California's 72nd State Assembly district

California's 72nd State Assembly district
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Current assemblymember		Travis Allen (R–Huntington Beach)
Registration	41.19% Republican 31.20% Democratic 23.14% No party preference
Demographics	38.67% White 1.15% Black 25.67% Latino 32.81% Asian 0.50% Native American 0.53% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.20% other 0.46% remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	469,933 361,195 296,747
Registered voters	225,551

California's 72nd State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican Travis Allen of Huntington Beach.

District profile

The district encompasses northern coastal Orange County and Little Saigon. The district is primarily suburban and ethnically diverse.

Orange County – 5.2%

• Fountain Valley
• Garden Grove – 77.7%
• Huntington Beach – 50.6%
• Los Alamitos
• Midway City
• Rossmoor
• Santa Ana – 12.2%
• Seal Beach
• Westminster

Election results

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Travis Allen (incumbent)	36,677	65.5
	Democratic	Joel Block	11,556	20.6
	Democratic	Albert Ayala	7,733	13.8
Total votes			55,966	100.0
General election
	Republican	Travis Allen (incumbent)	66,150	65.5
	Democratic	Joel Block	34,793	34.5
Total votes			100,943	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Troy Edgar	18,060	28.0
	Republican	Travis Allen	12,851	19.9
	Democratic	Joe Dovinh	12,432	19.3
	Republican	Long Pham	12,409	19.2
	Democratic	Albert Ayala	8,816	13.7
Total votes			64,568	100.0
General election
	Republican	Travis Allen	79,110	55.7
	Republican	Troy Edgar	62,983	44.3
Total votes			142,093	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