California's 61st State Assembly district

California's 61st State Assembly district

Current assemblymember		Jose Medina (D–Riverside)
Registration	43.48% Democratic 32.92% Republican 18.92% No party preference
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
Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age	470,325 329,301 232,803
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.

Riverside County – 21.5%

Election results

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
General election
	Democratic	Jose Medina (incumbent)	40,844	66.3
	Republican	Hector Diaz	20,754	33.7
Total votes			61,598	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
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
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)

External links

District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission

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