# California's 49th State Assembly district

California's 49th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Mike Fong of Alhambra.

## District profile

The district encompasses the western San Gabriel Valley, with its western side abutting Los Angeles city limits.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 64.3 - 31.8% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 64.8 – 35.2% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 59.7 – 40.4% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 67.6 – 27.2% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 55.8 – 44.2% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 63.2 – 36.8% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 64.7 – 33.3% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 67.9 – 32.1% |

## List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 49th 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 |
| James V. Coleman | Democratic | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | San Mateo | |
| William Zathariar Price | Republican | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | San Mateo | |
| L. J. Franks | Democratic | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | San Mateo | |
| Alexander Gordon | Republican | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | San Mateo | |
| Herschel Benoni Masilon Miller | Republican | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | Alameda | |
| J. B. McDonald | Democratic | January 7, 1895 - March 1, 1895 | Alameda | Lost the election recount. |
| H. M. Collins | Republican | March 1, 1895 - March 26, 1896 | Alameda | Won election recount. Died in office. |
| Oscar F. Breiling | Republican | January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899 | Alameda | |
| A. A. McKeen | Republican | January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901 | Alameda | |
| David F. McWade | Republican | January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | Alameda | |
| John Weber Mott | Republican | January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905 | Alameda | |
| John Joseph Burke | Republican | January 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909 | Alameda | |
| John Weber Mott | Republican | January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911 | Alameda | |
| George Fitzgearld | Republican | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | Alameda | |
| John Joseph Griffin | Democratic | January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | Merced, Madera | |
| Edward Stanton Ellis | Democratic | January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917 | Merced, Madera | |
| Dr. Adam Lorentius Christian Hjalmar Kylberg | Republican | January 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919 | Merced, Madera | |
| Guy Windrem | Democratic | January 6, 1919 - January 8, 1923 | Merced, Madera | |
| David Caledffwd Williams | Republican | January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925 | Merced, Madera | |
| Elbert G. Adams | Democratic | January 5, 1925 - January 5, 1931 | Merced, Madera | |
| George R. Bliss | Republican | January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933 | Santa Barbara | |
| Herbert Johnston Evans | Republican | January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937 | Los Angeles | |
| Frank L. Baynham | Democratic | January 4, 1937 - January 2, 1939 | Los Angeles | |
| Lee T. Bashore | Republican | January 2, 1939 - September 14, 1944 | Los Angeles | Died in office from an illness. |
| Ernest R. Geddes | Republican | January 8, 1945 - January 2, 1961 | Los Angeles | Won as a write in candidate. |
| Houston I. Flournoy | Republican | January 2, 1961 - January 2, 1967 | Los Angeles | |
| Peter F. Schabarum | Republican | January 2, 1967 - March 6, 1972 | Los Angeles | Resigned from office. |
| William H. Lancaster | Republican | June 19, 1972 - November 30, 1974 | Los Angeles | Sworn in after winning special to fill vacant seat left by Schabarum. |
| Julian Dixon | Democratic | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1978 | Los Angeles | |
| Gwen Moore | Democratic | December 4, 1978 - November 30, 1992 | Los Angeles | |
| Diane Martinez | Democratic | December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1998 | Los Angeles | |
| Gloria Romero | Democratic | December 7, 1998 - March 12, 2001 | Los Angeles | Resigned from the Assembly to be sworn in after winning a seat in the 24th Senate district. |
| Judy Chu | Democratic | May 21, 2001 - November 30, 2006 | Los Angeles | Sworn in after winning special election. |
| Mike Eng | Democratic | December 4, 2006 - November 30, 2012 | Los Angeles | |
| Ed Chau | Democratic | December 3, 2012 - December 10, 2021 | Los Angeles | Appointed judge in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. |
| Mike Fong | Democratic | February 22, 2022 – present | Los Angeles | Sworn in after winning special election. |

## Election results (1992–present)
### 2022 (special)

California's 49th State Assembly district special election, 2022 Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Ed Chau :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mike Fong | 27,763 | 67.0 |
| | Republican | Burton Brink | 13,703 | 33.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 41,466 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 California State Assembly election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ed Chau (incumbent) | 36,985 | 52.0% |
| | Republican | Burton Brink | 17,531 | 24.6% |
| | Democratic | Bryan Mesinas Peréz | 9,006 | 12.7% |
| | Democratic | Prscilla Silva | 7,628 | 10.7% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 71,150 | 100.0% |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Ed Chau (incumbent) | 107,976 | 67.9% |
| | Republican | Burton Brink | 50,988 | 32.1% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 158,964 | 100.0% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

California State Assembly election, 2018 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ed Chau (incumbent) | 35,365 | 69.0 |
| | Republican | Burton Brink | 15,910 | 31.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 46,349 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Ed Chau (incumbent) | 75,421 | 71.2 |
| | Republican | Burton Brink | 30,506 | 28.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 105,927 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

California State Assembly election, 2016 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ed Chau (incumbent) | 44,922 | 99.5 |
| | Republican | Peter Amundson, Jr.(write-in) | 188 | 0.4 |
| | Libertarian | Matthew "Boomer" Shannon (write-in) | 25 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 45,135 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Ed Chau (incumbent) | 82,964 | 70.0 |
| | Republican | Peter Amundson, Jr. | 35,533 | 30.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 118,497 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

California State Assembly election, 2014 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ed Chau (incumbent) | 17,540 | 60.2 |
| | Republican | Esthela Torres Siegrist | 11,576 | 39.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,116 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Ed Chau (incumbent) | 33,030 | 61.5 |
| | Republican | Esthela Torres Siegrist | 20,678 | 38.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 53,708 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

California State Assembly election, 2012 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Matthew Lin | 20,549 | 52.2 |
| | Democratic | Ed Chau | 13,746 | 34.9 |
| | Democratic | Mitchell Ing | 5,074 | 12.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 39,369 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Ed Chau | 64,791 | 56.4 |
| | Republican | Matthew Lin | 50,153 | 43.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 114,944 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

California State Assembly election, 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mike Eng (incumbent) | 46,841 | 68.9 |
| | Republican | Brad Jonathan Taylor | 21,148 | 31.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 67,989 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

California State Assembly election, 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mike Eng (incumbent) | 62,418 | 67.2 |
| | Republican | Esthela Siegrist | 30,511 | 32.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 92,929 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

California State Assembly election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mike Eng | 39,326 | 63.3 |
| | Republican | Esthela G. Siegrist | 18,021 | 28.9 |
| | Libertarian | Laura Brown | 4,865 | 7.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 62,212 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

California State Assembly election, 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Judy Chu (incumbent) | 62,075 | 65.8 |
| | Republican | Sandra L. Needs | 23,927 | 25.4 |
| | Libertarian | Laura Brown | 8,363 | 8.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 94,365 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

California State Assembly election, 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Judy Chu (incumbent) | 37,396 | 67.2 |
| | Republican | George C. Shen | 18,333 | 32.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 55,729 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2001 (special)

California's 49th State Assembly district special election, 2001 Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Gloria Romero :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Judy Chu | 12,101 | 58.5 |
| | Democratic | Daniel Arguello | 6,958 | 33.7 |
| | Democratic | Robert Miranda | 1,097 | 5.3 |
| | Libertarian | Kim J. Goldsworthy | 514 | 2.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 20,670 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

California State Assembly election, 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gloria Romero (incumbent) | 62,015 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 62,015 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1998

California State Assembly election, 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gloria Romero | 43,800 | 71.2 |
| | Republican | Jay T. Imperial | 16,066 | 26.1 |
| | Libertarian | Rachel Brown | 1,634 | 2.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 61,500 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1996

California State Assembly election, 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Diane Martinez (incumbent) | 49,804 | 69.2 |
| | Republican | Jay T. Imperial | 22,120 | 30.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 71,924 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1994

California State Assembly election, 1994 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Diane Martinez (incumbent) | 40,315 | 66.6 |
| | Republican | George H. Nirschl III | 17,825 | 29.5 |
| | Libertarian | Kim Goldsworthy | 2,357 | 3.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 60,497 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1992

California State Assembly election, 1992 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Diane Martinez | 43,820 | 55.5 |
| | Republican | Sophie C. Wong | 32,258 | 40.8 |
| | Libertarian | Kim Goldsworthy | 2,917 | 3.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 78,995 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |