# California's 51st State Assembly district

California's 51st State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Rick Zbur of Los Angeles.

## District profile

The district encompasses parts of western Los Angeles, as well as the cities of Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, and West Hollywood.
* Beverly Hills
* Santa Monica
* West Hollywood
* Los Angeles – 8.57%
** Cheviot Hills
** Hollywood
** East Hollywood
** Sawtelle
** West Los Angeles
** Westwood Village

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2021 | Recall | No 85.4 – 14.6% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 81.4 - 14.6% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 85.9 – 14.1% |
| 2018 | Senator | de Leon 50.0 – 50.0% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 84.0 – 10.2% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 55.0 – 45.0% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 84.3 – 14.7% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 83.5 – 13.5% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 85.1 – 14.9% |

## List of members representing the district

| Assembly Members | Party | Years Served | Counties Represented | Notes |
| District established January 3, 1885 |||||
| Joseph F. Black (Livermore) | Democratic | January 3, 1885 – January 5, 1887 | Elected in 1884. [data missing] | Alameda |
| Hiram Bailey (Livermore) | Republican | January 5, 1887 – January 7, 1889 | Elected in 1886. [data missing] | Alameda |
| Joseph McKeown (Alameda) | Republican | January 7, 1889 – February 7, 1890 | Elected in 1888. [data missing] | Alameda |
| Frank L. Fowler (Oakland) | Republican | January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893 | Elected in 1890. [data missing] | Alameda |
| C. G. Dodge (Oakland) | Republican | January 2, 1893 – January 4, 1897 | Elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. [data missing] | Alameda |
| Howard E. Wright (Berkeley) | Republican | January 4, 1897 – January 1, 1901 | Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. [data missing] | Alameda |
| Newell K. Foster (Oakland) | Republican | January 1, 1901 – March 16, 1903 | Elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Resigned. | Alameda |
| Vacant | Vacant | March 16, 1903 – January 2, 1905 | | Alameda |
| R. H. E. Espey (Oakland) | Republican | January 2, 1905 – October 15, 1906 | Elected in 1904. Announced re-election campaign, then died. | Alameda |
| Vacant | Vacant | October 15, 1906 – January 7, 1907 | | Alameda |
| George J. Hans (Oakland) | Republican | January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911 | Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Retired to become a State Senator. | Alameda |
| Frank M. Smith (Oakland) | Republican | January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913 | Elected in 1910. Redistricted to the 54th district. | Alameda |
| William A. Sutherland (Fresno) | Republican | January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915 | Redistricted from the 36th district and re-elected in 1912. [data missing] | Fresno |
| Henry Hawson (Fresno) | Democratic | January 4, 1915 – January 6, 1919 | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives. | Fresno |
| S. L. Strother (Fresno) | Democratic | January 6, 1919 – January 3, 1921 | Elected in 1918. [data missing] | Fresno |
| Herbert McDowell (Fresno) | Republican | January 3, 1921 – January 3, 1927 | Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. [data missing] | Fresno |
| Z. S. Leymel (Fresno) | Republican | January 3, 1927 – April 22, 1929 | Elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Resigned to become Mayor of Fresno. | Fresno |
| Vacant | Vacant | April 22, 1929 – January 5, 1931 | | |
| Sarah E. Kellogg (Los Angeles) | Republican | January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933 | Elected in 1930. Lost re-election. | Los Angeles |
| William M. Jones (Montebello) | Democratic | January 2, 1933 – January 2, 1939 | Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. [data missing] | Los Angeles |
| F. Ray Bennett (Los Angeles) | Democratic | January 2, 1939 – October 20, 1942 | Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Resigned to become a Justice of the Los Angeles County Municipal Court. | Los Angeles |
| Vacant | Vacant | October 20, 1942 – January 4, 1943 | | Los Angeles |
| Elwyn S. Bennett (Los Angeles) | Democratic | January 4, 1943 – January 8, 1951 | Elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Retired. | Los Angeles |
| William A. Munnell (Norwalk) | Democratic | January 8, 1951 – November 30, 1961 | Elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Resigned to become a Justice of the Los Angeles County Superior Court. | Los Angeles |
| Vacant | Vacant | November 30, 1961 – January 7, 1963 | | Los Angeles |
| John Moreno (Santa Fe Springs) | Democratic | January 7, 1963 – January 4, 1965 | Elected in 1962. Lost re-election. | Los Angeles |
| Jack R. Fenton (Montebello) | Democratic | January 4, 1965 – November 30, 1974 | Elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Redistricted to the 59th district. | Los Angeles |
| Robert G. Beverly (Manhattan Beach) | Republican | December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1976 | Redistricted from the 46th district and re-elected in 1974. Retired to become a State Senator. | Los Angeles |
| Marilyn Ryan (Rancho Palos Verdes) | Republican | December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1982 | Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1977. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Lost re-election. | Los Angeles |
| Gerald N. Felando (Los Angeles) | Republican | December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1992 | Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 54th district and lost re-election. | Los Angeles |
| Curtis R. Tucker Jr. (Inglewood) | Democratic | December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1996 | Redistricted from the 50th district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Termed out. | Los Angeles |
| Edward Vincent (Inglewood) | Democratic | December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2000 | Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Retired to become a State Senator. | Los Angeles |
| Jerome Horton (Los Angeles) | Democratic | December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2006 | Elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Resigned to become a member of the California State Board of Equalization. | Los Angeles |
| Curren Price (Los Angeles) | Democratic | December 4, 2006 – June 8, 2009 | Elected in 2006. Elected in 2008. Resigned to become a State Senator. | Los Angeles |
| Vacant | Vacant | June 8, 2009 – September 10, 2010 | | Los Angeles |
| Steven Bradford (Gardena) | Democratic | September 10, 2010 – November 30, 2012 | Elected to finish Price's term. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 62nd district. | Los Angeles |
| Jimmy Gomez (Los Angeles) | Democratic | December 3, 2012 – July 11, 2017 | Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Resigned to become a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. | Los Angeles |
| Vacant | Vacant | July 11, 2017 – December 16, 2017 | | Los Angeles |
| Wendy Carrillo (Los Angeles) | Democratic | December 16, 2017 – December 5, 2022 | Elected to finish Gomez's term. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 52nd district. | Los Angeles |
| Rick Zbur (Los Angeles) | Democratic | December 5, 2022 – | Elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. | Los Angeles |

## Contents

* 1992
* 1994
* 1996
* 1998
* 2000
* 2002
* 2004
* 2006
* 2008
* 2010
* 2012
* 2014
* 2016
* 2017 (special)
* 2018
* 2020

### 2020

2020 California State Assembly election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Wendy Carrillo (incumbent) | 73,578 | 100.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 73,578 | 100.0% |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Wendy Carrillo (incumbent) | 127,026 | 100.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 127,026 | 100.0% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

California State Assembly election, 2018 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Wendy Carrillo (incumbent) | 42,547 | 100.0 |
| | Libertarian | Christopher Stare (write-in) | 4 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 42,551 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Wendy Carrillo (incumbent) | 102,276 | 86.6 |
| | Libertarian | Christopher Stare | 15,769 | 13.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 118,045 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2017 (special)

California's 51st State Assembly district special election, 2017 Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Jimmy Gomez :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Wendy Carrillo | 5,058 | 22.2 |
| | Democratic | Luis López | 4,243 | 18.6 |
| | Democratic | Mike Fong | 3,675 | 16.1 |
| | Democratic | Gabriel Sandoval | 2,370 | 10.4 |
| | Democratic | Ron Birnbaum | 2,213 | 9.7 |
| | Democratic | Alex De Ocampo | 1,803 | 7.9 |
| | Democratic | David Vela | 1,075 | 4.7 |
| | Democratic | Mark Vargas | 1,022 | 4.5 |
| | Libertarian | Andrew S. Aguero | 405 | 1.8 |
| | No party preference | Patrick Koppula | 328 | 1.4 |
| | Democratic | Barbara Torres | 284 | 1.2 |
| | Peace and Freedom | John Prysner | 232 | 1.0 |
| | Democratic | Mario Olmos | 122 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,830 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Wendy Carrillo | 11,100 | 53.5 |
| | Democratic | Luis López | 9,631 | 46.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 20,731 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

California State Assembly election, 2016 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jimmy Gomez (incumbent) | 62,366 | 100.0 |
| | Libertarian | Mike Everling (write-in) | 7 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 62,373 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Jimmy Gomez (incumbent) | 110,036 | 86.1 |
| | Libertarian | Mike Everling | 17,724 | 13.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 127,760 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

California State Assembly election, 2014 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jimmy Gomez (incumbent) | 20,621 | 99.7 |
| | Republican | Stephen C. Smith (write-in) | 54 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 50,538 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

California State Assembly election, 2012 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 26,811 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Jimmy Gomez | 63,292 | 59.8 |
| | Democratic | Luis Lopez | 42,618 | 40.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 105,910 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

2010 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Steven Bradford (incumbent) | 69,111 | 81.7 |
| | Green | Cynthia Santiago | 15,486 | 18.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 84,597 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

2008 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Curren Price (incumbent) | 95,589 | 76.68 |
| | Republican | Reece Pollack | 23,515 | 18.86 |
| | Libertarian | Carl Swinney | 5,563 | 4.46 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 124,667 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 68.99 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

2006 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Curren Price | 52,671 | 73.94 |
| | Republican | Ross Moen | 16,241 | 22.80 |
| | Libertarian | Carl Swinney | 2,322 | 3.26 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 71,234 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.72 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

2004 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jerome Horton (incumbent) | 89,509 | 84.09 |
| | Libertarian | Daniel R. Sherman | 16,941 | 15.91 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 106,450 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

2002 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jerome Horton (incumbent) | 49,718 | 100.00 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 19,910 | 28.59 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 69,628 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

2000 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jerome Horton (incumbent) | 70,169 | 77.90 |
| | Republican | Antoine Hawkins | 19,910 | 22.10 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 9,912 | 9.91 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 99,991 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1998

1998 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Edward Vincent (incumbent) | 52,951 | 76.99 |
| | Republican | Robert Acherman | 13,202 | 19.20 |
| | Green | Rex Frankel | 2,619 | 3.81 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 7,186 | 9.46 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 75,958 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1996

1996 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Edward Vincent (incumbent) | 58,333 | 73.22 |
| | Republican | Anthony Clarke | 21,334 | 26.78 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 11,888 | 12.98 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 91,555 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1994

1994 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Curtis R. Tucker, Jr. (incumbent) | 46,037 | 69.55 |
| | Republican | Adam Michelin | 20,151 | 30.45 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 7,860 | 10.61 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 74,048 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1992

1992 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Curtis R. Tucker, Jr. | 74,904 | 81.94 |
| | Libertarian | Clark W. Hanley | 11,236 | 12.29 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Xenia Geraldina Williams | 5,270 | 5.77 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 13,817 | 13.13 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 105,227 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |