California's 40th State Assembly district

California's 40th State Assembly district
California's 40th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember
	Pilar Schiavo; D–Chatsworth
Population (2020); • Voting age; • Citizen voting age	517,085; 406,132; 349,018
Demographics	51.08% White; 5.23% Black; 26.66% Latino; 14.11% Asian; 0.54% Native American; 0.63% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.61% other; 0% remainder of multiracial;
Registered voters	325,021
Registration	42.27% Democratic; 28.73% Republican; 22.24% No party preference

California's 40th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Pilar Schiavo of Chatsworth.

District profile

The district encompasses parts of Los Angeles County. This district stretches from Santa Clarita in the north to neighborhoods in the City of Los Angeles in the south.

Los Angeles County – 5.8%

Los Angeles – 5.82%
Santa Clarita

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2022	Governor	Newsom 52.6 - 47.4%
2022	Senator	Padilla 55.1 - 44.9%
2020	President	Biden 56.3 – 41.3%
2018	Governor	Newsom 53.7 – 46.3%
2018	Senator	de León 50.8 – 49.2%
2016	President	Clinton 54.1 – 40.0%
2016	Senator	Harris 60.1 – 39.9%
2014	Governor	Kashkari 51.5 – 48.5%
2012	President	Obama 53.1 – 44.7%
2012	Senator	Feinstein 54.1 – 45.9%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 40th 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
Daniel J. Leary	Democratic	January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887	San Francisco
Andrew J. Martin	Republican	January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889
Edward Murray	Democratic	January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891
Thomas W. Dennis	Republican	January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
Edmond Godchaux	Democratic	January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895
Sigmund M. Bettman	Republican	January 7, 1895 - January 2, 1899
Henry W. Miller		January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901
Hamilton A. Bauer		January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903
Leo H. Susman		January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905
Gus Hartman		January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907
Henry Thompson		January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909
Milton L. Schmitt		January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913
George Gelder		January 6, 1913 - January 6, 1919	Alameda
	Progressive
	Republican
Arthur A. Wendering		January 6, 1919 - January 8, 1923
Chris B. Fox		January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925
Harold C. Cloudman		January 5, 1925 - January 2, 1933
James J. McBride	Democratic	January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937	Ventura
Fred P. Muldoon	Democratic	January 4, 1937 - January 2, 1939
Roscoe W. Burson	Republican	January 2, 1939 - January 6, 1941
John B. Cooke	Democratic	January 6, 1941 - January 4, 1943
William H. Rosenthal		January 4, 1943 - January 5, 1953	Los Angeles
Edward E. Elliott		January 5, 1953 - January 6, 1969
Alex P. Garcia		January 6, 1969 - November 30, 1974
Tom Bane		December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1992
Barbara Friedman		December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1996
Robert Hertzberg		December 2, 1996 - November 30, 2002
Lloyd E. Levine		December 2, 2002 - November 30, 2008
Bob Blumenfield		December 1, 2008 - November 30, 2012
Mike Morrell	Republican	December 3, 2012 - April 3, 2014	San Bernardino	Resigned from the Assembly to be sworn in the State Senate after winning a special election for the 23rd district.^[2]
Marc Steinorth	Republican	December 1, 2014 - November 30, 2018
James Ramos	Democratic	December 3, 2018 – December 5, 2022
Pilar Schiavo	Democratic	December 5, 2022 – Present	Los Angeles

Election results

2022

California State Assembly election, 2022
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pilar Schiavo	34,415	33.9%
	Democratic	Annie Cho	18,891	18.6%
	Republican	Suzette Martinez Valladares (incumbent)	48,096	47.4%
Total votes			101,402	100.0%
General election
	Democratic	Pilar Schiavo	79,852	50.2%
	Republican	Suzette Martinez Valladares (incumbent)	79,330	49.8%
Total votes			159,182	100.0%
	Democratic gain from Republican

2020

California State Assembly election, 2020
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Ramos (incumbent)	54,923	59.4%
	Republican	Jennifer Tullius	37,590	40.6%
Total votes			92,313	100.0%
General election
	Democratic	James Ramos (incumbent)	111,885	58.4%
	Republican	Jennifer Tullius	79,821	41.6%
Total votes			191,706	100.0%
	Democratic gain from Republican

2018

California State Assembly election, 2018
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry Gomez Nickel	29,550	45.7
	Democratic	James C. Ramos	26,297	40.7
	Democratic	Libbern Gwen Cook	8,777	13.6
Total votes			64,624	100.0
General election
	Democratic	James C. Ramos	77,585	59.5
	Republican	Henry Gomez Nickel	52,746	40.5
Total votes			130,331	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Abigail Medina	36,524	50.5
	Republican	Marc Steinorth (incumbent)	35,814	49.5
Total votes			72,338	100.0
General election
	Republican	Marc Steinorth (incumbent)	76,537	50.6
	Democratic	Abigail Medina	74,589	49.4
Total votes			151,126	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marc Steinorth	20,292	53.9
	Democratic	Kathleen Henry	6,416	17.1
	Democratic	Melissa O'Donnell	5,835	15.5
	Democratic	Arthur Bustamonte	5,085	13.5
Total votes			37,628	100.0
General election
	Republican	Marc Steinorth	39,303	55.7
	Democratic	Kathleen Henry	31,309	44.3
Total votes			70,612	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Morrell (incumbent)	26,261	58.2
	Democratic	Russ Warner	18,862	41.8
Total votes			42,123	100.0
General election
	Republican	Mike Morrell (incumbent)	65,282	50.4
	Democratic	Russ Warner	64,264	49.6
Total votes			129,546	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2010

2010 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Blumenfield (incumbent)	56,208	61.0
	Republican	Dennis Deyoung	36,069	39.0
Total votes			92,277	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008

2008 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Blumenfield	72,360	58.56
	Republican	Armineh Chelebian	32,973	26.68
	Libertarian	Pamela Brown	18,239	14.76
Total votes			123,572	100.00
Turnout				67.67
	Democratic hold

2006

2006 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lloyd Levine (incumbent)	50,807	63.40
	Republican	Rick Montaine	29,325	36.60
Total votes			80,132	100.00
Turnout				53.42
	Democratic hold

2004

2004 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lloyd E. Levine (incumbent)	69,421	57.97
	Republican	Mark Isler	50,323	42.03
Total votes			119,744	100.00
	Democratic hold

2002

2002 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lloyd E. Levine	43,800	56.45
	Republican	Connie Friedman	33,797	43.55
Invalid or blank votes			8,269	9.63
Total votes			85,866	100.00
	Democratic hold

2000

2000 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Hertzberg (incumbent)	70,463	70.21
	Republican	Kyle Hammans	22,808	22.73
	Libertarian	Kelley L. Ross	7,093	7.07
Invalid or blank votes			11,743	10.47
Total votes			112,107	100.00
	Democratic hold

1998

1998 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Hertzberg (incumbent)	51,145	68.75
	Republican	Eunice Deleuw	18,998	25.54
	Libertarian	Kelley L. Ross	4,245	5.71
Invalid or blank votes			7,469	9.12
Total votes			81,857	100.00
	Democratic hold

1996

1996 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Hertzberg	51,960	58.98
	Republican	H. R. "Ron" Culver	27,248	30.93
	Libertarian	Kelley L. Ross	6,985	7.93
	Natural Law	David L. Cossak	1,899	2.16
Invalid or blank votes			12,637	12.55
Total votes			100,729	100.00
	Democratic hold

1994

1994 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara Friedman (incumbent)	45,926	57.92
	Republican	Noel A. Degaetano	28,764	36.27
	Libertarian	Kelley L. Ross	4,607	5.81
Invalid or blank votes			10,364	11.56
Total votes			89,661	100.00
	Democratic hold

1992

1992 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara Friedman (incumbent)	66,597	57.83
	Republican	Horace H. Heidt	35,111	30.49
	Peace and Freedom	Jean K. Glasser	5,808	5.04
	Green	Glenn Bailey	4,093	3.55
	Libertarian	John Vernon	3,547	3.08
Invalid or blank votes			11,083	8.78
Total votes			126,239	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
^ "Mike Morrell Resignation" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

External links

District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission

[population-1] "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).

[2] "Mike Morrell Resignation" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

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