California's 58th State Assembly district

California's 58th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Cristina Garcia of Bell Gardens.

California's 58th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember
  Cristina Garcia
DBell Gardens
Population (2010)
  Voting age
  Citizen voting age
468,258[1]
341,855[1]
249,379[1]
Demographics
Registered voters233,380
Registration53.31% Democratic
17.70% Republican
24.69% No party preference

District profile

The district encompasses a portion of the Gateway Cities region and roughly follows Interstate 605 from Pico Rivera in the north to Cerritos in the south. The district is primarily suburban and heavily Latino.

Election results from statewide races

Year Office Results
2020 President Biden 68.1 - 28.3%
2018 Governor Newsom 71.0 – 29.0%
Senator Feinstein 51.4 – 48.6%
2016 President Clinton 72.5 – 22.3%
Senator Harris 50.4 – 49.6%
2014 Governor Brown 64.5 – 35.5%
2012 President Obama 70.2 – 27.8%
Senator Feinstein 71.3 – 28.7%

List of assemblymembers

Due to redistricting, the 58th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Assemblymember Party Years served
Laughlin E. Waters Republican 1950–1953
Joe Shell Republican 1953–1962
Harvey Johnson Democratic 1962–1974
Fred W. Chel Democratic 1974–1978
Dennis L. Brown Republican 1978–1990
Tom Mays Republican 1978–1990
Grace Napolitano Democratic 1992–1998
Tom Calderon Democratic 1998–2002
Ronald Calderon Democratic 2002–2006
Charles Calderon Democratic 2006–2012
Cristina Garcia Democratic 2012–present

Election results

2018

California State Assembly election, 2018
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cristina Garcia (incumbent) 14,509 28.9
Republican Mike Simpfenderfer 13,246 26.4
Democratic Pedro Aceituno 6,386 12.7
Democratic Karla V. Salazar 4,603 9.2
Democratic Friné (Lore) Medrano 4,447 8.9
Democratic Ivan Altamirano 3,809 7.6
Democratic John Paul Drayer 1,653 3.3
Democratic Miguel Angel Alvarado 1,568 3.1
Total votes 50,221 100.0
General election
Democratic Cristina Garcia (incumbent) 84,003 70.4
Republican Mike Simpfenderfer 35,301 29.6
Total votes 119,304 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cristina Garcia (incumbent) 56,052 100.0
Republican Ramiro Alvarado (write-in) 19 0.0
Total votes 56,071 100.0
General election
Democratic Cristina Garcia (incumbent) 105,170 75.3
Republican Ramiro Alvarado 34,449 24.7
Total votes 139,619 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cristina Garcia (incumbent) 19,392 100.0
Total votes 19,392 100.0
General election
Democratic Cristina Garcia (incumbent) 43,182 100.0
Total votes 43,182 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patricia A. Kotze-Ramos 9,015 28.1
Democratic Cristina Garcia 8,517 26.6
Democratic Tom Calderon 7,290 22.7
Democratic Luis H. Marquez 3,946 12.3
Democratic Daniel Crespo 2,096 6.5
Democratic Sultan "Sam" Ahmad 1,197 3.7
Total votes 32,061 100.0
General election
Democratic Cristina Garcia 91,019 71.8
Republican Patricia A. Kotze-Ramos 35,676 28.2
Total votes 126,695 100.0
Democratic win (new seat)

See also

References

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