California's 64th State Assembly district

California's 64th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Blanca Pacheco of Downey.

California's 64th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember	Blanca Pacheco D–Downey
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	466,400[1] 319,811[1] 212,983[1]
Demographics	3.30% White 25.64% Black 62.24% Latino 6.68% Asian 0.22% Native American 1.01% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.23% other 0.67[1]% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	235,209
Registration	64.01% Democratic 8.47% Republican 23.48% No party preference

District profile

The district encompasses parts of southwestern Los Angeles County and northern Orange County and features a mix of urban and suburban communities. It is socioeconomically diverse and heavily Latino.

Los Angeles County – Bell Bell Gardens Cudahy Downey Norwalk South Whittier La Mirada Orange County – La Habra

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2021	Recall	No 84.3 – 15.7%
2020[2]	President	Biden 81.4 – 16.3%
2018	Governor	Newsom 85.1 – 14.9%
	Senator	Feinstein 60.2 – 39.8%
2016	President	Clinton 86.2 – 9.6%
	Senator	Harris 61.6 – 38.4%
2014	Governor	Brown 84.1 – 15.9%
2012	President	Obama 88.7 – 10.0%
	Senator	Feinstein 88.9 – 11.1%

List of members representing the district

Assembly members	Party	Years served	Electoral history	Counties represented
District established January 5, 1885
J. W. Cook (San Jose)	Republican	January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887	Elected in 1884. [data missing]	Santa Clara
Charles M. Weber (Santa Clara)	Republican	January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889	Elected in 1886. [data missing]
James R. Lowe (San Jose)	Republican	January 7, 1889 – January 2, 1893	Elected in 1888. [data missing]
F. A. Blakeley (Visalia)	Republican	January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895	Elected in 1892. [data missing]	Tulare
J. W. Davis (Tulare)	Republican	January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897	Elected in 1894. [data missing]	Tulare, Kings
James M. McClellan (Hanford)	People's	January 4, 1897 – January 2, 1899	Elected in 1896. Lost re-election as a Democrat.
E. T. Cosper (Hanford)	Republican	January 2, 1899 – January 1, 1901	Elected in 1898. [data missing]
R. H. Myers (Hanford)	Republican	January 1, 1901 – January 5, 1903	Elected in 1900. Redistricted to the 62nd district and lost re-election.
Elbert M. Pyle (Santa Barbara)	Republican	January 5, 1903 – January 4, 1909	Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. [data missing]	Santa Barbara
Samuel Fleisher (Santa Barbara)	Republican	January 4, 1909 – January 2, 1911	Elected in 1908. [data missing]
C. L. Preisker (Santa Maria)	Republican	January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913	Elected in 1910. Redistricted to the 59th district and lost re-election.
Frank E. Woodley (Los Angeles)	Republican	January 6, 1913 – March 9, 1914	Elected in 1912. Resigned after appointment to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.	Los Angeles
Charles E. Scott (Glendale)	Republican	January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1917	Elected in 1914. [data missing]
Harry Lyons (Los Angeles)	Republican	January 8, 1917 – January 6, 1919	Elected in 1916. [data missing]
George A. Lynch (Los Angeles)	Republican	January 6, 1919 – January 3, 1921	Elected in 1918. [data missing]
Harry Lyons (Los Angeles)	Republican	January 3, 1921 – January 2, 1933	Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Lost re-election.
John D. McCarthy (Los Angeles)	Democratic	January 2, 1933 – January 4, 1937	Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. [data missing]
Sam Yorty (Los Angeles)	Democratic	January 4, 1937 – January 6, 1941	Elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Retired to run for U.S. Senate.
Roger A. Pfaff (Los Angeles)	Republican	January 6, 1941 – January 4, 1943	Elected in 1940. [data missing]
John C. Lyons (Los Angeles)	Republican	January 4, 1943 – December 10, 1948	Elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Died.
Vacant		December 10, 1948 – January 8, 1951
Patrick D. McGee (Los Angeles)	Republican	January 8, 1951 – August 21, 1957	Elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Resigned after election to the Los Angeles City Council.
Vacant		August 21, 1957 – December 17, 1957
Lou Cusanovich (Westlake Village)	Republican	December 17, 1957 – January 2, 1967	Elected to finish McGee's term. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Retired to run for California State Senate.
Patrick D. McGee (Los Angeles)	Republican	January 2, 1967 – May 30, 1970	Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Died.
Vacant		May 30, 1970 – January 4, 1971
Bob Cline (El Monte)	Republican	January 4, 1971 – November 30, 1974	Elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Redistricted to the 37th district.
William Campbell (Hacienda Heights)	Republican	December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1976	Redistricted from the 50th district and re-elected in 1974. Retired to run for California State Senate.
M. David Stirling (La Habra Heights)	Republican	December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1982	Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Retired to run for California Attorney General.
Ross Johnson (Fullerton)	Republican	December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1992	Redistricted from the 69th district and re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 72nd district.	Orange
Ted Weggeland (Riverside)	Republican	December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1996	Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Retired.	Riverside
Rod Pacheco (Riverside)	Republican	December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2002	Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Retired due to term limits and ran for Riverside County District Attorney.
John J. Benoit (Bermuda Dunes)	Republican	December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008	Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Retired to run for California State Senate.
Brian Nestande (Palm Desert)	Republican	December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012	Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 42nd district.
Isadore Hall III (Compton)	Democratic	December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2014	Redistricted from the 52nd district and Re-elected in 2012. Retired to run for California State Senate.	Los Angeles
Mike Gipson (Carson)	Democratic	December 1, 2014 – December 5, 2022	Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 65th district.
Blanca Pacheco (Downey)	Democratic	December 5, 2022 – present	Elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.	Los Angeles, Orange

Election results

Contents

• 1992
• 1994
• 1996
• 1998
• 2000
• 2002
• 2004
• 2006
• 2008
• 2010
• 2012
• 2014
• 2016
• 2018
• 2020

2020

2020 California State Assembly election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Gipson (incumbent)	38,324	67.5%
	Democratic	Fatima S. Iqbal-Zubair	18,469	32.5%
Total votes			56,793	100.0%
General election
	Democratic	Mike Gipson (incumbent)	83,559	59.5%
	Democratic	Fatima S. Iqbal-Zubair	56,875	40.5%
Total votes			140,434	100.0%
	Democratic hold

2018

California State Assembly election, 2018

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Gipson (incumbent)	29,422	100.0
	Republican	Theresa Sanford (write-in)	9	0.0
Total votes			29,431	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Mike Gipson (incumbent)	83,210	84.7
	Republican	Theresa Sanford	15,010	15.3
Total votes			98,220	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Gipson (incumbent)	46,186	76.5
	Republican	Theresa Sanford	14,179	23.5
Total votes			60,365	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Mike Gipson (incumbent)	86,419	73.4
	Republican	Theresa Sanford	31,300	26.6
Total votes			117,719	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Gipson	11,975	51.0
	Democratic	Prophet La'Omar Walker	5,022	21.4
	Democratic	Steve Neal	3,580	15.2
	Democratic	Micah Ali	2,923	12.4
Total votes			23,500	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Mike Gipson	30,041	63.6
	Democratic	Prophet La'Omar Walker	17,217	36.4
Total votes			47,258	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Isadore Hall, III (incumbent)	23,122	100.0
Total votes			23,122	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Isadore Hall, III (incumbent)	100,446	100.0
Total votes			100,446	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2010

2010 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Nestande (incumbent)	75,737	57.3
	Democratic	Jose Medina	56,574	42.7
Total votes			132,311	100.0
	Republican hold

2008

2008 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Nestande	124,414	100.00
Total votes			124,414	100.00
Turnout				51.54
	Republican hold

2006

2006 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Benoit (incumbent)	66,501	61.11
	Democratic	Paul Rasso	42,314	38.89
Total votes			108,815	100.00
Turnout				49.76
	Republican hold

2004

2004 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John J. Benoit (incumbent)	96,606	61.25
	Democratic	Robert Melsh	61,120	38.75
Total votes			157,726	100.00
	Republican hold

2002

2002 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John J. Benoit	55,351	63.28
	Democratic	Robert Melsh	32,118	36.72
Invalid or blank votes			0	0.00
Total votes			87,469	100.00
	Republican hold

2000

2000 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rod Pacheco (incumbent)	60,323	54.23
	Democratic	Jose Medina	43,698	39.28
	Natural Law	Annie Wallack	3,977	3.58
	Libertarian	Phil Turner	3,237	2.91
Invalid or blank votes			0	0.00
Total votes			111,235	100.00
	Republican hold

1998

1998 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rod Pacheco (incumbent)	64,852	100.00
Invalid or blank votes			25,002	27.83
Total votes			89,854	100.00
	Republican hold

1996

1996 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rod Pacheco	56,002	54.14
	Democratic	Grace Slocum	43,336	41.89
	Libertarian	Phil Turner	3,868	3.74
	No party	Arthur Johnson (write-in)	236	0.23
Invalid or blank votes			3,944	3.67
Total votes			107,386	100.00
	Republican hold

1994

1994 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ted Weggeland (incumbent)	59,037	66.04
	Democratic	Roberta "Bobbi" Meyer	24,606	27.53
	Libertarian	Jane A. Henson	5,695	6.37
	No party	Troy Lamberth (write-in)	53	0.06
Invalid or blank votes			8,106	8.31
Total votes			97,497	100.00
	Republican hold

1992

1992 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ted Weggeland	56,298	47.85
	Democratic	Jane Carney	54,784	46.56
	Libertarian	Jane A. Henson	6,572	5.59
Invalid or blank votes			7,284	5.83
Total votes			124,938	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. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. April 16, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.

External links

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission