California's 31st State Assembly district

California's 31st State Assembly district
California's 31st State Assembly district
Current assemblymember
	Joaquin Arambula; D–Fresno
Population (2010); • Voting age; • Citizen voting age	468,265; 314,850; 211,837
Demographics	17.28% White; 4.77% Black; 68.14% Latino; 8.34% Asian; 0.76% Native American; 0.09% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.22% other; 0.38% remainder of multiracial;
Registered voters	174,654
Registration	47.49% Democratic; 26.72% Republican; 21.34% No party preference

California's 31st State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Joaquin Arambula of Fresno.

Currentassemblymember

Joaquin Arambula
D–Fresno

Population(2010)
Voting age
Citizen voting age468,265^[1]
314,850^[1]
211,837^[1]

Demographics

17.28% White
4.77% Black
68.14% Latino
8.34% Asian
0.76% Native American
0.09% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.22% other
0.38^[1]% remainder of multiracial

Registered voters174,654

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Year	Office	Results
2021	Recall	No 56.6 – 43.4%
2020^[2]	President	Biden 61.9 – 36.2%
2018	Governor	Newsom 58.3 – 41.7%
2018	Senator	de Leon 50.7 – 49.3%
2016	President	Clinton 62.1 – 32.9%
2016	Senator	Sanchez 55.9 – 44.1%
2014	Governor	Brown 58.2 – 41.8%
2012	President	Obama 62.0 – 36.2%
2012	Senator	Feinstein 62.6 – 37.4%

Assembly members	Party	Years served	Counties represented	Notes
Peter Deveny	Republican	January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887	San Francisco
Edwin Lewis	Democratic	January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889
Thomas J. Brannan	Democratic	January 7, 1889 – January 5, 1891
John Hayes	Republican	January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893
John J. Kennedy	Democratic	January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895
J. J. Wilkinson	Republican	January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897
Timothy E. Treacy	Democratic	January 4, 1897 – January 2, 1899
Daniel S. O'Brien	Democratic	January 2, 1899 – January 1, 1901
John J. Hourigan	Republican	January 1, 1901 – January 5, 1903
Charles A. Siskron	Democratic	January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905
Jeremiah Lucey	Republican	January 2, 1905 – January 7, 1907
Daniel J. Toomey	Republican	January 7, 1907 – January 4, 1909
James Edward Hopkins	Union Labor	January 4, 1909 – January 2, 1911
Walter A. McDonald	Republican	January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913
Milton L. Schmitt		January 6, 1913 – January 8, 1917
Milton Marks Sr.		January 8, 1917 – January 6, 1919
Albert A. Rosenshine		January 6, 1919 – January 3, 1927
B. J. Feigenbaum		January 3, 1927 – January 2, 1933
C. C. Cottrell		January 2, 1933 – January 2, 1939	Santa Clara
M. G. Del Mutolo	Democratic	January 2, 1939 – January 4, 1943	Santa Clara
George A. Clarke	Republican	January 4, 1943 – January 7, 1957	Madera, Merced
Gordon H. Winton	Democratic	January 7, 1957 – January 2, 1967	Madera, Merced
Gordon H. Winton	Democratic	January 7, 1957 – January 2, 1967	Madera, Merced, San Benito
Frank Murphy Jr.	Republican	January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1974	Merced, San Benito, Santa Cruz
Ernest N. Mobley	Republican	December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1976	Fresno, Tulare
Richard H. Lehman	Democratic	December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1982	Fresno, Tulare
Bruce Bronzan	Democratic	December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1992	Fresno	Won re-election but declined to serve another term.^[3]
Vacant		November 30, 1992 – April 29, 1993	Fresno
Cruz Bustamante	Democratic	April 29, 1993 – November 30, 1998	Fresno, Tulare	Sworn in after winning special election to fill in vacant seat left by his predecessor after he declined to serve another term.^[4]
Sarah Reyes		December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2004
Juan Arambula		December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2010		On June 23, 2009, Juan Arambula changed his party affiliation to independent while in office.^[5]
Juan Arambula	Independent	December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2010
Henry Perea	Democratic	December 6, 2010 – December 31, 2015		Resigned from the California State Assembly to become a lobbyist.^[6]
Henry Perea	Democratic	December 6, 2010 – December 31, 2015	Fresno
Vacant		December 31, 2015 – April 14, 2016
Joaquin Arambula	Democratic	April 14, 2016 – present		Sworn in after winning special election when his predecessor resigned to become a lobbyist.^[7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joaquin Arambula (incumbent)	28,819	60.0
	Republican	Solomon Verduzco	19,240	40.0
Total votes			48,059	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Joaquin Arambula (incumbent)	69,767	60.2
	Republican	Solomon Verduzco	46,120	39.8
Total votes			115,887	100.0
	Democratic hold

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joaquin Arambula (incumbent)	23,629	55.5
	Republican	Dolce Misol Calandra	13,858	32.6
	Democratic	John Mendoza	3,242	7.6
	No party preference	Andrew Verhines	1,842	4.3
Total votes			42,571	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Joaquin Arambula (incumbent)	44,255	60.8
	Republican	Dolce Misol Calandra	28,557	39.2
Total votes			72,812	100.0
	Democratic hold

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joaquin Arambula (incumbent)	38,317	61.7
	Republican	Fernando Banuelos	23,743	38.3
Total votes			62,060	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Joaquin Arambula (incumbent)	77,193	61.9
	Republican	Fernando Banuelos	47,551	38.1
Total votes			124,744	100.0
	Democratic hold

California's 31st State Assembly district

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Election results from statewide races

List of assembly members representing the district

Election results (1990–present)

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry Perea	40,947	59.8
	Republican	Brandon Shoemaker	27,606	40.2
Total votes			68,553	100.0
	Democratic gain from Independent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Juan Arambula (incumbent)	64,620	69.6
	Republican	Clifford Archer	28,310	30.4
	Democratic	Christopher Alexander McCowan (write-in)	17	0.0
Total votes			92,947	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Juan Arambula (incumbent)	45,004	100.0
Total votes			45,004	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Juan Arambula	49,738	57.7
	Republican	Paul Betancourt	36,496	42.3
Total votes			86,234	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sarah L. Reyes (incumbent)	41,050	100.0
Total votes			41,050	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sarah L. Reyes (incumbent)	47,202	63.2
	Republican	Richard Guerra Cabral	27,529	36.8
Total votes			74,731	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sarah L. Reyes	36,553	59.0
	Republican	David Jackson	25,426	41.0
Total votes			61,979	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cruz Bustamante (incumbent)	43,735	62.5
	Republican	Nathan Short	22,053	31.5
	Libertarian	Joseph H. Peacock II	2,935	4.2
	Natural Law	Joni Mamicki	1,273	1.8
Total votes			69,996	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cruz Bustamante (incumbent)	37,012	58.4
	Republican	Glen S. Peterson	26,378	41.6
Total votes			63,390	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cruz Bustamante	18,697	57.6
	Republican	Doug Vagim	13,735	42.4
Total votes			32,432	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bruce Bronzan (incumbent)	58,025	100.0
Total votes			58,025	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bruce Bronzan (incumbent)	54,977	100.0
Total votes			54,977	100.0
	Democratic hold