California's 61st State Assembly district
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California's 61st State Assembly district | ||
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Current assemblymember | Jose Medina (D–Riverside) | |
Registration | 43.48% Democratic
32.92% Republican
18.92% No party preference
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Demographics | 25.80% White
12.82% Black
52.28% Latino
7.10% Asian
0.55% Native American
0.46% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.26% other
0.73% remainder of multiracial
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Population (2010)
• Voting age
• Citizen voting age
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470,325
329,301
232,803
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Registered voters | 188,500 |
California's 61st State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Jose Medina of Riverside.
District profile
The district encompasses a central section of the Inland Empire in northwestern Riverside County. The district is primarily suburban.
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Election results
2014
California State Assembly election, 2014 | ||||
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Primary election | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Jose Medina (incumbent) | 13,631 | 43.8 | |
Republican | Rudy Aranda | 12,942 | 41.6 | |
Democratic | D. Shelly Yarbrough | 4,549 | 14.6 | |
Total votes | 31,122 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Jose Medina (incumbent) | 34,160 | 58.8 | |
Republican | Rudy Aranda | 23,973 | 41.2 | |
Total votes | 58,033 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2012
California State Assembly election, 2012 | |||||
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Primary election | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Democratic | Jose Medina | 17,473 | 44.6 | ||
Republican | Bill Batey | 13,713 | 35.0 | ||
Republican | Joe Ludwig | 6,254 | 15.9 | ||
No party preference | Fredy R. De Leon | 1,757 | 4.5 | ||
Republican | Thomas Carlos Ketcham (write-in) | 16 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 39,213 | 100.0 | |||
General election | |||||
Democratic | Jose Medina | 76,774 | 61.0 | ||
Republican | Bill Batey | 49,003 | 39.0 | ||
Total votes | 125,777 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic win (new seat) |