California's 15th State Assembly district

California's 15th State Assembly district
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Current assemblymember		Tony Thurmond (D–Richmond)
Registration	63.36% Democratic 7.27% Republican 21.09% No party preference
Demographics	39.40% White 16.31% Black 21.71% Latino 19.89% Asian 0.53% Native American 0.36% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.58% other 1.22% remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	469,144 377,085 310,951
Registered voters	266.010

California's 15th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Tony Thurmond of Richmond.

District profile

The district encompasses the northern coastal East Bay, occupying a narrow strip between the shores of San Francisco and San Pablo Bays and the Berkeley Hills. The district is centered on Berkeley and Richmond, along with a sizable portion of Oakland.

Alameda County – 15.3%

• Albany
• Berkeley
• Emeryville
• Oakland – 20.4%
• Piedmont

Contra Costa County – 22.6%

• El Cerrito
• Hercules
• Pinole
• Richmond
• San Pablo

Election results

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elizabeth Echols	21,664	31.1
	Democratic	Tony Thurmond	16,963	24.4
	Democratic	Pamela Price	11,898	17.1
	Republican	Rich Kinney	7,531	10.8
	Democratic	Sam Kang	4,630	6.7
	Democratic	Clarence Hunt	3,329	4.8
	Peace and Freedom	Eugene E. Ruyle	2,426	3.5
	No party preference	Bernt Rainer Wahl	1,132	1.6
Total votes			69,573	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Tony Thurmond	66,661	54.3
	Democratic	Elizabeth Echols	56,071	45.7
Total votes			122,732	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nancy Skinner (incumbent)	68,479	99.8
	Peace and Freedom	Eugene Ruyle (write-in)	105	0.2
Total votes			68,584	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Nancy Skinner (incumbent)	164,929	86.8
	Peace and Freedom	Eugene Ruyle	25,167	13.2
Total votes			190,096	100.0
	Democratic hold

See also

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

External links

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission