| California's 55th State Assembly district | ||
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| Current assemblymember | Warren Furutani (D–Long Beach) | |
| Registration | 54.84% Democratic
21.68% Republican
19.35% Decline to State
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| Demographics | 21.09% White
15.24% Black
44.52% Hispanic
15.32% Asian
0.53% Native American
1.72% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.43% other
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| Population | 423,390 | |
| Voting-age population | 289,494 | |
| Registered voters | 186,767 | |
California's 55th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Warren T. Furutani of Long Beach.
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The district currently consists of 4.45% of Los Angeles County and includes all of Carson and West Carson, 73.68% of Lakewood, 33.42% of Long Beach, and 2.64% of Los Angeles.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Warren Furutani | 25,285 | 69.79% | |
| American Independent | Charlotte Gibson | 9,590 | 15.34% | |
| Libertarian | Herb Peters | 9,297 | 14.87% | |
| Totals | 62,534 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| California State Assembly elections, 2006[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Laura Richardson | 50,006 | 68.2 | +1.5 | |
| Republican | Margherita Palumbo Underhill | 23,421 | 31.8 | -1.5 | |
| Total votes | 83,427 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 26,585 | 36.4 | +3.0 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | +3.0 | |||
| California State Assembly elections, 2004[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Jenny Oropeza (incumbent) | 73,594 | 66.7 | -13.8 | |
| Republican | Margherita Palumbo Underhill | 36,800 | 33.3 | +33.3 | |
| Total votes | 110,394 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 36,794 | 33.4 | -27.6 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -27.6 | |||
| California State Assembly elections, 2002[3] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Jenny Oropeza (incumbent) | 47,874 | 80.5 | +5.8 | |
| Libertarian | Guy Wilson | 11,614 | 19.5 | -0.9 | |
| Total votes | 59,488 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 36,260 | 61.0 | +6.7 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | +6.7 | |||
Official Profile of Assembly District from California State Assembly--[1]
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