| California's 65th State Assembly district | |||
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| Current assemblymember |
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| Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 461,510 [1] 345,653 [1] 254,368 [1] | ||
| Demographics |
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| Registered voters | 224,960 [2] | ||
| Registration | 42.57% Democratic 28.76% Republican 24.25% No party preference | ||
California's 65th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Mike Gipson.
Up until the 2022 election, the district encompassed parts of north Orange County, anchored by the city of Fullerton. The primarily suburban district was ethnically and socioeconomically diverse.
Orange County – 15.3%
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| Year | Office | Results |
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| 2021 | Recall |  No 56.6 – 43.4% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 57.0 – 40.9% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 54.5 – 45.5% |
| Senator | Feinstein 55.4 – 44.6% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 56.7 – 37.3% |
| Senator | Sanchez 50.6 – 49.4% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Kashkari 50.7 – 49.3% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 51.9 – 45.7% |
| Senator | Feinstein 54.2 – 45.8% |
Due to redistricting, the 65th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. M. Pyle | Republican | January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887 | Santa Clara | |
| Samuel Rucker | Democratic | January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889 | ||
| Lyttleton Albert Whitehurst | January 7, 1889 – January 5, 1891 | |||
| George E. Hersey | Republican | January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893 | ||
| William H. Alford | Democratic | January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895 | Tulare | |
| David VanLear Robinson | January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897 | |||
| William Pell Boone | January 4, 1897 – January 1, 1901 | |||
| Harry Levinson | January 1, 1901 – January 5, 1903 | |||
| Christopher Peter Pann | Republican | January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905 | Ventura | |
| David T. Perkins | January 2, 1905 – January 7, 1907 | |||
| George Lincoln Sackett | January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911 | |||
| David Wallace Mott | January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913 | |||
| Charles W. Kingsley | Socialist | January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915 | Los Angeles | |
| Peter C. Phillips | Republican | January 4, 1915 – January 6, 1919 | ||
| George M. Easton | January 6, 1919 – January 3, 1921 | |||
| Joseph L. Pedrotti | January 3, 1921 – January 5, 1925 | |||
| Thomas L. Dodge | January 5, 1925 – January 3, 1927 | |||
| Willis M. Baum | January 3, 1927 – January 5, 1931 | |||
| Sam M. Greene | January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933 | |||
| Herbert S. Hallner | Democratic | January 2, 1933 – January 7, 1935 | ||
| Gene Flint | January 7, 1935 – January 2, 1939 | |||
| John W. Evans | January 2, 1939 – January 3, 1955 | Ran as a Republican during his 6th term. | ||
| Republican | ||||
| Jesse M. Unruh | Democratic | January 3, 1955 – January 4, 1971 | ||
| David C. Pierson | January 4, 1971 – January 8, 1973 | |||
| Frank Holoman | January 8, 1973 – November 30, 1974 | |||
| Bill McVittie | December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1980 | Los Angeles, San Bernardino | ||
| Jim Cramer | December 1, 1980 – November 30, 1982 | |||
| Charles W. Bader | Republican | December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1990 | ||
| Jim Brulte | December 3, 1990 – November 30, 1992 | |||
| Paul A. Woodruff | December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1994 | Riverside, San Bernardino | ||
| Brett Granlund | December 5, 1994 – November 30, 2000 | |||
| Vacant | November 30, 2000 – April 5, 2001 | Janice C. Leja was elected to the seat, but agreed not to assume her seat as part of a settlement with the Attorney General's office, in addition to pleading guilty to misdemeanor violations in relation to campaign finance reporting. | ||
| Russ Bogh | Republican | April 5, 2001 – November 30, 2006 | Sworn in after winning special election to fill in seat that was vacant. [3] | |
| Paul Cook | December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2012 | |||
| Sharon Quirk-Silva | Democratic | December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2014 | Orange | |
| Young Kim | Republican | December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2016 | ||
