California's 38th State Assembly district

California's 38th State Assembly district
California's 38th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember
	Steve Bennett; D–Ventura
Population (2010); • Voting age; • Citizen voting age	469,883; 351,818; 296,536
Demographics	55.62% White; 3.55% Black; 25.77% Latino; 13.41% Asian; 0.58% Native American; 0.20% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.33% other; 0.53% remainder of multiracial;
Registered voters	283,207
Registration	34.28% Democratic; 33.44% Republican; 26.78% No party preference

California's 38th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Steve Bennett of Ventura.

Currentassemblymember

Steve Bennett
D–Ventura

Population(2010)
Voting age
Citizen voting age469,883^[1]
351,818^[1]
296,536^[1]

Demographics

55.62% White
3.55% Black
25.77% Latino
13.41% Asian
0.58% Native American
0.20% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.33% other
0.53^[1]% remainder of multiracial

Registered voters283,207

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Year	Office	Results
2021	Recall	No 50.2 – 49.8%
2020	President	Biden 53.2 - 44.8%
2018	Governor^[2]	Newsom 50.3 – 49.7%
2018	Senator^[3]	Feinstein 51.3 – 48.7%
2016	President	Clinton 49.6 – 44.4%
2016	Senator	Harris 62.5 – 37.5%
2014	Governor	Kashkari 56.8 – 43.2%
2012	President	Romney 50.8 – 46.7%
2012	Senator	Emken 51.7 – 48.3%

Assembly members	Party	Years served	Counties represented	Notes
William B. Hunt	Republican	January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887	San Francisco
Daniel S. Regan	Democratic	January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891
A. T. Barnett	Republican	January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893
Bert Schlesinger	Democratic	January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895
Marcus Lewis	Republican	January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897
Gustave Pohlmann		January 4, 1897 – January 2, 1899
William H. Rickard		January 2, 1899 – January 1, 1901
Bert Schlesinger	Democratic	January 1, 1901 – January 5, 1903
Marcus Lewis	Republican	January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905
Samuel H. Beckett		January 2, 1905 – January 4, 1909
William C. Pugh		January 4, 1909 – January 2, 1911		Held dual office. He also served as a member of San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
Edward J. D. Nolan		January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913
Daniel Ferguson		January 6, 1913 – January 8, 1917	Alameda
Daniel Ferguson	Progressive	January 6, 1913 – January 8, 1917
William R. Brackett	Independent	January 8, 1917 – January 6, 1919
Edgar S. Hurley	Republican	January 6, 1919 – January 8, 1923
Jacob Croter	Republican	January 8, 1923 – July 1, 1927		Resigns to focus his time on being the City Treasurer of Oakland.^[4]
Vacant		July 1, 1927 – January 7, 1929
Walter W. Feeley	Republican	January 7, 1929 – January 2, 1933
Ford A. Chatters	Republican	January 2, 1933 – January 4, 1937	Kings, Tulare
Gordon Hickman Garland	Democratic	January 4, 1937 – January 4, 1943	Kings, Tulare
Walter J. Fourt	Republican	January 4, 1943 – January 6, 1947	Ventura
John B. Cooke	Democratic	January 6, 1947 – January 5, 1953	Ventura
Dorothy M. Donahoe	Democratic	January 5, 1953 – April 4, 1960	Kern	Died in office from pneumonia.^[5]^[6]
Vacant		April 4, 1960 – January 2, 1961
Jack T. Casey	Democratic	January 2, 1961 – January 7, 1963
Carley V. Porter	Democratic	January 7, 1963 – December 6, 1972	Los Angeles	Died in office.^[7]
Vacant		December 6, 1972 – June 5, 1973
Robert M. McLennan	Republican	June 5, 1973 – November 30, 1974		Sworn in office after winning special election to fill the vacant seat left by Porter who died in office.^[8]
Paul V. Priolo		December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1980	Los Angeles, Ventura
Marion W. La Follette		December 1, 1980 – November 30, 1990	Los Angeles, Ventura
Marion W. La Follette		December 1, 1980 – November 30, 1990	Los Angeles
Paula Boland		December 3, 1990 – November 30, 1996	Los Angeles
Tom McClintock		December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2000	Los Angeles, Ventura
Keith Richman		December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2006
Cameron Smyth		December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2012
Scott Wilk		December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2016
Dante Acosta		December 5, 2016 – November 30, 2018
Christy Smith	Democratic	December 3, 2018 – November 30, 2020
Suzette Martinez Valladares	Republican	December 7, 2020 – November 30, 2022
Steve Bennett	Democratic	December 5, 2022 – present	Ventura

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Bennett (incumbent)	51,657	61.6
	Republican	Deborah Baber	32,233	38.4
Total votes			83,890	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Steve Bennett (incumbent)	117,387	63.4
	Republican	Deborah Baber	67,845	36.6
Total votes			185,232	100.0
	Democratic hold

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Bennett (incumbent)	54,690	59.7
	Republican	Cole Brocato	33,352	36.4
	No party preference	Daniel Wilson	3,506	3.8
Total votes			91,818	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Steve Bennett (incumbent)	79,709	61.2
	Republican	Cole Brocato	50,544	38.8
Total votes			130,253	100.0
	Democratic hold

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Suzette Martinez Valladares	39,481	31.8
	Republican	Lucie Lapointe Volotzky	21,942	17.6
	Democratic	Annie E. Cho	15,498	12.5
	Democratic	Kelvin Driscoll	14,868	12.0
	Democratic	Brandii Grace	14,387	11.6
	Democratic	Dina Cervantes	10,900	8.8
	Democratic	Susan M. Christopher	7,255	5.8
Total votes			124,331	100.0
General election
	Republican	Suzette Martinez Valladares	149,201	76.1
	Republican	Lucie Lapointe Volotzky	46,877	23.9
Total votes			196,078	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

California's 38th State Assembly district

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Election results (1990–present)

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cameron Smyth (incumbent)	83,854	56.7
	Democratic	Diana G. Shaw	55,062	37.3
	Libertarian	Peggy Christensen	9,015	6.0
Total votes			147,931	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cameron Smyth (incumbent)	103,761	55.0
	Democratic	Carole Lutness	84,936	45.0
Total votes			188,697	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cameron Smyth	70,193	56.6
	Democratic	Lyn Shaw	46,926	37.7
	Libertarian	Peggy L. Christensen	7,116	5.7
Total votes			124,235	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keith Richman (incumbent)	106,834	61.2
	Democratic	Brian Joseph Davis	67,747	38.8
Total votes			174,581	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keith Richman (incumbent)	64,757	60.9
	Democratic	Paula L. Calderon	37,626	35.3
	Libertarian	Karl Lembke	4,099	3.8
Total votes			106,482	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keith Richman	74,581	51.0
	Democratic	Jon M. Lauritzen	64,732	44.2
	Libertarian	Philip Baron	7,033	4.8
Total votes			146,346	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom McClintock (incumbent)	78,417	100.0
Total votes			78,417	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom McClintock	71,597	55.5
	Democratic	Jon M. Lauritzen	51,274	39.8
	Natural Law	Virginia F. Neuman	6,021	4.7
Total votes			128,892	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paula Boland (incumbent)	74,382	67.1
	Democratic	Josh A. Arce	28,699	25.9
	Green	Charles Wilken	7,748	7.0
Total votes			110,829	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paula Boland (incumbent)	78,770	53.7
	Democratic	Howard Cohen	59,742	40.7
	Libertarian	Devin Cutler	8,250	5.6
Total votes			146,762	100.0
	Republican hold

2016 California State Assembly 38th district election^[17]^[18]
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christy Smith	44,755	44.7
	Republican	Dante Acosta	36,236	36.2
	Republican	Tyler Izen	10,998	11.0
	Republican	Jarrod R. Degonia	8,215	8.2
Total votes			100,204	100.0
General election
	Republican	Dante Acosta	102,977	52.9
	Democratic	Christy Smith	91,801	47.1
Total votes			194,778	100.0
	Republican hold

2012 California State Assembly 38th district election^[21]^[22]
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Wilk	20,230	32.1
	Democratic	Edward Headington	19,608	31.1
	Republican	Patricia McKeon	14,025	22.2
	Republican	Paul B. Strickland	9,182	14.6
Total votes			63,045	100.0
General election
	Republican	Scott Wilk	100,069	56.9
	Democratic	Edward Headington	75,864	43.1
Total votes			175,933	100.0
	Republican hold

1990 California State Assembly 38th district election^[33]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paula Boland	50,496	53.0
	Democratic	Irene F. Allert	41,578	43.6
	Peace and Freedom	Charles D. Najbergier	3,268	3.4
Total votes			95,342	100.0
	Republican hold