California's 3rd senatorial district
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California's 3rd State Senate district | |||
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Current senator |
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Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 928,167[1] 716,049[1] 612,229[1] | ||
Demographics |
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Registered voters | 556,418[2] | ||
Registration | 50.35% Democratic 21.10% Republican 22.84% No party preference |
California's 3rd senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Bill Dodd of Napa.
District profile
[edit]The district includes eastern California Wine Country and University of California, Davis, and consists of Napa, Yolo, and Solano Counties.
Election results from statewide races
[edit]Year | Office | Results |
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2021 | Recall | ![]() |
2020 | President | Biden 68.1 – 29.5% |
2018 | Governor[3] | Newsom 65.5 – 34.5% |
Senator[4] | Feinstein 53.9 – 46.1% | |
2016 | President | Clinton 65.3 – 28.0% |
Senator | Harris 68.3 – 31.7% | |
2014 | Governor | Brown 68.0 – 32.0% |
2012 | President | Obama 65.4 – 32.0% |
Senator | Feinstein 68.0 – 32.0% |
List of senators who represented the district
[edit]Senator | Party | Years served | Electoral history | Counties represented |
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District established January 6, 1851 | ||||
![]() Pablo de la Guerra (Santa Barbara) |
Whig | January 6, 1851 – January 5, 1852 |
Redistricted from the San Luis Obispo district and re-elected in 1850. Re-elected in 1853. Redistricted to the 2nd district. |
San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara |
![]() Antonio M. de la Guerra (Santa Barbara) |
Democratic | January 5, 1852 – January 3, 1853 |
Elected in 1851 Re-elected in 1852. [data missing] | |
![]() Pablo de la Guerra (Santa Barbara) |
Whig | January 3, 1853 – January 2, 1854 |
Elected in 1853. Redistricted to the 2nd district. | |
[data missing] | January 2, 1854 – January 1, 1855 |
[data missing] | ||
![]() Delos R. Ashley (San Luis Obispo) |
Know Nothing | January 1, 1855 – January 5, 1857 |
Elected in 1855. [data missing] |
Monterey, Santa Cruz |
D. S. Gregory (Santa Cruz) |
Democratic | January 5, 1857 – January 3, 1859 |
Elected in 1857. [data missing] | |
John H. Watson (Santa Cruz) |
Democratic | January 3, 1859 – January 7, 1861 |
Elected in 1859. [data missing] | |
![]() Romualdo Pacheco (Santa Barbara) |
Union Democratic |
January 7, 1861 – December 7, 1863 |
Elected in 1861. Retired to become California State Treasurer. |
San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara |
Juan Y. Cot (Santa Barbara) |
Union | December 7, 1863 – December 4, 1865 |
Elected in 1863. [data missing] | |
Patrick W. Murphy (Santa Margarita) |
Democratic | December 4, 1865 – January 7, 1869 |
Elected in 1865. Re-elected in 1887. [data missing] | |
![]() Romualdo Pacheco (Santa Barbara) |
Republican | January 7, 1869 – December 8, 1871 |
Elected in 1868. Resigned to become Lieutenant Governor of California. | |
![]() James Van Ness (San Luis Obispo) |
Democratic | December 8, 1871 – December 8, 1871 |
Elected to finish Pacheco's term. [data missing] | |
William J. Graves (San Luis Obispo) |
Democratic | December 1, 1873 – December 3, 1877 |
Elected in 1873. Re-elected in 1875. [data missing] |
San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura |
![]() Warren Chase (Santa Barbara) |
Workingmen's | January 5, 1880 – January 8, 1883 |
Elected in 1879. Resigned to run for U.S. House of Representatives. | |
![]() George Steele (San Luis Obispo) |
Republican | January 8, 1883 – February 23, 1883 |
Elected to finish Chase's term. Unseated after his opponent contested election.[5] | |
![]() J. Marion Brooks (Ventura) |
Democratic | February 23, 1883 – January 5, 1885 |
Elected after successful contest. [data missing] | |
![]() George Steele (San Luis Obispo) |
Republican | January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887 |
Elected in 1884. Redistricted to the 37th district. | |
W. H. Patterson (Cedarville) |
Republican | January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889 |
