California's 12th State Assembly district

California's 12th State Assembly district
Map of the district
Current assemblymember
  Damon Connolly
D–San Rafael
Population (2020)486,148[1]
Demographics

California's 12th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democratic Damon Connolly of San Rafael.[2]

District profile

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The district is has the Sonoma Valley to its north and the San Francisco Bay to its south.

Election results from statewide races

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Year Office Results
2022 Governor Newsom 75.9 – 24.1%
Senator Padilla 77.5 – 22.5%
2021 Recall[3][4] Yes 58.1 - 41.9%
Elder 59.7 - 6.6%
2020 President Trump 52.5- 45.3%
2018 Governor[5] Cox 56.1 – 43.9%
Senator[6] De Leon 59.0 – 41.0%
2016 President Trump 51.1 – 43.1%
Senator Harris 59.2 – 40.8%
2014 Governor Kashkari 53.0 – 47.0%
2012 President Romney 52.4 – 45.1%
Senator Emken 53.2 – 46.8%

List of assembly members

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Due to redistricting, the 12th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.[7]

Assembly members Party Years served Counties represented Notes
E. W. Britt Democratic January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887 Lake
L. H. Gruwell January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889
C. M. Crawford January 7, 1889 – January 5, 1891
James H. Renfro January 5, 1891 – May 20, 1892 Died in office. Died after being kicked in the head by a horse on his ranch.[8]
Richard I. Thomas Republican January 2, 1893 – January 4, 1897 Nevada
William Siles Robinson January 4, 1897 – January 1, 1901
Frank M. Rutherford January 1, 1901 – January 5, 1903
Benjamin F. Howard Democratic January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905 Colusa, Glenn, Lake
Ernest Weyand Republican January 2, 1905 – January 7, 1907
F. H. Smythe Democratic January 7, 1907 – January 4, 1909
John L. Mendenhall January 4, 1909 – January 6, 1913
G. W. Libby January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915 Sonoma
Knox Boude Republican January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1917
Lyman Green January 8, 1917 – January 6, 1919
A. F. Stevens January 6, 1919 – January 8, 1923
Emmett I. Donohue January 8, 1923 – January 5, 1925
Hubert B. Scudder January 5, 1925 – January 5, 1931
Percy G. West January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933 Sacramento
James E. Thorp January 2, 1933 – January 27, 1948 San Joaquin Died in office. Died from heart condition.[9]
Verne W. Hoffman January 3, 1949 – January 8, 1951
John J. McFall Democratic January 8, 1951 – January 3, 1957
William Biddick Jr. January 7, 1957 – January 2, 1961
Bob Monagan Republican January 2, 1961 – April 9, 1973 Resigned from the Assembly[10]
Douglas F. Carter July 17, 1973 – December 2, 1974 Was sworn in after winning a special election to replace the vacant seat of Bob Monagan.[11]
Kenneth A. Meade Democratic December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1976 Alameda, Contra Costa
Tom Bates December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1992
John Burton December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1996 San Francisco
Kevin Shelley December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2002 San Francisco, San Mateo
Leland Yee December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2006
Fiona Ma December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2012
Kristin Olsen Republican December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2016 San Joaquin, Stanislaus
Heath Flora December 5, 2016 – November 30, 2022
Damon Connolly Democratic December 5, 2022 – Present

Election results (1992–present)

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2022

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2022 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Damon Connolly 42,950 37.1
Democratic Sara Aminzadeh 41,934 36.2
Democratic Steve Schwartz 16,612 14.3
Democratic Ida Times-Green 13,164 11.4
Republican Andrew Podshadley (write-in) 1,181 1.0
Total votes 115,841 100.0
General election
Democratic Damon Connolly 92,287 51.8
Democratic Sara Aminzade 85,900 48.2
Total votes 21,599 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican


2020

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2020 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Heath Flora (incumbent) 71,098 62.9
Democratic Paul Akinjo 41,859 37.1
Total votes 112,957 100.0
General election
Republican Heath Flora (incumbent) 131,625 60.9
Democratic Paul Akinjo 84,373 39.1
Total votes 215,998 100.0

2018

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2018 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Heath Flora (incumbent) 56,212 63.9
Democratic Robert D. Chase 31,811 36.1
Total votes 88,023 100.0
General election
Republican Heath Flora (incumbent) 94,404 60.0
Democratic Robert D. Chase 62,811 40.0
Total votes 157,215 100.0
Republican hold

