California's 34th State Assembly district

California's 34th State Assembly district
California's 34th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember
	Tom Lackey; R–Palmdale
Population (2010); • Voting age; • Citizen voting age	466,780; 335,721; 277,228
Demographics	54.05% White; 5.26% Black; 32.87% Latino; 5.39% Asian; 1.58% Native American; 0.20% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.23% other; 0.41% remainder of multiracial;
Registered voters	247,249
Registration	44.49% Republican; 27.70% Democratic; 22.58% No party preference

California's 34th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican Tom Lackey of Palmdale.

District profile

The district encompasses the southern ends of the San Joaquin Valley and the Sierra Nevada, along with the Tehachapi Mountains and a section of the northern Mojave Desert. The district is anchored by the city of Bakersfield.

Kern County – 55.6%

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2021	Recall	Yes 65.0 – 35.0%
2020^[2]	President	Trump 59.0 – 38.5%
2018	Governor^[3]	Cox 64.6 – 35.4%
2018	Senator^[4]	De Leon 61.2 – 39.8%
2016	President	Trump 60.2 – 34.1%
2016	Senator	Harris 53.2 – 46.8%
2014	Governor	Kashkari 65.5 – 34.5%
2012	President	Romney 63.8 – 34.0%
2012	Senator	Emken 64.0 – 36.0%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 34th 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
Frank W. Hussey	Republican	January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887	San Francisco
Michael H. Barry	Republican	January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889
E. J. Reynolds	Democratic	January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891
A. L. Lux	Republican	January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
R. J. Luttringer	Democratic	January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895
Mark A. Devine		January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897
Frank Mahoney		January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899
John Joseph Crowley		January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901
Edward D. Knight	Republican	January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903
William H. Gleeson		January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905
Fred V. Severance		January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907
John McKeon	Democratic	January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909
Florence J. O'Neill	Democratic	January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911
Thomas J. Feeley	Republican	January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913
George Beck	Democratic	January 6, 1913 - January 8, 1917	Alameda
J. Leonard Rose	Republican	January 8, 1917 - January 3, 1921
E. H. Christian		January 3, 1921 - January 5, 1925
William P. Jost		January 5, 1925 - January 2, 1933
Clifford R. Kallam	Democratic	January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937	San Benito, Santa Cruz
Jacob M. Leonard	Republican	January 4, 1937 - January 4, 1943	San Benito, Santa Cruz
James G. Crichton	Democratic	January 4, 1943 - January 8, 1951	Fresno
Wallace Henderson	Democratic	January 8, 1951 - January 5, 1953	Fresno
James W. Silliman	Republican	January 5, 1953 - January 3, 1955	Monteray
Alan G. Pattee		January 3, 1955 - April 19, 1969	Monteray	Killed in a car accident by a drunk driver.^[5]
			Monteray, Santa Cruz
			Monteray
Robert G. Wood		June 23, 1969 - November 30, 1974	Monteray	Sworn in after winning a special election when Alan Pattee died in a car accident.^[6]
Larry Chimbole	Democratic	December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1978	Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino
Phil Wyman	Republican	December 4, 1978 - November 30, 1992	Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino
			Inyo, Kern, San Bernardino
			Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles
Kathleen M. Honeycutt		December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1994	Inyo, Kern, San Bernardino
Keith Olberg		December 5, 1994 - November 30, 2000
Phil Wyman		December 4, 2000 - November 30, 2002
Bill Maze		December 2, 2002 - November 30, 2008	Inyo, Kern, San Bernardino, Tulare
Connie Conway		December 1, 2008 - November 30, 2012	Inyo, Kern, San Bernardino, Tulare
Shannon Grove		December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2016	Kern
Vince Fong		December 5, 2016 – present	Kern

Election results (1992–present)

2020

2020 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vince Fong (incumbent)	83,909	71.6%
	Democratic	Julie Solis	32,922	28.1%
	Democratic	Regina Velasquez (Write in)	343	0.3%
Total votes			117,174	100.0%
General election
	Republican	Vince Fong (incumbent)	146,611	68.1%
	Democratic	Julie Solis	68,716	31.9%
Total votes			215,327	100.0%
	Republican hold

2018

California State Assembly election, 2018
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vince Fong (incumbent)	65,323	76.4
	Democratic	Nick Nicita	20,221	23.6
Total votes			85,544	100.0
General election
	Republican	Vince Fong (incumbent)	103,346	70.6
	Democratic	Nick Nicita	43,048	29.4
Total votes			146,394	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vince Fong	57,915	60.3
	Democratic	Perrin Swanlund	23,429	24.4
	Republican	Ernie Gollehon	8,779	9.1
	Republican	Michael Garcia Biglay	5,886	6.1
Total votes			96,009	100.0
General election
	Republican	Vince Fong	123,959	73.2
	Democratic	Perrin Swanlund	45,305	26.8
Total votes			169,264	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shannon Grove (incumbent)	37,749	74.6
	Democratic	Virginia "Mari" Goodman	12,856	25.4
Total votes			50,605	100.0
General election
	Republican	Shannon Grove (incumbent)	70,403	74.3
	Democratic	Virginia "Mari" Goodman	24,132	25.5
Total votes			94,535	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shannon Grove (incumbent)	54,345	73.7
	Democratic	Mari Goodman	19,369	26.3
Total votes			73,714	100.0
General election
	Republican	Shannon Grove (incumbent)	106,384	69.2
	Democratic	Mari Goodman	47,254	30.8
Total votes			153,638	100.0
	Republican hold

2010

2010 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Connie Conway (incumbent)	67,303	70.2
	Democratic	Esmeralda Castro	28,657	29.8
Total votes			95,960	100.0
	Republican hold

2008

2008 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Connie Conway	77,620	63.68
	Democratic	Desmond Farrelly	44,263	36.32
Total votes			121,883	100.00
Turnout				68.89
	Republican hold

2006

2006 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Maze (incumbent)	56,880	68.33
	Democratic	Desmond Farrelly	23,575	28.32
	Green	David Silva	2,793	3.36
Total votes			83,248	100.00
Turnout				51.67
	Republican hold

2004

2004 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Maze (incumbent)	80,149	68.52
	Democratic	Maggie Florez	36,819	31.48
Total votes			116,968	100.00
	Republican hold

2002

2002 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Maze	47,176	65.38
	Democratic	Virginia R. Gurrola	24,986	34.62
Invalid or blank votes			2,533	3.39
Total votes			74,695	100.00
	Republican hold

2000

2000 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Wyman	79,261	65.80
	Democratic	Robert "Bob" Conaway	41,203	34.20
Invalid or blank votes			421	0.30
Total votes			120,885	100.00
	Republican hold

1998

1998 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keith Olberg (incumbent)	60,374	64.13
	Democratic	Steve A. Figueroa	30,444	32.34
	Libertarian	Jeffrey Lang	3,319	3.53
Invalid or blank votes			7,237	7.14
Total votes			101,374	100.00
	Republican hold

1996

1996 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keith Olberg (incumbent)	76,248	65.29
	Democratic	Lionel M. Dew	40,534	34.71
Invalid or blank votes			10,351	8.14
Total votes			127,133	100.00
	Republican hold

1994

1994 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keith Olberg	67,073	65.84
	Democratic	Timothy G. Hauk	34,802	34.16
Invalid or blank votes			9,702	8.7
Total votes			111,577	100.00
	Republican hold

1992

1992 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kathleen M. Honeycutt	82,792	64.52
	Democratic	Joe Green	45,533	35.48
Invalid or blank votes			11,051	7.93
Total votes			139,376	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. April 16, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
^ Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
^ Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
^ "Assemblyman Alan Pattee Killed In Auto Accident". cdnc.ucr.edu.
^ "Bob Wood Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

External links

California's 34th State Assembly 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. April 16, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.

[3] Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov

[4] Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov

[5] "Assemblyman Alan Pattee Killed In Auto Accident". cdnc.ucr.edu.

[6] "Bob Wood Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

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