California's 17th State Assembly district

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California's 17th State Assembly district
California's 17th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember
  Matt Haney
D–San Francisco
Population (2020)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age		518,498 [1]
453,436 [1]
362,292 [1]
Demographics
Registered voters298,276
Registration59.23%  Democratic
4.93%  Republican
31.89%  No party preference

California's 17th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Matt Haney of San Francisco.

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District profile

The district encompasses the eastern portions of the consolidated city-county of San Francisco, including its central financial and governmental core as well as several of the more working-class neighborhoods of the city.

Election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2022 Governor Newsom 87.7 – 12.3%
Senator Padilla 88 – 12%
2021 Recall Dark Red x.svg No 88.6 – 11.4%
2020 [2] President Biden 87.5 – 10.4%
2018 Governor Newsom 89.5 – 10.5%
Senator Feinstein 63.1 – 36.9%
2016 President Clinton 88.1 – 7.0%
Senator Harris 79.2 – 20.8%
2014 Governor Brown 91.0 – 9.0%
2012 President Obama 87.0 – 9.3%
Senator Feinstein 90.8 – 9.2%

List of assembly members representing the district

Due to redistricting, the 17th 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 membersPartyYears servedCounties representedNotes
E. H. Watson Democratic January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887 El Dorado
Henry Mahler January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891
W. E. Baughman Republican January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893
James C. Sims Democratic January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895 Sonoma
W. S. Staley Republican January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897
John W. Keegan Democratic January 4, 1897 – January 2, 1899
William F. Cowan January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1903
Grove L. Johnson Republican January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905 Sacramento
Charles O. Busick January 2, 1905 – January 7, 1907
Grove L. Johnson January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911
Charles A. Bliss January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913
Charles W. Byrnes January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915 Marin
James E. Manning January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1923
Charles F. Reindollar January 8, 1923 – January 5, 1931
Clarence Ray Robinson January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933 Madera, Mariposa, Merced
Henry P. Meehan Democratic January 2, 1933 – January 4, 1943 Alameda
Edward J. Carey Republican January 4, 1943 – January 3, 1949
William Byron Rumford Democratic January 3, 1949 – January 2, 1967
John J. Miller January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1974
Willie Brown December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1992 San Francisco
Dean Andal Republican December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1994 San Joaquin
Michael Machado Democratic December 5, 1994 – November 30, 2000
Barbara S. Matthews December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2006
Cathleen Galgiani December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2012 Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus
Tom Ammiano December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2014 San Francisco
David Chiu December 1, 2014 – October 31, 2021Resigned to become City Attorney of San Francisco.
VacantOctober 31, 2021 – May 3, 2022
Matt Haney Democratic May 3, 2022 – present

Election results (1992–present)

2022 (special)

California's 17th State Assembly district special election, 2022
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of David Chiu
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Matt Haney 34,17436.4
Democratic David Campos 33,44835.7
Democratic Bilal Mahmood20,89522.3
Democratic Thea Selby5,2615.6
Total votes93,778 100.0
General election
Democratic Matt Haney 48,762 62.4
Democratic David Campos 29,42237.6
Total votes78,184 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

2020 California State Assembly election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Chiu (incumbent) 120,498 100.0
Libertarian Starchild (write in) 56 0.0
Total votes120,554 100.0
General election
Democratic David Chiu (incumbent) 190,731 88.9%
Libertarian Starchild 23,83411.1%
Total votes214,565 100.0%
Democratic hold

2018

California State Assembly election, 2018
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Chiu (incumbent)93,21281.9
Democratic Alejandro Fernandez20,63918.1
Total votes113,851 100.0
General election
Democratic David Chiu (incumbent) 140,381 75.5
Democratic Alejandro Fernandez45,48324.5
Total votes185,864 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Chiu (incumbent)114,90488.5
Republican Matthew Del Carlo14,89111.5
Total votes129,795 100.0
General election
Democratic David Chiu (incumbent) 172,153 86.3
Republican Matthew Del Carlo27,41713.7
Total votes199,570 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Chiu 34,86348.0
Democratic David Campos 31,95144.0
Republican David Carlos Salaverry5,8438.0
Total votes72,657 100.0
General election
Democratic David Chiu 63,041 51.1
Democratic David Campos 60,41648.9
Total votes123,457 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tom Ammiano (incumbent)63,45484.2
Republican Jason P. Clark11,93315.8
Total votes75,387 100.0
General election
Democratic Tom Ammiano (incumbent) 161,124 86.2
Republican Jason P. Clark25,72813.8
Total votes186,852 100.0
Democratic hold

2010

2010 California State Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Cathleen Galgiani (incumbent) 52,219 58.4
Republican Jack Mobley37,29341.6
Total votes89,512 100.0
Democratic hold

2008

2008 California State Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Cathleen Galgiani (incumbent) 77,525 66.26
Republican Jack Mobley39,48033.74
Total votes117,005 100.00
Turnout  63.78
Democratic hold

2006

2006 California State Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Cathleen Galgiani 47,675 59.76
Republican Gerald Machado32,10740.24
Total votes79,782 100.00
Turnout  44.50
Democratic hold

2004

2004 California State Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Barbara S. Matthews (inc.) 66,926 60.52
Republican Nellie McGarry43,66439.48
Independent Jennet C. Stebbins (write-in)20.00
Total votes110,592 100.00
Democratic hold

2002

2002 California State Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Barbara S. Matthews (incumbent) 41,997 56.39
Republican Brian McCabe32,47443.61
Invalid or blank votes4,1235.25
Total votes78,594 100.00
Democratic hold

2000

2000 California State Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Barbara S. Matthews 64,361 53.04
Republican Greg Aghazarian 54,03144.53
Libertarian Roy W. Busch2,9432.43
Invalid or blank votes4,9043.88
Total votes126,239 100.00
Democratic hold

1998

1998 California State Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michael Machado (incumbent) 61,556 68.89
Republican Jay Smart27,79431.11
Invalid or blank votes7,4857.73
Total votes96,835 100.00
Democratic hold

1996

1996 California State Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michael Machado (incumbent) 54,607 51.95
Republican Kevin Minnick46,99744.71
Libertarian Tom Kohlheep3,5173.35
Invalid or blank votes5,9725.38
Total votes111,093 100.00
Democratic hold

1994

1994 California State Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michael Machado 45,710 50.77
Republican Ed Simas44,31649.23
Invalid or blank votes7,9708.13
Total votes97,996 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

1992

1992 California State Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dean Andal (incumbent) 59,165 50.63
Democratic Michael Machado 57,69749.37
Invalid or blank votes7,7366.21
Total votes124,598 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2020" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
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