California's 55th State Assembly district

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title = California's 55th Assembly District


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label1 = Registration
data1 = 57.4% Democratic 24.6% Republican 13.1% DTS
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label2 = Demographics
data2 = 44.5% Latino 21.1% White 15.3% Asian 15.2% Black 1.7% Pac. Islander 1.3% Multiracial 0.5% N. American 0.4% Other
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label3 = Population (2000)
data3 = 423,390
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label4 = Voting-age population
data4 = 289,494
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label5 = Registered voters
data5 = 172,799

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California's 55th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Warren T. Furutani of Long Beach, who won the special election to replace Democrat Laura Richardson, who had been elected to California's 37th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.

District Profile

The district currently consists of 4.45% of Los Angeles County and includes all of Carson and West Carson, 73.68% of Lakewood, 33.42% of Long Beach, and 2.64% of Los Angeles.

Election Results

2008 (Special)

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Warren Furutani
votes = 25,285
percentage = 69.79Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Charlotte Gibson
votes = 9,590
percentage = 15.34Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Herb Peters
votes = 9,297
percentage = 14.87Election box total no change
votes = 62,534
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

2006

Election box candidate with party link
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Laura Richardson
votes = 50,006
percentage = 68.2
change = +1.5Election box candidate with party link
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Margherita Palumbo Underhill
votes = 23,421
percentage = 31.8
change = -1.5Election box total
votes = 83,427
percentage = 100.0
change =Election box majority
votes = 26,585
percentage = 36.4
change = +3.0Election box turnout
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change = Election box hold with party link
winner = California Democratic Party
swing = +3.0

2004

Election box candidate with party link
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Jenny Oropeza (incumbent)
votes = 73,594
percentage = 66.7
change = -13.8Election box candidate with party link
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Margherita Palumbo Underhill
votes = 36,800
percentage = 33.3
change = +33.3Election box total
votes = 110,394
percentage = 100.0
change =Election box majority
votes = 36,794
percentage = 33.4
change = -27.6Election box turnout
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = California Democratic Party
swing = -27.6

2002

Election box candidate with party link
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Jenny Oropeza (incumbent)
votes = 47,874
percentage = 80.5
change = +5.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Guy Wilson
votes = 11,614
percentage = 19.5
change = -0.9Election box total
votes = 59,488
percentage = 100.0
change =Election box majority
votes = 36,260
percentage = 61.0
change = +6.7Election box turnout
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = California Democratic Party
swing = +6.7

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/AD55.HTM]