| California's 27th State Senate district | |||
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| Current senator |
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| Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 935,656 [1] 717,882 [1] 587,906 [1] | ||
| Demographics |
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| Registered voters | 598,999 [2] | ||
| Registration | 43.46% Democratic 27.28% Republican 23.45% No party preference | ||
California's 27th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Henry Stern of Malibu.
The district straddles the Los Angeles–Ventura county border and encompasses most of Los Angeles's western suburbs. The district includes the Conejo Valley, parts of the San Fernando Valley, and a slice of the Santa Clarita Valley.
Los Angeles County – 6.3% | Ventura County – 38.7% |
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Biden 60.7 – 37.3% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 58.7 – 41.3% |
| Senator | Feinstein 57.4 – 42.6% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 58.9 – 35.6% |
| Senator | Harris 64.6 – 35.4% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 53.1 – 46.9% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 54.5 – 43.2% |
| Senator | Feinstein 57.5 – 42.5% |
| Senators | Party | Years served | Electoral history | Counties represented |
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| District established January 6, 1862 | ||||
 Walter Van Dyke (Eureka) | Union Democratic | January 6, 1862 – December 7, 1863 | Elected in 1861. [ data missing ] | Del Norte, Klamath, Humboldt |
| Union | ||||
S. P. Wright (Crescent City) | Union | December 7, 1863 – December 4, 1865 | Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1863. [ data missing ] | |
L. H. Murch (Oakland) | Union | December 4, 1865 – December 4, 1871 | Elected in 1865. Re-elected in 1867. [ data missing ] | |
| Republican | ||||
 John J. De Haven (Eureka) | Republican | December 4, 1871 – December 6, 1875 | Elected in 1871. [ data missing ] | |
Robert McGarvey (Ukiah) | Independent | December 6, 1875 – January 5, 1880 | Elected in 1875. [ data missing ] | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino |
Pierce H. Ryan (Eureka) | Workingmen | January 5, 1880 – January 5, 1885 | Elected in 1880. [ data missing ] | |
| Democratic | ||||
Belden G. Hurlburt (San Francisco) | Republican | January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887 | Elected in 1884. [ data missing ] | San Francisco |
 Thomas J. Clunie (San Francisco) | Democratic | January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889 | Elected in 1886. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives. | |
John E. Hamill (San Francisco) | Democratic | January 7, 1889 – January 2, 1893 | Elected in 1888. [ data missing ] | |
 Guy C. Earl (Oakland) | Republican | January 2, 1893 – January 4, 1897 | Elected in 1892. [ data missing ] | Alameda |
 Frederick S. Stratton (Oakland) | Republican | January 4, 1897 – January 1, 1901 | Elected in 1896. [ data missing ] | |
 George R. Lukens (Oakland) | Republican | January 1, 1901 – January 2, 1905 | Elected in 1900. Redistricted to the 15th district. | |
 Eli Wright (San Jose) | Republican | January 2, 1905 – February 27, 1905 | Elected in 1904. Expelled for accepting bribes. | Santa Clara |
| Vacant | February 27, 1905 – January 7, 1907 | |||
 George S. Walker (San Jose) | Republican | January 7, 1907 – January 6, 1913 | Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. [ data missing ] | |
 Frank H. Benson (San Jose) | Republican | January 6, 1913 – January 3, 1921 | Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1916. [ data missing ] | |
 A. E. Osborne (Los Gatos) | Republican | January 3, 1921 – January 5, 1925 | Elected in 1920. [ data missing ] | |
 Sanborn Young (Los Gatos) | Republican | January 5, 1925 – January 2, 1933 | Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1928. [ data missing ] | |
 Charles King (Hanford) | Democratic | January 2, 1933 – January 4, 1937 | Elected in 1932. [ data missing ] | Kings |
 Robert R. Cunningham (Hanford) | Democratic | January 4, 1937 – January 5, 1953 | Elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1948. [ data missing ] | |
 Robert I. Montgomery (Hanford) | Democratic | January 5, 1953 – January 2, 1961 | Elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1956. [ data missing ] | |
 Robert D. Williams (Armona) | Democratic | January 2, 1961 – January 2, 1967 | Elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1964. [ data missing ] | |
 George E. Danielson (Los Angeles) | Democratic | January 2, 1967 – January 12, 1971 | Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Resigned to become a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. | Los Angeles |
| Vacant | January 12, 1971 – July 29, 1971 | |||
 David Roberti (Los Angeles) | Democratic | July 29, 1971 – November 30, 1976 | Elected to finish Danielson's term. Re-elected in 1972. Redistricted to the 23rd district. | |
 Robert G. Beverly (Manhattan Beach) | Republican | December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1984 | Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 29th district. | |
 Bill Greene (Los Angeles) | Democratic | December 3, 1984 – November 30, 1992 | Redistricted from the 29th district and re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1988. Retired. | |
| Robert G. Beverly (Manhattan Beach) | Republican | December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1996 | Redistricted from the 29th district and re-elected in 1992. Retired due to term limits. | |
 Betty Karnette (Long Beach) | Democratic | December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2004 | Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 2000. Retired to run for State Assembly. | |
 Alan Lowenthal (Long Beach) | Democratic | December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2012 | Elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2008. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives. | |
 Fran Pavley (Agoura Hills) | Democratic | December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2016 | Redistricted to the 23rd district and re-elected in 2012. Retired due to term limits. | Los Angeles, Ventura |
 Henry Stern (Malibu) | Democratic | December 5, 2016 – present | Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2024. | |
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Henry Stern | 158,184 | 63.8 | |
| Republican | Houman Salem | 89,646 | 36.2 | |
| Total votes | 247,830 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Henry Stern | 284,797 | 60.2 | |
| Republican | Houman Salem | 188,421 | 39.8 | |
| Total votes | 473,218 | 100.0 | ||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Steve Fazio | 77,770 | 37.1 | |
| Democratic | Henry Stern | 57,189 | 27.3 | |
| Democratic | Janice Kamenir-Reznik | 40,250 | 19.2 | |
| Democratic | David Pollock | 15,359 | 7.3 | |
| Democratic | Shawn Bayliss | 12,757 | 6.1 | |
| Democratic | George Christopher Thomas | 6,143 | 2.9 | |
| Total votes | 209,468 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Henry Stern | 218,655 | 55.9 | |
| Republican | Steve Fazio | 172,827 | 44.1 | |
| Total votes | 377,256 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Todd Zink | 68,384 | 51.1 | |
| Democratic | Fran Pavley (incumbent) | 65,552 | 48.9 | |
| Total votes | 133,936 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Fran Pavley (incumbent) | 197,757 | 53.6 | |
| Republican | Todd Zink | 171,438 | 46.4 | |
| Total votes | 369,195 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Alan Lowenthal (incumbent) | 171,668 | 67.34 | |
| Republican | Allen Wood | 83,268 | 32.66 | |
| Total votes | 254,936 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 67.36 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Alan Lowenthal | 150,289 | 63.25 | |
| Republican | Cesar Navarro Castellanos | 87,319 | 36.75 | |
| Total votes | 237,608 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Betty Karnette (incumbent) | 157,577 | 60.90 | |
| Republican | Marilyn Lyon | 101,170 | 39.10 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 23,113 | 8.20 | ||
| Total votes | 281,860 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Betty Karnette | 126,562 | 51.41 | |
| Republican | Phil Hawkins | 119,641 | 48.59 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 19,200 | 7.23 | ||
| Total votes | 265,403 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert G. Beverly (incumbent) | 129,010 | 47.29 | |
| Democratic | Brian Finander | 123,956 | 45.44 | |
| Libertarian | David J. Rosen | 10,828 | 3.97 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Patrick McCoy | 8,999 | 3.30 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 29,687 | 9.81 | ||
| Total votes | 302,480 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
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