California's 17th State Assembly district

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California's 17th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember	Matt Haney D–San Francisco
Population (2020)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	518,498[1] 453,436[1] 362,292[1]
Demographics	35.87% White 6.95% Black 18.93% Latino 31.84% Asian 0.23% Native American 0.51% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.71% other 4.96[1]% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	298,276
Registration	59.23% Democratic 4.93% Republican 31.89% No party preference

California's 17th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Matt Haney of San Francisco.

The district encompasses the eastern portions of the consolidated city-county of San Francisco, including its central financial and governmental core as well as several of the more working-class neighborhoods of the city.

Year	Office	Results
2022	Governor	Newsom 87.7 – 12.3%
	Senator	Padilla 88 – 12%
2021	Recall	No 88.6 – 11.4%
2020[2]	President	Biden 87.5 – 10.4%
2018	Governor	Newsom 89.5 – 10.5%
	Senator	Feinstein 63.1 – 36.9%
2016	President	Clinton 88.1 – 7.0%
	Senator	Harris 79.2 – 20.8%
2014	Governor	Brown 91.0 – 9.0%
2012	President	Obama 87.0 – 9.3%
	Senator	Feinstein 90.8 – 9.2%

Due to redistricting, the 17th 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
E. H. Watson	Democratic	January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887	El Dorado
Henry Mahler		January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891
W. E. Baughman	Republican	January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893
James C. Sims	Democratic	January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895	Sonoma
W. S. Staley	Republican	January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897
John W. Keegan	Democratic	January 4, 1897 – January 2, 1899
William F. Cowan		January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1903
Grove L. Johnson	Republican	January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905	Sacramento
Charles O. Busick		January 2, 1905 – January 7, 1907
Grove L. Johnson		January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911
Charles A. Bliss		January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913
Charles W. Byrnes		January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915	Marin
James E. Manning		January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1923
Charles F. Reindollar		January 8, 1923 – January 5, 1931
Clarence Ray Robinson		January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933	Madera, Mariposa, Merced
Henry P. Meehan	Democratic	January 2, 1933 – January 4, 1943	Alameda
Edward J. Carey	Republican	January 4, 1943 – January 3, 1949
William Byron Rumford	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 2, 1967
John J. Miller		January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1974
Willie Brown		December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1992	San Francisco
Dean Andal	Republican	December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1994	San Joaquin
Michael Machado	Democratic	December 5, 1994 – November 30, 2000
Barbara S. Matthews		December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2006
Cathleen Galgiani		December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2012	Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus
Tom Ammiano		December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2014	San Francisco
David Chiu		December 1, 2014 – October 31, 2021		Resigned to become City Attorney of San Francisco.
Matt Haney		May 3, 2022 – present

California's 17th State Assembly district special election, 2022
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of David Chiu

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matt Haney	34,174	36.4
	Democratic	David Campos	33,448	35.7
	Democratic	Bilal Mahmood	20,895	22.3
	Democratic	Thea Selby	5,261	5.6
Total votes			93,778	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Matt Haney	48,762	62.4
	Democratic	David Campos	29,422	37.6
Total votes			78,184	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020 California State Assembly election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Chiu (incumbent)	120,498	100.0
	Libertarian	Starchild (write in)	56	0.0
Total votes			120,554	100.0
General election
	Democratic	David Chiu (incumbent)	190,731	88.9%
	Libertarian	Starchild	23,834	11.1%
Total votes			214,565	100.0%
	Democratic hold

California State Assembly election, 2018

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Chiu (incumbent)	93,212	81.9
	Democratic	Alejandro Fernandez	20,639	18.1
Total votes			113,851	100.0
General election
	Democratic	David Chiu (incumbent)	140,381	75.5
	Democratic	Alejandro Fernandez	45,483	24.5
Total votes			185,864	100.0
	Democratic hold

California State Assembly election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Chiu (incumbent)	114,904	88.5
	Republican	Matthew Del Carlo	14,891	11.5
Total votes			129,795	100.0
General election
	Democratic	David Chiu (incumbent)	172,153	86.3
	Republican	Matthew Del Carlo	27,417	13.7
Total votes			199,570	100.0
	Democratic hold

California State Assembly election, 2014

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Chiu	34,863	48.0
	Democratic	David Campos	31,951	44.0
	Republican	David Carlos Salaverry	5,843	8.0
Total votes			72,657	100.0
General election
	Democratic	David Chiu	63,041	51.1
	Democratic	David Campos	60,416	48.9
Total votes			123,457	100.0
	Democratic hold

California State Assembly election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Ammiano (incumbent)	63,454	84.2
	Republican	Jason P. Clark	11,933	15.8
Total votes			75,387	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Tom Ammiano (incumbent)	161,124	86.2
	Republican	Jason P. Clark	25,728	13.8
Total votes			186,852	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cathleen Galgiani (incumbent)	52,219	58.4
	Republican	Jack Mobley	37,293	41.6
Total votes			89,512	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cathleen Galgiani (incumbent)	77,525	66.26
	Republican	Jack Mobley	39,480	33.74
Total votes			117,005	100.00
Turnout				63.78
	Democratic hold

2006 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cathleen Galgiani	47,675	59.76
	Republican	Gerald Machado	32,107	40.24
Total votes			79,782	100.00
Turnout				44.50
	Democratic hold

2004 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara S. Matthews (inc.)	66,926	60.52
	Republican	Nellie McGarry	43,664	39.48
	Independent	Jennet C. Stebbins (write-in)	2	0.00
Total votes			110,592	100.00
	Democratic hold

2002 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara S. Matthews (incumbent)	41,997	56.39
	Republican	Brian McCabe	32,474	43.61
Invalid or blank votes			4,123	5.25
Total votes			78,594	100.00
	Democratic hold

2000 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara S. Matthews	64,361	53.04
	Republican	Greg Aghazarian	54,031	44.53
	Libertarian	Roy W. Busch	2,943	2.43
Invalid or blank votes			4,904	3.88
Total votes			126,239	100.00
	Democratic hold

1998 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Machado (incumbent)	61,556	68.89
	Republican	Jay Smart	27,794	31.11
Invalid or blank votes			7,485	7.73
Total votes			96,835	100.00
	Democratic hold

1996 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Machado (incumbent)	54,607	51.95
	Republican	Kevin Minnick	46,997	44.71
	Libertarian	Tom Kohlheep	3,517	3.35
Invalid or blank votes			5,972	5.38
Total votes			111,093	100.00
	Democratic hold

1994 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Machado	45,710	50.77
	Republican	Ed Simas	44,316	49.23
Invalid or blank votes			7,970	8.13
Total votes			97,996	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

1992 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dean Andal (incumbent)	59,165	50.63
	Democratic	Michael Machado	57,697	49.37
Invalid or blank votes			7,736	6.21
Total votes			124,598	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

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