Elected in 1886. [data missing] |
Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Sierra |
M. H. Mead (Downieville) |
Democratic | January 7, 1889 – January 2, 1893 |
Elected in 1888. [data missing] | |
![]() Tirey L. Ford (Downieville) |
Republican | January 2, 1893 – January 4, 1897 |
Elected in 1982. |
Nevada, Plumas, Sierra |
William F. Prisk (Grass Valley) |
Democratic | January 4, 1897 – January 1, 1901 |
Elected in 1896. Retired. | |
John R. Tyrrell (Grass Valley) |
Republican | January 1, 1901 – January 2, 1905 |
Elected in 1900. [data missing] | |
![]() John B. Irish (Colfax) |
Republican | January 2, 1905 – January 4, 1909 |
Elected in 1904. [data missing] |
Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Placer |
![]() E. S. Birdsall (Auburn) |
Republican | January 4, 1909 – January 8, 1917 |
Elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1912. [data missing] | |
![]() Thomas Ingram (Grass Valley) |
Republican | January 8, 1917 – August 4, 1928 |
Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1924. [data missing] |
Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Placer, El Dorado |
Bert A. Cassidy (Auburn) |
Republican | January 7, 1929 – January 2, 1933 |
Elected in 1928. [data missing] | |
![]() Harry A. Perry (Ferndale) |
Republican | January 2, 1933 – January 4, 1937 |
Elected in 1932. [data missing] |
Humboldt |
![]() Irwin T. Quinn (Auburn) |
Democratic | January 4, 1937 – January 3, 1949 |
Elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1944. [data missing] | |
![]() Michael J. Burns (Eureka) |
Republican | January 3, 1949 – May 1, 1949 |
Elected in 1948. Died. | |
Vacant | May 1, 1949 – November 21, 1949 |
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![]() Arthur W. Way (Eureka) |
Republican | November 21, 1949 – January 7, 1957 |
Elected to finish Burns's term. Re-elected in 1952. Lost renomination. | |
![]() Carl L. Christensen (Eureka) |
Democratic | January 7, 1957 – January 2, 1967 |
Elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1964. [data missing] | |
![]() Stephen P. Teale (Rail Road Flat) |
Democratic | January 2, 1967 – January 8, 1973 |
Redistricted from the 26th district and re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. [data missing] |
Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sierra, Stanislaus, Tuolumne |
![]() Clare Berryhill (Ceres) |
Republican | January 8, 1973 – November 30, 1976 |
Elected in 1972. [data missing] | |
![]() Albert S. Rodda (Sacramento) |
Democratic | December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1980 |
Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1976. Retired. |
Sacramento |
![]() John Doolittle (Rocklin) |
Republican | December 1, 1980 – November 30, 1984 |
Elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 1st district. | |
![]() Milton Marks (San Francisco) |
Democratic | December 3, 1984 – November 30, 1996 |
Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1992. Termed out. |
Marin, San Francisco |
Marin, San Francisco, Sonoma | ||||
![]() John Burton (San Francisco) |
Democratic | December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2004 |
Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 2000. Termed out. | |
![]() Carole Migden (San Francisco) |
Democratic | December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2008 |
Elected in 2004. Lost renomination. | |
Mark Leno (San Francisco) |
Democratic | December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012 |
Elected in 2008. Redistricted to the 11th district. | |
![]() Lois Wolk (Davis) |
Democratic | December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2016 |
Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 2012. Termed out. |
Contra Costa, Napa, Sacramento, Solano, Sonoma, Yolo |
![]() Bill Dodd (Napa) |
Democratic | December 5, 2016 – present |
Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2020. Retiring at the end of term due to term limits. |
Election results
[edit]2020
[edit]Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Bill Dodd (incumbent) | 212,004 | 98.6% | |
Republican | Carlos Santamaria (write-in) | 2,126 | 1.0% | |
Green | Karen I. Nyhus (write-in) | 530 | 0.2% | |
No party preference | Jaclyn Qirreh (write-in) | 421 | 0.2% | |
Total votes | 215,081 | 100.0% | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Bill Dodd (incumbent) | 323,317 | 68.4% | |
Republican | Carlos Santamaria | 149,461 | 31.6% | |
Total votes | 472,778 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
2016
[edit]Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Bill Dodd | 90,396 | 37.4% | |
Democratic | Mariko Yamada | 72,243 | 29.9% | |
Republican | Greg "Coach" Coppes | 54,525 | 22.6% | |
Democratic | Gabe Griess | 24,540 | 10.2% | |
Total votes | 241,704 | 100.0% | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Bill Dodd | 207,927 | 58.1% | |
Democratic | Mariko Yamada | 149,701 | 41.9% | |
Total votes | 357,628 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
2012
[edit]Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Lois Wolk (incumbent) | 116,403 | 96.9% | |
Republican | Frank Miranda (write-in) | 2,402 | 2.0% | |
Republican | Gary Clift (write-in) | 1,341 | 1.1% | |
Total votes | 120,146 | 100.0% | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Lois Wolk (incumbent) | 233,406 | 66.2% | |
Republican | Frank Miranda | 119,033 | 33.8 | |
Total votes | 352,439 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
2008
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mark Leno | 58,727 | 43.8% | |
Democratic | Carole Migden (incumbent) | 38,234 | 28.6% | |
Democratic | Joseph Nation | 37,136 | 27.6% | |
Total votes | 134,097 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Sashi McEntee | 23,791 | 100.0% | |
Total votes | 23,791 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mark Leno | 326,755 | 80.21 | |
Republican | Sashi McEntee | 80,617 | 19.79 | |
Total votes | 407,372 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 78.08 | |||
Democratic hold |
2004
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Carole Migden | 258,166 | 70.40 | |
Republican | Andrew D. Felder | 98,332 | 26.81 | |
Libertarian | David Rhodes | 10,234 | 2.79 | |
Total votes | 366,732 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2000
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John L. Burton (incumbent) | 238,372 | 72.92 | |
Republican | Terence Faulkner | 71,256 | 21.80 | |
Natural Law | Celeste Joy Blau Joki | 17,277 | 5.29 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 12,784 | 3.76 | ||
Total votes | 339,689 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
1996
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John L. Burton | 215,831 | 70.82 | |
Republican | Curtis Rau | 72,097 | 23.68 | |
Libertarian | Donald E. Harte | 16,819 | 5.52 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 37,018 | 10.83 | ||
Total votes | 304,747 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
1992
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Milton Marks (incumbent) | 225,869 | 66.44 | |
Republican | Bill Boerum | 85,323 | 25.10 | |
Libertarian | Will C. Wohler | 16,590 | 4.88 | |
Peace and Freedom | Giovanni Graham | 12,163 | 3.58 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 41,370 | 51.2 | ||
Total votes | 381,315 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic 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).
- ^ "Supplement to the Statement of Vote Counties by Senate Districts for Governor" (PDF). ca.gov. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- ^ "Supplement to the Statement of Vote Counties by State Senate Districts for United States Senator" (PDF). ca.gov. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- ^ "George Steele unseated". cdnc.ucr.edu.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- California State Senate districts
- Government of Contra Costa County, California
- Government of Napa County, California
- Government of Sacramento County, California
- Government of Solano County, California
- Government of Sonoma County, California
- Government of Yolo County, California
- Benicia, California
- Davis, California
- Fairfield, California
- Martinez, California
- Napa, California
- Petaluma, California
- Pleasant Hill, California
- Rohnert Park, California
- Sonoma, California
- St. Helena, California
- Vacaville, California
- Vallejo, California
- Winters, California
- Woodland, California
- Yountville, California