California's 23rd State Assembly district
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| California's 23rd State Assembly district | ||
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| Current assemblymember | Jim Patterson (R–Fresno) | |
| Registration | 42.73% Republican
33.65% Democratic
18.13% No party preference
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| Demographics | 48.60% White
5.49% Black
32.19% Latino
11.27% Asian
1.36% Native American
0.23% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.28% other
0.58% remainder of multiracial
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| Population (2010)
• Voting age
• Citizen voting age
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468,185
342,822
296,648
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| Registered voters | 248,582 | |
California's 23rd State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican Jim Patterson of Fresno.
District profile
The district takes up eastern Fresno County and parts of the Fresno area with relatively lower Latino populations. The district encompasses parts of the Central Valley and the Sierra Nevada and includes several national parks.
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Election results
2014
| California State Assembly election, 2014 | ||||
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| Primary election | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Jim Patterson (incumbent) | 55,914 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 55,914 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Jim Patterson (incumbent) | 82,417 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 82,417 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2012
| California State Assembly election, 2012 | ||||
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| Primary election | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Jim Patterson | 30,827 | 39.4 | |
| Republican | Bob Whalen | 19,992 | 25.5 | |
| Democratic | Richard Rojas | 17,690 | 22.6 | |
| Republican | Vong Mouanoutoua | 5,487 | 7.0 | |
| Republican | David DeFrank | 4,278 | 5.5 | |
| Total votes | 78,274 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Jim Patterson | 83,817 | 54.7 | |
| Republican | Bob Whalen | 69,457 | 45.3 | |
| Total votes | 153,274 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
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