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California's 26th State Assembly district

American legislative district

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California's 26th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember	Evan Low D–Campbell
Population (2020)	472,660[1]
Demographics	27.29% White 2.11% Black 17.92% Latino 47.78% Asian 0.14% Native American 0.29% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.55% other 3.92% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	210,833[2]
Registration	51.46% Democratic 14.15% Republican 30.41% No party preference

California's 26th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Evan LowofSunnyvale, California.

The district is located in Santa Clara County. It encompasses the cities of Cupertino, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara as well as parts of San Jose, California.

Year	Office	Results
2022	Senator	Padilla 74.3 — 25.7%
2022	Governor	Newsom 73.3 — 26.7%
2021	Recall	Yes 59.4 - 40.6%
2020	President	Trump 53.2 – 44.7%
2018	Governor[3]	Cox 57.6 – 42.4%
	Senator[4]	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%

Members	Party	Years served	Electoral history	Counties represented
Vacant		January 8, 1883 – March 24, 1884
Douglas G. Barnes (Oakland)	Republican	March 24, 1884 – January 3, 1887	Elected to finish vacant term. [data missing]	Solano
Frank O'Grady (Vallejo)	Democratic	January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889	Elected in 1n 1886. [data missing]
J. A. Mullaney (Vallejo)	Democratic	January 7, 1889 – January 5, 1891	Elected in 1888. [data missing]
Charles Durner (Benicia)	Republican	January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893	Elected in 1890. [data missing]
J. L. Hutson (Lodi)	Democratic	January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895	Elected in 1892. [data missing]	San Joaquin
T. A. Nelson (Stockton)	Republican	January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897	Elected in 1894. [data missing]
Charles W. Austin (Farmington)	Republican	January 4, 1897 – February 6, 1898	Elected in 1896. Died.
Vacant		February 6, 1898 – January 2, 1899
August E. Muenter (Stockton)	Republican	January 2, 1899 – January 1, 1901	Elected in 1898. Retired to run for State Senate.
F. H. Kincaid (Ripon)	Democratic	January 1, 1901 – January 5, 1903	Elected in 1900. Redistricted to the 24th district and lost re-election.
Edward N. Baxter (Sonora)	Democratic	January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905	Elected in 1902. [data missing]	Mariposa, Tuolumne
C. V. Jones (Sonora)	Democratic	January 2, 1905 – January 7, 1907	Elected in 1904. [data missing]
Edward N. Baxter (Sonora)	Democratic	January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911	Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. [data missing]
Dan E. Williams (Chinese Camp)	Republican	January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913	Elected in 1910. [data missing]
William B. Bush (San Francisco)	Republican	January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915	Elected in 1912. [data missing]	San Francisco
J. J. Hayes (San Francisco)	Republican	January 4, 1915 – January 6, 1919	Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. [data missing]
William J. Kenney (San Francisco)	Republican	January 6, 1919 – January 3, 1921	Elected in 1918. [data missing]
Roy Fellom (San Francisco)	Republican	January 3, 1921 – January 5, 1925	Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Retired to run for State Senate.
Ray Williamson (San Francisco)	Republican	January 5, 1925 – January 6, 1941	Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Lost re-election.
Edward M. Gaffney (San Francisco)	Democratic	January 6, 1941 – January 5, 1953	Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the 24th district.
Richard J. Dolwig (Redwood City)	Republican	January 5, 1953 – January 7, 1957	Elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Retired to run for State Senate.	San Mateo
Carl A. Britschgi (Redwood City)	Republican	January 7, 1957 – January 4, 1971	Elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Retired to run for State Senate.
Dixon Arnett (Redwood City)	Republican	January 4, 1971 – November 30, 1974	Elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Redistricted to the 20th district.
Carmen Perino (Stockton)	Democratic	December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1980	Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Lost renomination.	San Joaquin, Stanislaus
Adrian C. Fondse (Ripon)	Republican	December 1, 1980 – January 5, 1981	Declared winner of the election in 1980 Unseated when a recount showed he lost the election.[5]
Patrick Johnson (Stockton)	Democratic	January 5, 1981 – January 10, 1991	Won election contest. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Resigned to run for State Senate.
				San Joaquin
Vacant		January 10, 1991 – May 16, 1991
Dean Andal (Stockton)	Republican	May 16, 1991 – November 30, 1992	Elected to finish Johnston's term. Redistricted to the 17th district.
Sal Cannella (Ceres)	Democratic	December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1996	Redistricted from the 27th district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Termed out and ran for State Senate.	Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus
Dennis Cardoza (Atwater)	Democratic	December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2002	Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000 Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.
Greg Aghazarian (Stockton)	Republican	December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008	Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Retired to run for State Senate.	San Joaquin, Stanislaus
Bill Berryhill (Stockton)	Republican	December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012	Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Retired to run for State Senate.
Connie Conway (Tulare)	Republican	December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2014	Redistricted from the 34th district and re-elected in 2012. Term limited.	Inyo, Kern, Tulare
Devon Mathis (Visalia)	Republican	December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2022	Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 33rd district.
Evan Low (Sunnyvale)	Democratic	December 3, 2022 – present	Redistricted from the 28th district and re-elected in 2022. Retiring to run for the U.S. House of Representativesin2024.	Santa Clara

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