California's 65th State Assembly district

California's 65th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Mike Gipson and was previously represented by Sharon Quirk-Silva of Fullerton.

California's 65th State Assembly district
Map of the district
Current assemblymember
  Mike Gipson
DCarson
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age
461,510[1]
345,653[1]
254,368[1]
Demographics
Registered voters224,960[2]
Registration42.57% Democratic
28.76% Republican
24.25% No party preference

District profile

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Up until the 2022 election, the district encompassed parts of north Orange County, anchored by the city of Fullerton. The primarily suburban district was ethnically and socioeconomically diverse.

Election results from statewide races

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Year Office Results
2021 Recall   No 56.6 – 43.4%
2020 President Biden 57.0 – 40.9%
2018 Governor Newsom 54.5 – 45.5%
Senator Feinstein 55.4 – 44.6%
2016 President Clinton 56.7 – 37.3%
Senator Sanchez 50.6 – 49.4%
2014 Governor Kashkari 50.7 – 49.3%
2012 President Obama 51.9 – 45.7%
Senator Feinstein 54.2 – 45.8%

List of assembly members

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Due to redistricting, the 65th 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
D. M. Pyle Republican January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 Santa Clara
Samuel Rucker Democratic January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889
Lyttleton Albert Whitehurst January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891
George E. Hersey Republican January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
William H. Alford Democratic January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 Tulare
David VanLear Robinson January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897
William Pell Boone January 4, 1897 - January 1, 1901
Harry Levinson January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903
Christopher Peter Pann Republican January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905 Ventura
David T. Perkins January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907
George Lincoln Sackett January 7, 1907 - January 2, 1911
David Wallace Mott January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913
Charles W. Kingsley Socialist January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 Los Angeles
Peter C. Phillips Republican January 4, 1915 - January 6, 1919
George M. Easton January 6, 1919 - January 3, 1921
Joseph L. Pedrotti January 3, 1921 - January 5, 1925
Thomas L. Dodge January 5, 1925 - January 3, 1927
Willis M. Baum January 3, 1927 - January 5, 1931
Sam M. Greene January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933
Herbert S. Hallner Democratic January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935
Gene Flint January 7, 1935 - January 2, 1939
John W. Evans January 2, 1939 - January 3, 1955 Ran as a Republican during his 6th term.
Republican
Jesse M. Unruh Democratic January 3, 1955 - January 4, 1971
David C. Pierson January 4, 1971 - January 8, 1973
Frank Holoman January 8, 1973 - November 30, 1974
Bill McVittie December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1980 Los Angeles, San Bernardino
Jim Cramer December 1, 1980 - November 30, 1982
Charles W. Bader Republican December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1990
Jim Brulte December 3, 1990 - November 30, 1992
Paul A. Woodruff December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1994 Riverside, San Bernardino
Brett Granlund December 5, 1994 - November 30, 2000
Janice C. Leja Did not serve her term due to settlement Agreed not to assume her Assembly seat as part of a settlement with the Attorney General's office, in addition to pleading guilty to misdemeanor violations in relation to campaign finance reporting.
Russ Bogh April 5, 2001 - November 30, 2006 Sworn in after winning special election to fill in seat that was vacant.[3]
Paul Cook December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2012
Sharon Quirk-Silva Democratic December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2014 Orange
Young Kim Republican December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2016
Sharon Quirk-Silva Democratic December 5, 2016 – present

Election results (1992–present)

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2020

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2020 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sharon Quirk-Silva (incumbent) 54,240 57.7%
Republican Cynthia Thacker 39,796 42.3%
Total votes 94,036 100.0%
General election
Democratic Sharon Quirk-Silva (incumbent) 112,333 58.3%
Republican Cynthia Thacker 80,468 41.7%
Total votes 192,801 100.0%
Democratic hold

2018

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California State Assembly election, 2018
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sharon Quirk-Silva (incumbent) 37,587 52.9
Republican Alexandria "Alex" Coronado 33,459 47.1
Total votes 71,046 100.0
General election
Democratic Sharon Quirk-Silva (incumbent) 74,636 57.2
Republican Alexandria "Alex" Coronado 55,953 42.8
Total votes 130,589 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

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California State Assembly election, 2016
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sharon Quirk-Silva 42,890 54.3
Republican Young Kim (incumbent) 36,028 45.7
Total votes 78,918 100.0
General election
Democratic Sharon Quirk-Silva 79,654 53.2
Republican Young Kim (incumbent) 69,941 46.8
Total votes 149,595 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2014

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California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Young Kim 21,593 54.7
Democratic Sharon Quirk-Silva (incumbent) 17,896 45.3
Total votes 39,489 100.0
General election
Republican Young Kim 42,376 54.6
Democratic Sharon Quirk-Silva (incumbent) 35,204 45.4
Total votes 77,580 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

2012

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California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Norby (incumbent) 29,917 58.8
Democratic Sharon Quirk-Silva 20,936 41.2
Total votes 50,853 100.0
General election
Democratic Sharon Quirk-Silva 68,988 52.0
Republican Chris Norby (incumbent) 63,576 48.0
Total votes 132,564 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2010

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2010 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Cook (incumbent) 78,475 57.9
Democratic Carl Wood 57,212 42.1
Total votes 135,687 100.0
Republican hold

2008

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2008 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Cook (incumbent) 93,566 53.20
Democratic Carl Wood 82,305 46.80
Total votes 175,871 100.00
Turnout   71.22
Republican hold

2006

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2006 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Cook 67,669 59.92
Democratic Rita Ramirez-Dean 41,906 37.11
Peace and Freedom Jon Taleb 3,358 2.97
Total votes 112,933 100.00
Turnout   50.47
Republican hold

2004

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2004 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Russ Bogh (incumbent) 93,676 61.58
Democratic Rita Ramirez-Dean 58,454 38.42
Total votes 152,130 100.00
Republican hold

2002

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2002 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Russ Bogh (incumbent) 56,575 63.34
Democratic Darrel R. Scholes 32,740 36.66
Invalid or blank votes 2,555 2.78
Total votes 91,870 100.00
Republican hold

2000

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2000 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Janice C. Leja 58,750 47.06
Democratic Ray R. Quinto 53,425 42.80
Libertarian Bonnie Flickinger 10,263 8.22
Natural Law Joseph Ray Renteria 2,399 1.92
Invalid or blank votes 0 0.00
Total votes 124,837 100.00
Republican hold

1998

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1998 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brett Granlund (incumbent) 56,523 57.12
Democratic Ray R. Quinto 39,286 39.70
Natural Law Joseph "Ray" Renteria 3,144 3.18
Invalid or blank votes 7,419 6.97
Total votes 106,372 100.00
Republican hold

1996

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1996 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brett Granlund (incumbent) 66,573 56.64
Democratic Shirley A. Morton 45,559 38.76
Natural Law Douglas R. Wallack 5,344 4.55
No party David William O'Brien (write-in) 63 0.05
Invalid or blank votes 9,269 7.31
Total votes 146,808 100.00
Republican hold

1994

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1994 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brett Granlund 64,291 63.13
Democratic Richard D. Sandoval 37,550 36.87
Invalid or blank votes 11,315 8.05
Total votes 113,156 100.00
Republican hold

1992

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1992 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul A. Woodruff (incumbent) 68,768 52.45
Democratic Alice J. Robb 50,768 38.72
Libertarian Michael S. Geller 11,575 8.83
Invalid or blank votes 13,055 9.06
Total votes 144,166 100.00
Republican hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Russ Bogh Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
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