# California's 41st State Assembly district

California's 41st State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat John Harabedian of Sierra Madre.

## District profile

The district encompasses most of the San Gabriel Mountains and various foothill communities. The district is anchored by Pasadena, its largest and westernmost city.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 65.6 – 32.2% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 62.8 – 37.2% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 59.2 – 40.8% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 62.8 – 31.3% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 63.6 – 36.4% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 59.5 – 40.5% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 59.7 – 37.7% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 61.8 – 38.2% |

## List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 41st 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 |
| Henry C. Firebaugh | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | San Francisco | |
| Henry R. Mann | Democratic | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | San Francisco | |
| Henry C. Dibble | Republican | January 7, 1889 - January 2, 1893 | San Francisco | |
| John M. Curtis | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | San Francisco | |
| Frank Hubbard Powers | Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | San Francisco | |
| Henry C. Dibble | Republican | January 4, 1897 - January 1, 1901 | San Francisco | |
| Oscar Sutro | Democratic | January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | San Francisco | |
| Frederick Lux | Republican | January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905 | San Francisco | |
| Nathan C. Coghlan | Republican | January 2, 1905 - January 6, 1913 | San Francisco | |
| C. C. Young | Republican | January 6, 1913 - January 6, 1919 | Alameda | |
| C. C. Young | Progressive | January 6, 1913 - January 6, 1919 | Alameda | |
| C. C. Young | Republican | January 6, 1913 - January 6, 1919 | Alameda | |
| Anna L. Saylor | Republican | January 6, 1919 - January 3, 1927 | Alameda | |
| H. C. Kelsey | Republican | January 3, 1927 - January 7, 1929 | Alameda | |
| Albert Henry Morgan Jr. | Republican | January 7, 1929 - January 5, 1931 | Alameda | |
| Charles W. Fisher | Republican | January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | Alameda | |
| Rodney L. Turner | Democratic | January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1943 | Kern | |
| Julian Beck | Democratic | January 4, 1943 - September 25, 1953 | Los Angeles | Resigned from the State Assembly to become a judge. |
| Allen Miller | Democratic | January 4, 1954 - September 22, 1959 | Los Angeles | Sworn in after winning a special election to fill the seat vacated by Beck. Miller Resigns after Governor Pat Brown appoints him as a judge to the Los Angeles Superior Court. |
| Tom C. Carrell | Democratic | December 30, 1959 - January 2, 1967 | Los Angeles | Sworn in after winning special election to fill the vacant seat Miller left to become a judge. |
| David Negri | Democratic | January 2, 1967 - January 6, 1969 | Los Angeles | |
| Henry Arklin | Republican | January 6, 1969 - January 4, 1971 | Los Angeles | |
| Jim Keysor | Democratic | January 4, 1971 - November 30, 1974 | Los Angeles | |
| Michael D. Antonovich | Republican | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1978 | Los Angeles | |
| Pat Nolan | Republican | December 4, 1978 - November 30, 1992 | Los Angeles | |
| Terry B. Friedman | Democratic | December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1994 | Los Angeles | |
| Sheila Kuehl | Democratic | December 5, 1994 – November 30, 2000 | Los Angeles | |
| Fran Pavley | Democratic | December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2006 | Los Angeles | |
| Fran Pavley | Democratic | December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2006 | Los Angeles, Ventura | |
| Julia Brownley | Democratic | December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2012 | Los Angeles, Ventura | |
| Chris Holden | Democratic | December 3, 2012 – present | Los Angeles, San Bernardino | |

## Contents

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

### 2020

California State Assembly election, 2020 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Chris Holden (incumbent) | 94,505 | 68.7% |
| | Republican | Robin A. Hvidston | 43,006 | 31.3% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 137,511 | 100.0% |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Chris Holden (incumbent) | 160,878 | 65.3% |
| | Republican | Robin A. Hvidston | 85,604 | 34.7% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 264,482 | 100.0% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

California State Assembly election, 2018 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Chris Holden (incumbent) | 54,707 | 59.8 |
| | No party preference | Alan S. Reynolds | 25,345 | 27.7 |
| | Democratic | Kenneth (Kenny) Rotter | 11,420 | 12.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 91,472 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Chris Holden (incumbent) | 113,439 | 64.2 |
| | No party preference | Alan S. Reynolds | 63,272 | 35.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 176,711 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

California State Assembly election, 2016 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Chris Holden (incumbent) | 66,951 | 59.2 |
| | Republican | Casey C. Higgins | 30,017 | 26.6 |
| | Republican | Dan M. Taylor | 8,891 | 7.9 |
| | No party preference | Alan S. Reynolds | 7,143 | 6.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 113,002 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Chris Holden (incumbent) | 120,633 | 60.5 |
| | Republican | Casey C. Higgins | 78,817 | 39.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 199,450 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

California State Assembly election, 2014 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Chris Holden (incumbent) | 35,296 | 98.1 |
| | Republican | Nathaniel Tsai (write-in) | 394 | 1.1 |
| | Republican | Samuel S. Forsen (write-in) | 120 | 0.3 |
| | Libertarian | Ted Brown (write-in) | 84 | 0.2 |
| | Republican | Linda Hazelton (write-in) | 83 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,977 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Chris Holden (incumbent) | 62,810 | 59.3 |
| | Republican | Nathaniel Tsai | 43,126 | 40.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 105,936 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

California State Assembly election, 2012 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Chris Holden | 20,718 | 29.4 |
| | Republican | Donna Lowe | 16,808 | 23.8 |
| | Republican | Ed Colton | 12,399 | 17.6 |
| | Democratic | Michael Cacciotti | 10,844 | 15.4 |
| | Democratic | Victoria Rusnak | 9,727 | 13.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 70,496 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Chris Holden | 109,743 | 57.7 |
| | Republican | Donna Lowe | 80,362 | 42.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 190,105 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

2010 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Julia Brownley (incumbent) | 84,222 | 58.8 |
| | Republican | Terry Rathbun | 53,243 | 37.2 |
| | Green | Linda Piera-Ávila | 5,837 | 4.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 143,302 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

2008 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Julia Brownley (incumbent) | 117,761 | 66.12 |
| | Republican | Mark Bernsley | 60,350 | 33.88 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 178,111 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 70.52 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

2006 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Julia Brownley | 78,380 | 61.74 |
| | Republican | Tony Dolz | 44,543 | 35.09 |
| | Libertarian | Conrad Frankowski | 4,027 | 3.17 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 126,950 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.72 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

2004 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Fran Pavley (incumbent) | 106,761 | 59.70 |
| | Republican | Heather Peters | 64,029 | 35.81 |
| | Libertarian | Richard P. Koffler | 8,033 | 4.49 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 178,823 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

2002 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Fran Pavley (incumbent) | 71,036 | 61.39 |
| | Republican | Michael J. Wissot | 40,478 | 34.98 |
| | Libertarian | Brian "Max" Kelly | 4,206 | 3.63 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 8,358 | 6.74 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 124,078 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

2000 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Fran Pavley | 101,129 | 60.48 |
| | Republican | Jayne Murphy Shapiro | 58,562 | 35.02 |
| | Libertarian | Colin S. Goldman | 7,527 | 4.50 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 18,156 | 9.79 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 185,374 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1998

1998 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Sheila Kuehl (incumbent) | 82,302 | 62.73 |
| | Republican | K. Paul Jhin | 45,414 | 34.62 |
| | Peace and Freedom | John Honigsfeld | 3,479 | 2.65 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 12,570 | 8.74 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 143,765 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1996

1996 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Sheila Kuehl (incumbent) | 85,151 | 55.24 |
| | Republican | Mark Boon Benhard | 58,613 | 38.02 |
| | Peace and Freedom | John Honigsfeld | 4,479 | 2.91 |
| | Libertarian | Phil Baron | 3,827 | 2.48 |
| | Natural Law | Marys Small | 2,078 | 1.35 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 17,378 | 10.13 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 171,526 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1994

1994 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Sheila Kuehl | 76,976 | 55.59 |
| | Republican | Michael T. Meehan | 57,410 | 41.46 |
| | Libertarian | Philip W. Baron | 4,077 | 2.94 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 16,347 | 10.56 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 154,810 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1992

1992 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Terry B. Freidman (incumbent) | 101,516 | 55.36 |
| | Republican | Christine Reed | 72,580 | 39.58 |
| | Libertarian | Roy A. Sykes, Jr. | 9,265 | 5.05 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 16,997 | 8.48 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 200,358 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |