California's 6th senatorial district
| California's 6th State Senate district | |||
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| Current senator |
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| Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 936,301[1] 692,040[1] 599,719[1] | ||
| Demographics |
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| Registered voters | 599,719[2] | ||
| Registration | 36.10% Republican 35.56% Democratic 19.89% No party preference | ||
California's 6th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Republican Roger Niello of Fair Oaks.
District profile
[edit]The district encompasses the northern and eastern suburbs of the Sacramento metropolitan area, including the Sacramento County cities of Rancho Cordova, Carmichael, Fair Oaks, Gold River, Arden-Arcade, Folsom, Orangevale, Citrus Heights, and Antelope; and the western Placer County exurbs of Granite Bay, Roseville, Rocklin, Loomis, Whitney, and Lincoln.
Election results from statewide races
[edit]| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Biden 68.9 – 28.6% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 66.9 – 33.1% |
| Senator | Feinstein 56.1 – 43.9% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 67.3 – 26.3% |
| Senator | Harris 67.2 – 32.8% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 69.9 – 30.1% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 66.1 – 31.4% |
| Senator | Feinstein 68.5 – 31.5% |
| Election results from statewide races | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Results |
| 2002 | Governor | Davis 46.0 - 40.2% |
| 2000 | President | Gore 50.6 - 43.9% |
| Senator | Feinstein 55.4 - 37.3% | |
| 1998 | Governor | Davis 58.6 - 38.5% |
| Senator | Boxer 51.9 - 44.4% | |
| 1996 | President | Clinton 51.2 - 39.3% |
| 1994 | Governor | Wilson 53.1 - 42.8% |
| Senator | Feinstein 49.1 - 42.6% | |
| 1992 | President | Clinton 45.0 - 34.0% |
| Senator | Boxer 50.5 - 39.5% | |
| Senator | Feinstein 55.0 - 38.7% | |
List of senators
[edit]Due to redistricting, the 6th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
| Senators | Party | Years served | Counties represented | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 William J. Hill |
Republican/Workingmen’s | January 5, 1880 - January 8, 1883 | Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz | |
| Benjamin Knight | Democratic | January 8, 1883 - January 3, 1887 | ||
| Archibald Yell | January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891 | Lake, Mendocino | ||
| John Henry Seawell | January 5, 1891 - January 7, 1895 | |||
| Colusa, Glenn, Mendocino | ||||
| Eugene W. Aram | Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 2, 1899 | Sutter, Yolo, Yuba | |
| William M. Cutter | January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1903 | |||
| Marshall Diggs | Democratic | January 5, 1903 - January 7, 1907 | Butte, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba | |
| Albert Eugene Boynton | Republican | January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1915 | ||
| William Erskine Duncan, Jr. | Democratic | January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1923 | ||
| William F. Gates | Republican | January 8, 1923 - January 3, 1927 | ||
| Raymond Henry Jones | January 3, 1927 - January 5, 1931 | |||
| Charles H. Deuel | Democratic | January 5, 1931 - July 22, 1947 | Butte | Died in office.[3] |
| Harry E. Drobish | Nonpartisan | November 17, 1947 - January 8, 1951 | Sworn in after winning special election.[4] | |
| Paul L. Byrne | Republican | January 8, 1951 - August 28, 1962 | Died in office. Died from acute heart attack.[5] | |
| Stan Pittman | January 7, 1963 - January 2, 1967 | |||
 Alan Short |
Democratic | January 2, 1967 - December 2, 1974 | San Joaquin, Sacramento | |
 George Moscone |
December 2, 1974 - January 8, 1976 | San Francisco, San Mateo | Resigned from the Senate.[6] | |
| John Francis Foran | July 1, 1976 - November 30, 1982 | Sworn in after winning special election.[7] | ||
| Leroy F. Greene | December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1998 | Sacramento | ||
| Deborah Ortiz | December 7, 1998 - November 30, 2006 | |||
.jpg) Darrell Steinberg |
December 4, 2006 - November 30, 2014 | |||
 Richard Pan |
December 1, 2014 - December 5, 2022 | Sacramento, Yolo | ||
 Roger Niello |
Republican | December 5, 2022 – present | Placer, Sacramento |
Election results (1994–present)
[edit]2018
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Richard Pan (incumbent) | 109,907 | 65.7 | |
| No party preference | Eric Frame | 22,062 | 13.2 | |
| Libertarian | Janine DeRose | 18,308 | 10.9 | |
| Democratic | Jacob Mason | 16,458 | 9.8 | |
| Republican | Austin Bennett (write-in) | 530 | 0.3 | |
| Total votes | 167,238 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Richard Pan (incumbent) | 212,903 | 69.5 | |
| No party preference | Eric Frame | 93,217 | 30.5 | |
| Total votes | 306,120 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2014
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Roger Dickinson | 48,668 | 40.3 | |
| Democratic | Richard Pan | 37,552 | 31.1 | |
| Republican | James Axelgard | 19,258 | 15.9 | |
| Republican | Jonathan Zachariou | 15,355 | 12.7 | |
| Total votes | 120,833 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Richard Pan | 96,688 | 53.8 | |
| Democratic | Roger Dickinson | 82,938 | 46.2 | |
| Total votes | 179,626 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2010
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Darrell Steinberg (incumbent) | 137,012 | 61.0 | |
| Republican | Marcel Weiland | 70,724 | 31.5 | |
| Libertarian | Steve Torno | 11,236 | 4.9 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Lanric Hyland | 5,916 | 2.6 | |
| Total votes | 224,888 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2006
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Darrell Steinberg | 115,628 | 58.7 | |
| Republican | Paul Green | 71,051 | 36.1 | |
| Peace and Freedom | C. T. Weber | 5,573 | 2.8 | |
| Libertarian | Alana Garberoglio | 4,774 | 2.4 | |
| Total votes | 197,026 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2002
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Deborah Ortiz (incumbent) | 122,126 | 70.7 | |
| Republican | Jason A. Sewell | 44,972 | 26.0 | |
| Independent | Yolanda Knaak (write-in) | 5,635 | 3.3 | |
| Total votes | 172,733 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1998
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Deborah Ortiz | 128,949 | 55.2 | |
| Republican | Chris Quackenbush | 96,227 | 41.2 | |
| Libertarian | Gerald Klass | 8,244 | 3.5 | |
| Total votes | 233,420 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1994
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Leroy F. Greene (incumbent) | 125,138 | 53.7 | |
| Republican | Dave Cox | 107,853 | 46.3 | |
| Total votes | 232,991 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
- ^ "Report of Registration as of February 20, 2024" (PDF).
- ^ "Charles H. Deuel, State Senator, Dies in Chico". newspapers.com.
- ^ "Harry Drobish Sworn in". babel.hathitrust.org.
- ^ "State Sen. Paul Byrne Dies; Rites Set Friday". newspapers.com.
- ^ "George Moscone Resignation letter". babel.hathitrust.org.
- ^ "John Francis Foran Sworn in". babelhathitrust.org.
