California's 13th State Assembly district

California's 13th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Rhodesia Ransom of Tracy.

California's 13th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember	Rhodesia Ransom D–Tracy
Population (2020)	461,772[1]
Demographics	20.01% White 9.83% Black 42.87% Latino 21.23% Asian 0.38% Native American 0.74% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.53% other 4.37% remainder of multiracial

District profile

The district consists of western San Joaquin County, including the southeastern quarter of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta. The district is a major gateway between the rest of the Central Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area.

San Joaquin County – (63.03%) Mountain House Stockton Tracy

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2024	President[2]	Harris 55.0 – 41.6%
	Senator[3]	Schiff 57.3 – 42.7
2022	Senator[4]	Padilla 61.1 – 38.9%
	Governor[5]	Newsom 57.9 – 42.1
2021	Recall[6][7]	61.2 - 38.8%
		Elder 48.5 - 7.3%
2020	President	Biden 63.1 – 34.7%
2018	Senator[8]	Feinstein 50.3 – 49.7%
	Governor[9]	Newsom 60.3 – 39.7%
2016	Senator	Harris 57.5 – 42.5%
	President	Clinton 63.0 – 31.8%
2014	Governor	Brown 61.1 – 38.9%
2012	Senator	Feinstein 65.1 – 34.9%
	President	Obama 64.2 – 33.9%

List of assembly members representing the district

Due to redistricting, the 13th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Assembly members	Party	Years served	Counties represented	Notes
William H. Parks	Republican	January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887	Yuba, Sutter
George Ohleyer	Democratic	January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889
Daniel A. Ostrom		January 7, 1889 – January 5, 1891
Harry P. Stabler		January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893
George W. Hamilton		January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895	Placer
A. P. Hall	Republican	January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897
Harold T. Power		January 4, 1897 – January 2, 1899
William B. Lardner		January 2, 1899 – January 1, 1901
Frank A. Duryea		January 1, 1901 – January 5, 1903
Frank A. Cromwell		January 5, 1903 – January 7, 1907	Sonoma
Stanley W. Collister		January 7, 1907 – January 4, 1909
William Benjamin Whitney		January 4, 1909 – January 2, 1911
James W. Hamilton		January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913
Herbert W. Slater	Democratic	January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915
George W. Salisbury		January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1917
Robert Madison	Republican	January 8, 1917 – January 3, 1921
Lucien E. Fulwider		January 3, 1921 – January 5, 1925
David Pressley Anderson		January 5, 1925 – January 7, 1929
Frank W. Luttrell	Democratic	January 7, 1929 – January 5, 1931
Robert P. Easley	Republican	January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933	Contra Costa
James M. Cassidy	Democratic	January 2, 1933 – June 17, 1941	Alameda	Died in office.
Vacant		June 17, 1941 – January 4, 1943
Francis Dunn Jr.	Democratic	January 4, 1943 – January 3, 1955
Carlos Bee		January 3, 1955 – November 29, 1974		Died in office, at the end of his term.
John J. Miller		December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1978		He was the first African–American to hold a party leadership position in the California State Legislature.[10]
Elihu Harris		December 4, 1978 – November 30, 1990
Barbara Lee		December 3, 1990 – November 30, 1992
Willie Brown		December 7, 1992 – December 14, 1995	San Francisco	Resigned from California State Assembly.
Vacant		December 14, 1995 – March 28, 1996
Carole Migden	Democratic	March 28, 1996 – November 30, 2002		Won special election and was sworn in.[11]
Mark Leno		December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008
Tom Ammiano		December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012
Susan Eggman		December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2020	San Joaquin
Carlos Villapudua		December 7, 2020 — November 30, 2024
Rhodesia Ransom		December 2, 2024 — present

Election results (1990–present)

Contents

• 1990
• 1992
• 1994
• 1996 (special)
• 1996
• 1998
• 2000
• 2002
• 2004
• 2006
• 2008
• 2010
• 2012
• 2014
• 2016
• 2018
• 2020
• 2022
• 2024

2024

2024 California State Assembly 13th district election^[12][13]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rhodesia Ransom	27,255	41.6
	Republican	Denise Aguilar Mendez	24,823	37.9
	Democratic	Edith Villapudua	13,415	20.5
Total votes			47,562	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Rhodesia Ransom	78,071	56.9
	Republican	Denise Aguilar Mendez	59,237	43.1
Total votes			137,308	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 California State Assembly 13th district election^[14][15]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carlos Villapudua	28,099	59.1
	Democratic	Veronica Vargas	12,598	26.5
	Democratic	Mateo Bedolla	6,643	14.0
	Republican	Jessica Wagner (write-in)	222	0.5
Total votes			47,562	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Carlos Villapudua	51,891	60.6
	Democratic	Veronica Vargas	33,673	39.4
Total votes			85,564	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 California State Assembly 13th district election^[16][17]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carlos Villapudua	27,068	35.9
	Democratic	Kathy Miller	24,091	31.9
	Democratic	Christina Fugazi	24,061	31.9
	Republican	Khalid Jeffrey Jafri (write-in)	210	0.3
Total votes			75,430	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Carlos Villapudua	83,746	51.6
	Democratic	Kathy Miller	78,609	48.4
Total votes			162,355	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 California State Assembly 13th district election^[18][19]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Eggman (incumbent)	30,826	52.6
	Republican	Antonio M. Garcia	17,885	30.5
	Democratic	Carlos Villapudua	9,888	16.9
Total votes			58,599	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Susan Eggman (incumbent)	74,813	65.4
	Republican	Antonio M. Garcia	39,532	34.6
Total votes			114,345	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 California State Assembly 13th district election^[20][21]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Eggman (incumbent)	39,608	53.4
	Republican	Kevin J. Lincoln, II	14,284	19.3
	Democratic	K. Jeffrey Jafri	11,728	15.8
	Republican	Jacob "Jake" Souza	8,491	11.5
Total votes			74,111	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Susan Eggman (incumbent)	86,315	64.8
	Republican	Kevin J. Lincoln, II	46,883	35.2
Total votes			133,198	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 California State Assembly 13th district election^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Eggman (incumbent)	22,341	49.7
	Republican	Sol Jobrack	14,318	31.8
	Democratic	Catherine Jennet Stebbins	8,297	18.5
Total votes			44,956	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Susan Eggman (incumbent)	40,635	60.7
	Republican	Sol Jobrack	26,254	39.3
Total votes			66,889	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 California State Assembly 13th district election^[24][25]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Eggman	21,066	39.8
	Republican	K. "Jeffrey" Jafri	11,480	21.7
	Republican	Dolores Cooper	7,892	14.9
	Democratic	C. Jennet Stebbins	6,792	12.8
	Democratic	Xochitl Raya Paderes	5,649	10.7
Total votes			52,879	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Susan Eggman	78,776	65.4
	Republican	K. "Jeffrey" Jafri	41,595	34.6
Total votes			120,371	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010

2010 California State Assembly 13th district election^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Ammiano (incumbent)	120,174	83.0
	Republican	Laura Peter	24,741	17.0
Total votes			144,915	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008

2008 California State Assembly 13th district election^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Ammiano	162,977	83.4
	Republican	Harmeet Dhillon	32,552	16.6
Total votes			195,529	100.0
	Democratic hold

2006

2006 California State Assembly 13th district election^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Leno (incumbent)	110,937	86.9
	Republican	Ramiro Maldonado	16,760	13.1
Total votes			127,697	100.0
	Democratic hold

2004

2004 California State Assembly 13th district election^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Leno (incumbent)	148,863	81.9
	Republican	Gail E. Neira	23,900	13.2
	Libertarian	Jonathan Scott Marvin	8,980	4.9
Total votes			181,743	100.0
	Democratic hold

2002

2002 California State Assembly 13th district election^[30]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Leno	89,921	81.5
	Republican	Gail E. Neira	15,278	13.9
	Libertarian	Christopher R. Maden	5,134	4.6
Total votes			110,333	100.0
	Democratic hold

2000

2000 California State Assembly 13th district election^[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carole Migden (incumbent)	115,378	78.6
	Republican	Robert C. Lane	22,037	15.0
	Libertarian	Starchild	9,469	6.4
Total votes			146,884	100.0
	Democratic hold

1998

1998 California State Assembly 13th district election^[32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carole Migden (incumbent)	95,218	84.8
	Republican	Randy Bernard	17,073	15.2
Total votes			112,291	100.0
	Democratic hold

1996

1996 California State Assembly 13th district election^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carole Migden (incumbent)	114,524	100.0
Total votes			114,524	100.0
	Democratic hold

1996 (special)

1996 California State Assembly 13th district special election
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Willie Brown^[34]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carole Migden	61,905	99.3
	Republican	Raymond C. Palmucci (write-in)	356	0.6
	Democratic	Kevin Williams (write-in)	87	0.1
Total votes			62,348	100.0
	Democratic hold

1994

1994 California State Assembly 13th district election^[35]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Willie Brown (incumbent)	80,158	73.0
	Republican	Marc Wolin	21,488	19.6
	Libertarian	Mark Read Pickens	8,233	7.5
Total votes			109,879	100.0
	Democratic hold

1992

1992 California State Assembly 13th district election^[36]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Willie Brown (incumbent)	103,799	69.5
	Republican	John Sidline	28,253	18.9
	Peace and Freedom	Walter Medina	12,042	8.1
	Libertarian	Mark Valverde	5,318	3.6
	No party	George Mehrabian (write-in)	5	0.0
Total votes			149,417	100.0
	Democratic hold

1990

1990 California State Assembly 13th district election^[37]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara Lee	52,860	79.4
	Republican	Barbara M. Thomas	13,682	20.6
Total votes			66,542	100.0
	Democratic hold

See also

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