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California's 32nd State Assembly district

American legislative district

American legislative district

FieldValue
district32
chamberAssembly
image{{#tag:mapframeframeless=1
height300width=300}}
population515,015
population year2020
voting age382,585
citizen voting age333,916
percent white50.65
percent black2.62
percent latino35.15
percent asian5.58
percent native american0.91
percent pacific islander0.15
percent other race0.56
percent remainder of multiracial4.38
registered319,573
Democratic24.98
Republican48.28
NPP18.03

| percent remainder of multiracial = 4.38

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

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

YearOfficeResults
2021Recallalign="right" No 51.1 – 48.9%
2020PresidentBiden 55 – 42.6%
2018GovernorNewsom 54.3 – 45.7%
Senatorde Leon 57.9 – 42.1%
2016PresidentClinton 56.5 – 38.0%
SenatorSanchez 55.9 – 44.1%
2014GovernorBrown 54.4 – 45.6%
2012PresidentObama 56.2 – 41.8%
SenatorFeinstein 57.2 – 42.8%

List of assembly members representing the district

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.

MemberPartyYears servedElectoral historyCounties represented
Joseph Franklin
(San Francisco)RepublicanJanuary 5, 1885 –
January 3, 1887Elected in 1884.
San Francisco
A. M. Lawrence
(San Francisco)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1887 –
March 7, 1888Elected in 1886. Died.
VacantMarch 7, 1888 –
January 7, 1889
John Staude
(San Francisco)RepublicanJanuary 7, 1889 –
January 5, 1891Elected in 1888.
George E. Lewis
(San Francisco)RepublicanJanuary 5, 1891 –
January 2, 1893Elected in 1890.
John E. Buckley
(San Francisco)DemocraticJanuary 2, 1893 –
January 7, 1895Elected in 1892.
John F. Twigg
(San Francisco)DemocraticJanuary 7, 1895 –
January 4, 1897Elected in 1894.
John W. Power
(San Francisco)FusionJanuary 4, 1897 –
January 2, 1899Elected in 1896.
[[File:James M. Hanley 1899 (cropped).jpg100px]]
James M. Hanley
(San Francisco)DemocraticJanuary 2, 1899 –
January 1, 1901Elected in 1898.
[[File:W. J. Evatt, 1900.jpg100px]]
W. J. Evatt
(San Francisco)RepublicanJanuary 1, 1901 –
January 5, 1903Elected in 1900.
[[File:Jay N. Copus, 1903 (cropped).jpg100px]]
Jay N. Copus
(San Francisco)DemocraticJanuary 5, 1903 –
January 2, 1905Elected in 1902.
[[File:Patrick J. Boyle, 1907.jpg100px]]
Patrick J. Boyle
(San Francisco)RepublicanJanuary 2, 1905 –
January 4, 1909Elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
[[File:Charles A. Nelson, 1918.jpg100px]]
Charles A. Nelson
(San Francisco)RepublicanJanuary 4, 1909 –
January 2, 1911Elected in 1908.
[[File:William P. Kennedy, 1911.jpg100px]]
William P. Kennedy
(San Francisco)RepublicanJanuary 2, 1911 –
January 6, 1913Elected in 1910.
[[File:Arthur L. Shannon, 1912.jpg100px]]
Arthur L. Shannon
(San Francisco)DemocraticJanuary 6, 1913 –
January 4, 1915Elected in 1912.
[[File:Frank N. Rodgers, 1915.jpg100px]]
Frank N. Rodgers
(San Francisco)RepublicanJanuary 4, 1915 –
January 8, 1917Elected in 1914.
Retired to run for California State Senate.
[[File:Henry D. Byrne, 1918.jpg100px]]
Henry D. Byrne
(San Francisco)RepublicanJanuary 8, 1917 –
January 6, 1919Elected in 1916.
Retired to run for California State Senate.
[[File:George W. Warren, 1918.jpg100px]]
George W. Warren
(San Francisco)RepublicanJanuary 6, 1919 –
January 8, 1923Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
[[File:Walter J. Rock, 1924.jpg100px]]
Walter J. Rock
(San Francisco)RepublicanJanuary 8, 1923 –
January 5, 1925Elected in 1922.
[[File:James A. Miller, 1928.jpg100px]]
James A. Miller
(San Francisco)RepublicanJanuary 5, 1925 –
January 2, 1933Elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Redistricted to the 22nd district.
Edwin H. Zion
(Modesto)RepublicanJanuary 2, 1933 –
January 7, 1935Redistricted from the 18th district and re-elected in 1932.
Stanislaus
[[File:Hugh P. Donnelly, 1942.jpg100px]]
Hugh P. Donnelly
(Turlock)DemocraticJanuary 7, 1935 –
January 4, 1943Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Retired to run for California State Senate.
[[File:Jacob M. Leonard, 1942.jpg100px]]
Jacob M. Leonard
(San Benito)RepublicanJanuary 4, 1943 –
January 6, 1947Redistricted from the 34th district and re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
San Benito, Santa Cruz
[[File:Donald L. Grunsky, 1971.jpg100px]]
Donald L. Grunsky
(Santa Cruz)RepublicanJanuary 6, 1947 –
January 5, 1953Elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Retired to run for California State Senate.
[[File:Wallace Henderson, 1954.jpg100px]]
Wallace Henderson
(Fresno)DemocraticJanuary 5, 1953 –
January 5, 1959Redistricted from the 34th district and re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956. Retired to run for Fresno City Council.Fresno
[[File:Bert Delotto, 1961.jpg100px]]
Bert Delotto
(Fresno)DemocraticJanuary 5, 1959 –
April 15, 1962Elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Resigned after appointment to the Peace Corps.
VacantApril 15, 1962 –
January 7, 1963
[[File:George N. Zenovich, 1975.jpg100px]]
George N. Zenovich
(Fresno)DemocraticJanuary 7, 1963 –
January 4, 1971Elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Retired to run for California State Senate.
[[File:Kenneth L. Maddy, 1975.jpg100px]]
Kenneth L. Maddy
(Fresno)RepublicanJanuary 4, 1971 –
November 30, 1974Elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972.
Redistricted to the 30th district.
[[File:Gordon W. Duffy, 1975.jpg100px]]
Gordon W. Duffy
(Hanford)RepublicanDecember 2, 1974 –
November 30, 1982Redistricted from the 21st district and re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Retired to run for California Secretary of State.Kern, Kings, Tulare
[[File:Bill Jones, 1995.jpg100px]]
Bill Jones
(Fresno)RepublicanDecember 6, 1982 –
November 30, 1992Elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Redistricted to the 29th district.Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Tulare
[[File:Trice Harvey, 1986.jpg100px]]
Trice Harvey
(Bakersfield)RepublicanDecember 7, 1992 –
November 30, 1996Elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.Kern, Tulare
[[File:Roy Ashburn, 2002.jpg100px]]
Roy Ashburn
(Bakersfield)RepublicanDecember 2, 1996 –
November 30, 2002Elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Retired to run for California State Senate.
[[File:Kevin McCarthy2.jpg100px]]
Kevin McCarthy
(Bakersfield)RepublicanDecember 2, 2002 –
November 30, 2006Elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.Kern, San Bernardino
[[File:Senator Jean Fuller.jpg100px]]
Jean Fuller
(Bakersfield)RepublicanDecember 4, 2006 –
November 30, 2010Elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Retired to run for California State Senate.
[[File:Shannon Grove.jpg100px]]
Shannon Grove
(Bakersfield)RepublicanDecember 6, 2010 –
November 30, 2012Elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 34th district.
[[File:Rudy Salas.jpg100px]]
Rudy Salas
(Bakersfield)DemocraticDecember 3, 2012 –
November 30, 2022Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.Kern, Kings
[[File:Vince Fong.jpg100px]]
Vince Fong
(Bakersfield)RepublicanDecember 5, 2022 –
May 24, 2024Redistricted from the 34th district and re-elected in 2022.
Resigned to run for U.S. House of Representatives.Kern, Tulare
VacantMay 24, 2024 –
March 3, 2025Fong was re-elected in 2024 but declined the seat.
[[File:AD32 StanEllis 2-1536x1356 (cropped).jpg100px]]
Stan Ellis
(Bakersfield)RepublicanMarch 3, 2025 –
presentElected to finish Fong's term.
Retiring at end of term.

