2016 California State Senate election

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2016 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
  Kevin de Leon (portrait).jpg Senator Jean Fuller.jpg
Leader Kevin de León Jean Fuller
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 24th–Los Angeles 16th–Bakersfield
Seats before2614
Seats after2713
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote4,769,5572,250,103
Percentage67.48%31.84%
2016 California State Senate election.svg
Results:
     Democratic gain
     Democratic hold     Republican hold
     No election held
President pro tempore before election

Kevin de León
Democratic

President pro tempore-designate

Kevin de León
Democratic

The 2016 California State Senate election were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, with the primary election on June 7, 2016. Voters in the 20 odd-numbered districts of the California State Senate elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including for U.S. President and the state assembly.

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Only one seat changed hands: the 29th district, which belonged to outgoing former Republican Minority Leader Bob Huff. As a result of the pickup by Democrat Josh Newman, the California Democratic Party regained a two-thirds supermajority in the chamber that it had previously lost in 2014.

Overview

California State Senate elections, 2016
Primary election — June 7, 2016
PartyVotesPercentageCandidatesAdvancing to generalSeats contesting
Democratic 2,724,06366.59%422520
Republican 1,353,57233.09%251414
Libertarian 13,0650.32%211
Totals4,090,700100.00%6940—
California State Senate elections, 2016
General election — November 8, 2016
PartyVotesPercentageNot upContestedBeforeAfter+/–
Democratic 4,769,55767.48%11152627Increase2.svg 1
Republican 2,250,10331.84%951413Decrease2.svg 1
Libertarian 48,3160.68%0000Steady2.svg
Totals7,067,976100.00%20204040—
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2713
DemocraticRepublican

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Governing [1] Safe DOctober 12, 2016

Results

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, 2016
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ted Gaines (incumbent)140,73949.4
Democratic Rob Rowen104,26236.6
Republican Steven Baird39,95814.1
Total votes284,959 100.0
General election
Republican Ted Gaines (incumbent) 287,314 64.0
Democratic Rob Rowen161,50236.0
Total votes448,816 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd State Senate district election, 2016
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bill Dodd 90,39637.4
Democratic Mariko Yamada 72,24329.9
Republican Greg "Coach" Coppes54,52522.6
Democratic Gabe Griess24,54010.2
Total votes241,704 100.0
General election
Democratic Bill Dodd 207,927 58.1
Democratic Mariko Yamada 149,70141.9
Total votes357,628 100.0
Democratic hold

District 5

California's 5th State Senate district election, 2016
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Cathleen Galgiani (incumbent)96,71056.8
Republican Alan Nakanishi 47,35527.8
Republican Samuel Anderson26,34315.5
Total votes170,408 100.0
General election
Democratic Cathleen Galgiani (incumbent) 174,847 56.7
Republican Alan Nakanishi 133,60443.3
Total votes308,451 100.0
Democratic hold

District 7

California's 7th State Senate district election, 2016
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Steve Glazer (incumbent)122,18654.3
Republican Joseph Alexander Rubay61,16927.2
Democratic Guy Moore41,49718.5
Total votes224,852 100.0
General election
Democratic Steve Glazer (incumbent) 270,485 66.7
Republican Joseph Rubay135,12233.3
Total votes405,607 100.0
Democratic hold

District 9

California's 9th State Senate district election, 2016
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Nancy Skinner 116,71047.8
Democratic Sandré Swanson 74,36530.5
Democratic Katherine Grace Welch32,69813.4
Republican Rich Kinney20,2878.3
Total votes244,060 100.0
General election
Democratic Nancy Skinner 236,133 62.2
Democratic Sandré Swanson 143,57337.8
Total votes379,706 100.0
Democratic hold

District 11

California's 11th State Senate district election, 2016
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jane Kim 118,58245.3
Democratic Scott Wiener 117,91345.1
Republican Ken Loo25,1899.6
Democratic Michael A. Petrelis (write-in)40.0
Total votes261,688 100.0
General election
Democratic Scott Wiener 209,462 51.0
Democratic Jane Kim 201,31649.0
Total votes410,778 100.0
Democratic hold

District 13

California's 13th State Senate district election, 2016
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jerry Hill (incumbent)171,41175.6
Republican Rick Ciardella42,18518.6
Libertarian John H. Webster13,0185.7
Total votes226,614 100.0
General election
Democratic Jerry Hill (incumbent) 296,400 75.9
Republican Rick Ciardella94,26924.1
Total votes390,669 100.0
Democratic hold

District 15

California's 15th State Senate district election, 2016
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Beall (incumbent)97,94849.4
Democratic Nora Campos 53,25026.9
Republican Chuck Page40,78320.6
Republican Anthony Macias6,1473.1
Total votes198,128 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Beall (incumbent) 196,089 62.5
Democratic Nora Campos 117,44237.5
Total votes313,531 100.0
Democratic hold

District 17

California's 17th State Senate district election, 2016
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bill Monning (incumbent)185,58668.8
Republican Palmer Kain84,14231.2
Total votes269,728 100.0
General election
Democratic Bill Monning (incumbent) 268,806 65.5
Republican Palmer Kain141,33934.5
Total votes410,145 100.0
Democratic hold

District 19

California's 19th State Senate district election, 2016
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Hannah-Beth Jackson (incumbent)144,42264.1
Republican Colin Patrick Walch80,76535.9
Total votes225,187 100.0
General election
Democratic Hannah-Beth Jackson (incumbent) 224,834 63.1
Republican Colin Patrick Walch131,59837.3
Total votes356,432 100.0
Democratic hold

District 21

California's 21st State Senate district election, 2016
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Scott Wilk 69,40346.7
Democratic Johnathon Levar Ervin50,07833.7
Democratic Steve Hill17,73511.9
Republican Star Moffatt11,4397.7
Total votes148,655 100.0
General election
Republican Scott Wilk 160,043 52.8
Democratic Johnathon Levar Ervin142,88647.2
Total votes302,929 100.0
Republican hold

District 23

California's 23rd State Senate district election, 2016
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Morrell (incumbent)93,48454.8
Democratic Ronald J. O'Donnell50,85029.8
Democratic Mark Westwood26,30015.4
Total votes170,634 100.0
General election
Republican Mike Morrell (incumbent) 184,470 56.6
Democratic Ronald J. O'Donnell141,53343.4
Total votes326,003 100.0
Republican hold

District 25

California's 25th State Senate district election, 2016
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael D. Antonovich 85,66339.5
Democratic Anthony Portantino 58,15426.8
Democratic Katherine Perez-Estolano31,16614.4
Democratic Chris Chahinian14,8496.8
Democratic Phlunte' Riddle14,5636.7
Democratic Teddy Choi12,4305.7
Total votes216,825 100.0
General election
Democratic Anthony Portantino 218,655 57.8
Republican Michael D. Antonovich 159,01442.2
Total votes377,256 100.0
Democratic hold

District 27

California's 27th State Senate district election, 2016
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Fazio77,77037.1
Democratic Henry Stern 57,18927.3
Democratic Janice Kamenir-Reznik40,25019.2
Democratic David Pollock15,3597.3
Democratic Shawn Bayliss12,7576.1
Democratic George Christopher Thomas6,1432.9
Total votes209,468 100.0
General election
Democratic Henry Stern 218,655 55.9
Republican Steve Fazio172,82744.1
Total votes377,256 100.0
Democratic hold

District 29

California's 29th State Senate district election, 2016
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ling Ling Chang 73,51444.0
Democratic Josh Newman 48,75429.2
Democratic Sukhee Kang 44,76626.8
Total votes167,034 100.0
General election
Democratic Josh Newman 160,230 50.4
Republican Ling Ling Chang 157,73249.6
Total votes317,962 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 31

California's 31st State Senate district election, 2016
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard Roth (incumbent)81,50461.2
Republican Richard Reed51,75538.8
Total votes133,259 100.0
General election
Democratic Richard Roth (incumbent) 167,574 60.5
Republican Richard Reed109,23839.5
Total votes276,812 100.0
Democratic hold

District 33

California's 33rd State Senate district election, 2016
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ricardo Lara (incumbent)104,02799.95
Libertarian Honor Mimi Robson (write-in)470.05
Total votes104,074 100.00
General election
Democratic Ricardo Lara (incumbent) 177,971 78.6
Libertarian Honor Mimi Robson48,31621.4
Total votes226,287 100.0
Democratic hold

District 35

California's 35th State Senate district election, 2016
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Steven Bradford 50,99835.6
Democratic Warren Furutani 35,02424.4
Democratic Isaac Galvan32,10522.4
Republican Charlotte Ann Svolos25,19717.6
Total votes143,324 100.0
General election
Democratic Steven Bradford 135,353 53.5
Democratic Warren Furutani 117,45546.5
Total votes252,808 100.0
Democratic hold

District 37

California's 37th State Senate district election, 2016
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Moorlach (incumbent)114,54054.8
Democratic Ari Grayson94,36945.2
Total votes208,909 100.0
General election
Republican John Moorlach (incumbent) 228,480 57.0
Democratic Ari Grayson172,45543.0
Total votes400,935 100.0
Republican hold

District 39

California's 39th State Senate district election, 2016
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Toni Atkins 159,97066.3
Republican John Renison43,76018.1
Republican J. Bribiesca26,56511.0
Republican Richard M. Fago10,8954.5
Total votes241,190 100.0
General election
Democratic Toni Atkins 258,686 62.5
Republican John Renison155,05337.5
Total votes413,739 100.0
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ Cournoyer, Caroline (October 12, 2016). "November Likely to Lessen GOP's Advantage in Legislatures". Governing. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
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