California's 49th State Assembly district
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California's 49th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Mike Fong of Alhambra.
| California's 49th State Assembly district | |||
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| Current assemblymember |
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| Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 462,545[1] 362,747[1] 275,312[1] | ||
| Demographics |
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| Registered voters | 208,109 | ||
| Registration | 43.9% Democratic 18.69% Republican 32.31% No party preference | ||
The district encompasses the western San Gabriel Valley, with its western side abutting Los Angeles city limits.
Election results from statewide races
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Biden 64.3 - 31.8% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 64.8 – 35.2% |
| Senator | Feinstein 59.7 – 40.4% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 67.6 – 27.2% |
| Senator | Harris 55.8 – 44.2% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 63.2 – 36.8% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 64.7 – 33.3% |
| Senator | Feinstein 67.9 – 32.1% |
List of assembly members
Due to redistricting, the 49th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James V. Coleman | Democratic | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | San Mateo | |
| William Zathariar Price | Republican | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | ||
| L. J. Franks | Democratic | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | ||
| Alexander Gordon | Republican | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | ||
| Herschel Benoni Masilon Miller | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | Alameda | ||
| J. B. McDonald | Democratic | January 7, 1895 - March 1, 1895 | Lost the election recount. | |
| H. M. Collins | Republican | March 1, 1895 - March 26, 1896 | Won election recount.[2] Died in office.[3] | |
| Oscar F. Breiling | January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899 | |||
| A. A. McKeen | January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901 | |||
| David F. McWade | January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | |||
| John Weber Mott | January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905 | |||
| John Joseph Burke | January 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909 | |||
| John Weber Mott | January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911 | |||
| George Fitzgearld | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | |||
| John Joseph Griffin | Democratic | January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | Merced, Madera | |
| Edward Stanton Ellis | Democratic | January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917 | ||
| Dr. Adam Lorentius Christian Hjalmar Kylberg | Republican | January 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919 | ||
| Guy Windrem | Democratic | January 6, 1919 - January 8, 1923 | ||
| David Caledffwd Williams | Republican | January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925 | ||
| Elbert G. Adams | Democratic | January 5, 1925 - January 5, 1931 | ||
| George R. Bliss | Republican | January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933 | Santa Barbara | |
| Herbert Johnston Evans | January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937 | Los Angeles | ||
| Frank L. Baynham | Democratic | January 4, 1937 - January 2, 1939 | ||
| Lee T. Bashore | Republican | January 2, 1939 - September 14, 1944 | Died in office from an illness.[4] | |
| Ernest R. Geddes | January 8, 1945 - January 2, 1961 | Won as a write in candidate. | ||
| Houston I. Flournoy | January 2, 1961 - January 2, 1967 | |||
| Peter F. Schabarum | January 2, 1967 - March 6, 1972 | Resigned from office.[5] | ||
| William H. Lancaster | June 19, 1972 - November 30, 1974 | Sworn in after winning special to fill vacant seat left by Schabarum.[6] | ||
| Julian Dixon | Democratic | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1978 | ||
| Gwen Moore | December 4, 1978 - November 30, 1992 | |||
| Diane Martinez | December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1998 | |||
| Gloria Romero | December 7, 1998 - March 12, 2001 | Resigned from the Assembly to be sworn in after winning a seat in the 24th Senate district.[7] | ||
| Judy Chu | May 21, 2001 - November 30, 2006 | Sworn in after winning special election.[8] | ||
| Mike Eng | December 4, 2006 - November 30, 2012 | |||
| Ed Chau | December 3, 2012 - December 10, 2021 | Appointed judge in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. | ||
| Mike Fong | February 22, 2022 – present | Sworn in after winning special election. |
Election results (1992–present)
1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2001 (special) • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012• 2014 • 2016 • 2018 • 2020 • 2022 (special)
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Mike Fong | 27,763 | 67.0 | |
| Republican | Burton Brink | 13,703 | 33.0 | |
| Total votes | 41,466 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ed Chau (incumbent) | 36,985 | 52.0% | |
| Republican | Burton Brink | 17,531 | 24.6% | |
| Democratic | Bryan Mesinas Peréz | 9,006 | 12.7% | |
| Democratic | Prscilla Silva | 7,628 | 10.7% | |
| Total votes | 71,150 | 100.0% | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Ed Chau (incumbent) | 107,976 | 67.9% | |
| Republican | Burton Brink | 50,988 | 32.1% | |
| Total votes | 158,964 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ed Chau (incumbent) | 35,365 | 69.0 | |
| Republican | Burton Brink | 15,910 | 31.0 | |
| Total votes | 46,349 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Ed Chau (incumbent) | 75,421 | 71.2 | |
| Republican | Burton Brink | 30,506 | 28.8 | |
| Total votes | 105,927 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ed Chau (incumbent) | 44,922 | 99.5 | |
| Republican | Peter Amundson, Jr.(write-in) | 188 | 0.4 | |
| Libertarian | Matthew "Boomer" Shannon (write-in) | 25 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 45,135 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Ed Chau (incumbent) | 82,964 | 70.0 | |
| Republican | Peter Amundson, Jr. | 35,533 | 30.0 | |
| Total votes | 118,497 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ed Chau (incumbent) | 17,540 | 60.2 | |
| Republican | Esthela Torres Siegrist | 11,576 | 39.8 | |
| Total votes | 29,116 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Ed Chau (incumbent) | 33,030 | 61.5 | |
| Republican | Esthela Torres Siegrist | 20,678 | 38.5 | |
| Total votes | 53,708 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Matthew Lin | 20,549 | 52.2 | |
| Democratic | Ed Chau | 13,746 | 34.9 | |
| Democratic | Mitchell Ing | 5,074 | 12.9 | |
| Total votes | 39,369 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Ed Chau | 64,791 | 56.4 | |
| Republican | Matthew Lin | 50,153 | 43.6 | |
| Total votes | 114,944 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
- ^ a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
- ^ "Election Recount". cdnc.ucr.edu.
- ^ "Death of Assemblyman Collins". cdnc.ucr.edu.
- ^ "Lee T. Bashore, Assemblyman From Glendora, Is Dead". cdnc.ucr.edu.
- ^ "Peter Schabarum Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
- ^ "William Lancaster Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
- ^ "Gloria Romero Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
- ^ "Judy Chu Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.