California's 32nd senatorial district

California's 32nd State Senate district
Current senator	Kelly Seyarto R–Murrieta
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	933,406 [1] 692,591 [1] 535,094 [1]
Demographics	19.17% White 3.71% Black 60.92% Latino 14.86% Asian 0.39% Native American 0.32% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.22% other 0.42 [1] % remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	523,558 [2]
Registration	49.59%  Democratic 20.98%  Republican 24.10%  No party preference

California's 32nd senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Republican Kelly Seyarto of Murrieta.

District profile

The district encompasses the southwestern corner of the Inland Empire, including the Riverside County communities of Temecula, Murrieta, Wildomar, Lake Elsinore, Canyon Lake, Lakeland Village, Alberhill, Menifee, Sage, and Idyllwild. It also includes Yorba Linda in eastern Orange County; Chino Hills in southwestern San Bernardino County; and the rural, northeastern corner of San Diego County.

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2020	President	Biden 65.0 – 32.9%
2018	Governor	Newsom 64.9 – 35.1%
	Senator	Feinstein 53.3 – 46.7%
2016	President	Clinton 66.5 – 27.9%
	Senator	Sanchez 50.7 – 49.3%
2014	Governor	Brown 58.9 – 41.1%
2012	President	Obama 64.2 – 33.7%
	Senator	Feinstein 65.8 – 34.2%

List of senators representing the district

Senators	Party	Years served	Electoral history	Counties represented
District established January 3, 1887
E. B. Conklin (Los Gatos)	Republican	January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891	Elected in 1886. [ data missing ]	Santa Clara
W. C. Bailey (San Jose)	Republican	January 5, 1891 – January 7, 1895	Elected in 1890. [ data missing ]
Reynold Linder (Tulare)	Republican	January 7, 1895 – January 2, 1899	Elected in 1894. [ data missing ]	Inyo, Kings, Tulare
H. L. Pace (Tulare)	Democratic	January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1903	Elected in 1888. [ data missing ]
E. J. Emmons (Bakersfield)	Democratic	January 5, 1903 – February 27, 1905	Elected in 1902. Expelled for accepting bribes.	Kern, Kings, Tulare
Vacant		February 27, 1905 – January 7, 1907
E. O. Miller (Visalia)	Democratic	January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911	Elected in 1906. [ data missing ]
E. O. Larkins (Visalia)	Republican	January 2, 1911 – January 4, 1915	Elected in 1910. [ data missing ]
J. L. C. Irwin (Hanford)	Democratic	January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1923	Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1918. [ data missing ]
John Creighton (Bakersfield)	Republican	January 8, 1923 – May 7, 1925	Elected in 1922. Died.
Vacant		May 7, 1925 – January 3, 1927
James I. Wagy (Bakersfield)	Republican	January 3, 1927 – January 5, 1931	Elected in 1926. Redistricted to the 34th district.
Frank W. Mixter (Porterville)	Republican	January 5, 1931 – January 6, 1947	Elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1942. [ data missing ]	Tulare
J. Howard Williams (Porterville)	Republican	January 6, 1947 – May 7, 1962	Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1958. Died.
Vacant		May 7, 1962 – January 7, 1963
Howard Way (Exeter)	Republican	January 7, 1963 – January 2, 1967	Elected in 1962. Redistricted to the 15th district.
Ralph C. Dills (Paramount)	Democratic	January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1974	Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 28th district.	Los Angeles
Ruben Ayala (Chino)	Democratic	December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1982	Redistricted from the 20th district and re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1978. Redistricted to the 34th district.	San Bernardino
Ed Royce (Anaheim)	Republican	December 6, 1982 – January 2, 1993	Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1990. Resigned to run for U.S. House of Representatives.	Orange
Vacant		January 2, 1993 – March 8, 1993
Rob Hurtt (Garden Grove)	Republican	March 8, 1993 – November 30, 1994	Elected to finish Royce's term. Redistricted to the 34th district.
Ruben Ayala (Chino)	Democratic	December 5, 1994 – November 30, 1998	Redistricted from the 34th district. Retired due to term limits.	Los Angeles, San Bernardino
Joe Baca (Fontana)	Democratic	December 7, 1998 – November 16, 1999	Elected in 1998. Resigned to run for U.S. House of Representatives.
Vacant		November 16, 1999 – March 13, 2000
Nell Soto (Pomona)	Democratic	March 13, 2000 – November 30, 2006	Elected to finish Baba's term. Re-elected in 2002. Retired to run for State Assembly.
Gloria N. McLeod (Chino)	Democratic	December 4, 2006 – January 2, 2013	Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2010. Resigned to run for U.S. House of Representatives.
Vacant		January 2, 2013 – May 20, 2013
Norma Torres (Pomona)	Democratic	May 20, 2013 – November 30, 2014	Elected to finish McLeod's term. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.
Tony Mendoza (Artesia)	Democratic	December 1, 2014 – February 22, 2018	Elected in 2014. Resigned to avoid expulsion due to allegations of sexual harassment. [3] Ran for re-election and lost both special and regular elections. [4]	Los Angeles, Orange
Vacant		February 22, 2018 – August 13, 2018
Vanessa Delgado (Montebello)	Democratic	August 13, 2018 – November 30, 2018	Elected to finish Mendoza's term. Lost re-election for full term.
Bob Archuleta (Pico Rivera)	Democratic	December 3, 2018 – November 30, 2022	Elected in 2018. Redistricted to the 30th district.
Kelly Seyarto (Murrieta)	Republican	December 5, 2022 – present	Elected in 2022.	Riverside

Election results

• 1990
• 1994
• 1998
• 2000 (special)
• 2002
• 2006
• 2010
• 2013 (special)
• 2014
• 2018 (special)
• 2018
• 2022

2022

2022 California State Senate 32nd district election ^{[5] [6]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kelly Seyarto	112,728	62.8
	Democratic	Brian Nash	66,644	37.2
Total votes			179,372	100.0
General election
	Republican	Kelly Seyarto	184,086	62.0
	Democratic	Brian Nash	112,763	38.0
Total votes			296,849	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2018

2018 California State Senate 32nd district election ^{[7] [8]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rita Topalian	28,979	24.4
	Democratic	Bob Archuleta	20,652	17.4
	Democratic	Vanessa Delgado	18,709	15.7
	Democratic	Tony Mendoza	11,917	10.0
	Republican	Ion Sarega	11,577	9.7
	Democratic	Vicky Santana	8,236	6.9
	Democratic	Ali S. Taj	6,349	5.3
	Democratic	Vivian Romero	5,495	4.6
	Democratic	Rudy Bermudez	5,455	4.6
	Democratic	David Castellanos	1,541	1.3
Total votes			118,910	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Bob Archuleta	177,054	66.9
	Republican	Rita Topalian	87,520	33.1
Total votes			264,574	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018 (special)

2018 California State Senate 32nd district special election
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Tony Mendoza ^{[9] [10]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rita Topalian	29,135	25.0
	Democratic	Vanessa Delgado	18,898	16.2
	Democratic	Tony Mendoza	16,779	14.4
	Democratic	Bob J. Archuleta	13,593	11.7
	Republican	Ion Sarega	10,720	9.2
	Democratic	Vicky Santana	7,960	6.8
	Democratic	Ali S. Taj	6,961	6.0
	Democratic	Vivian Romero	5,379	4.6
	Democratic	Rudy Bermudez	5,117	4.4
	Democratic	John Paul Drayer	1,294	1.1
	Democratic	Darren Joseph Gendron	599	0.5
Total votes			116,435	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Vanessa Delgado	26,635	52.4
	Republican	Rita Topalian	24,240	47.6
Total votes			50,884	100.0

2014

2014 California State Senate 32nd district election ^{[11] [12]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mario Guerra	29,096	44.5
	Democratic	Tony Mendoza	20,804	31.8
	Democratic	Sally Havice	7,325	11.2
	Democratic	Irella Perez	6,873	10.5
	Democratic	Carlos Arvizu	1,280	2.0
Total votes			65,378	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Tony Mendoza	67,593	52.3
	Republican	Mario Guerra	61,718	47.7
Total votes			129,311	100.0
	Democratic hold

2013 (special)

2013 California State Senate 32nd district special election
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Gloria Negrete McLeod ^{[13] [14]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Norma Torres	15,021	44.2
	Republican	Paul S. Leon	8,961	26.4
	Democratic	Larry Walker	4,620	13.6
	Democratic	Joanne T. Gilbert	2,327	6.9
	Republican	Kenny Coble	2,178	6.4
	Democratic	Paul Vincent Avila	845	2.5
Total votes			33,952	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Norma Torres	21,251	59.6
	Republican	Paul S. Leon	14,432	40.4
Total votes			35,683	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010

2010 California State Senate 32nd district election ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gloria Negrete McLeod (incumbent)	92,691	67.9
	Republican	Earl De Vries	43,924	32.1
Total votes			136,615	100.0
	Democratic hold

2006

2006 California State Senate 32nd district election ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gloria Negrete McLeod	85,301	100.0
Total votes			85,301	100.0
	Democratic hold

2002

2002 California State Senate 32nd district election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nell Soto (incumbent)	60,761	67.6
	Republican	Ken Robertson	29,101	32.4
Total votes			89,862	100.0
	Democratic hold

2000 (special)

2002 California State Senate 32nd district election ^[18]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nell Soto	19,825	48.3
	Republican	Rob Guzman	16,271	39.6
	Democratic	David R. Eshleman	4,957	12.1
Total votes			41,053	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Nell Soto	59,999	56.2
	Republican	Rob Guzman	46,699	43.8
Total votes			106,698	100.0
	Democratic hold

1998

1998 California State Senate 32nd district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Baca	75,424	58.5
	Republican	Eunice M. Ulloa	49,201	38.2
	Libertarian	John S. Ballard	4,275	3.3
Total votes			128,900	100.0
	Democratic hold

1994

1994 California State Senate 32nd district election ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ruben Ayala (incumbent)	76,849	60.7
	Republican	Earl De Vries	49,667	39.3
Total votes			126,516	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

1990

1990 California State Senate 32nd district election ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Royce (incumbent)	80,788	61.3
	Democratic	Evelyn Colon Becktell	51,086	38.7
Total votes			131,874	100.0
	Republican hold

See also

• California State Senate
• California State Senate districts
• Districts in California

References

1. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
2. "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
3. Myers, John (February 22, 2018). "California Sen. Tony Mendoza abruptly resigns, was facing expulsion after sexual harassment investigation". Los Angeles Times).
4. Modesti, Kevin (June 5, 2018). "Tony Mendoza comeback rejected by voters in LA-area state Senate district". Los Angeles Daily News .
5. "June 7, 2022, Primary Election - State Senator" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved August 7, 2025.
6. "November 8, 2022, General Election - State Senator" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved August 7, 2025.
7. "June 5, 2018, Statewide Direct Primary Election - State Senator" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved August 7, 2025.
8. "November 6, 2018, General Election - State Senator" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved August 7, 2025.
9. "Official Canvass - State Senator - 32nd State Senate District* - Special Primary Election, June 5, 2018" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved August 7, 2025.
10. "Official Canvass - State Senator - 32nd State Senate District* - Special General Election, August 7, 2018" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved August 7, 2025.
11. "June 3, 2014, Statewide Direct Primary Election - State Senator" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved August 7, 2025.
12. "November 4, 2014, General Election - State Senator" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved August 7, 2025.
13. "Official Canvass - State Senator - 32nd Senate District* - Special Primary Election, March 12, 2013" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved August 7, 2025.
14. "Official Canvass - State Senator - 32nd Senate District* - Special General Election, May 14, 2013" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved August 7, 2025.
15. "November 2, 2010, General Election - State Senator" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved August 7, 2025.
16. "November 7, 2006, General Election - Member of the State Senate" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved August 7, 2025.
17. "November 5, 2002, General Election - State Senator" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved August 7, 2025.
18. "March 7, 2000, Complete Statement of VOte" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved August 7, 2025.
19. "November 8, 1994, General Election - State Senator" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved August 7, 2025.
20. "November 6, 1990, General Election - State Senator" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved August 7, 2025.

External links

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission