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California › California State Assembly · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
California Assembly District 51
D vs DTop twoSame-party general election. Two Democrats advanced to November: the seat stays Democratic.
Rick Zbur has no major-party opponent.
Rick Zbur has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Rick Zbur
- Experience
- State legislature
Democratic
Colin Hernandez
The district
Lean D+55: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 492,045
- People per km²
- 2,900
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 64%
- White, no degree
- 18%of adults
- White 55%
- Hispanic 18%
- Black 5%
- Asian 15%
- Other / multiracial 7%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
205,445 votes · D+50.0✓ Rick Chavez Zbur (D)75.0%
Stephan Hohil (R)25.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
227,114 two-party votes · D+53.7 · D+55.2 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)76.9%
Donald Trump (R)23.1%
2022
138,757 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Rick Chavez Zbur (D)54.9%
Louis Abramson (D)45.1%
2020 Earlier district lines
127,026 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Wendy Carrillo (D)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
253,268 two-party votes · D+58.7 · D+54.2 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)79.3%
Donald Trump (R)20.7%
2016 President Vote in this district
211,674 two-party votes · D+67.7 · D+65.5 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)83.9%
Donald Trump (R)16.1%