California's 47th State Assembly district

California's 47th State Assembly district
California's 47th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember
	Eloise Reyes; D–Grand Terrace
Population (2010); • Voting age; • Citizen voting age	470,257; 316,046; 218,085
Demographics	14.28% White; 10.89% Black; 68.74% Latino; 4.64% Asian; 0.41% Native American; 0.32% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.22% other; 0.51% remainder of multiracial;
Registered voters	187,280
Registration	50.23% Democratic; 20.24% Republican; 24.92% No party preference

California's 47th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Eloise Reyes of Grand Terrace.

District location[]

The district is located in the heart of the Inland Empire. This heavily Latino district is anchored by Fontana, while Rialto and San Bernardino also comprise sizable portions of its population.

San Bernardino County – 23.1%

Bloomington
Colton
Grand Terrace
Fontana
Muscoy
Rialto
San Bernardino – 32.0%

Election results from statewide races[]

Year	Office	Results
2018	Governor	Newsom 67.4 – 32.6%
2018	Senator	Feinstein 54.8 – 45.8%
2016	President	Clinton 70.1 – 24.8%
2016	Senator	Sanchez 50.7 – 49.3%
2014	Governor	Brown 65.0 – 35.0%
2012	President	Obama 71.5 – 26.5%
2012	Senator	Feinstein 72.1 – 27.9%

List of Assembly Members[]

Due to redistricting, the 47th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Assembly Members	Party	Years Served	Counties Represented	Notes
	Republican	January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887	San Francisco
	Democratic	January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889
	Democratic	January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891
	Republican	January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
	Democratic	January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895	Alameda
	Republican	January 7, 1895 - January 2, 1899
Joseph R. Knowland		January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1903
		January 5, 1903 - January 7, 1907
		January 7, 1907 - January 2, 1911
		January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913
		January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915	Mariposa, Tuolumne, Mono, Inyo
	Democratic	January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917
	Republican	January 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919
	Democratic	January 6, 1919 - January 3, 1921
	Republican	January 3, 1921 - January 8, 1923
	Republican	January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925
	Democratic	January 5, 1925 - January 3, 1927
	Republican	January 3, 1927 - January 5, 1931
		January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933	Kings, Tulare
		January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1943	Los Angeles
Willis Sargent		January 4, 1943 - January 8, 1945
		January 8, 1945 - January 5, 1959
Bruce V. Reagan		January 5, 1959 - January 7, 1963
Frank D. Lanterman		January 7, 1963 - November 30, 1974
Bill Greene	Democratic	December 2, 1974 - April 7, 1975		Resigned from Office after winning a special election in the 29th State Assembly district.^[2]
Teresa Patterson Hughes		July 22, 1975 - November 30, 1992		Sworn in after winning special election to fill the vacant left by Greene after he was sworn in the State Senate.^[3]
Gwen Moore		December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1994
Kevin Murray		December 5, 1994 - November 30, 1998
Herb Wesson		December 7, 1998 - November 30, 2004
Karen Bass		December 6, 2004 - November 30, 2010
Holly Mitchell		December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2012
Cheryl Brown		December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2016	San Bernardino
Eloise Reyes		December 5, 2016 - present	San Bernardino

Election results 1992 - present[]

2020[]

2020 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eloise Reyes (incumbent)	45,618	71.0%
	Republican	Matthew Gordon	18,649	29.0%
Total votes			64,267	100.0%
General election
	Democratic	Eloise Reyes (incumbent)	109,635	69.0%
	Republican	Matthew Gordon	49,170	31.0%
Total votes			158,805	100.0%
	Democratic hold

2018[]

California State Assembly election, 2018
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eloise Reyes (incumbent)	30,629	100.0
Total votes			30,629	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Eloise Reyes (incumbent)	77,458	100.0
Total votes			77,458	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016[]

California State Assembly election, 2016
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cheryl Brown (incumbent)	25,165	44.1
	Democratic	Eloise Reyes	20,342	35.6
	Republican	Aissa Chanel Sanchez	11,613	20.3
Total votes			57,120	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Eloise Reyes	62,432	54.6
	Democratic	Cheryl Brown (incumbent)	51,994	45.4
Total votes			114,426	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014[]

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cheryl Brown (incumbent)	12,643	68.3
	Democratic	Gil Navarro	5,854	31.6
	Republican	Kelly J. Chastain (write-in)	32	0.2
Total votes			18,529	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Cheryl Brown (incumbent)	23,632	56.9
	Democratic	Gil Navarro	17,875	43.1
Total votes			41,507	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012[]

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Baca, Jr.	11,033	42.3
	Democratic	Cheryl Brown	7,566	29.0
	Republican	Jeane Ensley	5,787	22.2
	Republican	Thelma E. Beach	1,685	6.5
Total votes			26,071	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Cheryl Brown	53,434	55.7
	Democratic	Joe Baca, Jr.	42,475	44.3
Total votes			95,909	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010[]

2010 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Holly Mitchell	93,541	80.7
	Republican	Lady Cage	17,195	14.8
	Libertarian	Sean P. McGary	5,305	4.5
Total votes			116,041	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008[]

2008 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Karen Bass (incumbent)	134,003	85.00
	Republican	Lady Cage-Barile	23,642	15.00
Total votes			157,645	100.00
Turnout				68.20
	Democratic hold

2006[]

2006 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Karen Bass (incumbent)	84,674	84.87
	Republican	Jeffers Dodge	15,096	15.13
Total votes			99,770	100.00
Turnout				48.63
	Democratic hold

2004[]

2004 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Karen Bass (incumbent)	118,495	80.77
	Republican	Dale V. Everett	21,485	14.64
	Libertarian	Peter "Pedro" De Baets	6,730	4.59
Total votes			146,710	100.00
	Democratic hold

2002[]

2002 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Herb Wesson (incumbent)	72,063	81.82
	Republican	Jonathan Leonard	13,287	15.09
	Libertarian	Keith Clemens	2,729	3.10
Invalid or blank votes			7,519	7.87
Total votes			95,598	100.00
	Democratic hold

2000[]

2000 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Herb Wesson (incumbent)	100,328	83.27
	Republican	Jonathan Leonard	16,137	13.39
	Libertarian	Scott Pacer	4,027	3.34
Invalid or blank votes			14,467	10.72
Total votes			134,959	100.00
	Democratic hold

1998[]

1998 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Herb Wesson	80,222	84.02
	Republican	Jonathan Leonard	12,666	13.27
	Libertarian	Eric Michael Fine	2,596	2.72
Invalid or blank votes			9,848	9.35
Total votes			105,332	100.00
	Democratic hold

1996[]

1996 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kevin Murray (incumbent)	86,763	79.87
	Republican	Jonathan Leonard	17,616	16.22
	Libertarian	Bob Weber	4,252	3.91
Invalid or blank votes			16,851	13.43
Total votes			125,482	100.00
	Democratic hold

1994[]

1994 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kevin Murray	66,884	71.81
	Republican	Jonathan Leonard	17,754	19.06
	Peace and Freedom	Tamara Taleebah	4,424	4.75
	Libertarian	Kevin C. Murphy	4,077	4.38
Invalid or blank votes			13,747	12.86
Total votes			106,886	100.00
	Democratic hold

1992[]

1992 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gwen Moore (incumbent)	105,838	80.80
	Republican	Jonathan Leonard	18,344	14.00
	Libertarian	Chuck Hammill	4,969	3.79
	Peace and Freedom	Yassin A. Saededdin	1,834	14.00
Invalid or blank votes			15,939	10.85
Total votes			146,924	100.00
	Democratic hold

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
^ "Bill Greene Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
^ "Tersea Hughes Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

External links[]

District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission

[population-1] "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).

[2] "Bill Greene Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

[3] "Tersea Hughes Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

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