California's 29th State Senate district

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title = California's 29th State Senate district


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label1 = Registration
data1 = 47.2% Republican 34.2% Democratic 14.6% DTS
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label2 = Demographics
data2 = 49.0% White 25.3% Latino 20.2% Asian 3.4% Black 0.7% Multiracial 0.7% Other 0.5% N. American 0.2% Pac. Islander
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label3 = Population (2000)
data3 = 846,791
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label4 = Voting-age population
data4 = 617,196
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label5 = Registered voters
data5 = 429,040

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California's 29th State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Republican Bob Margett of Glendora.

District profile

The 29th District covers a diverse assortment of Republican-leaning suburbs in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area. It contains portions of three counties, including both the San Gabriel Foothills and both sides of the hill ranges separating Orange and Los Angeles Counties.

Over half of the district's population lives in Los Angeles County. This includes over two dozen cities and unincorporated areas from La Crescenta-Montrose to Diamond Bar. The district's Foothill cities include Arcadia, Monrovia, Glendora, San Dimas, La Verne, and Claremont. The southern tier contains Walnut and La Habra Heights and the unincorporated areas of Rowland Heights and Hacienda Heights. Two cities in San Bernardino County are also adjacent to this tier: Chino and Chino Hills.

The remainder of the district is in Orange County, north of the 91 freeway. In contrast to the Los Angeles County portion, just four cities and a sliver of a fifth are in the district. The entirety of Brea, Yorba Linda, La Habra, and Placentia are in the district, along with a small portion of Anaheim, in the Anaheim Foothills stretching toward Riverside County.

Election Results

2004

Election box candidate with party link
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Bob Margett (incumbent)
votes = 190,165
percentage = 61.7
change = +12.6Election box candidate with party link
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Rufino Bautista, Jr.
votes = 101,350
percentage = 32.8
change = -15.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Dan Fernandes
votes = 17,044
percentage = 5.5
change = +2.6Election box total
votes = 308,559
percentage = 100.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 88,815
percentage = 28.9
change = +27.8Election box turnout
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = California Republican Party
swing = +27.8

2000

Election box candidate with party link
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Bob Margett
votes = 128,713
percentage = 49.1
change = -9.8Election box candidate with party link
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Richard Melendez
votes = 125,975
percentage = 48.0
change = +6.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Leland Faegre
votes = 7,655
percentage = 2.9
change = +2.9Election box total
votes = 262,343
percentage = 100.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 2,738
percentage = 1.1
change = -16.7Election box turnout
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = California Republican Party
swing = -16.7

1994 (Special)

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Dick Mountjoy
votes = 116,562
percentage = 60.10Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Sandra K. Hester
votes = 64,007
percentage = 33.00Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Matt Piazza
votes = 8,756
percentage = 4.51Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party of California
candidate = Walt Contreras Sheasby
votes = 4,614
percentage = 2.38Election box total no change
votes = 193,939
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

2001 redistricting

Reflecting the relative growth rates between Los Angeles County and the Inland Empire, redistricting shifted the 29th toward the southeast. In 1991, the 29th was located entirely in Los Angeles County. In 2001, almost half of the district's population, predominantly in Whittier, Covina, and West Covina on the western edge, were removed in favor of the Orange and San Bernardino County areas.

External links

* [http://www.sen.ca.gov/ftp/SEN/senplan/SD29.HTM Official Profile of Senate District from California State Senate]