California's 72nd State Assembly district

California's 72nd State Assembly district
California's 72nd State Assembly district
Current assemblymember
	Diane Dixon ; R–Newport Beach
Population (2010); • Voting age; • Citizen voting age	469,933; 361,195; 296,747
Demographics	38.67% White ; 1.15% Black ; 25.67% Latino ; 32.81% Asian ; 0.50% Native American ; 0.53% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander ; 0.20% other; 0.46% remainder of multiracial;
Registered voters	256,514
Registration	35.89% Republican ; 34.83% Democratic ; 24.48% No party preference

Last updated October 26, 2025

California's 72nd State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican Diane Dixon.

District profile

The district encompasses mostly of coastal communities in Orange County. The district is primarily suburban.

Orange County

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2021	Recall	Yes 52.4 – 47.6%
2020	President	Trump 50.3–47.8%
2018	Governor	Cox 51.6–48.4%
2018	Senator	Feinstein 54.0–46.0%
2016	President	Clinton 51.4–43.1%
2016	Senator	Sanchez 50.4–49.6%
2014	Governor	Kashkari 53.7–46.3%
2012	President	Romney 51.1–46.7%
2012	Senator	Emken 51.3–48.7%

List of assembly members representing the district

Due to redistricting, the 72nd 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
R. J. Van Voorhies	Republican	January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887	Alpine, Mono, Inyo
Andrew J. Gould		January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889
Cyrus Coleman		January 7, 1889 – January 5, 1891
Frank Eugene Hunewill		January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893
T. J. Kerns	Democratic	January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895	Los Angeles
Brewster C. Kenyon	Republican	January 7, 1895 – January 2, 1899
Joseph M. Miller		January 2, 1899 – January 1, 1901
William H. Savage		January 1, 1901 – January 5, 1903
Herbert Swift Greenwood McCartney		January 5, 1903 – January 7, 1907
Fred E. Pierce		January 7, 1907 – January 4, 1909
John N. O. Rech		January 4, 1909 – January 2, 1911
Henry S. Benedict		January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913
Arthur G. Kuck		January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915
Harry A. Chamberlin		January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1917
George C. Watson		January 8, 1917 – January 6, 1919
Alexander P. Fleming		January 6, 1919 – December 15, 1920		Died in office before the end of term. Died from complications of heart and kidney maladies.^[3] He also served as Los Angeles City Council from July 7, 1919 to his death.^[4]
Vacant		December 15, 1920 – January 3, 1921
Willard E. Badham	Republican	January 3, 1921 – January 5, 1931
Ben A. Hill		January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933
Hobart R. Alter		January 2, 1933 – January 7, 1935	San Bernardino
Godfrey A. Andreas	Democratic	January 7, 1935 – October 13, 1942		Died in office.^[5]
Vacant		October 13, 1942 – January 4, 1943
R. Fred Price	Republican	January 4, 1943 – January 8, 1951
Stanford C. Shaw	Democratic	January 8, 1951 – January 3, 1955
Eugene G. Nisbet		January 3, 1955 – January 7, 1963
John Quimby		January 7, 1963 – November 30, 1974
Richard H. Robinson		December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1986	Orange
Dick Longshore	Republican	December 1, 1986 – June 8, 1988		Died in office. Died from Pneumonia.^[6]
Vacant		June 8, 1988 – December 5, 1988
Curt Pringle	Republican	December 5, 1988 – November 30, 1990
Tom Umberg	Democratic	December 3, 1990 – November 30, 1992
Ross Johnson	Republican	December 7, 1992 – May 11, 1995		Resigned from office to be sworn in the 35th State Senate district after winning special election.^[7]
Vacant		May 11, 1995 – September 13, 1995
Dick Ackerman	Republican	September 13, 1995 – November 30, 2000		Sworn in after winning special election.^[8]
Lynn Daucher		December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2006
Michael D. Duvall		December 4, 2006 – September 9, 2009		Resigned from office after he was caught on tape talking about having an affair with a female lobbyist.^[9]
Vacant		September 9, 2009 – January 29, 2010
Chris Norby	Republican	January 29, 2010 – November 30, 2012		Sworn in after winning special election.^[10]
Travis Allen		December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2018
Tyler Diep		December 3, 2018 – November 30, 2020
Janet Nguyen		December 7, 2020 – November 30, 2022
Diane Dixon		December 5, 2022 – present

Election results (1992–present)

2024

**California State Assembly election, 2024**
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Diane Dixon (incumbent)	87,904	60.9
	Democratic	Dom Jones	56,374	39.1
Total votes			144,278	100.0
General election
	Republican	Diane Dixon (incumbent)	157,278	59.5
	Democratic	Dom Jones	107,258	40.5
Total votes			264,592	100
	Republican hold

2022

**California State Assembly election, 2022**
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Judie Mancuso	59,016	43.3
	Republican	Diane Dixon	58,132	42.7
	Republican	Benjamin Yu	19,115	14.0
Total votes			136,263	100.0
General election
	Republican	Diane Dixon	116,588	56.2
	Democratic	Judie Mancuso	90,730	43.8
Total votes			207,318	100
	Republican hold

2020

**California State Assembly election, 2020**
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Janet Nguyen	39,778	33.81
	Democratic	Diedre Nguyen	30,021	25.52
	Republican	Tyler Diep (incumbent)	29,186	24.81
	Democratic	Bijan Mohseni	18,668	15.87
Total votes			117,653	100.0
General election
	Republican	Janet Nguyen	122,483	54.2
	Democratic	Diedre Nguyen	103,707	45.8
Total votes			226,190	100
	Republican hold

2018

California State Assembly election, 2018
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Josh Lowenthal	34,462	36.8
	Republican	Tyler Diep	27,825	29.7
	Republican	Greg Haskin	19,199	20.5
	Republican	Long Pham	7,692	8.2
	Republican	Richard Laird	4,555	5.0
Total votes			93,733	100.0
General election
	Republican	Tyler Diep	83,221	51.6
	Democratic	Josh Lowenthal	78,080	48.4
Total votes			161,301	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Travis Allen (incumbent)	48,321	50.4
	Democratic	Lenore Albert-Sheridan	27,466	28.6
	Democratic	Nam Pham	20,158	21.0
Total votes			95,945	100.0
General election
	Republican	Travis Allen (incumbent)	98,335	58.0
	Democratic	Lenore Albert-Sheridan	71,332	42.0
Total votes			169,667	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Travis Allen (incumbent)	36,677	65.5
	Democratic	Joel Block	11,556	20.6
	Democratic	Albert Ayala	7,733	13.8
Total votes			55,966	100.0
General election
	Republican	Travis Allen (incumbent)	66,150	65.5
	Democratic	Joel Block	34,793	34.5
Total votes			100,943	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Troy Edgar	18,060	28.0
	Republican	Travis Allen	12,851	19.9
	Democratic	Joe Dovinh	12,432	19.3
	Republican	Long Pham	12,409	19.2
	Democratic	Albert Ayala	8,816	13.7
Total votes			64,568	100.0
General election
	Republican	Travis Allen	79,110	55.7
	Republican	Troy Edgar	62,983	44.3
Total votes			142,093	100.0
	Republican hold

2010

2010 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Norby (incumbent)	68,751	61.4
	Democratic	Esiquio Ramos Uballe	36,534	32.5
	Green	Jane Rands	6,845	6.1
Total votes			112,130	100.0
	Republican hold

2008

2008 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Duvall (incumbent)	79,066	54.80
	Democratic	John MacMurray	65,216	45.20
Total votes			144,282	100.00
Turnout				65.01
	Republican hold

2006

2006 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Duvall	55,664	59.14
	Democratic	John MacMurray	35,352	37.56
	Libertarian	Brian Cross	3,114	3.31
Total votes			94,120	100.00
Turnout				45.47
	Republican hold

2004

2004 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lynn Daucher (incumbent)	90,255	65.97
	Democratic	Ross W. Johnson	41,528	30.35
	Libertarian	Brian Lee Cross	5,031	3.68
Total votes			136,814	100.00
	Republican hold

2002

2002 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lynn Daucher (incumbent)	51,845	67.80
	Democratic	G. Nanjundappa	21,473	28.08
	Libertarian	Brian Lee Cross	3,147	4.12
Invalid or blank votes			0	0.00
Total votes			76,465	100.00
	Republican hold

2000

2000 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lynn Daucher (incumbent)	94,687	67.66
	Democratic	G. Nanjundappa	37,655	26.91
	Natural Law	John W. Zamarra	7,606	5.43
Invalid or blank votes			15,084	9.73
Total votes			155,032	100.00
	Republican hold

1998

1998 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dick Ackerman (incumbent)	71,148	67.46
	Democratic	Frank Legas	31,120	29.70
	Libertarian	Loren Meierding	3,000	2.84
Invalid or blank votes			11,051	9.48
Total votes			115,319	100.00
	Republican hold

1996

1996 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dick Ackerman (incumbent)	103,800	100.00
Invalid or blank votes			37,839	26.72
Total votes			141,639	100.00
	Republican hold

1994

1994 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ross Johnson (incumbent)	78,577	71.05
	Democratic	Allan L. Dollison	27,086	24.49
	Libertarian	Geoffrey Brown	4,933	4.46
Invalid or blank votes			15,361	12.2
Total votes			125,957	100.00
	Republican hold

1992

California's 72nd State Assembly district election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ross Johnson (incumbent)	86,622	61.16
	Democratic	Paul Garza, Jr.	45,934	32.43
	Libertarian	Geoffrey Braun	9,076	6.41
Invalid or blank votes			17,560	11.03
Total votes			159,192	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

1 2 3 4 "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
↑ "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
↑ "LONG ILLNESS FATAL TO OFFICIAL". cdnc.ucr.edu.
↑ "New City Officials Take Office Oath". cdnc.ucr.edu.
↑ "DEATH CLAIMS ASSEMBLYMAN ANDREAS AT 61". cdnc.ucr.edu.
↑ "Assembly passes 'drive-by' shooting bill". cdnc.ucr.edu.
↑ "Ross Johnson Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
↑ "Dick Ackerman Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.gov.
↑ Williams, Juliet. "Calif. GOP lawmaker quits over taped sex comments". azcentral.com. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
↑ "Chris Norboy Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

External links

District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission

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[population-1] 1 2 3 4 "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).

[2] "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).

[3] "LONG ILLNESS FATAL TO OFFICIAL". cdnc.ucr.edu.

[4] "New City Officials Take Office Oath". cdnc.ucr.edu.

[5] "DEATH CLAIMS ASSEMBLYMAN ANDREAS AT 61". cdnc.ucr.edu.

[6] "Assembly passes 'drive-by' shooting bill". cdnc.ucr.edu.

[7] "Ross Johnson Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

[8] "Dick Ackerman Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.gov.

[9] Williams, Juliet. "Calif. GOP lawmaker quits over taped sex comments". azcentral.com. Retrieved September 9, 2009.

[10] "Chris Norboy Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

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