California's 8th State Assembly district

California's 8th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican David Tangipa of Fresno.

District profile

The district comprises seven California counties in the Central Sierra Nevada and Eastern Sierra regions of the state.

• Calaveras County (part)
• Fresno County (part)
• Inyo County (all)
• Madera County (part)
• Mariposa County (all)
• Mono County (all)
• Tuolumne County (all)

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2021	Recall	align="right" Template:Na No 54.0 – 46.0%
2020	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Biden 55.1 - 42.2%
2018	Governor	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Newsom 52.2 – 47.8%
	Senator	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | De Leon 50.1 – 49.9%
2016	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Clinton 51.8 – 41.0%
	Senator	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Harris 65.4 – 34.6%
2014	Governor	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Brown 56.5 – 43.5%
2012	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Obama 51.6 – 45.5%
	Senator	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Feinstein 54.5 – 45.5%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 8th 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
Allen Henry	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	January 5, 1885 - January 4, 1889	Butte
C. H. Porter	rowspan=10 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 4, 1889 - January 5, 1891
T. H. Barnard	January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
D. P. Durst	January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895	Sutter, Yuba
William M. Cutter	January 7, 1895 - January 2, 1899
Charles G. Raub	January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901
Lawrence Schillig	January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903
Alexander C. McLaughlin	January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905
E. T. Manwell	January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907
Arthur Hathaway Hewitt	January 7, 1907 - January 6, 1913
Joseph Alfred Murray	January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915	Sutter, Yuba, Yolo
L. N. Tabler	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic		January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917
Louis Tarke	rowspan=5 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican		January 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919
Edward Lewis	January 6, 1919 - January 8, 1923
Fred B. Noyes	January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1931
Frank L. Gordon	January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933	Napa, Yolo
Roy J. Nielsen	January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937	Sacramento
Chester M. Gannon	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic		January 4, 1937 - January 6, 1941
John Edward Cain	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic		January 6, 1941 - January 4, 1943
Chester M. Gannon	rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican		January 4, 1943 - January 3, 1949
Gordon A. Fleury	January 3, 1949 - August 28, 1955		Resigned from the Assembly
Thomas Jamison MacBride	rowspan=5 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic		January 7, 1957 - January 2, 1961
William Adolphus “Jimmy” Hicks	January 2, 1961 - December 29, 1961		Died in office. Died from a heart attack.
Walter W. Powers	November 27, 1962 - November 30, 1974		Was sworn in on November 27, 1962 after winning the special election
Alfred C. Siegler	December 2, 1974 - May 18, 1976	Napa, Solano, Sonoma	Died in office. Died from a heart attack while playing Tennis.
Michael Gage	December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1980
Don Sebastiani	rowspan=3 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican		December 1, 1980 - December 6, 1982
	December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1986	Lake, Napa, Solano, Sonoma
Bev Hansen	December 1, 1986 - November 30, 1992
Thomas M. Hannigan	rowspan=5 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1996	Sacramento, Solano, Yolo
Helen Thomson	December 2, 1996 - November 30, 2002
Lois Wolk	December 2, 2002 - November 30, 2008	Solano, Yolo
Mariko Yamada	December 1, 2008 - November 30, 2012
Ken Cooley	December 3, 2012 – Present	Sacramento

Election results (1992–present)

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| Ken Cooley (incumbent) |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 57.0 |-

|- 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| Cathy Cook |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 43.0 |-

|- ! 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 | Ken Cooley (incumbent) | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 55.1% |-

|- 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| Cathy Cook |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 44.9% |-

|- ! scope=row colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" | Total votes | style="text-align:right;" | | style="text-align:right;" | 100% |-

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2018

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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| Melinda Avey |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 41.1 |-

|- 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| Janice Marlae Bonser |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 3.0 |-

|- 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| Lawrence Ray Murray |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 2.0 |-

|- ! 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 | Ken Cooley (incumbent) | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 55.8 |-

|- 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| Melinda Avey |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 44.2 |-

|- ! 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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2016

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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| Nick Bloise |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 34.6 |-

|- 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| Janice Marlae Bonser |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 7.2 |-

|- ! 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 | Ken Cooley (incumbent) | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 57.0 |-

|- 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| Nick Bloise |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 43.0 |-

|- ! 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

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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| Douglas Haaland |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 41.1 |-

|- 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| Janice Marlae Bonser |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 7.1 |-

|- ! 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 | Ken Cooley (incumbent) | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 56.7 |-

|- 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| Douglas Haaland |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 43.3 |-

|- ! 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| Peter Tateishi |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 23.4 |-

|- 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| Barbara Ortega |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 20.0 |-

|- 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 Thomas Flynn |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 6.2 |-

|- 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| Janice Marlae Bonser |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 4.3 |-

|- 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| Phillip A. Tufi |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 3.1 |-

|- ! 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 | Ken Cooley | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 54.3 |-

|- 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| Peter Tateishi |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 45.7 |-

|- ! 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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2010

2010 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Mariko Yamada (incumbent)		61.7
		Michelle P. Connor		38.3
Total votes				100.0
	hold

2008

2008 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Mariko Yamada		66.03
		Manuel Cosme		33.97
Total votes				100.00
Turnout				74.21
	hold

2006

2006 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Lois Wolk (incumbent)		66.02
		John Gould		33.98
Total votes				100.00
Turnout				61.78
	hold

2004

2004 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Lois Wolk (incumbent)		62.83
		John R. Munn		37.17
Total votes				100.00
	hold

2002

2002 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Lois Wolk		57.45
		John R. Munn		42.55
Invalid or blank votes			5,207	4.96
Total votes				100.00
	hold

2000

2000 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Helen Thomson (incumbent)		62.18
		John R. Munn		34.80
		Robert W. Wilson		3.02
Invalid or blank votes			5,991	3.88
Total votes				100.00
	hold

1998

1998 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Helen M. Thomson (incumbent)		64.19
		Toni Thompson		35.81
Invalid or blank votes			10,333	8.30
Total votes				100.00
	hold

1996

1996 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Helen Thomson (incumbent)		55.79
		Ed Schlenker		38.46
		Harold J. Helbock		5.75
Invalid or blank votes			9,408	6.54
Total votes				100.00
	hold

1994

1994 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Tom Hannigan (incumbent)		55.27
		Bryant J. Stocking		44.73
Invalid or blank votes			9,391	7.71
Total votes				100.00
	hold

1992

1992 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Thomas M. Hannigan (incumbent)		57.49
		John W. Ford		36.69
		Richard Fields		5.70
	No party	Jeanne Patrick (write-in)	181	0.12
Invalid or blank votes			10,222	6.55
Total votes				100.00
	gain from

See also

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

External links

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission