California's 46th State Assembly district

California's 46th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember	Jesse Gabriel D–Encino
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	464,441 [1] 358,293 [1] 247,706 [1]
Demographics	39.98% White 4.69% Black 44.39% Latino 9.52% Asian 0.32% Native American 0.17% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.42% other 0.51 [1] % remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	246,235
Registration	53.34%  Democratic 14.86%  Republican 26.94%  No party preference

California's 46th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Jesse Gabriel of North Hollywood.

District profile

The district encompasses the central and southeastern San Fernando Valley. This ethnically diverse district is an important gateway between the valley and the rest of Los Angeles.

Los Angeles County – 4.7% Los Angeles – 12.2% Hollywood Hills – partial Lake Balboa North Hills North Hollywood – partial Panorama City Reseda Sherman Oaks Studio City Toluca Lake Valley Glen Valley Village Van Nuys Universal City

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2021	Recall	No 76.8 – 23.2%
2020	President	Biden 73.5 - 23.1%
2018	Governor	Newsom 78.0 – 22.0%
	Senator	Feinstein 60.2 – 39.8%
2016	President	Clinton 76.2 – 18.5%
	Senator	Harris 68.0 – 32.0%
2014	Governor	Brown 72.8 – 27.2%
2012	President	Obama 73.7 – 23.6%
	Senator	Feinstein 75.7 – 24.3%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 46th 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
Thomas H. McDonald	Democratic	January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887	San Francisco
Hugh Toner		January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889
James Reavey		January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891
Lawrence Hoey		January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
Hugh J. O'Neill		January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895	Alameda
F. R. Fassett	Republican	January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897
James W. Clarke		January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899
William McDonald		January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901
John G. Mattos Jr.		January 1, 1901 - January 2, 1905
Edward Keating Strobridge		January 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909
Thomas H. Silver		January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911
Antone Augustine Rogers		January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913
David Whitlaw Tulloch	Democratic	January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915	Stanislaus
Lewis Lincoln Dennett	Progressive	January 4, 1915 - January 6, 1919
	Republican
Esto Bates Broughton	Democratic	January 6, 1919 - January 3, 1927		First woman to be elected along with Grace S. Dorris, Elizabeth Hughes, and Anna L. Saylor.
Vernon F. Gant	Republican	January 3, 1927 - January 7, 1929
Frank Baltzell Collier		January 7, 1929 - January 5, 1931
Charles Todd Clark	Democratic	January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933	Fresno
Sam M. Greene	Republican	January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935	Los Angeles
Ralph W. Evans	Democratic	January 7, 1935 - January 4, 1937
Jack Tenney		January 4, 1937 - January 4, 1943
Glenn M. Anderson		January 4, 1943 - January 8, 1951
Charles Edward Chapel	Republican	January 8, 1951 - February 20, 1967		Died in office from a heart attack. [2]
Robert G. Beverly		May 16, 1967 - November 30, 1974		Sworn in after winning special election. [3]
Charles Warren	Democratic	December 2, 1974 - March 11, 1977		Resigned from office. [4]
Mike Roos		June 24, 1977 - March 20, 1991		Sworn in after winning special election. [5] Resigned from office. [6]
Barbara Friedman		August 1, 1991 - November 30, 1992		Sworn in after winning special election to fill the vacant seat left by Mike Roos. [7]
Louis Caldera		December 7, 1992 - September 2, 1997		Resigned from office to become Managing Director & Chief Operating Officer for the Corporation for National and Community Service. [8]
Gil Cedillo		January 16, 1998 - November 30, 2002		Sworn in after winning special election to replace Louis Caldera, accepted a federal government position. [9]
Fabian Núñez		December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008
John Pérez		December 1, 2008 - November 30, 2012
Adrin Nazarian		December 3, 2012 – present

Election results (1992–present)

• 1992
• 1994
• 1996
• 1998
• 2000
• 2002
• 2004
• 2006
• 2008
• 2010
• 2012
• 2014
• 2016
• 2018
• 2020

2020

2020 California State Assembly election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adrin Nazarian (incumbent)	55,784	69.7%
	Democratic	Lanira K. Murphy	24,291	30.3%
Total votes			80,075	100.0%
General election
	Democratic	Adrin Nazarian (incumbent)	104,987	63.4%
	Democratic	Lanira K. Murphy	60,595	36.6%
Total votes			165,582	100.0%
	Democratic hold

2018

California State Assembly election, 2018

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adrin Nazarian (incumbent)	51,896	79.1
	Republican	Roxanne Beckford Hoge	13,672	20.9
Total votes			65,568	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Adrin Nazarian (incumbent)	109,938	79.3
	Republican	Roxanne Beckford Hoge	28,784	20.7
Total votes			138,722	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adrin Nazarian (incumbent)	51,535	99.6
	Democratic	Angela Rupert (write-in)	131	0.3
	Republican	Roxanne Beckford Hoge (write-in)	88	0.2
Total votes			51,754	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Adrin Nazarian (incumbent)	77,587	56.1
	Democratic	Angela Rupert	60,658	43.9
Total votes			138,245	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adrin Nazarian (incumbent)	22,406	70.3
	Republican	Zachary Taylor	9,483	29.7
Total votes			31,889	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Adrin Nazarian (incumbent)	45,839	71.6
	Republican	Zachary Taylor	18,614	28.4
Total votes			64,453	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adrin Nazarian	11,498	27.5
	Republican	Jay L. Stern	8,401	20.1
	Democratic	Brian C. Johnson	8,370	20.0
	Democratic	Andrew B. Lachman	8,085	19.3
	Democratic	Laurette Healey	4,502	10.8
	Democratic	Adriano Lecaros	1,004	2.4
Total votes			41,860	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Adrin Nazarian	92,870	71.0
	Republican	Jay L. Stern	37,928	29.0
Total votes			130,798	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010

2010 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Pérez (incumbent)	38,566	100.0
Total votes			38,566	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008

2008 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Pérez	51,556	84.89
	Republican	Manuel Aldana	9,180	15.11
Total votes			60,736	100.00
Turnout				57.23
	Democratic hold

2006

2006 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Fabian Núñez (incumbent)	30,518	100.00
Turnout				34.67
	Democratic hold

2004

2004 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Fabian Núñez (incumbent)	44,570	85.05
	Republican	Manuel "Manny" Aldana, Jr.	7,837	14.95
Total votes			52,407	100.00
	Democratic hold

2002

2002 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Fabian Núñez	27,041	86.33
	Republican	Manuel "Manny" Aldana, Jr.	4,283	13.67
Invalid or blank votes			3,463	9.95
Total votes			34,787	100.00
	Democratic hold

2000

2000 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gilbert Cedillo (incumbent)	31,919	83.71
	Republican	Matt Brown	6,211	16.29
Invalid or blank votes			5,737	13.08
Total votes			43,867	100.00
	Democratic hold

1998

1998 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gilbert Cedillo (incumbent)	21,654	80.83
	Republican	Andrew Kim	5,137	19.17
Invalid or blank votes			3,423	11.33
Total votes			30,214	100.00
	Democratic hold

1996

1996 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Louis Caldera (incumbent)	22,605	77.50
	Republican	Andrew Kim	6,562	22.50
Invalid or blank votes			5,518	15.91
Total votes			34,685	100.00
	Democratic hold

1994

1994 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Louis Caldera (incumbent)	16,264	72.59
	Republican	Yongchul Yang	4,762	21.26
	Peace and Freedom	William R. Williams	1,378	6.15
Invalid or blank votes			3,362	13.05
Total votes			25,766	100.00
	Democratic hold

1992

1992 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Louis Caldera	21,429	71.80
	Republican	David M. Osborne	6,368	21.34
	Peace and Freedom	Casey Peters	1,325	4.44
	Libertarian	Michael B. Everling	723	2.42
Invalid or blank votes			4,335	12.68
Total votes			34,180	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• California State Assembly
• California State Assembly districts
• Districts in California

References

1. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
2. "Assemblyman Chapel Dies". cdnc.ucr.edu.
3. "Robert Beverly Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
4. "Speaker of the Assembly Informs Governor Jerry Brown about Charles Warren's Resignation" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
5. "Mike Roos Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
6. "Mike Roos Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
7. "Barbara Friedman Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
8. "Louis Caldera Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
9. "Gil Cedillo Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

External links

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission