California's 58th State Assembly district

California's 58th State Assembly district
Map of the district
Current assemblymember Cristina Garcia (D–Bell Gardens)
Registration 52.09% Democratic
Demographics 13.15% White
4.56% Black
67.16% Latino
13.91% Asian
0.31% Native American
0.29% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.21% other
0.40% remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age
 468,258
341,855
249,379
Registered voters 226,772

California's 58th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Cristina Garcia of Bell Gardens.

District profile

The district encompasses a portion of the Gateway Cities region and roughly follows Interstate 605 from Pico Rivera in the north to Cerritos in the south. The district is primarily suburban and heavily Latino.

List of assemblymembers

Due to redistricting, the 58th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Assemblymember Party Years served
Laughlin E. Waters Republican 1950–1953
Joe Shell Republican 1953–1962
Harvey Johnson Democratic 1962–1974
Fred W. Chel Democratic 1974–1978
Dennis L. Brown Republican 1978–1990
Tom Mays Republican 1978–1990
Grace Napolitano Democratic 1992–1998
Tom Calderon Democratic 1998–2002
Ronald Calderon Democratic 2002–2006
Charles Calderon Democratic 2006–2012
Cristina Garcia Democratic 2012–present

Election results

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cristina Garcia (incumbent) 19,392 100.0
Total votes 19,392 100.0
General election
Democratic Cristina Garcia (incumbent) 43,182 100.0
Total votes 43,182 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patricia A. Kotze-Ramos 9,015 28.1
Democratic Cristina Garcia 8,517 26.6
Democratic Tom Calderon 7,290 22.7
Democratic Luis H. Marquez 3,946 12.3
Democratic Daniel Crespo 2,096 6.5
Democratic Sultan "Sam" Ahmad 1,197 3.7
Total votes 32,061 100.0
General election
Democratic Cristina Garcia 91,019 71.8
Republican Patricia A. Kotze-Ramos 35,676 28.2
Total votes 126,695 100.0
Democratic win (new seat)

See also

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