California's 58th State Assembly district

California's 58th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Cristina Garcia of Bell Gardens.

California's 58th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember	Cristina Garcia D–Bell Gardens
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	468,258[1] 341,855[1] 249,379[1]
Demographics	13.15% White 4.56% Black 67.16% Latino 13.91% Asian 0.31% Native American 0.29% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.21% other 0.40[1]% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	233,380
Registration	53.31% Democratic 17.70% Republican 24.69% No party preference

District profile

The district encompasses a portion of the Gateway Cities region and roughly follows Interstate 605 from Pico Rivera in the north to Cerritos in the south. The district is primarily suburban and heavily Latino.

Los Angeles County – 4.8% Artesia Bell Gardens Bellflower Cerritos Commerce Downey Montebello – 89.7% Norwalk – 37.8% Pico Rivera

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2020	President	Biden 68.1 - 28.3%
2018	Governor	Newsom 71.0 – 29.0%
	Senator	Feinstein 51.4 – 48.6%
2016	President	Clinton 72.5 – 22.3%
	Senator	Harris 50.4 – 49.6%
2014	Governor	Brown 64.5 – 35.5%
2012	President	Obama 70.2 – 27.8%
	Senator	Feinstein 71.3 – 28.7%

List of assemblymembers

Due to redistricting, the 58th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Assemblymember		Party	Years served
	Laughlin E. Waters	Republican	1950–1953
	Joe Shell	Republican	1953–1962
	Harvey Johnson	Democratic	1962–1974
	Fred W. Chel	Democratic	1974–1978
	Dennis L. Brown	Republican	1978–1990
	Tom Mays	Republican	1978–1990
	Grace Napolitano	Democratic	1992–1998
	Tom Calderon	Democratic	1998–2002
	Ronald Calderon	Democratic	2002–2006
	Charles Calderon	Democratic	2006–2012
	Cristina Garcia	Democratic	2012–present

Election results

2018

California State Assembly election, 2018

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cristina Garcia (incumbent)	14,509	28.9
	Republican	Mike Simpfenderfer	13,246	26.4
	Democratic	Pedro Aceituno	6,386	12.7
	Democratic	Karla V. Salazar	4,603	9.2
	Democratic	Friné (Lore) Medrano	4,447	8.9
	Democratic	Ivan Altamirano	3,809	7.6
	Democratic	John Paul Drayer	1,653	3.3
	Democratic	Miguel Angel Alvarado	1,568	3.1
Total votes			50,221	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Cristina Garcia (incumbent)	84,003	70.4
	Republican	Mike Simpfenderfer	35,301	29.6
Total votes			119,304	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cristina Garcia (incumbent)	56,052	100.0
	Republican	Ramiro Alvarado (write-in)	19	0.0
Total votes			56,071	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Cristina Garcia (incumbent)	105,170	75.3
	Republican	Ramiro Alvarado	34,449	24.7
Total votes			139,619	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cristina Garcia (incumbent)	19,392	100.0
Total votes			19,392	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Cristina Garcia (incumbent)	43,182	100.0
Total votes			43,182	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patricia A. Kotze-Ramos	9,015	28.1
	Democratic	Cristina Garcia	8,517	26.6
	Democratic	Tom Calderon	7,290	22.7
	Democratic	Luis H. Marquez	3,946	12.3
	Democratic	Daniel Crespo	2,096	6.5
	Democratic	Sultan "Sam" Ahmad	1,197	3.7
Total votes			32,061	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Cristina Garcia	91,019	71.8
	Republican	Patricia A. Kotze-Ramos	35,676	28.2
Total votes			126,695	100.0
	Democratic win (new seat)

See also

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

References

1. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).

External links

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission