California's 33rd State Assembly district
| California's 33rd State Assembly district | |||
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| Current assemblymember |
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| Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 469,288[1] 329,415[1] 265,680[1] | ||
| Demographics |
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| Registered voters | 206,392 | ||
| Registration | 36.97% Republican 34.07% Democratic 21.92% No party preference | ||
California's 33rd State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican Devon Mathis.[2]
District profile[edit]
 | This article's factual accuracy may be compromised due to out-of-date information. (January 2023) |
The district, one of the largest in California, encompasses a wide expanse of the High Desert, stretching from the Victor Valley to the Nevada and Arizona borders. It also includes several communities in the San Bernardino Mountains. The district's population is mostly concentrated in the southwest, with scattered settlements elsewhere.[3]
San Bernardino County – 23.1%
Election results from statewide races[edit]
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Recall |  Yes 60.6 – 39.4%
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| 2020 | President | Trump 54.2 – 43.6% |
| 2018 | Governor[5] | Cox 60.2 – 39.8% |
| Senator[6] | De Leon 54.0 – 46.0% | |
| 2016 | President | Trump 54.6 – 40.0% |
| Senator | Harris 52.9 – 47.1% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Kashkari 63.5 – 36.5% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 55.5 – 41.8% |
| Senator | Emken 56.4 – 43.6% |
List of assembly members[edit]
Due to redistricting, the 33rd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William B. May | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | San Francisco | |
| James J. Callaghan | Democratic | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | ||
| William E. Dinan | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | |||
| F. L. Jones | Republican | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | ||
| M. J. Hurley | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | ||
| Lawrence J. Dwyer | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | |||
| George B. Godfrey | January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899 | |||
| Eugene D. Sullivan | January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901 | |||
| John Butler | Republican | January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | ||
| Matthew J. Kerrigan | Democratic | January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905 | ||
| Fred J. Meincke | Republican | January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907 | ||
| Paul F. Fratessa | January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909 | |||
| Bernard Joseph Collum | Democratic | January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911 | ||
| James J. Ryan | Republican | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | ||
| Victor J. Canepa | January 6, 1913 - January 8, 1917 | |||
| Prohibition | ||||
| Leo R. Friedman | Republican | January 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919 | ||
| John B. Badaracco | Democratic | January 6, 1919 - January 5, 1925 | ||
| Charles A. Oliva | Republican | January 5, 1925 - January 2, 1933 | ||
| Clarence Ray Robinson | January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935 | Madera, Mariposa, Merced | ||
| James D. Garibaldi | Democratic | January 7, 1935 - January 2, 1939 | Madera, Merced | |
| George A. Clarke | Republican | January 2, 1939 - January 4, 1943 | ||
| Frederick Weybret | January 4, 1943 - January 8, 1945 | Monterey, San Luis Obispo | ||
| Fred Emlay | Democratic | January 8, 1945 - January 6, 1947 | ||
| James W. Silliman | Republican | January 6, 1947 - January 5, 1953 | ||
| William W. Hansen | January 5, 1953 - January 5, 1959 | Fresno | ||
| Charles B. Garrigus | Democratic | January 5, 1959 - January 2, 1967 | ||
| Ernest N. Mobley | Republican | January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1974 | Fresno, Madera | |
| Bill Thomas | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1978 | Kern | ||
| Don Rogers | December 4, 1978 - November 30, 1986 | |||
| Kern, Tulare | ||||
| Trice Harvey | December 1, 1986 - November 30, 1992 | |||
| Andrea Seastrand | December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1994 | Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | ||
| Tom J. Bordonaro Jr. | December 5, 1994 - November 30, 1998 | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | ||
| Abel Maldonado | December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2004 | |||
| Sam Blakeslee | December 6, 2004 – August 23, 2010 | Resigned from the Assembly after winning special for California's 15th Senate district.[7] | ||
| Katcho Achadjian | December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2012 | |||
| Tim Donnelly | December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2014 | San Bernardino | ||
| Jay Obernolte | December 1, 2014 - November 30, 2020 | |||
| Thurston Smith | December 7, 2020 – present |
Election results (1992–present)[edit]
2020[edit]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Thurston "Smitty" Smith | 32,891 | 37.9% | |
| Republican | Rick Herrick | 14,922 | 17.2% | |
| Democratic | Socorro Cisneros | 12,136 | 14.0% | |
| Democratic | Blanca A. Gomez | 8,950 | 10.3% | |
| Democratic | Anthony A. Rhoades | 7,670 | 8.8% | |
| Democratic | Roger La Plante | 5,655 | 6.5% | |
| Republican | Alex Walton | 4,564 | 5.3% | |
| Total votes | 86,788 | 100.0% | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Thurston “Smitty” Smith | 86,948 | 54.9% | |
| Republican | Rick Herrick | 71,567 | 45.1% | |
| Total votes | 158,515 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2018[edit]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Jay Obernolte (incumbent) | 43,100 | 65.8 | |
| Democratic | Socorro Cisneros | 12,566 | 19.2 | |
| Democratic | Scott Markovich | 9,854 | 15.0 | |
| Total votes | 65,520 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Jay Obernolte (incumbent) | 72,109 | 60.2 | |
| Democratic | Socorro Cisneros | 47,603 | 39.8 | |
| Total votes | 119,712 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2016[edit]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Jay Obernolte (incumbent) | 43,526 | 60.7 | |
| Democratic | Scott Markovich | 28,220 | 39.3 | |
| Total votes | 71,746 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Jay Obernolte (incumbent) | 84,000 | 60.6 | |
| Democratic | Scott Markovich | 56,086 | 39.4 | |
| Total votes | 140,086 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2014[edit]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | John Coffey | 9,865 | 23.1 | |
| Republican | Jay Obernolte | 8,028 | 18.8 | |
| Republican | Michelle Ambrozic | 7,566 | 17.7 | |
| Republican | Rick Roelle | 6,574 | 15.4 | |
| Republican | Art Bishop | 5,956 | 14.0 | |
| Republican | Brett Savage | 1,811 | 4.2 | |
| Republican | Scott Markovich | 975 | 2.3 | |
| Republican | Jerry J. Laws | 814 | 1.9 | |
| Republican | Robert J. "Bob" Burhle | 802 | 1.9 | |
| Republican | Robert Larivee | 299 | 0.7 | |
| Total votes | 45,690 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Jay Obernolte | 46,144 | 65.9 | |
| Democratic | John Coffey | 23,828 | 34.1 | |
| Total votes | 69,972 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2012[edit]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Tim Donnelly (incumbent) | 25,200 | 52.1 | |
| Democratic | John Coffey | 13,873 | 28.7 | |
| Republican | William E. "Bill" Jahn | 9,331 | 19.3 | |
| Total votes | 48,404 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Tim Donnelly (incumbent) | 73,836 | 59.0 | |
| Democratic | John Coffey | 51,215 | 41.0 | |
| Total votes | 125,051 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2010[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Katcho Achadjian | 84,629 | 57.8 | |
| Democratic | Hilda Zacarias | 54,817 | 37.4 | |
| Libertarian | Paul K. Polson | 7,051 | 4.8 | |
| Total votes | 146,497 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2008[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Sam Blakeslee (incumbent) | 114,316 | 63.84 | |
| Democratic | Robert Cuthbert | 64,740 | 36.16 | |
| Total votes | 179,056 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | {{{votes}}} | 76.38 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2006[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Sam Blakeslee (incumbent) | 91,393 | 67.01 | |
| Democratic | Robert Cuthbert | 44,991 | 32.99 | |
| Total votes | 136,384 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | {{{votes}}} | 62.01 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2004[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Sam Blakeslee (incumbent) | 99,864 | 56.27 | |
| Democratic | Stew Jenkins | 57,673 | 32.50 | |
| Green | Tom Hutchings | 10,422 | 5.87 | |
| Libertarian | Gary L. Kirkland | 9,502 | 5.35 | |
| Total votes | 177,461 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2002[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Abel Maldonado (incumbent) | 76,237 | 63.05 | |
| Democratic | Laurence D. Houlgate | 44,678 | 36.95 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 2,550 | 2.07 | ||
| Total votes | 123,465 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2000[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Abel Maldonado (incumbent) | 101,200 | 64.44 | |
| Democratic | Laurence D. Houlgate | 55,855 | 35.56 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 6,562 | 4.01 | ||
| Total votes | 163,617 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1998[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Abel Maldonado | 76,596 | 60.34 | |
| Democratic | Betty Sanders | 47,485 | 37.40 | |
| Libertarian | David L. Bersohn | 2,868 | 2.26 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 5,189 | 3.93 | ||
| Total votes | 132,138 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1996[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom J. Bordonaro, Jr. | 84,568 | 57.95 | |
| Democratic | Betty Sanders | 52,334 | 35.86 | |
| Libertarian | Gary L. Kirkland | 5,268 | 3.61 | |
| Natural Law | Katherine R. Baker | 3,753 | 2.57 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 8,703 | 5.63 | ||
| Total votes | 154,626 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1994[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom J. Bordonaro, Jr. | 73,767 | 58.36 | |
| Democratic | John B. Ashbaugh | 47,842 | 37.85 | |
| Libertarian | Gary R. Kirkland | 4,791 | 3.79 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 9,471 | 6.97 | ||
| Total votes | 135,871 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1992[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Andrea Seastrand (incumbent) | 86,090 | 55.57 | |
| Democratic | John B. Ashbaugh | 61,712 | 39.84 | |
| Libertarian | Steve McClenathan | 7,106 | 4.59 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 7,745 | 4.76 | ||
| Total votes | 162,653 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
- ^ Devon Mathis website
- ^ Motley, Douglas. "Eight candidates vying for Donnelly's soon-to-be-vacated Assembly seat". The Alpenhorn News. Archived from the original on March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
- ^ Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
- ^ Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
- ^ Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
- ^ "Sam Blakeslee Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
