California's 70th State Assembly district

California's 70th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican Tri Ta of Westminster.

District profile

The district encompasses parts of Northern Orange County including Little Saigon and has a significant Vietnamese American population.

Orange County

• Fountain Valley
• Garden Grove
• Los Alamitos
• Midway City
• Rossmoor
• Stanton
• Westminster

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2022	Governor	align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dahle 51.7 – 48.3%
	Senator	align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Meuser 52.5 – 47.5%
2021	Recall	align="right" Template:Na No 68.2 – 31.8%
2020	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Biden 69.3 - 26.5%
2018	Governor	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Newsom 69.1 – 30.9%
	Senator	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Feinstein 55.5 – 44.5%
2016	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Clinton 68.1 – 25.1%
	Senator	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Harris 63.6 – 36.4%
2014	Governor	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Brown 63.5 – 36.5%
2012	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Obama 67.4 – 29.9%
	Senator	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Feinstein 68.7 – 31.3%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 70th 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
Angus Marion Clark	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887	Fresno
Joseph Phillip Vincent	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889
Egbert Harris Tucker	rowspan=2 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	January 7, 1889 – January 5, 1891
G. W. Mordecai	January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893
Cyrus Mortimer Simpson	rowspan=3 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895	Los Angeles
Henry G. Weyse	January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897
Walter S. Melick	January 4, 1897 – January 2, 1899
Charles Edson	style="background:Template:Party color" |People's	January 2, 1899 – January 1, 1901
Walter S. Melick	rowspan=11 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 1, 1901 – January 5, 1903
William H. Kelso	January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905
William H. Wickersham	January 2, 1905 – January 7, 1907
Walter Ransome Leeds	January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911
Edwin M. Butler	January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913
John H. Strine	January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915
Joseph A. Rominger	January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1917
Frank Merriam	January 8, 1917 – January 3, 1927
Morgan Keaton	January 3, 1927 – January 5, 1931
James K. Reid	January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933
Ira S. Hatch	January 2, 1933 – January 7, 1935
John Gee Clark	rowspan=3 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	January 7, 1935 – January 2, 1939
Maurice E. Atkinson	January 2, 1939 – January 6, 1941
Lorne D. Middough	January 6, 1941 – January 6, 1947
William S. Grant	rowspan=13 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 6, 1947 – January 5, 1953
Willis W. Bradley	January 5, 1953 – January 3, 1955
William S. Grant	January 3, 1955 – January 7, 1963
James Edward Whetmore	January 7, 1963 – January 2, 1967	Orange
Robert H. Burke	January 6, 1967 – November 30, 1974
Bruce Nestande	December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1980
John Lewis	December 1, 1980 – November 30, 1982
Marian Bergeson	December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1984
Gil Ferguson	December 3, 1984 – November 30, 1994
Marilyn Brewer	December 5, 1994 – November 30, 2000
John B. T. Campbell III	December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2004
Chuck DeVore	December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2010
Donald P. Wagner	December 6, 2010 – November 30, 2012
Bonnie Lowenthal	rowspan=2 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2014	Los Angeles
Patrick O'Donnell	December 1, 2014 – December 5, 2022
Tri Ta	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	December 5, 2022 – present	Orange

Election results (1992–present)

2024

Template:Election box open primary begin no change |- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| Tri Ta (incumbent) |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 59.5 |-

|- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| Jimmy D. Pham |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 40.5 |-

|- ! scope=row colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" | Total votes | style="text-align:right;" | | style="text-align:right;" | 100.0 |- Template:Election box open primary general election no change |- class=vcard | style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:5px" | | class=org style="width:130px" | !scope=row style="text-align:left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn | Tri Ta (incumbent) | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 54.7 |-

|- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| Jimmy D. Pham |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 45.3 |-

|- ! scope=row colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" | Total votes | style="text-align:right;" | | style="text-align:right;" | 100.0 |-

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2022

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California State Assembly election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Diedre Thu-Ha Nguyen		39.7
		Tri Ta		21.2
		Ted Bui		13.9
		Kimberly Ho		13.9
		Emily Hibard		6.7
		Jason Gray		4.6
Total votes				100.0
		Tri Ta		53.8
		Diedre Thu-Ha Nguyen		46.2
Total votes				100.0
	hold

2020

Template:Election box open primary begin no change |- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| Patrick O'Donnell (incumbent) |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 74.4% |-

|- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| David W. Thomas |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 25.6% |-

|- ! scope=row colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" | Total votes | style="text-align:right;" | | style="text-align:right;" | 100.0% |- Template:Election box open primary general election no change |- class=vcard | style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:5px" | | class=org style="width:130px" | !scope=row style="text-align:left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn | Patrick O'Donnell (incumbent) | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 71.7% |-

|- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| David W. Thomas |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 28.3% |-

|- ! scope=row colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" | Total votes | style="text-align:right;" | | style="text-align:right;" | 100.0% |-

