California's 51st State Assembly district

California's 51st State Assembly district
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Current assemblymember		Jimmy Gomez (D–Echo Park)
Registration	58.15% Democratic 10.95% Republican 25.84% No party preference
Demographics	10.91% White 2.33% Black 71.60% Latino 14.28% Asian 0.28% Native American 0.07% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.23% other 0.31% remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	465,643 348,231 229,008
Registered voters	200,634

California's 51st State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Jimmy Gomez of Echo Park.

District profile

The district encompasses northeastern Los Angeles, including parts of the Eastside. The district is primarily urban and heavily Latino.

Los Angeles County – 4.7%

• City Terrace
• East Los Angeles
• Los Angeles – 8.9%
  • Chinatown
  • Cypress Park
  • Eagle Rock
  • Echo Park
  • Edendale
  • Glassell Park
  • Highland Park
  • Montecito Heights
  • Silver Lake

Election results

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jimmy Gomez (incumbent)	20,621	99.7
	Republican	Stephen C. Smith (write-in)	54	0.3
Total votes			20,675	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jimmy Gomez (incumbent)	42,261	83.6
	Republican	Stephen C. Smith	8,277	16.4
Total votes			50,538	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jimmy Gomez	10,459	37.4
	Democratic	Luis Lopez	6,871	24.6
	Democratic	Arturo Chavez	6,422	23.0
	Democratic	Richard Friedberg	3,059	11.0
	Democratic	Oscar A. Guttierez	1,128	4.0
Total votes			26,811	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jimmy Gomez	63,292	59.8
	Democratic	Luis Lopez	42,618	40.2
Total votes			105,910	100.0
	Democratic hold

See also

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

External links

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission