California's 32nd State Assembly district

California's 32nd State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican Vince Fong of Bakersfield.

California's 32nd State Assembly district
Current assemblymember	Vince Fong R–Bakersfield
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	466,850^[1] 315,978^[1] 209,937^[1]
Demographics	19.50% White 6.46% Black 68.89% Latino 3.53% Asian 0.88% Native American 0.12% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.33% other 0.30^[1]% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	146,980
Registration	48.89% Democratic 26.33% Republican 21.14% No party preference

District profile

The district is located in the southwestern Central Valley and consists of portions of Kern and Tulare Counties, including the whole Cities of Exeter, Ridgecrest, Tehachapi, Maricopa, and Taft, and portions of the Cities of Bakersfield and Visalia. The Cities of Bakersfield and Visalia were split to balance population while considering communities of interest. This district’s border is impacted by Voting Rights Act obligations in three neighboring districts. The district maintains local communities of interest along the Valley floor. Areas within the district share common social and economic characteristics as well as shared environmental concerns.

Kern County Bakersfield Bear Valley Springs Frazier Park Glenville Kernville Lake Isabella Maricopa Oildale Ridgecrest Taft Tehachapi

Tulare County Exeter Kaweah Springville Three Rivers Visalia

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2021	Recall	No 51.1 – 48.9%
2020	President	Biden 55 – 42.6%
2018	Governor	Newsom 54.3 – 45.7%
	Senator	de Leon 57.9 – 42.1%
2016	President	Clinton 56.5 – 38.0%
	Senator	Sanchez 55.9 – 44.1%
2014	Governor	Brown 54.4 – 45.6%
2012	President	Obama 56.2 – 41.8%
	Senator	Feinstein 57.2 – 42.8%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 32nd district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Assembly members	Party	Years served	Counties represented	Notes
Joseph Franklin	Republican	January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887	San Francisco
A. M. Lawrence	Democratic	January 3, 1887 - March 7, 1888		Died in office.^[2]
John Staude	Republican	January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891
George E. Lewis		January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
John E. Buckley	Democratic	January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895
John F. Twigg		January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897
John W. Power	Fusion	January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899
James M. Hanley	Democratic	January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901
W. J. Evatt	Republican	January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903
Jay N. Copus	Democratic	January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905
Patrick J. Boyle	Republican	January 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909
Charles A. Nelson		January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911
William P. Kennedy		January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913
Arthur L. Shannon	Democratic	January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915
Frank N. Rodgers	Republican	January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917
Henry D. Byrne		January 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919
George W. Warren		January 6, 1919 - January 8, 1923
Walter J. Rock		January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925
James A. Miller		January 5, 1925 - January 2, 1933
Edwin H. Zion		January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935	Stanislaus
Hugh P. Donnelly	Democratic	January 7, 1935 - January 4, 1943
Jacob M. Leonard	Republican	January 4, 1943 - January 6, 1947	San Benito, Santa Cruz
Donald L. Grunsky		January 6, 1947 - January 5, 1953
Wallace Henderson	Democratic	January 5, 1953 - January 5, 1959	Fresno
Bert Delotto		January 5, 1959 - January 7, 1963
George N. Zenovich		January 7, 1963 - January 4, 1971
Kenneth L. Maddy	Republican	January 4, 1971 - November 30, 1974
Gordon W. Duffy		December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1982	Kern, Kings, Tulare
Bill Jones		December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1992	Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Tulare
Trice Harvey		December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1996	Kern, Tulare
Roy Ashburn		December 2, 1996 - November 30, 2002
Kevin McCarthy		December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2006	Kern, San Bernardino
Jean Fuller		December 4, 2006 - November 30, 2010
Shannon Grove		December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2012
Rudy Salas	Democratic	December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2022	Kern, Kings
Vince Fong	Republican	December 5, 2022 – Present	Kern, Tulare

Election results (1992–present)

2020

California State Assembly election, 2020

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rudy Salas (incumbent)	27,679	58.1
	Republican	Todd Cotta	19,957	41.9
Total votes			47,636	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Rudy Salas (incumbent)	63,450	60.0
	Republican	Todd Costa	42,328	40.0
Total votes			105,778	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

California State Assembly election, 2018

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rudy Salas (incumbent)	16,690	50.4
	Republican	Justin Mendes	16,438	49.6
Total votes			33,128	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Rudy Salas (incumbent)	39,328	56.7
	Republican	Justin Mendes	30,089	43.3
Total votes			69,417	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rudy Salas (incumbent)	30,806	98.9
	Republican	Manuel Ramirez (write-in)	334	1.1
Total votes			31,140	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Rudy Salas (incumbent)	53,056	65.1
	Republican	Manuel Ramirez	28,502	34.9
Total votes			81,558	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rudy Salas (incumbent)	11,577	43.9
	Republican	Pedro A. Rios	9,183	34.8
	Republican	Romeo Agbalog	5,628	21.3
Total votes			26,388	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Rudy Salas (incumbent)	26,721	54.8
	Republican	Pedro A. Rios	22,031	45.2
Total votes			48,752	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rudy Salas	13,053	41.4
	Republican	Pedro A. Rios	7,550	23.9
	Republican	Jon McQuiston	6,530	20.7
	Republican	David Thomas	4,420	14.0
Total votes			31,553	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Rudy Salas	38,759	52.9
	Republican	Pedro A. Rios	34,476	47.1
Total votes			73,235	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2010

2010 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shannon Grove	97,470	72.1
	Democratic	Holly Spohn-Gross	37,892	27.9
Total votes			135,362	100.0
	Republican hold

2008

2008 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jean Fuller (incumbent)	120,628	69.16
	Democratic	Virginia Martinez	53,789	30.84
Total votes			174,417	100.00
Turnout			{{{votes}}}	72.72
	Republican hold

2006

2006 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jean Fuller	85,055	71.69
	Democratic	Maribel Vega	33,594	28.31
Total votes			118,649	100.00
Turnout			{{{votes}}}	56.18
	Republican hold

2004

2004 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin McCarthy	129,510	78.66
	Democratic	Marvin Armas	35,130	21.34
Total votes			164,640	100.00
	Republican hold

2002

2002 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin McCarthy	77,227	75.83
	Democratic	Michael A. Shea, III	24,613	24.17
Invalid or blank votes			32	0.03
Total votes			101,872	100.00
	Republican hold

2000

2000 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roy Ashburn (incumbent)	96,178	70.30
	Democratic	Virginia R. Gurrola	36,527	26.70
	Libertarian	Vernon Ric Pinkerton	4,107	3.00
Invalid or blank votes			1,236	0.90
Total votes			138,048	100.00
	Republican hold

1998

1998 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roy Ashburn (incumbent)	73,285	70.93
	Democratic	Robert "Bob" Tucker	30,029	29.07
Invalid or blank votes			7,828	7.04
Total votes			111,142	100.00
	Republican hold

1996

1996 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roy Ashburn	86,790	67.03
	Democratic	John F. Hulpke	38,191	29.50
	Libertarian	Steve Zinn	4,498	3.47
Invalid or blank votes			5,322	3.95
Total votes			134,801	100.00
	Republican hold

1994

1994 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Trice Harvey (incumbent)	78,551	70.54
	Democratic	Jack Keally	32,812	29.46
Invalid or blank votes			9,389	7.78
Total votes			120,752	100.00
	Republican hold

1992

1992 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Trice Harvey (incumbent)	87,909	65.54
	Democratic	Irma Carson	42,515	31.70
	Libertarian	Jeffrey Ivan Laing	3,709	2.77
Invalid or blank votes			8,565	6.00
Total votes			142,698	100.00
	Republican hold

See also

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

References

1. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
2. "A. M. Lawrence's Death". cdnc.ucr.edu.

External links

• from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission
• California 32nd Assembly District Website