California's_31st_State_Assembly_district
California's 31st State Assembly district
American legislative district
California's 31st State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Joaquin Arambula of Fresno.
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California's 31st State Assembly district | |||
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Current assemblymember |
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Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 468,265[1] 314,850[1] 211,837[1] | ||
Demographics |
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Registered voters | 174,654 | ||
Registration | 47.49% Democratic 26.72% Republican 21.34% No party preference |
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The district encompasses western Fresno County and is anchored by the city of Fresno. Located in the middle of the Central Valley, the district is heavily agricultural and Latino.
More information Year, Office ...
Year | Office | Results |
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2021 | Recall | No 56.6 – 43.4% |
2020[2] | President | Biden 61.9 – 36.2% |
2018 | Governor | Newsom 58.3 – 41.7% |
Senator | de Leon 50.7 – 49.3% | |
2016 | President | Clinton 62.1 – 32.9% |
Senator | Sanchez 55.9 – 44.1% | |
2014 | Governor | Brown 58.2 – 41.8% |
2012 | President | Obama 62.0 – 36.2% |
Senator | Feinstein 62.6 – 37.4% |
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Due to redistricting, the 31st district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
More information Assembly members, Party ...
Assembly members | Party | Years served | Counties represented | Notes |
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Peter Deveny | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | San Francisco | |
Edwin Lewis | Democratic | January 3, 1887 January 7, 1889 | ||
Thomas J. Brannan | 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 | 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 | 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 | ||
George A. Clarke | Republican | January 4, 1943 - January 7, 1957 | 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 | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1976 | Fresno, Tulare | ||
Richard H. Lehman | Democratic | December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1982 | ||
Bruce Bronzan | December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1992 | Fresno | Won re-election but declined to serve another term.[3] | |
Cruz Bustamante | 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 affliation to independent while in office.[5] | ||
Independent | ||||
Henry Perea | Democratic | December 6, 2010 – December 31, 2015 | Resigned from the Assembly to become a lobbyist.[6] | |
Fresno | ||||
Joaquin Arambula | April 14, 2016 – Present | Sworn in after winning special election when his predecessor resigned to become a lobbyist.[7] | ||
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1992 • 1993 (special) • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 (special) • 2016 • 2018 • 2020 |
2020
More information Primary election, Party ...
Primary election | ||||
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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 | ||||
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2018
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Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Joaquin Arambula (incumbent) | 24,128 | 59.5 | |
Republican | Lupe Espinoza | 16,431 | 40.5 | |
Total votes | 40,559 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Joaquin Arambula (incumbent) | 54,921 | 64.8 | |
Republican | Lupe Espinoza | 29,771 | 35.2 | |
Total votes | 84,692 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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2016
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Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Joaquin Arambula (incumbent) | 31,600 | 57.7 | |
Republican | Clint Olivier | 19,605 | 35.8 | |
Democratic | Ted Miller | 3,582 | 6.5 | |
Total votes | 54,787 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Joaquin Arambula (incumbent) | 62,404 | 63.8 | |
Republican | Clint Olivier | 35,454 | 36.2 | |
Total votes | 97,858 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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2016 (special)
More information Primary election, Party ...
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Joaquin Arambula | 19,621 | 53.8 | |
Republican | Clint Olivier | 14,708 | 40.3 | |
Democratic | Ted Miller | 2,152 | 5.9 | |
Total votes | 36,481 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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2014
More information Primary election, Party ...
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Henry Perea (incumbent) | 24,853 | 99.9 | |
No party preference | Walter O. Villarreal (write-in) | 24 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 24,877 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Henry Perea (incumbent) | 36,165 | 66.7 | |
No party preference | Walter O. Villarreal | 18,017 | 33.3 | |
Total votes | 54,182 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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2012
More information Primary election, Party ...
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Henry Perea (incumbent) | 22,255 | 98.7 | |
Republican | James (JD) Bennett (write-in) | 299 | 1.3 | |
Total votes | 22,554 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Henry Perea (incumbent) | 55,626 | 64.0 | |
Republican | James (JD) Bennett | 31,282 | 36.0 | |
Total votes | 86,908 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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2010
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Henry Perea | 40,947 | 59.8 | |
Republican | Brandon Shoemaker | 27,606 | 40.2 | |
Total votes | 68,553 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Independent | ||||
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2008
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Juan Arambula (incumbent) | 64,620 | 69.6 | |
Republican | Clifford Archer | 28,310 | 30.4 | |
Democratic | Christopher Alexander McCowan (Alexander Christof Grimaldi) (write-in) | 170 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 92,947 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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2006
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Juan Arambula (incumbent) | 45,004 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 45,004 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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2004
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Juan Arambula | 49,738 | 57.7 | |
Republican | Paul Betancourt | 36,496 | 42.3 | |
Total votes | 86,234 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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2002
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sarah L. Reyes (incumbent) | 39,727 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 39,727 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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2000
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||||
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1998
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sarah L. Reyes | 36,553 | 59.0 | |
Republican | David Jackson | 25,426 | 41.0 | |
Total votes | 61,979 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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1996
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||||
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1994
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cruz Bustamante (incumbent) | 37,012 | 58.4 | |
Republican | Glen S. Peterson | 26,378 | 41.6 | |
Total votes | 63,390 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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1993 (special)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cruz Bustamante | 18,697 | 57.6 | |
Republican | Doug Vagim | 13,735 | 42.4 | |
Total votes | 32,432 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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1992
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bruce Bronzan (incumbent) | 58,025 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 58,025 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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- "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- "Bruce Bronzan declines another term" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
- "Cruz Bustamante Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
- "Juan Armabula changes party affliation" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
- "Leader of Legislature's moderate Democrats will resign to seek government relations job". latimes.com. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- "Joaquin Arambula Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.