California's 17th senatorial district

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California's 17th State Senate district
California's 17th senatorial district
Current senator
  John Laird
D–Santa Cruz
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age		931,341 [1]
724,678 [1]
615,065 [1]
Demographics
Registered voters567,749 [2]
Registration46.61%  Democratic
23.90%  Republican
23.72%  No party preference

California's 17th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat John Laird of Santa Cruz.

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District profile

The district encompasses the Big Sur section of the Central Coast, including Santa Cruz, San Benito, and Monterey Counties, along with northern San Luis Obispo County.

Election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2021 Recall Dark Red x.svg No 65.1 – 34.9%
2020 President Biden 66.8 – 30.8%
2018 Governor Newsom 63.8 – 36.2%
Senator Feinstein 54.0 – 46.0%
2016 President Clinton 63.4 – 29.6%
Senator Harris 67.0 – 33.0%
2014 Governor Brown 66.0 – 34.0%
2012 President Obama 62.8 – 33.9%
Senator Feinstein 65.1 – 34.9%

List of senators

Due to redistricting, the 17th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

SenatorsPartyYears servedCounties representedNotes
Charles Dent Reynolds Democratic January 8, 1883 – January 5, 1885 Calaveras, Tuolumne
Andrew B. Beauvais Republican January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887
Henry Vrooman January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889 Alameda
William E. Dargie January 7, 1889 – January 2, 1893
William J. Dunn Democratic January 2, 1893 – January 4, 1897 San Francisco
Samuel Braunhart January 4, 1897 – June 28, 1900Resigned to become a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
VacantJune 28, 1900 – January 1, 1901
Joseph M. Plunkett Democratic January 1, 1901 – January 2, 1905
Frank A. Markey Republican January 2, 1905 – January 4, 1909
Thomas F. Finn January 4, 1909 – January 6, 1913
Archibald E. Campbell Democratic January 6, 1913 – January 8, 1917 Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo
Elmer S. Rigdon January 8, 1917 – December 13, 1922 Monterey, San Luis Obispo Died in office. [3]
VacantDecember 13, 1922 – March 5, 1923
Ralph Leon Hughes Republican March 5, 1923 – January 5, 1925Sworn in after winning special election. [4]
C. C. Baker January 5, 1925 – January 2, 1933
William Richard Sharkey January 2, 1933 – January 4, 1937 Contra Costa
Truman H. DeLap January 4, 1937 – January 3, 1949
George Miller Jr. Democratic January 3, 1949 – January 2, 1967
Donald L. Grunsky Republican January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1976 Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz
Bob Nimmo December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1980 Monterey, San Benito, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz
Henry J. Mello Democratic December 1, 1980 – November 30, 1992
Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz
Don Rogers Republican December 15, 1992 – November 30, 1996 Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino Took his seat in the 17th district after resigning from the 16th district.
William J. Knight December 2, 1996 – May 7, 2004Died in office.
VacantMay 7, 2004 – December 6, 2004
George Runner Republican December 6, 2004 – December 21, 2010 Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Ventura Resigned from the Senate.
VacantDecember 21, 2010 – February 18, 2011
Sharon Runner Republican February 18, 2011 – December 3, 2012Sworn in after winning special election.
Bill Monning Democratic December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2020 Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz
John Laird December 7, 2020 – present

Election results (1992–present)

2020

California State Senate election, 2020
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Laird 138,98644.4
Republican Vicki Nohrden98,64931.5
Democratic Maria Cadenas65,52520.9
Democratic John M. Nevill10,0403.2
Total votes313,200 100.00
General election
Democratic John Laird 320,090 64.7
Republican Vicki Nohrden174,58735.3
Total votes494,677 100.00
Democratic hold

2016

California State Senate election, 2016
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bill Monning (incumbent)185,58668.8
Republican Palmer Kain84,14231.2
Total votes269,728 100.00
General election
Democratic Bill Monning (incumbent) 268,806 65.5
Republican Palmer Kain141,33934.5
Total votes410,145 100.00
Democratic hold

2012

California State Senate election, 2012
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bill Monning 110,89059.4
Republican Larry Beaman75,71340.6
Total votes186,603 100.00
General election
Democratic Bill Monning 236,213 63.3
Republican Larry Beaman136,83636.7
Total votes373,049 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

2011 (special)

2011 Special election 17th State Senate district special election
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of George Runner
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sharon Runner 44,238 65.27%
Democratic Darren W. Parker23,53434.73%
Total votes67,772 100.00
Republican hold

2008

California State Senate election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican George Runner (incumbent) 182,295 54.85
Democratic Bruce McFarland150,06045.15
Total votes332,355 100.00
Turnout  70.90
Republican hold

2004

California State Senate 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

2000

California State Senate election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William J. Knight (incumbent) 172,723 64.36
Democratic Richard Lott84,42731.46
Libertarian John R. Gibson7,6672.86
Natural Law Douglas R. Wallack3,5431.32
Invalid or blank votes10,4163.74
Total votes278,776 100.00
Republican hold

1996

California State Senate election, 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William J. Knight 163,531 66.61
Democratic Steven A. Figueroa61,96233.39
Invalid or blank votes17,8806.79
Total votes243,373 100.00
Republican hold

1992

California's 17th State Senate district election, 1992
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Don Rogers (incumbent) 136,298 52.15
Democratic William M. Olenick101,71538.92
Libertarian Fred Heiser23,3408.93
Invalid or blank votes27,8349.62
Total votes289,187 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Report of Registration as of February 18, 2020" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "Senator Rigdon Dies, Following Collapse at Hotel". Santa Cruz Evening News. San Francisco. AP. December 13, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved July 7, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Ralph Hughes Sworn in". babel.hathitrust.org.
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