California's 59th State Assembly district

California's 59th State Assembly district
Map of the district
Current assemblymember
  Phillip Chen
R–Yorba Linda
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age		465,168[1]
319,044[1]
168,548[1]
Demographics
Registered voters193,106
Registration66.83% 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

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The district encompasses most of South Los Angeles, centered along Interstate 110. The district is primarily urban and heavily Latino.

Election results from statewide races

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Year Office Results
2021 Recall No No 87.5 – 12.5%
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

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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)

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2020

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2020 California State Assembly election
Primary election
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

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California State Assembly election, 2018
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

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California State Assembly election, 2016
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

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California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
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

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California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
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

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2010 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
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

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2008 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
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

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2006 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
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

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2004 California State Assembly election
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

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2002 California State Assembly election
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

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2000 California State Assembly election
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

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1998 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
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

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1996 California State Assembly election
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

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1994 California State Assembly election
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

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1992 California State Assembly election
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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
  2. ^ "HON. C. G. CARGILL DEAD". cdnc.ucr.edu.
  3. ^ "Republican Assemblyman Cargill dead". cdnc.ucr.edu.
  4. ^ "Matthew Martinez Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
  5. ^ "Charles Calderon Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
  6. ^ "Bob Margett Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
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