California's 36th State Assembly district

California's 36th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican Jeff Gonzalez of Indio.

California's 36th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember	Jeff Gonzalez R–Indio
Population (2020)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	469,902[1] 344,493[1] 277,918[1]
Demographics	21.40% White 2.67% Black 69.90% Latino 2.65% Asian 0.84% Native American 0.13% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.38% other 2.04% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	250,572
Registration	41.26% Democratic 28.95% Republican 22.61% No party preference

District profile

The district contains the wide swath between the Dead Mountains to the north and the Mexico-United States border to the south and the Santa Rosa Mountains to the west, including Imperial County and the Hispanic-majority regions of the Coachella Valley.  

Imperial County – 100% Brawley Calexico Calipatria El Centro Holtville Imperial Westmorland

Riverside County – 11.97% Blythe Coachella Hemet (51.32%) Indio

San Bernardino County – 0.32% Big River Bluewater Needles

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2021	Recall	No 50.9 – 49.1%
2020[2]	President	Biden 53.6 – 43.8%
2018	Governor	Newsom 51.2 – 48.8%
	Senator	de León 52.7 – 47.3%
2016	President	Clinton 49.9 – 43.9%
	Senator	Harris 57.5 – 42.5%
2014	Governor	Kashkari 57.9 – 42.2%
2012	President	Obama 48.8 – 48.5%
	Senator	Feinstein 50.1 – 49.9%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 36th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Assembly members	Party	Years served	Counties represented	Notes
John Lafferty	Republican	January 5, 1885 - February 24, 1886	San Francisco	Died in office.[3]
Charles F. Curry		January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889
Charles H. Kiernan	Democratic	January 7, 1889 - July 16, 1889		Died in office from hemorrhage in the lungs.[4]
John P. Glynn	Republican	January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
John Brownlie	Democratic	January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895
John McCarthy		January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897
Henry McGrath	Fusion	January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899
Albert H. Merrill	Republican	January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901
William J. Guilfoyle		January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903
Augustus M. Mahany	Democratic	January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905
Eugene E. Pfaeffle	Republican	January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907
John Wessling	Independence League	January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909
Henry Nixon Beatty	Republican	January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913
Frank M. Smith		January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915	Alameda
Harry A. Encell	Progressive	January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917
Frank M. Smith	Republican	January 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919
Leon E. Gray		January 6, 1919 - May 17, 1919		Resigns from office to become Deputy City Attorney of Oakland.[5][6]
Gilbert L. Jones		January 3, 1921 - January 8, 1923
Edward J. Smith		January 8, 1923 - January 7, 1929
William W. Hoffman		January 7, 1929 - January 2, 1933
Lucius Powers Jr.		January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935	Fresno
Claud Minard		January 7, 1935 - January 4, 1937
Hugh M. Burns	Democratic	January 4, 1937 - January 4, 1943
Charles Lester Guthrie		January 4, 1943 - January 27, 1946	Kings, Tulare	Died in office from a heart attack.[7]
Harry J. Johnson		January 6, 1947 - January 3, 1949
Harlan Hagen		January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1953
Stanley T. Tomlinson	Republican	January 5, 1953 - January 3, 1955	San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara
James L. Holmes		January 3, 1955 - January 4, 1965
Winfield A. Shoemaker	Democratic	January 4, 1965 - January 6, 1969
W. Don MacGillivray	Republican	January 6, 1969 - November 30, 1974
John Kenyon MacDonald	Democratic	December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1976	Ventura
Charles R. Imbrecht	Republican	December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1982
Tom McClintock		December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1992
William J. Knight		December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1996	Los Angeles
George Runner		December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2002
Sharon Runner		December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008	Los Angeles, San Bernardino
Steve Knight		December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012
Steve Fox	Democratic	December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2014	Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino
Tom Lackey	Republican	December 1, 2014 – December 5, 2022
Eduardo Garcia	Democratic	December 5, 2022 - December 4, 2024	Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino
Jeff Gonzalez	Republican	December 5, 2024 - present

Election results (1992–present)

1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2014• 2016 • 2018 • 2020 • 2022 • 2024

2024

2024 California's 36th State Assembly district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Gonzalez	21,626	35.1
	Democratic	Joey Acuña	12,262	19.9
	Democratic	Edgard Garcia	7,889	12.8
	Republican	Kalin Morse	6,985	11.3
	Democratic	Waymond Fermon	4,765	7.8
	Democratic	Tomas Oliva	4,624	7.5
	Democratic	Eric L. Rodriguez	3,458	5.6
Total votes			61,682	100.0
General election
	Republican	Jeff Gonzalez	79,477	51.8
	Democratic	Joey Acuña	73,926	48.2
Total votes			153,403	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2022

California State Assembly election, 2022

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eduardo Garcia	27,970	48
	Republican	Ian Weeks	25,584	43.9
	Democratic	Marlon Ware	4,728	8.1
Total votes			58,282	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Eduardo Garcia	50,482	53.4
	Republican	Ian Weeks	44,055	46.6
Total votes			94,537	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

California State Assembly election, 2020

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Lackey (incumbent)	45,255	53.0
	Democratic	Steve Fox	14,771	17.3
	Democratic	Johnathon Ervin	6,615	7.8
	Democratic	Diedra M. Greenaway	5,084	6.0
	Democratic	Michael P. Rives	4,055	4.7
	Democratic	Ollie M. McCaulley	3,729	4.4
	Democratic	Lourdes Everett	3,405	4.0
	Democratic	Eric Andrew Ohlsen	2,440	2.9
Total votes			85,354	100.0
General election
	Republican	Tom Lackey (incumbent)	102,442	55.2%
	Democratic	Steve Fox	83,240	44.8%
Total votes			185,682	100.0%
	Republican hold

2018

California State Assembly election, 2018

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Lackey (incumbent)	35,628	60.3
	Democratic	Steve Fox	23,447	39.7
Total votes			59,075	100.0
General election
	Republican	Tom Lackey (incumbent)	66,584	52.1
	Democratic	Steve Fox	61,310	47.9
Total votes			127,894	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Lackey (incumbent)	35,019	48.2
	Democratic	Steve Fox	21,541	29.6
	Democratic	Darren W. Parker	11,236	15.5
	Democratic	Ollie M. McCaulley	4,891	6.7
Total votes			72,687	100.0
General election
	Republican	Tom Lackey (incumbent)	77,801	53.1
	Democratic	Steve Fox	68,755	46.9
Total votes			146,556	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Lackey	15,095	41.1
	Democratic	Steve Fox (incumbent)	12,055	32.8
	Republican	JD Kennedy	4,460	12.2
	Republican	Suzette M. Martinez	3,390	9.2
	Democratic	Kermit F. Franklin	1,706	4.6
Total votes			36,706	100.0
General election
	Republican	Tom Lackey	42,107	60.2
	Democratic	Steve Fox (incumbent)	27,866	39.8
Total votes			69,973	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ron Smith	15,097	35.1
	Democratic	Steve Fox	14,160	32.9
	Republican	Tom Lackey	13,795	32.0
Total votes			43,052	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Steve Fox	66,005	50.1
	Republican	Ron Smith	65,860	49.9
Total votes			131,865	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2010

California State Assembly election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Knight (incumbent)	66,312	57.6
	Democratic	Linda K. Jones	48,943	42.4
Total votes			115,255	100.0
	Republican hold

2008

California State Assembly election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Knight	79,502	51.5
	Democratic	Linda K. Jones	74,841	48.5
Total votes			154,343	100.0
	Republican hold

2006

California State Assembly election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sharon Runner (incumbent)	55,712	61.6
	Democratic	Robert "Bo" Bynum	34,863	38.4
Total votes			90,575	100.0
	Republican hold

2004

California State Assembly election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sharon Runner (incumbent)	89,365	66.3
	Democratic	Hotron Scioneaux	45,595	33.7
Total votes			134,960	100.0
	Republican hold

2002

California State Assembly election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sharon Runner	46,155	64.0
	Democratic	Robert Davenport	26,056	36.0
Total votes			72,211	100.0
	Republican hold

2000

California State Assembly election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Runner (incumbent)	90,712	63.1
	Democratic	Paula L. Calderon	47,528	33.1
	Libertarian	Gregory James Bashem	5,581	3.9
Total votes			143,821	100.0
	Republican hold

1998

California State Assembly election, 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Runner (incumbent)	64,221	62.9
	Democratic	Paula L. Calderon	34,697	34.0
	Libertarian	Gregory James Bashem	3,190	3.1
Total votes			102,108	100.0
	Republican hold

1996

California State Assembly election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Runner	78,383	64.2
	Democratic	David Cochran	43,746	35.8
Total votes			136,240	100.0
	Republican hold

1994

California State Assembly election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William J. Knight (incumbent)	75,676	69.7
	Democratic	James L. Hutchins	26,913	24.8
	Libertarian	Eric Fussell	5,979	5.5
Total votes			108,568	100.0
	Republican hold

1992

California State Assembly election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William J. Knight	79,718	58.2
	Democratic	Arnie Rodio	45,893	33.5
	Libertarian	Ronald Tisbert	11,403	8.3
Total votes			137,014	100.0
	Republican hold

See also

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