California's 28th State Assembly district

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California's 28th State Assembly district
California's 28th Assembly district.svg
Current assemblymember
  Gail Pellerin
DSanta Cruz
Population (2010)
  Voting age
  Citizen voting age
466,090 [1]
354,635 [1]
293,328 [1]
Demographics
Registered voters254,471
Registration43.75%  Democratic
19.43%  Republican
33.46%  No party preference

California's 28th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Gail Pellerin of Santa Cruz.

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District profile

The district is located in the southwestern corner of Silicon Valley and consists mainly of middle-income and affluent residential communities and neighborhoods. Like other districts in Silicon Valley, the district is also home to the headquarters of many tech corporations.[ citation needed ]

Election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2021 Recall Dark Red x.svg No 73.6 – 26.4%
2020 [2] President Biden 73.1 – 24.5%
2018 Governor Newsom 69.6 – 30.4%
Senator Feinstein 59.4 – 40.6%
2016 President Clinton 70.6 – 23.1%
Senator Harris 72.4 – 27.6%
2014 Governor Brown 69.7 – 30.3%
2012 President Obama 66.6 – 30.8%
Senator Feinstein 69.1 – 30.9%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 28th 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 membersPartyYears servedCounties representedNotes
Joseph Almy Republican January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 Marin
John W. Atherton January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891
Thomas H. Estey January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
T. P. Cusick Democratic January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 San Francisco
H. Healey January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897
Eugene F. Lacy January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899
Lawrence J. Hoey Republican January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901
Charles R. Franklin January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903
John M. Murphy Union Labor January 5, 1903 - January 5, 1905
William James Mindham Republican January 5, 1905 - January 7, 1907
Peter J. Kelly January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909
Walter Harper Macauley January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911
Andrew M. Cunningham January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913
William Stoddard Scott January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915
James J. McDonald January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917
Charles W. Goetting January 8, 1917 - January 3, 1921
George W. Lee January 3, 1921 - January 8, 1923
Louis F. Erb January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925
Edgar C. Levey January 5, 1925 - January 7, 1935
James F. Brennan Democratic January 7, 1935 - January 4, 1937
Edgar C. Levey Republican January 4, 1937 - January 2, 1939
Robert Miller Green January 2, 1939 - January 7, 1942Resigned to be a Member of the San Francisco County Board of Supervisors.
Raup Miller January 4, 1943 - January 6, 1947 Santa Clara
Robert C. Kirkwood January 6, 1947 - January 6, 1953Resigned to accept appointment of the office of State Controller. [3]
Clark L. Bradley Nonpartisan April 6, 1953 - January 7, 1963Was sworn in, after winning a vacant seat when Kirkwood was appointed as State Controller. [4]
Republican
Jack T. Casey Democratic January 7, 1963 - January 2, 1967 Kern
Kent H. Stacey Republican January 2, 1967 - January 8, 1973
Raymond Joseph Gonzales Democratic January 8, 1973 - November 30, 1974
Frank Murphy Jr. Republican December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1976 Monterey, Santa Cruz
Henry J. Mello Democratic December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1980
Sam Farr December 1, 1980 - November 30, 1992
Rusty Areias December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1994 Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz
Peter Frusetta Republican December 5, 1994 - November 30, 2000
Simon Salinas Democratic December 4, 2000 - November 30, 2006
Anna Caballero December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2010
Luis Alejo December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2012
Paul Fong December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2014 Santa Clara
Evan Low December 1, 2014 – Present

Election results (1992–present)

2020

2020 California State Assembly election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Evan Low (incumbent)96,97671.1%
Republican Carlos Rafael Cruz32,13623.6%
No party preference Sam Ross7,3505.4%
Total votes136,462 100.0%
General election
Democratic Evan Low (incumbent) 166,733 71.6%
Republican Carlos Rafael Cruz65,97628.4%
Total votes232,709 100.0%
Democratic hold

2018

California State Assembly election, 2018
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Evan Low (incumbent)77,01170.8
Republican Michael Snyder31,77629.2
Total votes108,787 100.0
General election
Democratic Evan Low (incumbent) 130,815 71.1
Republican Michael Snyder53,19528.9
Total votes184,010 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Evan Low (incumbent)83,03871.5
Republican Nicholas Sclavos33,15428.5
Total votes116,192 100.0
General election
Democratic Evan Low (incumbent) 136,547 70.0
Republican Nicholas Sclavos58,64130.0
Total votes195,188 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Evan Low 30,80739.7
Republican Chuck Page20,89526.9
Democratic Barry Chang19,15624.7
Republican Michael Hunsweck6,7328.7
Total votes77,590 100.0
General election
Democratic Evan Low 71,239 59.4
Republican Chuck Page48,64540.6
Total votes119,884 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Paul Fong (incumbent)43,96554.3
No party preference Chad Walsh37,06045.7
Total votes81,025 100.0
General election
Democratic Paul Fong (incumbent) 108,061 62.0
No party preference Chad Walsh66,23938.0
Total votes174,300 100.0
Democratic hold

2010

2010 California State Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Luis Alejo 56,098 62.8
Republican Robert Bernosky33,26437.2
Total votes89,359 100.0
Democratic hold

2008

2008 California State Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Anna Caballero (incumbent) 90,012 100.00
Total votes90,012 100.00
Turnout {{{votes}}}57.74
Democratic hold

2006

2006 California State Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Anna Caballero 43,570 57.42
Republican Ignacio Velazquez32,30342.58
Total votes75,873 100.00
Turnout {{{votes}}}55.76
Democratic hold

2004

2004 California State Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Simon Salinas (incumbent) 67,586 63.26
Republican Bob Perkins39,25736.74
Total votes106,843 100.00
Democratic hold

2002

2002 California State Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Simon Salinas (incumbent) 41,964 61.02
Republican Jane Howard26,81238.98
Invalid or blank votes4,5046.15
Total votes73,280 100.00
Democratic hold

2000

2000 California State Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Simon Salinas 66,011 52.49
Republican Jeff Denham 54,72943.52
Reform J. J. Vogel2,8912.30
Libertarian Roger Ver 2,1341.70
Invalid or blank votes6,9245.22
Total votes132,689 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

1998

1998 California State Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Peter Frusetta (incumbent) 47,735 51.63
Democratic Alan D. Styles40,65243.97
Libertarian Kate Woods4,0634.39
Invalid or blank votes6,5906.65
Total votes99,030 100.00
Republican hold

1996

1996 California State Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Peter Frusetta 53,649 48.86
Democratic Lily Cervantes51,88847.26
Libertarian Mark Hinkle4,2633.88
Invalid or blank votes5,0194.37
Total votes114,819 100.00
Republican hold

1994

1994 California State Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Peter Frusetta 43,696 50.22
Democratic Lily Cervantes43,30749.78
Invalid or blank votes9,71110.04
Total votes96,714 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

1992

1992 California State Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rusty Areias (incumbent) 64,747 59.05
Republican Peter Frusetta44,90540.95
Invalid or blank votes8,0356.83
Total votes117,687 100.00
Democratic hold

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  2. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  3. "Robert C. Kirkwood Resignation" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
  4. "Clark L. Bradley" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.