| California's 2nd State Assembly district | |||
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| Population (2020) | 506,650 [1] | ||
| Demographics |
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| Registration | 50.82% Democratic 21.22% Republican 19.67% No party preference | ||
California's 2nd State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Jim WoodofSanta Rosa.
The district encompasses the North Coast, stretching from the Oregon border to Bodega Bay and Santa Rosa with the district being primarily rural and suburban. At 12,489 square miles, it's the largest assembly district by area in California to be represented by a Democrat.[2]
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All of Del Norte County All of Humboldt County |
All of Mendocino County Sonoma County – 41.0%
All of Trinity County
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| Year | Office | Results |
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| 2021 | Recall |  No 64.6 – 35.4%
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| 2020 | President | Biden 63.5 - 34.3% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 66.4 – 33.6% |
| Senator | Feinstein 50.6 – 49.4% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 62.2 – 29.0% |
| Senator | Harris 70.2 – 29.8% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 68.8 – 31.2% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 64.7 – 30.5% |
| Senator | Feinstein 68.1 – 31.9% |
Due to redistricting, the 2nd 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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| Joseph Russ | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | Humboldt | |
| George Williams | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | |||
| J. G. Murray | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | |||
| Anthony Jennings Bledsoe | January 5, 1891 - January 4, 1897 | |||
| Arthur Wellesley Hill | January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899 | |||
| Geo. D. Marvin | January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1901 | |||
| Melvin Parker Roberts | January 5, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | |||
| George Thomas Rolley | January 5, 1903 - January 7, 1907 | |||
| Charles Pryde Cutten | January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909 | |||
| William Kehoe | January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913 | |||
| Hans Christian Nelson | January 6, 1913 - January 2, 1915 | |||
| John Francis Quinn | Democratic | January 2, 1915 - January 6, 1919 | ||
| Frank J. Cummings | Republican | January 6, 1919 - July 14, 1922 | Died in office[3] | |
| Frederick John Moore Sr. | January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925 | |||
| John W. Runner | January 5, 1925 - January 3, 1927 | |||
| Robert F. Fisher | January 3, 1927 - January 5, 1931 | |||
| Henry M. McGuinness | Democratic | January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Trinity | |
| Albert Frederick Ross Jr. | Republican | January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935 | Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Trinity | |
| Clinton J. Fulcher | Democratic | January 7, 1935 - January 6, 1941 | ||
| William I. Gunlock | January 6, 1941 - January 4, 1943 | |||
| Paul Denny | Republican | January 4, 1943 - January 6, 1947 | ||
| Lester Thomas Davis | Democratic | January 6, 1947 – May 3, 1952 | Died in office. He was eventually succeeded by his wife. | |
| Pauline Davis | January 5, 1953 – January 2, 1967 | On January 7, 1963, during the next session, Tehama County was included in her district, during redistricting.[4] | ||
| Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity | ||||
| Frank Belotti | Republican | January 2, 1967 – January 1, 1973 | Humboldt, Mendocino, Sonoma | |
| Barry Keene | Democratic | January 1, 1973 – November 30, 1978 | On December 2, 1974, during the next session, Lake and Del Norte counties[5] were also included during redistricting. | |
| Humboldt, Mendocino, Sonoma, Lake, Del Norte | ||||
| Douglas H. Bosco | December 4, 1978 – November 30, 1982 | |||
| Dan Hauser | December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1992 | Humboldt, Mendocino, Sonoma, Del Norte | ||
| Stan Statham | Republican | December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1994 | Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo | |
| Tom Woods | December 5, 1994 – November 30, 1998 | |||
| Dick Dickerson | December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2002 | Yolo County was not included in his district during the last two years of being in office.[6] | ||
| Doug LaMalfa | December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008 | Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Yolo | ||
| Jim Nielsen | December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012 | |||
| Wesley Chesbro | Democratic | December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2014 | Del Norte, Humbdolt, Mendocino, Sonoma, Trinity | |
| Jim Wood | December 1, 2014 – present |
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jim Wood (incumbent) | 110,568 | 70.7 | |
| Republican | Charlotte Svolos | 45,858 | 29.3 | |
| Total votes | 156,426 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jim Wood (incumbent) | 162,287 | 68.5% | |
| Republican | Charlotte Svolos | 74,582 | 31.5% | |
| Total votes | 236,869 | 100% | ||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jim Wood (incumbent) | 80,178 | 69.6 | |
| Republican | Matt Heath | 34,975 | 30.4 | |
| Total votes | 115,153 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jim Wood (incumbent) | 128,444 | 69.4 | |
| Republican | Matt Heath | 56,549 | 30.6 | |
| Total votes | 184,993 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jim Wood (incumbent) | 102,308 | 99.9 | |
| Libertarian | Ken Anton (write-in) | 56 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 102,364 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jim Wood (incumbent) | 138,020 | 72.9 | |
| Libertarian | Ken Anton | 51,245 | 27.1 | |
| Total votes | 189,265 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jim Wood | 37,244 | 41.2 | |
| Republican | Matt Heath | 28,866 | 31.9 | |
| Democratic | John Lowry | 16,464 | 18.2 | |
| Green | Pamela Elizondo | 7,853 | 8.7 | |
| Total votes | 90,427 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jim Wood | 85,045 | 65.1 | |
| Republican | Matt Heath | 45,553 | 34.9 | |
| Total votes | 130,598 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Wesley Chesbro (incumbent) | 60,414 | 64.1 | |
| Democratic | Tom Lynch | 21,536 | 22.9 | |
| Green | Pamela Elizondo | 8,261 | 8.8 | |
| Democratic | Firenza Xuan Pini | 4,015 | 4.3 | |
| Total votes | 94,226 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Wesley Chesbro (incumbent) | 111,451 | 63.1 | |
| Democratic | Tom Lynch | 65,302 | 36.9 | |
| Total votes | 176,753 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Jim Nielson (Incumbent) | 33,776 | 55.8% | |
| Republican | Charlie Schaupp | 26,756 | 44.2% | |
| Democratic | Ray Hennemann (Write in candidate) | 833 | 0.0% | |
| Total votes | 61,365 | 100% | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Jim Nielsen (incumbent) | 118,120 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 118,120 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Paul R. Singh | 23,345 | 100% | |
| Republican | Jim Nielsen | 20,829 | 45.8% | |
| Republican | Charles Schaupp | 10,412 | 22.9% | |
| Republican | Pete Stiglich | 8,450 | 18.5% | |
| Republican | John Martinez | 5,845 | 12.8% | |
| Total votes | 68,881 | 100% | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Jim Nielsen | 118,149 | 65.40 | |
| Democratic | Paul Singh | 62,510 | 34.60% | |
| Total votes | 180,659 | 100.00% | ||
| Turnout | 75.54% | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Doug LaMalfa (incumbent) | 95,723 | 68.07 | |
| Democratic | Melvin Smith | 41,425 | 29.46 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Phil Dynan | 3,474 | 2.47 | |
| Total votes | 140,622 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 64.24 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Doug LaMalfa (incumbent) | 115,651 | 64.87 | |
| Democratic | Barbara McIver | 62,643 | 35.13 | |
| Total votes | 178,294 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Doug LaMalfa | 78,471 | 67.24 | |
| Democratic | Doug Kinyon | 34,275 | 29.37 | |
| Libertarian | Pete Bret | 3,962 | 3.39 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 8,414 | 6.72 | ||
| Total votes | 125,122 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Richard Dickerson (incumbent) | 104,614 | 68.52 | |
| Democratic | Virgil D. Parks | 38,281 | 25.07 | |
| Libertarian | Pete Bret | 4,924 | 3.23 | |
| Natural Law | Patrice Thiessen | 4,863 | 3.19 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 7,397 | 4.62 | ||
| Total votes | 160,079 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Richard L. Dickerson | 71,357 | 56.74 | |
| Democratic | Francie L. Sullivan | 50,202 | 39.92 | |
| Libertarian | Pete Bret | 4,196 | 3.34 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 7,901 | 5.91 | ||
| Total votes | 133,656 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Tom Woods (incumbent) | 77,827 | 53.24 | |
| Democratic | John L. Growney | 63,029 | 43.11 | |
| Libertarian | Al Swain | 5,333 | 3.65 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 8,291 | 5.37 | ||
| Total votes | 154,480 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom Woods | 80,604 | 62.84 | |
| Democratic | James Bainbridge | 42,158 | 32.87 | |
| Libertarian | Frederick A. Schwartz | 5,508 | 4.29 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 18,054 | 7.80 | ||
| Total votes | 146,324 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Stan Statham (incumbent) | 100,961 | 64.88 | |
| Democratic | William "Bill" Brashears | 54,639 | 35.12 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 9,830 | 5.94 | ||
| Total votes | 165,430 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
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