California's 59th State Assembly district

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California's 59th State Assembly district
Map of the district
Current assemblymember
 
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
  • 0.36% other
  • 0.43[1]% remainder of multiracial
    • 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 Democrat Reggie Jones-Sawyer of Los Angeles.

    District profile

    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

    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

    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)

    2020

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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 {{{votes}}} 70.33
    Republican hold

    2006

    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 {{{votes}}} 50.82
    Republican hold

    2004

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    References

    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.

    External links

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