California's 61st State Assembly district
American legislative district
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California's 61st State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Tina McKinnor of Hawthorne.
Demographics
- 18.40% White
- 25.25% Black
- 45.55% Latino
- 5.74% Asian
- 0.18% Native American
- 0.39% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
- 0.82% other
- 3.68[1]% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters213,988
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| Population (2020) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 491,779[1] 389,814[1] 305,884[1] | ||
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| Registered voters | 213,988 | ||
| Registration | 47.91% Democratic 26.77% Republican 20.93% No party preference | ||
District profile
The district encompasses a section of southwestern Los Angeles County. The district is primarily urban.
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Other levels of government
The 61st Assembly district is completely contained within the 35th senatorial district, represented by Democrat Laura Richardson.[2]
In the United States House of Representatives, the 61st Assembly district is part of the California's 43rd congressional district, represented by Democrat Maxine Waters.[3]
Election results from statewide races
List of assembly members representing the district
Due to redistricting, the 61st district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
| Assembly members | Party | Years served | Counties represented | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark S. Torrey | Republican | January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887 | Calaveras | |
| Fred W. McClenahan | Democratic | January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889 | ||
| John Gardner | Republican | January 7, 1889 – January 5, 1891 | ||
| Alexander Brown | January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893 | |||
| S. J. Duckworth | January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895 | Monterey | ||
| William George Hudson | January 7, 1895 – January 2, 1899 | |||
| Frederick P. Feliz | Democratic | January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1903 | ||
| Alexander M. Drew | Republican | January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1911 | Fresno | |
| William Angus Sutherland | January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913 | |||
| William Alexander Roberts | January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915 | Los Angeles | ||
| Harry A. Wishard | Progressive | January 4, 1915 – January 6, 1919 | Ran as a Republican for his 2nd term. | |
| Republican | ||||
| John Robert White Jr. | January 6, 1919 – January 8, 1923 | |||
| Frank C. Weller | January 8, 1923 – January 3, 1927 | |||
| James Cleveland Crawford | January 3, 1927 – January 5, 1931 | |||
| Clarence N. Wakefield | January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933 | |||
| Charles W. Dempster | January 2, 1933 – January 7, 1935 | |||
| Ernest O. Voigt | Democratic | January 7, 1935 – January 4, 1943 | ||
| Lester A. McMillan | January 4, 1943 – January 6, 1969 | |||
| Henry Waxman | January 6, 1969 – November 30, 1974 | |||
| Bud Collier | Republican | December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1978 | ||
| Dick Mountjoy | December 4, 1978 – November 30, 1982 | |||
| Bill Leonard | December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1988 | San Bernardino | ||
| Paul A. Woodruff | December 5, 1988 – November 30, 1992 | |||
| Fred Aguiar | December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1998 | Los Angeles, San Bernardino | ||
| Nell Soto | Democratic | December 7, 1998 – March 13, 2000 | Resigns from the State Assembly after winning a seat in the State Senate[4] | |
| Vacant | March 13, 2000 – December 4, 2000 | |||
| Gloria Negrete McLeod | Democratic | December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2006 | ||
| Nell Soto | December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2008 | Second stint holding the office | ||
| Norma J. Torres | December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012 | |||
| Jose Medina | December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2022 | Riverside | ||
| Tina McKinnor | December 5, 2022 – present | Los Angeles County | ||
Election results (1990–present)
2024
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Tina McKinnor (incumbent) | 52,273 | 79.5 | |
| Republican | Alfonso Hernandez | 13,487 | 20.5 | |
| Total votes | 65,760 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Tina McKinnor (incumbent) | 121,661 | 76.5 | |
| Republican | Alfonso Hernandez | 37,375 | 23.5 | |
| Total votes | 159,036 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2022
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Robert Pullen-Miles | 24,322 | 38.6 | |
| Democratic | Tina McKinnor | 20,478 | 32.5 | |
| Republican | James Arlandus Spencer | 8,942 | 14.2 | |
| Democratic | Angie Reyes English | 6,777 | 10.7 | |
| Democratic | Nico Ruderman | 2,540 | 4.0 | |
| Total votes | 63,059 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Tina McKinnor (incumbent)[a] | 58,888 | 63.6 | |
| Democratic | Robert Pullen-Miles | 33,691 | 36.4 | |
| Total votes | 92,579 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2020
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jose Medina (incumbent) | 51,402 | 66.2 | |
| Republican | Ali Mazarei | 26,250 | 33.8 | |
| Total votes | 77,652 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jose Medina (incumbent) | 116,060 | 65.9 | |
| Republican | Ali Mazarei | 59,979 | 34.1 | |
| Total votes | 176,039 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2018
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jose Medina (incumbent) | 36,442 | 99.4 | |
| Republican | Mohammad-Ali Mazarfi (write-in) | 212 | 0.6 | |
| Total votes | 36,654 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jose Medina (incumbent) | 75,327 | 67.8 | |
| Republican | Mohammad-Ali Mazarfi | 35,821 | 32.2 | |
| Total votes | 111,148 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jose Medina (incumbent) | 45,888 | 67.3 | |
| Republican | Hector Diaz | 22,281 | 32.7 | |
| Total votes | 68,169 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jose Medina (incumbent) | 90,663 | 65.9 | |
| Republican | Hector Diaz | 46,924 | 34.1 | |
| Total votes | 137,587 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2014
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jose Medina (incumbent) | 13,631 | 43.8 | |
| Republican | Rudy Aranda | 12,942 | 41.6 | |
| Democratic | D. Shelly Yarbrough | 4,549 | 14.6 | |
| Total votes | 31,122 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jose Medina (incumbent) | 34,160 | 58.8 | |
| Republican | Rudy Aranda | 23,973 | 41.2 | |
| Total votes | 58,033 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2012
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jose Medina | 17,473 | 44.6 | |
| Republican | Bill Batey | 13,713 | 35.0 | |
| Republican | Joe Ludwig | 6,254 | 15.9 | |
| No party preference | Fredy R. De Leon | 1,757 | 4.5 | |
| Republican | Thomas Carlos Ketcham (write-in) | 16 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 39,213 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jose Medina | 76,774 | 61.0 | |
| Republican | Bill Batey | 49,003 | 39.0 | |
| Total votes | 125,777 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Norma Torres (incumbent) | 43,813 | 60.2 | |
| Republican | Ray Moors | 29,009 | 39.8 | |
| Total votes | 72,822 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Norma Torres | 61,004 | 60.5 | |
| Republican | Wendy Maier | 33,284 | 33.0 | |
| Libertarian | Michael Mendez | 6,517 | 6.5 | |
| Total votes | 100,805 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nell Soto | 36,482 | 62.8 | |
| Republican | Benjamin Lopez | 21,639 | 37.2 | |
| Total votes | 58,121 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gloria Negrete McLeod (incumbent) | 58,120 | 63.6 | |
| Republican | Alan Wapner | 33,281 | 36.4 | |
| Total votes | 91,401 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gloria Negrete McLeod (incumbent) | 31,084 | 62.5 | |
| Republican | Matthew Munson | 18,679 | 37.5 | |
| Total votes | 49,763 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2000
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gloria Negrete McLeod | 51,335 | 54.0 | |
| Republican | Dennis R. Yates | 40,751 | 42.9 | |
| Libertarian | David Kocot | 2,894 | 3.0 | |
| Total votes | 94,980 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nell Soto | 37,382 | 56.2 | |
| Republican | Bob Demallie | 29,127 | 43.8 | |
| Total votes | 66,509 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Fred Aguiar (incumbent) | 44,314 | 55.0 | |
| Democratic | Paul Vincent Avila | 32,445 | 40.3 | |
| Libertarian | Michael Alan Piltch | 3,800 | 4.7 | |
| Total votes | 80,559 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Fred Aguiar (incumbent) | 42,209 | 64.1 | |
| Democratic | Larry Silva | 23,653 | 35.9 | |
| Total votes | 65,862 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1992
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Fred Aguiar | 52,686 | 58.4 | |
| Democratic | Larry S. Simcoe | 32,740 | 36.3 | |
| Green | Cynthia Allaire | 4,787 | 5.3 | |
| Total votes | 90,213 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Paul A. Woodruff (incumbent) | 61,421 | 56.5 | |
| Democratic | Raynolds Johnson | 41,173 | 37.8 | |
| Libertarian | Delvin L. Harbour | 6,204 | 5.7 | |
| Total votes | 108,798 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also
Notes
- Candidate was not an incumbent during the primary but was an incumbent in the general election after winning the special election for the seat. The special election was held on the same day as the primary.