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California's 71st State Assembly district
California's 71st State Assembly district
Current assemblymember
	Kate Sanchez; R–Trabuco Canyon
Population (2010); • Voting age; • Citizen voting age	462,584; 350,857; 299,471
Demographics	63.94% White; 4.69% Black; 24.06% Latino; 4.35% Asian; 1.51% Native American; 0.62% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.25% other; 0.56% remainder of multiracial;
Registered voters	271,526
Registration	40.57% Republican; 29.78% Democratic; 22.89% No party preference

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California's 71st State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican Randy Voepel of Santee.

District profile

The district encompasses much of San Diego County's backcountry and East County regions, as well as a primarily mountainous portion of Riverside County. While most of the district's area consists of rural mountain country and desert, much of the population is clustered in the suburban southwestern part near San Diego.

Riverside County – 1.9%

San Diego County – 13.6%

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2020	President	Trump 55.6 – 42.1%
2018	Governor	Cox 60.9 – 39.1%
2018	Senator	de Leon 51.4 – 48.6%
2016	President	Trump 56.3 – 38.2%
2016	Senator	Harris 54.6 – 45.4%
2014	Governor	Kashkari 63.8 – 36.2%
2012	President	Romney 58.5 – 36.8%
2012	Senator	Emken 58.9 – 41.1%

List of Assembly Members

Due to redistricting, the 71st district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Assembly Members	Party	Years Served	Counties Represented	Notes
Eleazer L. DeWitt	Democratic	January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887	Tulare
A. B. Butler	Republican	January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889
George S. Berry	Democratic	January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891
William Spurgeon Cunningham	Democratic	January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
Samuel Newell Androus	Republican	January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895	Los Angeles
Orlando H. Huber		January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897
J. O. Vosburg		January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899
Orlando H. Huber		January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901
Howard A. Broughton		January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903
Philip A. Stanton		January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1911
Lyman Farwell		January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913
Elijah A. Emmons		January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915
Lewis A. Spengler	Socialist	January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917
Bert L. Farmer	Republican	January 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919
Henry E. Carter		January 6, 1919 - January 3, 1921
E. O. Loucks		January 3, 1921 - January 8, 1923
Henry E. Carter		January 8, 1923 - January 7, 1929
Frank McGinley		January 7, 1929 - January 5, 1931
Harry B. Riley		January 5, 1931 - January 4, 1937
Paul Peek	Democratic	January 4, 1937 - February 29, 1940		Resigned from office.
Frederick N. Howser	Republican	January 6, 1941 - February 2, 1943		Resigned from office to become District Attorney of Los Angeles County.
Carl Fletcher	Democratic	January 8, 1945 - January 8, 1951
Herbert R. Klocksiem	Republican	January 8, 1951 - January 5, 1953
Leland Milton Backstrand		January 5, 1953 - January 2, 1961	Riverside
Gordon Cologne		January 2, 1961 - January 7, 1963	Riverside
Robert Badham		January 7, 1963 - November 30, 1974	Orange
Paul B. Carpenter	Democratic	December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1976
Chester B. Wray	Democratic	December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1982
Doris Allen	Republican	December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1992
Mickey Conroy		December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1996
Bill Campbell		December 2, 1996 - November 30, 2002
Todd Spitzer		December 2, 2002 - November 30, 2008	Orange, Riverside
Jeff Miller		December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012	Orange, Riverside
Brian Jones		December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2016	Riverside, San Diego
Randy Voepel		December 5, 2016 – present	Riverside, San Diego

Election results 1992 - present

2020

California State Assembly election, 2020 ^[3]
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Voepel (incumbent)	77,069	61.1
	Democratic	Liz "Elizabeth" Lavertu	49,073	38.9
Total votes			126,142	100.0
General election
	Republican	Randy Voepel (incumbent)	136,163	59.6
	Democratic	Liz "Elizabeth" Lavertu	92,392	40.4
Total votes			228,555	100.0

