California's 6th State Assembly district

California's 6th State Assembly district
Map of the district
Current assemblymember Beth Gaines (R–El Dorado Hills)
Registration 46.38% Republican
Demographics 74.47% White
2.51% Black
11.97% Latino
1.95% Asian
1.18% Native American
0.33% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.32% other
0.50% remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age
 468,939
350,612
314,615
Registered voters 266,248

California's 6th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican Beth Gaines of El Dorado Hills.

District profile

The district encompasses an outer ring of northern and eastern Sacramento suburbs. The district runs up against the Sierra Nevada to the east, with the urban core to the southwest and Sacramento Valley farmland to the northwest.

List of assemblymembers

Due to redistricting, the 6th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Assemblymember Party Years served
Allan G. Thurman Democratic 1950–1953
Francis C. Lindsay Republican 1948–1958
Paul J. Lunardi Democratic 1958–1964
Eugene Chappie Republican 1964–1974
Leroy F. Greene Democratic 1974–1980
Lloyd Connelly Democratic 1982–1992
Vivien Bronshvag Democratic 1992–1994
Kerry Mazzoni Democratic 1994–2000
Joseph Nation Democratic 2000–2006
Jared Huffman Democratic 2006–2012
Beth Gaines Republican 2012–present

Election results

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Beth Gaines (incumbent) 55,167 64.3
Democratic Brian Caples 30,575 35.7
Total votes 85,742 100.0
General election
Republican Beth Gaines (incumbent) 94,020 65.7
Democratic Brian Caples 49,044 34.3
Total votes 143,064 100.0
Republican hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Beth Gaines (incumbent) 38,827 37.1
Republican Andy Pugno 33,382 31.9
Democratic Regy Bronner 32,573 31.1
Total votes 104,782 100.0
General election
Republican Beth Gaines (incumbent) 128,465 69.2
Republican Andy Pugno 57,086 30.8
Total votes 185,551 100.0
Republican hold

See also

External links

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