| District: | 74 |
| Chamber: | Assembly |
| Population: | 470,248[1] |
| Population Year: | 2010 |
| Voting Age: | 382,309 |
| Citizen Voting Age: | 326,040 |
| Percent White: | 63.16 |
| Percent Black: | 1.34 |
| Percent Latino: | 15.44 |
| Percent Asian: | 18.46 |
| Percent Native American: | 0.49 |
| Percent Pacific Islander: | 0.34 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.30 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 0.47 |
| Registered: | 288,847[2] |
| Democratic: | 35.03 |
| Republican: | 35.42 |
| Npp: | 24.59 |
California's 74th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by California Republican Laurie Davies.
The district encompasses coastal southern Orange County and northern San Diego County The district is primarily suburban and affluent.
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Biden 54.3 – 43.5% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 51.6 – 48.4% |
| Senator | Feinstein 55.4 – 44.6% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 50.7 – 43.3% |
| Senator | Harris 60.7 – 39.3% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Kashkari 55.6 – 44.4% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 52.4 – 45.1% |
| Senator | Emken 52.9 – 47.1% |
Due to redistricting, the 74th 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 members | Party | Years served | Counties represented | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander McLean | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | Santa Barbara | ||
| Russell Heath | Democratic | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | |||
| Charles A. Storke | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | ||||
| W. A. Hawley | Republican | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | |||
| Cornelius W. Pendleton | January 2, 1893 - January 4, 1897 | Los Angeles | |||
| L. H. Valentine | January 4, 1897 - January 1, 1901 | ||||
| Cornelius W. Pendleton | January 1, 1901 - January 2, 1903 | ||||
| Frederick W. Houser | January 2, 1903 - January 7, 1907 | ||||
| Robson O. Bell | January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909 | ||||
| William J. Hanlon | January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911 | ||||
| Charles Hiram Randall | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | ||||
| Frank H. Mouser | January 6, 1913 - January 6, 1919 | Ran as Progressive (Bull Moose) candidate during his run for 2nd and 3rd term. | |||
| Progressive | |||||
| Frederick Madison Roberts | Republican | January 6, 1919 - January 5, 1931 | First African American to serve in the legislator. | ||
| Archibald E. Brock | January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | San Bernardino | |||
| James B. Utt | January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937 | Orange | |||
| Clyde A. Watson | Democratic | January 4, 1937 - January 6, 1947 | |||
| Earl W. Stanley | Republican | January 6, 1947 - January 7, 1957 | |||
| Bruce Sumner | January 7, 1957 - January 7, 1963 | ||||
| Gordon Cologne | January 7, 1963 - January 4, 1965 | Riverside | |||
| W. Craig Biddle | January 4, 1965 - June 15, 1972 | Resigned to be sworn in the 36th Senate district after winning special election.[3] | |||
| Walter M. Ingalls | Democratic | January 8, 1973 - November 30, 1974 | |||
| Robert Badham | Republican | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1976 | Orange, San Diego | ||
| Ronald Cordova | Democratic | December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1978 | |||
| Marian Bergeson | Republican | December 4, 1978 - November 30, 1982 | |||
| Robert C. Frazee | December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1994 | ||||
| Howard Kaloogian | December 5, 1994 - November 30, 2000 | San Diego | |||
| Mark Wyland | December 4, 2000 - November 30, 2006 | ||||
| Martin Garrick | December 4, 2006 - November 30, 2012 | ||||
| Allan Mansoor | December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2014 | Orange | |||
| Matthew Harper | December 1, 2014 - November 30, 2018 | ||||
| Cottie Petrie-Norris | Democratic | December 3, 2018 – present | |||