2016

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2016 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ken Vogel 23,678 25.6
Republican Heath Flora 21,484 23.2
Democratic Virginia Madueno 19,764 21.4
Democratic Harinder Grewal 17,245 18.6
Republican Cindy Marks 10,397 11.2
Total votes 92,568 100.0
General election
Republican Heath Flora 79,420 52.3
Republican Ken Vogel 72,528 47.7
Total votes 151,948 100.0
Republican hold

2014

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2014 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kristin Olsen (incumbent) 38,892 67.5
Democratic Harinder Grewal 18,742 32.5
Total votes 57,634 100.0
General election
Republican Kristin Olsen (incumbent) 63,003 67.2
Democratic Harinder Grewal 30,752 32.8
Total votes 93,755 100.0
Republican hold

2012

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2012 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kristin Olsen (incumbent) 44,209 65.0
Democratic Christopher Mateo 23,782 35.0
Total votes 67,991 100.0
General election
Republican Kristin Olsen (incumbent) 89,821 60.6
Democratic Christopher Mateo 58,517 39.4
Total votes 148,338 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

2010

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2010 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Fiona Ma (incumbent) 90,388 80.8
Republican Alfonso Faustino 21,540 19.2
Total votes 111,928 100.0
Democratic hold

2008

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2008 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Fiona Ma (incumbent) 131,231 83.26
Republican Conchita Applegate 26,380 16.74
Total votes 157,611 100.00
Turnout   67.87
Democratic hold

2006

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2006 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Fiona Ma 73,922 71.00
Republican Howard Epstein 17,020 16.35
Green Barry Hermanson 13,174 12.65
Total votes 104,116 100.00
Turnout   50.90
Democratic hold

2004

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2004 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Leland Yee (incumbent) 112,000 77.58
Republican Howard Epstein 23,803 16.49
Libertarian Chris Maden 8,560 5.93
Total votes 144,363 100.00
Democratic hold

2002

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2002 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Leland Yee 71,879 77.75
Republican Howard Epstein 14,621 15.82
Libertarian Michael Denny 5,950 6.44
Invalid or blank votes 0 0.00
Total votes 92,450 100.00
Democratic hold

2000

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2000 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kevin Shelley (incumbent) 110,644 82.23
Republican Howard Epstein 23,905 17.77
Invalid or blank votes 0 0.00
Total votes 134,549 100.00
Democratic hold

1998

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1998 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kevin Shelley (incumbent) 80,962 80.50
Republican Howard Epstein 19,615 19.50
Invalid or blank votes 23,956 19.24
Total votes 124,533 100.00
Democratic hold

1996

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1996 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kevin Shelley (incumbent) 94,167 77.98
Republican Torence Faulkner 26,595 22.02
Invalid or blank votes 24,108 16.64
Total votes 134,870 100.00
Democratic hold

1994

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1994 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John L. Burton (incumbent) 71,371 70.77
Republican Philip Louis Wing 24,459 24.25
Libertarian Anton Sherwood 5,014 4.97
Invalid or blank votes 23,216 18.71
Total votes 124,060 100.00
Democratic hold

1992

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1992 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John L. Burton (incumbent) 84,924 65.10
Republican Storm Jenkins 34,104 26.14
Peace and Freedom Kitty Reese 8,212 6.29
Libertarian Anton Sherwood 3,221 2.47
Invalid or blank votes 28,281 17,82
Total votes 158,742 100.00
Democratic hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "California State Assembly District 12". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "Supplement to the Statement of Vote September 14, 2021, California Gubernatorial Recall Election Counties by Congressional Districts for Recall Question" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on March 7, 2022.
  4. ^ "Counties by Congressional Districts for Recall Election Gubernatorial Replacement Candidates" (PDF).
  5. ^ Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
  6. ^ Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
  7. ^ "California Redistricting :: California Secretary of State". www.sos.ca.gov. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  8. ^ "A Legislator Killed by a Horse". cdnc.ucr.edu.
  9. ^ "J. E. Thorp, State Assemblyman, Is Dead In Lockeford". The Sacramento Bee. January 28, 1948. p. 10.
  10. ^ "Bob Monagan Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
  11. ^ "Douglas Carter Oath of Office" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
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