| California's 39th State Assembly district | |||
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| Current assemblymember |
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| Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 466,422[1] 343,345[1] 227,273[1] | ||
| Demographics |
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| Registered voters | 227,835 | ||
| Registration | 52.94% Democratic 15.13% Republican 27.01% No party preference | ||
California's 39th State Assembly district is one of 80CaliforniaState Assembly districts. It is currently represented byDemocratJuan Carrillo ofPalmdale.
The district represents heavily Hispanic portions ofSan Bernardino County andLos Angeles County. The district takes in portions ofLancaster andPalmdale before stretching east across mostly uninhabited areas to take in half of the region known as theHigh Desert, including portions ofAdelanto,Victorville, andHesperia.
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Recall | |
| 2020 | President | Biden 70.3 - 25.7% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 74.0 – 26.0% |
| Senator | Feinstein 55.0 – 45.0% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 74.6 – 19.8% |
| Senator | Sanchez 50.3 – 49.7% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 69.8 – 30.2% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 73.7 – 23.7% |
| Senator | Feinstein 74.4 – 25.6% |
Due to redistricting, the 39th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by theCalifornia Citizens Redistricting Commission.
| Assembly members | Party | Years served | Counties represented | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles H. Ward | Republican | January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887 | San Francisco | |
| James E. Britt | Democratic | January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889 | ||
| John H. McCarthy | January 7, 1889 – January 5, 1891 | |||
| Charles S. Arms | January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893 | |||
| Julius Kahn | Republican | January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895 | ||
| H. G. W. Dinkelspiel | January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897 | |||
| Leon E. Jones | January 4, 1897 – January 2, 1899 | |||
| Justus S. Wardell | Democratic | January 2, 1899 – January 1, 1901 | ||
| Frank D. MacBeth | Republican | January 1, 1901 – January 5, 1903 | ||
| W. W. Allen Jr. | January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905 | |||
| Thomas Atkinson | January 2, 1905 – January 7, 1907 | |||
| Charles Morris Fisher | January 7, 1907 – January 4, 1909 | |||
| Edward Joseph Callan | January 4, 1909 – January 2, 1911 | |||
| Walter T. Lyon | Democratic | January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913 | ||
| George Fitzgerald | Republican | January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915 | Alameda | |
| Frank W. Anderson | Progressive | January 4, 1915 – January 5, 1925 | ||
| Republican | ||||
| Michael J. McDonough | January 5, 1925 – January 5, 1931 | |||
| Clifford Wixson | January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933 | |||
| George R. Bliss | January 2, 1933 – January 7, 1935 | Santa Barbara | ||
| Alfred W. Robertson | Democratic | January 7, 1935 – January 4, 1943 | ||
| Thomas H. Werdel | Republican | January 4, 1943 – January 6, 1947 | Kern | |
| Wright Elwood James | January 6, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | |||
| Joe C. Lewis | Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 8, 1951 | ||
| H. W. "Pat" Kelly | Republican | January 8, 1951 – January 5, 1959 | ||
| John C. Williamson | Democratic | January 5, 1959 – January 7, 1963 | ||
| George Deukmejian | Republican | January 7, 1963 – January 2, 1967 | Los Angeles | |
| James A. Hayes | January 6, 1967 – August 31, 1972 | Resigned[2] after Governor Reagan appointed him to be a member of theLos Angeles County Board of Supervisors.[3] | ||
| Vacant | August 31, 1972 – January 8, 1973 | |||
| Bill Bond | Republican | January 8, 1973 – November 30, 1974 | ||
| Jim Keysor | Democratic | December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1978 | ||
| J. Robert Hayes | Republican | December 4, 1978 – November 30, 1980 | ||
| Richard Katz | Democratic | December 1, 1980 – November 30, 1996 | ||
| Tony Cárdenas | December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2002 | |||
| Cindy Montañez | December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2006 | |||
| Richard Alarcon | December 4, 2006 – March 16, 2007 | Resigned to become a member of theLos Angeles City Council.[4] | ||
| Vacant | March 16, 2007 – May 25, 2007 | |||
| Felipe Fuentes | Democratic | May 25, 2007 – November 30, 2012 | Sworn in after winning special election filling the seat Alarcon left vacant, after becoming a member of theLos Angeles City Council.[5] | |
| Raul Bocanegra | December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2014 | |||
| Patty López | December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2016 | |||
| Raul Bocanegra | December 5, 2016 – November 27, 2017 | Resigned after sexual harassment allegations. | ||
| Vacant | November 27, 2017 – June 11, 2018 | |||
| Luz Rivas | Democratic | June 11, 2018 – November 30, 2022 | Sworn in after winning special election.[6] | |
| Juan Carrillo | December 5, 2022 – present | |||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Luz Rivas (incumbent) | 54,512 | 77.8 | |
| Republican | Ricardo Benitez | 15,590 | 22.2 | |
| Total votes | 70,102 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Luz Rivas (incumbent) | 117,207 | 74.1% | |
| Republican | Ricardo Benitez | 41,033 | 25.9% | |
| Total votes | 158,240 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Luz Rivas (incumbent) | 20,453 | 43.9 | |
| Republican | Ricardo Antonio Benitez | 11,679 | 25.1 | |
| Democratic | Patty López | 6,783 | 14.6 | |
| Democratic | Antonio Sanchez | 4,705 | 10.1 | |
| Democratic | Patrea Patrick | 1,740 | 3.7 | |
| Democratic | Bonnie Corwin | 1,220 | 2.6 | |
| Total votes | 46,580 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Luz Rivas (incumbent) | 85,027 | 77.7 | |
| Republican | Ricardo Antonio Benitez | 24,468 | 22.3 | |
| Total votes | 109,495 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Luz Rivas | 8,222 | 42.9 | |
| Republican | Ricardo Antonio Benitez | 3,862 | 20.1 | |
| Democratic | Antonio Sanchez | 3,802 | 19.8 | |
| Democratic | Patty López | 1,907 | 9.9 | |
| Democratic | Yolie Anguiano | 922 | 4.8 | |
| Democratic | Patrea Patrick | 467 | 2.4 | |
| Total votes | 19,182 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Luz Rivas | 20,598 | 69.8 | |
| Republican | Ricardo Antonio Benitez | 8,926 | 30.2 | |
| Total votes | 29,524 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Raul Bocanegra | 30,119 | 44.4 | |
| Democratic | Patty López (incumbent) | 18,472 | 27.2 | |
| Democratic | Joel Fajardo | 6,831 | 10.1 | |
| Democratic | Joanne Fernandez | 4,538 | 6.7 | |
| Democratic | Mina Creswell | 4,418 | 6.5 | |
| Democratic | Kevin James Suscavage | 3,489 | 5.1 | |
| Total votes | 67,867 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Raul Bocanegra | 74,834 | 60.1 | |
| Democratic | Patty López (incumbent) | 49,649 | 39.9 | |
| Total votes | 124,483 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Raul Bocanegra (incumbent) | 13,069 | 62.5 | |
| Democratic | Patty Lopez | 4,940 | 23.6 | |
| Democratic | Kevin J. Suscavage | 2,876 | 13.7 | |
| Republican | Michael B. Boyd (write-in) | 36 | 0.2 | |
| Total votes | 20,921 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Patty Lopez | 22,750 | 50.5 | |
| Democratic | Raul Bocanegra (incumbent) | 22,284 | 49.5 | |
| Total votes | 45,034 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Raul Bocanegra | 11,521 | 36.2 | |
| Democratic | Richard Alarcón | 8,567 | 26.9 | |
| Republican | Ricardo A. Benitez | 5,037 | 15.8 | |
| Republican | Omar Cuevas | 2,596 | 8.2 | |
| Green | John Paul (Jack) Lindblad | 2,421 | 7.6 | |
| Republican | Margie Margarita Carranza | 1,697 | 5.3 | |
| Democratic | Kevin J. Suscavage (write-in) | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 31,841 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Raul Bocanegra | 62,612 | 58.4 | |
| Democratic | Richard Alarcón | 44,624 | 41.6 | |
| Total votes | 107,236 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Felipe Fuentes (incumbent) | 43,267 | 78.5 | |
| Green | John Paul (Jack) Lindblad | 11,905 | 21.6 | |
| Total votes | 55,172 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Felipe Fuentes (incumbent) | 59,495 | 73.7 | |
| Republican | Grady Martine | 14,689 | 18.2 | |
| Green | John Paul (Jack) Lindblad | 6,505 | 8.1 | |
| Total votes | 80,689 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Felipe Fuentes | 5,819 | 50.8 | |
| Republican | Jose Bonilla, Sr. | 2,277 | 19.9 | |
| Democratic | Felipe Siordia | 1,457 | 12.7 | |
| Democratic | Eric Dwight Rothenay | 1,300 | 11.4 | |
| Democratic | Margie Carranza | 597 | 5.2 | |
| Total votes | 11,450 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard Alarcón | 40,603 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 40,603 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cindy Montanez (incumbent) | 56,017 | 76.8 | |
| Republican | Ely De La Cruz Ayao | 16,936 | 23.2 | |
| Total votes | 72,953 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cindy Montanez | 36,175 | 76.1 | |
| Republican | Ely De La Cruz Ayao | 11,371 | 23.9 | |
| Total votes | 47,546 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tony Cardenas (incumbent) | 54,466 | 78.1 | |
| Republican | Enrique (Henry) Valdez | 12,269 | 17.6 | |
| Libertarian | Christopher "Kit" Maira | 3,020 | 4.3 | |
| Total votes | 69,755 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tony Cardenas (incumbent) | 41,841 | 86.7 | |
| Libertarian | Christopher "Kit" Maira | 6,423 | 13.3 | |
| Total votes | 48,264 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tony Cardenas | 41,798 | 71.7 | |
| Libertarian | Ollie M. McCaulley | 16,522 | 28.3 | |
| Total votes | 58,320 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard Katz (incumbent) | 34,976 | 70.6 | |
| Republican | Nicholas Fitzgerald | 14,583 | 29.4 | |
| Total votes | 49,559 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard Katz (incumbent) | 45,387 | 69.4 | |
| Republican | Nicholas Fitzgerald | 16,739 | 25.6 | |
| Libertarian | David H. George | 3,270 | 5.0 | |
| Total votes | 65,396 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||