California's 36th senatorial district
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California's 36th State Senate district | |||
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Current senator |
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Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 938,083[1] 708,785[1] 603,622[1] | ||
Demographics |
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Registered voters | 576,535[2] | ||
Registration | 36.48% Republican 33.74% Democratic 24.05% No party preference |
California's 36th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Republican Janet Nguyen of Huntington Beach.
District profile
[edit]The district includes most of coastal Orange County, including Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Emerald Bay, Laguna Beach, and Dana Point; San Clemente;the Little Saigon area of northwestern Orange County, including Garden Grove, Westminster, Fountain Valley, Midway City, Stanton, Cypress, Rossmoor, and Los Alamitos; and Artesia, Cerritos, and Hawaiian Gardens in southwestern Los Angeles County.
Election results from statewide races
[edit]Year | Office | Results |
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2021 | Recall | Yes 52.2 – 47.8%[citation needed] |
2020 | President | Biden 53.2 – 44.6%[citation needed] |
2018 | Governor | Cox 51.2 – 48.8%[3] |
Senator | Feinstein 53.8 – 46.2%[4] | |
2016 | President | Clinton 48.1 – 45.8%[5] |
Senator | Harris 58.8 – 41.2%[6] | |
2014 | Governor | Kashkari 57.5 – 42.5%[citation needed] |
2012 | President | Romney 54.8 – 43.2%[citation needed] |
Senator | Emken 55.8 – 44.2%[citation needed] |
List of senators who have represented the district
[edit]Senators | Party | Years served | Electoral history | Counties represented |
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District established January 3, 1887 | ||||
John Roth (Tulare) |
Democratic | January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891 |
Elected in 1886. [data missing] |
Inyo, Kern, Tulare |
George S. Berry (Visalia) |
Democratic | January 5, 1891 – January 7, 1895 |
Elected in 1890. Redistricted to the 32nd and 34th districts. | |
Cyrus M. Simpson (Pasadena) |
Republican | January 7, 1895 – January 5, 1903 |
Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1898. [data missing] |
Los Angeles |
Benjamin W. Hahn (Long Beach) |
Republican | January 5, 1903 – January 7, 1907 |
Elected in 1902. Lost re-election. | |
Charles W. Bell (Pasadena) |
Nonpatisan | January 7, 1907 – January 6, 1913 |
Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1910. Retired to become a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. | |
Republican | ||||
William J. Carr (Pasadena) |
Independent | January 6, 1913 – January 8, 1923 |
Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1918. [data missing] | |
Progressive | ||||
Republican | ||||
A. Burlingame Johnson (Pasadena) |
Republican | January 8, 1923 – January 3, 1927 |
Elected in 1922. [data missing] | |
Frank C. Weller (Los Angeles) |
Republican | January 3, 1927 – January 5, 1931 |
Elected in 1926. [data missing] | |
Ralph E. Swing (Upland) |
Republican | January 5, 1931 – January 8, 1951 |
Redistricted from the 30th district and re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1946. [data missing] |
San Bernardino |
James E. Cunningham (San Bernardino) |
Republican | January 8, 1951 – September 10, 1957 |
Elected in 1850. Re-elected in 1854. Resigned. | |
Vacant | September 10, 1957 – December 31, 1957 |
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Raymond H. Gregory (San Bernardino) |
Republican | December 31, 1957 – January 5, 1959 |
Elected to finish Cunningham's term. Lost re-election. | |
Stanford C. Shaw (Etiwanda) |
Democratic | January 5, 1959 – January 7, 1963 |
Elected in 1958. [data missing] | |
Eugene G. Nisbet (Upland) |
Democratic | January 7, 1963 – January 2, 1967 |
Elected in 1962. Redistricted to the 20th district and lost re-election. | |
Gordon Cologne (Indio) |
Republican | January 2, 1967 – March 2, 1972 |
Redistricted from the 37th district and re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1970. Resigned to become a Justice of the California Courts of Appeal. |
Riverside, San Bernardino |
Vacant | March 2, 1972 – June 15, 1972 |
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W. Craig Biddle |
Republican | June 15, 1972 – November 30, 1974 |
Elected to finish Cologne's term. Redistricted to the 34th district and lost re-election. | |
Dennis Carpenter (Newport Beach) |
Republican | December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1978 |
Redistricted from the 34th district and re-elected in 1974. [data missing] |
Orange, San Diego |
John G. Schmitz (Santa Ana) |
Republican | December 4, 1978 – November 30, 1982 |
Elected in 1978. Retired to run for U.S. Senate. | |
Robert B. Presley (Riverside) |
Democratic | December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1994 |
Redistricted from the 34th district and re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1990. Retired to run for Board of Equalization. |
Riverside |
Ray Haynes |
Republican | December 5, 1994 – November 30, 2002 |
Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1998. Termed out and ran for State Assembly. |
(2001-2011) Riverside, San Diego |
Dennis Hollingsworth (Murrieta) |
Republican | December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2010 |
Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2006. Termed out. | |
Joel Anderson (Alpine) |
Republican | December 6, 2010 – November 30, 2014 |
Elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 38th district. | |
Patricia Bates (Laguna Niguel) |
Republican | December 1, 2014 – December 7, 2022 |
Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2018. Termed out. |
(2011-2021) Orange, San Diego |
Janet Nguyen (Huntington Beach) |
Republican | December 7, 2022 – present |
Elected in 2022. |
(2021-2031) Los Angeles, Orange |
Election results (1990–present)
[edit]2022
[edit]Primary election | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Republican | Janet Nguyen | 125,053 | 56.7 | ||
Democratic | Kim Carr | 95,655 | 43.3 | ||
Total votes | 220,708 | 100% | |||
General election | |||||
Republican | Janet Nguyen | 196,488 | 56.9 | ||
Democratic | Kim Carr | 149,114 | 43.1 | ||
Total votes | 345,602 | 100% | |||
Republican win (new seat) |
2018
[edit]Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Patricia Bates (incumbent) | 124,966 | 54.4 | |
Democratic | Marggie Castellano | 104,791 | 45.6 | |
Total votes | 229,757 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Patricia Bates (incumbent) | 203,607 | 51.5 | |
Democratic | Marggie Castellano | 191,392 | 48.5 | |
Total votes | 394,999 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2014
[edit]Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Patricia Bates | 88,171 | 99.1 | |
Democratic | Gary Kephart (write-in) | 756 | 0.9 | |
Total votes | 88,927 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Patricia Bates | 140,610 | 65.7 | |
Democratic | Gary Kephart | 73,539 | 34.3 | |
Total votes | 214,149 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2010
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joel Anderson | 193,573 | 63.2 | |
Democratic | Paul Clay | 101,112 | 33.0 | |
Libertarian | Michael S. Metti | 11,737 | 3.8 | |
Total votes | 306,422 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2006
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dennis Hollingsworth (incumbent) | 164,025 | 63.40 | |
Democratic | Mark Hanson | 85,706 | 33.13 | |
Libertarian | Joseph Shea | 9,001 | 3.48 | |
Total votes | 258,732 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
2002
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dennis Hollingsworth | 151,856 | 69.53 | |
Democratic | Adrienne Westall | 53,280 | 24.40 | |
Libertarian | Michael S. Metti | 13,258 | 6.07 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 19,373 | 8.15 | ||
Total votes | 237,767 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
1998
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ray Haynes (incumbent) | 127,531 | 60.10 | |
Democratic | George M. Swift | 84,683 | 39.90 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 17,798 | 7.74 | ||
Total votes | 230,012 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
1994
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ray Haynes | 121,263 | 55.00 | |
Democratic | Kay Ceniceros | 91,580 | 41.54 | |
Libertarian | David R. Sarosi | 7,637 | 3.46 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 10,222 | 4.43 | ||
Total votes | 230,702 | 100.00 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
1990
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert B. Presley (incumbent) | 112,560 | 53.57 | |
Republican | Ray Haynes | 97,558 | 46.43 | |
Total votes | 210,118 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
- ^ "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
- ^ Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
- ^ Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
- ^ Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
- ^ Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov