California's 61st State Assembly district

California's 61st State Assembly district
California's 61st State Assembly district
Current assemblymember
	Tina McKinnor; D–Hawthorne
Population (2020); • Voting age; • Citizen voting age	491,779; 389,814; 305,884
Demographics	18.40% White; 25.25% Black; 45.55% Latino; 5.74% Asian; 0.18% Native American; 0.39% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.82% other; 3.68% remainder of multiracial;
Registered voters	213,988
Registration	47.91% Democratic; 26.77% Republican; 20.93% No party preference

California's 61st State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Tina McKinnor of Hawthorne.

District profile

The district encompasses a section of southwestern Los Angeles County. The district is primarily urban.

Los Angeles County

Inglewood
Lawndale
Hawthorne
Gardena - partial
Los Angeles – partial

Other levels of government

The 61st Assembly district is completely contained within the 35th Senate District, represented by Democrat Steven Bradford.^[2]

In the United States House of Representatives, the 61st Assembly district is part of the California's 43rd congressional district, represented by Democrat Maxine Waters.^[3]

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2020	President	Biden 63.3 – 34.6%
2018	Governor	Newsom 60.4 – 39.6%
2018	Senator	Feinstein 54.6 – 45.4%
2016	President	Clinton 62.5 – 31.6%
2016	Senator	Harris 54.4 – 45.6%
2014	Governor	Brown 57.1 – 42.9%
2012	President	Obama 63.4 – 34.5%
2012	Senator	Feinstein 64.9 – 35.1%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 61st 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
Mark S. Torrey	Republican	January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887	Calaveras
Fred W. McClenahan	Democratic	January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889
John Gardner	Republican	January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891
Alexander Brown		January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
S. J. Duckworth		January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895	Monterey
William George Hudson		January 7, 1895 - January 2, 1899
Frederick P. Feliz	Democratic	January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1903
Alexander M. Drew	Republican	January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1911	Fresno
William Angus Sutherland		January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913	Fresno
William Alexander Roberts		January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915	Los Angeles
Harry A. Wishard	Progressive	January 4, 1915 - January 6, 1919		Ran as a Republican for his 2nd term.
Harry A. Wishard	Republican	January 4, 1915 - January 6, 1919		Ran as a Republican for his 2nd term.
John Robert White Jr.		January 6, 1919 - January 8, 1923
Frank C. Weller		January 8, 1923 - January 3, 1927
James Cleveland Crawford		January 3, 1927 - January 5, 1931
Clarence N. Wakefield		January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933
Charles W. Dempster		January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935
Ernest O. Voigt	Democratic	January 7, 1935 - January 4, 1943
Lester A. McMillan		January 4, 1943 - January 6, 1969
Henry Waxman		January 6, 1969 - November 30, 1974
Bud Collier	Republican	December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1978
Dick Mountjoy		December 4, 1978 - November 30, 1982
Bill Leonard		December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1988	San Bernardino
Paul A. Woodruff		December 5, 1988 - November 30, 1992	San Bernardino
Fred Aguiar		December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1998	Los Angeles, San Bernardino
Nell Soto	Democratic	December 7, 1998 - March 13, 2000		Resigns from the Assembly after winning a seat in the Senate to be sworn in.^[4]
Gloria Negrete McLeod		December 4, 2000 - November 30, 2006
Nell Soto		December 4, 2006 - November 30, 2008
Norma J. Torres		December 1, 2008 - November 30, 2012
Jose Medina		December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2022	Riverside
Tina McKinnor		December 5, 2022 – Present	Los Angeles County

Election results (1992–present)

2022

2022 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Pullen-Miles	24,322	38.6
	Democratic	Tina Simone McKinnor	20,478	32.5
	Republican	James Arlandus Spencer	8,942	14.2
	Democratic	Angie Reyes English	6,777	10.7
	Democratic	Nico Ruderman	2,540	4.0
Total votes			63,059	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Tina Simone McKinnor (incumbent)	58,888	63.6%
	Democratic	Robert Pullen-Miles	33,691	36.4%
Total votes			92,579	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jose Medina (incumbent)	51,402	66.2%
	Republican	Ali Mazarei	26,250	33.8%
Total votes			77,652	100.0%
General election
	Democratic	Jose Medina (incumbent)	116,060	65.9%
	Republican	Ali Mazarei	59,979	34.1%
Total votes			176,039	100.0%
	Democratic hold

2018

California State Assembly election, 2018
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jose Medina (incumbent)	36,442	99.4
	Republican	Mohammad-Ali Mazarfi (write-in)	212	0.6
Total votes			36,654	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jose Medina (incumbent)	75,327	67.8
	Republican	Mohammad-Ali Mazarfi	35,821	32.2
Total votes			111,148	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jose Medina (incumbent)	45,888	67.3
	Republican	Hector Diaz	22,281	32.7
Total votes			68,169	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jose Medina (incumbent)	90,663	65.9
	Republican	Hector Diaz	46,924	34.1
Total votes			137,587	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jose Medina (incumbent)	13,631	43.8
	Republican	Rudy Aranda	12,942	41.6
	Democratic	D. Shelly Yarbrough	4,549	14.6
Total votes			31,122	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jose Medina (incumbent)	34,160	58.8
	Republican	Rudy Aranda	23,973	41.2
Total votes			58,033	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jose Medina	17,473	44.6
	Republican	Bill Batey	13,713	35.0
	Republican	Joe Ludwig	6,254	15.9
	No party preference	Fredy R. De Leon	1,757	4.5
	Republican	Thomas Carlos Ketcham (write-in)	16	0.0
Total votes			39,213	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jose Medina	76,774	61.0
	Republican	Bill Batey	49,003	39.0
Total votes			125,777	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010

2010 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Norma Torres (incumbent)	43,813	60.2
	Republican	Ray Moors	29,009	39.8
Total votes			72,822	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008

2008 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Norma Torres	61,004	60.52
	Republican	Wendy Maier	33,284	33.02
	Libertarian	Michael Mendez	6,517	6.46
Total votes			100,805	100.00
Turnout				65.60
	Democratic hold

2006

2006 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nell Soto	36,482	62.77
	Republican	Benjamin Lopez	21,639	37.23
Total votes			58,121	100.00
Turnout				40.92
	Democratic hold

2004

2014 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gloria Negrete McLeod (incumbent)	58,120	63.59
	Republican	Alan Wapner	33,281	36.41
Total votes			91,401	100.00
	Democratic hold

2002

2002 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gloria Negrete McLeod	30,953	62.44
	Republican	Matthew Munson	18,619	37.56
Invalid or blank votes			3,955	7.39
Total votes			53,527	100.00
	Democratic hold

2000

2000 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gloria Negrete McLeod	51,335	54.04
	Republican	Dennis R. Yates	40,751	42.90
	Libertarian	David Kocot	2,894	3.05
Invalid or blank votes			1,089	1.13
Total votes			96,069	100.00
	Democratic hold

1998

1998 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nell Soto	37,382	56.21
	Republican	Bob Demallie	29,127	43.79
Invalid or blank votes			6,621	9.05
Total votes			113,130	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

1996

1996 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Aguiar (incumbent)	44,314	55.01
	Democratic	Paul Vincent Avila	32,445	40.27
	Libertarian	Michael Alan Piltch	3,800	4.72
Invalid or blank votes			7,691	4.31
Total votes			88,250	100.00
	Republican hold

1994

California's 61st State Assembly district election, 1994
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Aguiar (incumbent)	42,209	64.09
	Democratic	Larry Silva	23,653	35.91
Invalid or blank votes			6,286	8.71
Total votes			72,148	100.00
	Republican hold

1992

1992 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Aguiar	52,686	58.40
	Democratic	Larry S. Simcoe	32,740	36.29
	Green	Cynthia Allaire	4,787	5.31
Invalid or blank votes			8,433	8.55
Total votes			98,646	100.00
	Republican hold

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2021" (PDF).
^ "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
^ "California's 41st Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC.
^ "Nell Soto Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

External links

District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission

[population-1] "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2021" (PDF).

[2] "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2014.

[3] "California's 41st Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC.

[4] "Nell Soto Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

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