# California's 43rd State Assembly district

California's 43rd State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Luz Rivas.

## District profile

The district encompasses the far eastern end of the San Fernando Valley, with portions jutting northward into the San Gabriel Mountains and southward into Central Los Angeles.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 66.7 - 29.6% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 72.1 – 27.9% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 58.4 – 41.6% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 68.9 – 25.5% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 63.5 – 36.5% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 68.3 – 31.7% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 67.3 – 29.6% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 70.5 – 29.5% |

## List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 43rd 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 |
| Eugene F. Loud | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | San Francisco | |
| Luther L. Ewing | Republican | January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891 | San Francisco | |
| William E. Tennis | Republican | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | San Francisco | |
| J. M. Marks | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | San Francisco | |
| William "Cocktail" Boothby | Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | San Francisco | |
| Leon Dennery | Republican | January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899 | San Francisco | |
| Fred Lundquist | Republican | January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901 | San Francisco | |
| Martin W. Brady | Republican | January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | San Francisco | |
| William H. R. McMartin | Republican | January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905 | San Francisco | |
| Marc Anthony | Republican | January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907 | San Francisco | |
| Dominic Joseph Beban | Republican | January 7, 1907 - January 2, 1911 | San Francisco | |
| Frank N. Rodgers | Republican | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | San Francisco | |
| David D. Bowman | Republican | January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | Santa Cruz | |
| Harold E. McPherson | Republican | January 4, 1915 - May 12, 1916 | Santa Cruz | Died in office from Pneumonia. |
| R. H. Hudson | Republican | January 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919 | Santa Cruz | |
| Champ S. Price | Republican | January 6, 1919 - January 3, 1921 | Santa Cruz | |
| George C. Cleveland | Republican | January 3, 1921 - January 3, 1927 | Santa Cruz | |
| Bert B. Snyder | Republican | January 3, 1927 - January 5, 1931 | Santa Cruz | |
| Chris N. Jespersen | Republican | January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | Monterey, San Luis Obispo | |
| C. Don Field | Republican | January 2, 1933 - January 3, 1949 | Los Angeles | |
| H. Allen Smith | Republican | January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1957 | Los Angeles | |
| Howard J. Thelin | Republican | January 7, 1957 - December 28, 1966 | Los Angeles | Resigned from office before his term expired. |
| Carlos Moorhead | Republican | January 7, 1967 - January 3, 1973 | Los Angeles | Resigned to serve in congress. |
| Michael D. Antonovich | Republican | January 8, 1973 - November 30, 1974 | Los Angeles | |
| Howard Berman | Democratic | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1982 | Los Angeles | |
| Gray Davis | Democratic | December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1986 | Los Angeles | |
| Terry B. Friedman | Democratic | December 1, 1986 - November 30, 1992 | Los Angeles | |
| Pat Nolan | Republican | December 7, 1992 - February 18, 1994 | Los Angeles | Resigned from the Assembly. |
| James E. Rogan | Republican | May 9, 1994 - November 30, 1996 | Los Angeles | Sworn in after winning special election to fill the vacant seat left by Pat Nolan. |
| Scott Wildman | Democratic | December 2, 1996 - November 30, 2000 | Los Angeles | |
| Dario Frommer | Democratic | December 4, 2000 - November 30, 2006 | Los Angeles | |
| Paul Krekorian | Democratic | December 4, 2006 - January 5, 2010 | Los Angeles | Resigned to become a member of the Los Angeles City Council. |
| Mike Gatto | Democratic | June 10, 2010 - November 30, 2016 | Los Angeles | Sworn in after winning special election to fill the seat that was vacant by Krekorian, who ran for City Council is Los Angeles. |
| Laura Friedman | Democratic | December 5, 2016 – present | Los Angeles | |

## Election results (1992–present)
### 2020

California State Assembly election, 2020 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Laura Friedman (incumbent) | 88,541 | 75.64% |
| | Republican | Mike Graves | 24,258 | 20.72% |
| | Independent | Robert J. Sexton | 4,264 | 3.64% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 117,063 | 100% |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Laura Friedman (incumbent) | 149,214 | 69.6% |
| | Republican | Mike Graves | 65,270 | 30.4% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 214,484 | 100.0% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

California State Assembly election, 2018 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Laura Friedman (incumbent) | 58,310 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 58,310 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Laura Friedman (incumbent) | 125,568 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 125,568 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

California State Assembly election, 2016 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Laura Friedman | 33,276 | 31.9 |
| | Democratic | Ardy Kassakhian | 25,357 | 24.3 |
| | Republican | Mark MacCarley | 16,551 | 15.9 |
| | Democratic | Andrew J. Blumenfield | 13,309 | 12.8 |
| | Republican | Alexandra A. Bustamante | 6,524 | 6.3 |
| | Democratic | Dennis R. Bullock | 4,294 | 4.1 |
| | Democratic | Rajiv Dalal | 3,173 | 3.0 |
| | American Independent | Aaron Cervantes | 1,873 | 1.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 104,357 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Laura Friedman | 106,186 | 64.5 |
| | Democratic | Ardy Kassakhian | 58,561 | 35.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 164,747 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

California State Assembly election, 2014 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mike Gatto (incumbent) | 28,354 | 67.0 |
| | Republican | Todd Royal | 13,985 | 33.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 42,339 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Mike Gatto (incumbent) | 51,971 | 66.5 |
| | Republican | Todd Royal | 26,192 | 33.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 78,163 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

California State Assembly election, 2012 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mike Gatto (incumbent) | 26,397 | 55.7 |
| | Republican | Greg Krikorian | 21,025 | 44.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 47,422 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Mike Gatto (incumbent) | 95,673 | 60.2 |
| | Republican | Greg Krikorian | 63,251 | 39.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 158,924 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

California State Assembly election, 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mike Gatto (incumbent) | 65,350 | 66.0 |
| | Republican | Sunder Ramani | 33,767 | 34.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 99,117 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010 (special)

California's 43rd State Assembly district special election, 2010 Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Paul Krekorian :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mike Gatto | 23,733 | 58.6 |
| | Republican | Sunder Ramani | 16,778 | 41.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 40,511 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

California State Assembly election, 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Paul Krekorian (incumbent) | 91,863 | 67.9 |
| | Republican | Jane Barnett | 43,492 | 32.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 135,355 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

California State Assembly election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Paul Krekorian | 55,871 | 63.2 |
| | Republican | Michael M. Agbaba | 26,530 | 29.7 |
| | Libertarian | Steve Myers | 6,296 | 7.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 88,697 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

California State Assembly election, 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dario Frommer (incumbent) | 94,149 | 76.6 |
| | Libertarian | Sandor J. Woren | 28,805 | 23.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 122,954 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

California State Assembly election, 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dario Frommer (incumbent) | 46,052 | 61.0 |
| | Republican | Ingrid Geyer | 26,381 | 34.8 |
| | Libertarian | Sandor J. Woren | 3,181 | 4.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 75,614 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

California State Assembly election, 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dario Frommer | 70,841 | 58.7 |
| | Republican | Craig Harry Missakian | 49,786 | 41.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 120,627 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1998

California State Assembly election, 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Scott Wildman (incumbent) | 55,256 | 65.0 |
| | Republican | Peter R. Repovich | 26,749 | 31.5 |
| | Libertarian | Daniel White | 1,793 | 2.1 |
| | Reform | Marie Buren | 1,160 | 1.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 84,958 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1996

California State Assembly election, 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Scott Wildman | 49,452 | 48.4 |
| | Republican | John Geranios | 49,260 | 48.2 |
| | Libertarian | Willard Michlin | 3,562 | 3.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 102,274 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 1994

California State Assembly election, 1994 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | James E. Rogan (incumbent) | 47,895 | 53.7 |
| | Democratic | Adam Schiff | 38,319 | 43.0 |
| | Libertarian | Willard Michlin | 2,935 | 3.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 89,149 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1994 (special)

California's 43rd State Assembly district special election, 1994 Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Pat Nolan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | James E. Rogan | 12,663 | 52.9 |
| | Democratic | Adam Schiff | 6,165 | 25.7 |
| | Republican | Julia L. Woo | 2,607 | 10.9 |
| | Republican | David E. Wallis | 1,007 | 4.2 |
| | Democratic | Ken Kulpa | 628 | 2.6 |
| | Libertarian | Willard Del Michlin | 505 | 2.1 |
| | Republican | Joseph Paul Piertoforte | 368 | 1.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,943 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1992

California State Assembly election, 1992 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Pat Nolan (incumbent) | 64,489 | 56.2 |
| | Democratic | Elliott Graham | 42,962 | 37.4 |
| | Libertarian | Anthony G. Bajada | 7,293 | 6.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 114,744 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |