California's 26th State Assembly district facts for kids
Quick facts for kids California's 26th State Assembly district |
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| Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age |
470,166 320,827 241,074 |
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| Demographics |
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| Registered voters | 172,092 | ||
| Registration | 42.02% Republican 32.37% Democratic 20.77% No party preference |
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California's 26th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican Devon Mathis of Visalia.
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District profile
The district straddles the southern Sierra Nevada. It encompasses part of the southeastern Central Valley, where most of its population resides, and nearly all of the Owens Valley.
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All of Inyo County Kern County – 1.8% Tulare County – 98.6% |
Election results from statewide races
| Year | Office | Results |
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| 2018 | Governor | Cox 57.6 – 42.4% |
| Senator | De Leon 60.5 – 39.5% | |
| 2016 | President | Trump 52.9 – 41.5% |
| Senator | Harris 52.7 – 47.3% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Kashkari 61.7 – 38.3% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 56.7 – 41.2% |
| Senator | Emken 57.5 – 42.5% |
List of Assembly Members
Due to redistricting, the 26th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
| Representatives | Party | Years Served | Counties Represented | Notes |
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| Douglas G. Barnes | Republican | March 24, 1884 - January 3, 1887 | Solano | Won special election after it was vacant and was sworn in. |
| Frank O'Grady | Democratic | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | ||
| J. A. Mullaney | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | |||
| Charles Durner | Republican | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | ||
| J. L. Hutson | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | San Joaquin | |
| Thomas Alvin Nelson | Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | ||
| Charles W. Austin | January 4, 1897 - February 6, 1898 | Died in office | ||
| August E. Muenter | January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901 | |||
| Frederick H. Kincaid | Democratic | January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | ||
| Edward N. Baxter | January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905 | Mariposa, Tuolumne | ||
| C. V. Jones | January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907 | |||
| Edward N. Baxter | January 7, 1907 - January 2, 1911 | |||
| Dan E. Williams | Republican | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | ||
| William B. Bush | January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | San Francisco | ||
| Jeremiah Joesph Hayes | January 4, 1915 - January 6, 1919 | |||
| William J. Kenney | January 6, 1919 - January 3, 1921 | |||
| Roy Fellom | January 3, 1921 - January 5, 1925 | |||
| Ray Williamson | January 5, 1925 - January 6, 1941 | |||
| Edward M. Gaffney | Democratic | January 6, 1941 - January 5, 1953 | ||
| Richard J. Dolwig | Republican | January 5, 1953 - January 7, 1957 | San Mateo | |
| Carl A. Britschgi | January 7, 1957 - January 4, 1971 | |||
| Dixon Arnett | January 4, 1971 - November 30, 1974 | |||
| Carmen Perino | Democratic | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1980 | San Joaquin, Stanislaus | |
| Adrian C. Fondse | Republican | December 1, 1980 - January 5, 1981 | 35 days in his term. He lost the election after his opponent contested the election and asked for a recount which ended with Fondse losing. | |
| Patrick Johnson | Democratic | January 5, 1981 - January 10, 1991 | Johnston wins contest after losing to Fondse. He was sworn in on January 5, 1981. He also resigns after winning a special election for State Senate. | |
| San Joaquin | ||||
| Dean Andal | Republican | May 16, 1991 - November 30, 1992 | Sworn in after winning a special election for Johnson's seat that was left vacant running for State Senate. | |
| Sal Cannella | Democratic | December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1996 | Merced, Merced, Stanislaus | |
| Dennis Cardoza | December 2, 1996 - November 30, 2002 | |||
| Greg Aghazarian | Republican | December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008 | San Joaquin, Stanislaus | |
| Bill Berryhill | December 1, 2008 - November 30, 2012 | |||
| Connie Conway | December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2014 | Inyo, Kern, Tulare | ||
| Devon Mathis | December 1, 2014 - Present |
Election results
2020
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Devon Mathis (incumbent) | 49,413 | 61.5% | |
| Democratic | Drew Phelps | 30,981 | 38.5% | |
| Total votes | 80,394 | 100.0% | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Devon Mathis (incumbent) | 85,005 | 54.9% | |
| Democratic | Drew Phelps | 69,717 | 45.1% | |
| Total votes | 154,722 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2018
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Devon Mathis (incumbent) | 19,081 | 30.3 | |
| Democratic | Jose Sigala | 18,794 | 29.8 | |
| Republican | Warren Gubler | 17,650 | 28.0 | |
| Republican | Jack Lavers | 7,473 | 11.9 | |
| Total votes | 62,998 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Devon Mathis (incumbent) | 62,629 | 57.9 | |
| Democratic | Jose Sigala | 45,558 | 42.1 | |
| Total votes | 108,187 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2016
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Devon Mathis (incumbent) | 28,563 | 42.4 | |
| Democratic | Ruben Macareno | 20,536 | 30.5 | |
| Republican | Rudy Mendoza | 18,216 | 27.1 | |
| Total votes | 67,315 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Devon Mathis (incumbent) | 76,289 | 63.3 | |
| Democratic | Ruben Macareno | 44,205 | 36.7 | |
| Total votes | 120,494 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2014
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Rudy Mendoza | 18,648 | 40.3 | |
| Republican | Devon Mathis | 9,497 | 20.5 | |
| Democratic | Carlton Jones | 7,943 | 17.2 | |
| Democratic | Ruben Macareno | 3,755 | 8.1 | |
| Democratic | Derek A. Thomas | 2,872 | 6.2 | |
| Republican | Teresita "Tess" Andres | 2,092 | 4.5 | |
| Republican | Esther Barajas | 1,473 | 3.2 | |
| Total votes | 46,280 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Devon Mathis | 34,683 | 53.6 | |
| Republican | Rudy Mendoza | 29,991 | 46.4 | |
| Total votes | 64,674 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2012
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Connie Conway (incumbent) | 34,299 | 71.8 | |
| Democratic | Jonathan Louis Sosa | 12,627 | 28.2 | |
| Total votes | 46,926 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Connie Conway (incumbent) | 72,061 | 66.5 | |
| Democratic | Jonathan Louis Sosa | 36,379 | 33.5 | |
| Total votes | 108,440 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
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