California's 73rd State Assembly district

California's 73rd State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Cottie Petrie-Norris of Irvine.

California's 73rd State Assembly district
Current assemblymember	Cottie Petrie-Norris D–Irvine
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	461,101[1] 346,400[1] 304,043[1]
Demographics	68.98% White 1.45% Black 18.05% Latino 10.03% Asian 0.56% Native American 0.25% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.26% other 0.41[1]% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	300,633[2]
Registration	41.22% Republican 30.69% Democratic 22.93% No party preference

District profile

The district encompasses a large portion of central Orange County, anchored by the city of Irvine and portions of surrounding communities. It is primarily affluent and features many newly developed master-planned communities.

Orange County - Irvine Costa Mesa Tustin (Partial)

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2024	President	Harris 56.2 – 39.6%
	Senator	Schiff 56.6 – 43.4%
2022	Governor	Newsom 57.6 – 42.4%
	Senator	Padilla 58.9 – 41.1%
2021	Recall	Yes 57.4 – 42.6%
2020	President	Trump 50.8 – 48.1%
2018	Governor	Cox 56.2 – 43.8%
	Senator	Feinstein 55.6 – 44.4%
2016	President	Trump 50.4 – 43.9%
	Senator	Harris 56.9 – 43.1%
2014	Governor	Kashkari 62.1 – 37.9%
2012	President	Romney 59.4 – 38.7%
	Senator	Emken 59.7 – 40.3%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 73rd 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
Arza Porter	Republican	January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887	San Luis Obispo
McDowell Reid Venable	Democratic	January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889
D. W. James		January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891
Marcus Harloe	Republican	January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
Frank G. Finlayson	Democratic	January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895	Los Angeles
William Llewellyn	Republican	January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897
William Mead	Fusion	January 4, 1897 - January 1, 1901		Ran as a Democrat during his 2nd term.
	Democratic
Frank James		January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903
Jacob P. Transue	Republican	January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1911
Henry Lyon		January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913
Howard A. Peairs		January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915
George W. Downing	Socialist	January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917
Henry H. Yonkin	Republican	January 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919
Elmer P. Bromley		January 6, 1919 - January 5, 1925
Howard W. Davis		January 5, 1925 - January 7, 1929		He was also a member of the Los Angeles City Council while serving his 2nd term.
James E. Stockwell		January 7, 1929 - January 5, 1931
Isaac Jones		January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933	San Bernardino
Archibald E. Brock		January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935
Gordon W. Corwin		January 7, 1935 - January 6, 1941
Frank C. Russell	Democratic	January 6, 1941 - January 4, 1943
Douglas P. Armstrong	Republican	January 4, 1943 - January 6, 1947
L. Stewart Hinckley		January 6, 1947 - July 31, 1954		Resigned to become a director of the Farmers Home Administration USDA.
Jack A. Beaver		January 3, 1955 - January 7, 1963
L. Stewart Hinckley		January 7, 1963 - May 8, 1968		Died in office. Died in a plane crash.[3]
Jerry Lewis		January 6, 1969 - November 30, 1974
Robert H. Burke		December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1976	Orange
Dennis Mangers	Democratic	December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1980
Nolan Frizzelle	Republican	December 1, 1980 - November 30, 1982
David G. Kelley		December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1992	Riverside
Bill Morrow		December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1998	Orange, San Diego
Patricia Bates		December 7, 1998 - November 30, 2004
Mimi Walters		December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2008
Diane Harkey		December 1, 2008 – December 1, 2014
			Orange
Bill Brough		December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2020
Laurie Davis		December 7, 2020 – present

Election results (1992–present)

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

2024

California State Assembly election, 2024

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cottie Petrie-Norris (incumbent)	45,950	56.1
	Republican	Scotty Peotter	24,999	30.5
	Republican	Hengameh Abraham	11,019	13.4
Total votes			81,968	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Cottie Petrie-Norris (incumbent)	108,445	56.8
	Republican	Scotty Peotter	82,365	43.2
Total votes			190,810	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

California State Assembly election, 2022

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cottie Petrie-Norris	44,890	56.2%
	Republican	Steven Choi	34,957	43.8%
Total votes			79,847	100%
General election
	Democratic	Cottie Petrie-Norris	75,902	55.8%
	Republican	Steven Choi	60,133	44.2%
Total votes			136,035	100%

2020

California State Assembly election, 2020

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Laurie Davies	41,499	27.3
	Democratic	Scott Rhinehart	36,170	23.8
	Democratic	Chris Duncan	27,993	18.4
	Republican	Bill Brough	25,281	16.6
	Republican	Ed Sachs	21,089	13.9
Total votes			152,032	100.0
General election
	Republican	Laurie Davies	161,650	58.5%
	Democratic	Scott Rhinehart	114,578	41.5%
Total votes			276,228	100.00
	Republican hold

2018

California State Assembly election, 2018

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Brough (incumbent)	55,579	47.1
	Democratic	Scott Rhinehart	46,436	39.4
	Republican	Ed Sachs	15,981	13.5
Total votes			117,996	100.0
General election
	Republican	Bill Brough (incumbent)	115,636	56.2
	Democratic	Scott Rhinehart	90,016	43.8
Total votes			205,652	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Brough (incumbent)	74,568	99.6
	Democratic	Mesbah Islam (write-in)	278	0.4
Total votes			74,846	100.0
General election
	Republican	Bill Brough (incumbent)	144,653	68.8
	Democratic	Mesbah Islam	65,662	31.2
Total votes			210,315	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wendy Gabriella	16,420	27.8
	Republican	Bill Brough	16,365	27.7
	Republican	Jesse Petrilla	11,287	19.1
	Republican	Paul G. Glabb	8,353	14.2
	Republican	Anna Bryson	6,549	11.1
Total votes			58,974	100.0
General election
	Republican	Bill Brough	76,783	67.9
	Democratic	Wendy Gabriella	36,292	32.1
Total votes			113,075	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Diane Harkey (incumbent)	49,992	70.2
	Democratic	James Corbett	21,173	29.8
Total votes			71,165	100.0
General election
	Republican	Diane Harkey (incumbent)	130,030	64.3
	Democratic	James Corbett	72,196	35.7
Total votes			202,226	100.0
	Republican hold

2010

California State Assembly election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Diane Harkey (incumbent)	81,164	62.0
	Democratic	Judy Jones	49,846	38.0
Total votes			131,010	100.0
	Republican hold

2008

California State Assembly election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Diane Harkey	87,905	53.1
	Democratic	Judy Jones	67,485	40.8
	Libertarian	Andrew Favor	10,171	6.1
Total votes			165,561	100.00
	Republican hold

2006

California State Assembly election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mimi Walters (incumbent)	75,600	73.4
	Libertarian	Andrew Favor	27,412	26.6
Total votes			103,012	100.0
	Republican hold

2004

California State Assembly election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mimi Walters	100,328	63.1
	Democratic	Kathleen Calzada	50,474	31.7
	Libertarian	Andrew H. Favor	8,299	5.2
Total votes			159,101	100.0
	Republican hold

2002

California State Assembly election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patricia Bates (incumbent)	60,549	67.2
	Democratic	Kathleen Calzada	25,955	28.8
	Libertarian	Bob Vondruska	3,570	4.0
Total votes			90,074	100.0
	Republican hold

2000

California State Assembly election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patricia Bates (incumbent)	93,035	64.8
	Democratic	Robert D. Wilberg	40,784	28.4
	Libertarian	Paul King	6,473	4.5
	Natural Law	Paul Fisher	3,231	2.3
Total votes			143,523	100.0
	Republican hold

1998

California State Assembly election, 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patricia Bates	71,333	66.4
	Democratic	Robert D. Wilberg	31,220	29.0
	Libertarian	Donald D. Rollins	3,512	3.3
	Natural Law	Matteo Ornati	1,432	1.3
Total votes			107,497	100.0
	Republican hold

1996

California State Assembly election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Morrow (incumbent)	85,586	63.3
	Democratic	Robert D. Wilberg	36,775	27.2
	Natural Law	Catherine Carter	12,935	9.6
Total votes			135,296	100.0
	Republican hold

1994

California State Assembly election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Morrow (incumbent)	74,942	66.3
	Democratic	Lee Walker	31,665	28.0
	Libertarian	B. Wade Hostler	4,508	4.0
	Peace and Freedom	Tonatluh Ridriguez-Nikl	1,936	1.7
Total votes			113,051	100.00
	Republican hold

1992

California State Assembly election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Morrow	76,862	54.4
	Democratic	Lee Walker	52,952	37.4
	Libertarian	Paul H. King	6,699	4.7
	Peace and Freedom	Paul A. Steele	4,889	3.5
Total votes			141,402	100.0
	Republican hold

See also

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