California's 42nd State Assembly district

California's 42nd State Assembly district
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Current assemblymember		Chad Mayes (R–Yucca Valley)
Registration	40.79% Republican 33.46% Democratic 19.87% No party preference
Demographics	59.56% White 4.30% Black 29.92% Latino 3.88% Asian 1.42% Native American 0.30% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.20% other 0.43% remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	462,952 358,808 315,589
Registered voters	205,958

California's 42nd State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican Chad Mayes of Yucca Valley.

District profile

The district straddles the gateway between the Inland Empire and the California desert. Much of the district's population is concentrated on the Interstate 10 corridor between Yucaipa in the west and the Coachella Valley in the east.

Riverside County – 15.4%

• Banning
• Beaumont
• Cabazon
• Calimesa
• Cherry Valley
• Hemet – 61.7%
• Indian Wells
• La Quinta
• Palm Desert
• Palm Springs
• Rancho Mirage
• San Jacinto
• Whitewater

San Bernardino County – 6.2%

• Joshua Tree
• Landers
• Morongo Valley
• Pioneertown
• Twentynine Palms
• Yucaipa
• Yucca Valley

Election results

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Karalee Hargrove	22,973	37.8
	Republican	Chad Mayes	20,921	34.4
	Republican	Gary Jeandron	14,877	27.8
Total votes			60,771	100.0
General election
	Republican	Chad Mayes	56,517	57.3
	Democratic	Karalee Hargrove	42,082	42.7
Total votes			98,599	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Nestande (incumbent)	41,217	61.2
	Democratic	Mark Anthony Orozco	26,107	38.8
Total votes			67,324	100.0
General election
	Republican	Brian Nestande (incumbent)	81,768	54.7
	Democratic	Mark Anthony Orozco	67,823	45.3
Total votes			149,591	100.0
	Republican hold

See also

• California State Assembly
• California State Assembly districts
• Districts in California

External links

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission