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Sharon Quirk-Silva is an American politician who is a Democrat serving in the California State Assembly, representing the 65th Assembly District, encompassing parts of northern Orange County.
She was first elected to the Assembly in an upset, unseating Republican Assemblymember Chris Norby by a narrow margin in 2012. Quirk-Silva sought a second term in 2014, but was defeated by Republican Young Kim. She later recaptured her old Assembly seat after defeating Kim in a 2016 rematch. Prior to her service in the Assembly, she was the Mayor of Fullerton and an elementary school teacher.
Election history
2014
| California's 65th State Assembly district election, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary election | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Young Kim | 21,593 | 54.7 | |
| Democratic | Sharon Quirk-Silva (incumbent) | 17,896 | 45.3 | |
| Total votes | 39,489 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Young Kim | 42,376 | 54.6 | |
| Democratic | Sharon Quirk-Silva (incumbent) | 35,204 | 45.4 | |
| Total votes | 77,580 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
2016
| California's 65th State Assembly district election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary election | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Sharon Quirk-Silva | 42,890 | 54.3 | |
| Republican | Young Kim (incumbent) | 36,028 | 45.7 | |
| Total votes | 78,918 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Sharon Quirk-Silva | 79,654 | 53.2 | |
| Republican | Young Kim (incumbent) | 69,941 | 46.8 | |
| Total votes | 149,595 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
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