California's 32nd State Assembly district
| California's 32nd State Assembly district | |||
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| Current assemblymember |
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| Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 466,850[1] 315,978[1] 209,937[1] | ||
| Demographics |
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| Registered voters | 146,980 | ||
| Registration | 48.89% Democratic 26.33% Republican 21.14% No party preference | ||
California's 32nd State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican Vince Fong of Bakersfield.
District profile[edit]
The district is located in the southwestern Central Valley and consists of portions of Kern and Tulare Counties, including the whole Cities of Exeter, Ridgecrest, Tehachapi, Maricopa, and Taft, and portions of the Cities of Bakersfield and Visalia. The Cities of Bakersfield and Visalia were split to balance population while considering communities of interest. This district’s border is impacted by Voting Rights Act obligations in three neighboring districts. The district maintains local communities of interest along the Valley floor. Areas within the district share common social and economic characteristics as well as shared environmental concerns.
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Election results from statewide races[edit]
| Year | Office | Results |
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| 2021 | Recall |  No 51.1 – 48.9%
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| 2020 | President | Biden 55 – 42.6% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 54.3 – 45.7% |
| Senator | de Leon 57.9 – 42.1% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 56.5 – 38.0% |
| Senator | Sanchez 55.9 – 44.1% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 54.4 – 45.6% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 56.2 – 41.8% |
| Senator | Feinstein 57.2 – 42.8% |
List of assembly members[edit]
Due to redistricting, the 32nd district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
| Assembly members | Party | Years served | Counties represented | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Franklin | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | San Francisco | |
| A. M. Lawrence | Democratic | January 3, 1887 - March 7, 1888 | Died in office.[2] | |
| John Staude | Republican | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | ||
| George E. Lewis | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | |||
| John E. Buckley | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | ||
| John F. Twigg | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | |||
| John W. Power | Fusion | January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899 | ||
| James M. Hanley | Democratic | January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901 | ||
| W. J. Evatt | Republican | January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | ||
| Jay N. Copus | Democratic | January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905 | ||
| Patrick J. Boyle | Republican | January 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909 | ||
| Charles A. Nelson | January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911 | |||
| William P. Kennedy | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | |||
| Arthur L. Shannon | Democratic | January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | ||
| Frank N. Rodgers | Republican | January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917 | ||
| Henry D. Byrne | January 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919 | |||
| George W. Warren | January 6, 1919 - January 8, 1923 | |||
| Walter J. Rock | January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925 | |||
| James A. Miller | January 5, 1925 - January 2, 1933 | |||
| Edwin H. Zion | January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935 | Stanislaus | ||
| Hugh P. Donnelly | Democratic | January 7, 1935 - January 4, 1943 | ||
| Jacob M. Leonard | Republican | January 4, 1943 - January 6, 1947 | San Benito, Santa Cruz | |
| Donald L. Grunsky | January 6, 1947 - January 5, 1953 | |||
| Wallace Henderson | Democratic | January 5, 1953 - January 5, 1959 | Fresno | |
| Bert Delotto | January 5, 1959 - January 7, 1963 | |||
| George N. Zenovich | January 7, 1963 - January 4, 1971 | |||
| Kenneth L. Maddy | Republican | January 4, 1971 - November 30, 1974 | ||
| Gordon W. Duffy | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1982 | Kern, Kings, Tulare | ||
| Bill Jones | December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1992 | Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Tulare | ||
| Trice Harvey | December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1996 | Kern, Tulare | ||
| Roy Ashburn | December 2, 1996 - November 30, 2002 | |||
| Kevin McCarthy | December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2006 | Kern, San Bernardino | ||
| Jean Fuller | December 4, 2006 - November 30, 2010 | |||
| Shannon Grove | December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2012 | |||
| Rudy Salas | Democratic | December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2022 | Kern, Kings | |
| Vince Fong | Republican | December 5, 2022 – Present | Kern, Tulare |
Election results (1992–present)[edit]
2020[edit]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Rudy Salas (incumbent) | 27,679 | 58.1 | |
| Republican | Todd Cotta | 19,957 | 41.9 | |
| Total votes | 47,636 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Rudy Salas (incumbent) | 63,450 | 60.0 | |
| Republican | Todd Costa | 42,328 | 40.0 | |
| Total votes | 105,778 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2018[edit]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Rudy Salas (incumbent) | 16,690 | 50.4 | |
| Republican | Justin Mendes | 16,438 | 49.6 | |
| Total votes | 33,128 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Rudy Salas (incumbent) | 39,328 | 56.7 | |
| Republican | Justin Mendes | 30,089 | 43.3 | |
| Total votes | 69,417 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016[edit]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Rudy Salas (incumbent) | 30,806 | 98.9 | |
| Republican | Manuel Ramirez (write-in) | 334 | 1.1 | |
| Total votes | 31,140 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Rudy Salas (incumbent) | 53,056 | 65.1 | |
| Republican | Manuel Ramirez | 28,502 | 34.9 | |
| Total votes | 81,558 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2014[edit]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Rudy Salas (incumbent) | 11,577 | 43.9 | |
| Republican | Pedro A. Rios | 9,183 | 34.8 | |
| Republican | Romeo Agbalog | 5,628 | 21.3 | |
| Total votes | 26,388 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Rudy Salas (incumbent) | 26,721 | 54.8 | |
| Republican | Pedro A. Rios | 22,031 | 45.2 | |
| Total votes | 48,752 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2012[edit]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Rudy Salas | 13,053 | 41.4 | |
| Republican | Pedro A. Rios | 7,550 | 23.9 | |
| Republican | Jon McQuiston | 6,530 | 20.7 | |
| Republican | David Thomas | 4,420 | 14.0 | |
| Total votes | 31,553 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Rudy Salas | 38,759 | 52.9 | |
| Republican | Pedro A. Rios | 34,476 | 47.1 | |
| Total votes | 73,235 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
2010[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Shannon Grove | 97,470 | 72.1 | |
| Democratic | Holly Spohn-Gross | 37,892 | 27.9 | |
| Total votes | 135,362 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2008[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jean Fuller (incumbent) | 120,628 | 69.16 | |
| Democratic | Virginia Martinez | 53,789 | 30.84 | |
| Total votes | 174,417 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | {{{votes}}} | 72.72 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2006[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jean Fuller | 85,055 | 71.69 | |
| Democratic | Maribel Vega | 33,594 | 28.31 | |
| Total votes | 118,649 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | {{{votes}}} | 56.18 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2004[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kevin McCarthy | 129,510 | 78.66 | |
| Democratic | Marvin Armas | 35,130 | 21.34 | |
| Total votes | 164,640 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2002[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kevin McCarthy | 77,227 | 75.83 | |
| Democratic | Michael A. Shea, III | 24,613 | 24.17 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 32 | 0.03 | ||
| Total votes | 101,872 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2000[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Roy Ashburn (incumbent) | 96,178 | 70.30 | |
| Democratic | Virginia R. Gurrola | 36,527 | 26.70 | |
| Libertarian | Vernon Ric Pinkerton | 4,107 | 3.00 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 1,236 | 0.90 | ||
| Total votes | 138,048 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1998[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Roy Ashburn (incumbent) | 73,285 | 70.93 | |
| Democratic | Robert "Bob" Tucker | 30,029 | 29.07 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 7,828 | 7.04 | ||
| Total votes | 111,142 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1996[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Roy Ashburn | 86,790 | 67.03 | |
| Democratic | John F. Hulpke | 38,191 | 29.50 | |
| Libertarian | Steve Zinn | 4,498 | 3.47 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 5,322 | 3.95 | ||
| Total votes | 134,801 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1994[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Trice Harvey (incumbent) | 78,551 | 70.54 | |
| Democratic | Jack Keally | 32,812 | 29.46 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 9,389 | 7.78 | ||
| Total votes | 120,752 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1992[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Trice Harvey (incumbent) | 87,909 | 65.54 | |
| Democratic | Irma Carson | 42,515 | 31.70 | |
| Libertarian | Jeffrey Ivan Laing | 3,709 | 2.77 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 8,565 | 6.00 | ||
| Total votes | 142,698 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
- ^ "A. M. Lawrence's Death". cdnc.ucr.edu.
External links[edit]
- District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission
- California 32nd Assembly District Website
