California's 42nd State Assembly district

California's 42nd State Assembly district
California's 42nd State Assembly district
Current assemblymember
	Chad Mayes; I–Yucca Valley
Population (2010); • Voting age; • Citizen voting age	462,952; 358,808; 315,589
Demographics	59.56% White; 4.30% Black; 29.92% Latino; 3.88% Asian; 1.42% Native American; 0.30% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.20% other; 0.43% remainder of multiracial;
Registered voters	230,889
Registration	35.29% Republican; 34.26% Democratic; 24.30% No party preference

California's 42nd State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Independent Chad Mayes of Yucca Valley.

District profile[edit]

The district straddles the gateway between the Inland Empire and the California desert, stretching from Yucaipa and Hemet in the west to the Twentynine Palms region and western Coachella Valley in the east.

Riverside County – 15.4%

San Bernardino County – 6.2%

Election results from statewide races[edit]

Year	Office	Results
2018	Governor^[2]	Cox 52.2 – 47.8%
2018	Senator^[3]	De Leon 51.8 – 48.2%
2016	President	Trump 49.7 – 45.6%
2016	Senator	Harris 61.1 – 38.9%
2014	Governor	Kashkari 52.8 – 47.2%
2012	President	Romney 52.9 – 45.0%
2012	Senator	Emken 51.6 – 48.4%

List of Assembly Members[edit]

Due to redistricting, the 42nd district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Representatives	Party	Years Served	Counties Represented	Notes
V. C. McMurray	Republican	January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887	San Francisco
John La Blanc		January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889
E. S. Saloman		January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891
Louis A. Phillips		January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
William Hendrickson Jr.	Democratic	January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895
Isaac M. Merrill	Republican	January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897
Lorenzo A. Henry		January 4, 1897 - January 5, 1903
Phineas S. Barber		January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905
George A. McGowan		January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907
Samuel T. Kohlman		January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909
Albert P. Wheelan	Democratic	January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911
Arthur Max Joel	Republican	January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913
Henry Ward Brown	Republican	January 6, 1913 - June 16, 1916	San Mateo	Died in office to cancer.^[4]
Frank Leonard Eksward	Democratic	January 8, 1917 - January 3, 1927		While he was in office, he changed his party affiliation to Republican.
Frank Leonard Eksward	Republican	January 8, 1917 - January 3, 1927
Harry L. Parkman		January 3, 1927 - January 5, 1931
Bert B. Snyder		January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933
James S. O'Connor	Democratic	January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935	Los Angeles
Elmer E. Lore		January 7, 1935 - January 6, 1941
Everett G. Burkhalter		January 6, 1941 - January 6, 1947
Walter R. Hinton	Republican	January 6, 1947 - January 3, 1949
Everett G. Burkhalter	Democratic	January 3, 1949 - January 5, 1953
William F. Marsh	Republican	January 5, 1953 - January 5, 1959
Tom Bane	Democratic	January 5, 1959 - January 4, 1965
Bob Moretti	Democratic	January 4, 1965 - November 30, 1974
Frank D. Lanterman	Republican	December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1978
William H. Ivers		December 4, 1978 - November 30, 1982
Dick Mountjoy		December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1992
Burt M. Margolin	Democratic	December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1994
Wally Knox		December 5, 1994 - November 30, 2000
Paul Koretz		December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2006
Mike Feuer		December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2012
Brian Nestande	Republican	December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2014	Riverside, San Bernardino
Chad Mayes	Republican	December 1, 2014 - present		On December 5, 2019, Mayes left the Republican party and registered as an independent.^[5]
Chad Mayes	Independent	December 1, 2014 - present

Election results[edit]

2020[edit]

California State Assembly election, 2020
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	No party preference	Chad Mayes (incumbent)	42,717	35.0
	Republican	Andrew F. Kotyuk	40,893	33.5
	Democratic	DeniAntionette Mazingo	38,492	31.5
Total votes			122,102	100.0
General election
	No party preference	Chad Mayes (incumbent)	120,359	55.6
	Republican	Andrew F. Kotyuk	96,172	44.4
Total votes			216,531	100.0

2018[edit]

California State Assembly election, 2018
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	DeniAntionette Mazingo	33,586	35.6
	Republican	Chad Mayes (incumbent)	30,880	32.8
	Republican	Gary Jeandron	15,032	16.0
	Republican	Andrew F. Kotyuk	11,572	12.3
	Green	Carol Bouldin	3,166	3.4
Total votes			94,236	100.0
General election
	Republican	Chad Mayes (incumbent)	86,333	55.3
	Democratic	DeniAntionette Mazingo	69,747	44.7
Total votes			156,080	100.0
	Republican hold

2016[edit]

California State Assembly election, 2016
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chad Mayes (incumbent)	49,580	50.8
	Democratic	Greg Rodriguez	40,446	41.4
	Libertarian	Jeff Hewitt	7,601	7.8
Total votes			97,627	100.0
General election
	Republican	Chad Mayes (incumbent)	97,864	57.4
	Democratic	Greg Rodriguez	72,581	42.6
Total votes			170,445	100.0
	Republican hold

2014[edit]

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Karalee Hargrove	22,973	37.8
	Republican	Chad Mayes	20,921	34.4
	Republican	Gary Jeandron	14,877	27.8
Total votes			60,771	100.0
General election
	Republican	Chad Mayes	56,517	57.3
	Democratic	Karalee Hargrove	42,082	42.7
Total votes			98,599	100.0
	Republican hold

2012[edit]

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Nestande (incumbent)	41,217	61.2
	Democratic	Mark Anthony Orozco	26,107	38.8
Total votes			67,324	100.0
General election
	Republican	Brian Nestande (incumbent)	81,768	54.7
	Democratic	Mark Anthony Orozco	67,823	45.3
Total votes			149,591	100.0
	Republican hold

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
^ https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-general/ssov/governor-assembly.pdf
^ https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-general/ssov/us-senate-by-assembly.pdf
^ "Henry Ward Brown, State Legislator, Is Victim of Cancer". cdnc.ucr.edu.
^ "Calif. Assemblyman Chad Mayes defects from GOP, will run for reelection as an independent". desertsun.com. Retrieved December 5, 2019. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

External links[edit]

District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission

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

[2] ttps://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-general/ssov/governor-assembly.pdf

[3] ttps://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-general/ssov/us-senate-by-assembly.pdf

[4] "Henry Ward Brown, State Legislator, Is Victim of Cancer". cdnc.ucr.edu.

[5] "Calif. Assemblyman Chad Mayes defects from GOP, will run for reelection as an independent". desertsun.com. Retrieved December 5, 2019. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

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