# California's 31st State Assembly district

California's 31st State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Joaquin Arambula of Fresno.

## District profile

The district encompasses western Fresno County and is anchored by the city of Fresno. Located in the middle of the Central Valley, the district is heavily agricultural and Latino.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2021 | Recall | No 56.6 – 43.4% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 61.9 – 36.2% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 58.3 – 41.7% |
| 2018 | Senator | de Leon 50.7 – 49.3% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 62.1 – 32.9% |
| 2016 | Senator | Sanchez 55.9 – 44.1% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 58.2 – 41.8% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 62.0 – 36.2% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 62.6 – 37.4% |

## List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 31st 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 |
| Peter Deveny | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | San Francisco | |
| Edwin Lewis | Democratic | January 3, 1887 January 7, 1889 | San Francisco | |
| Thomas J. Brannan | Democratic | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | San Francisco | |
| John Hayes | Republican | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | San Francisco | |
| John J. Kennedy | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | San Francisco | |
| J. J. Wilkinson | Republican | January 7, 1895 -January 4, 1897 | San Francisco | |
| Timothy E. Treacy | Democratic | January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899 | San Francisco | |
| Daniel S. O'Brien | Democratic | January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901 | San Francisco | |
| John J. Hourigan | Republican | January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | San Francisco | |
| Charles A. Siskron | Democratic | January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905 | San Francisco | |
| Jeremiah Lucey | Republican | January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907 | San Francisco | |
| Daniel J. Toomey | Republican | January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909 | San Francisco | |
| James Edward Hopkins | Union Labor | January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911 | San Francisco | |
| Walter A. McDonald | Republican | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | San Francisco | |
| Milton L. Schmitt | Republican | January 6, 1913 - January 8, 1917 | San Francisco | |
| Milton Marks Sr. | Republican | January 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919 | San Francisco | |
| Albert A. Rosenshine | Republican | January 6, 1919 - January 3, 1927 | San Francisco | |
| B. J. Feigenbaum | Republican | January 3, 1927 - January 2, 1933 | San Francisco | |
| C. C. Cottrell | Republican | January 2, 1933 - January 2, 1939 | Santa Clara | |
| M. G. Del Mutolo | Democratic | January 2, 1939 - January 4, 1943 | Santa Clara | |
| George A. Clarke | Republican | January 4, 1943 - January 7, 1957 | Madera, Merced | |
| Gordon H. Winton | Democratic | January 7, 1957 - January 2, 1967 | Madera, Merced | |
| Gordon H. Winton | Democratic | January 7, 1957 - January 2, 1967 | Madera, Merced, San Benito | |
| Frank Murphy Jr. | Republican | January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1974 | Merced, San Benito, Santa Cruz | |
| Ernest N. Mobley | Republican | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1976 | Fresno, Tulare | |
| Richard H. Lehman | Democratic | December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1982 | Fresno, Tulare | |
| Bruce Bronzan | Democratic | December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1992 | Fresno | Won re-election but declined to serve another term. |
| Cruz Bustamante | Democratic | April 29, 1993 - November 30, 1998 | Fresno, Tulare | Sworn in after winning special election to fill in vacant seat left by his predecessor after he declined to serve another term. |
| Sarah Reyes | Democratic | December 7, 1998 - November 30, 2004 | Fresno, Tulare | |
| Juan Arambula | Democratic | December 6, 2004 - November 30, 2010 | Fresno, Tulare | On June 23, 2009 Juan Arambula Changed his party affiliation to independent while in office. |
| Juan Arambula | Independent | December 6, 2004 - November 30, 2010 | Fresno, Tulare | On June 23, 2009 Juan Arambula Changed his party affiliation to independent while in office. |
| Henry Perea | Democratic | December 6, 2010 – December 31, 2015 | Fresno, Tulare | Resigned from the Assembly to become a lobbyist. |
| Henry Perea | Democratic | December 6, 2010 – December 31, 2015 | Fresno | Resigned from the Assembly to become a lobbyist. |
| Joaquin Arambula | Democratic | April 14, 2016 – Present | Fresno | Sworn in after winning special election when his predecessor resigned to become a lobbyist. |

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

California State Assembly election, 2020 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joaquin Arambula (incumbent) | 38,317 | 61.7% |
| | Republican | Fernando Banuelos | 23,743 | 38.3% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 62,060 | 100.0% |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Joaquin Arambula (incumbent) | 77,193 | 61.9% |
| | Republican | Fernando Banuelos | 47,551 | 38.1% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 124,744 | 100.0% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

California State Assembly election, 2018 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joaquin Arambula (incumbent) | 24,128 | 59.5 |
| | Republican | Lupe Espinoza | 16,431 | 40.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 40,559 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Joaquin Arambula (incumbent) | 54,921 | 64.8 |
| | Republican | Lupe Espinoza | 29,771 | 35.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 84,692 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

California State Assembly election, 2016 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joaquin Arambula (incumbent) | 31,600 | 57.7 |
| | Republican | Clint Olivier | 19,605 | 35.8 |
| | Democratic | Ted Miller | 3,582 | 6.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 54,787 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Joaquin Arambula (incumbent) | 62,404 | 63.8 |
| | Republican | Clint Olivier | 35,454 | 36.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 97,858 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016 (special)

California's 31st State Assembly district special election, 2016 Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Henry Perea :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joaquin Arambula | 19,621 | 53.8 |
| | Republican | Clint Olivier | 14,708 | 40.3 |
| | Democratic | Ted Miller | 2,152 | 5.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,481 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

California State Assembly election, 2014 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Henry Perea (incumbent) | 24,853 | 99.9 |
| | No party preference | Walter O. Villarreal (write-in) | 24 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,877 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Henry Perea (incumbent) | 36,165 | 66.7 |
| | No party preference | Walter O. Villarreal | 18,017 | 33.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 54,182 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

California State Assembly election, 2012 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Henry Perea (incumbent) | 22,255 | 98.7 |
| | Republican | James (JD) Bennett (write-in) | 299 | 1.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,554 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Henry Perea (incumbent) | 55,626 | 64.0 |
| | Republican | James (JD) Bennett | 31,282 | 36.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 86,908 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

California State Assembly election, 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Henry Perea | 40,947 | 59.8 |
| | Republican | Brandon Shoemaker | 27,606 | 40.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 68,553 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic gain from Independent | Democratic gain from Independent | Democratic gain from Independent | Democratic gain from Independent |

### 2008

California State Assembly election, 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Juan Arambula (incumbent) | 64,620 | 69.6 |
| | Republican | Clifford Archer | 28,310 | 30.4 |
| | Democratic | Christopher Alexander McCowan (Alexander Christof Grimaldi) (write-in) | 170 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 92,947 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

California State Assembly election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Juan Arambula (incumbent) | 45,004 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 45,004 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

California State Assembly election, 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Juan Arambula | 49,738 | 57.7 |
| | Republican | Paul Betancourt | 36,496 | 42.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 86,234 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

California State Assembly election, 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Sarah L. Reyes (incumbent) | 39,727 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 39,727 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

California State Assembly election, 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Sarah L. Reyes (incumbent) | 47,202 | 63.2 |
| | Republican | Richard Guerra Cabral | 27,529 | 36.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 74,731 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1998

California State Assembly election, 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Sarah L. Reyes | 36,553 | 59.0 |
| | Republican | David Jackson | 25,426 | 41.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 61,979 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1996

California State Assembly election, 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Cruz Bustamante (incumbent) | 43,735 | 62.5 |
| | Republican | Nathan Short | 22,053 | 31.5 |
| | Libertarian | Joseph H. Peacock II | 2,935 | 4.2 |
| | Natural Law | Joni Mamicki | 1,273 | 1.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 69,996 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1994

California State Assembly election, 1994 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Cruz Bustamante (incumbent) | 37,012 | 58.4 |
| | Republican | Glen S. Peterson | 26,378 | 41.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 63,390 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1993 (special)

California's 31st State Assembly district special election, 1993 Vacancy arising from the resignation of Bruce Bronzan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Cruz Bustamante | 18,697 | 57.6 |
| | Republican | Doug Vagim | 13,735 | 42.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,432 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1992

California State Assembly election, 1992 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bruce Bronzan (incumbent) | 58,025 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 58,025 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |