California's 63rd State Assembly district

California's 63rd State Assembly district
California's 63rd State Assembly district
Current assemblymember
	Natasha Johnson; R–Lake Elsinore
Population (2010); • Voting age; • Citizen voting age	461,153; 319,486; 206,962
Demographics	11.13% White; 7.42% Black; 74.20% Latino; 5.71% Asian; 0.29% Native American; 0.66% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.21% other; 0.39% remainder of multiracial;
Registered voters	207,037
Registration	56.97% Democratic; 14.26% Republican; 24.24% No party preference

California's 63rd State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. The district is represented by Republican Natasha Johnson, who won a special election on August 26, 2025, to fill the vacancy created by Bill Essayli's resignation. Johnson was sworn into office on September 8, 2025.^[2]

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Year	Office	Results
2021	Recall	No 72.6 – 27.4%
2020	President	Biden 72.0 – 23.7%
2018	Governor^[3]	Newsom 74.6 – 25.4%
2018	Senator^[4]	Feinstein 54.3 – 45.7%
2016	President	Clinton 77.4 – 17.4%
2016	Senator	Harris 54.4 – 45.6%
2014	Governor	Brown 70.1 – 29.9%
2012	President	Obama 76.1 – 21.7%
2012	Senator	Feinstein 76.8 – 23.2%

Assembly members	Party	Years served	Counties represented	Notes
William T. Patterson	Republican	January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887	Santa Clara
Isaiah Alonzo Wilcox		January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889
Philo Hersey		January 7, 1889 – January 5, 1891
Edwin Elom Dow	Democratic	January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893
H. J. T. Jacobsen	Republican	January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895	Fresno
William Franklin Rowell	Republican	January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897	Fresno
L. W. Moultrie	Fusion	January 4, 1897 – January 2, 1899	Fresno, Madera
John Fairweather	Democratic	January 2, 1899 – January 1, 1901
Marvin Simpson	Democratic	January 1, 1901 – January 5, 1903
Warren M. John	Republican	January 5, 1903 – January 4, 1909	San Luis Obispo
Oscar Gibbons	Democratic	January 4, 1909 – January 2, 1911
John F. Beckett	Republican	January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913
Henry S. Benedict		January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915	Los Angeles
Alfred L. Bartlett		January 4, 1915 – January 6, 1919
Sidney Graves		January 6, 1919 – January 3, 1927
Clare Woolwine		January 3, 1927 – January 5, 1931
Emory J. Arnold		January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933
Willard E. Badham		January 2, 1933 – January 7, 1935
Ralph Lewis Welsh	Democratic	January 7, 1935 – January 2, 1939
Don A. Allen	Democratic	January 2, 1939 – June 20, 1947		Resigned from office to become member of the Los Angeles City Council.^[5]
Vacant		June 20, 1947 — November 25, 1947
G. Delbert Morris	Republican	November 25, 1947 – February 29, 1956		Sworn in after winning special election.^[6] He resigned in 1956.
Vacant		February 29, 1956 — September 13, 1956
Don A. Allen	Democratic	September 13, 1956 – January 2, 1967		Sworn in after winning back his old seat.^[7]
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke		January 2, 1967 – January 3, 1973
Julian Dixon		January 8, 1973 – November 30, 1974
Robert M. McLennan	Republican	December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1976
Bruce E. Young	Democratic	December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1984
Wayne R. Grisham	Republican	December 3, 1984 – November 30, 1988
Bob Epple	Democratic	December 5, 1988 – November 30, 1992
Jim Brulte	Republican	December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1996	San Bernardino
Bill Leonard		December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2002	San Bernardino
Robert Dutton		December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2004	San Bernardino, Riverside
Bill Emmerson		December 6, 2004 – June 9, 2010		Resigned after being sworn in 37th Senate district.^[8]
Vacant		June 9, 2010 — December 6, 2010
Mike Morrell	Republican	December 6, 2010 – November 30, 2012
Anthony Rendon	Democratic	December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2022	Los Angeles
Bill Essayli	Republican	December 5, 2022 — April 2, 2025	Riverside	Resigned after being appointed as an interim U.S. attorney.^[9]
Vacant		April 2, 2025 — September 8, 2025
Natasha Johnson	Republican	September 8, 2025 — present		Was sworn in after winning special election.

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Natasha Johnson	26,735	46.2
	Democratic	Chris Shoults	25,557	44.1
	Republican	Vincent Romo	4,881	8.4
	Libertarian	Zachary T. Consalvo	756	1.3
	Write-In	Maricar Payad	1	0.0
Total votes			57,930	100.0
General election
	Republican	Natasha Johnson	34,769	53.5
	Democratic	Chris Shoults	30,222	46.5
Total votes			64,991	100

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Essayli (incumbent)	54,295	60.5
	Democratic	Chris Shoults	32,708	36.4
	No party preference	Orlando Munguia	2,735	3.0
Total votes			89,738	100.0
General election
	Republican	Bill Essayli (incumbent)	122,968	57.3
	Democratic	Chris Shoults	91,708	42.7
Total votes			214,676	100.0
	Republican hold

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Fauzia Rizvi	33,456	40.0
	Republican	Bill Essayli	28,659	34.2
	Republican	Clint Lorimore	21,598	25.8
Total votes			83,713	100.0
General election
	Republican	Bill Essayli	82,613	58.6
	Democratic	Fauzia Rizvi	58,346	41.4
Total votes			140,959	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

California's 63rd State Assembly district

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Election results from statewide races

List of assembly members representing the district

Election results (1992–present)

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California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anthony Rendon	8,776	38.0
	Republican	Jack M. Guerrero	7,017	30.4
	Democratic	Diane Janet Martinez	5,833	25.3
	Democratic	Cathrin "Cat" Sargent	1,460	6.3
Total votes			23,086	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Anthony Rendon	76,258	74.5
	Republican	Jack M. Guerrero	26,093	25.5
Total votes			102,351	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2004 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Emmerson	83,719	58.26
	Democratic	D'Andre McNamee	49,646	34.55
	Libertarian	Maureen K. Keedy	10,334	7.19
Total votes			143,699	100.00
	Republican hold

2002 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Dutton	49,440	60.91
	Democratic	Doris Wallace	31,727	39.09
Invalid or blank votes			7,650	8.61
Total votes			88,817	100.00
	Republican hold

2000 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Leonard (incumbent)	79,896	58.30
	Democratic	Scott Thomas Stotz	51,548	37.61
	Libertarian	Ethel Mohler	5,603	4.09
Invalid or blank votes			0	0.00
Total votes			137,047	100.00
	Republican hold