California's 39th State Assembly district

California's 39th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember		Patty Lopez (D–San Fernando)
Registration	51.45% Democratic 16.92% Republican 26.15% No party preference
Demographics	20.31% White 3.30% Black 68.47% Latino 6.84% Asian 0.35% Native American 0.13% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.29% other 0.30% remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	466,422 343,345 227,273
Registered voters	203,528

California's 39th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Patty Lopez of San Fernando.

District profile

The district encompasses the northeastern San Fernando Valley, running up against the San Gabriel Mountains. This heavily Latino district forms a major corridor between Los Angeles and points further north.

Los Angeles County – 4.8%

• Los Angeles – 11.6%
  • Arleta
  • Lake View Terrace
  • Mission Hills
  • North Hollywood
  • Pacoima
  • Sun Valley
  • Sunland-Tujunga
  • Sylmar
• San Fernando

Election results

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raul Bocanegra (incumbent)	13,069	62.5
	Democratic	Patty Lopez	4,940	23.6
	Democratic	Kevin J. Suscavage	2,876	13.7
	Republican	Michael B. Boyd (write-in)	36	0.2
Total votes			20,921	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Patty Lopez	22,750	50.5
	Democratic	Raul Bocanegra (incumbent)	22,284	49.5
Total votes			45,034	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raul Bocanegra	11,521	36.2
	Democratic	Richard Alarcón	8,567	26.9
	Republican	Ricardo A. Benitez	5,037	15.8
	Republican	Omar Cuevas	2,596	8.2
	Green	John Paul (Jack) Lindblad	2,421	7.6
	Republican	Margie Margarita Carranza	1,697	5.3
	Democratic	Kevin J. Suscavage (write-in)	2	0.0
Total votes			31,841	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Raul Bocanegra	62,612	58.4
	Democratic	Richard Alarcón	44,624	41.6
Total votes			107,236	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010

California State Assembly election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Felipe Fuentes (incumbent)	43,267	78.5
	Green	John Paul (Jack) Lindblad	11,905	21.6
Total votes			55,172	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008

California State Assembly election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Felipe Fuentes (incumbent)	59,495	73.7
	Republican	Grady Martine	14,689	18.2
	Green	John Paul (Jack) Lindblad	6,505	8.1
Total votes			80,689	100.0
	Democratic hold

2007 (special)

California's 39th State Assembly district special election, 2007 Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Richard Alarcón
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Felipe Fuentes	5,819	50.8
	Republican	Jose Bonilla, Sr.	2,277	19.9
	Democratic	Felipe Siordia	1,457	12.7
	Democratic	Eric Dwight Rothenay	1,300	11.4
	Democratic	Margie Carranza	597	5.2
Total votes			11,450	100.0
	Democratic hold

2006

California State Assembly election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Alarcón	40,603	100.0
Total votes			40,603	100.0
	Democratic hold

2004

California State Assembly election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cindy Montanez (incumbent)	56,017	76.8
	Republican	Ely De La Cruz Ayao	16,936	23.2
Total votes			72,953	100.0
	Republican hold

2002

California State Assembly election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cindy Montanez	36,175	76.1
	Republican	Ely De La Cruz Ayao	11,371	23.9
Total votes			47,546	100.0
	Democratic hold

2000

California State Assembly election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tony Cardenas (incumbent)	54,466	78.1
	Republican	Enrique (Henry) Valdez	12,269	17.6
	Libertarian	Christopher "Kit" Maira	3,020	4.3
Total votes			69,755	100.0
	Democratic hold

1998

California State Assembly election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tony Cardenas (incumbent)	41,841	86.7
	Libertarian	Christopher "Kit" Maira	6,423	13.3
Total votes			48,264	100.0
	Democratic hold

1996

California State Assembly election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tony Cardenas	41,798	71.7
	Libertarian	Ollie M. McCaulley	16,522	28.3
Total votes			58,320	100.0
	Democratic hold

1994

California State Assembly election, 1994
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Katz (incumbent)	34,976	70.6
	Republican	Nicholas Fitzgerald	14,583	29.4
Total votes			49,559	100.0
	Democratic hold

1992

California State Assembly election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Katz (incumbent)	45,387	69.4
	Republican	Nicholas Fitzgerald	16,739	25.6
	Libertarian	David H. George	3,270	5.0
Total votes			65,396	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