California's 37th State Assembly district

California's 37th State Assembly district
California's 37th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember
	Gregg Hart; D–Santa Barbara
Population (2010); • Voting age; • Citizen voting age	466,200; 367,474; 307,080
Demographics	53.83% White; 1.54% Black; 37.91% Latino; 5.09% Asian; 0.88% Native American; 0.20% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.24% other; 0.32% remainder of multiracial;
Registered voters	270,523
Registration	45.79% Democratic; 25.34% Republican; 23.72% No party preference

California's 37th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Steve Bennett of Ojai.

District profile

The district encompasses the coast from Oxnard to Point Conception and serves as one of the northernmost points of Southern California. While most of the population is located in coastal cities and towns, the district also includes various communities in the Santa Ynez and the Santa Clara River Valleys.

Santa Barbara County – 53.4%

Ventura County – 29.2%

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2021	Recall	No 66.0 – 34.0%
2020^[2]	President	Biden 68.2 – 29.5%
2018	Governor	Newsom 64.6 – 35.4%
2018	Senator	Feinstein 56.4 – 43.6%
2016	President	Clinton 64.3 – 29.2%
2016	Senator	Harris 62.3 – 37.7%
2014	Governor	Brown 62.3 – 37.7%
2012	President	Obama 61.0 – 36.3%
2012	Senator	Feinstein 63.2 – 36.8%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 37th 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
M. J. Sullivan	Republican	January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887	San Francisco
Thomas M. Searey	Democratic	January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891
M. W. Coffey	Republican	January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
T. W. Burke	Independent	January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895
George W. Dixon	Republican	January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897
Harry I. Mulcrevy	Fusion	January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899
William E. White	Democratic	January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901
Arthur G. Fisk	Republican	January 1, 1901 - December 30, 1903		Resigned from office.
Fred C. Jones		January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907
Dennis W. Barry		January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909
John J. McManus		January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911
Edward P. Walsh	Democratic	January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913
William C. Clark	Republican	January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915	Alameda
William T. Satterwhite	Progressive	January 4, 1915 - January 6, 1919
William T. Satterwhite	Republican	January 4, 1915 - January 6, 1919
Clifton E. Brooks		January 6, 1919 - January 8, 1923
Richard M. Lyman		January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925
Eugene W. Roland		January 5, 1925 - January 2, 1933
Maurice S. Meeker		January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935	Fresno
S.L. Heisinger	Democratic	January 7, 1935 - January 4, 1943	Fresno
Alfred W. Robertson	Democratic	January 4, 1943 - January 3, 1949	Santa Barbara
Stanley T. Tomlinson	Republican	January 3, 1949 - January 5, 1953	Santa Barbara
John B. Cooke	Democratic	January 5, 1953 - January 3, 1955	Ventura
Rex M. Cunningham		January 3, 1955 - January 7, 1963
Burt M. Henson		January 7, 1963 - November 30, 1966		Resigned to become a judge for the Ventura County Municipal Court.
John Kenyon MacDonald		January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1974
Bob Cline	Republican	December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1980	Ventura, Los Angeles
Cathie Wright		December 1, 1980 - November 30, 1992	Ventura, Los Angeles
Cathie Wright		December 1, 1980 - November 30, 1992	Ventura, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara
Nao Takasugi		December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1998	Ventura
Tony Strickland		December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2004	Ventura
Tony Strickland		December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2004	Ventura, Los Angeles
Audra Strickland		December 6, 2004 - November 30, 2010	Ventura, Los Angeles
Jeff Gorell		December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2012	Ventura, Los Angeles, Kern
Das Williams	Democratic	December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2016	Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara,
Monique Limón		December 5, 2016 – November 30, 2020
Steve Bennett		December 7, 2020 – present

Election results (1992–present)

2020

California State Assembly election, 2020
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles W. Cole	41,945	27.5%
	Democratic	Steve Bennett	37,516	24.6%
	Democratic	Cathy Murillo	29,498	19.4%
	Democratic	Jonathan Abboud	12,039	7.9%
	Democratic	Jason Dominguez	11,177	7.3%
	Democratic	Elsa Granados	10,840	7.1%
	Democratic	Stephen Blum	9,278	6.1%
Total votes			152,293	100.0%
General election
	Democratic	Steve Bennett	166,015	67.6%
	Republican	Charles W. Cole	79,661	32.4%
Total votes			245,676	100.0%
	Democratic hold

2018

California State Assembly election, 2018
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Monique Limón (incumbent)	69,382	84.3
	Democratic	David L. Norrdin	7,487	9.1
	Democratic	Sofia Collin	5,409	6.6
Total votes			82,278	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Monique Limón (incumbent)	129,535	80.4
	Democratic	David L. Norrdin	31,522	19.6
Total votes			161,057	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Monique Limón	83,862	65.9
	No party preference	Edward Fuller	43,420	34.1
Total votes			127,282	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Monique Limón	128,344	64.1
	No party preference	Edward Fuller	71,944	35.9
Total votes			200,288	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Das Williams (incumbent)	43,124	57.3
	Republican	Ron DeBlauw	32,110	42.7
Total votes			75,234	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Das Williams (incumbent)	75,452	58.6
	Republican	Ron DeBlauw	53,414	41.4
Total votes			128,866	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Das Williams (incumbent)	52,400	56.3
	Republican	Rob Walter	40,617	43.7
Total votes			93,017	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Das Williams (incumbent)	115,532	60.4
	Republican	Rob Walter	75,643	39.6
Total votes			191,175	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010

2010 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Gorell	90,649	58.5
	Democratic	Ferial Masry	64,413	41.5
Total votes			155,062	100.0
	Republican hold

2008

2008 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Audra Strickland (incumbent)	102,087	52.10
	Democratic	Ferial Masry	93,857	47.90
Total votes			195,944	100.00
Turnout				75.64
	Republican hold

2006

2006 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Audra Strickland (incumbent)	78,493	57.38
	Democratic	Ferial Masry	58,305	42.62
Total votes			136,798	100.00
Turnout				57.87
	Republican hold

2004

2004 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Audra Strickland	100,309	55.09
	Democratic	Ferial Masry	74,774	41.06
	Green	Adrienne M. Prince	7,013	3.85
Total votes			182,096	100.00
	Republican hold

2002

2002 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tony Strickland (incumbent)	74,785	63.10
	Democratic	Bruce James Thomas, Jr.	43,739	36.90
Invalid or blank votes			5,771	4.64
Total votes			124,295	100.00
	Republican hold

2000

2000 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tony Strickland (incumbent)	71,572	51.28
	Democratic	Rosalind Ann McGrath	64,691	46.35
	Libertarian	Willard Michlin	3,306	2.37
Invalid or blank votes			8,046	5.45
Total votes			147,615	100.00
	Republican hold

1998

2000 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tony Strickland	49,853	48.88
	Democratic	Rosalind Ann McGrath	48,553	47.60
	Reform	Michael Farris	3,593	3.52
Invalid or blank votes			8,092	7.35
Total votes			110,091	100.00
	Republican hold

1996

1996 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nao Takasugi (incumbent)	73,167	59.72
	Democratic	Jens Herrera	49,341	40.28
Invalid or blank votes			8,633	6.56
Total votes			131,141	100.00
	Republican hold

1994

1994 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nao Takasugi (incumbent)	66,035	64.47
	Democratic	Dorothy S. Maron	31,738	30.98
	Libertarian	David A. Harner	4,660	4.55
Invalid or blank votes			11,459	10.06
Total votes			113,892	100.00
	Republican hold

1992

1992 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nao Takasugi	66,364	50.83
	Democratic	Roz McGrath	56,692	43.42
	Libertarian	David Harner	7,504	5.75
Invalid or blank votes			11,047	7.80
Total votes			141,607	100.00
	Republican hold

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.

External links

District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission

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

[2] "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.

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