# California's 40th State Assembly district

California's 40th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Pilar Schiavo of Chatsworth.

## District profile

The district encompasses parts of Los Angeles County. This district stretches from Santa Clarita in the north to neighborhoods in the City of Los Angeles in the south.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2022 | Governor | Newsom 52.6 - 47.4% |
| 2022 | Senator | Padilla 55.1 - 44.9% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 56.3 – 41.3% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 53.7 – 46.3% |
| 2018 | Senator | de León 50.8 – 49.2% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 54.1 – 40.0% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 60.1 – 39.9% |
| 2014 | Governor | Kashkari 51.5 – 48.5% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 53.1 – 44.7% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 54.1 – 45.9% |

## List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 40th 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 |
| Daniel J. Leary | Democratic | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | San Francisco | |
| Andrew J. Martin | Republican | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | San Francisco | |
| Edward Murray | Democratic | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | San Francisco | |
| Thomas W. Dennis | Republican | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | San Francisco | |
| Edmond Godchaux | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | San Francisco | |
| Sigmund M. Bettman | Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 2, 1899 | San Francisco | |
| Henry W. Miller | Republican | January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901 | San Francisco | |
| Hamilton A. Bauer | Republican | January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | San Francisco | |
| Leo H. Susman | Republican | January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905 | San Francisco | |
| Gus Hartman | Republican | January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907 | San Francisco | |
| Henry Thompson | Republican | January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909 | San Francisco | |
| Milton L. Schmitt | Republican | January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913 | San Francisco | |
| George Gelder | Republican | January 6, 1913 - January 6, 1919 | Alameda | |
| George Gelder | Progressive | January 6, 1913 - January 6, 1919 | Alameda | |
| George Gelder | Republican | January 6, 1913 - January 6, 1919 | Alameda | |
| Arthur A. Wendering | Republican | January 6, 1919 - January 8, 1923 | Alameda | |
| Chris B. Fox | Republican | January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925 | Alameda | |
| Harold C. Cloudman | Republican | January 5, 1925 - January 2, 1933 | Alameda | |
| James J. McBride | Democratic | January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937 | Ventura | |
| Fred P. Muldoon | Democratic | January 4, 1937 - January 2, 1939 | Ventura | |
| Roscoe W. Burson | Republican | January 2, 1939 - January 6, 1941 | Ventura | |
| John B. Cooke | Democratic | January 6, 1941 - January 4, 1943 | Ventura | |
| William H. Rosenthal | Democratic | January 4, 1943 - January 5, 1953 | Los Angeles | |
| Edward E. Elliott | Democratic | January 5, 1953 - January 6, 1969 | Los Angeles | |
| Alex P. Garcia | Democratic | January 6, 1969 - November 30, 1974 | Los Angeles | |
| Tom Bane | Democratic | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1992 | Los Angeles | |
| Barbara Friedman | Democratic | December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1996 | Los Angeles | |
| Robert Hertzberg | Democratic | December 2, 1996 - November 30, 2002 | Los Angeles | |
| Lloyd E. Levine | Democratic | December 2, 2002 - November 30, 2008 | Los Angeles | |
| Bob Blumenfield | Democratic | December 1, 2008 - November 30, 2012 | Los Angeles | |
| Mike Morrell | Republican | December 3, 2012 - April 3, 2014 | San Bernardino | Resigned from the Assembly to be sworn in the State Senate after winning a special election for the 23rd district. |
| Marc Steinorth | Republican | December 1, 2014 - November 30, 2018 | San Bernardino | |
| James Ramos | Democratic | December 3, 2018 – December 5, 2022 | San Bernardino | |
| Pilar Schiavo | Democratic | December 5, 2022 – Present | Los Angeles | |

## Contents

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

### 2022

California State Assembly election, 2022 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Pilar Schiavo | 34,415 | 33.9% |
| | Democratic | Annie Cho | 18,891 | 18.6% |
| | Republican | Suzette Martinez Valladares (incumbent) | 48,096 | 47.4% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 101,402 | 100.0% |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Pilar Schiavo | 79,852 | 50.2% |
| | Republican | Suzette Martinez Valladares (incumbent) | 79,330 | 49.8% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 159,182 | 100.0% |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 2020

California State Assembly election, 2020 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | James Ramos (incumbent) | 54,923 | 59.4% |
| | Republican | Jennifer Tullius | 37,590 | 40.6% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 92,313 | 100.0% |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | James Ramos (incumbent) | 111,885 | 58.4% |
| | Republican | Jennifer Tullius | 79,821 | 41.6% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 191,706 | 100.0% |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 2018

California State Assembly election, 2018 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Henry Gomez Nickel | 29,550 | 45.7 |
| | Democratic | James C. Ramos | 26,297 | 40.7 |
| | Democratic | Libbern Gwen Cook | 8,777 | 13.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 64,624 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | James C. Ramos | 77,585 | 59.5 |
| | Republican | Henry Gomez Nickel | 52,746 | 40.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 130,331 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 2016

California State Assembly election, 2016 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Abigail Medina | 36,524 | 50.5 |
| | Republican | Marc Steinorth (incumbent) | 35,814 | 49.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 72,338 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Marc Steinorth (incumbent) | 76,537 | 50.6 |
| | Democratic | Abigail Medina | 74,589 | 49.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 151,126 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

California State Assembly election, 2014 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Marc Steinorth | 20,292 | 53.9 |
| | Democratic | Kathleen Henry | 6,416 | 17.1 |
| | Democratic | Melissa O'Donnell | 5,835 | 15.5 |
| | Democratic | Arthur Bustamonte | 5,085 | 13.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 37,628 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Marc Steinorth | 39,303 | 55.7 |
| | Democratic | Kathleen Henry | 31,309 | 44.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 70,612 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

California State Assembly election, 2012 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mike Morrell (incumbent) | 26,261 | 58.2 |
| | Democratic | Russ Warner | 18,862 | 41.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 42,123 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Mike Morrell (incumbent) | 65,282 | 50.4 |
| | Democratic | Russ Warner | 64,264 | 49.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 129,546 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2010

2010 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bob Blumenfield (incumbent) | 56,208 | 61.0 |
| | Republican | Dennis Deyoung | 36,069 | 39.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 92,277 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

2008 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bob Blumenfield | 72,360 | 58.56 |
| | Republican | Armineh Chelebian | 32,973 | 26.68 |
| | Libertarian | Pamela Brown | 18,239 | 14.76 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 123,572 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 67.67 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

2006 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Lloyd Levine (incumbent) | 50,807 | 63.40 |
| | Republican | Rick Montaine | 29,325 | 36.60 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 80,132 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.42 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

2004 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Lloyd E. Levine (incumbent) | 69,421 | 57.97 |
| | Republican | Mark Isler | 50,323 | 42.03 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 119,744 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

2002 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Lloyd E. Levine | 43,800 | 56.45 |
| | Republican | Connie Friedman | 33,797 | 43.55 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 8,269 | 9.63 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 85,866 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

2000 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bob Hertzberg (incumbent) | 70,463 | 70.21 |
| | Republican | Kyle Hammans | 22,808 | 22.73 |
| | Libertarian | Kelley L. Ross | 7,093 | 7.07 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 11,743 | 10.47 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 112,107 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1998

1998 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bob Hertzberg (incumbent) | 51,145 | 68.75 |
| | Republican | Eunice Deleuw | 18,998 | 25.54 |
| | Libertarian | Kelley L. Ross | 4,245 | 5.71 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 7,469 | 9.12 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 81,857 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1996

1996 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bob Hertzberg | 51,960 | 58.98 |
| | Republican | H. R. "Ron" Culver | 27,248 | 30.93 |
| | Libertarian | Kelley L. Ross | 6,985 | 7.93 |
| | Natural Law | David L. Cossak | 1,899 | 2.16 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 12,637 | 12.55 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 100,729 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1994

1994 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barbara Friedman (incumbent) | 45,926 | 57.92 |
| | Republican | Noel A. Degaetano | 28,764 | 36.27 |
| | Libertarian | Kelley L. Ross | 4,607 | 5.81 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 10,364 | 11.56 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 89,661 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1992

1992 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barbara Friedman (incumbent) | 66,597 | 57.83 |
| | Republican | Horace H. Heidt | 35,111 | 30.49 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Jean K. Glasser | 5,808 | 5.04 |
| | Green | Glenn Bailey | 4,093 | 3.55 |
| | Libertarian | John Vernon | 3,547 | 3.08 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 11,083 | 8.78 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 126,239 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |