California's 20th State Assembly district
| California's 20th State Assembly district | |||
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| Population (2020) • Voting age | 516,830 408,760 [1] | ||
| Demographics |
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California's 20th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is represented by Democrat Liz Ortega of San Leandro.
District profile
The district is located in the southern East Bay, centered on Hayward. The district is a major gateway between the Tri–Valley to the east, Silicon Valley to the south, and the rest of the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Alameda County – (30.70%)
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Election results from statewide races
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Governor | Newsom 72.7 – 27.3% |
| Senator | Padilla 73.7 – 26.3% | |
| 2021 | Recall |  No 75.7 – 24.3%
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| 2020[2] | President | Biden 74.7 – 23.2% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 74.8 – 25.2% |
| Senator | Feinstein 58.5 – 41.5% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 75.5 – 19.1% |
| Senator | Harris 69.1 – 30.9% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 76.8 – 23.2% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 75.7 – 22.2% |
| Senator | Feinstein 78.3 – 21.7% |
List of assembly members representing the district
Due to redistricting, the 20th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
| Assembly members | Party | Years served | Counties represented | Notes |
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| Dwight Hollister | Republican | January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887 | Sacramento | |
| Seymour Carr | January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1889 | |||
| L. H. Fassett | January 5, 1889 – December 16, 1889 | Died in office.[3] | ||
| Vacant | December 16, 1889 – January 5, 1891 | |||
| Gillis Doty | Democratic | January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893 | ||
| William A. Anderson | Republican | January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895 | ||
| Judson C. Brusie | January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897 | |||
| William M. Sims | January 4, 1897 – January 2, 1899 | |||
| Grove L. Johnson | January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1903 | |||
| W. S. Killingsworth | Democratic | January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905 | Solano | |
| Frank R. Devlin | Republican | January 2, 1905 – January 4, 1909 | ||
| John Roche Cronin | January 4, 1909 – January 6, 1913 | |||
| Wilber C. Wall | Democratic | January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915 | San Joaquin | |
| Lawrence Edwards | January 4, 1915 – January 6, 1919 | |||
| Charles Lamb | Republican | January 6, 1919 – January 6, 1920 | Died in office.[4] | |
| Vacant | January 6, 1920 – January 3, 1921 | |||
| Oscar C. Parkinson | Republican | January 3, 1921 – January 8, 1923 | ||
| George A. Dean | January 8, 1923 – January 5, 1925 | |||
| Tom H. Louttit | January 5, 1925 – January 3, 1927 | |||
| Forsythe Charles Clowdsley | Democratic | January 3, 1927 – January 5, 1931 | ||
| Theodore McKay Wright | Republican | January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933 | Santa Clara | |
| Thomas A. Maloney | January 2, 1933 – January 7, 1957 | San Francisco | ||
| Phillip Burton | Democratic | January 7, 1957 – February 24, 1964 | Resigned from the State Assembly after winning a special election for California's 5th congressional district. | |
| Vacant | February 24, 1964 – January 4, 1965 | |||
| John Burton | Democratic | January 4, 1965 – June 25, 1974 | Resigned from the State Assembly after winning a special election for California's 6th congressional district. | |
| Vacant | June 25, 1974 – December 2, 1974 | |||
| Dixon Arnett | Republican | December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1978 | San Mateo | |
| Robert W. Naylor | December 4, 1978 – November 30, 1986 | |||
| Bill Duplissea | December 1, 1986 – November 30, 1988 | |||
| Ted Lempert | Democratic | December 5, 1988 – November 30, 1992 | ||
| Delaine Eastin | December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1994 | Alameda, Santa Clara | ||
| Liz Figueroa | December 5, 1994 – November 30, 1998 | |||
| John A. Dutra | December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2004 | |||
| Alberto Torrico | December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2010 | |||
| Bob Wieckowski | December 6, 2010 – November 30, 2012 | |||
| Bill Quirk | December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2022 | Alameda | ||
| Liz Ortega | December 5, 2022 – present | |||
Election results (1990–present)
2024
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Liz Ortega (incumbent) | 57,083 | 99.3 | |
| Republican | Sangeetha Shanbhogue (write-in) | 284 | 0.5 | |
| Republican | Joseph Grcar (write-in) | 116 | 0.2 | |
| Total votes | 57,483 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Liz Ortega (incumbent) | 126,615 | 72.9 | |
| Republican | Sangeetha Shanbhogue | 47,060 | 27.1 | |
| Total votes | 173,675 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2022
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Liz Ortega | 23,503 | 32.2 | |
| Democratic | Shawn Kumagai | 17,481 | 23.9 | |
| Democratic | Jennifer Esteen | 16,211 | 22.2 | |
| Republican | Joseph Grcar | 15,869 | 21.7 | |
| Total votes | 73,064 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Liz Ortega | 68,853 | 62.2 | |
| Democratic | Shawn Kumagai | 41,917 | 37.8 | |
| Total votes | 110,770 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2020
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Bill Quirk (incumbent) | 42,606 | 47.1 | |
| Democratic | Alexis Villalobos | 19,900 | 22.0 | |
| Republican | Son Nguyen | 18,410 | 20.4 | |
| Democratic | Vipan Singh Bajwa | 9,463 | 10.5 | |
| Total votes | 90,379 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Bill Quirk (incumbent) | 100,105 | 56.9 | |
| Democratic | Alexis Villalobos | 75,672 | 43.1 | |
| Total votes | 175,777 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2018
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Bill Quirk (incumbent) | 56,762 | 99.9 | |
| Republican | Joseph Grcar (write-in) | 81 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 56,843 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Bill Quirk (incumbent) | 105,848 | 77.4 | |
| Republican | Joseph Grcar | 30,863 | 22.6 | |
| Total votes | 136,711 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Bill Quirk (incumbent) | 66,526 | 77.7 | |
| Republican | Luis A. Wong | 19,078 | 22.3 | |
| Total votes | 85,604 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Bill Quirk (incumbent) | 114,001 | 74.3 | |
| Republican | Luis A. Wong | 39,507 | 25.7 | |
| Total votes | 153,508 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2014
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Bill Quirk (incumbent) | 31,882 | 66.0 | |
| Republican | Jaime Patino | 11,246 | 23.3 | |
| No party preference | Luis Reynoso | 5,186 | 10.7 | |
| Total votes | 48,314 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Bill Quirk (incumbent) | 56,144 | 71.8 | |
| Republican | Jaime Patino | 22,007 | 28.2 | |
| Total votes | 78,151 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2012
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Bill Quirk | 17,177 | 30.3 | |
| Democratic | Jennifer Ong | 14,560 | 25.7 | |
| No party preference | Mark Green | 11,490 | 20.3 | |
| Republican | Luis Reynoso | 10,041 | 17.7 | |
| Democratic | Sarabjit Kaur Cheema | 3,397 | 6.0 | |
| Total votes | 56,665 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Bill Quirk | 67,028 | 50.3 | |
| Democratic | Jennifer Ong | 66,111 | 49.7 | |
| Total votes | 133,139 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Bob Wieckowski | 76,446 | 72.9 | |
| Republican | Adnan Shahab | 28,460 | 27.1 | |
| Total votes | 104,906 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Alberto Torrico (incumbent) | 99,305 | 71.4 | |
| Republican | Jeffrey Wald | 39,861 | 28.6 | |
| Total votes | 139,166 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Alberto Torrico (incumbent) | 61,238 | 65.3 | |
| Republican | Ken Nishimura | 32,548 | 34.7 | |
| Total votes | 93,786 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Alberto Torrico | 87,724 | 68.6 | |
| Republican | Cliff Williams | 40,114 | 31.4 | |
| Total votes | 127,838 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | John A. Dutra (incumbent) | 53,304 | 66.6 | |
| Republican | Daniel L. Dow | 23,108 | 28.9 | |
| Libertarian | Keith Lyon | 3,663 | 4.5 | |
| Total votes | 80,075 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2000
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John A. Dutra (incumbent) | 75,455 | 64.5 | |
| Republican | Lowell King | 35,889 | 30.7 | |
| Libertarian | Mark Werlwas | 5,709 | 4.9 | |
| Total votes | 117,053 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John A. Dutra | 52,132 | 57.7 | |
| Republican | Jonelle Joan Zager | 38,239 | 42.3 | |
| Total votes | 90,371 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Liz Figueroa (incumbent) | 70,130 | 61.3 | |
| Republican | Anthony R. Smith | 44,270 | 38.7 | |
| Total votes | 114,400 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Liz Figueroa | 47,498 | 50.0 | |
| Republican | Scott Patrick Haggerty | 40,885 | 43.1 | |
| Libertarian | Terry Savage | 6,538 | 6.9 | |
| Total votes | 94,921 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1992
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Delaine Eastin (incumbent) | 83,889 | 64.1 | |
| Republican | Lindy G. Batara | 47,044 | 35.9 | |
| Total votes | 130,933 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ted Lempert (incumbent) | 71,386 | 63.4 | |
| Republican | James R. Rinehart | 36,226 | 32.2 | |
| Libertarian | Christopher R. Inama | 2,882 | 2.6 | |
| American Independent | Carl R. Sigmund | 2,083 | 1.9 | |
| Total votes | 112,577 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
See also
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