# California's 33rd State Assembly district

California's 33rd State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican Devon Mathis.

## District profile

The district, one of the largest in California, encompasses a wide expanse of the High Desert, stretching from the Victor Valley to the Nevada and Arizona borders. It also includes several communities in the San Bernardino Mountains. The district's population is mostly concentrated in the southwest, with scattered settlements elsewhere.
San Bernardino County – 23.1%
* Adelanto
* Apple Valley
* Baker
* Barstow
* Big Bear City
* Big Bear Lake
* Big River
* Crestline
* Helendale
* Hesperia
* Lake Arrowhead
* Lenwood
* Lucerne Valley
* Needles
* Phelan – partial
* Running Springs
* Trona
* Victorville

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2021 | Recall | Yes 60.6 – 39.4% |
| 2020 | President | Trump 54.2 – 43.6% |
| 2018 | Governor | Cox 60.2 – 39.8% |
| 2018 | Senator | De Leon 54.0 – 46.0% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 54.6 – 40.0% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 52.9 – 47.1% |
| 2014 | Governor | Kashkari 63.5 – 36.5% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 55.5 – 41.8% |
| 2012 | Senator | Emken 56.4 – 43.6% |

## List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 33rd 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 |
| William B. May | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | San Francisco | |
| James J. Callaghan | Democratic | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | San Francisco | |
| William E. Dinan | Democratic | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | San Francisco | |
| F. L. Jones | Republican | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | San Francisco | |
| M. J. Hurley | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | San Francisco | |
| Lawrence J. Dwyer | Democratic | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | San Francisco | |
| George B. Godfrey | Democratic | January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899 | San Francisco | |
| Eugene D. Sullivan | Democratic | January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901 | San Francisco | |
| John Butler | Republican | January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | San Francisco | |
| Matthew J. Kerrigan | Democratic | January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905 | San Francisco | |
| Fred J. Meincke | Republican | January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907 | San Francisco | |
| Paul F. Fratessa | Republican | January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909 | San Francisco | |
| Bernard Joseph Collum | Democratic | January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911 | San Francisco | |
| James J. Ryan | Republican | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | San Francisco | |
| Victor J. Canepa | Republican | January 6, 1913 - January 8, 1917 | San Francisco | |
| Victor J. Canepa | Prohibition | January 6, 1913 - January 8, 1917 | San Francisco | |
| Leo R. Friedman | Republican | January 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919 | San Francisco | |
| John B. Badaracco | Democratic | January 6, 1919 - January 5, 1925 | San Francisco | |
| Charles A. Oliva | Republican | January 5, 1925 - January 2, 1933 | San Francisco | |
| Clarence Ray Robinson | Republican | January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935 | Madera, Mariposa, Merced | |
| James D. Garibaldi | Democratic | January 7, 1935 - January 2, 1939 | Madera, Merced | |
| George A. Clarke | Republican | January 2, 1939 - January 4, 1943 | Madera, Merced | |
| Frederick Weybret | Republican | January 4, 1943 - January 8, 1945 | Monterey, San Luis Obispo | |
| Fred Emlay | Democratic | January 8, 1945 - January 6, 1947 | Monterey, San Luis Obispo | |
| James W. Silliman | Republican | January 6, 1947 - January 5, 1953 | Monterey, San Luis Obispo | |
| William W. Hansen | Republican | January 5, 1953 - January 5, 1959 | Fresno | |
| Charles B. Garrigus | Democratic | January 5, 1959 - January 2, 1967 | Fresno | |
| Ernest N. Mobley | Republican | January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1974 | Fresno, Madera | |
| Bill Thomas | Republican | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1978 | Kern | |
| Don Rogers | Republican | December 4, 1978 - November 30, 1986 | Kern | |
| Don Rogers | Republican | December 4, 1978 - November 30, 1986 | Kern, Tulare | |
| Trice Harvey | Republican | December 1, 1986 - November 30, 1992 | Kern, Tulare | |
| Andrea Seastrand | Republican | December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1994 | Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | |
| Tom J. Bordonaro Jr. | Republican | December 5, 1994 - November 30, 1998 | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | |
| Abel Maldonado | Republican | December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2004 | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | |
| Sam Blakeslee | Republican | December 6, 2004 – August 23, 2010 | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | Resigned from the Assembly after winning special for California's 15th Senate district. |
| Katcho Achadjian | Republican | December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2012 | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | |
| Tim Donnelly | Republican | December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2014 | San Bernardino | |
| Jay Obernolte | Republican | December 1, 2014 - November 30, 2020 | San Bernardino | |
| Thurston Smith | Republican | December 7, 2020 – present | San Bernardino | |

## 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 | % |
| | Republican | Thurston "Smitty" Smith | 32,891 | 37.9% |
| | Republican | Rick Herrick | 14,922 | 17.2% |
| | Democratic | Socorro Cisneros | 12,136 | 14.0% |
| | Democratic | Blanca A. Gomez | 8,950 | 10.3% |
| | Democratic | Anthony A. Rhoades | 7,670 | 8.8% |
| | Democratic | Roger La Plante | 5,655 | 6.5% |
| | Republican | Alex Walton | 4,564 | 5.3% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 86,788 | 100.0% |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Thurston “Smitty” Smith | 86,948 | 54.9% |
| | Republican | Rick Herrick | 71,567 | 45.1% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 158,515 | 100.0% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

California State Assembly election, 2018 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jay Obernolte (incumbent) | 43,100 | 65.8 |
| | Democratic | Socorro Cisneros | 12,566 | 19.2 |
| | Democratic | Scott Markovich | 9,854 | 15.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 65,520 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Jay Obernolte (incumbent) | 72,109 | 60.2 |
| | Democratic | Socorro Cisneros | 47,603 | 39.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 119,712 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

California State Assembly election, 2016 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jay Obernolte (incumbent) | 43,526 | 60.7 |
| | Democratic | Scott Markovich | 28,220 | 39.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 71,746 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Jay Obernolte (incumbent) | 84,000 | 60.6 |
| | Democratic | Scott Markovich | 56,086 | 39.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 140,086 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

California State Assembly election, 2014 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Coffey | 9,865 | 23.1 |
| | Republican | Jay Obernolte | 8,028 | 18.8 |
| | Republican | Michelle Ambrozic | 7,566 | 17.7 |
| | Republican | Rick Roelle | 6,574 | 15.4 |
| | Republican | Art Bishop | 5,956 | 14.0 |
| | Republican | Brett Savage | 1,811 | 4.2 |
| | Republican | Scott Markovich | 975 | 2.3 |
| | Republican | Jerry J. Laws | 814 | 1.9 |
| | Republican | Robert J. "Bob" Burhle | 802 | 1.9 |
| | Republican | Robert Larivee | 299 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 45,690 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Jay Obernolte | 46,144 | 65.9 |
| | Democratic | John Coffey | 23,828 | 34.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 69,972 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

California State Assembly election, 2012 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tim Donnelly (incumbent) | 25,200 | 52.1 |
| | Democratic | John Coffey | 13,873 | 28.7 |
| | Republican | William E. "Bill" Jahn | 9,331 | 19.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 48,404 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Tim Donnelly (incumbent) | 73,836 | 59.0 |
| | Democratic | John Coffey | 51,215 | 41.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 125,051 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2010

2010 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Katcho Achadjian | 84,629 | 57.8 |
| | Democratic | Hilda Zacarias | 54,817 | 37.4 |
| | Libertarian | Paul K. Polson | 7,051 | 4.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 146,497 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2008

2008 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Sam Blakeslee (incumbent) | 114,316 | 63.84 |
| | Democratic | Robert Cuthbert | 64,740 | 36.16 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 179,056 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 76.38 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2006

2006 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Sam Blakeslee (incumbent) | 91,393 | 67.01 |
| | Democratic | Robert Cuthbert | 44,991 | 32.99 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 136,384 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 62.01 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2004

2004 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Sam Blakeslee (incumbent) | 99,864 | 56.27 |
| | Democratic | Stew Jenkins | 57,673 | 32.50 |
| | Green | Tom Hutchings | 10,422 | 5.87 |
| | Libertarian | Gary L. Kirkland | 9,502 | 5.35 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 177,461 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2002

2002 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Abel Maldonado (incumbent) | 76,237 | 63.05 |
| | Democratic | Laurence D. Houlgate | 44,678 | 36.95 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 2,550 | 2.07 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 123,465 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2000

2000 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Abel Maldonado (incumbent) | 101,200 | 64.44 |
| | Democratic | Laurence D. Houlgate | 55,855 | 35.56 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 6,562 | 4.01 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 163,617 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1998

1998 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Abel Maldonado | 76,596 | 60.34 |
| | Democratic | Betty Sanders | 47,485 | 37.40 |
| | Libertarian | David L. Bersohn | 2,868 | 2.26 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 5,189 | 3.93 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 132,138 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1996

1996 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tom J. Bordonaro, Jr. | 84,568 | 57.95 |
| | Democratic | Betty Sanders | 52,334 | 35.86 |
| | Libertarian | Gary L. Kirkland | 5,268 | 3.61 |
| | Natural Law | Katherine R. Baker | 3,753 | 2.57 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 8,703 | 5.63 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 154,626 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1994

1994 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tom J. Bordonaro, Jr. | 73,767 | 58.36 |
| | Democratic | John B. Ashbaugh | 47,842 | 37.85 |
| | Libertarian | Gary R. Kirkland | 4,791 | 3.79 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 9,471 | 6.97 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 135,871 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1992

1992 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Andrea Seastrand (incumbent) | 86,090 | 55.57 |
| | Democratic | John B. Ashbaugh | 61,712 | 39.84 |
| | Libertarian | Steve McClenathan | 7,106 | 4.59 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 7,745 | 4.76 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 162,653 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |