California's 68th State Assembly district

California's 68th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember	Avelino Valencia D–Anaheim
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	463,053[1] 348,844[1] 283,274[1]
Demographics	48.63% White 1.78% Black 28.07% Latino 19.99% Asian 0.45% Native American 0.31% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.27% other 0.50[1]% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	281,656[2]
Registration	35.32% Republican 34.64% Democratic 25.35% No party preference

California's 68th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democratic Avelino Valencia.

District profile

The district encompasses inland central Orange County, running along the Santa Ana Mountains. The district is primarily suburban and affluent, with several planned communities.

Orange County – 15.4% Anaheim – 21.6% Irvine – 34.0% Lake Forest Orange – 92.6% Tustin North Tustin Villa Park

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2021	Recall	No 52.0 – 48.0%
2020	President	Biden 54.3 – 43.5%
2018	Governor	Cox 51.4 – 48.6%
	Senator	Feinstein 52.6 – 47.4%
2016	President	Clinton 49.4 – 44.6%
	Senator	Harris 57.2 – 42.8%
2014	Governor	Kashkari 60.1 – 39.9%
2012	President	Romney 55.1 – 42.6%
	Senator	Emken 56.4 – 43.6%

List of assembly members representing the district

Due to redistricting, the 68th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Assembly members	Party	Years served	Counties represented	Notes
Maurice Timothy Dooling	Democratic	January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887	San Benito
John H. Matthews		January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889
E. C. Tully		January 7, 1889 – January 5, 1891
Charles G. Cargill	Republican	January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893
William Lyman Talbott		January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895	Santa Barbara
James L. Barker	People's	January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897
L. Harris	Republican	January 4, 1897 – January 2, 1899
Charles Warren Merritt		January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1903
William A. Johnstone		January 5, 1903 – January 7, 1907	Los Angeles
Prescott F. Cogswell		January 7, 1907 – January 6, 1913
William A. Johnstone		January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915
Lewis L. Lostutter		January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1917
Earl R. Shepherd		January 8, 1917 – January 6, 1919
Henry A. Miller		January 6, 1919 – January 3, 1921
Ira A. Lee		January 3, 1921 – January 8, 1923
Allen G. Mitchell		January 8, 1923 – January 5, 1925
Harry F. Sewell		January 5, 1925 – January 5, 1931
George H. Wilber		January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933
John T. Rawls	Democratic	January 2, 1933 – January 7, 1935
Fred Reaves		January 7, 1935 – May 20, 1940		Died in office. Died from heart failure.[3]
Vacant		May 20, 1940 – January 6, 1941
Vincent Thomas	Democratic	January 6, 1941 – November 30, 1974
Walter M. Ingalls		December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1982	Riverside
Steve Clute		December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1992
Curt Pringle	Republican	December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1998	Orange
Ken Maddox		December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2004
Van Tran		December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2010
Allan Mansoor		December 6, 2010 – November 30, 2012
Donald P. Wagner		December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2016
Steven Choi		December 5, 2016 – November 30, 2022
Avelino Valencia	Democratic	December 5, 2022 – present

Election results (1990–present)

Contents

• 1990
• 1992
• 1994
• 1996
• 1998
• 2000
• 2002
• 2004
• 2006
• 2008
• 2010
• 2012
• 2014
• 2016
• 2018
• 2020
• 2022
• 2024

2024

2024 California State Assembly 68th district election^[4][5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Avelino Valencia (incumbent)	28,985	58.8
	Republican	Mike Tardif	20,320	41.2
Total votes			49,305	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Avelino Valencia (incumbent)	84,259	63.7
	Republican	Mike Tardif	47,975	36.3
Total votes			132,234	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 California State Assembly 68th district election^[6][7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Avelino Valencia	22,635	48.3
	Republican	Mike Tardif	11,034	23.5
	Democratic	Bulmaro Vicente	7,029	15.0
	Republican	James Wallace	6,189	13.2
Total votes			46,887	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Avelino Valencia	49,385	62.3
	Republican	Mike Tardif	29,910	37.7
Total votes			79,295	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2020

2020 California State Assembly 68th district election^[8][9]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven Choi (incumbent)	57,633	43.8
	Democratic	Melissa Fox	44,033	33.5
	Democratic	Eugene Fields	17,332	13.2
	Republican	Benjamin Yu	12,503	9.5
Total votes			131,501	100.0
General election
	Republican	Steven Choi (incumbent)	136,841	53.1
	Democratic	Melissa Fox	120,965	46.9
Total votes			257,806	100.0
	Republican hold

2018

2018 California State Assembly 68th district election^[10][11]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven Choi (incumbent)	57,099	59.0
	Democratic	Michelle Duman	39,751	41.0
Total votes			96,850	100.0
General election
	Republican	Steven Choi (incumbent)	96,611	53.1
	Democratic	Michelle Duman	85,164	46.9
Total votes			181,755	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

2016 California State Assembly 68th district election^[12][13]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sean Jay Panahi	32,610	33.0
	Republican	Steven Choi	19,559	19.8
	Republican	Harry Sidhu	19,405	19.7
	Republican	Deborah Pauly	13,880	14.1
	Republican	Alexia Deligianni-Brydges	5,098	5.2
	No party preference	Brian Chuchua	4,635	4.7
	Republican	Kostas Roditis	3,528	3.6
Total votes			98,715	100.0
General election
	Republican	Steven Choi	114,210	60.3
	Democratic	Sean Jay Panahi	75,231	39.7
Total votes			189,441	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

2014 California State Assembly 68th district election^[14][15]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donald P. Wagner (incumbent)	35,223	69.7
	Democratic	Anne Cameron	15,297	30.3
Total votes			50,520	100.0
General election
	Republican	Donald P. Wagner (incumbent)	66,445	68.4
	Democratic	Anne Cameron	30,749	31.6
Total votes			97,194	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

2012 California State Assembly 68th district election^[16][17]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donald P. Wagner (incumbent)	43,241	69.2
	Democratic	Christina Avalos	19,254	30.8
Total votes			62,495	100.0
General election
	Republican	Donald P. Wagner (incumbent)	104,706	60.8
	Democratic	Christina Avalos	67,448	39.2
Total votes			172,154	100.0
	Republican hold

2010

2010 California State Assembly 68th district election^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Allan Mansoor	57,016	54.9
	Democratic	Phu Nguyen	46,269	44.6
	Republican	Long Pham (write-in)	617	0.5
Total votes			103,902	100.0
	Republican hold

2008

2008 California State Assembly 68th district election^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Van Tran (incumbent)	72,034	54.0
	Democratic	Kenneth Arnold	61,239	46.0
Total votes			133,273	100.0
	Republican hold

2006

2006 California State Assembly 68th district election^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Van Tran (incumbent)	55,155	61.7
	Democratic	Paul Lucas	34,277	38.3
Total votes			89,432	100.0
	Republican hold

2004

2004 California State Assembly 68th district election^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Van Tran	78,606	60.9
	Democratic	Al Snook	50,453	39.1
Total votes			129,059	100.0
	Republican hold

2002

2002 California State Assembly 68th district election^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Maddox (incumbent)	51,316	65.1
	Democratic	Al Snook	23,721	30.1
	Libertarian	Douglas J. Scribner	3,810	4.8
Total votes			78,847	100.0
	Republican hold

2000

2000 California State Assembly 68th district election^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Maddox (incumbent)	59,258	56.7
	Democratic	Tina L. Laine	35,889	34.3
	Natural Law	Al Snook	5,466	5.2
	Libertarian	Richard G. Newhouse	3,897	3.7
Total votes			104,510	100.0
	Republican hold

1998

1998 California State Assembly 68th district election^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Maddox	41,326	53.7
	Democratic	Mike Matsuda	35,654	46.3
Total votes			76,980	100.0
	Republican hold

1996

1996 California State Assembly 68th district election^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Curt Pringle (incumbent)	56,493	58.7
	Democratic	Audrey L. Gibson	39,754	41.3
Total votes			96,247	100.0
	Republican hold

1994

1994 California State Assembly 68th district election^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Curt Pringle (incumbent)	51,977	63.3
	Democratic	Irv Pickler	30,184	36.7
Total votes			82,161	100.0
	Republican hold

1992

1992 California State Assembly 68th district election^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Curt Pringle	61,615	57.1
	Democratic	Linda Kay Rigney	46,222	42.9
Total votes			107,837	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

1990

1990 California State Assembly 68th district election^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Clute (incumbent)	51,203	57.5
	Republican	Clay Hage	37,812	42.5
Total votes			89,015	100.0
	Democratic hold

See also

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

References

1. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
2. "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
3. "Assemblyman Dies". cdnc.ucr.edu.
4. "March 5, 2024, Presidential Primary Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
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6. "June 7, 2022, Primary Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
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10. "June 5, 2018, Statewide Direct Primary Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
11. "November 6, 2018, General Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
12. "June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
13. "November 8, 2016, General Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
14. "June 3, 2014, Statewide Direct Primary Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
15. "November 4, 2014, General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
16. "June 5, 2012, Presidential Primary Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
17. "November 6, 2012, General Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
18. "November 2, 2010, General Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
19. "November 4, 2008, Presidential General Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
20. "November 7, 2006, General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
21. "November 2, 2004, Presidential General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
22. "November 5, 2002, General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
23. "November 7, 2000, General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
24. "November 3, 1998, General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
25. "November 5, 1996, General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
26. "November 8, 1994, General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
27. "November 3, 1992, General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
28. "November 6, 1990, General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 19, 2025.

External links

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission