California's 1st senatorial district

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California's 1st State Senate district
Map of the district
Current senator
 
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
  • 0.27% other
  • 0.37[1]% remainder of multiracial
    • Registered voters618,334[2]
    Registration42.07% Republican
    30.27% Democratic
    19.85% No party preference

    California's 1st state senatorial district is one of 40

    California Board of Equalization in January 2019.[3][4][5]

    District profile

    The district includes most of the

    Yuba, Nevada, and Sierra Counties, along with eastern Placer County
    .

    Election results from statewide races

    Year Office Results
    2021 Recall Yes Yes 61.8 – 38.2%
    2020
    President
    		 Trump 53.8 – 43.8%
    2018 Governor Cox 59.9 – 40.1%
    Senator
    de Leon
    55.7 - 44.3%
    2016 President Trump 54.3 – 38.6%
    Senator Harris 62.9 – 37.1%
    2014 Governor Kashkari 55.0 – 45.0%
    2012 President Romney 57.3 – 39.9%
    Senator
    Emken
    57.9 – 42.1%
    2010 Governor Whitman 52.4 – 42.5%
    Senator Fiorina 57.4 – 36.2%
    2008 President McCain 52.1 – 45.8%
    2006 Governor Schwarzenegger 71.0 – 24.0%
    Senator Mountjoy 48.8 – 46.0%
    2004 President Bush 60.2 – 38.6%
    Senator Jones 54.2 – 42.2%
    2003 Recall Yes 69.0 – 31.0%
    Schwarzenegger 59.9 – 18.5%
    2002 Governor Simon 57.2 – 31.8%
    2000 President Bush 57.6 – 36.3%
    Senator Campbell 50.5 – 41.0%
    1998 Governor Lungren 51.5 – 44.9%
    Senator Fong 51.1 – 44.0%
    1996 President Dole 50.8 – 37.1%
    1994 Governor Wilson 65.3 – 28.7%
    Senator Huffington 55.1 – 35.8%
    1992 President Bush 39.2 – 34.9%
    Senator Herschensohn 50.5 – 36.9%
    Senator
    Seymour
    45.3 – 45.2%

    List of senators representing the district

    Senators Party Years served Electoral history Counties represented
    District established January 6, 1851

    Jonathan Warner
    (San Diego)     		Democratic January 6, 1851 –
    January 5, 1852     		Elected in 1850.
    Re-elected in 1851.
    [data missing]     		San Diego

    David B. Kurtz
    (San Diego)     		Whig January 5, 1852 –
    January 1, 1855     		Elected in 1852.
    Re-elected in 1854.
    [data missing]
    San Diego, Los Angeles, San Bernardino

    Benjamin D. Wilson
    (Los Angeles)     		Democratic January 1, 1855 –
    January 4, 1858     		Elected in 1855.
    [data missing]

    Cameron E. Thom
    (Los Angeles)     		Democratic January 4, 1858 –
    January 2, 1860     		Elected in 1857.
    [data missing]

    Andrés Pico
    (Los Angeles)     		Whig January 2, 1860 –
    January 6, 1862     		Elected in 1859.
    [data missing]

    Jacob C. Bogart
    (San Diego)     		Democratic January 6, 1862 –
    December 7, 1863     		Elected in 1861.
    [data missing]     		San Diego, San Bernardino

    M. C. Tuttle
    (San Bernardino)     		Union December 7, 1863 –
    December 2, 1867     		Elected in 1863.
    [data missing]

    W. A. Conn
    (San Bernardino)     		Democratic December 2, 1867 –
    December 4, 1871     		Elected in 1867.
    [data missing]

    James McCoy
    (San Diego)     		Democratic December 4, 1871 –
    December 6, 1875     		Elected in 1871.
    [data missing]

    John W. Satterwhite
    (San Bernardino)     		Independent
    Democrat         		December 6, 1875 –
    January 8, 1883     		Elected in 1875.
    Re-elected in 1879.
    [data missing]
    Democratic

    John C. Wolfskill
    (Riverside)     		Democratic January 8, 1883 –
    January 5, 1885     		Elected in 1882.
    [data missing]

    A. P. Johnson
    (San Diego)     		Republican January 5, 1885 –
    January 3, 1887     		Elected in 1884.
    [data missing]

    John P. Haynes
    (Eureka)     		Democratic January 3, 1887 –
    January 7, 1889     		Elected in 1886.
    [data missing]     		Del Norte, Humboldt

    Frank McGowan
    (Eureka)     		Republican January 7, 1889 –
    January 4, 1897     		Elected in 1888.
    Re-elected in 1982.
    [data missing]

    James Gillett
    (Eureka)     		Republican January 4, 1897 –
    January 1, 1901     		Elected in 1896.
    Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.

    Thomas H. Selvage
    (Eureka)     		Republican January 1, 1901 –
    January 7, 1907     		Elected in 1900.
    Re-elected in 1904.
    [data missing]
    Del Norte, Humboldt, Trinity, Tehama

    George T. Rolley
    (Eureka)     		Republican January 7, 1907 –
    January 4, 1909     		Elected in 1906.
    [data missing]

    Charles P. Cutten
    (Eureka)     		Republican January 4, 1909 –
    January 6, 1913     		Elected in 1908.
    [data missing]

    William Kehoe
    (Eureka)     		Republican January 6, 1913 –
    January 3, 1921     		Elected in 1912.
    Re-elected in 1916.
    [data missing]

    H. C. Nelson
    (Eureka)     		Republican January 3, 1921 –
    January 2, 1933     		Elected in 1920.
    Re-elected in 1924.
    Re-elected in 1928.
    Lost renomination.

    Harold J. Powers
    (Cedarville)     		Republican January 2, 1933 –
    October 5, 1953     		Elected in 1932.
    Re-elected in 1936.
    Re-elected in 1940.
    Re-elected in 1944.
    Re-elected in 1948.
    Re-elected in 1852.
    Resigned to become Lieutenant Governor.     		Lassen, Modoc, Plumas
    Vacant October 5, 1953 –
    December 29, 1953

    Dale C. Williams
    (Alturas)     		Democratic December 29, 1953 –
    May 12, 1955     		Elected to finish Powers's term.
    Died.[6]
    Vacant May 12, 1955 –
    January 5, 1956

    Stanley Arnold
    (Susanville)     		Democratic January 5, 1956 –
    July 16, 1965     		Elected to finish Williams's term.
    Re-elected in 1956.
    Re-elected in 1960.
    Re-elected in 1964.
    Resigned to become a Justice of the Lassen County Superior Court.
    Vacant July 16, 1965 –
    January 2, 1967

    Randolph Collier
    (Yreka)     		Democratic January 2, 1967 –
    November 30, 1976     		Redistricted from the
    2nd district
    and re-elected in 1966.
    Re-elected in 1968.
    Re-elected in 1972.
    Lost re-election.     		Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Siskiyou, Sonoma, Trinity

    Ray E. Johnson
    (Chico)     		Republican December 6, 1976 –
    November 30, 1984     		Elected in 1976.
    Re-elected in 1980.
    Changed parties on March 7, 1983.
    Lost re-election.     		Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada,
    Placer, Placer, Shasta, Sierra,
    Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yuba
    Independent

    John Doolittle
    (Rocklin)     		Republican December 3, 1984 –
    January 2, 1991     		Redistricted from the
    3rd district and re-elected in 1984.
    Re-elected in 1988.
    Resigned when elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
    .     		El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas,
    Sacramento, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter,
    Trinity, Yolo, Yuba

    Tim Leslie
    (Tahoe City)     		Republican May 16, 1991 –
    November 30, 2000     		Re-elected in 1992.
    Re-elected in 1996.
    Termed out and ran for State Assembly.     		Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Lassen,
    Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas,
    Sierra, Yuba

    Rico Oller
    (San Andreas)     		Republican December 4, 2000 –
    November 30, 2004     		Elected in 2000.
    Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.

    Dave Cox
    (Fair Oaks)     		Republican December 6, 2004 –
    July 13, 2010     		Elected in 2004.
    Re-elected in 2008.
    Died.     		Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado,
    Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer,
    Plumas, Sacramento, Sierra
    Vacant July 13, 2010 –
    January 6, 2011

    Ted Gaines
    (El Dorado Hills)     		Republican January 6, 2011 –
    January 7, 2019     		Elected to finish Cox's term.
    Re-elected in 2012.
    Re-elected in 2016.
    Resigned when elected to the California State Board of Equalization.
    Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada,
    Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Shasta,
    Shasta, Siskiyou

    Brian Dahle
    (Bieber)     		Republican June 12, 2019 –
    present     		Elected to finish Gaines's term.
    Re-elected in 2020.
    Retiring at end of term due to term limits.

    Election results

    2020

    2020 California State Senate election
    Primary election
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Brian Dahle (incumbent) 200,537 57.7
    Democratic Pamela Dawn Swartz 125,585 36.1
    No party preference
    		 Linda Kelleher 21,557 6.2
    Total votes 347,679 100.0
    General election
    Republican Brian Dahle (incumbent) 326,836 59.7
    Democratic Pamela Dawn Swartz 220,563 40.3
    Total votes 547,399 100.0
    Republican hold

    2019 (special)

    2019 California's 1st State Senate district special election
    Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Ted Gaines[7]
    Primary election
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Brian Dahle 57,725 29.6
    Republican Kevin Kiley 54,290 27.9
    Democratic Silke Pflueger 49,164 25.2
    Republican Rex Hime 18,050 9.3
    Democratic Steve Baird 10,855 5.6
    Republican Theodore Dziuba 4,672 2.4
    Total votes 194,756 100.0
    General election
    Republican Brian Dahle 70,556 53.1
    Republican Kevin Kiley 62,259 46.9
    Total votes 132,815 100.0
    Republican hold

    2016

    2016 California State Senate election
    Primary election
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Ted Gaines (incumbent) 140,739 49.4
    Democratic Rob Rowen 104,262 36.6
    Republican Steven Baird 39,958 14.1
    Total votes 284,959 100.0
    General election
    Republican Ted Gaines (incumbent) 287,314 64.0
    Democratic Rob Rowen 161,502 36.0
    Total votes 448,816 100.0
    Republican hold

    2012

    2012 California State Senate election
    Primary election
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Ted Gaines (incumbent) 110,168 48.2
    Democratic Julie Griffith-Flatter 68,947 30.2
    Republican Les Baugh 37,442 16.4
    No party preference
    		 "Bo" Bogdan I. Ambrozewicz 11,923 5.2
    Total votes 228,480 100.0
    General election
    Republican Ted Gaines (incumbent) 263,256 63.7
    Democratic Julie Griffith-Flatter 150,111 36.3
    Total votes 413,367 100.0
    Republican hold

    2011 (special)

    2011 California's 1st State Senate district special election
    Vacancy resulting from the death of Dave Cox
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Ted Gaines 91,083 62.9
    Democratic Ken Cooley 53,747 37.1
    Republican Joseph McCray, Sr. (write-in) 28 0.0
    Total votes 144,858 100.0
    Republican hold

    2008

    2008 California State Senate election
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Dave Cox (incumbent) 267,426 62.3
    Democratic Anselmo Chavez 162,044 37.7
    Total votes 429,470 100.0
    Republican hold

    2004

    2004 California State Senate election
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Dave Cox 261,607 62.8
    Democratic Kristine Lang McDonald 141,462 34.1
    Libertarian Roberto Leibman 13,292 3.1
    Total votes 416,361 100.0
    Republican hold

    2000

    2000 California State Senate election
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Rico Oller 220,427 57.8
    Democratic Thomas A. Romero 144,997 38.0
    Libertarian John Petersen 16,075 4.2
    Total votes 381,499 100.0
    Republican hold

    1996

    1996 California State Senate election
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Tim Leslie (incumbent) 215,931 63.2
    Democratic Thomas "Tom" Romero 125,894 36.8
    No party Lamar Norton Latimer (write-in) 55 0.0
    Total votes 341,880 100.0
    Republican hold

    1992

    1992 California State Senate election
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Tim Leslie (incumbent) 189,095 54.8
    Democratic Thomas A. Romero 123,563 35.8
    Green Kent Warner Smith 32,717 9.5
    Total votes 345,375 100.0
    Republican hold

    See also

    References

    1. ^ a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
    2. ^ "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
    3. ^ "Brian Dahle for Senate".
    4. ^ "Ted Gaines".
    5. ^ "California state legislative special elections, 2019".
    6. ^ "SEN. WILLIAMS, 35, THIRD LEGISLATOR TO DIE IN WEEK". cdnc.ucr.edu.
    7. ^ Alex, Padilla (February 1, 2019). "Candidates for March 26, 2019, Special Primary Election" (PDF). elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov.

    External links

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