| Sharon Quirk-Silva | Democratic | December 5, 2016 – November 30, 2022 | Redistricted to the 67th district. | |
| Mike Gipson | Democratic | December 5, 2022 – present | Los Angeles | Redistricted from the 64th district. |
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Sharon Quirk-Silva (incumbent) | 54,240 | 57.7% | |
| Republican | Cynthia Thacker | 39,796 | 42.3% | |
| Total votes | 94,036 | 100.0% | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Sharon Quirk-Silva (incumbent) | 112,333 | 58.3% | |
| Republican | Cynthia Thacker | 80,468 | 41.7% | |
| Total votes | 192,801 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Sharon Quirk-Silva (incumbent) | 37,587 | 52.9 | |
| Republican | Alexandria "Alex" Coronado | 33,459 | 47.1 | |
| Total votes | 71,046 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Sharon Quirk-Silva (incumbent) | 74,636 | 57.2 | |
| Republican | Alexandria "Alex" Coronado | 55,953 | 42.8 | |
| Total votes | 130,589 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Sharon Quirk-Silva | 42,890 | 54.3 | |
| Republican | Young Kim (incumbent) | 36,028 | 45.7 | |
| Total votes | 78,918 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Sharon Quirk-Silva | 79,654 | 53.2 | |
| Republican | Young Kim (incumbent) | 69,941 | 46.8 | |
| Total votes | 149,595 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Young Kim | 21,593 | 54.7 | |
| Democratic | Sharon Quirk-Silva (incumbent) | 17,896 | 45.3 | |
| Total votes | 39,489 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Young Kim | 42,376 | 54.6 | |
| Democratic | Sharon Quirk-Silva (incumbent) | 35,204 | 45.4 | |
| Total votes | 77,580 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Chris Norby (incumbent) | 29,917 | 58.8 | |
| Democratic | Sharon Quirk-Silva | 20,936 | 41.2 | |
| Total votes | 50,853 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Sharon Quirk-Silva | 68,988 | 52.0 | |
| Republican | Chris Norby (incumbent) | 63,576 | 48.0 | |
| Total votes | 132,564 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Paul Cook (incumbent) | 78,475 | 57.9 | |
| Democratic | Carl Wood | 57,212 | 42.1 | |
| Total votes | 135,687 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Paul Cook (incumbent) | 93,566 | 53.20 | |
| Democratic | Carl Wood | 82,305 | 46.80 | |
| Total votes | 175,871 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 71.22 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Paul Cook | 67,669 | 59.92 | |
| Democratic | Rita Ramirez-Dean | 41,906 | 37.11 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Jon Taleb | 3,358 | 2.97 | |
| Total votes | 112,933 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 50.47 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Russ Bogh (incumbent) | 93,676 | 61.58 | |
| Democratic | Rita Ramirez-Dean | 58,454 | 38.42 | |
| Total votes | 152,130 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Russ Bogh (incumbent) | 56,575 | 63.34 | |
| Democratic | Darrel R. Scholes | 32,740 | 36.66 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 2,555 | 2.78 | ||
| Total votes | 91,870 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Janice C. Leja | 58,750 | 47.06 | |
| Democratic | Ray R. Quinto | 53,425 | 42.80 | |
| Libertarian | Bonnie Flickinger | 10,263 | 8.22 | |
| Natural Law | Joseph Ray Renteria | 2,399 | 1.92 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Total votes | 124,837 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brett Granlund (incumbent) | 56,523 | 57.12 | |
| Democratic | Ray R. Quinto | 39,286 | 39.70 | |
| Natural Law | Joseph "Ray" Renteria | 3,144 | 3.18 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 7,419 | 6.97 | ||
| Total votes | 106,372 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Brett Granlund (incumbent) | 66,573 | 56.64 | |
| Democratic | Shirley A. Morton | 45,559 | 38.76 | |
| Natural Law | Douglas R. Wallack | 5,344 | 4.55 | |
| No party | David William O'Brien (write-in) | 63 | 0.05 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 9,269 | 7.31 | ||
| Total votes | 146,808 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Brett Granlund | 64,291 | 63.13 | |
| Democratic | Richard D. Sandoval | 37,550 | 36.87 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 11,315 | 8.05 | ||
| Total votes | 113,156 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Paul A. Woodruff (incumbent) | 68,768 | 52.45 | |
| Democratic | Alice J. Robb | 50,768 | 38.72 | |
| Libertarian | Michael S. Geller | 11,575 | 8.83 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 13,055 | 9.06 | ||
| Total votes | 144,166 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
