California's 57th State Assembly district

California's 57th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Sade Elhawary of Los Angeles.

California's 57th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember	Sade Elhawary D–Los Angeles
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	465,845[1] 344,852[1] 268,696[1]
Demographics	18.18% White 1.65% Black 67.74% Latino 11.39% Asian 0.37% Native American 0.19% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.20% other 0.28[1]% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	239,950
Registration	48.47% Democratic 23.31% Republican 23.70% No party preference

District profile

The district encompasses an eastern portion of the Gateway Cities region as well as South Los Angeles. The district is primarily suburban and heavily Latino.

Los Angeles County – 4.7% Avocado Heights East La Mirada Hacienda Heights Industry – 93.6% La Habra Heights La Mirada La Puente Norwalk – 62.2% Santa Fe Springs South El Monte – 72.6% South San Jose Hills South Whittier West Whittier-Los Nietos Whittier

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2020	President	Biden 63.4 – 34.5%
2018	Governor	Newsom 64.2 – 35.8%
	Senator	Feinstein 54.3 – 45.7%
2016	President	Clinton 65.8 – 28.4%
	Senator	Sanchez 54.3 – 45.7%
2014	Governor	Brown 58.8 – 41.2%
2012	President	Obama 63.7 – 34.0%
	Senator	Feinstein 65.7 – 34.3%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 57th 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
George Washington Tully Carter	Republican	January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887	Contra Costa
David N. Sherburne		January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889
Henry Hook		January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891
George E. Carter		January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
Frank H. Gould	Democratic	January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895	Merced, Stanislaus
Lovell Alexander Richards	Republican	January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897
John G. Elliott	Fusion	January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899
G. R. Stewart	Democratic	January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901
James W. Haley		January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903
Marshall Black	Republican	January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905	Santa Clara
Fayette Mitcheltree		January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907
Charles C. Spalding		January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909
Daniel R. Hayes		January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913
George Hatch Johnson		January 6, 1913 - January 8, 1917	San Bernardino
Crombie Allen		January 8, 1917 - January 3, 1921
Issac Jones		January 3, 1921 - January 5, 1931
Charles W. Dempster		January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933	Los Angeles
Kent H. Redwine		January 2, 1933 - January 6, 1941
Franklin J. Potter		January 6, 1941 - January 8, 1945
Albert Dekker	Democratic	January 8, 1945 - January 6, 1947
Charles J. Conrad	Republican	January 6, 1947 - January 8, 1973
Howard Berman	Democratic	January 8, 1973 - November 30, 1974
Mike Cullen		December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1978
Dave Elder		December 4, 1978 - November 30, 1992
Hilda Solis		December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1994
Martin Gallegos		December 5, 1994 - November 30, 2000
Ed Chavez		December 4, 2000 - November 30, 2006
Ed Hernandez		December 4, 2006 - November 30, 2010
Roger Hernández		December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2012
Ian Calderon		December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2020
Lisa Calderon		December 7, 2020 – present

Election results (1992–present)

Contents

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

2020

California State Assembly election, 2020

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jessica Martinez	23,752	28.7
	Democratic	Lisa Calderon	16,622	20.1
	Democratic	Sylvia Rubio	14,123	17.1
	Democratic	Josue Alvarado	11,361	13.7
	Democratic	Vanessa Tyson	7,121	8.6
	Democratic	Primo Castro	3,156	3.8
	Democratic	Gary Mendez	2,799	3.4
	Democratic	Dora Sandoval	2,445	3.0
	Democratic	Oscar Valladares	1,297	1.6
Total votes			82,676	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Lisa Calderon	114,122	60.5
	Republican	Jessica Martinez	74,371	39.5
Total votes			188,493	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

California State Assembly election, 2018

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ian Calderon (incumbent)	27,136	46.6
	Republican	Jessica Martinez	13,824	23.7
	Republican	Oscar J. Llamas	9,025	15.5
	Democratic	Justin Joshua Valero	6,829	11.7
	Democratic	Blake Sullivan Carter	1,393	2.4
Total votes			57,331	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Ian Calderon (incumbent)	84,159	64.9
	Republican	Jessica Martinez	45,492	35.1
Total votes			129,651	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ian Calderon (incumbent)	50,996	65.7
	Republican	Rita Topalian	26,639	34.3
Total votes			77,635	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Ian Calderon (incumbent)	93,339	62.7
	Republican	Rita Topalian	55,577	37.3
Total votes			148,916	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rita Topalian	15,859	52.2
	Democratic	Ian Calderon (incumbent)	14,544	47.8
Total votes			30,403	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Ian Calderon (incumbent)	32,284	51.5
	Republican	Rita Topalian	30,397	48.5
Total votes			62,681	100.0

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Noel A. Jaimes	17,025	43.8
	Democratic	Ian Calderon	11,100	28.5
	Democratic	Rudy Bermudez	10,763	27.7
Total votes			38,888	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Ian Calderon	86,644	63.5
	Republican	Noel A. Jaimes	49,832	36.5
Total votes			136,476	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010

2010 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Roger Hernandez	52,763	67.2
	Republican	Brian A. Gutierrez	25,699	32.6
	Independent	Mike Meza (write-in)	163	0.2
Total votes			78,625	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008

2008 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward Hernandez (incumbent)	71,953	66.30
	Republican	Victor Saldana	36,576	33.70
Total votes			108,529	100.00
Turnout				63.22
	Democratic hold

2006

2006 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward Hernandez	44,025	63.06
	Republican	Holly Carver	25,790	36.94
Total votes			69,815	100.00
Turnout				45.01
	Democratic hold

2004

2004 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Chavez (incumbent)	72,860	68.51
	Republican	Victor M. Valenzuela, Jr.	33,494	31.49
Total votes			106,354	100.00
	Democratic hold

2002

2002 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Chavez (incumbent)	39,092	64.99
	Republican	Anne M. Moll	19,552	32.50
	Libertarian	Leland Thomas Faegre	1,510	2.51
Invalid or blank votes			3,870	6.04
Total votes			64,024	100.00
	Democratic hold

2000

2000 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward Chavez	56,710	73.28
	Republican	Katherine Licari Venturoso	20,675	26.72
Invalid or blank votes			9,747	11.19
Total votes			87,132	100.00
	Democratic hold

1998

1998 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martin Gallegos (incumbent)	40,578	72.07
	Republican	Henry E. Gonzales	15,722	27.93
Invalid or blank votes			6,007	9.64
Total votes			62,307	100.00
	Democratic hold

1996

1996 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martin Gallegos (incumbent)	46,841	69.69
	Republican	Jim Kleinpell	20,370	30.31
Invalid or blank votes			8,626	11.37
Total votes			75,837	100.00
	Democratic hold

1994

1994 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martin Gallegos	34,228	61.61
	Republican	Frank Yik	18,910	34.04
	Libertarian	David Carl Argall	2,417	4.35
Invalid or blank votes			6,698	10.76
Total votes			62,253	100.00
	Democratic hold

1992

1992 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hilda Solis	44,078	60.86
	Republican	Gary Woods	24,824	34.27
	Libertarian	Bruce Dovner	3,529	4.87
Invalid or blank votes			6,604	8.36
Total votes			79,035	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

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