| California's 61st State Assembly district | |||
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| Population (2020) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 491,779 [1] 389,814 [1] 305,884 [1] | ||
| Demographics |
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| 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.
The district encompasses a section of southwestern Los Angeles County. The district is primarily urban.
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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]
| Year | Office | Results |
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| 2020 | President | Biden 63.3 – 34.6% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 60.4 – 39.6% |
| Senator | Feinstein 54.6 – 45.4% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 62.5 – 31.6% |
| Senator | Harris 54.4 – 45.6% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 57.1 – 42.9% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 63.4 – 34.5% |
| Senator | Feinstein 64.9 – 35.1% |
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 | |||
| 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. | |
| Republican | ||||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | ||
| Primary election | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Norma Torres (incumbent) | 43,813 | 60.2 | |
| Republican | Ray Moors | 29,009 | 39.8 | |
| Total votes | 72,822 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Gloria Negrete McLeod (incumbent) | 58,120 | 63.59 | |
| Republican | Alan Wapner | 33,281 | 36.41 | |
| Total votes | 91,401 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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