California's 1st State Assembly district
California's 1st State Assembly district | |||
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Current assemblymember |
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Population | 512,334[1] | ||
Demographics |
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Registration | 42.45% Republican 29.25% Democratic 17.24% No party preference |
California's 1st State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican Megan Dahle of Bieber.
District profile
[edit]The district stretches along the eastern edge of the state from the Oregon border to Lake Tahoe, wrapping around the Sacramento Valley along the northern Sierra Nevada. The district is primarily rural and heavily Republican and at 27, 276 square miles, is the largest assembly district by area in California.[2]
Butte County – 9.0% All of Lassen County All of Modoc County All of Nevada County | Placer County – 16.7% All of Plumas County All of Shasta County All of Sierra County | All of Siskiyou County
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Election results from statewide races
[edit]Year | Office | Results |
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2021 | Recall | ![]() |
2020 | President | Trump 56.3 - 41.4% |
2018 | Governor[3] | Cox 61.2 – 38.8% |
Senator[4] | De Leon 59.1 – 40.9% | |
2016 | President | Trump 56.7 – 36.1% |
Senator | Harris 61.5 – 38.5% | |
2014 | Governor | Kashkari 55.9 – 44.1% |
2012 | President | Romney 57.3 – 39.6% |
Senator | Emken 58.2 – 41.8% |
List of members representing the district
[edit]1851–1855: one seat
[edit]Assembly members | Party | Years served | Electoral history | Counties represented |
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District established January 6, 1851 | ||||
John Cook (San Diego) | Whig | January 6, 1851 – January 5, 1852 | Elected in 1850. [data missing] | San Diego |
![]() Agoston Haraszthy (San Diego) | Democratic | January 5, 1852 – January 3, 1853 | Elected in 1851. [data missing] | |
T. W. Tilgham (San Diego) | [data missing] | January 3, 1853 – January 2, 1854 | Elected in 1852. [data missing] | |
![]() Charles P. Noell (San Diego) | Democratic | January 2, 1854 – January 1, 1855 | Elected in 1853. [data missing] |
1855–1862: four seats
[edit]Dates | Seat A | Seat B | Seat C | Seat D | Counties represented | ||||||||||||
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Member | Party | Electoral history | Member | Party | Electoral history | Member | Party | Electoral history | Member | Party | Electoral history | ||||||
January 1, 1855 – January 7, 1856 | Wilson W. Jones (Los Angeles) | Democratic | Elected in 1854. [data missing] | ![]() Francis Mellus (Los Angeles) | Whig | Elected in 1854. [data missing] | ![]() Jefferson Hunt (San Bernardino) | Democratic | Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1855. Re-elected in 1856. Retired. | William C. Ferrell (San Diego) | Whig | Elected in 1854. [data missing] | San Diego, Los Angeles, San Bernardino | ||||
January 7, 1856 – January 5, 1857 | ![]() J. Lancaster Brent (Los Angeles) | Democratic | Elected in 1855. Re-elected in 1856. [data missing] | ![]() John G. Downey (Los Angeles) | Democratic | Elected in 1855. [data missing] | Jeptha J. Kendrick (San Diego) | Democratic | Elected in 1855. Re-elected in 1856. [data missing] | ||||||||
January 5, 1857 – January 4, 1858 | Edward Hunter (El Monte) | Democratic | Elected in 1856. [data missing] | ||||||||||||||
January 4, 1858 – January 3, 1859 | ![]() Henry Hancock (Los Angeles) | Democratic | Elected in 1857. Re-elected in 1858. | ![]() Andrés Pico (Los Angeles) | Whig | Elected in 1857. Re-elected in 1858. Retired to become a State Senator. | Isaac W. Smith (Cherry Valley) | Democratic | Elected in 1857. [data missing] | ![]() Robert W. Groom (San Diego) | Democratic | Elected in 1857. [data missing] | |||||
January 3, 1859 – January 2, 1860 | G. N. Whitman (San Bernardino) | Democratic | Elected in 1858. [data missing] | ![]() A. S. Ensworth (San Diego) | Democratic | Elected in 1858. [data missing] | |||||||||||
January 2, 1860 – January 7, 1861 | A. J. King (Los Angeles) | Democratic | Elected in 1859. [data missing] | Jonathan J. Warner (Los Angeles) | Republican | Elected in 1859. [data missing] | ![]() W. A. Conn (San Bernardino) | Democratic | Elected in 1859. [data missing] | ![]() Robert W. Groom (San Diego) | Democratic | Elected in 1859. [data missing] | |||||
January 7, 1861 – January 6, 1862 | Charles W. Piercy (Los Angeles) | Douglas Democratic | Elected in 1860. Killed in duel. | Murray Morrison (Los Angeles) | Beckenridge Democratic | Elected in 1860. Redistricted to the 2nd district. | ![]() Abel Stearns (Los Angeles) | Douglas Democratic | Elected in 1860. [data missing] | ![]() David B. Kurtz (San Diego) | Beckenridge Democratic | Elected in 1860. [data missing] | |||||
Vacant |
1862–1885: two seats
[edit]Years | Seat A | Seat B | Counties represented | ||||||
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Member | Party | Electoral history | Member | Party | Electoral history | ||||
January 6, 1862 – December 7, 1863 | ![]() Ben Barton (San Bernardino) | Beckenridge Democratic | Elected in 1861. [data missing] | D. B. Hoffman (San Diego) | Douglas Democratic | Elected in 1861. [data missing] | San Diego, Los Angeles, San Bernardino | ||
December 7, 1863 – December 4, 1865 | R. G. Allen (San Bernardino) | Beckenridge Democratic | Elected in 1862. [data missing] | ![]() George A. Johnson (Santa Rosa) | Douglas Democratic | Elected in 1862. [data missing] | |||
![]() A. Van Leuven (San Bernardino) | Union | Elected in 1863. [data missing] | Jeptha J. Kendrick (San Diego) | Democratic | Elected in 1863. Retired. | ||||
December 4, 1865 – December 2, 1867 | ![]() John W. Satterwhite (San Bernardino) | Democratic | Elected in 1865. | ![]() David B. Kurtz (San Diego) | Democratic | Elected in 1865. Unseated due to contest in 1866. | |||
![]() George A. Johnson (Santa Rosa) | Union | Elected due to successful contest. | |||||||
December 2, 1867 – December 6, 1869 | ![]() Benjamin I. Hayes (Los Angeles) | Democratic | Elected in 1867. [data missing] | John M. James (San Bernardino) | Democratic | Elected in 1867. [data missing] | |||
December 6, 1869 – December 4, 1871 | ![]() John W. Satterwhite (San Bernardino) | Democratic | Elected in 1868. Resigned on August 4, 1869. | William N. Robinson (San Diego) | Democratic | Elected in 1868. [data missing] | |||
Vacant | |||||||||
December 4, 1871 – December 1, 1873 | George W. Dannals (San Diego) | Democratic | Elected in 1871. [data missing] | ![]() Fenton M. Slaughter (Chino) | Democratic | Elected in 1871. [data missing] | |||
December 1, 1873 – December 6, 1875 | ![]() William W. Bowers (San Diego) | Republican | Elected in 1873. [data missing] | N. J. Pishon (San Bernardino) | Independent | Elected in 1873. [data missing] | |||
December 6, 1875 – December 3, 1877 | James M. Pierce (San Diego) | Republican | Elected in 1875. [data missing] | ![]() Henry Suverkrup (San Bernardino) | Independent | Elected in 1875. [data missing] | |||
December 3, 1877 – January 5, 1880 | Frederick N. Pauly (San Diego) | Republican | Elected in 1877. [data missing] | Byron Waters (San Bernardino) | Democratic | Elected in 1877. [data missing] | |||
January 5, 1880 – January 3, 1881 | ![]() Henry M. Streeter (Riverside) | Republican | Elected in 1879. Re-elected in 1880. [data missing] | Charles C. Wattson (San Diego) | Republican | Elected in 1879. [data missing] | |||
January 3, 1881 – January 8, 1883 | ![]() Elijah W. Hendrick (San Diego) | Republican | Elected in 1880. [data missing] | ||||||
January 8, 1883 – January 5, 1885 | Edwin E. Parker (San Diego) | Republican | Elected in 1883. [data missing] | ![]() Truman Reeves (San Bernardino) | Republican | Elected in 1883. Redistricted to the 79th district. |
1885–present: one seat
[edit]Assembly members | Party | Years served | Electoral history | Counties represented |
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J. K. Johnson (Crescent City) | Democratic | January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887 | Elected in 1884. [data missing] | Del Norte, Siskiyou |
R. H. Campbell (Etna) | Republican | January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889 | Elected in 1896. Retired. | |
John M. McVay (Eureka) | Democratic | January 7, 1889 – January 5, 1891 | Elected in 1898. [data missing] | |
George B. Robertson (Yreka) | Democratic | January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893 | Elected in 1890. [data missing] | |
Thomas L. Duffy (Crescent City) | Democratic | January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895 | Elected in 1892. [data missing] | |
![]() Eugene S. Tomblin (Redding) | Republican | January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897 | Elected in 1894. [data missing] | |
W. S. Strain (Bolinas) | Republican | January 4, 1897 – January 2, 1899 | Elected in 1896. [data missing] | |
C. B. Jilson (Napa) | Republican | January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1901 | Elected in 1898. [data missing] | |
![]() T. J. T. Berry (Crescent City) | Republican | January 5, 1901 – January 5, 1903 | Elected in 1900. [data missing] | |
Clarence W. Leininger (Weaverville) | Republican | January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905 | Elected in 1902. [data missing] | |
James L. Coyle (Trinity Center) | Republican | January 2, 1905 – January 7, 1907 | Elected in 1904. [data missing] | Del Norte, Siskiyou, Trinity |
![]() T. J. T. Berry (Crescent City) | Republican | January 7, 1907 – January 4, 1909 | Elected in 1906. [data missing] | |
![]() Kenneth C. Gillis (Yreka) | Democratic | January 4, 1909 – January 2, 1911 | Elected in 1908. [data missing] | |
![]() George E. Malone (Dunsmuir) | Republican | January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913 | Elected in 1910. [data missing] | |
William B. Shearer (Yreka) | Democratic | January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915 | Elected in 1912. Retired to become a State Senator. | Del Norte, Siskiyou |
H. B. Ream (Sisson) | Democratic | January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1923 | Elected in 1914. [data missing] | |
![]() G. H. Douglas (Crescent City) | Republican | January 8, 1923 – March 7, 1923 | Elected in 1922. Died. | |
J. J. Murphy (Weed) | Republican | January 5, 1925 – January 7, 1929 | Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. [data missing] | |
![]() Henry M. McGuinness (Dunsmuir) | Republican | January 7, 1929 – January 5, 1931 | Elected in 1928. Redistricted to the 2nd district. | |
Robert F. Fisher (Carlotta) | Republican | January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933 | Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1930. [data missing] | Del Norte, Humboldt |
![]() Michael J. Burns (Eureka) | Republican | January 2, 1933 – January 3, 1949 | Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Retired to become a State Senator. | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino |
![]() Arthur W. Way (Eureka) | Republican | January 3, 1949 – November 18, 1949 | Elected to finish Burns's term. Resigned to become a State Senator. | |
Vacant | November 18, 1949 – January 8, 1951 | |||
![]() Frank P. Belotti (Eureka) | Republican | January 8, 1951 – January 2, 1967 | Elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Redistricted to the 2nd district. | |
Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino | ||||
![]() Pauline Davis (Portola) | Democratic | January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1976 | Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Retired. | Plumas, Del Norte, Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, Humboldt |
Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity | ||||
Stan Statham (Chico) | Republican | December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1992 | Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 2nd district. | |
Dan Hauser (Arcata) | Democratic | December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1996 | Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. | Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma |
![]() Virginia Strom-Martin (Duncans Mills) | Democratic | December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2002 | Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Termed out. | |
![]() Patty Berg (Eureka) | Democratic | December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008 | Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Termed out. | Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma, Trinity |
![]() Wesley Chesbro (Arcata) | Democratic | December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012 | Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Termed out. | |
![]() Brian Dahle (Bieber) | Republican | December 3, 2012 – June 12, 2019 | Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Resigned to become a State Senator. | Butte, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou |
Vacant | June 12, 2019 – November 12, 2019 | |||
![]() Megan Dahle (Bieber) | Republican | November 12, 2019 – present | Elected to finish her husband's term. Re-elected in 2022. Retiring to run for State Senate. |
Election results
[edit]2020
[edit]Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Megan Dahle (incumbent) | 83,874 | 51.0% | |
Democratic | Elizabeth L. Betancourt | 64,932 | 39.5% | |
No party preference | PK "Paul" Dhanuka | 15,629 | 9.5% | |
Total votes | 164,435 | 100.0% | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Megan Dahle (incumbent) | 146,902 | 58.9% | |
Democratic | Elizabeth L. Betancourt | 102,541 | 41.1% | |
Total votes | 249,443 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2019 (special)
[edit]Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Elizabeth Betancourt | 27,786 | 39.1 | |
Republican | Megan Dahle | 25,669 | 36.2 | |
Republican | Patrick Henry Jones | 12,298 | 17.3 | |
Republican | Joe Turner | 3,943 | 5.6 | |
Republican | Lane Rickard | 1,305 | 1.8 | |
Total votes | 71,001 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Megan Dahle | 59,991 | 57.3 | |
Democratic | Elizabeth Betancourt | 44,618 | 42.7 | |
Total votes | 104,609 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2018
[edit]Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Brian Dahle (incumbent) | 82,916 | 64.1 | |
Democratic | Caleen Sisk | 30,902 | 23.9 | |
Democratic | Peter Van Peborgh | 11,446 | 8.9 | |
No party preference | Jenny O'Connell-Nowain | 3,987 | 3.1 | |
No party preference | Jerome B.C. Venus (write-in) | 9 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 129,260 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Brian Dahle (incumbent) | 125,227 | 63.0 | |
Democratic | Caleen Sisk | 73,449 | 37.0 | |
Total votes | 198,676 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2016
[edit]Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Brian Dahle (incumbent) | 103,500 | 99.6 | |
Libertarian | Donn Coenen (write-in) | 446 | 0.4 | |
Total votes | 103,946 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Brian Dahle (incumbent) | 148,657 | 73.8 | |
Libertarian | Donn Coenen | 52,871 | 26.2 | |
Total votes | 201,528 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2014
[edit]Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Brian Dahle (incumbent) | 65,466 | 69.5 | |
Democratic | Brigham Sawyer Smith | 28,688 | 30.5 | |
Total votes | 94,154 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Brian Dahle (incumbent) | 104,103 | 70.2 | |
Democratic | Brigham Sawyer Smith | 44,119 | 29.8 | |
Total votes | 148,222 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2012
[edit]Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Brian Dahle | 41,384 | 34.2 | |
Republican | Rick Bosetti | 34,457 | 28.5 | |
Democratic | Robert Meacher | 31,120 | 25.8 | |
Green | David Edwards | 7,381 | 6.1 | |
Libertarian | Charley Hooper | 6,503 | 5.4 | |
Total votes | 120,845 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Brian Dahle | 116,098 | 65.6 | |
Republican | Rick Bosetti | 60,920 | 34.4 | |
Total votes | 177,018 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
2010
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Wesley Chesbro (incumbent) | 98,250 | 61.6 | |
Republican | Karen Brooks | 61,414 | 38.4 | |
Total votes | 159,664 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2008
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Wesley Chesbro | 137,777 | 70.78 | |
Republican | Jim Pell | 56,870 | 29.22 | |
Total votes | 194,647 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 77.39 | |||
Democratic hold |
2006
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Patty Berg (incumbent) | 99,626 | 64.74 | |
Republican | Ray Tyrone | 47,196 | 30.67 | |
Libertarian | Thomas Reed | 7,011 | 4.56 | |
Independent | Robert Parker (write-in) | 51 | 0.03 | |
Total votes | 153,884 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 66.32 | |||
Democratic hold |
2004
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Patty Berg (incumbent) | 120,157 | 61.44 | |
Republican | Ray Tyrone | 64,587 | 33.03 | |
Libertarian | Ken Anton | 10,817 | 5.53 | |
Total votes | 195,561 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2002
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Patty Berg | 59,112 | 49.61 | |
Republican | Robert K. "Bob" Brown | 49,215 | 41.31 | |
Green | Doug Riley Thron | 10,817 | 9.08 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 6,906 | 5.48 | ||
Total votes | 126,050 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2000
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Virginia Strom-Martin (incumbent) | 108,184 | 64.50 | |
Republican | Michael Lampson | 51,753 | 30.85 | |
Libertarian | Joshua Gilleo | 7,800 | 4.65 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 9,513 | 5.37 | ||
Total votes | 177,250 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
1998
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Virginia Strom-Martin (incumbent) | 87,403 | 61.72 | |
Republican | Sam Crump | 47,662 | 33.66 | |
Peace and Freedom | Pamela Elizondo | 6,536 | 4.62 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 7,797 | 5.22 | ||
Total votes | 149,398 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
1996
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Virginia Strom-Martin | 87,800 | 52.87 | |
Republican | Margie Handley | 69,917 | 42.10 | |
Natural Law | Harry K. Wrench III | 8,341 | 5.02 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 6,681 | 3.87 | ||
Total votes | 172,739 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
1994
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dan Hauser (incumbent) | 87,749 | 61.27 | |
Republican | John Baird | 48,148 | 33.62 | |
Libertarian | Charles J. Harris | 7,310 | 5.10 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 9,986 | 6.52 | ||
Total votes | 153,193 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
1992
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dan Hauser (incumbent) | 102,093 | 57.19 | |
Republican | Anna L. Sparks | 61,623 | 34.52 | |
Green | Margene McGee | 10,151 | 5.69 | |
Peace and Freedom | Pamela Elizondo | 4,643 | 2.60 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 7,639 | 4.10 | ||
Total votes | 186,149 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Census Bureau Tables".
- ^ "Legislative Districts in California". gis.data.ca.gov. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "Governor results" (PDF). elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov. 2018.
- ^ "Senate Results" (PDF). elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov. 2018.