# California's 46th State Assembly district

California's 46th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Jesse Gabriel of North Hollywood.

## District profile

The district encompasses the central and southeastern San Fernando Valley. This ethnically diverse district is an important gateway between the valley and the rest of Los Angeles.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2021 | Recall | No 76.8 – 23.2% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 73.5 - 23.1% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 78.0 – 22.0% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 60.2 – 39.8% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 76.2 – 18.5% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 68.0 – 32.0% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 72.8 – 27.2% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 73.7 – 23.6% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 75.7 – 24.3% |

## List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 46th 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 |
| Thomas H. McDonald | Democratic | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | San Francisco | |
| Hugh Toner | Democratic | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | San Francisco | |
| James Reavey | Democratic | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | San Francisco | |
| Lawrence Hoey | Democratic | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | San Francisco | |
| Hugh J. O'Neill | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | Alameda | |
| F. R. Fassett | Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | Alameda | |
| James W. Clarke | Republican | January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899 | Alameda | |
| William McDonald | Republican | January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901 | Alameda | |
| John G. Mattos Jr. | Republican | January 1, 1901 - January 2, 1905 | Alameda | |
| Edward Keating Strobridge | Republican | January 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909 | Alameda | |
| Thomas H. Silver | Republican | January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911 | Alameda | |
| Antone Augustine Rogers | Republican | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | Alameda | |
| David Whitlaw Tulloch | Democratic | January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | Stanislaus | |
| Lewis Lincoln Dennett | Progressive | January 4, 1915 - January 6, 1919 | Stanislaus | |
| Lewis Lincoln Dennett | Republican | January 4, 1915 - January 6, 1919 | Stanislaus | |
| Esto Bates Broughton | Democratic | January 6, 1919 - January 3, 1927 | Stanislaus | First woman to be elected along with Grace S. Dorris, Elizabeth Hughes, and Anna L. Saylor. |
| Vernon F. Gant | Republican | January 3, 1927 - January 7, 1929 | Stanislaus | |
| Frank Baltzell Collier | Republican | January 7, 1929 - January 5, 1931 | Stanislaus | |
| Charles Todd Clark | Democratic | January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | Fresno | |
| Sam M. Greene | Republican | January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935 | Los Angeles | |
| Ralph W. Evans | Democratic | January 7, 1935 - January 4, 1937 | Los Angeles | |
| Jack Tenney | Democratic | January 4, 1937 - January 4, 1943 | Los Angeles | |
| Glenn M. Anderson | Democratic | January 4, 1943 - January 8, 1951 | Los Angeles | |
| Charles Edward Chapel | Republican | January 8, 1951 - February 20, 1967 | Los Angeles | Died in office from a heart attack. |
| Robert G. Beverly | Republican | May 16, 1967 - November 30, 1974 | Los Angeles | Sworn in after winning special election. |
| Charles Warren | Democratic | December 2, 1974 - March 11, 1977 | Los Angeles | Resigned from office. |
| Mike Roos | Democratic | June 24, 1977 - March 20, 1991 | Los Angeles | Sworn in after winning special election. Resigned from office. |
| Barbara Friedman | Democratic | August 1, 1991 - November 30, 1992 | Los Angeles | Sworn in after winning special election to fill the vacant seat left by Mike Roos. |
| Louis Caldera | Democratic | December 7, 1992 - September 2, 1997 | Los Angeles | Resigned from office to become Managing Director & Chief Operating Officer for the Corporation for National and Community Service. |
| Gil Cedillo | Democratic | January 16, 1998 - November 30, 2002 | Los Angeles | Sworn in after winning special election to replace Louis Caldera, accepted a federal government position. |
| Fabian Núñez | Democratic | December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008 | Los Angeles | |
| John Pérez | Democratic | December 1, 2008 - November 30, 2012 | Los Angeles | |
| Adrin Nazarian | Democratic | December 3, 2012 – 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 | Adrin Nazarian (incumbent) | 55,784 | 69.7% |
| | Democratic | Lanira K. Murphy | 24,291 | 30.3% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 80,075 | 100.0% |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Adrin Nazarian (incumbent) | 104,987 | 63.4% |
| | Democratic | Lanira K. Murphy | 60,595 | 36.6% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 165,582 | 100.0% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

California State Assembly election, 2018 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Adrin Nazarian (incumbent) | 51,896 | 79.1 |
| | Republican | Roxanne Beckford Hoge | 13,672 | 20.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 65,568 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Adrin Nazarian (incumbent) | 109,938 | 79.3 |
| | Republican | Roxanne Beckford Hoge | 28,784 | 20.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 138,722 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

California State Assembly election, 2016 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Adrin Nazarian (incumbent) | 51,535 | 99.6 |
| | Democratic | Angela Rupert (write-in) | 131 | 0.3 |
| | Republican | Roxanne Beckford Hoge (write-in) | 88 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 51,754 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Adrin Nazarian (incumbent) | 77,587 | 56.1 |
| | Democratic | Angela Rupert | 60,658 | 43.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 138,245 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

California State Assembly election, 2014 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Adrin Nazarian (incumbent) | 22,406 | 70.3 |
| | Republican | Zachary Taylor | 9,483 | 29.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,889 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Adrin Nazarian (incumbent) | 45,839 | 71.6 |
| | Republican | Zachary Taylor | 18,614 | 28.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 64,453 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

California State Assembly election, 2012 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Adrin Nazarian | 11,498 | 27.5 |
| | Republican | Jay L. Stern | 8,401 | 20.1 |
| | Democratic | Brian C. Johnson | 8,370 | 20.0 |
| | Democratic | Andrew B. Lachman | 8,085 | 19.3 |
| | Democratic | Laurette Healey | 4,502 | 10.8 |
| | Democratic | Adriano Lecaros | 1,004 | 2.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 41,860 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Adrin Nazarian | 92,870 | 71.0 |
| | Republican | Jay L. Stern | 37,928 | 29.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 130,798 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

2010 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Pérez (incumbent) | 38,566 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 38,566 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

2008 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Pérez | 51,556 | 84.89 |
| | Republican | Manuel Aldana | 9,180 | 15.11 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 60,736 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.23 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

2006 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Fabian Núñez (incumbent) | 30,518 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.67 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

2004 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Fabian Núñez (incumbent) | 44,570 | 85.05 |
| | Republican | Manuel "Manny" Aldana, Jr. | 7,837 | 14.95 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 52,407 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

2002 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Fabian Núñez | 27,041 | 86.33 |
| | Republican | Manuel "Manny" Aldana, Jr. | 4,283 | 13.67 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 3,463 | 9.95 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,787 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

2000 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gilbert Cedillo (incumbent) | 31,919 | 83.71 |
| | Republican | Matt Brown | 6,211 | 16.29 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 5,737 | 13.08 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 43,867 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1998

1998 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gilbert Cedillo (incumbent) | 21,654 | 80.83 |
| | Republican | Andrew Kim | 5,137 | 19.17 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 3,423 | 11.33 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 30,214 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1996

1996 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Louis Caldera (incumbent) | 22,605 | 77.50 |
| | Republican | Andrew Kim | 6,562 | 22.50 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 5,518 | 15.91 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,685 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1994

1994 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Louis Caldera (incumbent) | 16,264 | 72.59 |
| | Republican | Yongchul Yang | 4,762 | 21.26 |
| | Peace and Freedom | William R. Williams | 1,378 | 6.15 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 3,362 | 13.05 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,766 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1992

1992 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Louis Caldera | 21,429 | 71.80 |
| | Republican | David M. Osborne | 6,368 | 21.34 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Casey Peters | 1,325 | 4.44 |
| | Libertarian | Michael B. Everling | 723 | 2.42 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 4,335 | 12.68 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,180 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |