California's 59th State Assembly district
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California's 59th State Assembly district | ||
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Current assemblymember | Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D–Los Angeles) | |
Registration | 67.69% Democratic
6.04% Republican
22.00% No party preference
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Demographics | 2.60% White
19.38% Black
75.00% Latino
2.05% Asian
0.13% Native American
0.04% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.36% other
0.43% remainder of multiracial
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Population (2010)
• Voting age
• Citizen voting age
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465,168
319,044
168,548
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Registered voters | 169,396 |
California's 59th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Reggie Jones-Sawyer of Los Angeles.
District profile
The district encompasses most of South Los Angeles, centered along Interstate 110. The district is primarily urban and heavily Latino.
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Election results
2014
California State Assembly election, 2014 | ||||
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Primary election | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Reggie Jones-Sawyer (incumbent) | 12,404 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 12,404 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Reggie Jones-Sawyer (incumbent) | 28,493 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 28,493 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2012
California State Assembly election, 2012 | |||||
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Primary election | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Democratic | Reggie Jones-Sawyer | 7,029 | 43.6 | ||
Democratic | Rodney D. Robinson | 3,038 | 18.8 | ||
Democratic | Greg Akili | 2,772 | 17.2 | ||
Democratic | Gertrude "Trudy" Holmes-Magee | 2,487 | 15.4 | ||
Democratic | Armenak H. Nouridjanian | 810 | 5.0 | ||
Total votes | 16,136 | 100.0 | |||
General election | |||||
Democratic | Reggie Jones-Sawyer | 40,519 | 52.3 | ||
Democratic | Rodney D. Robinson | 36,949 | 47.7 | ||
Total votes | 77,468 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic win (new seat) |