California's 70th State Assembly district

California's 70th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember		Patrick O'Donnell (D–Long Beach)
Registration	49.27% Democratic 21.39% Republican 23.30% No party preference
Demographics	35.12% White 10.83% Black 38.71% Latino 12.80% Asian 0.59% Native American 0.78% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.31% other 0.87% remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	468,514 359,249 282,096
Registered voters	264,228

California's 70th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Patrick O'Donnell of Long Beach.

District profile

The district encompasses southern coastal Los Angeles County, centered on the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The district also includes part of the Channel Islands.

Los Angeles County – 4.8% Avalon Long Beach – 80.2% Los Angeles – 2.1% San Pedro Signal Hill

Election results

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patrick O'Donnell	21,949	40.6
	Republican	John C. Goya	17,367	32.2
	Democratic	Suja Lowenthal	14,697	27.2
Total votes			54,013	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Patrick O'Donnell	48,978	63.8
	Republican	John C. Goya	27,755	36.2
Total votes			76,733	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bonnie Lowenthal (incumbent)	29,082	58.6
	Republican	Martha Flores Gibson	20,569	41.4
Total votes			49,651	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Bonnie Lowenthal (incumbent)	100,676	65.8
	Republican	Martha Flores Gibson	52,321	34.2
Total votes			152,997	100.0
	Democratic hold

See also

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

External links

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission