# California's 42nd State Assembly district

California's 42nd State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Jacqui Irwin.

## District profile

The district straddles the gateway between the Inland Empire and the California desert, stretching from Yucaipa and Hemet in the west to the Twentynine Palms region and western Coachella Valley in the east.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 50.5 – 47.5% |
| 2018 | Governor | Cox 52.2 – 47.8% |
| 2018 | Senator | De Leon 51.8 – 48.2% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 49.7 – 45.6% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 61.1 – 38.9% |
| 2014 | Governor | Kashkari 52.8 – 47.2% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 52.9 – 45.0% |
| 2012 | Senator | Emken 51.6 – 48.4% |

## List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 42nd 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 |
| V. C. McMurray | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | San Francisco | |
| John La Blanc | Republican | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | San Francisco | |
| E. S. Saloman | Republican | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | San Francisco | |
| Louis A. Phillips | Republican | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | San Francisco | |
| William Hendrickson Jr. | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | San Francisco | |
| Isaac M. Merrill | Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | San Francisco | |
| Lorenzo A. Henry | Republican | January 4, 1897 - January 5, 1903 | San Francisco | |
| Phineas S. Barber | Republican | January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905 | San Francisco | |
| George A. McGowan | Republican | January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907 | San Francisco | |
| Samuel T. Kohlman | Republican | January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909 | San Francisco | |
| Albert P. Wheelan | Democratic | January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911 | San Francisco | |
| Arthur Max Joel | Republican | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | San Francisco | |
| Henry Ward Brown | Republican | January 6, 1913 - June 16, 1916 | San Mateo | Died in office to cancer. |
| Frank Leonard Eksward | Democratic | January 8, 1917 - January 3, 1927 | San Mateo | While he was in office, he changed his party affiliation to Republican. |
| Frank Leonard Eksward | Republican | January 8, 1917 - January 3, 1927 | San Mateo | While he was in office, he changed his party affiliation to Republican. |
| Harry L. Parkman | Republican | January 3, 1927 - January 5, 1931 | San Mateo | |
| Bert B. Snyder | Republican | January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | San Mateo | |
| James S. O'Connor | Democratic | January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935 | Los Angeles | |
| Elmer E. Lore | Democratic | January 7, 1935 - January 6, 1941 | Los Angeles | |
| Everett G. Burkhalter | Democratic | January 6, 1941 - January 6, 1947 | Los Angeles | |
| Walter R. Hinton | Republican | January 6, 1947 - January 3, 1949 | Los Angeles | |
| Everett G. Burkhalter | Democratic | January 3, 1949 - January 5, 1953 | Los Angeles | |
| William F. Marsh | Republican | January 5, 1953 - January 5, 1959 | Los Angeles | |
| Tom Bane | Democratic | January 5, 1959 - January 4, 1965 | Los Angeles | |
| Bob Moretti | Democratic | January 4, 1965 - November 30, 1974 | Los Angeles | |
| Frank D. Lanterman | Republican | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1978 | Los Angeles | |
| William H. Ivers | Republican | December 4, 1978 - November 30, 1982 | Los Angeles | |
| Dick Mountjoy | Republican | December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1992 | Los Angeles | |
| Burt M. Margolin | Democratic | December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1994 | Los Angeles | |
| Wally Knox | Democratic | December 5, 1994 - November 30, 2000 | Los Angeles | |
| Paul Koretz | Democratic | December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2006 | Los Angeles | |
| Mike Feuer | Democratic | December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2012 | Los Angeles | |
| Brian Nestande | Republican | December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2014 | Riverside, San Bernardino | |
| Chad Mayes | Republican | December 1, 2014 – present | Riverside, San Bernardino | On December 5, 2019, Mayes left the Republican party and registered as an independent. |
| Chad Mayes | Independent | December 1, 2014 – present | Riverside, San Bernardino | On December 5, 2019, Mayes left the Republican party and registered as an independent. |

## Contents

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

### 2020

California State Assembly election, 2020 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Chad Mayes (incumbent) | 42,717 | 35.0 |
| | Republican | Andrew F. Kotyuk | 40,893 | 33.5 |
| | Democratic | DeniAntionette Mazingo | 38,492 | 31.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 122,102 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Independent | Chad Mayes (incumbent) | 120,359 | 55.6 |
| | Republican | Andrew F. Kotyuk | 96,172 | 44.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 216,531 | 100.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### 2018

