2004 California State Senate election

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2004 California State Senate election
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20 seats from odd-numbered districts in the California State Senate
21 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  John Burton in 2015.jpg Dick Ackerman, 2000s.jpg
Leader John Burton Dick Ackerman
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 3rd–San Francisco 33rd–Irvine
Last election2515
Seats won2515
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote3,419,0022,702,511
Percentage53.78%42.51%
2004 and 2008 California State Senate election.svg
Results:
     Democratic hold     Republican hold
     No election held
President pro tempore before election

John L. Burton
Democratic

Elected President pro tempore

Don Perata
Democratic

The 2004 California State Senate elections were held on November 2, 2004. Senate seats of odd-numbered districts were up for election. Senate terms are staggered so that half the membership is elected every two years. Senators serve four-year terms and are limited to two terms. As was expected, the Democratic Party held on to the majority of the seats.

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Overview

California State Senate elections, 2004
PartyVotesPercentageNot upIncumbentsOpenBeforeAfter
Democratic 3,419,00253.78%14652525
Republican 2,702,51142.51%6451515
Libertarian 201,2493.17%00000
Peace and Freedom 17,4120.27%00000
Green 16,6440.26%00000
Totals6,356,818100.00%2010104040

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Rothenberg [1] Safe DOctober 1, 2004

Results

Final results from the California Secretary of State: [2]

District 1 • District 3 • District 5 • District 7 • District 9 • District 11 • District 13 • District 15 • District 17 • District 19 • District 21 • District 23 • District 25 • District 27 • District 29 • District 31 • District 33 • District 35 • District 37 • District 39

District 1

California's 1st State Senate district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dave Cox 261,607 62.83
Democratic Kristine Lang McDonald141,46233.98
Libertarian Roberto Leibman13,2923.19
Total votes416,361 100.00
Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd State Senate district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Carole Migden 258,166 70.40
Republican Andrew D. Felder98,33226.81
Libertarian David Rhodes10,2342.79
Total votes366,732 100.00
Democratic hold

District 5

California's 5th State Senate district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michael Machado (incumbent) 154,519 52.19
Republican Gary A. Podesto 141,53947.81
Total votes296,058 100.00
Democratic hold

District 7

California's 7th State Senate district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tom Torlakson (incumbent) 282,714 100.00
Democratic hold

District 9

California's 9th State Senate district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Don Perata (incumbent) 248,614 77.09
Republican Patricia Deutsche50,11015.54
Peace and Freedom Tom Condit17,4125.40
Libertarian Peter Von Pinnon6,3831.98
Total votes322,519 100.00
Democratic hold

District 11

California's 11th State Senate district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joe Simitian 230,484 66.53
Republican Jon Zellhoefer101,88729.41
Libertarian Allen M. Rice14,0804.06
Total votes346,451 100.00
Democratic hold

District 13

California's 13th State Senate district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Elaine Alquist 156,321 68.53
Republican Shane Patrick Connolly62,15727.25
Libertarian Michael Laursen9,5854.20
Libertarian John H. Webster (write-in)280.01
Total votes228,091 100.00
Democratic hold

District 15

California's 15th State Senate district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Abel Maldonado 194,674 52.78
Democratic Peg Pinard157,55642.71
Green Brook Madsen16,6444.51
Total votes368,874 100.00
Republican hold

District 17

California's 17th State Senate district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican George Runner 179,992 59.70
Democratic Jonathan Daniel Kraut109,03736.16
Libertarian John S. Ballard12,4794.14
Total votes301,508 100.00
Republican hold

District 19

California's 19th Senate District election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom McClintock (incumbent) 233,365 60.70
Democratic Paul Graber151,08539.30
Total votes384,450 100.00
Republican hold

District 21

California's 21st State Senate district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jack Scott (incumbent) 217,515 78.05
Libertarian Bob New61,16021.95
Total votes278,675 100.00
Democratic hold

District 23

California's 23rd State Senate district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sheila Kuehl (incumbent) 229,321 65.68
Republican Leonard Michael Lanzi [3] 101,64829.11
Libertarian Colin Goldman18,1685.20
Total votes349,137 100.00
Democratic hold

District 25

California's 25th State Senate district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Edward Vincent (incumbent) 165,479 73.66
Republican James Arlandus Spencer52,48523.36
Libertarian Dale F. Ogden6,6832.97
Total votes224,647 100.00
Democratic hold

District 27

California's 27th State Senate district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Alan Lowenthal 150,289 63.25
Republican Cesar Navarro Castellanos87,31936.75
Total votes237,608 100.00
Democratic hold

District 29

California's 29th Senate District election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Margett (incumbent) 190,165 61.63
Democratic Rufino Bautista, Jr.101,35032.85
Libertarian Dan Fernandes17,0445.52
Total votes308,559 100.00
Republican hold

District 31

California's 31st State Senate district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert Dutton 170,900 59.50
Democratic Marjorie Mikels116,31240.50
Total votes287,212 100.00
Republican hold

District 33

California's 33rd State Senate district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dick Ackerman (incumbent) 245,116 68.96
Democratic Randall Daugherty110,31331.04
Total votes355,429 100.00
Republican hold

District 35

California's 35th State Senate district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Campbell 230,220 63.79
Democratic Rita B. Siebert114,12631.62
Libertarian Timothy Johnson16,5614.59
Total votes360,907 100.00
Republican hold

District 37

California's 37th State Senate district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Battin (incumbent) 182,578 59.63
Democratic Pat Johansen123,60240.37
Total votes306,180 100.00
Republican hold

District 39

California's 39th Senate District election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Christine Kehoe 200,737 59.97
Republican Larry Stirling118,41735.38
Libertarian John Murphy15,5524.65
Total votes334,706 100.00
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jacobson, Louis (October 1, 2004). "Handicapping the State Legislatures: A 50-State Preview". The Rothenberg Political Report: 7–10 – via Harvard Dataverse.
  2. ↑ "State Senate All Districts" (PDF). California Secretary of State. November 2, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Full Biography for Leonard M. "Len" Lanzi". smartvoter.org. League of Women Voters of California Education Fund. March 31, 2008. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
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