California's 36th State Assembly district

California's 36th State Assembly district
California's 36th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember
	Jeff Gonzalez; R–Indio
Population (2020); • Voting age; • Citizen voting age	469,902; 344,493; 277,918
Demographics	21.40% White; 2.67% Black; 69.90% Latino; 2.65% Asian; 0.84% Native American; 0.13% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.38% other; 2.04% remainder of multiracial;
Registered voters	250,572
Registration	41.26% Democratic; 28.95% Republican; 22.61% No party preference

California's 36th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican Jeff Gonzalez of Indio.

District profile

The district contains the wide swath between the Dead Mountains to the north and the Mexico-United States border to the south and the Santa Rosa Mountains to the west, including Imperial County and the Hispanic-majority regions of the Coachella Valley.

Imperial County – 100%

Riverside County – 11.97%

San Bernardino County – 0.32%

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2021	Recall	No 50.9 – 49.1%
2020^[2]	President	Biden 53.6 – 43.8%
2018	Governor	Newsom 51.2 – 48.8%
2018	Senator	de León 52.7 – 47.3%
2016	President	Clinton 49.9 – 43.9%
2016	Senator	Harris 57.5 – 42.5%
2014	Governor	Kashkari 57.9 – 42.2%
2012	President	Obama 48.8 – 48.5%
2012	Senator	Feinstein 50.1 – 49.9%

List of assembly members representing the district

Due to redistricting, the 36th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Assembly members	Party	Years served	Counties represented	Notes
John Lafferty	Republican	January 5, 1885 – February 24, 1886	San Francisco	Died in office.^[3]
Vacant		February 24, 1886 – January 3, 1887
Charles F. Curry	Republican	January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889
Charles H. Kiernan	Democratic	January 7, 1889 – July 16, 1889		Died in office from hemorrhage in the lungs.^[4]
Vacant		July 16, 1889 – January 5, 1891
John P. Glynn	Republican	January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893
John Brownlie	Democratic	January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895
John McCarthy	Democratic	January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897
Henry McGrath	Fusion	January 4, 1897 – January 2, 1899
Albert H. Merrill	Republican	January 2, 1899 – January 1, 1901
William J. Guilfoyle	Republican	January 1, 1901 – January 5, 1903
Augustus M. Mahany	Democratic	January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905
Eugene E. Pfaeffle	Republican	January 2, 1905 – January 7, 1907
John Wessling	Independence League	January 7, 1907 – January 4, 1909
Henry Nixon Beatty	Republican	January 4, 1909 – January 6, 1913
Frank M. Smith	Republican	January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915	Alameda
Harry A. Encell	Progressive	January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1917
Frank M. Smith	Republican	January 8, 1917 – January 6, 1919
Leon E. Gray	Republican	January 6, 1919 – May 17, 1919		Resigns from office to become Deputy City Attorney of Oakland.^[5]^[6]
Vacant		May 17, 1919 – January 3, 1921
Gilbert L. Jones	Republican	January 3, 1921 – January 8, 1923
Edward J. Smith		January 8, 1923 – January 7, 1929
William W. Hoffman		January 7, 1929 – January 2, 1933
Lucius Powers Jr.		January 2, 1933 – January 7, 1935	Fresno
Claud Minard		January 7, 1935 – January 4, 1937
Hugh M. Burns	Democratic	January 4, 1937 – January 4, 1943
Charles Lester Guthrie	Democratic	January 4, 1943 – January 27, 1946	Kings, Tulare	Died in office from a heart attack.^[7]
Vacant		January 27, 1946 – January 6, 1947
Harry J. Johnson	Democratic	January 6, 1947 – January 3, 1949
Harlan Hagen	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953
Stanley T. Tomlinson	Republican	January 5, 1953 – January 3, 1955	San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara
James L. Holmes	Republican	January 3, 1955 – January 4, 1965
Winfield A. Shoemaker	Democratic	January 4, 1965 – January 6, 1969
W. Don MacGillivray	Republican	January 6, 1969 – November 30, 1974
John Kenyon MacDonald	Democratic	December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1976	Ventura
Charles R. Imbrecht	Republican	December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1982
Tom McClintock		December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1992
William J. Knight		December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1996	Los Angeles
George Runner		December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2002	Los Angeles
Sharon Runner		December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008	Los Angeles, San Bernardino
Steve Knight		December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012	Los Angeles, San Bernardino
Steve Fox	Democratic	December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2014	Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino
Tom Lackey	Republican	December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2022	Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino
Eduardo Garcia	Democratic	December 5, 2022 – November 30, 2024	Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino
Jeff Gonzalez	Republican	December 5, 2024 – present	Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino

Election results (1990–present)

2024

2024 California State Assembly 36th district election^[8]^[9]
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Gonzalez	21,626	35.1
	Democratic	Joey Acuña	12,262	19.9
	Democratic	Edgard Garcia	7,889	12.8
	Republican	Kalin Morse	6,985	11.3
	Democratic	Waymond Fermon	4,838	7.8
	Democratic	Tomas Oliva	4,624	7.5
	Democratic	Eric L. Rodriguez	3,458	5.6
Total votes			61,682	100.0
General election
	Republican	Jeff Gonzalez	79,477	51.8
	Democratic	Joey Acuña	73,926	48.2
Total votes			153,403	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2022

2022 California State Assembly 36th district election^[10]^[11]
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eduardo Garcia	27,970	48.0
	Republican	Ian Weeks	25,584	43.9
	Democratic	Marlon Ware	4,728	8.1
Total votes			58,282	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Eduardo Garcia	50,482	53.4
	Republican	Ian Weeks	44,055	46.6
Total votes			94,537	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2020

2020 California State Assembly 36th district election^[12]^[13]
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Lackey (incumbent)	45,255	53.0
	Democratic	Steve Fox	14,771	17.3
	Democratic	Johnathon Ervin	6,615	7.8
	Democratic	Diedra M. Greenaway	5,084	6.0
	Democratic	Michael P. Rives	4,055	4.7
	Democratic	Ollie M. McCaulley	3,729	4.4
	Democratic	Lourdes Everett	3,405	4.0
	Democratic	Eric Andrew Ohlsen	2,440	2.9
Total votes			85,354	100.0
General election
	Republican	Tom Lackey (incumbent)	102,442	55.2
	Democratic	Steve Fox	83,240	44.8
Total votes			185,682	100.0
	Republican hold

2018

2018 California State Assembly 36th district election^[14]^[15]
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Lackey (incumbent)	35,628	60.3
	Democratic	Steve Fox	23,447	39.7
Total votes			59,075	100.0
General election
	Republican	Tom Lackey (incumbent)	66,584	52.1
	Democratic	Steve Fox	61,310	47.9
Total votes			127,894	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

2016 California State Assembly 36th district election^[16]^[17]
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Lackey (incumbent)	35,019	48.2
	Democratic	Steve Fox	21,541	29.6
	Democratic	Darren W. Parker	11,236	15.5
	Democratic	Ollie M. McCaulley	4,891	6.7
Total votes			72,687	100.0
General election
	Republican	Tom Lackey (incumbent)	77,801	53.1
	Democratic	Steve Fox	68,755	46.9
Total votes			146,556	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

2014 California State Assembly 36th district election^[18]^[19]
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Lackey	15,095	41.1
	Democratic	Steve Fox (incumbent)	12,055	32.8
	Republican	JD Kennedy	4,460	12.2
	Republican	Suzette M. Martinez	3,390	9.2
	Democratic	Kermit F. Franklin	1,706	4.6
Total votes			36,706	100.0
General election
	Republican	Tom Lackey	42,107	60.2
	Democratic	Steve Fox (incumbent)	27,866	39.8
Total votes			69,973	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2012

2012 California State Assembly 36th district election^[20]^[21]
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ron Smith	15,097	35.1
	Democratic	Steve Fox	14,160	32.9
	Republican	Tom Lackey	13,795	32.0
Total votes			43,052	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Steve Fox	66,005	50.1
	Republican	Ron Smith	65,860	49.9
Total votes			131,865	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2010

2010 California State Assembly 36th district election^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Knight (incumbent)	66,312	57.6
	Democratic	Linda K. Jones	48,943	42.4
Total votes			115,255	100.0
	Republican hold

2008

2008 California State Assembly 36th district election^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Knight	79,502	51.5
	Democratic	Linda K. Jones	74,841	48.5
Total votes			154,343	100.0
	Republican hold

2006

2006 California State Assembly 36th district election^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sharon Runner (incumbent)	55,712	61.6
	Democratic	Robert "Bo" Bynum	34,863	38.4
Total votes			90,575	100.0
	Republican hold

2004

2004 California State Assembly 36th district election^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sharon Runner (incumbent)	89,365	66.3
	Democratic	Hotron Scioneaux	45,595	33.7
Total votes			134,960	100.0
	Republican hold

2002

2002 California State Assembly 36th district election^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sharon Runner	46,438	64.0
	Democratic	Robert Davenport	26,230	36.0
Total votes			72,668	100.0
	Republican hold

2000

2000 California State Assembly 36th district election^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Runner (incumbent)	90,712	63.1
	Democratic	Paula L. Calderon	47,528	33.1
	Libertarian	Gregory James Bashem	5,581	3.9
Total votes			143,821	100.0
	Republican hold

1998

1998 California State Assembly 36th district election^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Runner (incumbent)	64,221	62.9
	Democratic	Paula L. Calderon	34,697	34.0
	Libertarian	Gregory James Bashem	3,190	3.1
Total votes			102,108	100.0
	Republican hold

1996

1996 California State Assembly 36th district election^[29]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Runner	78,383	64.2
	Democratic	David Cochran	43,746	35.8
Total votes			136,240	100.0
	Republican hold

1994

1994 California State Assembly 36th district election^[30]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William J. Knight (incumbent)	75,676	69.7
	Democratic	James L. Hutchins	26,913	24.8
	Libertarian	Eric Fussell	5,979	5.5
Total votes			108,568	100.0
	Republican hold

1992

1992 California State Assembly 36th district election^[31]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William J. Knight	79,718	58.2
	Democratic	Arnie Rodio	45,893	33.5
	Libertarian	Ronald Tisbert	11,403	8.3
Total votes			137,014	100.0
	Republican hold

1990

1990 California State Assembly 36th district election^[32]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom McClintock (incumbent)	66,081	58.6
	Democratic	Ginnie Connell	40,356	35.8
	Libertarian	David A. Harner	6,371	5.6
Total votes			112,808	100.0
	Republican hold

References

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[4] "Charles Kiernan". cdnc.ucr.edu.

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[6] "Assemblyman Gray Sends Resignation". .cdnc.ucr.edu.

[7] "Assemblyman C. L. Guthrie Died Sunday". cdnc.ucr.edu.

[8] "March 5, 2024, Presidential Primary Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved November 30, 2025.

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[10] "June 7, 2022, Primary Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved November 30, 2025.

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