California's 54th State Assembly district

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title = California's 54th Assembly District


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label1 = Registration
data1 = 45.5% Democratic 36.2% Republican 13.4% DTS
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label2 = Demographics
data2 = 49.8% White 26.2% Latino 12.2% Asian 8.8% Black 1.0% Multiracial 0.8% Other 0.7% N. American 0.5% Pac. Islander
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label3 = Population (2000)
data3 = 423,397
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label4 = Voting-age population
data4 = 320,365
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label5 = Registered voters
data5 = 234,598

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California's 54th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Betty Karnette of Long Beach.

District Profile

The district currently consists of 4.45% of Los Angeles County and includes San Clemente and Santa Catalina Islands (Avalon), the Palos Verdes Peninsula (Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, and Rolling Hills Estates), all of Signal Hill, 56.87% of Long Beach, and 2.13% of Los Angeles.

Election Results

2006

Election box candidate with party link
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Betty Karnette (incumbent)
votes = 69,890
percentage = 60.8
change = +7.3Election box candidate with party link
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Michael A. Jackson
votes = 45,128
percentage = 39.2
change = -4.6Election box total
votes = 115,018
percentage = 100.0
change =Election box majority
votes = 24,762
percentage = 21.6
change = +11.9Election box turnout
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change = Election box hold with party link
winner = California Democratic Party
swing = +11.9

2004

Election box candidate with party link
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Betty Karnette
votes = 89,987
percentage = 53.5
change = -6.6Election box candidate with party link
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Steven T. Kuykendall
votes = 73,701
percentage = 43.8
change = +3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = John Howard Sterne
votes = 4,544
percentage = 2.7
change = +2.7Election box total
votes = 168,232
percentage = 100.0
change =Election box majority
votes = 16,286
percentage = 9.7
change = -10.5Election box turnout
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = California Democratic Party
swing = -10.5

2002

Election box candidate with party link
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Alan Lowenthal (inc.)
votes = 59,106
percentage = 60.1
change = +1.5Election box candidate with party link
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Cesar N. Castellanos
votes = 39,310
percentage = 39.9
change = +1.1Election box total
votes = 98,416
percentage = 100.0
change =Election box majority
votes = 19,796
percentage = 20.2
change = +0.4Election box turnout
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percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = California Democratic Party
swing = +0.4

ee also

*California State Assembly Districts
*California State Assembly
*Districts in California

References

External links

Official Profile of Assembly District from California State Assembly-- [http://www.assembly.ca.gov/committee/c7/asmfinal/AD54.HTM]