| California's 42nd State Assembly district | |||
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| Current assemblymember |
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| Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 462,952 [1] 358,808 [1] 315,589 [1] | ||
| Demographics |
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| Registered voters | 230,889 | ||
| Registration | 35.29% Republican 34.26% Democratic 24.30% No party preference | ||
California's 42nd State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Jacqui Irwin.
The district straddles the gateway between the Inland Empire and the California desert, stretching from Yucaipa and Hemet in the west to the Twentynine Palms region and western Coachella Valley in the east.
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Biden 50.5 – 47.5% |
| 2018 | Governor [2] | Cox 52.2 – 47.8% |
| Senator [3] | De Leon 51.8 – 48.2% | |
| 2016 | President | Trump 49.7 – 45.6% |
| Senator | Harris 61.1 – 38.9% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Kashkari 52.8 – 47.2% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 52.9 – 45.0% |
| Senator | Emken 51.6 – 48.4% |
Due to redistricting, the 42nd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. C. McMurray | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | San Francisco | |
| John La Blanc | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | |||
| E. S. Saloman | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | |||
| Louis A. Phillips | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | |||
| William Hendrickson Jr. | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | ||
| Isaac M. Merrill | Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | ||
| Lorenzo A. Henry | January 4, 1897 - January 5, 1903 | |||
| Phineas S. Barber | January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905 | |||
| George A. McGowan | January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907 | |||
| Samuel T. Kohlman | January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909 | |||
| Albert P. Wheelan | Democratic | January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911 | ||
| Arthur Max Joel | Republican | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | ||
| Henry Ward Brown | January 6, 1913 - June 16, 1916 | San Mateo | Died in office to cancer. [4] | |
| Frank Leonard Eksward | Democratic | January 8, 1917 - January 3, 1927 | While he was in office, he changed his party affiliation to Republican. | |
| Republican | ||||
| Harry L. Parkman | January 3, 1927 - January 5, 1931 | |||
| Bert B. Snyder | January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | |||
| James S. O'Connor | Democratic | January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935 | Los Angeles | |
| Elmer E. Lore | January 7, 1935 - January 6, 1941 | |||
| Everett G. Burkhalter | January 6, 1941 - January 6, 1947 | |||
| Walter R. Hinton | Republican | January 6, 1947 - January 3, 1949 | ||
| Everett G. Burkhalter | Democratic | January 3, 1949 - January 5, 1953 | ||
| William F. Marsh | Republican | January 5, 1953 - January 5, 1959 | ||
| Tom Bane | Democratic | January 5, 1959 - January 4, 1965 | ||
| Bob Moretti | January 4, 1965 - November 30, 1974 | |||
| Frank D. Lanterman | Republican | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1978 | ||
| William H. Ivers | December 4, 1978 - November 30, 1982 | |||
| Dick Mountjoy | December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1992 | |||
| Burt M. Margolin | Democratic | December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1994 | ||
| Wally Knox | December 5, 1994 - November 30, 2000 | |||
| Paul Koretz | December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2006 | |||
| Mike Feuer | December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2012 | |||
| Brian Nestande | Republican | December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2014 | Riverside, San Bernardino | |
| Chad Mayes | December 1, 2014 – present | On December 5, 2019, Mayes left the Republican party and registered as an independent. [5] | ||
| Independent | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Independent | Chad Mayes (incumbent) | 42,717 | 35.0 | |
| Republican | Andrew F. Kotyuk | 40,893 | 33.5 | |
| Democratic | DeniAntionette Mazingo | 38,492 | 31.5 | |
| Total votes | 122,102 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Independent | Chad Mayes (incumbent) | 120,359 | 55.6 | |
| Republican | Andrew F. Kotyuk | 96,172 | 44.4 | |
| Total votes | 216,531 | 100.0 | ||
| Independent hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | DeniAntionette Mazingo | 33,586 | 35.6 | |
| Republican | Chad Mayes (incumbent) | 30,880 | 32.8 | |
| Republican | Gary Jeandron | 15,032 | 16.0 | |
| Republican | Andrew F. Kotyuk | 11,572 | 12.3 | |
| Green | Carol Bouldin | 3,166 | 3.4 | |
| Total votes | 94,236 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Chad Mayes (incumbent) | 86,333 | 55.3 | |
| Democratic | DeniAntionette Mazingo | 69,747 | 44.7 | |
| Total votes | 156,080 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Chad Mayes (incumbent) | 49,580 | 50.8 | |
| Democratic | Greg Rodriguez | 40,446 | 41.4 | |
| Libertarian | Jeff Hewitt | 7,601 | 7.8 | |
| Total votes | 97,627 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Chad Mayes (incumbent) | 97,864 | 57.4 | |
| Democratic | Greg Rodriguez | 72,581 | 42.6 | |
| Total votes | 170,445 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Karalee Hargrove | 22,973 | 37.8 | |
| Republican | Chad Mayes | 20,921 | 34.4 | |
| Republican | Gary Jeandron | 14,877 | 27.8 | |
| Total votes | 60,771 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Chad Mayes | 56,517 | 57.3 | |
| Democratic | Karalee Hargrove | 42,082 | 42.7 | |
| Total votes | 98,599 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Brian Nestande (incumbent) | 41,217 | 61.2 | |
| Democratic | Mark Anthony Orozco | 26,107 | 38.8 | |
| Total votes | 67,324 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Brian Nestande (incumbent) | 81,768 | 54.7 | |
| Democratic | Mark Anthony Orozco | 67,823 | 45.3 | |
| Total votes | 149,591 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mike Feuer (incumbent) | 106,029 | 73.2 | |
| Republican | Mary Toman-Miller | 38,836 | 26.8 | |
| Republican | David Hernandez (write-in) | 17 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 144,882 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Michael Feuer (incumbent) | 142,456 | 76.07 | |
| Republican | Steven Sion | 44,803 | 23.93 | |
| Total votes | 187,259 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 70.07 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Michael Feuer | 94,619 | 88.22 | |
| Republican | Steven Sion | 27,539 | 25.68 | |
| Libertarian | Colin Goldman | 6,101 | 5.69 | |
| Total votes | 107,259 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 51.27 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Paul Koretz (incumbent) | 143,376 | 75.42 | |
| Republican | Paul Morgan Fredrix | 46,715 | 24.58 | |
| Total votes | 190,091 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Paul Koretz (incumbent) | 83,025 | 74.29 | |
| Republican | Jeffrey A. Bissiri | 28,737 | 25.71 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 10,264 | 8.41 | ||
| Total votes | 122,026 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Paul Koretz | 100,238 | 66.64 | |
| Republican | Douglas Cleon Taylor | 28,171 | 18.73 | |
| Green | Sara Amir | 14,995 | 9.97 | |
| Libertarian | Mark Allen Selzer | 5,665 | 3.77 | |
| Natural Law | Ivka Adam | 1,352 | 0.90 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 20,108 | 11.79 | ||
| Total votes | 170,529 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Wally Knox (incumbent) | 81,130 | 74.01 | |
| Republican | Kevin B. Davis | 24,140 | 22.02 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Nancy Lawrence | 4,353 | 3.97 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 11,515 | 9.51 | ||
| Total votes | 121,138 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Wally Knox (incumbent) | 87,256 | 65.57 | |
| Republican | Adam Ross | 37,921 | 28.50 | |
| Libertarian | Eric Michael Fine | 5,699 | 4.28 | |
| Natural Law | Herbert Paul | 2,203 | 1.66 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 20,047 | 13.09 | ||
| Total votes | 153,126 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Wally Knox | 74,303 | 63.68 | |
| Republican | Robert "Bob" Davis | 36,932 | 31.65 | |
| Libertarian | Eric Michael Fine | 5,441 | 4.66 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 17,681 | 13.16 | ||
| Total votes | 134,357 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Burt Margolin (incumbent) | 112,864 | 67.34 | |
| Republican | Robert "Bob" Davis | 44,584 | 26.60 | |
| Libertarian | Andrew S. Rotter | 4,093 | 3.55 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Timothy Burdick | 5,686 | 3.39 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 24,351 | 12.69 | ||
| Total votes | 191,578 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
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