California's 1st senatorial district
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California's 1st State Senate district | |||
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Current senator |
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Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 935,336[1] 728,887[1] 672,832[1] | ||
Demographics |
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Registered voters | 618,334[2] | ||
Registration | 42.07% Republican 30.27% Democratic 19.85% No party preference |
California's 1st state senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. The district is represented by Republican Brian Dahle of Bieber, having won the seat in a June 2019 special election after Republican Ted Gaines of El Dorado Hills resigned to become a member of the California Board of Equalization in January 2019.[3][4][5]
District profile
[edit]The district includes most of the Redwood Forest region and northwestern Sierra Nevada, comprising Siskiyou, Modoc, Lassen, Shasta, Tehama, Plumas, Glenn, Colusa, Butte, Sutter, Yuba, Nevada, and Sierra Counties, along with eastern Placer County.
Election results from statewide races
[edit]Year | Office | Results |
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2021 | Recall | ![]() |
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
[edit]Senators | Party | Years served | Electoral history | Counties represented |
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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 |
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![]() 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 |
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![]() 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 |
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![]() 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 |
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![]() 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 | ||||
Vacant | January 7, 2019 – June 12, 2019 |
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![]() 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
[edit]2020
[edit]Primary election | ||||
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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)
[edit]Primary election | ||||
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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
[edit]Primary election | ||||
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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
[edit]Primary election | ||||
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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)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dave Cox (incumbent) | 267,426 | 62.3 | |
Democratic | Anselmo Chavez | 162,044 | 37.7 | |
Total votes | 429,470 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2004
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
- ^ "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
- ^ "Brian Dahle for Senate".
- ^ "Ted Gaines".
- ^ "California state legislative special elections, 2019".
- ^ "SEN. WILLIAMS, 35, THIRD LEGISLATOR TO DIE IN WEEK". cdnc.ucr.edu.
- ^ Alex, Padilla (February 1, 2019). "Candidates for March 26, 2019, Special Primary Election" (PDF). elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- California State Senate districts
- Government of Alpine County, California
- Government of El Dorado County, California
- Government of Lassen County, California
- Government of Modoc County, California
- Government of Mono County, California
- Government of Nevada County, California
- Government of Placer County, California
- Government of Plumas County, California
- Government of Sacramento County, California
- Government of Shasta County, California
- Government of Sierra County, California
- Government of Siskiyou County, California
- Sierra Nevada (United States)
- Shasta Cascade
- Alturas, California
- Downieville, California
- Folsom, California
- Grass Valley, California
- Mount Shasta
- Mount Shasta, California (city)
- Nevada City, California
- Placerville, California
- Quincy, California
- Redding, California
- South Lake Tahoe, California
- Truckee, California
- Yreka, California
- Constituencies established in 1850
- 1850 establishments in California