California's 18th State Assembly district explained

District:18
Chamber:Assembly
Population:469,665[1]
Population Year:2010
Voting Age:365,624
Citizen Voting Age:281,791
Percent White:23.96
Percent Black:23.32
Percent Latino:26.30
Percent Asian:23.50
Percent Native American:0.56
Percent Pacific Islander:0.70
Percent Other Race:0.33
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial:1.33
Registered:270,094
Democratic:64.05
Republican:6.82
Npp:24.79

California's 18th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Mia Bonta of Alameda after winning the special election.

District profile

The district encompasses the central East Bay, centered on the city of Oakland.

Alameda County31.1%

Election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2021Recallalign="right" No 88.9 – 11.1%
2020President[2] Biden 86.5 – 11.3%
2018GovernorNewsom 88.3 – 11.7%
SenatorFeinstein 58.9 – 41.1%
2016PresidentClinton 85.9 – 8.4%
SenatorHarris 78.7 – 21.3%
2014GovernorBrown 89.6 – 10.4%
2012PresidentObama 86.9 – 10.2%
SenatorFeinstein 89.5 – 10.5%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 18th 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
Winfield J. DavisRepublicanJanuary 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887Sacramento
Harry W. CarrollJanuary 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889
William M. PetrieJanuary 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891
Judson C. BrusieJanuary 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
Owen WadeJanuary 2, 1893 - January 4, 1897Napa
Frank CoombsJanuary 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899
Owen WadeJanuary 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901
Edward L. WebberJanuary 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903
John M. HigginsJanuary 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905Sacramento
Frank J. O'BrienJanuary 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909
Eldridge Lafayette HawkJanuary 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911
John C. MarchJanuary 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913
Thomas D. JohnstonJanuary 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915Contra Costa
William R. SharkeyProgressiveJanuary 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917
William E. CalahanRepublicanJanuary 8, 1917 - December 25, 1919Died in office.[3]
James N. LongJanuary 3, 1921 - January 8, 1923
Thomas M. CarlsonJanuary 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925
Robert P. EasleyJanuary 5, 1925 - January 5, 1931
Edwin H. ZionJanuary 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933Stanislaus
Charles W. FisherJanuary 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937Alameda
Henry A. DannenbrinkDemocraticJanuary 4, 1937 - January 2, 1939
James H. PhillipsRepublicanJanuary 2, 1939 - January 4, 1943
Gardiner JohnsonJanuary 4, 1943 - January 6, 1947
Thomas W. CaldecottJanuary 6, 1947 - September 26, 1957Resigned from the Assembly to become a judge[4]
Don MulfordJanuary 3, 1958 - January 7, 1963Sworn in after winning a special election.[5]
Edward M. GaffneyDemocraticJanuary 7, 1963 - January 4, 1965San Francisco
Willie BrownJanuary 4, 1965 - November 30, 1974
Leo T. McCarthyDecember 2, 1974 - November 30, 1982
Alister McAlisterDecember 6, 1982 - November 30, 1986Alameda, Santa Clara
Delaine EastinDecember 1, 1986 - November 30, 1992
Johan KlehsDecember 7, 1992 - November 30, 1994Alameda
Michael SweenyDecember 5, 1994 - November 30, 1998
Ellen CorbettDecember 7, 1998 - November 30, 2004
Johan KlehsDecember 6, 2004 - November 30, 2006
Mary HayashiDecember 4, 2006 - November 30, 2012
Rob BontaDecember 3, 2012 - April 23, 2021Resigned from the Assembly to become State Attorney General
Mia BontaSeptember 7, 2021 – presentSworn in after winning special election.

Election results (1992–present)

2021 (special)

Primary was June 29, 2021; Special (label as General) on August 31, 2021.

1992

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011.
  2. Web site: 2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result. CNalysis. June 9, 2021.
  3. Web site: William Calahan. clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
  4. Web site: Thomas W. Caldecott. joincalifornia.com.
  5. Web site: Don Mulford Oath of Office. clerk.assembly.ca.gov.