California's 13th senatorial district

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California's 13th State Senate district
Map of the district
Current senator
 
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
  • 0.41% other
  • 0.74[1]% remainder of multiracial
    • Registered voters534,908[2]
    Registration52.51% Democratic
    14.85% Republican
    28.55% No party preference

    California's 13th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Josh Becker of Menlo Park.

    District profile

    The district encompasses the southern

    Bay Area, taking in most of San Mateo County such as the communities of South San Francisco, Pacifica, San Bruno, Millbrae, Burlingame, San Mateo, Foster City, El Granada, Hallf Moon Bay, San Carlos, Redwood City, Woodside, and Menlo Park; along with the western Santa Clara County communities of Palo Alto, Stanford, Mountain View, Cupertino, Saratoga, and Los Gatos
    .

    Election results from statewide races

    Year Office Results
    2021 Recall No No 79.2 – 20.8%
    2020
    President
    		 Biden 78.8 – 19.2%
    2018
    Governor
    		 Newsom 75.5 – 24.5%
    Senator
    		 Feinstein 62.5 – 37.5%
    2016
    President
    		 Clinton 76.7 – 17.9%
    Senator
    		 Harris 73.0 – 27.0%
    2014
    Governor
    		 Brown 75.0 – 25.0%
    2012
    President
    		 Obama 71.8 – 25.6%
    Senator
    		 Feinstein 76.2 – 23.8%

    List of senators

    Due to redistricting, the 13th 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 Cronan Democratic January 8, 1883 - January 5, 1885
    San Francisco
    		 Served together with Sullivan.[3]
    Frank J. Sullivan January 8, 1883 - January 5, 1885
    John L. Boone Republican January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 Served together with Days.[4]
    John M. Days January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887
    Findley R. Dray January 3, 1887 - January 2, 1893 Sacramento
    Elijah Carson Hart January 2, 1893 - January 4, 1897
    Gillis Doty
    		 Democratic January 4, 1897 - January 1, 1901
    Robert T. Devlin Republican January 1, 1901 - January 2, 1905
    John G. Mattos Jr.
    		 January 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909 Alameda
    Edward Keating Strobridge
    		 January 4, 1909 - January 8, 1917
    Frank Monroe Carr January 8, 1917 - January 5, 1925
    E. H. Christian January 5, 1925 - January 2, 1933
    Charles F. Reindollar
    		 January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937 Marin
    Thomas F. Keating Democratic January 4, 1937 - September 15, 1950 Resigned to become a Judge for the Marin Superior Court.[5]
    John F. McCarthy Republican November 13, 1950 - January 2, 1967 Sworn in after winning special election.[6]
    Al Alquist Democratic January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1976 Santa Clara
    John Garamendi December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1984 Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mono, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne
    Al Alquist December 3, 1984 - November 30, 1996 Santa Clara
    John Vasconcellos December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2004
    Elaine Alquist December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2012
    Jerry Hill December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2020 San Mateo, Santa Clara
    Josh Becker December 7, 2020 – present

    Election results (1992–present)

    2020

    California State Senate election, 2020
    Primary election
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Josh Becker 66,428 23.8
    Republican Alexander Glew 48,378 17.3
    Democratic Sally Lieber 47,773 17.1
    Democratic Shelly Masur 45,211 16.2
    Democratic Annie Oliva 33,311 11.9
    Democratic Mike Brownrigg 32,481 11.6
    Libertarian John H. Webster 5,910 2.1
    Total votes 279,492 100.0
    General election
    Democratic Josh Becker 348,005 75.4
    Republican Alexander Glew 113,315 24.6
    Total votes 461,320 100.0
    Democratic hold

    2016

    California State Senate election, 2016
    Primary election
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Jerry Hill (incumbent) 171,411 75.6
    Republican Rick Ciardella 42,185 18.6
    Libertarian John H. Webster 13,018 5.7
    Total votes 226,614 100.0
    General election
    Democratic Jerry Hill (incumbent) 296,400 75.9
    Republican Rick Ciardella 94,269 24.1
    Total votes 390,669 100.0
    Democratic hold

    2012

    California State Senate election, 2012
    Primary election
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Jerry Hill 76,033 51.1
    Democratic
    Sally J. Lieber
    		 33,566 22.5
    Libertarian John H. Webster 23,003 15.4
    Democratic Christopher Kent Chiang 16,317 11.0
    Total votes 148,919 100.0
    General election
    Democratic Jerry Hill 218,775 66.1
    Democratic
    Sally J. Lieber
    		 112,321 33.9
    Total votes 331,096 100.0
    Democratic hold

    2008

    California State Senate election, 2008
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Elaine Alquist (incumbent) 179,855 70.94
    Republican Shane Connolly 57,033 22.49
    Libertarian John Webster 16,659 6.57
    Total votes 253,547 100.00
    Turnout {{{votes}}} 75.24
    Democratic hold

    2004

    California State Senate election, 2004
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Elaine Alquist 156,321 68.53
    Republican Shane Patrick Connolly 62,157 27.25
    Libertarian Michael Laursen 9,585 4.20
    Libertarian John H. Webster (write-in) 28 0.01
    Total votes 228,091 100.00
    Democratic hold

    2000

    California State Senate election, 2000
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic John Vasconcellos (incumbent) 140,827 68.56
    Republican John Longwell 54,076 26.33
    Libertarian John Harvey Webster 10,507 5.12
    Invalid or blank votes 20,128 8.92
    Total votes 225,538 100.00
    Democratic hold

    1996

    California State Senate election, 1996
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic John Vasconcellos 117,640 58.59
    Republican Ray Morton 55,737 27.76
    Reform
    		 Dominic L. Cortese 17,715 6.82
    Libertarian John Harvey Webster 6,684 3.32
    Natural Law Rick J. Dunstan 3,021 1.60
    Invalid or blank votes 19,222 8.74
    Total votes 220,019 100.00
    Democratic hold

    1992

    California State Senate election, 1992
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Al Alquist (incumbent) 140,081 60.46
    Republican Michael Iddings 72,340 31.22
    Libertarian John Harvey Webster 19,258 8.31
    Invalid or blank votes 24,605 9.60
    Total votes 256,284 100.00
    Democratic hold

    See also

    References

    1. ^ a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
    2. ^ "Report of Registration as of February 18, 2020" (PDF).
    3. ^ "1883 Senate Session". babel.hathitrust.org.
    4. ^ "1885 Senate Session". babel.hathitrust.org.
    5. ^ "Bagshaw Announces Candidacy For Seat on State Senate". cdnc.ucr.edu.
    6. ^ "John F. McCarthy Sworn in". babel.hathitrust.org.

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