California's 31st State Assembly district

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California's 31st State Assembly district
Map of the district
Current assemblymember
 
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
  • 0.22% other
  • 0.38[1]% remainder of multiracial
    • Registered voters174,654
    Registration47.49% Democratic
    26.72% Republican
    21.34% No party preference

    California's 31st State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Joaquin Arambula of Fresno.

    District profile

    The district encompasses western Fresno County and is anchored by the city of Fresno. Located in the middle of the Central Valley, the district is heavily agricultural and Latino.

    Election results from statewide races

    Year Office Results
    2021 Recall No No 56.6 – 43.4%
    2020[2] President Biden 61.9 – 36.2%
    2018
    Governor
    		 Newsom 58.3 – 41.7%
    Senator
    de Leon
    50.7 – 49.3%
    2016
    President
    		 Clinton 62.1 – 32.9%
    Senator
    		 Sanchez 55.9 – 44.1%
    2014
    Governor
    		 Brown 58.2 – 41.8%
    2012
    President
    		 Obama 62.0 – 36.2%
    Senator
    		 Feinstein 62.6 – 37.4%

    List of assembly members

    Due to redistricting, the 31st 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
    Peter Deveny
    		 Republican January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887
    San Francisco
    Edwin Lewis
    		 Democratic January 3, 1887 January 7, 1889
    Thomas J. Brannan
    		 January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891
    John Hayes
    		 Republican January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
    John J. Kennedy
    		 Democratic January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895
    J. J. Wilkinson
    		 Republican January 7, 1895 -January 4, 1897
    Timothy E. Treacy
    		 Democratic January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899
    Daniel S. O'Brien
    		 January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901
    John J. Hourigan
    		 Republican January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903
    Charles A. Siskron
    		 Democratic January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905
    Jeremiah Lucey
    		 Republican January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907
    Daniel J. Toomey
    		 January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909
    James Edward Hopkins Union Labor January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911
    Walter A. McDonald
    		 Republican January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913
    Milton L. Schmitt
    		 January 6, 1913 - January 8, 1917
    Milton Marks Sr.
    		 January 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919
    Albert A. Rosenshine
    		 January 6, 1919 - January 3, 1927
    B. J. Feigenbaum January 3, 1927 - January 2, 1933
    C. C. Cottrell January 2, 1933 - January 2, 1939 Santa Clara
    M. G. Del Mutolo
    		 Democratic January 2, 1939 - January 4, 1943
    George A. Clarke
    		 Republican January 4, 1943 - January 7, 1957 Madera, Merced
    Gordon H. Winton Democratic January 7, 1957 - January 2, 1967
    Madera, Merced, San Benito
    Frank Murphy Jr. Republican January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1974 Merced, San Benito, Santa Cruz
    Ernest N. Mobley December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1976 Fresno, Tulare
    Richard H. Lehman Democratic December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1982
    Bruce Bronzan December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1992 Fresno Won re-election but declined to serve another term.[3]
    Cruz Bustamante April 29, 1993 - November 30, 1998 Fresno, Tulare Sworn in after winning special election to fill in vacant seat left by his predecessor after he declined to serve another term.[4]
    Sarah Reyes
    		 December 7, 1998 - November 30, 2004
    Juan Arambula December 6, 2004 - November 30, 2010 On June 23, 2009 Juan Arambula Changed his party affiliation to independent while in office.[5]
    Independent
    Henry Perea Democratic December 6, 2010 – December 31, 2015 Resigned from the Assembly to become a lobbyist.[6]
    Fresno
    Joaquin Arambula April 14, 2016 – Present Sworn in after winning special election when his predecessor resigned to become a lobbyist.[7]

    Election results (1992–present)

    1992 • 1993 (special) • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 (special) • 2016 • 2018 • 2020

    2020

    California State Assembly election, 2020
    Primary election
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Joaquin Arambula (incumbent) 38,317 61.7%
    Republican Fernando Banuelos 23,743 38.3%
    Total votes 62,060 100.0%
    General election
    Democratic Joaquin Arambula (incumbent) 77,193 61.9%
    Republican Fernando Banuelos 47,551 38.1%
    Total votes 124,744 100.0%
    Democratic hold

    2018

    California State Assembly election, 2018
    Primary election
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Joaquin Arambula (incumbent) 24,128 59.5
    Republican Lupe Espinoza 16,431 40.5
    Total votes 40,559 100.0
    General election
    Democratic Joaquin Arambula (incumbent) 54,921 64.8
    Republican Lupe Espinoza 29,771 35.2
    Total votes 84,692 100.0
    Democratic hold

    2016

    California State Assembly election, 2016
    Primary election
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Joaquin Arambula (incumbent) 31,600 57.7
    Republican Clint Olivier 19,605 35.8
    Democratic Ted Miller 3,582 6.5
    Total votes 54,787 100.0
    General election
    Democratic Joaquin Arambula (incumbent) 62,404 63.8
    Republican Clint Olivier 35,454 36.2
    Total votes 97,858 100.0
    Democratic hold

    2016 (special)

    California's 31st State Assembly district special election, 2016
    Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Henry Perea
    Primary election
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Joaquin Arambula 19,621 53.8
    Republican Clint Olivier 14,708 40.3
    Democratic Ted Miller 2,152 5.9
    Total votes 36,481 100.0
    Democratic hold

    2014

    California State Assembly election, 2014
    Primary election
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Henry Perea (incumbent) 24,853 99.9
    No party preference
    		 Walter O. Villarreal (write-in) 24 0.1
    Total votes 24,877 100.0
    General election
    Democratic Henry Perea (incumbent) 36,165 66.7
    No party preference
    		 Walter O. Villarreal 18,017 33.3
    Total votes 54,182 100.0
    Democratic hold

    2012

    California State Assembly election, 2012
    Primary election
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Henry Perea (incumbent) 22,255 98.7
    Republican James (JD) Bennett (write-in) 299 1.3
    Total votes 22,554 100.0
    General election
    Democratic Henry Perea (incumbent) 55,626 64.0
    Republican James (JD) Bennett 31,282 36.0
    Total votes 86,908 100.0
    Democratic hold

    2010

    California State Assembly election, 2010
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Henry Perea 40,947 59.8
    Republican Brandon Shoemaker 27,606 40.2
    Total votes 68,553 100.0
    Independent

    2008

    California State Assembly election, 2008
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Juan Arambula (incumbent) 64,620 69.6
    Republican Clifford Archer 28,310 30.4
    Democratic Christopher Alexander McCowan (Alexander Christof Grimaldi) (write-in) 170 0.1
    Total votes 92,947 100.0
    Democratic hold

    2006

    California State Assembly election, 2006
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Juan Arambula (incumbent) 45,004 100.0
    Total votes 45,004 100.0
    Democratic hold

    2004

    California State Assembly election, 2004
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Juan Arambula 49,738 57.7
    Republican Paul Betancourt 36,496 42.3
    Total votes 86,234 100.0
    Democratic hold

    2002

    California State Assembly election, 2002
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Sarah L. Reyes (incumbent) 39,727 100.0
    Total votes 39,727 100.0
    Democratic hold

    2000

    California State Assembly election, 2000
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Sarah L. Reyes (incumbent) 47,202 63.2
    Republican Richard Guerra Cabral 27,529 36.8
    Total votes 74,731 100.0
    Democratic hold

    1998

    California State Assembly election, 1998
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Sarah L. Reyes 36,553 59.0
    Republican David Jackson 25,426 41.0
    Total votes 61,979 100.0
    Democratic hold

    1996

    California State Assembly election, 1996
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Cruz Bustamante (incumbent) 43,735 62.5
    Republican Nathan Short 22,053 31.5
    Libertarian Joseph H. Peacock II 2,935 4.2
    Natural Law Joni Mamicki 1,273 1.8
    Total votes 69,996 100.0
    Democratic hold

    1994

    California State Assembly election, 1994
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Cruz Bustamante (incumbent) 37,012 58.4
    Republican Glen S. Peterson 26,378 41.6
    Total votes 63,390 100.0
    Democratic hold

    1993 (special)

    California's 31st State Assembly district special election, 1993
    Vacancy arising from the resignation of Bruce Bronzan
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Cruz Bustamante 18,697 57.6
    Republican Doug Vagim 13,735 42.4
    Total votes 32,432 100.0
    Democratic hold

    1992

    California State Assembly election, 1992
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Bruce Bronzan (incumbent) 58,025 100.0
    Total votes 58,025 100.0
    Democratic hold

    See also

    References

    1. ^ a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
    2. ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
    3. ^ "Bruce Bronzan declines another term" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
    4. ^ "Cruz Bustamante Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
    5. ^ "Juan Armabula changes party affiliation" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
    6. ^ "Leader of Legislature's moderate Democrats will resign to seek government relations job". latimes.com. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
    7. ^ "Joaquin Arambula Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
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