California's 59th State Assembly district
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| California's 59th State Assembly district | |||
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| Current assemblymember |
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| Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 465,168[1] 319,044[1] 168,548[1] | ||
| Demographics |
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| Registered voters | 193,106 | ||
| Registration | 66.83% Democratic 5.04% Republican 24.16% No party preference | ||
California's 59th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican Phillip Chen of Yorba Linda.
District profile
[edit]The district encompasses most of South Los Angeles, centered along Interstate 110. The district is primarily urban and heavily Latino.
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Los Angeles County – 4.7%
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Election results from statewide races
[edit]| Year | Office | Results |
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| 2021 | Recall |  No 87.5 – 12.5%
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| 2020 | President | Biden 84.6 – 11.8% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 88.6 – 11.4% |
| Senator | Feinstein 58.9 – 41.1% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 90.1 – 5.1% |
| Senator | Harris 54.2 – 45.8% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 90.9 – 9.1% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 93.2 – 6.2% |
| Senator | Feinstein 91.8 – 8.2% |
List of assembly members
[edit]Due to redistricting, the 59th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flavel Joseph Woodward | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | San Joaquin | |
| James Riley Henry | Democratic | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | ||
| John McMullin | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | |||
| John Lyman Beecher Jr. | Republican | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | ||
| John H. Matthews | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | San Benito | |
| Charles G. Cargill | Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | ||
| Claudius Frazier Rubell | Democratic | January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899 | ||
| Charles G. Cargill | Republican | January 2, 1899 - June 18, 1900 | Died in office[2] from pneumonia.[3] | |
| William Higby | January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | |||
| Montague B. Steadman | January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905 | Monterey | ||
| J. B. R. Cooper | January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907 | |||
| John Jay Wyatt | January 7, 1907 - January 2, 1911 | |||
| Charles B. Rosendale | Democratic | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | ||
| Henry C. Bagby | January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | Santa Barbara | ||
| Ira E. Kramer | Progressive | January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917 | ||
| Theodore Randolph Finley, Sr. | Democratic | January 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919 | ||
| William C. Oakley | January 6, 1919 - January 3, 1921 | |||
| Oscar W. Smith | Republican | January 3, 1921 - January 8, 1923 | ||
| Edgar W. Stow | January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925 | |||
| Edgar O. Campbell | January 5, 1925 - January 3, 1927 | |||
| Theodore Randolph Finley, Sr. | Democratic | January 3, 1927 - June 1, 1927 | Resigned to become Mayor of Santa Barbara. | |
| George R. Bliss | Republican | January 7, 1929 – January 5, 1931 | ||
| Willard E. Badham | January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | Los Angeles | ||
| Charles W. Lyon | January 2, 1933 - January 6, 1947 | |||
| Willard M. Huyck | January 6, 1947 - January 8, 1951 | |||
| Charles W. Lyon | January 8, 1951 - January 3, 1955 | |||
| Thomas M. Rees | Democratic | January 3, 1955 - January 7, 1963 | ||
| Anthony Beilenson | January 7, 1963 - January 2, 1967 | |||
| Alan Sieroty | January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1974 | |||
| Jack R. Fenton | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1980 | |||
| Matthew G. Martínez | December 1, 1980 - July 15, 1982 | Resigned from office after winning a congressional seat.[4] | ||
| Charles Calderon | December 6, 1982 – April 16, 1990 | Resigned to be sworn in the 26th Senate district after winning special election.[5] | ||
| Xavier Becerra | December 3, 1990 – November 30, 1992 | |||
| Dick Mountjoy | Republican | December 7, 1992 - January 23, 1995 | Removed from office after a majority of the membership of the Assembly determined that he was not duly elected and qualified to be an Assembly Member. | |
| Bob Margett | June 7, 1995 - November 30, 2000 | Sworn in after winning special election.[6] | ||
| Dennis Mountjoy | December 4, 2000 - November 30, 2006 | |||
| Los Angeles, San Bernardino | ||||
| Anthony Adams | December 4, 2006 - November 30, 2010 | |||
| Tim Donnelly | December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2012 | |||
| Reggie Jones-Sawyer | Democratic | December 6, 2012 – present | Los Angeles |
Election results (1992–present)
[edit]2020
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Efren Martinez | 22,416 | 50.6% | |
| Democratic | Reggie Jones-Sawyer (incumbent) | 19,873 | 44.9% | |
| Democratic | Marcello Villeda | 1,999 | 4.5% | |
| Total votes | 44,288 | 100.0% | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Reggie Jones-Sawyer (incumbent) | 63,448 | 57.5% | |
| Democratic | Efren Martinez | 45,853 | 42.5% | |
| Total votes | 109,301 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2018
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Reggie Jones-Sawyer (incumbent) | 19,188 | 76.8 | |
| Democratic | Leslie Hagan-Morgan | 5,797 | 23.2 | |
| Total votes | 24,985 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Reggie Jones-Sawyer (incumbent) | 47,765 | 66.9 | |
| Democratic | Leslie Hagan-Morgan | 23,653 | 33.1 | |
| Total votes | 71,418 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Reggie Jones-Sawyer (incumbent) | 35,820 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 35,820 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Reggie Jones-Sawyer (incumbent) | 77,324 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 77,324 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2014
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Reggie Jones-Sawyer (incumbent) | 12,404 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 12,404 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Reggie Jones-Sawyer (incumbent) | 28,493 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 28,493 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2012
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Reggie Jones-Sawyer | 7,029 | 43.6 | |
| Democratic | Rodney D. Robinson | 3,038 | 18.8 | |
| Democratic | Greg Akili | 2,772 | 17.2 | |
| Democratic | Gertrude "Trudy" Holmes-Magee | 2,487 | 15.4 | |
| Democratic | Armenak H. Nouridjanian | 810 | 5.0 | |
| Total votes | 16,136 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Reggie Jones-Sawyer | 40,519 | 52.3 | |
| Democratic | Rodney D. Robinson | 36,949 | 47.7 | |
| Total votes | 77,468 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
2010
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Tim Donnelly | 82,475 | 57.3 | |
| Democratic | Darcel Woods | 52,928 | 36.8 | |
| Libertarian | Tony Tyler | 4,335 | 3.0 | |
| American Independent | Robert Gosney | 4,269 | 2.9 | |
| Total votes | 144,007 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2008
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Anthony Adams (incumbent) | 91,366 | 51.01 | |
| Democratic | Donald Williamson | 73,011 | 40.76 | |
| Libertarian | Maureen Keedy | 14,744 | 8.23 | |
| Total votes | 179,121 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 70.33 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
2006
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Anthony Adams | 67,499 | 55.78 | |
| Democratic | Elliott Barkan | 45,655 | 37.73 | |
| Libertarian | Jill Stone | 7,845 | 6.48 | |
| Total votes | 120,999 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 50.82 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
2004
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dennis L. Mountjoy (incumbent) | 99,381 | 58.22 | |
| Democratic | Dan Harden | 64,375 | 37.71 | |
| Libertarian | Fritz R. Ward | 6,937 | 4.06 | |
| Total votes | 170,693 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2002
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dennis L. Mountjoy (incumbent) | 65,183 | 71.69 | |
| Democratic | Patrick D. Smith | 25,739 | 28.31 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 7,761 | 7.86 | ||
| Total votes | 98,683 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2000
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dennis L. Mountjoy | 67,036 | 48.30 | |
| Democratic | Meline Dolores Hall | 60,013 | 43.24 | |
| Libertarian | George White | 6,359 | 4.58 | |
| Natural Law | Louis M. Allison | 5,390 | 3.88 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 13,498 | 8.86 | ||
| Total votes | 152,296 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1998
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Bob Margett (incumbent) | 58,339 | 54.73 | |
| Democratic | Christian P. Christiansen | 44,133 | 41.40 | |
| Natural Law | Louise M. Allison | 2,269 | 2.13 | |
| Libertarian | Jerry Johnson | 1,855 | 1.74 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 9,144 | 7.9 | ||
| Total votes | 115,740 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1996
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Margett (incumbent) | 72,438 | 58.42 | |
| Democratic | Brent A. Decker | 51,551 | 41.58 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 15,816 | 11.31 | ||
| Total votes | 123,989 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1994
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dick Mountjoy (incumbent) | 74,126 | 65.22 | |
| Democratic | Margalo Ashley-Farrand | 39,489 | 34.74 | |
| American Independent | Gary V. Miller (write-in) | 45 | 0.04 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 9,440 | 7.67 | ||
| Total votes | 123,100 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1992
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dick Mountjoy (incumbent) | 79,846 | 55.47 | |
| Democratic | Louise Gelber | 64,091 | 44.53 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 12,288 | 7.87 | ||
| Total votes | 156,225 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
- ^ "HON. C. G. CARGILL DEAD". cdnc.ucr.edu.
- ^ "Republican Assemblyman Cargill dead". cdnc.ucr.edu.
- ^ "Matthew Martinez Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
- ^ "Charles Calderon Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
- ^ "Bob Margett Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
