California's 20th State Assembly district

California's 20th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is represented by Democrat Bill Quirk of Hayward.

California's 20th State Assembly district
Map of the district
Current assemblymember
  Liz Ortega
D–San Leandro
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age		461,362[1]
348,027[1]
266,963[1]
Demographics
Registered voters233,345
Registration54.70% Democratic
13.93% Republican
27.22% No party preference

District profile

The district is located in the southern East Bay, centered on Hayward. The district is a major gateway between the Tri-Valley to the east, Silicon Valley to the south, and the rest of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Election results from statewide races
Year Office Results
2021 Recall No No 75.7 – 24.3%
2020[2] President Biden 74.7 – 23.2%
2018 Governor Newsom 74.8 – 25.2%
Senator Feinstein 58.5 – 41.5%
2016 President Clinton 75.5 – 19.1%
Senator Harris 69.1 – 30.9%
2014 Governor Brown 76.8 – 23.2%
2012 President Obama 75.7 – 22.2%
Senator Feinstein 78.3 – 21.7%

List of Assembly Members

Due to redistricting, the 20th 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
Dwight Hollister Republican January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 Sacramento
Seymour Carr January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1889
L. H. Fassett January 5, 1889 - December 16, 1889 Died in office.[3]
Gillis Doty Democratic January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
William A. Anderson Republican January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895
Judson C. Brusie January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897
William M. Sims January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899
Grove L. Johnson January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1903
W. S. Killingsworth Democratic January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905 Solano
Frank R. Devlin Republican January 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909
John Roche Cronin January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913
Wilber C. Wall Democratic January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 San Joaquin
Lawrence Edwards January 4, 1915 - January 6, 1919
Charles Lamb Republican January 6, 1919 - January 6, 1920 Died in office.[4]
Oscar C. Parkinson January 3, 1921 - January 8, 1923
George A. Dean January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925
Tom H. Louttit January 5, 1925 - January 3, 1927
Forsythe Charles Clowdsley Democratic January 3, 1927 - January 5, 1931
Theodore McKay Wright Republican January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 Santa Clara
Thomas A. Maloney January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1957 San Francisco
Phillip Burton Democratic January 7, 1957 - February 24, 1964 Resigned from the Assembly after winning a special congressional election.
John Burton January 4, 1965 - June 25, 1974 Resigned from the Assembly after winning a special congressional election.
Dixon Arnett Republican December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1978 San Mateo
Robert W. Naylor December 4, 1978 - November 30, 1986
Bill Duplissea December 1, 1986 - November 30, 1988
Ted Lempert Democratic December 5, 1988 - November 30, 1992
Delaine Eastin December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1994 Alameda, Santa Clara
Liz Figueroa December 5, 1994 - November 30, 1998
John A. Dutra December 7, 1998 - November 30, 2004
Alberto Torrico December 6, 2004 - November 30, 2010
Bob Wieckowski December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2012
Bill Quirk December 3, 2012 – Present Alameda

Election results 1992 - present

2020
2020 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Quirk (incumbent) 42,606 47.1%
Democratic Alexis Villalobos 19,900 22.0%
Republican Son Nguyen 18,410 20.4%
Democratic Vipan Singh Bajwa 9,463 10.5%
Total votes 90,379 100.0%
General election
Democratic Bill Quirk (incumbent) 100,105 56.9%
Democratic Alexis Villalobos 75,672 43.1%
Total votes 175,777 100.0%

2018
California State Assembly election, 2018
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Quirk (incumbent) 56,762 99.9
Republican Joseph Grcar (write-in) 81 0.1
Total votes 56,843 100.0
General election
Democratic Bill Quirk (incumbent) 105,848 77.4
Republican Joseph Grcar 30,863 22.6
Total votes 136,711 100.0
Democratic hold

2016
California State Assembly election, 2016
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Quirk (incumbent) 66,526 77.7
Republican Luis A. Wong 19,078 22.3
Total votes 85,604 100.0
General election
Democratic Bill Quirk (incumbent) 114,001 74.3
Republican Luis A. Wong 39,507 25.7
Total votes 153,508 100.0
Democratic hold

2014
California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Quirk (incumbent) 31,882 66.0
Republican Jaime Patino 11,246 23.3
No party preference Luis Reynoso 5,186 10.7
Total votes 48,314 100.0
General election
Democratic Bill Quirk (incumbent) 56,144 71.8
Republican Jaime Patino 22,007 28.2
Total votes 78,151 100.0
Democratic hold

2012
California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Quirk 17,177 30.3
Democratic Jennifer Ong 14,560 25.7
No party preference Mark Green 11,490 20.3
Republican Luis Reynoso 10,041 17.7
Democratic Sarabjit Kaur Cheema 3,397 6.0
Total votes 56,665 100.0
General election
Democratic Bill Quirk 67,028 50.3
Democratic Jennifer Ong 66,111 49.7
Total votes 133,139 100.0
Democratic hold

2010
2010 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Wieckowski 76,446 72.9
Republican Adnan Shahab 28,460 27.1
Total votes 104,906 100.0
Democratic hold

2008
2008 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alberto Torrico (incumbent) 99,305 71.36
Republican Jeffrey Wald 39,861 28.64
Total votes 139,166 100.00
Turnout   68.16
Democratic hold

2006
2006 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alberto Torrico (incumbent) 61,238 65.30
Republican Ken Nishimura 32,548 34.70
Total votes 93,786 100.00
Turnout   53.57
Democratic hold

2004
2004 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alberto Torrico 87,724 68.62
Republican Cliff Williams 40,114 31.38
Total votes 127,838 100.00
Democratic hold

2002
2002 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John A. Dutra (incumbent) 53,000 66.60
Republican Daniel L. Dow 22,936 28.82
Libertarian Keith Lyon 3,638 4.57
Invalid or blank votes 6,853 7.93
Total votes 86,427 100.00
Democratic hold

2000
2000 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John A. Dutra (incumbent) 75,455 64.46
Republican Lowell King 35,889 30.66
Libertarian Mark Werlwas 5,709 4.88
Invalid or blank votes 13,301 10.20
Total votes 130,354 100.00
Democratic hold

1998
1998 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John A. Dutra 52,132 57.69
Republican Jonelle Joan Zager 38,239 42.31
Invalid or blank votes 10,068 10.02
Total votes 100,439 100.00
Democratic hold

1996
1996 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Liz Figueroa (incumbent) 70,130 61.30
Republican Anthony R. Smith 44,270 38.70
Invalid or blank votes 12,636 9.95
Total votes 127,036 100.00
Democratic hold

1994
1994 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Liz Figueroa 47,498 50.04
Republican Scott Patrick Haggerty 40,885 43.07
Libertarian Terry Savage 6,538 6.89
Invalid or blank votes 12,027 11.25
Total votes 106,948 100.00
Democratic hold

1992
1992 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Delaine Eastin (incumbent) 83,889 64.07
Republican Lindy G. Batara 47,044 35.93
Invalid or blank votes 13,129 9.11
Total votes 144,062 100.00
Democratic hold

See also

References
  1. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
  2. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  3. "Fassett Dies at 52". cdnc.ucr.edu.
  4. "Resolution for Charles Lamb" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
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