California's 59th State Assembly district

California's 59th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember		Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D–Los Angeles)
Registration	67.69% Democratic 6.04% Republican 22.00% No party preference
Demographics	2.60% White 19.38% Black 75.00% Latino 2.05% Asian 0.13% Native American 0.04% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.36% other 0.43% remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	465,168 319,044 168,548
Registered voters	169,396

California's 59th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Reggie Jones-Sawyer of Los Angeles.

District profile

The district encompasses most of South Los Angeles, centered along Interstate 110. The district is primarily urban and heavily Latino.

Los Angeles County – 4.7% Florence-Graham Huntington Park – 11.9% Los Angeles – 9.8% Exposition Park Florence Historic South Central University Park Vermont Square Vermont-Slauson

Election results

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Reggie Jones-Sawyer (incumbent)	12,404	100.0
Total votes			12,404	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Reggie Jones-Sawyer (incumbent)	28,493	100.0
Total votes			28,493	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Reggie Jones-Sawyer	7,029	43.6
	Democratic	Rodney D. Robinson	3,038	18.8
	Democratic	Greg Akili	2,772	17.2
	Democratic	Gertrude "Trudy" Holmes-Magee	2,487	15.4
	Democratic	Armenak H. Nouridjanian	810	5.0
Total votes			16,136	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Reggie Jones-Sawyer	40,519	52.3
	Democratic	Rodney D. Robinson	36,949	47.7
Total votes			77,468	100.0
	Democratic win (new seat)

See also

• California State Assembly
• California State Assembly districts
• Districts in California

External links

• District map — from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.