California's 51st State Assembly district
{{Short description|American legislative district}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox California State Legislature district
| district = 51
| chamber = Assembly
| image = California's 51st Assembly district.svg
| percent white = 58.57
| percent black = 4.13
| percent latino = 17.57
| percent asian = 13.42
| percent native american = 0.15
| percent pacific islander = 0.10
| percent other race =0.87
| percent remainder of multiracial = 0.31{{Cite web|url=https://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/64/2011/08/crc_20110815_5appendix_3.pdf|title=Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011}}
| registered = 223,852
| Democratic = 60.73
| Republican = 9.13
| NPP = 25.88
}}
California's 51st State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by {{Representative|caad|51|fmt=pfl}} of {{Representative|caad|51|fmt=residence}}.
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District profile
The district encompasses parts of western Los Angeles, as well as the cities of Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, and West Hollywood.
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Los Angeles County – 4.95%
- Beverly Hills
- Santa Monica
- West Hollywood
- Los Angeles – 8.57%
- Cheviot Hills
- Hollywood
- East Hollywood
- Sawtelle
- West Los Angeles
- Westwood Village
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Election results from statewide races
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| width="30" | Year
! width="60" | Office ! width="180" | Results |
|---|
| 2021
| Recall | align="right" {{na}} No 85.4 – 14.6% |
| rowspan="1" | 2020
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Biden 81.4 - 14.6% |
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| Governor | align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Newsom 85.9 – 14.1% |
| Senator
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | de Leon 50.0 – 50.0% |
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Clinton 84.0 – 10.2% |
| Senator
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Harris 55.0 – 45.0% |
| 2014
| Governor | align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Brown 84.3 – 14.7% |
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Obama 83.5 – 13.5% |
| Senator
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Feinstein 85.1 – 14.9% |
List of members representing the district
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| Assembly Members
! Party ! Years Served ! Counties Represented ! Notes |
|---|
| colspan=5|District established January 3, 1885 |
| align=left |100px Joseph F. Black {{small|(Livermore)}} | {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | January 3, 1885 – |Elected in 1884. | rowspan="12" |Alameda |
| align=left | Hiram Bailey {{small|(Livermore)}} | {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 5, 1887 – |Elected in 1886. |
| align=left | Joseph McKeown {{small|(Alameda)}} | {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 7, 1889 – |Elected in 1888. |
| align=left | Frank L. Fowler {{small|(Oakland)}} | {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 5, 1891 – |Elected in 1890. |
| align=left | C. G. Dodge {{small|(Oakland)}} | {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 2, 1893 – |Elected in 1892. |
| align=left |100px Howard E. Wright {{small|(Berkeley)}} | {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 4, 1897 – |Elected in 1896. |
| align=left |100px Newell K. Foster {{small|(Oakland)}} | {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 1, 1901 – |Elected in 1900. |
| colspan="2" |Vacant
|March 16, 1903 – | |
| align=left | R. H. E. Espey {{small|(Oakland)}} | {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 2, 1905 – |Elected in 1904. |
| colspan="2" |Vacant
|October 15, 1906 – | |
| align=left |100px George J. Hans {{small|(Oakland)}} | {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 7, 1907 – |Elected in 1906. |
| align=left | Frank M. Smith {{small|(Oakland)}} | {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 2, 1911 – |Elected in 1910. |
| align=left |100px William A. Sutherland {{small|(Fresno)}} | {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 6, 1913 – |Redistricted from the 36th district and re-elected in 1912. | rowspan="5" |Fresno |
| align=left |100px Henry Hawson {{small|(Fresno)}} | {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | January 4, 1915 – |Elected in 1914. |
| align=left | S. L. Strother {{small|(Fresno)}} | {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | January 6, 1919 – |Elected in 1918. |
| align=left |100px Herbert McDowell {{small|(Fresno)}} | {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 3, 1921 – |Elected in 1920. |
| align=left |100px Z. S. Leymel {{small|(Fresno)}} | {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 3, 1927 – |Elected in 1926. |
| colspan="2" |Vacant
|April 22, 1929 – | | |
| align="left" |100px Sarah E. Kellogg {{small|(Los Angeles)}} | {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 5, 1931 – |Elected in 1930. | rowspan="22" |Los Angeles |
| align=left |100px William M. Jones {{small|(Montebello)}} |{{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | January 2, 1933 – |Elected in 1932. |
| align=left |100px F. Ray Bennett {{small|(Los Angeles)}} |{{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | January 2, 1939 – |Elected in 1938. |
| colspan="2" |Vacant
|October 20, 1942 – | |
| align=left |100px Elwyn S. Bennett {{small|(Los Angeles)}} |{{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | January 4, 1943 – |Elected in 1942. |
| align=left | 100px William A. Munnell {{small|(Norwalk)}} |{{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | January 8, 1951 – |Elected in 1950. |
| colspan="2" |Vacant
|November 30, 1961 – | |
| align=left | John Moreno {{small|(Santa Fe Springs)}} |{{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | January 7, 1963 – |Elected in 1962. |
| align=left |100px Jack R. Fenton {{small|(Montebello)}} |{{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | January 4, 1965 – |Elected in 1964. |
| align=left |100px Robert G. Beverly {{small|(Manhattan Beach)}} | {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | December 2, 1974 – |Redistricted from the 46th district and re-elected in 1974. |
| align=left | Marilyn Ryan {{small|(Rancho Palos Verdes)}} |{{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | December 6, 1976 – |Elected in 1976. |
| align=left | Gerald N. Felando {{small|(Los Angeles)}} |{{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | December 6, 1982 – |Elected in 1982. |
| align=left | Curtis R. Tucker Jr. {{small|(Inglewood)}} |{{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | December 7, 1992 – |Redistricted from the 50th district and re-elected in 1992. |
| align=left |100px Edward Vincent {{small|(Inglewood)}} | {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | December 2, 1996 – |Elected in 1996. |
| align=left |100px Jerome Horton {{small|(Los Angeles)}} | {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | December 4, 2000 – |Elected in 2000. |
| align=left |100px Curren Price {{small|(Los Angeles)}} | {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | December 4, 2006 – |Elected in 2006. |
| colspan="2" |Vacant
|June 8, 2009 – | |
| align=left |100px Steven Bradford {{small|(Gardena)}} | {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | September 10, 2010 – |Elected to finish Price's term. |
| align=left |100px Jimmy Gomez {{small|(Los Angeles)}} | {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | December 3, 2012 – |Elected in 2012. |
| colspan="2" |Vacant
|July 11, 2017 – | |
| align=left |100px Wendy Carrillo {{small|(Los Angeles)}} | {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | December 16, 2017 – |Elected to finish Gomez's term. |
| align=left |100px Rick Zbur {{small|(Los Angeles)}} | {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | December 5, 2022 – |
Election results
= 2020 =
{{Election box open primary begin no change
|title= 2020 California State Assembly election
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = California Democratic Party
|candidate = Wendy Carrillo (incumbent)
|votes = 73,578
|percentage = 100.0%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 73,578
|percentage = 100.0%
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = California Democratic Party
|candidate = Wendy Carrillo (incumbent)
|votes = 127,026
|percentage = 100.0%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 127,026
|percentage = 100.0%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2018 =
{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title = California State Assembly election, 2018
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Wendy Carrillo (incumbent)
| votes = 42547
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = Christopher Stare (write-in)
| votes = 4
| percentage = 0.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 42551
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Wendy Carrillo (incumbent)
| votes = 102276
| percentage = 86.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = Christopher Stare
| votes = 15769
| percentage = 13.4
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 118045
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2017 (special) =
{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title = California's 51st State Assembly district special election, 2017
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Jimmy Gomez
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Wendy Carrillo
| votes = 5,058
| percentage = 22.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Luis López
| votes = 4,243
| percentage = 18.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Mike Fong
| votes = 3,675
| percentage = 16.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Gabriel Sandoval
| votes = 2,370
| percentage = 10.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Ron Birnbaum
| votes = 2,213
| percentage = 9.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Alex De Ocampo
| votes = 1,803
| percentage = 7.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = David Vela
| votes = 1,075
| percentage = 4.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Mark Vargas
| votes = 1,022
| percentage = 4.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = Andrew S. Aguero
| votes = 405
| percentage = 1.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = No party preference
| candidate = Patrick Koppula
| votes = 328
| percentage = 1.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Barbara Torres
| votes = 284
| percentage = 1.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Peace and Freedom Party
| candidate = John Prysner
| votes = 232
| percentage = 1.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Mario Olmos
| votes = 122
| percentage = 0.5
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 22,830
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Wendy Carrillo
| votes = 11,100
| percentage = 53.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Luis López
| votes = 9,631
| percentage = 46.5
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 20,731
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2016=
{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title = California State Assembly election, 2016
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Jimmy Gomez (incumbent)
| votes = 62,366
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = Mike Everling (write-in)
| votes = 7
| percentage = 0.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 62,373
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Jimmy Gomez (incumbent)
| votes = 110,036
| percentage = 86.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = Mike Everling
| votes = 17,724
| percentage = 13.9
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 127,760
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2014 =
{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title = California State Assembly election, 2014
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Jimmy Gomez (incumbent)
| votes = 20,621
| percentage = 99.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Stephen C. Smith (write-in)
| votes = 54
| percentage = 0.3
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 20,675
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Jimmy Gomez (incumbent)
| votes = 42,261
| percentage = 83.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Stephen C. Smith
| votes = 8,277
| percentage = 16.4
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 50,538
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2012 =
{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title = California State Assembly election, 2012
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Jimmy Gomez
| votes = 10,459
| percentage = 37.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Luis Lopez
| votes = 6,871
| percentage = 24.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Arturo Chavez
| votes = 6,422
| percentage = 23.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Richard Friedberg
| votes = 3,059
| percentage = 11.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Oscar A. Guttierez
| votes = 1,128
| percentage = 4.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 26,811
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Jimmy Gomez
| votes = 63,292
| percentage = 59.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Luis Lopez
| votes = 42,618
| percentage = 40.2
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 105,910
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2010 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2010 California State Assembly election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Steven Bradford (incumbent)
| votes = 69,111
| percentage = 81.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Green Party of California
| candidate = Cynthia Santiago
| votes = 15,486
| percentage = 18.3
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 84,597
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2008 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2008 California State Assembly election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Curren Price (incumbent)
| votes = 95,589
| percentage = 76.68
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Reece Pollack
| votes = 23,515
| percentage = 18.86
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = Carl Swinney
| votes = 5,563
| percentage = 4.46
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 124,667
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change
| percentage = 68.99
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2006 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2006 California State Assembly election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Curren Price
| votes = 52,671
| percentage = 73.94
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Ross Moen
| votes = 16,241
| percentage = 22.80
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = Carl Swinney
| votes = 2,322
| percentage = 3.26
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 71,234
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change
| percentage = 44.72
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2004 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2004 California State Assembly election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Jerome Horton (incumbent)
| votes = 89,509
| percentage = 84.09
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = Daniel R. Sherman
| votes = 16,941
| percentage = 15.91
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 106,450
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2002 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title=2002 California State Assembly election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Jerome Horton (incumbent)
| votes = 49,718
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box invalid no change
| votes = 19,910
| percentage = 28.59
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 69,628
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2000 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2000 California State Assembly election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Jerome Horton (incumbent)
| votes = 70,169
| percentage = 77.90
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Antoine Hawkins
| votes = 19,910
| percentage = 22.10
}}
{{Election box invalid no change
| votes = 9,912
| percentage = 9.91
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 99,991
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 1998 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 1998 California State Assembly election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Edward Vincent (incumbent)
| votes = 52,951
| percentage = 76.99
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Robert Acherman
| votes = 13,202
| percentage = 19.20
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Green Party of California
| candidate = Rex Frankel
| votes = 2,619
| percentage = 3.81
}}
{{Election box invalid no change
| votes = 7,186
| percentage = 9.46
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 75,958
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 1996 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 1996 California State Assembly election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Edward Vincent (incumbent)
| votes = 58,333
| percentage = 73.22
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Anthony Clarke
| votes = 21,334
| percentage = 26.78
}}
{{Election box invalid no change
| votes = 11,888
| percentage = 12.98
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 91,555
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 1994 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 1994 California State Assembly election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Curtis R. Tucker, Jr. (incumbent)
| votes = 46,037
| percentage = 69.55
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Adam Michelin
| votes = 20,151
| percentage = 30.45
}}
{{Election box invalid no change
| votes = 7,860
| percentage = 10.61
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 74,048
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 1992 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 1992 California State Assembly election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Curtis R. Tucker, Jr.
| votes = 74,904
| percentage = 81.94
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = Clark W. Hanley
| votes = 11,236
| percentage = 12.29
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Peace and Freedom Party
| candidate = Xenia Geraldina Williams
| votes = 5,270
| percentage = 5.77
}}
{{Election box invalid no change
| votes = 13,817
| percentage = 13.13
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 105,227
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
| loser = California Republican Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141021044804/http://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/downloads/meeting_handouts_082011/map_20110815_ap_ad_51_certified.pdf District map] from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission
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