California's 72nd State Assembly district is one of 80

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State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by

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Diane Dixon.

District profile

The district encompasses part of northern

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, including

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and some coastal communities. The district is primarily suburban and ethnically diverse.

– ''15.6%'' * Fountain Valley * Garden Grove – ''77.7%'' *

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– ''50.6%'' * Los Alamitos *

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* Rossmoor * Santa Ana – ''12.2%'' *

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Election results from statewide races

List of Assembly Members

Due to redistricting, the 72nd district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Election results 1992 - present

2020

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2012

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1992

References

External links

District map
from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission {{DEFAULTSORT:California's 72nd State Assembly district 72 Government in Orange County, California Fountain Valley, California Garden Grove, California Huntington Beach, California Los Alamitos, California Rossmoor, California Orange, California Santa Ana, California Seal Beach, California Westminster, California