California's 6th State Assembly district

California's 6th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Kevin McCarty of Sacramento.

California's 6th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember	Kevin McCarty D–Sacramento
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	468,939^[1] 350,612^[1] 314,615^[1]
Demographics	74.47% White 2.51% Black 11.97% Latino 8.71% Asian 1.18% Native American 0.33% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.32% other 0.50^[1]% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	301,442
Registration	44.52% Republican 28.49% Democratic 21.65% No party preference

District profile

The district encompasses an outer ring of northeastern Sacramento suburbs and commuter towns, as well as some adjacent rural communities. The district runs up against the Sierra Nevada to the east, with the urban core to the southwest and Sacramento Valley farmland to the west.

El Dorado County – 34.1% Cameron Park El Dorado Hills

Placer County – 77.5% Granite Bay Lincoln Loomis Penryn Rocklin Roseville Sheridan

Sacramento County – 9.7% Fair Oaks Folsom Orangevale

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2021	Recall	Yes 57.7 – 42.3%
2020	President	Trump 51.5 – 46.1%
2018	Governor^[2]	Cox 58.6 – 41.4%
	Senator^[3]	De Leon 53.2 – 46.8%
2016	President	Trump 52.0 – 41.2%
	Senator	Harris 63.6 – 36.4%
2014	Governor	Kashkari 54.3 – 45.7%
2012	President	Romney 59.1 – 38.6%
	Senator	Emken 58.9 – 41.1%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 6th 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
George Wood	Republican	January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887	Plumas, Sierra
R. H. F. Variel		January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889
Henry K. Turner		January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891
Felix Grundy Hail		January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
George Standart		January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895	Lassen, Plumas, Sierra
Ephraim VanBuren Spencer		January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897
Frank D. Soward		January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899
Greenleaf Greeley Clough		January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1901
John B. Irish		January 5, 1901 - January 5, 1903
Francis M. Weger	Democratic	January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905	Mendocino
William D. L. Held	Republican	January 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909
John W. Preston	Democratic	January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911
William D. L. Held	Republican	January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913
T. J. Weldon	Democratic	January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915
J. A. Pettis	Republican	January 4, 1915 - January 6, 1919
Charles Kasch		January 6, 1919 - January 3, 1921
J. A. Pettis		January 3, 1921 - January 8, 1923
Patrick Connolly	Democratic	January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925
Charles B. Melville	Republican	January 5, 1925 - January 7, 1929
R. R. Ingels		January 7, 1929 - January 5, 1931
George Milton Biggar		January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933	Mendocino, Lake
Jesse M. Mayo		January 2, 1933 - January 2, 1939	Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Tuolumne
Allan G. Thurman	Democratic	January 2, 1939 – November 4, 1947		Resigned after winning special election for Senate district 7.
Francis C. Lindsay	Republican	January 3, 1949 – January 5, 1959
Paul J. Lunardi	Democratic	January 5, 1959 - December 20, 1963	Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Tuolumne, Yuba	Resigned due to winning a special election for Senate district 7.
Eugene Chappie	Republican	January 4, 1965 – November 30, 1974
Leroy F. Greene	Democratic	December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1980	Sacramento
Lloyd Connelly		December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1992
Vivien Bronshvag		December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1994	Marin, Sonoma
Kerry Mazzoni		December 5, 1994 – November 30, 2000
Joseph Nation		December 4, 2000– November 30, 2006
Jared Huffman		December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2012
Beth Gaines	Republican	December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2016	El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento
Kevin Kiley		December 5, 2016 – present

Election results (1992–present)

2020

2020 California State Assembly election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin Kiley (incumbent)	104,412	58.0%
	Democratic	Jackie Smith	75,557	42.0%
Total votes			179,669	100.0%
General election
	Republican	Kevin Kiley (incumbent)	178,559	59.0%
	Democratic	Jackie Smith	124,294	41.0%
Total votes			302,853	100%

2018

California State Assembly election, 2018

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin Kiley (incumbent)	80,843	61.3
	Democratic	Jacalyn "Jackie" Smith	50,953	38.7
Total votes			131,796	100.0
General election
	Republican	Kevin Kiley (incumbent)	131,284	58.0
	Democratic	Jacalyn "Jackie" Smith	94,984	42.0
Total votes			226,268	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Caples	26,707	19.8
	Republican	Kevin Kiley	22,019	16.3
	Republican	Andy Pugno	19,033	14.1
	Democratic	John Edward Z'berg	15,884	11.8
	Republican	Cristi Nelson	12,834	9.5
	Republican	Bill Halldin	12,342	9.2
	Republican	Kevin Hanley	8,989	6.7
	Republican	Ron "Mik" Mikulaco	8,239	6.1
	Republican	Suzanne Jones	4,397	3.3
	No party preference	"Bo" Bogdan I. Ambrozewicz	2,634	2.0
	Republican	Gabriel L. Hydrick	1,649	1.2
Total votes			134,727	100.0
General election
	Republican	Kevin Kiley	231,334	64.6
	Democratic	Brian Caples	81,919	35.4
Total votes			231,334	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Beth Gaines (incumbent)	55,167	64.3
	Democratic	Brian Caples	30,575	35.7
Total votes			85,742	100.0
General election
	Republican	Beth Gaines (incumbent)	94,020	65.7
	Democratic	Brian Caples	49,044	34.3
Total votes			143,064	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Beth Gaines (incumbent)	38,827	37.1
	Republican	Andy Pugno	33,382	31.9
	Democratic	Regy Bronner	32,573	31.1
Total votes			104,782	100.0
General election
	Republican	Beth Gaines (incumbent)	128,465	69.2
	Republican	Andy Pugno	57,086	30.8
Total votes			185,551	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2010

2010 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jared Huffman (incumbent)	119,753	70.5
	Republican	Robert Louis Stephens	50,218	29.5
Total votes			169,971	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008

2008 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jared Huffman (incumbent)	145,142	69.45
	Republican	Paul Lavery	50,053	23.95
	Libertarian	Timothy Hannan	13,790	6.60
Total votes			208,985	100.00
Turnout				83.72
	Democratic hold

2006

2006 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jared Huffman	106,589	65.84
	Republican	Michael Hartnett	43,864	27.09
	Green	Cat Woods	6,922	4.28
	Libertarian	Richard Olmstead	4,519	2.79
Total votes			161,894	100.00
Turnout				72.50
	Democratic hold

2004

2004 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Nation (incumbent)	148,556	72.51
	Republican	Carolyn F. Patrick	56,311	27.49
Total votes			204,867	100.00
	Democratic hold

2002

2002 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Nation (incumbent)	83,214	68.98
	Republican	Kenneth Hitt	32,676	27.09
	Libertarian	Richard Olmstead	4,750	3.94
Invalid or blank votes			9,622	7.39
Total votes			130,262	100.00
	Democratic hold

2000

2000 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Nation	134,394	67.86
	Republican	Edward John Sullivan	48,163	24.32
	Independent	Anna Nevenic	10,594	5.35
	Libertarian	Richard Olmstead	4,893	2.47
Invalid or blank votes			16,016	7.48
Total votes			214,060	100.00
	Democratic hold

1998

1998 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kerry Mazzoni (incumbent)	99,887	67.33
	Republican	Russ Weiner	45,237	30.49
	Peace and Freedom	Coleman C. Persily	3,221	2.17
Invalid or blank votes			10,763	6.76
Total votes			159,108	100.00
	Democratic hold

1996

1996 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kerry Mazzoni (incumbent)	109,139	64.91
	Republican	David Crockett	49,367	29.36
	Libertarian	Mary Jane Clifford	5,913	3.52
	Peace and Freedom	Coleman C. Persily	3,729	2.22
Invalid or blank votes			13,289	7.31
Total votes			181,437	100.00
	Democratic hold

1994

1994 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kerry Mazzoni	92,675	61.23
	Republican	Brian Sobel	55,008	36.34
	Peace and Freedom	Coleman C. Persily	3,672	2.43
Invalid or blank votes			13,106	7.97
Total votes			164,461	100.00
	Democratic hold

1992

California's 6th State Assembly district election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Vivien Bronshvag	100,812	53.28
	Republican	Al Aramburu	74,739	39.50
	Libertarian	Adam McAfee	9,016	4.77
	Peace and Freedom	Coleman C. Persily	4,637	2.45
Invalid or blank votes			14,391	7.07
Total votes			203,595	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

See also

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

References

1. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
2. Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
3. Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov

External links

• from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission