California's 77th State Assembly district

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California's 77th State Assembly district
California's 77th Assembly district.svg
Current assemblymember
  Tasha Boerner
DEncinitas
Population (2010)
  Voting age
  Citizen voting age
464,066 [1]
351,336 [1]
310,211 [1]
Demographics
Registered voters303,117 [2]
Registration36.61%  Democratic
29.96%  Republican
28.23%  No party preference

California's 77th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Tasha Boerner Horvath of Encinitas.

Contents

District profile

The district encompasses much of northern San Diego east of Interstate 5, centered on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. It also extends into the North County region, including the city of Poway.

Election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2021 Recall Dark Red x.svg No 56.8 – 43.2%
2020 President Biden 60.4 – 37.3%
2018 Governor [3] Newsom 54.3 – 45.7%
Senator [4] Feinstein 56.2 – 43.8%
2016 President Clinton 55.2 – 38.9%
Senator Harris 61.2 – 38.8%
2014 Governor Kashkari 51.0 – 49.0%
2012 President Romney 49.8 – 48.2%
Senator Feinstein 50.8 – 49.2%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 77th 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
Henry T. Hazard Republican January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 Los Angeles
George Washington Knox January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889
James M. Damron January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891
John R. Mathews Democratic January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
Charles Omar Barker Republican January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 San Bernardino
Edwin W. Freeman January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 Riverside
F. T. Lindenberger January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899
Andrew Staley Milice January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1903
Edward Russell Amerige January 5, 1903 - January 7, 1907 Orange
Clyde Bishop January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909
Richard Melrose January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911
Clyde Bishop January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913
William H. Ellis January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 Riverside
William A. Avey Progressive January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917
Chester M. Kline Republican January 8, 1917 - January 5, 1925
Alfred C. Murray January 5, 1925 - December 21, 1926Died in office after winning his 2nd term. Died in car crash. [5]
John E. Wherrell Nonpartisan March 3, 1927 - January 7, 1929Sworn in after winning special election. [6]
Chester M. Kline Republican January 7, 1929 - January 5, 1931
Myron D. Witter January 5, 1931 - February 19, 1931 Imperial Died in office. Died while after getting an operation for cancer. [7]
Samuel E. Robinson Democratic March 25, 1931 - January 7, 1935Sworn in after winning special election. [8] Ran as a Republican for his 2nd term.
Republican
Clarence R. Walker January 7, 1935 - January 6, 1941
Harvey E. Hastain January 6, 1941 - January 8, 1945
George Roy Butters January 8, 1945 - April 24, 1951Died in office. Died from his injuries 3 months after his car accident. [9]
Edwin S. Bulen January 5, 1953 - January 3, 1955 San Diego
Sheridan N. Hegland Democratic January 3, 1955 - January 7, 1963
Richard J. Donovan Republican January 7, 1963 - July 15, 1966Resigned to become a Judge for the San Diego County Municipal Court.
Wadie P. Deddeh Democratic January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1974
Bob Wilson December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1976
James L. Ellis Republican December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1980
Larry Stirling December 1, 1980 - November 30, 1988
Carol Bentley December 5, 1988 - November 30, 1992
Thomas Maximus Connolly III Democratic December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1994
Steven C. Baldwin Republican December 5, 1994 - November 30, 2000
Jay La Suer December 4, 2000 - November 30, 2006
Joel Anderson December 4, 2006 - November 30, 2010
Brian Jones December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2012
Brian Maienschein December 3, 2012 – presentChanged his party to Democrat in 2019.
Democratic

Election results

2020

2020 California's 77th State Assembly district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brian Maienschein (incumbent)86,99857.5
Republican June Yang Cutter64,38442.5
Total votes151,382 100.0
General election
Democratic Brian Maienschein (incumbent) 149,367 55.8
Republican June Yang Cutter118,39644.2
Total votes267,763 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

California State Assembly election, 2018
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brian Maienschein (incumbent)63,26956.1
Democratic Sunday Gover49,55443.9
Total votes112,823 100.0
General election
Republican Brian Maienschein (incumbent) 99,880 50.2
Democratic Sunday Gover99,27349.8
Total votes199,153 100.0
Republican hold

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brian Maienschein (incumbent)68,81257.7
Democratic Melinda K. Vásquez50,34542.3
Total votes119,157 100.0
General election
Republican Brian Maienschein (incumbent) 121,140 57.8
Democratic Melinda K. Vásquez88,34442.2
Total votes209,484 100.0
Republican hold

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brian Maienschein (incumbent)57,14770.6
Democratic Ruben "RJ" Hernandez23,82129.4
Total votes80,968 100.0
General election
Republican Brian Maienschein (incumbent) 82,987 65.8
Democratic Ruben "RJ" Hernandez43,03834.2
Total votes126,025 100.0
Republican hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brian Maienschein 45,07147.3
Democratic Ruben "RJ" Hernandez23,07524.2
Republican Dustin Steiner14,40615.1
No party preference Greg Laskaris12,63913.3
Total votes95,191 100.0
General election
Republican Brian Maienschein 114,314 60.1
Democratic Ruben "RJ" Hernandez75,82439.9
Total votes190,138 100.0
Republican win (new seat)

2010

2010 California State Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brian Jones 82,909 62.5
Democratic Mark Hanson43,67432.9
Libertarian Richard Belitz6,2284.6
Total votes132,811 100.0
Republican hold

2008

2008 California State Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joel Anderson (incumbent) 92,621 55.44
Democratic Raymond Lutz64,94938.87
Libertarian Rich Belitz9,5035.69
Total votes167,073 100.00
Turnout  73.17
Republican hold

2006

2006 California State Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joel Anderson 69,426 60.56
Democratic Christopher Larkin41,29236.02
Libertarian Rich Belitz3,9213.42
Total votes114,639 100.00
Turnout  52.85
Republican hold

2004

2004 California State Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jay La Suer (incumbent) 106,827 64.84
Democratic Christopher R. Larkin53,05132.20
Libertarian Virgil (Randy) Hall Ii4,8702.96
Total votes164,748 100.00
Republican hold

2002

2002 California State Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jay La Suer (incumbent) 70,191 66.44
Democratic Sarah Lowery30,22128.61
Libertarian Virgil (Randy) Hall II5,2354.96
Invalid or blank votes9,2008.01
Total votes114,847 100.00
Republican hold

2000

2000 California State Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jay La Suer 66,645 52.25
Democratic Todd Keegan52,55441.20
Libertarian Michael S. Metti8,3516.55
Invalid or blank votes13,0789.30
Total votes140,628 100.00
Republican hold

1998

1998 California State Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Baldwin (incumbent) 56,622 57.80
Democratic Margaret "Marge" Carlson37,96238.75
Libertarian Elizabeth Myers3,3783.45
Invalid or blank votes10,8149.94
Total votes108,776 100.00
Republican hold

1996

1996 California State Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Baldwin (incumbent) 68,475 55.96
Democratic Janet Gastil48,71439.81
Libertarian Elizabeth Meyers5,1784.23
Invalid or blank votes7,1985.58
Total votes129,565 100.00
Republican hold

1994

1994 California State Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Baldwin 53,442 55.77
Democratic Tom Connolly (incumbent)42,38944.23
Invalid or blank votes17,27915.28
Total votes113,110 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

1992

1992 California State Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tom Connolly 64,143 47.80
Republican Steve Baldwin59,88444.62
Libertarian Jeff Bishop8,1226.05
Peace and Freedom Reed Kroopkin2,0471.53
Invalid or blank votes10,9637.57
Total votes145,159 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

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  2. "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
  3. 2018 California gubernatorial election ca.gov
  4. US Senate election 2018 ca.gov
  5. "Man, Wife, Son, Killed in Crash". cdnc.ucr.edu.
  6. "John Wherrell Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
  7. "Assembly Myron Witter dead". cdnc.ucr.edu.
  8. "Samuel Robinson Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
  9. "Assemblyman Butters Dies Of Injuries". cdnc.ucr.edu.