# California's 39th State Assembly district

California's 39th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Juan Carrillo of Palmdale.

## District profile

The district represents heavily Hispanic portions of San Bernardino County and Los Angeles County. The district takes in portions of Lancaster and Palmdale before stretching east across mostly uninhabited areas to take in half of the region known as the High Desert, including portions of Adelanto, Victorville, and Hesperia.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2021 | Recall | No 73.5 – 26.5% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 70.3 - 25.7% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 74.0 – 26.0% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 55.0 – 45.0% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 74.6 – 19.8% |
| 2016 | Senator | Sanchez 50.3 – 49.7% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 69.8 – 30.2% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 73.7 – 23.7% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 74.4 – 25.6% |

## List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 39th 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 |
| Charles H. Ward | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | San Francisco | |
| James E. Britt | Democratic | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | San Francisco | |
| John H. McCarthy | Democratic | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | San Francisco | |
| Charles S. Arms | Democratic | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | San Francisco | |
| Julius Kahn | Republican | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | San Francisco | |
| H. G. W. Dinkelspiel | Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | San Francisco | |
| Leon E. Jones | Republican | January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899 | San Francisco | |
| Justus S. Wardell | Democratic | January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901 | San Francisco | |
| Frank D. MacBeth | Republican | January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | San Francisco | |
| W. W. Allen Jr. | Republican | January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905 | San Francisco | |
| Thomas Atkinson | Republican | January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907 | San Francisco | |
| Charles Morris Fisher | Republican | January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909 | San Francisco | |
| Edward Joseph Callan | Republican | January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911 | San Francisco | |
| Walter T. Lyon | Democratic | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | San Francisco | |
| George Fitzgerald | Republican | January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | Alameda | |
| Frank W. Anderson | Progressive | January 4, 1915 - January 5, 1925 | Alameda | |
| Frank W. Anderson | Republican | January 4, 1915 - January 5, 1925 | Alameda | |
| Michael J. McDonough | Republican | January 5, 1925 - January 5, 1931 | Alameda | |
| Clifford Wixson | Republican | January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | Alameda | |
| George R. Bliss | Republican | January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935 | Santa Barbara | |
| Alfred W. Robertson | Democratic | January 7, 1935 - January 4, 1943 | Santa Barbara | |
| Thomas H. Werdel | Republican | January 4, 1943 - January 6, 1947 | Kern | |
| Wright Elwood James | Republican | January 6, 1947 - January 3, 1949 | Kern | |
| Joe C. Lewis | Democratic | January 3, 1949 - January 8, 1951 | Kern | |
| H. W. "Pat" Kelly | Republican | January 8, 1951 - January 5, 1959 | Kern | |
| John C. Williamson | Democratic | January 5, 1959 - January 7, 1963 | Kern | |
| George Deukmejian | Republican | January 7, 1963 - January 2, 1967 | Los Angeles | |
| James A. Hayes | Republican | January 6, 1967 - August 31, 1972 | Los Angeles | Resigned after Governor Reagan appointed him to be a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. |
| Bill Bond | Republican | January 8, 1973 - November 30, 1974 | Los Angeles | |
| Jim Keysor | Democratic | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1978 | Los Angeles | |
| J. Robert Hayes | Republican | December 4, 1978 - November 30, 1980 | Los Angeles | |
| Richard Katz | Democratic | December 1, 1980 - November 30, 1996 | Los Angeles | |
| Tony Cárdenas | Democratic | December 2, 1996 - November 30, 2002 | Los Angeles | |
| Cindy Montañez | Democratic | December 2, 2002 - November 30, 2006 | Los Angeles | |
| Richard Alarcon | Democratic | December 4, 2006 - March 16, 2007 | Los Angeles | Resigned to become a member of the Los Angeles City Council. |
| Felipe Fuentes | Democratic | May 25, 2007 - November 30, 2012 | Los Angeles | Sworn in after winning special election filling the seat Alarcon left vacant, after becoming a member of the Los Angeles City Council. |
| Raul Bocanegra | Democratic | December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2014 | Los Angeles | |
| Patty López | Democratic | December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2016 | Los Angeles | |
| Raul Bocanegra | Democratic | December 5, 2016 – November 27, 2017 | Los Angeles | Resigned after sexual harassment allegations. |
| Luz Rivas | Democratic | June 11, 2018 – present | Los Angeles | Sworn in after winning special election. |

## Election results (1992–present)
### 2020

California State Assembly election, 2020 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Luz Rivas (incumbent) | 54,512 | 77.8 |
| | Republican | Ricardo Benitez | 15,590 | 22.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 70,102 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Luz Rivas (incumbent) | 117,207 | 74.1% |
| | Republican | Ricardo Benitez | 41,033 | 25.9% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 158,240 | 100.0% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

California State Assembly election, 2018 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Luz Rivas (incumbent) | 20,453 | 43.9 |
| | Republican | Ricardo Antonio Benitez | 11,679 | 25.1 |
| | Democratic | Patty López | 6,783 | 14.6 |
| | Democratic | Antonio Sanchez | 4,705 | 10.1 |
| | Democratic | Patrea Patrick | 1,740 | 3.7 |
| | Democratic | Bonnie Corwin | 1,220 | 2.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 46,580 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Luz Rivas (incumbent) | 85,027 | 77.7 |
| | Republican | Ricardo Antonio Benitez | 24,468 | 22.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 109,495 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018 (special)

California's 39th State Assembly district special election, 2018 Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Raul Bocanegra :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Luz Rivas | 8,222 | 42.9 |
| | Republican | Ricardo Antonio Benitez | 3,862 | 20.1 |
| | Democratic | Antonio Sanchez | 3,802 | 19.8 |
| | Democratic | Patty López | 1,907 | 9.9 |
| | Democratic | Yolie Anguiano | 922 | 4.8 |
| | Democratic | Patrea Patrick | 467 | 2.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 19,182 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Luz Rivas | 20,598 | 69.8 |
| | Republican | Ricardo Antonio Benitez | 8,926 | 30.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,524 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

California State Assembly election, 2016 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Raul Bocanegra | 30,119 | 44.4 |
| | Democratic | Patty López (incumbent) | 18,472 | 27.2 |
| | Democratic | Joel Fajardo | 6,831 | 10.1 |
| | Democratic | Joanne Fernandez | 4,538 | 6.7 |
| | Democratic | Mina Creswell | 4,418 | 6.5 |
| | Democratic | Kevin James Suscavage | 3,489 | 5.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 67,867 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Raul Bocanegra | 74,834 | 60.1 |
| | Democratic | Patty López (incumbent) | 49,649 | 39.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 124,483 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

California State Assembly election, 2014 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Raul Bocanegra (incumbent) | 13,069 | 62.5 |
| | Democratic | Patty Lopez | 4,940 | 23.6 |
| | Democratic | Kevin J. Suscavage | 2,876 | 13.7 |
| | Republican | Michael B. Boyd (write-in) | 36 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 20,921 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Patty Lopez | 22,750 | 50.5 |
| | Democratic | Raul Bocanegra (incumbent) | 22,284 | 49.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 45,034 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

California State Assembly election, 2012 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Raul Bocanegra | 11,521 | 36.2 |
| | Democratic | Richard Alarcón | 8,567 | 26.9 |
| | Republican | Ricardo A. Benitez | 5,037 | 15.8 |
| | Republican | Omar Cuevas | 2,596 | 8.2 |
| | Green | John Paul (Jack) Lindblad | 2,421 | 7.6 |
| | Republican | Margie Margarita Carranza | 1,697 | 5.3 |
| | Democratic | Kevin J. Suscavage (write-in) | 2 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,841 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Raul Bocanegra | 62,612 | 58.4 |
| | Democratic | Richard Alarcón | 44,624 | 41.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 107,236 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

California State Assembly election, 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Felipe Fuentes (incumbent) | 43,267 | 78.5 |
| | Green | John Paul (Jack) Lindblad | 11,905 | 21.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 55,172 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

California State Assembly election, 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Felipe Fuentes (incumbent) | 59,495 | 73.7 |
| | Republican | Grady Martine | 14,689 | 18.2 |
| | Green | John Paul (Jack) Lindblad | 6,505 | 8.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 80,689 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2007 (special)

California's 39th State Assembly district special election, 2007 Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Richard Alarcón :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Felipe Fuentes | 5,819 | 50.8 |
| | Republican | Jose Bonilla, Sr. | 2,277 | 19.9 |
| | Democratic | Felipe Siordia | 1,457 | 12.7 |
| | Democratic | Eric Dwight Rothenay | 1,300 | 11.4 |
| | Democratic | Margie Carranza | 597 | 5.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,450 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

California State Assembly election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Richard Alarcón | 40,603 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 40,603 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

California State Assembly election, 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Cindy Montanez (incumbent) | 56,017 | 76.8 |
| | Republican | Ely De La Cruz Ayao | 16,936 | 23.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 72,953 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2002

California State Assembly election, 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Cindy Montanez | 36,175 | 76.1 |
| | Republican | Ely De La Cruz Ayao | 11,371 | 23.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 47,546 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

California State Assembly election, 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Tony Cardenas (incumbent) | 54,466 | 78.1 |
| | Republican | Enrique (Henry) Valdez | 12,269 | 17.6 |
| | Libertarian | Christopher "Kit" Maira | 3,020 | 4.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 69,755 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1998

California State Assembly election, 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Tony Cardenas (incumbent) | 41,841 | 86.7 |
| | Libertarian | Christopher "Kit" Maira | 6,423 | 13.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 48,264 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1996

California State Assembly election, 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Tony Cardenas | 41,798 | 71.7 |
| | Libertarian | Ollie M. McCaulley | 16,522 | 28.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 58,320 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1994

California State Assembly election, 1994 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Richard Katz (incumbent) | 34,976 | 70.6 |
| | Republican | Nicholas Fitzgerald | 14,583 | 29.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 49,559 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1992

California State Assembly election, 1992 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Richard Katz (incumbent) | 45,387 | 69.4 |
| | Republican | Nicholas Fitzgerald | 16,739 | 25.6 |
| | Libertarian | David H. George | 3,270 | 5.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 65,396 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |