| California's 15th State Assembly district | |||
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| Current assemblymember |
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| Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 469,144 [1] 377,085 [1] 310,951 [1] | ||
| Demographics |
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| Registered voters | 298,488 | ||
| Registration | 64.65% Democratic 5.67% Republican 25.66% No party preference | ||
California's 15th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Buffy Wicks of Oakland.
The district encompasses the northern coastal East Bay, occupying a narrow strip between the shores of San Francisco and San Pablo Bays and the Berkeley Hills. The district is centered on Berkeley and Richmond, along with a sizable portion of Oakland.
Alameda County – 15.3%
| Contra Costa County – 22.6% |
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Recall |  No 90.3 – 9.7% |
| 2020 [2] | President | Biden 89.0 – 9.0% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 89.6 – 10.4% |
| Senator | Feinstein 60.5 – 39.5% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 87.4 – 7.0% |
| Senator | Harris 79.5 – 20.5% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 90.8 – 9.2% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 86.8 – 9.6% |
| Senator | Feinstein 90.5 – 9.5% |
Due to redistricting, the 15th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles F. McGlashan | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | Nevada | |
| John I. Sykes | January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891 | |||
| Thomas C. Hocking | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | |||
| J. L. Sargent | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | Amador | |
| James H. Tibbits | Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | ||
| Anthony Caminetti | Democratic | January 4, 1897 - January 1, 1901 | ||
| Frederick L. Stewart | Republican | January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | ||
| Percival S. King | January 5, 1903 - January 7, 1907 | Napa | ||
| Frank W. Bush | January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909 | |||
| Walter B. Griffiths | January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913 | |||
| Hugh B. Bradford | Democratic | January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | Sacramento | |
| Lee Gebhart | Progressive | January 4, 1915 - January 3, 1921 | Changed his party to Republican when he ran for a 2 term. | |
| Percy G. West | Republican | January 3, 1921 - January 5, 1931 | ||
| Forsythe Charles Clowdsley | January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | San Joaquin | ||
| William W. Hoffman | January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935 | Alameda | ||
| Leon M. Donihue | Democratic | January 7, 1935 - January 2, 1939 | ||
| Bernard A. Sheridan | Republican | January 2, 1939 - January 3, 1949 | ||
| Luther H. Lincoln | January 3, 1949 - January 5, 1959 | |||
| Nicholas C. Petris | Democratic | January 5, 1959 - January 2, 1967 | ||
| March Fong Eu | January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1974 | |||
| Carlos Bee | Died (November 29, 1974) before he was sworn in for the 15th district | Died in office while finishing his term in the 13th district | ||
| S. Floyd Mori | March 13, 1975 - November 30, 1980 | Sworn in after winning special election. [3] | ||
| Gilbert Marguth | Republican | December 1, 1980 - November 30, 1982 | ||
| William P. Baker | December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1992 | Alameda, Contra Costa | ||
| Richard Rainey | December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1996 | |||
| Lynne Leach | December 2, 1996 - November 30, 2002 | |||
| Guy Houston | December 2, 2002 - November 30, 2008 | Alameda, Contra Costa, Sacramento, San Joaquin | ||
| Joan Buchanan | Democratic | December 1, 2008 - November 30, 2012 | ||
| Nancy Skinner | December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2014 | Alameda, Contra Costa | ||
| Tony Thurmond | December 1, 2014 - November 30, 2018 | |||
| Buffy Wicks | December 3, 2018 - Present | |||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Buffy Wicks (incumbent) | 135,623 | 83.6 | |
| No party preference | Sara Brink | 13,841 | 8.5 | |
| Republican | Jeanne M. Solnordal | 12,791 | 7.9 | |
| Total votes | 162,255 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Buffy Wicks (incumbent) | 204,108 | 84.7% | |
| No party preference | Sara Brink | 36,732 | 15.3% | |
| Total votes | 240,840 | 100.0% | ||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Buffy Wicks | 37,141 | 31.4 | |
| Democratic | Jovanka Beckles | 18,733 | 15.8 | |
| Democratic | Dan Kalb | 18,007 | 15.2 | |
| Democratic | Judy Appel | 13,591 | 11.5 | |
| Democratic | Rochelle Pardue-Okimoto | 9,826 | 8.3 | |
| Republican | Pranav Jandhyala | 6,946 | 5.9 | |
| Democratic | Andy Katz | 6,209 | 5.2 | |
| Democratic | Ben Bartlett | 3,949 | 3.3 | |
| Democratic | Cheryl Sudduth | 1,493 | 1.2 | |
| Democratic | Raquella Thaman | 1,007 | 0.9 | |
| Democratic | Owen Poindexter | 819 | 0.7 | |
| Democratic | Sergey Vikramsingh Piterman | 689 | 0.6 | |
| Total votes | 118,410 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Buffy Wicks | 104,583 | 53.6 | |
| Democratic | Jovanka Beckles | 90,405 | 46.4 | |
| Total votes | 194,988 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Tony Thurmond (incumbent) | 124,136 | 91.1 | |
| Republican | Claire Chiara | 12,083 | 8.9 | |
| Total votes | 136,219 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Tony Thurmond (incumbent) | 189,530 | 89.4 | |
| Republican | Claire Chiara | 22,528 | 10.6 | |
| Total votes | 212,058 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Elizabeth Echols | 21,664 | 31.1 | |
| Democratic | Tony Thurmond | 16,963 | 24.4 | |
| Democratic | Pamela Price | 11,898 | 17.1 | |
| Republican | Rich Kinney | 7,531 | 10.8 | |
| Democratic | Sam Kang | 4,630 | 6.7 | |
| Democratic | Clarence Hunt | 3,329 | 4.8 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Eugene E. Ruyle | 2,426 | 3.5 | |
| No party preference | Bernt Rainer Wahl | 1,132 | 1.6 | |
| Total votes | 69,573 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Tony Thurmond | 66,661 | 54.3 | |
| Democratic | Elizabeth Echols | 56,071 | 45.7 | |
| Total votes | 122,732 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Nancy Skinner (incumbent) | 68,479 | 99.8 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Eugene Ruyle (write-in) | 105 | 0.2 | |
| Total votes | 68,584 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Nancy Skinner (incumbent) | 164,929 | 86.8 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Eugene Ruyle | 25,167 | 13.2 | |
| Total votes | 190,096 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joan Buchanan (incumbent) | 104,441 | 53.4 | |
| Republican | H. Abram Wilson | 91,378 | 46.6 | |
| Total votes | 195,819 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joan Buchanan | 125,897 | 52.24 | |
| Republican | Abram Wilson | 115,096 | 47.76 | |
| Total votes | 240,993 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 78.25 | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Guy Houston (incumbent) | 89,039 | 54.79 | |
| Democratic | Terry Coleman | 73,466 | 45.21 | |
| Total votes | 157,505 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 62.31 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Guy Houston (incumbent) | 113,079 | 55.22 | |
| Democratic | Elaine D. Shaw | 91,709 | 44.78 | |
| Total votes | 204,788 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Guy Houston | 71,345 | 53.58 | |
| Democratic | Donna Gerber | 61,813 | 46.42 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 5,330 | 3.85 | ||
| Total votes | 138,488 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lynne C. Leach (incumbent) | 123,522 | 61.32 | |
| Democratic | Gregory James Rolen | 77,901 | 38.68 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 17,749 | 8.10 | ||
| Total votes | 219,172 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lynne C. Leach (incumbent) | 94,589 | 59.36 | |
| Democratic | Charles W. Brydon | 60,662 | 38.07 | |
| Libertarian | R. Duncan Wheat | 4,110 | 2.58 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 14,324 | 8.25 | ||
| Total votes | 173,685 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lynne C. Leach (incumbent) | 89,328 | 48.93 | |
| Democratic | Gail Murray | 87,957 | 48.18 | |
| Natural Law | Martin Sproul | 5,284 | 2.89 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 18,004 | 8.96 | ||
| Total votes | 190,573 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard Rainey (incumbent) | 103,407 | 67.6 | |
| Democratic | David B. Kearns | 49,554 | 32.4 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 17,846 | 10.45 | ||
| Total votes | 170,807 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard Rainey | 109,037 | 58.56 | |
| Democratic | Charles W. Brydon | 77,170 | 41.44 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 22,218 | 10.66 | ||
| Total votes | 208,425 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
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