| California's 5th State Assembly district | |||
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| Population | 497,826[1] | ||
| Demographics |
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| Registration | 41.45% Republican 31.03% Democratic 21.02% No party preference | ||
California's 5th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican Joe PattersonofRocklin.
The district encompasses the majority of the populations of both Placer and El Dorado Counties in the Sierra foothills.
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| Year | Office | Results |
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| 2021 | Recall |  Yes 61.7 – 38.3%
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| 2020 | President | Trump 55.3 - 42.2% |
| 2018 | Governor | Cox 60.2 – 39.8% |
| Senator | de Leon 56.8 – 43.2% | |
| 2016 | President | Trump 54.8 – 38.5% |
| Senator | Harris 60.4 – 39.6% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Kashkari 55.9 – 44.1% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 55.9 – 41.3% |
| Senator | Emken 57.4 – 42.6% |
Due to redistricting, the 5th 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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| Thomas A. Roseberry | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | Lassen, Modoc | |
| William Dudley Morris | Democratic | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | ||
| J. J. Reavis | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | |||
| A. J. Jackson | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | |||
| Thaddeus Wilton Huff Shanahan | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | Modoc, Shasta | ||
| James T. Laird | Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | ||
| Thaddeus Wilton Huff Shanahan | Populist | January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899 | ||
| James H. Beecher | Republican | January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1901 | ||
| James A. Hubbard | Democratic | January 5, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | ||
| Frank D. Soward | Republican | January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905 | Plumas, Sierra, Tehama | |
| H. S. Gans | January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907 | |||
| John W. Finney | January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909 | |||
| Harry Polsley | Democratic | January 4, 1909 - January 4, 1915 | At the beginning of his second term, the counties switched districts and were replaced with two counties: Glenn and Colusa county.[2] | |
| Tehama, Glenn, Colusa | ||||
| Elmer Lee Sisson | January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917 | |||
| Harry Polsley | January 8, 1917 - January 3, 1921 | |||
| Van Bernard | Republican | January 3, 1921 - January 5, 1931 | ||
| John Evangelist Frazier | January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | Butte, Sutter, Yuba | ||
| Ernest C. Crowley | Democratic | January 2, 1933 – September 22, 1952 | Solano, Lake, Napa | Died in office from a heart attack.[3] |
| Samuel R. Geddes | January 5, 1953 - January 2, 1961 | Solano, Napa | ||
| Robert L. Leggett | January 2, 1961 - January 7, 1963 | |||
| Pearce Young | January 7, 1963 – December 19, 1966 | Resigned before his term expired.[4] | ||
| John F. Dunlap | January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1974 | |||
| Eugene T. Gualco | December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1978 | Sacramento | ||
| Jean Moorhead Duffy | Republican | December 4, 1978 - November 30, 1986 | ||
| Tim Leslie | December 1, 1986 – May 16, 1991 | Placer, Sacramento | Resigned.[5] | |
| B. T. Collins | September 18, 1991 – March 19, 1993 | Sworn in after winning special election.[6] He also died in office. | ||
| Barbara Alby | July 30, 1993 – November 30, 1998 | Sacramento | Took oath of office after special election succeeding B. T. Collins.[7] | |
| Dave Cox | December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2004 | |||
| Roger Niello | December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2010 | Placer, Sacramento | ||
| Richard Pan | Democratic | December 6, 2010 – November 30, 2012 | ||
| Frank Bigelow | Republican | December 3, 2012 – November 30,2022 | Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Madera, Mariposa, Mono, Placer, Tuolumne | |
| Joe Patterson | Republican | December 5, 2022 – present | El Dorado, Placer |
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Rebecca Chenoweth | 58,856 | 38.6 | |
| Republican | Joe Patterson | 56,923 | 37.3 | |
| Republican | Jason Paletta | 27,930 | 18.3 | |
| Republican | Greg Smith | 8,895 | 5.8 | |
| Total votes | 152,604 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Joe Patterson | 134,729 | 60.2 | |
| Democratic | Rebecca Chenoweth | 89,245 | 39.8 | |
| Total votes | 223,974 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Frank Bigelow (incumbent) | 104,807 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 104,807 | 100.0% | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Frank Bigelow (incumbent) | 165,624 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 165,624 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Frank Bigelow (incumbent) | 72,983 | 62.4 | |
| Democratic | Carla J. Neal | 43,983 | 37.6 | |
| Total votes | 116,966 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Frank Bigelow (incumbent) | 106,791 | 59.9 | |
| Democratic | Carla J. Neal | 71,488 | 40.1 | |
| Total votes | 178,279 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Frank Bigelow (incumbent) | 73,180 | 60.0 | |
| Democratic | Robert Carabas | 27,190 | 22.3 | |
| Democratic | Kai Ellsworth | 11,313 | 9.3 | |
| No party preference | Mark Belden | 10,289 | 8.4 | |
| Total votes | 121,972 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Frank Bigelow (incumbent) | 121,644 | 64.5 | |
| Democratic | Robert Carabas | 66,949 | 35.5 | |
| Total votes | 188,593 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Frank Bigelow (incumbent) | 67,924 | 99.9 | |
| Libertarian | Patrick D. Hogan (write-in) | 60 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 67,984 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Frank Bigelow (incumbent) | 88,602 | 74.2 | |
| Libertarian | Patrick D. Hogan | 30,735 | 25.8 | |
| Total votes | 119,337 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Primary election | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
| Republican | Rico Oller | 34,673 | 33.9 | ||
| Republican | Frank Bigelow | 29,584 | 28.9 | ||
| Democratic | Tim (Timothy) K. Fitzgerald | 18,138 | 17.7 | ||
| Democratic | Mark Boyd | 13,583 | 13.3 | ||
| No party preference | Mark Belden | 4,158 | 4.1 | ||
| Republican | Kevin Lancaster | 2,151 | 2.1 | ||
| Total votes | 102,287 | 100.0 | |||
| General election | |||||
| Republican | Frank Bigelow | 82,293 | 52.3 | ||
| Republican | Rico Oller | 75,071 | 47.7 | ||
| Total votes | 157,364 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Richard Pan | 78,239 | 49.6 | |
| Republican | Andy Pugno | 71,910 | 45.5 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Elizabeth Martinez | 7,850 | 4.9 | |
| Total votes | 157,999 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Roger Niello (incumbent) | 101,888 | 54.22 | |
| Democratic | Danial Leahy | 71,733 | 38.17 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Karen Martinez | 14,295 | 7.61 | |
| Total votes | 187,916 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 71.91 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Roger Niello (incumbent) | 84,334 | 61.68 | |
| Democratic | Brandon Bell | 48,325 | 35.34 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Mike Lopez | 4,068 | 2.98 | |
| Total votes | 136,727 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 57.74 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Roger Niello | 104,895 | 60.24 | |
| Democratic | Sandra A. Carey | 62,710 | 36.01 | |
| Libertarian | Melissa Manfre | 6,524 | 3.75 | |
| Total votes | 174,129 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Dave Cox (incumbent) | 76,694 | 64.83 | |
| Democratic | Eric Ulis | 36,432 | 30.80 | |
| Libertarian | Roberto Liebman | 5,174 | 4.37 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 502 | 0.42 | ||
| Total votes | 118,802 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Dave Cox (incumbent) | 111,377 | 75.91 | |
| Libertarian | Eugene Frazier | 35,353 | 24.09 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Total votes | 146,730 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Dave Cox | 74,497 | 57.24 | |
| Democratic | Linda Davis | 51,150 | 39.30 | |
| Libertarian | Eugene Frazier | 4,496 | 3.45 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 11,223 | 7.94 | ||
| Total votes | 141,366 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Barbara Alby (incumbent) | 91,555 | 61.57 | |
| Democratic | Eileen Burke-Trent | 57,152 | 38.43 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 13,047 | 8.15 | ||
| Total votes | 161,754 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Barbara Alby (incumbent) | 78,886 | 60.33 | |
| Democratic | Joan Barry | 51,864 | 39.67 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 11,255 | 7.93 | ||
| Total votes | 142,005 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Barbara Alby | 22,962 | 48.5% | |
| Democratic | Joan Berry | 18,511 | 39.1% | |
| Libertarian | Dave Walker | 3,060 | 6.5% | |
| Independent | Ronald R. Curry | 2,806 | 5.9% | |
| Total votes | 47,339 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | B. T. Collins (incumbent) | 93,833 | 58.78 | |
| Democratic | Joan Barry | 65,787 | 41.21 | |
| No party | Dale Cressey (write-in) | 25 | 0.02 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 17,448 | 9.85 | ||
| Total votes | 177,093 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
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