California's 41st State Assembly district

California's 41st State Assembly district
California's 41st State Assembly district
Current assemblymember
	Chris Holden; D–Pasadena
Population (2010); • Voting age; • Citizen voting age	462,507; 363,586; 324,531
Demographics	46.11% White; 8.49% Black; 30.73% Latino; 13.00% Asian; 0.50% Native American; 0.18% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.33% other; 0.66% remainder of multiracial;
Registered voters	290,052
Registration	44.43% Democratic; 28.50% Republican; 22.27% No party preference

California's 41st State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Chris Holden of Pasadena.

District profile

The district encompasses most of the San Gabriel Mountains and various foothill communities. The district is anchored by Pasadena, its largest and westernmost city.

Los Angeles County – 3.7%

San Bernardino County – 4.8%

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2020^[2]	President	Biden 65.6 – 32.2%
2018	Governor	Newsom 62.8 – 37.2%
2018	Senator	Feinstein 59.2 – 40.8%
2016	President	Clinton 62.8 – 31.3%
2016	Senator	Harris 63.6 – 36.4%
2014	Governor	Brown 59.5 – 40.5%
2012	President	Obama 59.7 – 37.7%
2012	Senator	Feinstein 61.8 – 38.2%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 41st 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
Henry C. Firebaugh	Republican	January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887	San Francisco
Henry R. Mann	Democratic	January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889
Henry C. Dibble	Republican	January 7, 1889 - January 2, 1893
John M. Curtis	Democratic	January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895
Frank Hubbard Powers	Republican	January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897
Henry C. Dibble	Republican	January 4, 1897 - January 1, 1901
Oscar Sutro	Democratic	January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903
Frederick Lux	Republican	January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905
Nathan C. Coghlan		January 2, 1905 - January 6, 1913
C. C. Young		January 6, 1913 - January 6, 1919	Alameda
	Progressive
	Republican
Anna L. Saylor		January 6, 1919 - January 3, 1927
H. C. Kelsey		January 3, 1927 - January 7, 1929
Albert Henry Morgan Jr.		January 7, 1929 - January 5, 1931
Charles W. Fisher		January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933
Rodney L. Turner	Democratic	January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1943	Kern
Julian Beck		January 4, 1943 - September 25, 1953	Los Angeles	Resigned from the State Assembly to become a judge.^[3]
Allen Miller		January 4, 1954 - September 22, 1959		Sworn in after winning a special election to fill the seat vacated by Beck.^[4] Miller Resigns after Governor Pat Brown appoints him as a judge to the Los Angeles Superior Court.^[5]
Tom C. Carrell		December 30, 1959 - January 2, 1967		Sworn in after winning special election to fill the vacant seat Miller left to become a judge.^[6]
David Negri		January 2, 1967 - January 6, 1969
Henry Arklin	Republican	January 6, 1969 - January 4, 1971
Jim Keysor	Democratic	January 4, 1971 - November 30, 1974
Michael D. Antonovich	Republican	December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1978
Pat Nolan	Republican	December 4, 1978 - November 30, 1992
Terry B. Friedman	Democratic	December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1994
Sheila Kuehl		December 5, 1994 – November 30, 2000
Fran Pavley		December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2006
Fran Pavley		December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2006	Los Angeles, Ventura
Julia Brownley		December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2012	Los Angeles, Ventura
Chris Holden		December 3, 2012 – present	Los Angeles, San Bernardino

Election results (1992–present)

2020

California State Assembly election, 2020
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chris Holden (incumbent)	94,505	68.7%
	Republican	Robin A. Hvidston	43,006	31.3%
Total votes			137,511	100.0%
General election
	Democratic	Chris Holden (incumbent)	160,878	65.3%
	Republican	Robin A. Hvidston	85,604	34.7%
Total votes			264,482	100.0%
	Democratic hold

2018

California State Assembly election, 2018
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chris Holden (incumbent)	54,707	59.8
	No party preference	Alan S. Reynolds	25,345	27.7
	Democratic	Kenneth (Kenny) Rotter	11,420	12.5
Total votes			91,472	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Chris Holden (incumbent)	113,439	64.2
	No party preference	Alan S. Reynolds	63,272	35.8
Total votes			176,711	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chris Holden (incumbent)	66,951	59.2
	Republican	Casey C. Higgins	30,017	26.6
	Republican	Dan M. Taylor	8,891	7.9
	No party preference	Alan S. Reynolds	7,143	6.3
Total votes			113,002	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Chris Holden (incumbent)	120,633	60.5
	Republican	Casey C. Higgins	78,817	39.5
Total votes			199,450	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chris Holden (incumbent)	35,296	98.1
	Republican	Nathaniel Tsai (write-in)	394	1.1
	Republican	Samuel S. Forsen (write-in)	120	0.3
	Libertarian	Ted Brown (write-in)	84	0.2
	Republican	Linda Hazelton (write-in)	83	0.2
Total votes			35,977	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Chris Holden (incumbent)	62,810	59.3
	Republican	Nathaniel Tsai	43,126	40.7
Total votes			105,936	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chris Holden	20,718	29.4
	Republican	Donna Lowe	16,808	23.8
	Republican	Ed Colton	12,399	17.6
	Democratic	Michael Cacciotti	10,844	15.4
	Democratic	Victoria Rusnak	9,727	13.8
Total votes			70,496	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Chris Holden	109,743	57.7
	Republican	Donna Lowe	80,362	42.3
Total votes			190,105	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010

2010 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julia Brownley (incumbent)	84,222	58.8
	Republican	Terry Rathbun	53,243	37.2
	Green	Linda Piera-Ávila	5,837	4.0
Total votes			143,302	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008

2008 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julia Brownley (incumbent)	117,761	66.12
	Republican	Mark Bernsley	60,350	33.88
Total votes			178,111	100.00
Turnout				70.52
	Democratic hold

2006

2006 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julia Brownley	78,380	61.74
	Republican	Tony Dolz	44,543	35.09
	Libertarian	Conrad Frankowski	4,027	3.17
Total votes			126,950	100.00
Turnout				53.72
	Democratic hold

2004

2004 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Fran Pavley (incumbent)	106,761	59.70
	Republican	Heather Peters	64,029	35.81
	Libertarian	Richard P. Koffler	8,033	4.49
Total votes			178,823	100.00
	Democratic hold

2002

2002 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Fran Pavley (incumbent)	71,036	61.39
	Republican	Michael J. Wissot	40,478	34.98
	Libertarian	Brian "Max" Kelly	4,206	3.63
Invalid or blank votes			8,358	6.74
Total votes			124,078	100.00
	Democratic hold

2000

2000 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Fran Pavley	101,129	60.48
	Republican	Jayne Murphy Shapiro	58,562	35.02
	Libertarian	Colin S. Goldman	7,527	4.50
Invalid or blank votes			18,156	9.79
Total votes			185,374	100.00
	Democratic hold

1998

1998 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sheila Kuehl (incumbent)	82,302	62.73
	Republican	K. Paul Jhin	45,414	34.62
	Peace and Freedom	John Honigsfeld	3,479	2.65
Invalid or blank votes			12,570	8.74
Total votes			143,765	100.00
	Democratic hold

1996

1996 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sheila Kuehl (incumbent)	85,151	55.24
	Republican	Mark Boon Benhard	58,613	38.02
	Peace and Freedom	John Honigsfeld	4,479	2.91
	Libertarian	Phil Baron	3,827	2.48
	Natural Law	Marys Small	2,078	1.35
Invalid or blank votes			17,378	10.13
Total votes			171,526	100.00
	Democratic hold

1994

1994 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sheila Kuehl	76,976	55.59
	Republican	Michael T. Meehan	57,410	41.46
	Libertarian	Philip W. Baron	4,077	2.94
Invalid or blank votes			16,347	10.56
Total votes			154,810	100.00
	Democratic hold

1992

1992 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Terry B. Freidman (incumbent)	101,516	55.36
	Republican	Christine Reed	72,580	39.58
	Libertarian	Roy A. Sykes, Jr.	9,265	5.05
Invalid or blank votes			16,997	8.48
Total votes			200,358	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
^ "Warren Names Nisei As Judge".
^ "Allen Miller Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
^ "Brown Appoints 4 Los Angeles County Superior Court Judges". cdnc.ucr.edu.
^ "Tom Carrell Sworn in" (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] "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.

[3] "Warren Names Nisei As Judge".

[4] "Allen Miller Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

[5] "Brown Appoints 4 Los Angeles County Superior Court Judges". cdnc.ucr.edu.

[6] "Tom Carrell Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

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