California's 26th senatorial district

California's 26th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat María Elena Durazo of Los Angeles.

District profile

The district is located in the central and eastern Los Angeles neighborhoods of Los Feliz, East Hollywood, Silver Lake, Echo Park, Cypress Park, Koreatown, Wilshire Center, Westlake, Glassell Park, Eagle Rock, Garvanza, Lincoln Heights, Hermon, Little Tokyo, Chinatown, Boyle Heights, and El Sereno, along with the adjacent communities of City Terrace, East Los Angeles, and Vernon.

Election results from statewide races

List of senators who represented the district

1861–1869: two seats

1868–1877: one seat

Senators	Party	Years served	Electoral history	Counties represented
George C. Perkins (Oakland)	Republican	December 6, 1869 – December 4, 1871	Elected in 1868. [data missing]	Butte
David Boucher (Dayton)	Republican	December 4, 1871 – September 16, 1872	Elected in 1871. Died.	Butte, Lassen, Plumas
George C. Perkins (Oakland)	Republican	November 5, 1872 – December 1, 1873	Elected to finish Boucher's term. [data missing]
[data missing]		December 1, 1873 – December 6, 1875	[data missing]
William C. Hendricks (Oroville)	Republican	December 6, 1875 – December 3, 1877	Redistricted from the 24th district and re-elected in 1875. [data missing ]	Butte
				Butte, Lassen, Plumas

1877–1881: two seats

Years		Seat A				Seat B			Counties represented
		Member	Party	Electoral history		Member	Party	Electoral history
December 3, 1877 – January 5, 1880		John C. Coleman (Grass Valley)	Democratic	Elected in 1877. [data missing]		Niles Searls (Nevada)	Democratic	Elected in 1877. [data missing]	Nevada
January 5, 1880 – May 26, 1881		William George (Grass Valley)	Republican	Elected in 1879. Redistricted to the single-member district.		B. J. Watson (Nevada)	Republican	Elected in 1879. Resigned.	Nevada, Sierra
May 26, 1881 – January 3, 1881						Vacant

1881–present: one seat

Senators	Party	Years served	Electoral history	Counties represented
William George (Grass Valley)	Republican	January 3, 1881 – January 8, 1882	Redistricted from the multi-member district and re-elected in 1880. [data missing]	Nevada, Sierra
W. W. Kellogg (Quincy)	Democratic	January 8, 1882 – January 3, 1887	Elected in 1882. [data missing]	Butte, Lassen, Plumas
Thomas H. McDonald (San Francisco)	Democratic	January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891	Elected in 1886. [data missing]	San Francisco
John T. Broderick (San Francisco)	Republican	January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893	Elected in 1890. Redistricted to the 20th district .
Vacant		January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895
Eli S. Denison (Oakland)	Republican	January 7, 1895 – July 7, 1898	Elected in 1894. [data missing]	Alameda
Frank W. Leavitt (Oakland)	Republican	January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1903	Elected in 1898. [data missing]
Chester Rowell (Fresno)	Republican	January 5, 1903 – January 7, 1907	Redistricted from the 16th district and re-elected in 1902. [data missing ]	Fresno
George W. Cartwright (Fresno)	Democratic	January 7, 1907 – January 4, 1915	Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1910. [data missing]
W. F. Chandler (Fresno)	Progressive	January 4, 1915 – January 6, 1919	Elected in 1914. [data missing]
M. B. Harris (Fresno)	Republican	January 6, 1919 – January 3, 1927	Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1922. [data missing]
Charles H. Cobb (Fresno)	Democratic	January 3, 1927 – January 5, 1931	Elected in 1926. [data missing]
Dan E. Williams (Big Pine)	Republican	January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1939	Elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1934. [data missing]	Calaveras, Mariposa, Tuolumne
Jesse M. Mayo (Angels Camp)	Republican	January 2, 1939 – March 11, 1953	Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 150. Died.
Vacant		March 11, 1953 – July 1, 1953
Stephen P. Teale (Rail Road Flat)	Democratic	July 1, 1953 – January 2, 1967	3rd district .
Anthony Beilenson (Los Angeles)	Democratic	January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1974	Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 22nd district .	Los Angeles
Alfred H. Song (Monterey Park)	Democratic	December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1978	Redistricted from the 28th district and re-elected in 1974. Lost re-election.
Joseph B. Montoya (La Puenta)	Democratic	December 4, 1978 – February 9, 1990	Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1986. Resigned after being indicted due to the BRISPEC sting operation.
Vacant		February 9, 1990 – April 16, 1990
Charles Calderon (Montebello)	Democratic	April 16, 1990 – December 4, 1994	30th district .
Diane Watson (Los Angeles)	Democratic	December 5, 1994 – November 30, 1998	Redistricted from the 28th district and re-elected in 1994 . Termed out.
Kevin Murray (Los Angeles)	Democratic	December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2006	Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2002. Termed out.
Mark Ridley-Thomas (Los Angeles)	Democratic	December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2008	Elected in 2006. Retired to become a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
Vacant		November 30, 2008 – June 8, 2009
Curren Price (Los Angeles)	Democratic	June 8, 2009 – July 1, 2013	Elected to finish Ridley-Thomas's term. Re-elected in 2010. Resigned to become a member of the Los Angeles City Council.
Vacant		July 1, 2013 – September 26, 2013
Holly Mitchell (Los Angeles)	Democratic	September 26, 2013 – November 30, 2014	30th district .
Ben Allen (Malibu)	Democratic	December 1, 2014 – December 5, 2022	24th district .
María Elena Durazo (Los Angeles)	Democratic	December 5, 2022 – present	Redistricted from the 24th district and re-elected in 2022 .

Election results

2018

2014

2013 (special)

2010

2009 (special)

2006

2002

1998

1994

See also

• California State Senate
• California State Senate districts
• Districts in California

References

External links

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission

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