California's 23rd State Assembly district

California's 23rd State Assembly district
Current assemblymember		Jim Patterson (R–Fresno)
Registration	42.73% Republican 33.65% Democratic 18.13% No party preference
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
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	468,185 342,822 296,648
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.

Fresno County – 49.7% Clovis Fresno – 59.0% Tulare County – 1.4%

Election results

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
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
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

See also

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

External links

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission