# California's 48th State Assembly district

California's 48th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Blanca Rubio of Baldwin Park.

## District profile

The district encompasses the eastern San Gabriel Valley, along with several foothill communities. The district is primarily suburban and heavily Latino.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 63.7 - 32.7% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 64.8 – 35.2% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 51.6 – 48.4% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 65.6 – 28.5% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 51.9 – 48.1% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 58.0 – 42.0% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 64.1 – 33.4% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 65.3 – 34.7% |

## List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 48th 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 |
| Frank French | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | San Francisco | |
| Joseph Windrow | Republican | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | San Francisco | |
| Thomas C. Maher | Republican | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | San Francisco | |
| Joseph Windrow | Republican | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | San Francisco | |
| J. J. McElroy | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | Alameda | |
| Robert Gay | Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | Alameda | |
| Frank W. Leavitt | Republican | January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899 | Alameda | |
| Joseph McDonald Kelley | Republican | January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1903 | Alameda | |
| Philip M. Walsh | Republican | January 5, 1903 - January 4, 1909 | Alameda | |
| James T. Feeley | Republican | January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911 | Alameda | |
| Robert J. Callaghan | Republican | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | Alameda | |
| John K. Alexander | Democratic | January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | Monterey, San Benito | |
| Arthur Elliott Boyce | Republican | January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917 | Monterey, San Benito | |
| William Jefferson Martin | Republican | January 8, 1917 - January 3, 1921 | Monterey, San Benito | |
| Daniel McCloskey | Republican | January 3, 1921 - January 8, 1923 | Monterey, San Benito | |
| C. C. Baker | Republican | January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925 | Monterey, San Benito | |
| Fredrick Eugene Dayton | Republican | January 5, 1925 - January 3, 1927 | Monterey, San Benito | |
| Ellis Walton Hedges Jr. | Republican | January 3, 1927 - January 7, 1929 | Monterey, San Benito | |
| Ray C. De Yoe | Republican | January 7, 1929 - January 5, 1931 | Monterey, San Benito | |
| Robert Lincoln Patterson | Republican | January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | Kern | |
| Frank G. Martin | Republican | January 2, 1933 - October 9, 1937 | Los Angeles | Died in office during his 3rd term. |
| T. Fenton Knight | Republican | January 2, 1939 - January 3, 1949 | Los Angeles | |
| Bruce V. Reagan | Republican | January 3, 1949 - January 8, 1951 | Los Angeles | |
| Frank D. Lanterman | Republican | January 8, 1951 - January 7, 1963 | Los Angeles | |
| George E. Danielson | Democratic | January 7, 1963 - January 2, 1967 | Los Angeles | |
| David Roberti | Democratic | January 2, 1967 - July 29, 1971 | Los Angeles | Resigned from office to be sworn in to the 27th Senate district after winning the special election. |
| Bill Brophy | Republican | November 19, 1971 - November 30, 1972 | Los Angeles | Sworn in after winning special election to fill the vacant left by Roberti. |
| Richard Alatorre | Democratic | January 8, 1973 - November 30, 1974 | Los Angeles | |
| Leon D. Ralph | Democratic | December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1976 | Los Angeles | |
| Maxine Waters | Democratic | December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1990 | Los Angeles | |
| Marguerite Archie-Hudson | Democratic | December 3, 1990 – November 30, 1996 | Los Angeles | |
| Roderick Wright | Democratic | December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2002 | Los Angeles | |
| Mark Ridley-Thomas | Democratic | December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2006 | Los Angeles | |
| Mike Davis | Democratic | December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2012 | Los Angeles | |
| Roger Hernández | Democratic | December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2016 | Los Angeles | |
| Blanca Rubio | Democratic | December 5, 2016 – present | Los Angeles | |

## 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 | Blanca Rubio (incumbent) | 58,432 | 100.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 58,432 | 100.0% |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Blanca Rubio (incumbent) | 126,430 | 100.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 126,430 | 100.0% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

California State Assembly election, 2018 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Blanca Rubio (incumbent) | 33,144 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,144 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Blanca Rubio (incumbent) | 90,105 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 90,105 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

California State Assembly election, 2016 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Cory Ellenson | 18,547 | 26.4 |
| | Democratic | Blanca Rubio | 17,941 | 25.5 |
| | Democratic | Bryan Urias | 16,178 | 23.0 |
| | Democratic | Manuel Lozano | 11,510 | 16.4 |
| | Democratic | Armando Barajas | 6,129 | 8.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 70,305 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Blanca Rubio | 87,321 | 64.1 |
| | Republican | Cory Ellenson | 48,922 | 35.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 136,243 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

California State Assembly election, 2014 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Roger Hernandez (incumbent) | 13,254 | 48.5 |
| | Republican | Joe Gardner | 11,187 | 40.9 |
| | No party preference | Mike Meza | 2,878 | 10.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,319 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Roger Hernandez (incumbent) | 30,131 | 54.4 |
| | Republican | Joe Gardner | 25,284 | 45.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 55,415 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

California State Assembly election, 2012 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Joe M. Gardner | 15,344 | 45.6 |
| | Democratic | Roger Hernandez (incumbent) | 14,625 | 43.4 |
| | No party preference | Mike Meza | 3,698 | 11.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,667 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Roger Hernandez (incumbent) | 74,642 | 59.4 |
| | Republican | Joe M. Gardner | 50,927 | 40.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 125,569 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

2010 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mike Davis (incumbent) | 50,825 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 50,825 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

2008 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mike Davis (incumbent) | 75,279 | 87.08 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Lucilla Esguerra | 11,173 | 12.92 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 86,452 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 59.41 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

2006 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mike Davis | 43,310 | 88.77 |
| | Republican | Brenda Green | 5,479 | 11.23 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 48,789 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.24 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

2004 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mark Ridley-Thomas (incumbent) | 68,289 | 89.12 |
| | Republican | Sebastian Alexander | 8,333 | 10.88 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 76,622 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

2002 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mark Ridley-Thomas | 40,890 | 87.59 |
| | Republican | Gerard Toussaint Robinson | 4,389 | 9.40 |
| | Libertarian | Nolayan O. Herdegen | 1,407 | 3.01 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 4,386 | 8.59 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 51,072 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

2000 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Roderick "Rod" Wright | 56,030 | 94.29 |
| | Republican | Ernest Woods | 3,394 | 5.71 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 6,671 | 10.09 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 66,095 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1998

1998 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Roderick "Rod" Wright (incumbent) | 43,736 | 94.69 |
| | Republican | Ernest Woods | 2,455 | 5.31 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 4,937 | 9.66 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 51,128 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1996

1996 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Roderick "Rod" Wright | 46,134 | 100.00 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 15,142 | 24.71 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 61,276 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1994

1994 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Marguerite Archie-Hudson (inc.) | 35,150 | 100.00 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 13,465 | 27.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 48,615 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1992

1992 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Marguerite Archie-Hudson (inc.) | 55,719 | 93.05 |
| | Republican | Jonathan Leonard | 4,159 | 6.95 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 11,514 | 16.13 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 71,392 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |