California's 47th State Assembly district

California's 47th State Assembly district
California's 47th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember
	Greg Wallis; R–Rancho Mirage
Population (2020); • Voting age; • Citizen voting age	518,651; 414,224; 366,475
Demographics	61.92% White; 4.35% Black; 27.30% Latino; 3.89% Asian; 0.91% Native American; 0.11% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0% other; 0% remainder of multiracial;
Registered voters	309,416
Registration	39.97% Democratic; 33.56% Republican; 18.51% No party preference

California's 47th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican Greg Wallis.

District location

Prior to the 2022 election, the district was located in the heart of the Inland Empire. The heavily Latino district was anchored by Fontana, while Rialto and San Bernardino also comprised sizable portions of its population.

Following redistricting in 2021, the district became centered around the Coachella Valley in Riverside County and the High Desert in San Bernardino County.

Riverside County – 18.1%

San Bernardino County – 6.3%

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results^[3]
2022	Governor	Newsom 51.1 – 48.9
2022	Senator	Padilla 52.4 – 47.6%
2021	Recall	No 65.8 – 34.2%
2020	President	Biden 66.5 – 31.2%
2018	Governor	Newsom 67.4 – 32.6%
2018	Senator	Feinstein 54.8 – 45.8%
2016	President	Clinton 70.1 – 24.8%
2016	Senator	Sanchez 50.7 – 49.3%
2014	Governor	Brown 65.0 – 35.0%
2012	President	Obama 71.5 – 26.5%
2012	Senator	Feinstein 72.1 – 27.9%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 47th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Assembly members	Party	Years served	Counties represented	Notes
Charles D. Douglas	Republican	January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887	San Francisco
Thomas F. Mitchell	Democratic	January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889
G. W. Burnett	Democratic	January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891
John T. Stelz	Republican	January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
Aaron Bretz	Democratic	January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895	Alameda
James A. Waymire	Republican	January 7, 1895 - January 2, 1899
Joseph R. Knowland		January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1903
Joseph Clement Bates Jr.		January 5, 1903 - January 7, 1907
Frank Otis		January 7, 1907 - January 2, 1911
Sumner Crosby		January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913
George Alexander Clarke		January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915	Mariposa, Tuolumne, Mono, Inyo
Maurice B. Browne	Democratic	January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917
Dan E. Williams	Republican	January 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919
Maurice B. Browne	Democratic	January 6, 1919 - January 3, 1921
John Calvin Webster	Republican	January 3, 1921 - January 8, 1923
George Alexander Clarke	Republican	January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925
Maurice B. Browne	Democratic	January 5, 1925 - January 3, 1927
Dan E. Williams	Republican	January 3, 1927 - January 5, 1931
Augustus F. Jewett Jr.		January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933	Kings, Tulare
Eleanor Miller		January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1943	Los Angeles
Willis Sargent		January 4, 1943 - January 8, 1945
Albert I. Stewart		January 8, 1945 - January 5, 1959
Bruce V. Reagan		January 5, 1959 - January 7, 1963
Frank D. Lanterman		January 7, 1963 - November 30, 1974
Bill Greene	Democratic	December 2, 1974 - April 7, 1975		Resigned from Office after winning a special election in the 29th State Assembly district.^[4]
Teresa Patterson Hughes		July 22, 1975 - November 30, 1992		Sworn in after winning special election to fill the vacant left by Greene after he was sworn in the State Senate.^[5]
Gwen Moore		December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1994
Kevin Murray		December 5, 1994 - November 30, 1998
Herb Wesson		December 7, 1998 - November 30, 2004
Karen Bass		December 6, 2004 - November 30, 2010
Holly Mitchell		December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2012
Cheryl Brown		December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2016	San Bernardino
Eloise Reyes		December 5, 2016 - November 30, 2022	San Bernardino
Greg Wallis	Republican	December 5, 2022 – present	Riverside, San Bernardino

Election results (1992–present)

2022

California State Assembly election, 2022
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christy Holstege	51,169	46.5%
	Republican	Greg Wallis	37,996	34.5%
	Republican	Gary Michaels	12,716	11.6%
	Democratic	Jamie Swain	8,200	7.4%
Total votes			110,081	100.0%
General election
	Republican	Greg Wallis	84,752	50.0%
	Democratic	Christy Holstege	84,667	50.0%
Total votes			169,419	100.0%
	Republican hold

2020

California State Assembly election, 2020
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eloise Reyes (incumbent)	45,618	71.0%
	Republican	Matthew Gordon	18,649	29.0%
Total votes			64,267	100.0%
General election
	Democratic	Eloise Reyes (incumbent)	109,635	69.0%
	Republican	Matthew Gordon	49,170	31.0%
Total votes			158,805	100.0%
	Democratic hold

2018

California State Assembly election, 2018
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eloise Reyes (incumbent)	30,629	100.0
Total votes			30,629	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Eloise Reyes (incumbent)	77,458	100.0
Total votes			77,458	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cheryl Brown (incumbent)	25,165	44.1
	Democratic	Eloise Reyes	20,342	35.6
	Republican	Aissa Chanel Sanchez	11,613	20.3
Total votes			57,120	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Eloise Reyes	62,432	54.6
	Democratic	Cheryl Brown (incumbent)	51,994	45.4
Total votes			114,426	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cheryl Brown (incumbent)	12,643	68.3
	Democratic	Gil Navarro	5,854	31.6
	Republican	Kelly J. Chastain (write-in)	32	0.2
Total votes			18,529	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Cheryl Brown (incumbent)	23,632	56.9
	Democratic	Gil Navarro	17,875	43.1
Total votes			41,507	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Baca, Jr.	11,033	42.3
	Democratic	Cheryl Brown	7,566	29.0
	Republican	Jeane Ensley	5,787	22.2
	Republican	Thelma E. Beach	1,685	6.5
Total votes			26,071	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Cheryl Brown	53,434	55.7
	Democratic	Joe Baca, Jr.	42,475	44.3
Total votes			95,909	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010

2010 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Holly Mitchell	93,541	80.7
	Republican	Lady Cage	17,195	14.8
	Libertarian	Sean P. McGary	5,305	4.5
Total votes			116,041	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008

2008 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Karen Bass (incumbent)	134,003	85.00
	Republican	Lady Cage-Barile	23,642	15.00
Total votes			157,645	100.00
Turnout				68.20
	Democratic hold

2006

2006 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Karen Bass (incumbent)	84,674	84.87
	Republican	Jeffers Dodge	15,096	15.13
Total votes			99,770	100.00
Turnout				48.63
	Democratic hold

2004

2004 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Karen Bass (incumbent)	118,495	80.77
	Republican	Dale V. Everett	21,485	14.64
	Libertarian	Peter "Pedro" De Baets	6,730	4.59
Total votes			146,710	100.00
	Democratic hold

2002

2002 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Herb Wesson (incumbent)	72,063	81.82
	Republican	Jonathan Leonard	13,287	15.09
	Libertarian	Keith Clemens	2,729	3.10
Invalid or blank votes			7,519	7.87
Total votes			95,598	100.00
	Democratic hold

2000

2000 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Herb Wesson (incumbent)	100,328	83.27
	Republican	Jonathan Leonard	16,137	13.39
	Libertarian	Scott Pacer	4,027	3.34
Invalid or blank votes			14,467	10.72
Total votes			134,959	100.00
	Democratic hold

1998

1998 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Herb Wesson	80,222	84.02
	Republican	Jonathan Leonard	12,666	13.27
	Libertarian	Eric Michael Fine	2,596	2.72
Invalid or blank votes			9,848	9.35
Total votes			105,332	100.00
	Democratic hold

1996

1996 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kevin Murray (incumbent)	86,763	79.87
	Republican	Jonathan Leonard	17,616	16.22
	Libertarian	Bob Weber	4,252	3.91
Invalid or blank votes			16,851	13.43
Total votes			125,482	100.00
	Democratic hold

1994

1994 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kevin Murray	66,884	71.81
	Republican	Jonathan Leonard	17,754	19.06
	Peace and Freedom	Tamara Taleebah	4,424	4.75
	Libertarian	Kevin C. Murphy	4,077	4.38
Invalid or blank votes			13,747	12.86
Total votes			106,886	100.00
	Democratic hold

1992

1992 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gwen Moore (incumbent)	105,838	80.80
	Republican	Jonathan Leonard	18,344	14.00
	Libertarian	Chuck Hammill	4,969	3.79
	Peace and Freedom	Yassin A. Saededdin	1,834	14.00
Invalid or blank votes			15,939	10.85
Total votes			146,924	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
^ "Report of Registration as of February 10, 2023, 2023" (PDF).
^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
^ "Bill Greene Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
^ "Tersea Hughes Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

External links

District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission

[population-1] "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).

[registration-2] "Report of Registration as of February 10, 2023, 2023" (PDF).

[3] "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.

[4] "Bill Greene Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

[5] "Tersea Hughes Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

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