| California's 32nd State Senate district | |||
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| Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 933,406 [1] 692,591 [1] 535,094 [1] | ||
| Demographics |
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| 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.
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.
| 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% |
| Senators | Party | Years served | Electoral history | Counties represented |
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| 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. | |
 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 – December 5, 2022 | Elected in 2018. Redistricted to the 30th district. | |
 Kelly Seyarto (Murrieta) | Republican | December 5, 2022 – present | Elected in 2022. | Riverside |
| Primary election | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Rita Topalian | 28,770 | 25.0 | |
| Democratic | Vanessa Delgado | 18,652 | 16.2 | |
| Democratic | Tony Mendoza | 16,506 | 14.4 | |
| Democratic | Bob J. Archuleta | 13,518 | 11.8 | |
| Republican | Ion Sarega | 10,587 | 9.2 | |
| Democratic | Vicky Santana | 7,835 | 6.8 | |
| Democratic | Ali S. Taj | 6,835 | 5.9 | |
| Democratic | Vivian Romero | 5,302 | 4.6 | |
| Democratic | Rudy Bermudez | 5,066 | 4.4 | |
| Democratic | John Paul Drayer | 1,268 | 1.1 | |
| Democratic | Darren Joseph Gendron | 593 | 0.5 | |
| Total votes | 114,932 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Vanessa Delgado | 26,635 | 52.4 | |
| Republican | Rita Topalian | 24,240 | 47.6 | |
| Total votes | 50,884 | 100.0 | ||
| Primary election | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gloria Negrete McLeod | 85,301 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 85,301 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Nell Soto (incumbent) | 60,761 | 67.62 | |
| Republican | Ken Robertson | 29,101 | 32.38 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 8,484 | 8.63 | ||
| Total votes | 98,346 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe Baca | 75,424 | 58.51 | |
| Republican | Eunice M. Ulloa | 49,201 | 38.17 | |
| Libertarian | John S. Ballard | 4,275 | 3.32 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 7,267 | 5.34 | ||
| Total votes | 136,167 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ruben Ayala (incumbent) | 76,849 | 60.74 | |
| Republican | Earl De Vries | 49,687 | 39.26 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 11,966 | 8.64 | ||
| Total votes | 138,502 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
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