| California's 16th State Assembly district | |||
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| Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 465,945[1] 350,379[1] 297,090[1] | ||
| Demographics |
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| Registered voters | 305,117 | ||
| Registration | 45.90% Democratic 23.43% Republican 25.79% No party preference | ||
California's 16th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Rebecca Bauer-KahanofOrinda.
The district is located in the East Bay. The most affluent State Assembly district,[2] it consists of suburbs east of the Berkeley Hills, including Lamorinda, the Tri-Valley, and most of Walnut Creek. During Catharine Baker's time in office, it was the most Democratic seat held by a Republican in the Assembly.
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Alameda County – 13.3% of Alameda County population |
Contra Costa County – 25.3% of Contra Costa County population
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| Year | Office | Results |
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| 2021 | Recall |  No 67.9 – 32.1%
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| 2020 | President | Biden 69 – 28.9% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 63.2 – 36.8% |
| Senator | Feinstein 58.1 – 41.9% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 64.5 – 29.2% |
| Senator | Harris 71.7 – 28.3% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 62.5 – 37.5% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 57.7 – 40.1% |
| Senator | Feinstein 62.1 – 37.9% |
Due to redistricting, the 16th 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 |
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| George H. Colby | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | Placer | |
| John Davis | January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891 | |||
| Noble Martin | Democratic | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | ||
| E. D. Drees | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | Sonoma | ||
| Walter Fitch Price | Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 2, 1899 | ||
| H. M. LeBaron | January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901 | |||
| Frank A. Cromwell | January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | |||
| James I. McConnell | Democratic | January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905 | Yolo | |
| Nicholas A. Hawkins | January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907 | |||
| James I. McConnell | January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909 | |||
| Lawrence H. Wilson | January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913 | |||
| Will A. Dower | January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | Alpine, Calaveras, El Dorado | ||
| Robert I. Kerr | January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917 | Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado | ||
| Charles P. Vicini | January 8, 1917 - January 3, 1921 | |||
| Ralph McGee | January 3, 1921 - January 8, 1923 | |||
| Ferdinand G. Stevenot | Republican | January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925 | ||
| Harley E. Dillinger | Democratic | January 5, 1925 - January 5, 1931 | ||
| January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Inyo, Mono, Tuolumne | |||
| Eugene W. Roland | Republican | January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935 | Alameda | |
| Arthur H. Breed Jr. | January 7, 1935 - January 2, 1939 | |||
| Arthur W. Carlson | January 2, 1939 - January 8, 1945 | |||
| Marvin Birkett Sherwin | January 8, 1945 - September 7, 1953 | Resigned from the State Assembly On September 7, 1953.[3] | ||
| Walter I. Dahl | November 25, 1953 - January 7, 1963 | Sworn in after winning special election when Sherwin resigned to be appointed as Judge on the Alameda County Superior Court.[4] | ||
| Don Mulford | January 7, 1963 - January 4, 1971 | |||
| Kenneth A. Meade | Democratic | January 4, 1971 - November 30, 1974 | ||
| John Francis Foran | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1976 | San Francisco | ||
| Art Agnos | December 6, 1976 - January 8, 1988 | Resigned from the State Assembly since he became Mayor of San Francisco. | ||
| John Burton | April 14, 1988 - November 30, 1992 | Won special election after Art Agnos resigned. He was sworn in on April 14, 1988.[5] | ||
| Barbara Lee | December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1996 | Alameda | ||
| Don Perata | December 2, 1996 - December 7, 1998 | |||
| Audie Bock | Green | April 5, 1999 - November 30, 2000 | Won the special election. First Green Party member to win an election for the California State Legislature. She was sworn in on April 5, 1999.[6] On October 7, 1999 she changed her party registration to Independent.[7] | |
| Wilma Chan | Democratic | December 4, 2000 - November 30, 2006 | ||
| Sandré Swanson | December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2012 | |||
| Joan Buchanan | December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2014 | Alameda, Contra Costa | ||
| Catharine Baker | Republican | December 1, 2014 - November 30, 2018 | ||
| Rebecca Bauer-Kahan | Democratic | December 3, 2018 – Present |
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (incumbent) | 109,852 | 68.3 | |
| Republican | Joseph A. Rubay | 51,097 | 31.7 | |
| Total votes | 160,949 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (incumbent) | 192,977 | 67.4% | |
| Republican | Joseph A. Rubay | 93,137 | 32.6% | |
| Total votes | 286,114 | 100.0% | ||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Catharine Baker (incumbent) | 69,360 | 56.6 | |
| Democratic | Rebecca Bauer-Kahan | 53,269 | 43.4 | |
| Total votes | 122,629 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Rebecca Bauer-Kahan | 104,182 | 50.6 | |
| Republican | Catharine Baker (incumbent) | 101,669 | 49.4 | |
| Total votes | 205,851 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Catharine Baker (incumbent) | 71,906 | 53.2 | |
| Democratic | Cheryl Cook-Kallio | 63,307 | 46.8 | |
| Total votes | 135,213 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Catharine Baker (incumbent) | 129,585 | 55.89 | |
| Democratic | Cheryl Cook-Kallio | 102,290 | 44.11 | |
| Total votes | 231,875 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Catharine Baker | 31,632 | 36.7 | |
| Democratic | Tim Sbranti | 25,217 | 29.2 | |
| Democratic | Steve Glazer | 19,636 | 22.8 | |
| Democratic | Newell Arnerich | 9,794 | 11.4 | |
| Total votes | 86,279 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Catharine Baker | 71,452 | 51.6 | |
| Democratic | Tim Sbranti | 67,152 | 48.4 | |
| Total votes | 138,604 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Joan Buchanan (incumbent) | 54,368 | 56.7 | |
| Republican | Al Phillips | 41,444 | 43.3 | |
| Total votes | 95,812 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Joan Buchanan (incumbent) | 125,952 | 59.2 | |
| Republican | Al Phillips | 86,803 | 40.8 | |
| Total votes | 212,755 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Sandré Swanson (incumbent) | 99,082 | 83.5 | |
| Republican | James I. "Jim" Faison | 14,692 | 12.4 | |
| Libertarian | Lisa D. Ringer | 4,909 | 4.1 | |
| Total votes | 118,683 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Sandré Swanson (incumbent) | 136,066 | 87.85 | |
| Republican | Jim Faison | 18,817 | 12.15 | |
| Total votes | 154,883 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 67.49 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Sandré Swanson | 91,696 | 90.10 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Edward Ytuarte | 10,071 | 9.90 | |
| Total votes | 101,767 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 53.52 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Wilma Chan (incumbent) | 126,292 | 88.20 | |
| Republican | Jerald Udinsky | 16,903 | 11.80 | |
| Total votes | 143,195 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Wilma Chan (incumbent) | 77,042 | 84.26 | |
| Republican | George J. Nugent | 11,549 | 12.63 | |
| Libertarian | Richard E. Armstrong | 2,948 | 3.22 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 7,902 | 7.95 | ||
| Total votes | 99,441 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Wilma Chan | 78,347 | 67.29 | |
| Independent | Audie Bock (incumbent) | 25,714 | 22.09 | |
| Republican | Timothy B. McCormick | 10,004 | 8.59 | |
| Libertarian | Richard E. Armstrong | 2,365 | 2.03 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 10,301 | 8.76 | ||
| Total votes | 117,539 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic gain from Independent | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Green | Audie Bock | 14,656 | 50.5 | |
| Democratic | Elihu Harris | 14,329 | 49.4 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 36 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 29,021[8] | 100.00 | ||
| Green gain from Democratic | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Don Perata (incumbent) | 71,548 | 80.33 | |
| Republican | Linda Marchall | 17,517 | 19.67 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 12,931 | 12.68 | ||
| Total votes | 101,996 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Don Perata (incumbent) | 82,842 | 78.32 | |
| Republican | Veronica A. Acosta | 22,925 | 21.68 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 12,052 | 10.23 | ||
| Total votes | 117,819 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Barbara Lee (incumbent) | 68,197 | 81.03 | |
| Republican | Andre-Tascha G.R. Ham-Lamme | 15,966 | 18.97 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 19,925 | 19.14 | ||
| Total votes | 104,088 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Barbara Lee (incumbent) | 90,432 | 74.49 | |
| Republican | David Anderson | 24,324 | 20.04 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Emma Wong Mar | 6,643 | 5.47 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 13,790 | 10.20 | ||
| Total votes | 135,189 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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