54.16
	Republican	Tricia Hunter	71,320	41.26
	Libertarian	Jennifer Osborne	7,918	4.58
Total votes			172,839	100.00
	Democratic hold

2002[]

2002 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christine Kehoe (incumbent)	63,590	62.36
	Republican	Bob Divine	34,805	34.13
	Libertarian	Sarah N. Baker	3,576	3.51
Invalid or blank votes			6,159	5.70
Total votes			108,130	100.00
	Democratic hold

2000[]

2000 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christine Kehoe	82,965	61.09
	Republican	Michelle M. Nash-Hoff	47,295	34.83
	Libertarian	David T. Oakey	5,544	4.08
Invalid or blank votes			13,129	8.82
Total votes			148,933	100.00
	Democratic hold

1998[]

1998 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Davis (incumbent)	70,244	65.32
	Republican	Duane A. Admire	34,143	31.75
	Libertarian	Edward M. Teyssier	3,159	2.94
Invalid or blank votes			12,342	10.29
Total votes			119,888	100.00
	Democratic hold

1996[]

1996 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Davis (incumbent)	70,799	53.05
	Republican	Bob Trettin	59,128	44.30
	Peace and Freedom	Christine Freel	3,534	2.65
Invalid or blank votes			7,570	5.37
Total votes			141,031	100.00
	Democratic hold

1994[]

1994 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Davis	54,055	49.43
	Republican	Bob Trettin	49,884	45.62
	Libertarian	Jerry Balistreri	3,525	3.22
	Peace and Freedom	Donald R. Lake	1,883	1.72
Invalid or blank votes			8,688	7.36
Total votes			118,035	100.00
	Democratic hold

1992[]

1992 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Gotch (incumbent)	85,409	57.25
	Republican	Dick Dajeke	55,230	37.02
	Libertarian	Pat Wright	5,366	3.60
	Peace and Freedom	Forest H. Worten	3,189	2.14
Invalid or blank votes			13,507	8.30
Total votes			162,701	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
^ "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
^ "Pete Wilson Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
^ "Bob Wilson Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
^ Frammolino, Ralph. "Assemblyman Bradley Is Dead of Cancer at 70". latimes.com.
^ "Patricia Rae Hunter Sworn in" (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] "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).

[3] "Pete Wilson Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

[4] "Bob Wilson Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

[5] Frammolino, Ralph. "Assemblyman Bradley Is Dead of Cancer at 70". latimes.com.

[6] "Patricia Rae Hunter Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

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