# California's 52nd State Assembly district

California's 52nd State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Wendy Carillo.

## District profile

The district encompasses the westernmost parts of the Inland Empire, forming a major gateway between it and the San Gabriel Valley to the west. The district is mostly suburban and heavily Latino.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2021 | Recall | No 62.7 – 37.3% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 63.9 – 33.8% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 64.1 – 35.9% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 51.1 – 48.9% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 65.8 – 28.7% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 51.8 – 48.2% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 58.6 – 41.4% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 65.0 – 32.9% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 65.7 – 34.3% |

## List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 52nd 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 Coke Morris | Democratic | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | Alameda | |
| John Ellsworth | Republican | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | Alameda | |
| William Simpson | Republican | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | Alameda | |
| Frederick Bryant | Republican | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | Alameda | |
| James Thomas O'Keefe | Republican | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | San Mateo | |
| Timothy Guy Phelps | Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | San Mateo | |
| S. G. Goodhue | Republican | January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899 | San Mateo | |
| Henry Ward Brown | Republican | January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1903 | San Mateo | |
| William H. Waste | Republican | January 5, 1903 - April 13, 1905 | Alameda | Resigned to become a Judge for the Alameda County Superior Court. |
| John M. Eshleman | Republican | January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909 | Alameda | |
| C. C. Young | Republican | January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913 | Alameda | |
| Leonard B. Cary | Republican | January 6, 1913 - January 8, 1917 | Fresno | Ran as a Progressive during his 2nd term and won. |
| Leonard B. Cary | Progressive | January 6, 1913 - January 8, 1917 | Fresno | Ran as a Progressive during his 2nd term and won. |
| Melvin Pettit | Progressive | January 8, 1917 - January 3, 1921 | Fresno | Changed his party to Democratic when he ran for his 2nd term. |
| Melvin Pettit | Democratic | January 8, 1917 - January 3, 1921 | Fresno | Changed his party to Democratic when he ran for his 2nd term. |
| S. L. Heisinger | Democratic | January 3, 1921 - January 5, 1931 | Fresno | |
| Eleanor Miller | Republican | January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | Los Angeles | |
| Charles W. Grubbs | Democratic | January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935 | Los Angeles | |
| Ben Rosenthal | Democratic | January 7, 1935 - May 29, 1940 | Los Angeles | Resigns to become a judge for the Los Angeles Municipal Court. |
| William H. Poole | Democratic | January 6, 1941 - January 4, 1943 | Los Angeles | |
| Jonathan J. Hollibaugh | Republican | January 4, 1943 - June 11, 1953 | Los Angeles | Died in office. Dies from a heart attack. |
| Frank G. Bonelli | Democratic | December 2, 1953 - June 4, 1958 | Los Angeles | Sworn in after winning special death to fill vacant seat after Hollibaugh's death. Resigns from the Assembly to become a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. |
| George A. Willson | Democratic | January 5, 1959 - January 2, 1967 | Los Angeles | |
| Floyd L. Wakefield | Republican | January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1974 | Los Angeles | |
| Vincent Thomas | Democratic | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1978 | Los Angeles | |
| Gerald N. Felando | Republican | December 4, 1978 - November 30, 1982 | Los Angeles | |
| Frank Hill | Republican | December 6, 1982 - April 16, 1990 | Los Angeles | Resigned from office after winning special election to be sworn in the 31st Senate district. |
| Paul Horcher | Republican | December 3, 1990 - November 30, 1992 | Los Angeles | |
| Willard H. Murray Jr. | Democratic | December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1996 | Los Angeles | |
| Carl Washington | Democratic | December 2, 1996 - November 30, 2002 | Los Angeles | |
| Mervyn Dymally | Democratic | December 2, 2002 - November 30, 2008 | Los Angeles | |
| Isadore Hall III | Democratic | December 1, 2008 - November 30, 2012 | Los Angeles | |
| Norma J. Torres | Democratic | December 3, 2012 - May 20, 2013 | Los Angeles, San Bernardino | Resigned from office to be sworn in to the 32nd Senate district. |
| Freddie Rodriguez | Democratic | October 11, 2013 – present | Los Angeles, San Bernardino | Sworn in after winning special election. |

## Contents

* 1992
* 1994
* 1996
* 1998
* 2000
* 2002
* 2004
* 2006
* 2008
* 2010
* 2012
* 2013 (special)
* 2014
* 2016
* 2018
* 2020

### 2020

2020 California State Assembly election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Freddie Rodriguez (incumbent) | 47,539 | 68.8% |
| | Republican | Toni Holle | 21,499 | 31.1% |
| | Democratic | Jesus Gonzales (Write in) | 18 | 0.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 69,038 | 100.0% |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Freddie Rodriguez (incumbent) | 112,165 | 68.3% |
| | Republican | Toni Holle | 52,022 | 31.7% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 164,187 | 100.0% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

California State Assembly election, 2018 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Freddie Rodriguez (incumbent) | 21,736 | 48.0 |
| | Republican | Toni Holle | 16,087 | 35.5 |
| | Democratic | Frank C. Guzman | 6,297 | 13.9 |
| | Libertarian | Ben W. Gibbons | 1,205 | 2.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 45,325 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Freddie Rodriguez (incumbent) | 70,507 | 68.6 |
| | Republican | Toni Holle | 32,273 | 31.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 102,780 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

California State Assembly election, 2016 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Freddie Rodriguez (incumbent) | 33,830 | 63.9 |
| | Democratic | Paul Vincent Avila | 18,943 | 35.8 |
| | Republican | Toni Holle (write-in) | 196 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 52,969 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Freddie Rodriguez (incumbent) | 64,836 | 59.1 |
| | Democratic | Paul Vincent Avila | 44,865 | 40.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 109,701 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

California State Assembly election, 2014 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Freddie Rodriguez (incumbent) | 11,543 | 55.2 |
| | Republican | Dorothy F. Pineda | 9,368 | 44.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 20,911 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Freddie Rodriguez (incumbent) | 27,877 | 58.9 |
| | Republican | Dorothy F. Pineda | 19,470 | 41.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 47,347 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2013 (special)

California's 52nd State Assembly district special election, 2013 Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Norma Torres :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | No party preference | Paul S. Leon | 4,219 | 24.9 |
| | Democratic | Freddie Rodriguez | 3,758 | 22.2 |
| | Republican | Dorothy F. Pineda | 2,453 | 14.5 |
| | Democratic | Jason A. Rothman | 1,545 | 9.1 |
| | Democratic | Tom Haughey | 1,482 | 8.7 |
| | Democratic | Danielle Soto | 1,259 | 7.4 |
| | Democratic | Doris Louise Wallace | 887 | 5.2 |
| | Democratic | Paul Vincent Avila | 752 | 4.4 |
| | Democratic | Manuel Saucedo | 597 | 3.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 16,952 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Freddie Rodriguez | 7,630 | 51.3 |
| | No party preference | Paul S. Leon | 7,230 | 48.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,860 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

California State Assembly election, 2012 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Norma Torres (incumbent) | 10,851 | 41.8 |
| | Republican | Kenny Coble | 9,729 | 37.5 |
| | Democratic | Paul Vincent Avila | 3,417 | 13.2 |
| | Democratic | Ray Moors | 1,969 | 7.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,966 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Norma Torres (incumbent) | 66,565 | 66.0 |
| | Republican | Kenny Coble | 34,267 | 34.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 100,832 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

2010 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Isadore Hall, III (incumbent) | 48,323 | 88.3 |
| | Republican | Gwen Patrick | 6,399 | 11.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 54,722 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

2008 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Isadore Hall, III | 72,895 | 86.17 |
| | Republican | Gwen Patrick | 11,700 | 13.83 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 84,595 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 58.86 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

2006 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mervyn Dymally (incumbent) | 37,959 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.15 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

2004 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mervyn M. Dymally (incumbent) | 59,923 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

2002 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mervyn M. Dymally | 35,883 | 89.52 |
| | Republican | Mark Anthony Iles | 4,201 | 10.48 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 3,380 | 7.78 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 43,464 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

2000 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Carl Washington (incumbent) | 61,382 | 87.15 |
| | Republican | Mark Anthony Iles | 9,047 | 12.85 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 6,792 | 8.80 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 77,221 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1998

1998 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Carl Washington (incumbent) | 45,742 | 100.00 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 12,125 | 20.95 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 57,867 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1996

1996 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Carl Washington (incumbent) | 52,081 | 84.57 |
| | Republican | Robert Pullen-Miles | 9,503 | 15.43 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 9,676 | 13.58 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 71,260 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1994

1994 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Willard H. Murray, Jr. | 40,702 | 80.82 |
| | Republican | Richard A. Rorex | 9,662 | 19.18 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 6,516 | 11.46 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 56,880 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1992

1992 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Willard H. Murray, Jr. (incumbent) | 57,588 | 100.00 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 20,914 | 26.64 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 78,502 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |