California's 78th State Assembly district
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California's 78th State Assembly district | ||
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Current assemblymember | Toni Atkins (D–San Diego) | |
Registration | 39.25% Democratic
24.95% Republican
29.94% No party preference
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Demographics | 64.64% White
4.52% Black
18.45% Latino
10.30% Asian
0.71% Native American
0.37% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.41% other
0.62% remainder of multiracial
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Population (2010)
• Voting age
• Citizen voting age
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461,885
399,987
352,199
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Registered voters | 262,454 |
California's 78th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Toni Atkins 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.
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Election results
2014
California State Assembly election, 2014 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 |