| District: | 73 |
| Chamber: | Assembly |
| Population: | 461,101[1] |
| Population Year: | 2010 |
| Voting Age: | 346,400 |
| Citizen Voting Age: | 304,043 |
| Percent White: | 68.98 |
| Percent Black: | 1.45 |
| Percent Latino: | 18.05 |
| Percent Asian: | 10.03 |
| Percent Native American: | 0.56 |
| Percent Pacific Islander: | 0.25 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.26 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 0.41 |
| Registered: | 300,633[2] |
| Democratic: | 30.69 |
| Republican: | 41.22 |
| Npp: | 22.93 |
California's 73rd State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Cottie Petrie-Norris of Irvine.
The district encompasses a large portion of central Orange County, anchored by the city of Irvine and portions of surrounding communities. It is primarily affluent and features many newly developed master-planned communities. Orange County -
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Recall | align="right" Yes 57.4 – 42.6% |
| 2020 | President | Trump 50.8 – 48.1% |
| 2018 | Governor | Cox 56.2 – 43.8% |
| Senator | Feinstein 55.6 – 44.4% | |
| 2016 | President | Trump 50.4 – 43.9% |
| Senator | Harris 56.9 – 43.1% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Kashkari 62.1 – 37.9% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 59.4 – 38.7% |
| Senator | Emken 59.7 – 40.3% |
Due to redistricting, the 73rd 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arza Porter | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | San Luis Obispo | ||
| McDowell Reid Venable | Democratic | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | |||
| D. W. James | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | ||||
| Marcus Harloe | Republican | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | |||
| Frank G. Finlayson | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | Los Angeles | ||
| William Llewellyn | Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | |||
| William Mead | Fusion | January 4, 1897 - January 1, 1901 | Ran as a Democrat during his 2nd term. | ||
| Democratic | |||||
| Frank James | January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | ||||
| Jacob P. Transue | Republican | January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1911 | |||
| Henry Lyon | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | ||||
| Howard A. Peairs | January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | ||||
| George W. Downing | Socialist | January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917 | |||
| Henry H. Yonkin | Republican | January 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919 | |||
| Elmer P. Bromley | January 6, 1919 - January 5, 1925 | ||||
| Howard W. Davis | January 5, 1925 - January 7, 1929 | He was also a member of the Los Angeles City Council while serving his 2nd term. | |||
| James E. Stockwell | January 7, 1929 - January 5, 1931 | ||||
| Isaac Jones | January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | San Bernardino | |||
| Archibald E. Brock | January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935 | ||||
| Gordon W. Corwin | January 7, 1935 - January 6, 1941 | ||||
| Frank C. Russell | Democratic | January 6, 1941 - January 4, 1943 | |||
| Douglas P. Armstrong | Republican | January 4, 1943 - January 6, 1947 | |||
| L. Stewart Hinckley | January 6, 1947 - July 31, 1954 | Resigned to become a director of the Farmers Home Administration USDA. | |||
| Jack A. Beaver | January 3, 1955 - January 7, 1963 | ||||
| L. Stewart Hinckley | January 7, 1963 - May 8, 1968 | Died in office. Died in a plane crash.[3] | |||
| Jerry Lewis | January 6, 1969 - November 30, 1974 | ||||
| Robert H. Burke | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1976 | Orange | |||
| Dennis Mangers | Democratic | December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1980 | |||
| Nolan Frizzelle | Republican | December 1, 1980 - November 30, 1982 | |||
| David G. Kelley | December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1992 | Riverside | |||
| Bill Morrow | December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1998 | Orange, San Diego | |||
| Patricia Bates | December 7, 1998 - November 30, 2004 | ||||
| Mimi Walters | December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2008 | ||||
| Diane Harkey | December 1, 2008 – December 1, 2014 | ||||
| Orange | |||||
| Bill Brough | December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2020 | ||||
| Laurie Davis | December 7, 2020 – present | ||||
| align=center | 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 • 2018 • 2020 |