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2018

Template:Election box open primary begin no change |- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| Patrick O'Donnell (incumbent) |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 59.2 |-

|- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| Honor "Mimi" Robson |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 16.9 |-

|- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| Elliot Ruben Gonzales |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 13.4 |-

|- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| Rachel Alexandra Bruhnke |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 10.1 |-

|- ! scope=row colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" | Total votes | style="text-align:right;" | | style="text-align:right;" | 100.0 |- Template:Election box open primary general election no change |- class=vcard | style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:5px" | | class=org style="width:130px" | !scope=row style="text-align:left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn | Patrick O'Donnell (incumbent) | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 72.9 |-

|- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| Honor "Mimi" Robson |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 27.1 |-

|- ! scope=row colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" | Total votes | style="text-align:right;" | | style="text-align:right;" | 100.0 |-

|-style="background-color:#F6F6F6" |style="color:inherit; background-color:"| !scope=row style="text-align:left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" colspan="4"| hold |-

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2016

Template:Election box open primary begin no change |- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| Patrick O'Donnell (incumbent) |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 99.5 |-

|- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| Martha E. Flores-Gibson (write-in) |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 0.5 |-

|- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| Billy Graham (write-in) |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 0.0 |-

|- ! scope=row colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" | Total votes | style="text-align:right;" | | style="text-align:right;" | 100.0 |- Template:Election box open primary general election no change |- class=vcard | style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:5px" | | class=org style="width:130px" | !scope=row style="text-align:left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn | Patrick O'Donnell (incumbent) | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 66.6 |-

|- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| Martha E. Flores-Gibson |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 33.4 |-

|- ! scope=row colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" | Total votes | style="text-align:right;" | | style="text-align:right;" | 100.0 |-

|-style="background-color:#F6F6F6" |style="color:inherit; background-color:"| !scope=row style="text-align:left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" colspan="4"| hold |-

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2014

Template:Election box open primary begin no change |- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| Patrick O'Donnell |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 40.6 |-

|- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| John C. Goya |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 32.2 |-

|- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| Suja Lowenthal |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 27.2 |-

|- ! scope=row colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" | Total votes | style="text-align:right;" | | style="text-align:right;" | 100.0 |- Template:Election box open primary general election no change |- class=vcard | style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:5px" | | class=org style="width:130px" | !scope=row style="text-align:left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn | Patrick O'Donnell | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 63.8 |-

|- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| John C. Goya |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 36.2 |-

|- ! scope=row colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" | Total votes | style="text-align:right;" | | style="text-align:right;" | 100.0 |-

|-style="background-color:#F6F6F6" |style="color:inherit; background-color:"| !scope=row style="text-align:left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" colspan="4"| hold |-

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2012

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|- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| Martha Flores Gibson |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 41.4 |-

|- ! scope=row colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" | Total votes | style="text-align:right;" | | style="text-align:right;" | 100.0 |- Template:Election box open primary general election no change |- class=vcard | style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:5px" | | class=org style="width:130px" | !scope=row style="text-align:left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn | Bonnie Lowenthal (incumbent) | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 65.8 |-

|- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| Martha Flores Gibson |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 34.2 |-

|- ! scope=row colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" | Total votes | style="text-align:right;" | | style="text-align:right;" | 100.0 |-

|- style="background-color: #F6F6F6;" | style="color:inherit; background-color:;" | | colspan="4" | gain from |-

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2010

2010 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Don Wagner		58.2
		Melissa Fox		37.8
		Deborah Tharp		4.0
Total votes				100.0
	hold

2008

2008 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Chuck DeVore (incumbent)		57.78
		Michael Glover		42.22
Total votes				100.00
Turnout				67.01
	hold

2006

2006 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Chuck DeVore (incumbent)		71.04
		Michael Glover		28.96
Total votes				100.00
Turnout				47.91
	hold

2004

2004 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Chuck DeVore		61.10
		Carl Mariz		35.38
		Mark Baldwin		3.52
Total votes				100.00
	hold

2002

2002 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		John Campbell (incumbent)		66.84
		John Kane		30.27
		Paul L. Studier		2.89
Invalid or blank votes			0	0.00
Total votes				100.00
	hold

2000

2000 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		John Campbell		59.57
		Merritt L. McKeon		33.67
		Robert A. Vondruska		3.30
		Barry L. Katz		2.39
		Raymond O. Mills		1.08
Invalid or blank votes			19,040	10.55
Total votes				100.00
	hold

1998

1998 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Marilyn C. Brewer (incumbent)		77.42
		Nat Adam		22.58
Invalid or blank votes			20,730	15.97
Total votes				100.00
	hold

1996

1996 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Marilyn C. Brewer (incumbent)		61.47
		Shirley W. Palley		31.49
		Gene Beed		4.28
		Paul R. Fisher		2.76
Invalid or blank votes			16,106	9.98
Total votes				100.00
	hold

1994

1994 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Marilyn Brewer		71.68
		Jim Toledano		28.32
Invalid or blank votes			17,453	12.26
Total votes				100.00
	hold

1992

1992 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Gil Ferguson (incumbent)		56.68
		Jim Toledano		36.22
		Scott Bieser		7.10
Invalid or blank votes			19,368	10.47
Total votes				100.00
	hold

See also

• California State Assembly
• California State Assembly districts
• Districts in California

External links

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission