California's 51st State Assembly district

California's 51st State Assembly district
Current assemblymember	Rick Zbur D–Los Angeles
Demographics	58.57% White 4.13% Black 17.57% Latino 13.42% Asian 0.15% Native American 0.10% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.87% other 0.31% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	223,852
Registration	60.73% Democratic 9.13% Republican 25.88% No party preference

California's 51st State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Rick Zbur of Los Angeles.

District profile

The district encompasses parts of western Los Angeles, as well as the cities of Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, and West Hollywood.

Los Angeles County – 4.95%

• Beverly Hills
• Santa Monica
• West Hollywood
• Los Angeles – 8.57%
  • Cheviot Hills
  • Hollywood
  • East Hollywood
  • Sawtelle
  • West Los Angeles
  • Westwood Village

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2021	Recall	No 85.4 – 14.6%
2020	President	Biden 81.4 - 14.6%
2018	Governor	Newsom 85.9 – 14.1%
	Senator	de Leon 50.0 – 50.0%
2016	President	Clinton 84.0 – 10.2%
	Senator	Harris 55.0 – 45.0%
2014	Governor	Brown 84.3 – 14.7%
2012	President	Obama 83.5 – 13.5%
	Senator	Feinstein 85.1 – 14.9%

List of members representing the district

Assembly Members	Party	Years Served	Counties Represented	Notes
District established January 3, 1885
Joseph F. Black (Livermore)	Democratic	January 3, 1885 – January 5, 1887	Elected in 1884. [data missing]	Alameda
Hiram Bailey (Livermore)	Republican	January 5, 1887 – January 7, 1889	Elected in 1886. [data missing]
Joseph McKeown (Alameda)	Republican	January 7, 1889 – February 7, 1890	Elected in 1888. [data missing]
Frank L. Fowler (Oakland)	Republican	January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893	Elected in 1890. [data missing]
C. G. Dodge (Oakland)	Republican	January 2, 1893 – January 4, 1897	Elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. [data missing]
Howard E. Wright (Berkeley)	Republican	January 4, 1897 – January 1, 1901	Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. [data missing]
Newell K. Foster (Oakland)	Republican	January 1, 1901 – March 16, 1903	Elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Resigned.
Vacant		March 16, 1903 – January 2, 1905
R. H. E. Espey (Oakland)	Republican	January 2, 1905 – October 15, 1906	Elected in 1904. Announced re-election campaign, then died.
Vacant		October 15, 1906 – January 7, 1907
George J. Hans (Oakland)	Republican	January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911	Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Retired to become a State Senator.
Frank M. Smith (Oakland)	Republican	January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913	Elected in 1910. Redistricted to the 54th district.
William A. Sutherland (Fresno)	Republican	January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915	Redistricted from the 36th district and re-elected in 1912. [data missing]	Fresno
Henry Hawson (Fresno)	Democratic	January 4, 1915 – January 6, 1919	Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.
S. L. Strother (Fresno)	Democratic	January 6, 1919 – January 3, 1921	Elected in 1918. [data missing]
Herbert McDowell (Fresno)	Republican	January 3, 1921 – January 3, 1927	Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. [data missing]
Z. S. Leymel (Fresno)	Republican	January 3, 1927 – April 22, 1929	Elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Resigned to become Mayor of Fresno.
Vacant		April 22, 1929 – January 5, 1931
Sarah E. Kellogg (Los Angeles)	Republican	January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933	Elected in 1930. Lost re-election.	Los Angeles
William M. Jones (Montebello)	Democratic	January 2, 1933 – January 2, 1939	Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. [data missing]
F. Ray Bennett (Los Angeles)	Democratic	January 2, 1939 – October 20, 1942	Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Resigned to become a Justice of the Los Angeles County Municipal Court.
Vacant		October 20, 1942 – January 4, 1943
Elwyn S. Bennett (Los Angeles)	Democratic	January 4, 1943 – January 8, 1951	Elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Retired.
William A. Munnell (Norwalk)	Democratic	January 8, 1951 – November 30, 1961	Elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Resigned to become a Justice of the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
Vacant		November 30, 1961 – January 7, 1963
John Moreno (Santa Fe Springs)	Democratic	January 7, 1963 – January 4, 1965	Elected in 1962. Lost re-election.
Jack R. Fenton (Montebello)	Democratic	January 4, 1965 – November 30, 1974	Elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Redistricted to the 59th district.
Robert G. Beverly (Manhattan Beach)	Republican	December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1976	Redistricted from the 46th district and re-elected in 1974. Retired to become a State Senator.
Marilyn Ryan (Rancho Palos Verdes)	Republican	December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1982	Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1977. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Lost re-election.
Gerald N. Felando (Los Angeles)	Republican	December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1992	Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 54th district and lost re-election.
Curtis R. Tucker Jr. (Inglewood)	Democratic	December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1996	Redistricted from the 50th district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Termed out.
Edward Vincent (Inglewood)	Democratic	December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2000	Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Retired to become a State Senator.
Jerome Horton (Los Angeles)	Democratic	December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2006	Elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Resigned to become a member of the California State Board of Equalization.
Curren Price (Los Angeles)	Democratic	December 4, 2006 – June 8, 2009	Elected in 2006. Elected in 2008. Resigned to become a State Senator.
Vacant		June 8, 2009 – September 10, 2010
Steven Bradford (Gardena)	Democratic	September 10, 2010 – November 30, 2012	Elected to finish Price's term. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 62nd district.
Jimmy Gomez (Los Angeles)	Democratic	December 3, 2012 – July 11, 2017	Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Resigned to become a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Vacant		July 11, 2017 – December 16, 2017
Wendy Carrillo (Los Angeles)	Democratic	December 16, 2017 – December 5, 2022	Elected to finish Gomez's term. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 52nd district.
Rick Zbur (Los Angeles)	Democratic	December 5, 2022 –	Elected in 2022.

Election results

2020

2020 California State Assembly election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wendy Carrillo (incumbent)	73,578	100.0%
Total votes			73,578	100.0%
General election
	Democratic	Wendy Carrillo (incumbent)	127,026	100.0%
Total votes			127,026	100.0%
	Democratic hold

2018

California State Assembly election, 2018

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wendy Carrillo (incumbent)	42,547	100.0
	Libertarian	Christopher Stare (write-in)	4	0.0
Total votes			42,551	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Wendy Carrillo (incumbent)	102,276	86.6
	Libertarian	Christopher Stare	15,769	13.4
Total votes			118,045	100.0
	Democratic hold

2017 (special)

California's 51st State Assembly district special election, 2017
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Jimmy Gomez

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wendy Carrillo	5,058	22.2
	Democratic	Luis López	4,243	18.6
	Democratic	Mike Fong	3,675	16.1
	Democratic	Gabriel Sandoval	2,370	10.4
	Democratic	Ron Birnbaum	2,213	9.7
	Democratic	Alex De Ocampo	1,803	7.9
	Democratic	David Vela	1,075	4.7
	Democratic	Mark Vargas	1,022	4.5
	Libertarian	Andrew S. Aguero	405	1.8
	No party preference	Patrick Koppula	328	1.4
	Democratic	Barbara Torres	284	1.2
	Peace and Freedom	John Prysner	232	1.0
	Democratic	Mario Olmos	122	0.5
Total votes			22,830	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Wendy Carrillo	11,100	53.5
	Democratic	Luis López	9,631	46.5
Total votes			20,731	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jimmy Gomez (incumbent)	62,366	100.0
	Libertarian	Mike Everling (write-in)	7	0.0
Total votes			62,373	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jimmy Gomez (incumbent)	110,036	86.1
	Libertarian	Mike Everling	17,724	13.9
Total votes			127,760	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jimmy Gomez (incumbent)	20,621	99.7
	Republican	Stephen C. Smith (write-in)	54	0.3
Total votes			20,675	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jimmy Gomez (incumbent)	42,261	83.6
	Republican	Stephen C. Smith	8,277	16.4
Total votes			50,538	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jimmy Gomez	10,459	37.4
	Democratic	Luis Lopez	6,871	24.6
	Democratic	Arturo Chavez	6,422	23.0
	Democratic	Richard Friedberg	3,059	11.0
	Democratic	Oscar A. Guttierez	1,128	4.0
Total votes			26,811	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jimmy Gomez	63,292	59.8
	Democratic	Luis Lopez	42,618	40.2
Total votes			105,910	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010

2010 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steven Bradford (incumbent)	69,111	81.7
	Green	Cynthia Santiago	15,486	18.3
Total votes			84,597	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008

2008 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Curren Price (incumbent)	95,589	76.68
	Republican	Reece Pollack	23,515	18.86
	Libertarian	Carl Swinney	5,563	4.46
Total votes			124,667	100.00
Turnout				68.99
	Democratic hold

2006

2006 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Curren Price	52,671	73.94
	Republican	Ross Moen	16,241	22.80
	Libertarian	Carl Swinney	2,322	3.26
Total votes			71,234	100.00
Turnout				44.72
	Democratic hold

2004

2004 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jerome Horton (incumbent)	89,509	84.09
	Libertarian	Daniel R. Sherman	16,941	15.91
Total votes			106,450	100.00
	Democratic hold

2002

2002 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jerome Horton (incumbent)	49,718	100.00
Invalid or blank votes			19,910	28.59
Total votes			69,628	100.00
	Democratic hold

2000

2000 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jerome Horton (incumbent)	70,169	77.90
	Republican	Antoine Hawkins	19,910	22.10
Invalid or blank votes			9,912	9.91
Total votes			99,991	100.00
	Democratic hold

1998

1998 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward Vincent (incumbent)	52,951	76.99
	Republican	Robert Acherman	13,202	19.20
	Green	Rex Frankel	2,619	3.81
Invalid or blank votes			7,186	9.46
Total votes			75,958	100.00
	Democratic hold

1996

1996 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward Vincent (incumbent)	58,333	73.22
	Republican	Anthony Clarke	21,334	26.78
Invalid or blank votes			11,888	12.98
Total votes			91,555	100.00
	Democratic hold

1994

1994 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Curtis R. Tucker, Jr. (incumbent)	46,037	69.55
	Republican	Adam Michelin	20,151	30.45
Invalid or blank votes			7,860	10.61
Total votes			74,048	100.00
	Democratic hold

1992

1992 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Curtis R. Tucker, Jr.	74,904	81.94
	Libertarian	Clark W. Hanley	11,236	12.29
	Peace and Freedom	Xenia Geraldina Williams	5,270	5.77
Invalid or blank votes			13,817	13.13
Total votes			105,227	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

See also

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

External links

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission