California's 16th State Assembly district

California's 16th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember	Rebecca Bauer-Kahan D–Orinda
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	465,945 [1] 350,379 [1] 297,090 [1]
Demographics	64.44% White 2.71% Black 10.95% Latino 20.10% Asian 0.53% Native American 0.34% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.32% other 0.60 [1] % remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	305,117
Registration	45.90%  Democratic 23.43%  Republican 25.79%  No party preference

California's 16th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Rebecca Bauer-Kahan of Orinda.

District profile

The district is located in the East Bay. The most affluent State Assembly district, ^[2] it consists of suburbs east of the Berkeley Hills, including Lamorinda, the Tri-Valley, and most of Walnut Creek. During Catharine Baker's time in office, it was the most Democratic seat held by a Republican in the Assembly.

Alameda County – 13.3% of Alameda County population Dublin Livermore Pleasanton

Contra Costa County – 25.3% of Contra Costa County population Alamo Blackhawk Danville Diablo Lafayette Moraga Orinda Saranap San Ramon Walnut Creek – 82.5% of Walnut Creek population included

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2021	Recall	No 67.9 – 32.1%
2020	President	Biden 69 – 28.9%
2018	Governor	Newsom 63.2 – 36.8%
	Senator	Feinstein 58.1 – 41.9%
2016	President	Clinton 64.5 – 29.2%
	Senator	Harris 71.7 – 28.3%
2014	Governor	Brown 62.5 – 37.5%
2012	President	Obama 57.7 – 40.1%
	Senator	Feinstein 62.1 – 37.9%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 16th 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
George H. Colby	Republican	January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887	Placer
John Davis		January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891
Noble Martin	Democratic	January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
E. D. Drees		January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895	Sonoma
Walter Fitch Price	Republican	January 7, 1895 - January 2, 1899
H. M. LeBaron		January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901
Frank A. Cromwell		January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903
James I. McConnell	Democratic	January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905	Yolo
Nicholas A. Hawkins		January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907
James I. McConnell		January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909
Lawrence H. Wilson		January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913
Will A. Dower		January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915	Alpine, Calaveras, El Dorado
Robert I. Kerr		January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917	Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado
Charles P. Vicini		January 8, 1917 - January 3, 1921
Ralph McGee		January 3, 1921 - January 8, 1923
Ferdinand G. Stevenot	Republican	January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925
Harley E. Dillinger	Democratic	January 5, 1925 - January 5, 1931
		January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933	Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Inyo, Mono, Tuolumne
Eugene W. Roland	Republican	January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935	Alameda
Arthur H. Breed Jr.		January 7, 1935 - January 2, 1939
Arthur W. Carlson		January 2, 1939 - January 8, 1945
Marvin Birkett Sherwin		January 8, 1945 - September 7, 1953		Resigned from the State Assembly On September 7, 1953. [3]
Walter I. Dahl		November 25, 1953 - January 7, 1963		Sworn in after winning special election when Sherwin resigned to be appointed as Judge on the Alameda County Superior Court. [4]
Don Mulford		January 7, 1963 - January 4, 1971
Kenneth A. Meade	Democratic	January 4, 1971 - November 30, 1974
John Francis Foran		December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1976	San Francisco
Art Agnos		December 6, 1976 - January 8, 1988		Resigned from the State Assembly since he became Mayor of San Francisco.
John Burton		April 14, 1988 - November 30, 1992		Won special election after Art Agnos resigned. He was sworn in on April 14, 1988. [5]
Barbara Lee		December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1996	Alameda
Don Perata		December 2, 1996 - December 7, 1998
Audie Bock	Green	April 5, 1999 - November 30, 2000		Won the special election. First Green Party member to win an election for the California State Legislature. She was sworn in on April 5, 1999. [6] On October 7, 1999 she changed her party registration to Independent. [7]
Wilma Chan	Democratic	December 4, 2000 - November 30, 2006
Sandré Swanson		December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2012
Joan Buchanan		December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2014	Alameda, Contra Costa
Catharine Baker	Republican	December 1, 2014 - November 30, 2018
Rebecca Bauer-Kahan	Democratic	December 3, 2018 – Present

Election results (1992–present)

• 1992
• 1994
• 1996
• 1998
• 2000
• 2002
• 2004
• 2006
• 2008
• 2010
• 2012
• 2014
• 2016
• 2018
• 2020

2020

2020 California State Assembly election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (incumbent)	109,852	68.3
	Republican	Joseph A. Rubay	51,097	31.7
Total votes			160,949	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (incumbent)	192,977	67.4%
	Republican	Joseph A. Rubay	93,137	32.6%
Total votes			286,114	100.0%

2018

California's 16th State Assembly district election, 2018

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Catharine Baker (incumbent)	69,360	56.6
	Democratic	Rebecca Bauer-Kahan	53,269	43.4
Total votes			122,629	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Rebecca Bauer-Kahan	104,182	50.6
	Republican	Catharine Baker (incumbent)	101,669	49.4
Total votes			205,851	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Catharine Baker (incumbent)	71,906	53.2
	Democratic	Cheryl Cook-Kallio	63,307	46.8
Total votes			135,213	100.0
General election
	Republican	Catharine Baker (incumbent)	129,585	55.89
	Democratic	Cheryl Cook-Kallio	102,290	44.11
Total votes			231,875	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Catharine Baker	31,632	36.7
	Democratic	Tim Sbranti	25,217	29.2
	Democratic	Steve Glazer	19,636	22.8
	Democratic	Newell Arnerich	9,794	11.4
Total votes			86,279	100.0
General election
	Republican	Catharine Baker	71,452	51.6
	Democratic	Tim Sbranti	67,152	48.4
Total votes			138,604	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joan Buchanan (incumbent)	54,368	56.7
	Republican	Al Phillips	41,444	43.3
Total votes			95,812	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Joan Buchanan (incumbent)	125,952	59.2
	Republican	Al Phillips	86,803	40.8
Total votes			212,755	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010

2010 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sandré Swanson (incumbent)	99,082	83.5
	Republican	James I. "Jim" Faison	14,692	12.4
	Libertarian	Lisa D. Ringer	4,909	4.1
Total votes			118,683	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008

2008 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sandré Swanson (incumbent)	136,066	87.85
	Republican	Jim Faison	18,817	12.15
Total votes			154,883	100.00
Turnout				67.49
	Democratic hold

2006

2006 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sandré Swanson	91,696	90.10
	Peace and Freedom	Edward Ytuarte	10,071	9.90
Total votes			101,767	100.00
Turnout				53.52
	Democratic hold

2004

2004 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wilma Chan (incumbent)	126,292	88.20
	Republican	Jerald Udinsky	16,903	11.80
Total votes			143,195	100.00
	Democratic hold

2002

2002 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wilma Chan (incumbent)	77,042	84.26
	Republican	George J. Nugent	11,549	12.63
	Libertarian	Richard E. Armstrong	2,948	3.22
Invalid or blank votes			7,902	7.95
Total votes			99,441	100.00
	Democratic hold

2000

2000 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wilma Chan	78,347	67.29
	Independent	Audie Bock (incumbent)	25,714	22.09
	Republican	Timothy B. McCormick	10,004	8.59
	Libertarian	Richard E. Armstrong	2,365	2.03
Invalid or blank votes			10,301	8.76
Total votes			117,539	100.00
	Democratic gain from Independent

1999 special

1998–99 California special elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Audie Bock	14,656	50.5
	Democratic	Elihu Harris	14,329	49.4
Invalid or blank votes			36	0.1
Total votes			29,021 [8]	100.00
	Green gain from Democratic

1998

1998 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Don Perata (incumbent)	71,548	80.33
	Republican	Linda Marchall	17,517	19.67
Invalid or blank votes			12,931	12.68
Total votes			101,996	100.00
	Democratic hold

1996

1996 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Don Perata (incumbent)	82,842	78.32
	Republican	Veronica A. Acosta	22,925	21.68
Invalid or blank votes			12,052	10.23
Total votes			117,819	100.00
	Democratic hold

1994

1994 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara Lee (incumbent)	68,197	81.03
	Republican	Andre-Tascha G.R. Ham-Lamme	15,966	18.97
Invalid or blank votes			19,925	19.14
Total votes			104,088	100.00
	Democratic hold

1992

1992 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara Lee (incumbent)	90,432	74.49
	Republican	David Anderson	24,324	20.04
	Peace and Freedom	Emma Wong Mar	6,643	5.47
Invalid or blank votes			13,790	10.20
Total votes			135,189	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

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

References

1. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
2. "Median Family Income, by Family Type and Legislative District".
3. "Marvin Birkett Sherwin". joincalifornia.com.
4. "Walter Dahl Oath of Office" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
5. "John Burton Oath of Office" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
6. "Audie Bock Oath of Office" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
7. "Audie Bock changes Party Registration" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
8. Kaplan, Sunny (April 16, 1999). "Green's California Assembly Victory: Anomaly or Start Of Trend?". Stateline. Pew Research. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023.

External links

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission