Diane Dixon (politician)

Diane Brooks Dixon is an American politician serving in the California State Assembly. A Republican, she represents the 72nd State Assembly District, which includes Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Seal Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Aliso Viejo, and Laguna Beach.^[1] She was a former mayor and city councilwoman of Newport Beach.^[2]

Diane Dixon
Member of the California State Assembly from the 72nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office December 5, 2022
Preceded by	Janet Nguyen
Member of the Newport Beach City Council
In office November 2014 – December 2022
Personal details
Political party	Republican
Website	https://ad72.asmrc.org/

In 2020, Dixon ran for the California State Assembly against first-term Democrat Cottie Petrie-Norris. Dixon lost the general election by a very narrow margin.

In 2022, redistricting lead Petrie-Norris to run in a neighboring district. Dixon won the election.^[3]

Electoral history

2022 California's 72nd State Assembly district election^[4][5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Judie Mancuso	59,016	43.3
	Republican	Diane Dixon	58,132	42.7
	Republican	Benjamin Yu	19,115	14.0
Total votes			136,263	100%
General election
	Republican	Diane Dixon	116,588	56.2
	Democratic	Judie Mancuso	90,730	43.8
Total votes			207,318	100%
	Republican hold