California State Assembly election, 2018 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | DeniAntionette Mazingo | 33,586 | 35.6 |
| | Republican | Chad Mayes (incumbent) | 30,880 | 32.8 |
| | Republican | Gary Jeandron | 15,032 | 16.0 |
| | Republican | Andrew F. Kotyuk | 11,572 | 12.3 |
| | Green | Carol Bouldin | 3,166 | 3.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 94,236 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Chad Mayes (incumbent) | 86,333 | 55.3 |
| | Democratic | DeniAntionette Mazingo | 69,747 | 44.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 156,080 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

California State Assembly election, 2016 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Chad Mayes (incumbent) | 49,580 | 50.8 |
| | Democratic | Greg Rodriguez | 40,446 | 41.4 |
| | Libertarian | Jeff Hewitt | 7,601 | 7.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 97,627 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Chad Mayes (incumbent) | 97,864 | 57.4 |
| | Democratic | Greg Rodriguez | 72,581 | 42.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 170,445 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

California State Assembly election, 2014 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Karalee Hargrove | 22,973 | 37.8 |
| | Republican | Chad Mayes | 20,921 | 34.4 |
| | Republican | Gary Jeandron | 14,877 | 27.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 60,771 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Chad Mayes | 56,517 | 57.3 |
| | Democratic | Karalee Hargrove | 42,082 | 42.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 98,599 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

California State Assembly election, 2012 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Brian Nestande (incumbent) | 41,217 | 61.2 |
| | Democratic | Mark Anthony Orozco | 26,107 | 38.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 67,324 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Brian Nestande (incumbent) | 81,768 | 54.7 |
| | Democratic | Mark Anthony Orozco | 67,823 | 45.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 149,591 | 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 | Mike Feuer (incumbent) | 106,029 | 73.2 |
| | Republican | Mary Toman-Miller | 38,836 | 26.8 |
| | Republican | David Hernandez (write-in) | 17 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 144,882 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

2008 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael Feuer (incumbent) | 142,456 | 76.07 |
| | Republican | Steven Sion | 44,803 | 23.93 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 187,259 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 70.07 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

2006 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael Feuer | 94,619 | 88.22 |
| | Republican | Steven Sion | 27,539 | 25.68 |
| | Libertarian | Colin Goldman | 6,101 | 5.69 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 107,259 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.27 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

2004 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Paul Koretz (incumbent) | 143,376 | 75.42 |
| | Republican | Paul Morgan Fredrix | 46,715 | 24.58 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 190,091 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

2002 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Paul Koretz (incumbent) | 83,025 | 74.29 |
| | Republican | Jeffrey A. Bissiri | 28,737 | 25.71 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 10,264 | 8.41 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 122,026 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

2000 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Paul Koretz | 100,238 | 66.64 |
| | Republican | Douglas Cleon Taylor | 28,171 | 18.73 |
| | Green | Sara Amir | 14,995 | 9.97 |
| | Libertarian | Mark Allen Selzer | 5,665 | 3.77 |
| | Natural Law | Ivka Adam | 1,352 | 0.90 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 20,108 | 11.79 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 170,529 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1998

1998 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Wally Knox (incumbent) | 81,130 | 74.01 |
| | Republican | Kevin B. Davis | 24,140 | 22.02 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Nancy Lawrence | 4,353 | 3.97 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 11,515 | 9.51 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 121,138 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1996

1996 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Wally Knox (incumbent) | 87,256 | 65.57 |
| | Republican | Adam Ross | 37,921 | 28.50 |
| | Libertarian | Eric Michael Fine | 5,699 | 4.28 |
| | Natural Law | Herbert Paul | 2,203 | 1.66 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 20,047 | 13.09 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 153,126 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1994

1994 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Wally Knox | 74,303 | 63.68 |
| | Republican | Robert "Bob" Davis | 36,932 | 31.65 |
| | Libertarian | Eric Michael Fine | 5,441 | 4.66 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 17,681 | 13.16 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 134,357 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1992

1992 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Burt Margolin (incumbent) | 112,864 | 67.34 |
| | Republican | Robert "Bob" Davis | 44,584 | 26.60 |
| | Libertarian | Andrew S. Rotter | 4,093 | 3.55 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Timothy Burdick | 5,686 | 3.39 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 24,351 | 12.69 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 191,578 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |