California's 7th senatorial district
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California's 7th State Senate district | |||
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Current senator |
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Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 924,708[1] 687,634[1] 569,011[1] | ||
Demographics |
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Registered voters | 598,594[2] | ||
Registration | 47.50% Democratic 22.96% Republican 24.41% No party preference |
California's 7th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Steve Glazer of Orinda.
District profile
[edit]The district encompasses most of Contra Costa County, including Concord, Antioch, Pittsburg, Bay Point, Martinez, Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, Lafayette, Danville, San Ramon, and Orinda; along with Castro Valley, San Lorenzo, and San Leandro in Alameda County.
Election results from statewide races
[edit]Year | Office | Results |
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2020 | President | Biden 67.9 – 30.0% |
2018 | Governor | Newsom 63.1 – 36.9% |
Senator | Feinstein 56.8 – 43.2% | |
2016 | President | Clinton 64.3 – 29.6% |
Senator | Harris 68.7 – 31.3% | |
2014 | Governor | Brown 63.1 – 36.9% |
2012 | President | Obama 60.5 – 37.5% |
Senator | Feinstein 64.3 – 35.7% | |
2010 | Governor | Brown 59.2 – 37.0% |
Senator | Boxer 58.1 – 37.4% | |
2008 | President | Obama 66.7 – 31.6% |
2006 | Governor | Schwarzenegger 54.2 – 40.9% |
Senator | Feinstein 67.6 – 28.0% | |
2004 | President | Kerry 60.9 – 38.1% |
Senator | Boxer 62.0 – 34.8% | |
2003 | Recall | No 54.9 – 45.1% |
Schwarzenegger 40.8 – 36.8% | ||
2002 | Governor | Davis 51.7 – 37.2% |
2000 | President | Gore 54.3 – 41.7% |
Senator | Feinstein 58.2 – 37.2% | |
1998 | Governor | Davis 58.7 – 38.5% |
Senator | Boxer 53.1 – 43.8% | |
1996 | President | Clinton 51.3 – 39.4% |
1994 | Governor | Wilson 58.2 – 40.1% |
Senator | Feinstein 54.1 – 39.8% | |
1992 | President | Clinton 45.4 – 32.9% |
Senator | Boxer 50.8 – 39.5% | |
Senator | Feinstein 59.3 – 35.1% |
List of senators
[edit]Due to redistricting, the 7th 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 |
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C. H. Maddox | Democratic | January 8, 1883 - January 5, 1885 | Santa Clara | |
A. W. Saxe | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | Both Saxe and Lowe served together for 2 years.[3] | |
James R. Lowe | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | |||
A. P. Hall | January 3, 1887 - January 2, 1889 | El Dorado, Placer | ||
Thomas Fraser | January 2, 1889 - January 2, 1893 | |||
Henry C. Gesford | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 4, 1897 | Lake, Napa | |
Calhoun Lee LaRue | January 4, 1897 - January 1, 1901 | |||
Robert Corlett | Republican | January 1, 1901 - January 2, 1905 | ||
James A. McKee | January 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909 | Sacramento | ||
Charles B. Bills | January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913 | |||
Philip Charles Cohn | Democratic | January 6, 1913 - January 8, 1917 | ||
J. M. Inman | Republican | January 8, 1917 - January 2, 1933 | ||
Jerrold L. Seawell | January 2, 1933 - November 6, 1946 | Nevada, Placer, Sierra | Resigned from the Senate. | |
Allen G. Thurman | November 4, 1947 - January 3, 1949 | Sworn in after winning special election.[4] | ||
Harold T. Johnson | Democratic | January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1959 | Resigned, after winning congressional seat for the 2nd district. | |
Ronald G. Cameron | April 20, 1959 - September 3, 1963 | Sworn in after winning special election.[5] Resigned to become a Judge for the Placer County Superior Court. | ||
Paul J. Lunardi | December 6, 1963 - January 2, 1967 | Placer | Sworn in after winning special election.[6] | |
George Miller Jr. | January 2, 1967 - January 1, 1969 | Contra Costa | Died in office. Died from a heart attack.[7][8] | |
John A. Nejedly | Republican | April 7, 1969 - November 30, 1980 | Sworn in after winning special election.[9] | |
Daniel Boatwright | Democratic | December 1, 1980 - November 30, 1996 | ||
Alameda, Contra Costa | ||||
Richard Rainey | Republican | December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2000 | ||
Tom Torlakson | Democratic | December 4, 2000 - November 30, 2008 | ||
Contra Costa | ||||
Mark DeSaulnier | December 1, 2008 - January 2, 2015 | Resigned to be sworn into the 11th Congressional district. | ||
Alameda, Contra Costa | ||||
Steve Glazer | May 28, 2015 – present | Sworn in after winning special election. |
Election results (1992–present)
[edit]2020
[edit]Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Steve Glazer (incumbent) | 135,123 | 48.3 | |
Republican | Julie Mobley | 76,180 | 27.2 | |
Democratic | Marisol Rubio | 68,362 | 24.4 | |
Total votes | 279,665 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Steve Glazer (incumbent) | 339,925 | 66.0 | |
Republican | Julie Mobley | 174,729 | 34.0 | |
Total votes | 514,654 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2016
[edit]Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Steve Glazer (incumbent) | 122,186 | 54.3 | |
Republican | Joseph Alexander Rubay | 61,169 | 27.2 | |
Democratic | Guy Moore | 41,497 | 18.5 | |
Total votes | 224,852 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Steve Glazer (incumbent) | 270,485 | 66.7 | |
Republican | Joseph Rubay | 135,122 | 33.3 | |
Total votes | 405,607 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2015 (special)
[edit]Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Steve Glazer | 38,411 | 33.7 | |
Democratic | Susan Bonilla | 28,389 | 24.9 | |
Democratic | Joan Buchanan | 25,534 | 22.4 | |
Republican | Michaela M. Hertle (withdrawn) | 18,281 | 16.1 | |
Democratic | Terry Kremin | 3,242 | 2.8 | |
Total votes | 113,857 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Steve Glazer | 68,996 | 54.5 | |
Democratic | Susan Bonilla | 57,491 | 45.5 | |
Total votes | 126,487 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2012
[edit]Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Mark DeSaulnier (incumbent) | 91,224 | 57.0 | |
Republican | Mark P. Meuser | 68,730 | 43.0 | |
Total votes | 159,954 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Mark DeSaulnier (incumbent) | 229,105 | 61.5 | |
Republican | Mark P. Meuser | 143,707 | 38.5 | |
Total votes | 372,812 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2008
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mark DeSaulnier | 256,311 | 66.5 | |
Republican | Christian Amsberry | 128,878 | 33.5 | |
Total votes | 385,189 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2004
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tom Torlakson (incumbent) | 282,714 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 282,714 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2000
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tom Torlakson | 197,683 | 54.5 | |
Republican | Richard K. Rainey (incumbent) | 156,107 | 43.0 | |
Natural Law | Mark F. Billings | 9,334 | 2.5 | |
Total votes | 363,124 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
1996
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Richard K. Rainey | 161,291 | 48.0 | |
Democratic | Jeff Smith | 160,632 | 47.8 | |
Reform | William John Knudeon | 7,077 | 2.1 | |
Natural Law | Mark F. Billings | 6,975 | 2.1 | |
Total votes | 335,975 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
1992
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Daniel E. Boatwright (incumbent) | 195,777 | 58.0 | |
Republican | Gilbert Marguth | 141,709 | 42.0 | |
Total votes | 337,486 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
- ^ "Report of Registration as of February 18, 2020" (PDF).
- ^ "1885 California State Senate Journal". babel.hathitrust.org.
- ^ "Allen G. Thurman Sworn in". babel.hathitrust.org.
- ^ "Ronald G. Cameron Sworn in". babel.hathitrust.org.
- ^ "Paul J. Lunardi Sworn in". babel.hathitrust.org.
- ^ "Democratic Sen. George Miller Jr., Dies (Part 1)". cdnc.ucr.edu.
- ^ "Democratic Sen. George Miller Jr., Dies (Part 2)". cdnc.ucr.edu.
- ^ "John A. Nejedly". babel.hathitrust.org.
External links
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- Brentwood, California
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- Amador Valley
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- Orinda, California
- Pittsburg, California
- Pleasanton, California
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