# California's 50th State Assembly district

California's 50th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Robert Garcia of Rancho Cucamonga.

## District profile

Prior to 2022, the district encompassed the area between the Pacific Ocean and the Santa Monica Mountains, along with a large section of Central Los Angeles. The district was heavily white and included the Malibu shoreline and much of Hollywood. The district currently consists of portions of San Bernardino County, including the whole Cities of Loma Linda and Colton, and portions of the Cities of San Bernardino, Redlands, Rialto, Rancho Cucamonga, Fontana, and Ontario.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2021 | Recall | No 76.9 – 23.1% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 74.3 - 22.3% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 78.0 – 22.0% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 63.6 – 36.4% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 76.7 – 18.3% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 75.8 – 24.2% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 73.5 – 26.5% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 70.8 – 26.5% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 75.0 – 25.0% |

## List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 50th 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 |
| Lucien Heath | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | Santa Cruz | |
| Jesse Cope | Democratic | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | Santa Cruz | |
| James A. Hall | Democratic | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | Santa Cruz | |
| W. H. Galbraith | Republican | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | Santa Cruz | |
| Grant I. Taggart | Republican | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | Alameda | |
| Hart H. North | Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 2, 1899 | Alameda | |
| John A. Bliss | Republican | January 2, 1899 - January 7, 1907 | Alameda | |
| John W. Stetson | Republican | January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909 | Alameda | |
| Harry W. Pulcifer | Republican | January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911 | Alameda | |
| William Carter Clark | Republican | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | Alameda | |
| Wilber Fisk Chandler | Republican | January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | Fresno | |
| Lorenzo Dow Scott | Republican | January 4, 1915 - August 15, 1915 | Fresno | Died in office. |
| A. W. Carlson | Republican | January 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919 | Fresno | |
| Byron W. McKeen | Republican | January 6, 1919 - January 8, 1923 | Fresno | |
| Charles Alvin Foster | Republican | January 8, 1923 - January 7, 1929 | Fresno | |
| Maurice S. Meeker | Republican | January 7, 1929 - January 5, 1931 | Fresno | |
| Dan W. Emmett | Republican | January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | Venutra | |
| Frank Wimberly Wright | Republican | January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937 | Los Angeles | |
| Gerald C. Kepple | Republican | January 4, 1937 - January 4, 1943 | Los Angeles | |
| Thomas M. Erwin | Republican | January 4, 1943 - January 5, 1959 | Los Angeles | |
| Ronald B. Cameron | Democratic | January 5, 1959 - January 3, 1963 | Los Angeles | Got elected to Congress for the 25th Congressional district. |
| Phil Soto | Democratic | January 7, 1963 - January 2, 1967 | Los Angeles | |
| William Campbell | Republican | January 2, 1967 - January 8, 1973 | Los Angeles | |
| Joseph B. Montoya | Democratic | January 8, 1973 - November 30, 1974 | Los Angeles | |
| Curtis R. Tucker | Democratic | December 2, 1974 - October 9, 1988 | Los Angeles | Died in office. |
| Curtis R. Tucker, Jr. | Democratic | February 9, 1989 - November 30, 1992 | Los Angeles | Sworn in after winning a special election to replace his father's seat after he died. |
| Martha Escutia | Democratic | December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1998 | Los Angeles | |
| Marco Antonio Firebaugh | Democratic | December 7, 1998 - November 30, 2004 | Los Angeles | |
| Hector De La Torre | Democratic | December 6, 2004 - November 30, 2010 | Los Angeles | |
| Ricardo Lara | Democratic | December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2012 | Los Angeles | |
| Richard Bloom | Democratic | December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2022 | Los Angeles | |
| Eloise Reyes | Democratic | December 5, 2022 – present | San Bernardino | Redistricted after the 2020 census |

## Contents

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

### 2020

2020 California State Assembly election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Richard Bloom (incumbent) | 89,797 | 78.7% |
| | Democratic | Will Hess | 16,482 | 14.5% |
| | Democratic | Jim King | 7,750 | 6.8% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 114,029 | 100.0% |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Richard Bloom (incumbent) | 166,503 | 80.4% |
| | Democratic | Will Hess | 40,709 | 19.6% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 207,212 | 100.0% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 California State Assembly election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Richard Bloom (incumbent) | 79,458 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 79,458 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Richard Bloom (incumbent) | 167,428 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 167,428 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

California State Assembly election, 2016 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Richard Bloom (incumbent) | 92,315 | 79.6 |
| | Republican | Matthew Gene Craffey | 23,613 | 20.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 115,928 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Richard Bloom (incumbent) | 158,967 | 74.6 |
| | Republican | Matthew Gene Craffey | 54,016 | 25.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 212,983 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

California State Assembly election, 2014 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Richard Bloom (incumbent) | 42,332 | 73.4 |
| | Republican | Bradley S. Torgan | 15,370 | 26.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 57,702 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Richard Bloom (incumbent) | 78,093 | 71.5 |
| | Republican | Bradley S. Torgan | 31,113 | 28.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 109,206 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

California State Assembly election, 2012 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Betsy Butler (incumbent) | 16,084 | 25.8 |
| | Democratic | Richard Bloom | 15,947 | 25.6 |
| | Republican | Bradley S. Torgan | 15,227 | 24.4 |
| | Democratic | Torie Osborn | 15,155 | 24.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 62,413 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Richard Bloom | 93,445 | 50.5 |
| | Democratic | Betsy Butler (incumbent) | 91,740 | 49.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 185,185 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

2010 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ricardo Lara | 46,676 | 77.7 |
| | Republican | Gladys O. Miller | 13,452 | 22.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 60,128 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

2008 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Hector De La Torre (incumbent) | 75,082 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 75,082 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.12 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

2006 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Hector De La Torre (incumbent) | 39,019 | 77.68 |
| | Republican | Gladys Miller | 11,210 | 22.32 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 50,229 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.61 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

2004 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Hector De La Torre | 56,827 | 74.85 |
| | Republican | Gladys O. Miller | 19,091 | 25.15 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 75,918 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

2002 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Marco Antonio Firebaugh (inc.) | 30,985 | 73.11 |
| | Republican | Gladys O. Miller | 11,397 | 26.89 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 3,964 | 8.55 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 46,346 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

2000 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Marco Antonio Firebaugh (inc.) | 43,736 | 85.26 |
| | Republican | Gladys O. Miller | 7,562 | 14.74 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 7,110 | 12.17 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 58,408 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1998

1998 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Marco Antonio Firebaugh | 30,592 | 84.73 |
| | Republican | Gladys O. Miller | 5,514 | 15.27 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 3,795 | 9.51 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 39,901 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1996

1996 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Martha M. Escutia | 35,312 | 82.97 |
| | Republican | Gladys O. Miller | 7,246 | 17.03 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 5,079 | 10.68 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 47,637 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1994

1994 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Martha M. Escutia (incumbent) | 23,842 | 74.65 |
| | Republican | Gladys O. Miller | 7,064 | 22.12 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Alma B. Strowiss | 1,034 | 3.24 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 3,737 | 10.47 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,677 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1992

1992 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Martha M. Escutia | 26,887 | 75.04 |
| | Republican | Gladys O. Miller | 8,943 | 24.96 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 4,576 | 11.33 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 40,406 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |