California's 61st State Assembly district
California's 61st State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Jose Medina of Riverside.
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| Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 470,325[1] 329,301[1] 232,803[1] | ||
| Demographics |
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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 the Inland Empire in northwestern Riverside County. The district is primarily suburban.
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Riverside County – 21.5%
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Other levels of government
The 61st Assembly District is completely contained within the 31st Senate District, represented by Democrat Richard Roth.[2]
In the United States House of Representatives, the 61st Assembly District is part of the California's 41st congressional district, represented by Democrat Mark Takano.[3]
Election results from statewide races
| Year | Office | Results |
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| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 60.4 – 39.6% |
| Senator | Feinstein 54.6 – 45.4% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 62.5 – 31.6% |
| Senator | Harris 54.4 – 45.6% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 57.1 – 42.9% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 63.4 – 34.5% |
| Senator | Feinstein 64.9 – 35.1% |
Election results
2018
| Primary election | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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| 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 | |||||
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| 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 win (new seat) | |||||
References
- "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
- "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- "California's 41st Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC.
External links
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