California's 80th State Assembly district

California's 80th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember	David Alvarez D–San Diego
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	464,602[1] 335,580[1] 227,429[1]
Demographics	14.32% White 6.46% Black 67.71% Latino 9.82% Asian 0.38% Native American 0.47% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.20% other 0.63[1]% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	233,550[2]
Registration	48.86% Democratic 15.84% Republican 29.22% No party preference

California's 80th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat David Alvarez of San Diego after winning a special election to succeed Lorena Gonzalez, who resigned on January 5, 2022 to become leader of the California Labor Federation.

The district encompasses the southern parts of urban San Diego County. It runs up against the Mexican border and takes in the Latino core of the metropolitan area.

Year	Office	Results
2020	President[3]	Biden 69.3 – 28.4%
2018	Governor	Newsom 70.0 – 30.0%
	Senator	de Leon 51.1 – 48.9%
2016	President	Clinton 73.1 – 21.3%
	Senator	Harris 54.1 – 45.9%
2014	Governor	Brown 66.2 – 33.8%
2012	President	Obama 69.5 – 28.7%
	Senator	Feinstein 69.9 – 30.1%

Member	Party	Dates	Electoral history	Counties Represented
District established January 5, 1885
Thomas J. Swayne (National City)	Republican	January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887	Elected in 1884. [data missing]	San Diego
Nestor A. Young (San Diego)	Republican	January 3, 1887 – January 2, 1893	Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. [data missing]
William M. Casterline (Riverside)	Republican	January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895	Elected in 1892. [data missing]
Alfred Keen (Chula Vista)	Republican	January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897	Elected in 1894. [data missing]
J. L. Dryden (San Diego)	Fusion	January 4, 1897 – January 2, 1899	Elected in 1896. [data missing]
A. S. Crowder (La Mesa)	Republican	January 2, 1899 – January 1, 1901	Elected in 1898. [data missing]
C. R. Stewart (San Diego)	Republican	January 1, 1901 – January 5, 1903	Elected in 1900. [data missing]
John G. Burgess (El Cajon)	Republican	January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905	Elected in 1902. [data missing]
Percy A. Johnson (San Diego)	Republican	January 5, 1905 – January 2, 1911	Elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. [data missing]
				San Diego, Imperial
Fred E. Judson (San Diego)	Republican	January 2, 1911 – January 4, 1915	Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. [data missing]
	Progressive	January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1917		San Diego
William A. Doran (San Marcos)	Republican	January 8, 1917 – January 3, 1921	Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. [data missing]
Robert W. Colburn (Fallbrook)	Republican	January 3, 1921 – January 8, 1923	Elected in 1920. [data missing]
Edwin A. Mueller (El Cajon)	Republican	January 8, 1923 – January 3, 1927	Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. [data missing]
Crowell D. Eddy (National City)	Republican	January 3, 1927 – January 5, 1931	Elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. [data missing]
Arthur R. Honnold (Escondido)	Republican	January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933	Elected in 1930. [data missing]
Charles W. Stream (San Diego)	Republican	January 2, 1933 – January 6, 1947	Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. [data missing]
Howard K. Cramer (Chula Vista)	Republican	January 6, 1947 – May 28, 1949	Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Resigned.
		May 28, 1949 – January 8, 1951
Ralph R. Cloyed (Chula Vista)	Republican	January 8, 1951 – January 3, 1955	Elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Retired to run for California State Senate.
Jack Schrade (El Cajon)	Republican	January 3, 1955 – January 7, 1963	Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Retired to run for California State Senate.
Hale Ashcraft (Lakeside)	Republican	January 7, 1963 – January 2, 1967	Elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. [data missing]
John Stull (Escondido)	Republican	January 2, 1967 – March 12, 1973	Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Resigned to become a California State Senator.
Vacant		March 12, 1973 – December 2, 1974
Wadie P. Deddeh (San Diego)	Democratic	December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1982	Redistricted from the 77th district and re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Retired to run for California State Senate.
Stephen Peace (Chula Vista)	Democratic	December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1992	Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 79th district.	San Diego, Imperial
Julie Bornstein (Palm Desert)	Democratic	December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1994	Elected in 1992. Lost re-election.	Imperial, Riverside
Jim Battin (La Quinta)	Republican	December 5, 1994 – November 30, 2000	Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Term-limited and ran for California State Senate.
David G. Kelley (Riverside)	Republican	December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2002	Elected in 2000. Retired.
Bonnie Garcia (Palm Desert)	Republican	December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008	Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Term-limited and retired.
V. Manuel Perez (Coachella)	Democratic	December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012	Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 56th district.
Ben Hueso (San Diego)	Democratic	December 3, 2012 – March 21, 2013	Redistricted from the 79th district and re-elected in 2012. Resigned to become a California State Senator.	San Diego
Vacant		March 21, 2013 – May 28, 2013
Lorena Gonzalez (San Diego)	Democratic	May 28, 2013 – January 5, 2022	Elected to finish Hueso's term. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Resigned.
Vacant		January 5, 2022 – June 15, 2022
David Alvarez (San Diego)	Democratic	June 15, 2022 – present	Elected to finish Gonzalez's term. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.

2020 California State Assembly election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (incumbent)	56,872	72.7%
	Republican	John J. Vogel	13,999	17.9%
	Republican	Lincoln Pickard	7,334	9.4%
Total votes			78,205	100.0%
General election
	Democratic	Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (incumbent)	121,661	71.5%
	Republican	John J. Vogel	48,390	28.5%
Total votes			170,051	100.0%
	Democratic hold

California State Assembly election, 2018

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (incumbent)	38,449	70.5
	Republican	Lincoln Pickard	16,107	29.5
	Republican	Joseph Viveiros (write-in)	3	0.0
Total votes			54,559	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (incumbent)	82,621	75.0
	Republican	Lincoln Pickard	27,563	25.0
Total votes			110,184	100.0
	Democratic hold

California State Assembly election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lorena Gonzalez (incumbent)	55,150	74.6
	Republican	Lincoln Pickard	14,015	19.0
	No party preference	Louis J. Marinelli	4,753	6.4
Total votes			73,918	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Lorena Gonzalez (incumbent)	108,655	77.8
	Republican	Lincoln Pickard	30,917	22.2
Total votes			139,572	100.0
	Democratic hold

California State Assembly election, 2014

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lorena Gonzalez (incumbent)	25,953	100.0
Total votes			25,953	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Lorena Gonzalez (incumbent)	43,362	100.0
Total votes			43,362	100.0
	Democratic hold

California's 80th State Assembly district special election, 2013
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Ben Hueso

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lorena Gonzalez	18,125	71.2
	Democratic	Steve Castaneda	6,646	26.1
	Libertarian	Kaiden Degas (write-in)	548	2.2
	Republican	Lincoln Pickard (write-in)	140	0.5
Total votes			25,459	100.0
	Democratic hold

California State Assembly election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ben Hueso (incumbent)	26,717	61.6
	Republican	Derrick W. Roach	16,623	38.4
Total votes			43,340	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Ben Hueso (incumbent)	76,225	69.6
	Republican	Derrick W. Roach	33,260	30.4
Total votes			109,485	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Manuel Perez (incumbent)	58,315	58.3
	Republican	Steve Sanchez	41,728	41.7
Total votes			100,043	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Manuel Perez	70,140	52.65
	Republican	Gary Jeandron	63,085	47.35
Total votes			133,225	100.00
Turnout				69.41
	Democratic gain from Republican

2006 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bonnie Garcia (incumbent)	42,459	51.52
	Democratic	Steve Clute	39,946	48.48
Total votes			82,405	100.00
Turnout				47.25
	Republican hold

2004 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bonnie Garcia (incumbent)	66,880	58.63
	Democratic	Mary Ann Andreas	47,194	41.37
Total votes			114,074	100.00
	Republican hold

2002 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bonnie Garcia	36,254	51.78
	Democratic	Joey Acuna, Jr.	33,757	48.22
Invalid or blank votes			2,175	3.01
Total votes			72,186	100.00
	Republican hold

2000 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David G. Kelley (incumbent)	63,848	52.15
	Democratic	Joey Acuna, Jr.	53,849	43.99
	Libertarian	Susan Marie Weber	4,728	3.86
Invalid or blank votes			1,961	1.58
Total votes			124,386	100.00
	Republican hold

1998 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Battin (incumbent)	52,823	55.48
	Democratic	Joey Acuna, Jr.	38,892	40.84
	Libertarian	Susan Marie Weber	3,504	2.68
Invalid or blank votes			5,826	5.77
Total votes			101,045	100.00
	Republican hold

1996 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Battin (incumbent)	61,864	56.71
	Democratic	Steve Clute	44,480	40.77
	Natural Law	John R. Borchert	2,745	2.52
Invalid or blank votes			6,072	5.27
Total votes			115,161	100.00
	Republican hold

1994 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Battin	53,794	56.35
	Democratic	Julie Bornstein (incumbent)	41,671	43.65
Invalid or blank votes			7,625	7.4
Total votes			103,090	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

1992 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julie Bornstein	56,760	49.65
	Republican	Tricia Rae Hunter	55,971	48.96
	No party	Philip B. Dreisbach (write-in)	1,592	1.39
Invalid or blank votes			9,269	7.50
Total votes			123,592	100.00
	Democratic hold

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