California's 59th State Assembly district

California's 59th State Assembly district
Map of the district
Current assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D–Los Angeles)
Registration 67.69% Democratic
6.04% Republican
22.00% No party preference
Demographics 2.60% White
19.38% Black
75.00% Latino
2.05% Asian
0.13% Native American
0.04% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.36% other
0.43% remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age
 465,168
319,044
168,548
Registered voters 169,396

California's 59th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Reggie Jones-Sawyer of Los Angeles.

District profile

The district encompasses most of South Los Angeles, centered along Interstate 110. The district is primarily urban and heavily Latino.

Los Angeles County – 4.7%

Election results

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Reggie Jones-Sawyer (incumbent) 12,404 100.0
Total votes 12,404 100.0
General election
Democratic Reggie Jones-Sawyer (incumbent) 28,493 100.0
Total votes 28,493 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Reggie Jones-Sawyer 7,029 43.6
Democratic Rodney D. Robinson 3,038 18.8
Democratic Greg Akili 2,772 17.2
Democratic Gertrude "Trudy" Holmes-Magee 2,487 15.4
Democratic Armenak H. Nouridjanian 810 5.0
Total votes 16,136 100.0
General election
Democratic Reggie Jones-Sawyer 40,519 52.3
Democratic Rodney D. Robinson 36,949 47.7
Total votes 77,468 100.0
Democratic win (new seat)

See also

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