2018

California State Assembly election, 2018
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Voepel (incumbent)	26,262	44.54
	Democratic	James Elia	18,465	31.31
	Republican	Larry A. Wilske	14,241	24.15
Total votes			58,968	100.00
General election
	Republican	Randy Voepel (incumbent)	100,386	60.6
	Democratic	James Elia	65,194	39.4
Total votes			165,580	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Voepel	51,857	59.9
	Republican	Leo Hamel	23,990	27.7
	Republican	Tony Teora	10,770	12.4
Total votes			86,617	100.0
General election
	Republican	Randy Voepel	108,049	65.8
	Republican	Leo Hamel	56,184	34.2
Total votes			164,233	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Jones (incumbent)	40,326	76.1
	Republican	Tony Teora	12,573	23.7
	Democratic	Howard L. Katz (write-in)	109	0.2
Total votes			53,008	100.0
General election
	Republican	Brian Jones (incumbent)	64,613	70.6
	Republican	Tony Teora	26,935	29.4
Total votes			91,548	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Jones (incumbent)	36,424	46.7
	Democratic	Patrick J. Hurley	23,510	30.2
	Republican	John McLaughlin	17,987	23.1
Total votes			77,921	100.0
General election
	Republican	Brian Jones (incumbent)	106,663	63.1
	Democratic	Patrick J. Hurley	62,330	36.9
Total votes			168,993	100.0
	Republican hold

2010

2010 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Miller (incumbent)	97,158	66.2
	Democratic	Gary Kephart	49,792	33.8
Total votes			146,950	100.0
	Republican hold

2008

2008 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Miller	149,166	100.00
Total votes			149,166	100.00
Turnout				55.49
	Republican hold

2006

2006 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Todd Spitzer (incumbent)	83,645	71.63
	Democratic	Irene LaChance	33,135	28.37
Total votes			116,780	100.00
Turnout				47.74
	Republican hold

2004

2004 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Todd Spitzer (incumbent)	120,657	69.07
	Democratic	Bea Foster	54,041	30.93
Total votes			174,698	100.00
	Republican hold

2002

2002 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Todd Spitzer	69,039	72.99
	Democratic	Bea Foster	25,546	27.01
Invalid or blank votes			0	0.00
Total votes			94,585	100.00
	Republican hold

2000

2000 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William J. Campbell (incumbent)	120,852	66.45
	Democratic	Bea Foster	51,978	28.58
	Natural Law	Brenda Jo Bryant	5,137	2.82
	Libertarian	Brian Lee Cross	3,891	2.14
Invalid or blank votes			17,737	8.89
Total votes			199,595	100.00
	Republican hold

1998

1998 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William J. Campbell (incumbent)	89,193	69.14
	Democratic	Martha Badger	36,299	28.14
	Natural Law	Brenda Jo Bryant	3,517	2.73
Invalid or blank votes			12,483	8.82
Total votes			141,492	100.00
	Republican hold

1996

1996 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William J. Campbell (incumbent)	107,783	70.62
	Democratic	Jack Roberts	44,848	29.38
Invalid or blank votes			15,380	9.15
Total votes			178,011	100.00
	Republican hold

1994

1994 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mickey Conroy (incumbent)	92,908	71.82
	Democratic	Jeanne Costales	36,458	28.32
Invalid or blank votes			17,438	11.88
Total votes			146,804	100.00
	Republican hold

1992

1992 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mickey Conroy (incumbent)	97,714	61.85
	Democratic	Ben Foster	60,279	38.15
Invalid or blank votes			18,645	10.56
Total votes			176,638	100.00
	Republican hold

References

External links

District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission

[population-1] "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).

[2] "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).

[3] ttps://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2020-primary/sov/complete-sov.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

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-'''California's 71st State Assembly district''' is one of 80 [[California]] [[California State Assembly|State Assembly]] districts. It is currently represented by [[California Republican Party|Republican]] [[Randy Voepel]] of [[Santee, California|Santee]]; but after [[redistricting]] changed the boundaries of the 71st, will be represented by Assemblyman-elect [[Matt Rahn]], likewise a Republican.
+'''California's 71st State Assembly district''' is one of 80 [[California]] [[California State Assembly|State Assembly]] districts. It is currently represented by [[California Republican Party|Republican]] [[Randy Voepel]] of [[Santee, California|Santee]].
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 * [[Rancho San Diego, California|Rancho San Diego]]
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 == List of Assembly Members ==
-Due to redistricting, the 71st district has been moved around different parts of the state. The iteration through 2020's election resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the [[California Citizens Redistricting Commission]].
+Due to redistricting, the 71st district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the [[California Citizens Redistricting Commission]].
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-After [[redistricting]] changed the boundaries of the 71st, Voepel instead ran in [[California's 71st State Assembly district|the 75th district]], losing to incumbent and fellow Republican [[Marie Waldron]]. The new 71st, encompassing parts of [[Orange County, California|Orange]] and [[Riverside County, California|Riverside]] counties and stretching across the [[Santa Ana Mountains]], will be represented by Assemblyman-elect [[Matt Rahn]], likewise a Republican.
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