California's 79th State Assembly district
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| California's 79th State Assembly district | ||
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| Current assemblymember | Shirley Weber (D–San Diego) | |
| Registration | 41.04% Democratic
26.25% Republican
27.54% No party preference
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| Demographics | 33.47% White
10.97% Black
33.83% Latino
18.96% Asian
0.58% Native American
0.82% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.26% other
1.10% remainder of multiracial
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| Population (2010)
• Voting age
• Citizen voting age
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466,416
351,301
283,225
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| Registered voters | 230,451 | |
California's 79th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Shirley Weber of San Diego.
District profile
The district takes in southeastern San Diego and its closest eastern suburbs. The ethnically and socioeconomically diverse district is a mix of urban and suburban, with density proportional to the distance from Downtown San Diego.
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Election results
2014
| California State Assembly election, 2014 | ||||
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| Primary election | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Shirley Weber (incumbent) | 35,886 | 99.7 | |
| American Independent | George R. Williams (write-in) | 115 | 0.3 | |
| Total votes | 36,001 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Shirley Weber (incumbent) | 49,264 | 61.9 | |
| American Independent | George R. Williams | 30,266 | 38.1 | |
| Total votes | 79,530 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2012
| California State Assembly election, 2012 | ||||
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| Primary election | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Shirley Weber | 20,293 | 30.5 | |
| Republican | Mary England | 19,313 | 29.1 | |
| Republican | Matt Mendoza | 8,857 | 13.3 | |
| Democratic | Rudy Ramirez | 7,533 | 11.3 | |
| Democratic | Patricia Ann Washington | 5,404 | 8.1 | |
| Democratic | Sid Voorakkara | 5,060 | 7.6 | |
| Total votes | 66,460 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Shirley Weber | 94,170 | 61.7 | |
| Republican | Mary England | 58,424 | 38.3 | |
| Total votes | 152,594 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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