# California's 35th State Assembly district

California's 35th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Jasmeet Bains of Bakersfield.

## District profile

The district is located in the Central Valley and spans from the slopes of the Coast Ranges to the slopes of the Sierra Nevada into the Mojave desert.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2021 | Recall | No 51.0 – 49.0% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 54.1 – 43.5% |
| 2018 | Governor | Cox 50.4 – 49.6% |
| 2018 | Senator | de Leon 51.7 – 48.3% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 49.6 – 43.4% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 60.1 – 39.9% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 51.7 – 48.3% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 49.2 – 47.6% |
| 2012 | Senator | Emken 50.4 – 49.6% |

## List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 35th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
| Assembly Members | Party | Years Served | Counties Represented | Notes |
| N. T. Whitcomb | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | San Francisco | |
| John H. Colbert | Democratic | January 3, 1887 - November 18, 1888 | San Francisco | Died before finishing his term ended in office from pneumonia. |
| H. H. Dobbin | Democratic | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | San Francisco | |
| William J. Dunn | Democratic | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | San Francisco | |
| J. G. Gallagher | Republican | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | San Francisco | |
| Calvin Ewing | People's | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | San Francisco | |
| Lawrence J. Dolan | Fusion | January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899 | San Francisco | |
| W.H. Cobb | Republican | January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901 | San Francisco | |
| Edward F. Treadwell | Republican | January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | San Francisco | |
| Edward D. Knight | Republican | January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905 | San Francisco | |
| Edward F. Treadwell | Republican | January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907 | San Francisco | |
| Fred Hugo Hartman | Republican | January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909 | San Francisco | |
| Frederick Carsten Gerdes | Republican | January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913 | San Francisco | |
| Alfred L. Morgenstern | Republican | January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | Alameda | |
| Paul J. Arnerich | Republican | January 4, 1915 - January 6, 1919 | Alameda | |
| William J. Locke | Republican | January 6, 1919 - January 3, 1921 | Alameda | |
| Homer R. Spence | Republican | January 3, 1921 - January 3, 1927 | Alameda | |
| Roy Bishop | Republican | January 3, 1927 - January 2, 1933 | Alameda | |
| Ellis E. Patterson | Republican | January 2, 1933 - January 2, 1939 | Monterey, San Luis Obispo | Changes his party to Democrat in 1937. |
| Ellis E. Patterson | Democratic | January 2, 1933 - January 2, 1939 | Monterey, San Luis Obispo | Changes his party to Democrat in 1937. |
| Frederick Weybret | Republican | January 2, 1939 - January 4, 1943 | Monterey, San Luis Obispo | |
| S.L. Heisinger | Democratic | January 4, 1943 - September 22, 1949 | Fresno | Died in office. He was killed by a freight train. |
| William W. Hansen | Republican | March 8, 1950 - January 5, 1953 | Fresno | Was sworn in after winning a special election after the death of Heisinger. |
| Roscoe L. Patterson | Republican | January 5, 1953 - July 9, 1955 | Kings, Tulare | Died in office, while being treated in the hospital from a heart attack. |
| Domer F. Power | Republican | July 3, 1956 - January 7, 1957 | Kings, Tulare | Sworn in during a special election to fill in seat vacant by his predecessor Patterson, after he died in office. |
| Myron H. Frew | Democratic | January 7, 1957 - January 4, 1965 | Kings, Tulare | |
| Gordon W. Duffy | Republican | January 4, 1965 - January 2, 1967 | Kings, Tulare | |
| John Briggs | Republican | January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1974 | Orange, Bernardino | |
| Gary K. Hart | Democratic | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1982 | Santa Barbara | |
| Jack O'Connell | Democratic | December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1994 | Santa Barbara, Ventura | |
| Brooks Firestone | Republican | December 5, 1994 - November 30, 1998 | Santa Barbara, Ventura | |
| Hannah-Beth Jackson | Democratic | December 7, 1998 - November 30, 2004 | Santa Barbara, Ventura | |
| Pedro Nava | Democratic | December 6, 2004 - November 30, 2010 | Santa Barbara, Ventura | |
| Das Williams | Democratic | December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2012 | Santa Barbara, Ventura | |
| Katcho Achadjian | Republican | December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2016 | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | |
| Jordan Cunningham | Republican | December 5, 2016 – December 5, 2022 | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara |
| Jasmeet Bains | Democratic | December 5, 2022 – present | Kern |

## Contents

* 1992
* 1994
* 1996
* 1998
* 2000
* 2002
* 2004
* 2006
* 2008
* 2010
* 2012
* 2014
* 2016
* 2018
* 2020
* 2022

### 2022

2022 California State Assembly election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Leticia Perez | 14,101 | 50.5% |
| | Democratic | Jasmeet Bains | 13,812 | 49.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,913 | 100.0% |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Jasmeet Bains | 35,997 | 60.3 |
| | Democratic | Leticia Perez | 23,707 | 39.7% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 59,704 | 100.0% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 California State Assembly election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jordan Cunningham (incumbent) | 85,029 | 56.8% |
| | Democratic | Dawn Addis | 64,548 | 43.2% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 149,577 | 100.0% |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Jordan Cunningham (incumbent) | 126,579 | 55.1% |
| | Democratic | Dawn Addis | 103,206 | 44.9% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 229,785 | 100.0% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

California State Assembly election, 2018 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jordan Cunningham (incumbent) | 62,348 | 55.5 |
| | Democratic | Bill Ostrander | 49,967 | 44.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 112,315 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Jordan Cunningham (incumbent) | 97,749 | 55.9 |
| | Democratic | Bill Ostrander | 76,994 | 44.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 174,743 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

California State Assembly election, 2016 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dawn Ortiz-Legg | 55,577 | 45.0 |
| | Republican | Jordan Cunningham | 45,750 | 37.0 |
| | Republican | Steve Lebard | 18,170 | 14.7 |
| | Libertarian | Dominic Robert Rubini | 4,142 | 3.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 123,639 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Jordan Cunningham | 105,247 | 54.7 |
| | Democratic | Dawn Ortiz-Legg | 87,168 | 45.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 192,415 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

California State Assembly election, 2014 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Katcho Achadjian (incumbent) | 54,615 | 65.3 |
| | Democratic | Heidi Harmon | 29,030 | 34.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 83,645 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Katcho Achadjian (incumbent) | 77,452 | 62.7 |
| | Democratic | Heidi Harmon | 46,126 | 37.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 123,578 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

California State Assembly election, 2012 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Katcho Achadjian (incumbent) | 62,747 | 64.9 |
| | Democratic | Gerald "Gerry" Manata | 33,862 | 35.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 96,609 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Katcho Achadjian (incumbent) | 103,762 | 61.3 |
| | Democratic | Gerald "Gerry" Manata | 65,500 | 38.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 169,262 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2010

2010 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Das Williams | 75,821 | 54.9 |
| | Republican | Mike Stoker | 62,310 | 45.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 138,131 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

2008 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Pedro Nava (incumbent) | 119,613 | 67.25 |
| | Republican | Gregory Gandrud | 58,244 | 32.75 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 177,857 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 75.51 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

2006 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Pedro Nava (incumbent) | 77,868 | 68.32 |
| | Republican | Cristina Martin | 36,109 | 31.68 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 113,977 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 61.46 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

2004 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Pedro Nava (incumbent) | 91,503 | 52.73 |
| | Republican | Bob Pohl | 82,025 | 47.27 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 173,528 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

2002 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Hannah-Beth Jackson (inc.) | 71,600 | 62.22 |
| | Republican | Bob Pohl | 36,670 | 31.86 |
| | Reform | Cary Savitch | 3,806 | 3.31 |
| | Libertarian | Craig Warren Thomas | 3,004 | 2.61 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 2,799 | 2.37 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 117,879 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

2000 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Hannah-Beth Jackson (incumbent) | 100,432 | 61.65 |
| | Republican | Robin Sue Sullivan | 58,212 | 35.73 |
| | Natural Law | Eric Dahl | 4,264 | 2.62 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 8,477 | 4.95 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 171,385 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1998

1998 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Hannah-Beth Jackson | 67,224 | 53.03 |
| | Republican | Christopher Mitchum | 56,382 | 44.48 |
| | Natural Law | Eric Dahl | 3,151 | 2.49 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 7,602 | 5.66 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 135,359 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 1996

1996 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Brooks Firestone | 101,014 | 66.04 |
| | Democratic | Aneesh K. Lele | 44,531 | 29.11 |
| | Natural Law | Miriam Hospodar | 7,415 | 4.85 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 11,203 | 6.82 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 164,163 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1994

1994 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Brooks Firestone | 72,899 | 54.26 |
| | Democratic | Mindy Lorenz | 55,901 | 41.61 |
| | Green | T. G. "Tom" Stafford | 2,862 | 2.13 |
| | Libertarian | Chris D. Blunt | 2,682 | 2 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 9,645 | 6.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 143,989 | 100.00 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 1992

1992 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jack O'Connell (incumbent) | 111,313 | 66.73 |
| | Republican | Alan O. "Lanny" Ebenstein | 55,490 | 33.27 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 13,767 | 7.62 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 180,570 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |