California's 35th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Jasmeet Bains of Bakersfield.

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California's 35th State Assembly district
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Current assemblymember
  Jasmeet Bains
DBakersfield
Population (2010)
  Voting age
  Citizen voting age
467,334[1]
359,077[1]
295,361[1]
Demographics
Registered voters245,216
Registration34.49% Democratic
33.74% Republican
25.89% No party preference
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District profile

The district is located in the Central Valley and spans from the slopes of the Coast Ranges to the slopes of the Sierra Nevada into the Mojave desert.

Election results from statewide races

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Year Office Results
2021 Recall No No 51.0 – 49.0%
2020 President Biden 54.1 – 43.5%
2018 Governor Cox 50.4 – 49.6%
Senator de Leon 51.7 – 48.3%
2016 President Clinton 49.6 – 43.4%
Senator Harris 60.1 – 39.9%
2014 Governor Brown 51.7 – 48.3%
2012 President Romney 49.2 – 47.6%
Senator Emken 50.4 – 49.6%
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List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 35th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

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Assembly Members Party Years Served Counties Represented Notes
N. T. Whitcomb Republican January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 San Francisco
John H. Colbert Democratic January 3, 1887 - November 18, 1888 Died before finishing his term ended in office from pneumonia.[2]
H. H. Dobbin January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891
William J. Dunn January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
J. G. Gallagher Republican January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895
Calvin Ewing People's January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897
Lawrence J. Dolan Fusion January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899
W.H. Cobb Republican January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901
Edward F. Treadwell January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903
Edward D. Knight January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905
Edward F. Treadwell January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907
Fred Hugo Hartman January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909
Frederick Carsten Gerdes January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913
Alfred L. Morgenstern January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 Alameda
Paul J. Arnerich January 4, 1915 - January 6, 1919
William J. Locke January 6, 1919 - January 3, 1921
Homer R. Spence January 3, 1921 - January 3, 1927
Roy Bishop January 3, 1927 - January 2, 1933
Ellis E. Patterson January 2, 1933 - January 2, 1939 Monterey, San Luis Obispo Changes his party to Democrat in 1937.
Democratic
Frederick Weybret Republican January 2, 1939 - January 4, 1943
S.L. Heisinger Democratic January 4, 1943 - September 22, 1949 Fresno Died in office. He was killed by a freight train.[3]
William W. Hansen Republican March 8, 1950 - January 5, 1953 Was sworn in after winning a special election after the death of Heisinger.[4]
Roscoe L. Patterson January 5, 1953 - July 9, 1955 Kings, Tulare Died in office, while being treated in the hospital from a heart attack.[5]
Domer F. Power July 3, 1956 - January 7, 1957 Sworn in during a special election to fill in seat vacant by his predecessor Patterson, after he died in office.[6]
Myron H. Frew Democratic January 7, 1957 - January 4, 1965
Gordon W. Duffy Republican January 4, 1965 - January 2, 1967
John Briggs January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1974 Orange, Bernardino
Gary K. Hart Democratic December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1982 Santa Barbara
Jack O'Connell December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1994 Santa Barbara, Ventura
Brooks Firestone Republican December 5, 1994 - November 30, 1998
Hannah-Beth Jackson Democratic December 7, 1998 - November 30, 2004
Pedro Nava December 6, 2004 - November 30, 2010
Das Williams December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2012
Katcho Achadjian Republican December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2016 San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara
Jordan Cunningham December 5, 2016 – December 5, 2022
Jasmeet Bains Democratic December 5, 2022 – present Kern
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Election results (1992–present)

2022

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2022 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Leticia Perez 14,101 50.5%
Democratic Jasmeet Bains 13,812 49.5
Total votes 27,913 100.0%
General election
Democratic Jasmeet Bains 35,997 60.3
Democratic Leticia Perez 23,707 39.7%
Total votes 59,704 100.0%
Democratic hold
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2020

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2020 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jordan Cunningham (incumbent) 85,029 56.8%
Democratic Dawn Addis 64,548 43.2%
Total votes 149,577 100.0%
General election
Republican Jordan Cunningham (incumbent) 126,579 55.1%
Democratic Dawn Addis 103,206 44.9%
Total votes 229,785 100.0%
Republican hold
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2018

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California State Assembly election, 2018
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jordan Cunningham (incumbent) 62,348 55.5
Democratic Bill Ostrander 49,967 44.5
Total votes 112,315 100.0
General election
Republican Jordan Cunningham (incumbent) 97,749 55.9
Democratic Bill Ostrander 76,994 44.1
Total votes 174,743 100.0
Republican hold
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2016

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California State Assembly election, 2016
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dawn Ortiz-Legg 55,577 45.0
Republican Jordan Cunningham 45,750 37.0
Republican Steve Lebard 18,170 14.7
Libertarian Dominic Robert Rubini 4,142 3.4
Total votes 123,639 100.0
General election
Republican Jordan Cunningham 105,247 54.7
Democratic Dawn Ortiz-Legg 87,168 45.3
Total votes 192,415 100.0
Republican hold
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2014

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California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Katcho Achadjian (incumbent) 54,615 65.3
Democratic Heidi Harmon 29,030 34.7
Total votes 83,645 100.0
General election
Republican Katcho Achadjian (incumbent) 77,452 62.7
Democratic Heidi Harmon 46,126 37.3
Total votes 123,578 100.0
Republican hold
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2012

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California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Katcho Achadjian (incumbent) 62,747 64.9
Democratic Gerald "Gerry" Manata 33,862 35.1
Total votes 96,609 100.0
General election
Republican Katcho Achadjian (incumbent) 103,762 61.3
Democratic Gerald "Gerry" Manata 65,500 38.7
Total votes 169,262 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic
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2010

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2010 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Das Williams 75,821 54.9
Republican Mike Stoker 62,310 45.1
Total votes 138,131 100.0
Democratic hold
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2008

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2008 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pedro Nava (incumbent) 119,613 67.25
Republican Gregory Gandrud 58,244 32.75
Total votes 177,857 100.00
Turnout   75.51
Democratic hold
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2006

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2006 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pedro Nava (incumbent) 77,868 68.32
Republican Cristina Martin 36,109 31.68
Total votes 113,977 100.00
Turnout   61.46
Democratic hold
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2004

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2004 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pedro Nava (incumbent) 91,503 52.73
Republican Bob Pohl 82,025 47.27
Total votes 173,528 100.00
Democratic hold
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2002

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2002 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hannah-Beth Jackson (inc.) 71,600 62.22
Republican Bob Pohl 36,670 31.86
Reform Cary Savitch 3,806 3.31
Libertarian Craig Warren Thomas 3,004 2.61
Invalid or blank votes 2,799 2.37
Total votes 117,879 100.00
Democratic hold
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2000

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2000 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hannah-Beth Jackson (incumbent) 100,432 61.65
Republican Robin Sue Sullivan 58,212 35.73
Natural Law Eric Dahl 4,264 2.62
Invalid or blank votes 8,477 4.95
Total votes 171,385 100.00
Democratic hold
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1998

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1998 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hannah-Beth Jackson 67,224 53.03
Republican Christopher Mitchum 56,382 44.48
Natural Law Eric Dahl 3,151 2.49
Invalid or blank votes 7,602 5.66
Total votes 135,359 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican
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1996

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1996 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brooks Firestone 101,014 66.04
Democratic Aneesh K. Lele 44,531 29.11
Natural Law Miriam Hospodar 7,415 4.85
Invalid or blank votes 11,203 6.82
Total votes 164,163 100.00
Republican hold
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1994

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1994 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brooks Firestone 72,899 54.26
Democratic Mindy Lorenz 55,901 41.61
Green T. G. "Tom" Stafford 2,862 2.13
Libertarian Chris D. Blunt 2,682 2
Invalid or blank votes 9,645 6.7
Total votes 143,989 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic
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1992

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1992 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jack O'Connell (incumbent) 111,313 66.73
Republican Alan O. "Lanny" Ebenstein 55,490 33.27
Invalid or blank votes 13,767 7.62
Total votes 180,570 100.00
Democratic hold
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