California's 78th State Assembly district

California's 78th State Assembly district
Map of the district
Current assemblymember
  Todd Gloria
D–San Diego
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age		 461,885
399,987
352,199
Demographics
Registered voters 281,200
Registration 42.32% Democratic
23.10% Republican
29.19% No party preference

California's 78th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Todd Gloria of San Diego.

District profile

The district takes in southern coastal San Diego County, including part of San Diego Bay and coastal San Diego. It takes in a variety of communities ranging from beachfront properties to universities to a military base to Downtown San Diego, stretching from Solana Beach to the Mexico–United States border.

Election results from statewide races

Year Office Results
2016 President Clinton 67.5 – 25.9%
Senator Harris 68.0 – 32.0%
2014 Governor Brown 62.7 – 37.3%
2012 President Obama 63.1 – 34.1%
Senator Feinstein 65.2 – 34.8%

Election results

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Todd Gloria 91,602 71.8
Republican Kevin D. Melton 36,013 28.2
Total votes 127,615 100.0
General election
Democratic Todd Gloria 145,850 69.1
Republican Kevin D. Melton 65,134 30.9
Total votes 178,242 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Toni Atkins (incumbent) 45,922 60.2
Republican Barbara Decker 21,545 28.2
Republican Kevin D. Melton 8,855 11.6
Total votes 76,322 100.0
General election
Democratic Toni Atkins (incumbent) 72,224 61.6
Republican Barbara Decker 45,088 38.4
Total votes 117,312 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Toni Atkins (incumbent) 54,175 59.8
Republican Ralph Denney 25,291 27.9
Republican Robert E. Williams 11,121 12.3
Total votes 90,587 100.0
General election
Democratic Toni Atkins (incumbent) 116,987 62.4
Republican Ralph Denney 70,526 37.6
Total votes 187,513 100.0
Democratic hold

See also

References

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