Election results (1990-present)

2025 (special)

Vacancy resulting from Vince Fong's refusal to take the seat after winning reelection

2024

2022

2020

2018

2016

2014

2012

2010

2008

2006

2004

2002

2000

1998

1996

1994

1992

1990

References

References

  1. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2021".
  2. "Official Canvass - State Assembly - 32nd District* - Special Primary Election, February 25, 2025".
  3. "March 5, 2024, Presidential Primary Election - State Assemblymember".
  4. "November 5, 2024, General Election - State Assemblymember".
  5. "June 7, 2022, Primary Election - State Assemblymember".
  6. "November 8, 2022, General Election - State Assemblymember".
  7. "March 3, 2020, Presidential Primary Election - State Assemblymember".
  8. "November 3, 2020, General Election - State Assemblymember".
  9. "June 5, 2018, Statewide Direct Primary Election - State Assemblymember".
  10. "November 6, 2018, General Election - State Assemblymember".
  11. "June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election - State Assemblymember".
  12. "November 8, 2016, General Election - State Assemblymember".
  13. "June 3, 2014, Statewide Direct Primary Election - State Assemblymember".
  14. "November 4, 2014, General Election - Member of the State Assembly".
  15. "June 5, 2012, Presidential Primary Election - State Assemblymember".
  16. "November 6, 2012, General Election - State Assemblymember".
  17. "November 2, 2010, General Election - State Assemblymember".
  18. "November 4, 2008, Presidential General Election - State Assemblymember".
  19. "November 7, 2006, General Election - Member of the State Assembly".
  20. "November 2, 2004, Presidential General Election - Member of the State Assembly".
  21. "November 5, 2002, General Election - Member of the State Assembly".
  22. "November 7, 2000, General Election - Member of the State Assembly".
  23. "November 3, 1998, General Election - Member of the State Assembly".
  24. "November 5, 1996, General Election - Member of the State Assembly".
  25. "November 8, 1994, General Election - Member of the State Assembly".
  26. "November 3, 1992, General Election - Member of the State Assembly".
  27. "November 6, 1990, General Election - Member of the State Assembly".
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