| California's 3rd State Senate district | |||
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| Current senator |
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| Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 928,167 [1] 716,049 [1] 612,229 [1] | ||
| Demographics |
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| Registered voters | 556,418 [2] | ||
| Registration | 50.35% Democratic 21.10% Republican 22.84% No party preference | ||
California's 3rd senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Bill Dodd of Napa.
The district includes eastern California Wine Country and University of California, Davis, and consists of Napa, Yolo, and Solano Counties.
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Recall |  No 67.7 – 32.3% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 68.1 – 29.5% |
| 2018 | Governor [3] | Newsom 65.5 – 34.5% |
| Senator [4] | Feinstein 53.9 – 46.1% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 65.3 – 28.0% |
| Senator | Harris 68.3 – 31.7% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 68.0 – 32.0% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 65.4 – 32.0% |
| Senator | Feinstein 68.0 – 32.0% |
| Senator | Party | Years served | Electoral history | Counties represented |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established January 6, 1851 | ||||
 Pablo de la Guerra (Santa Barbara) | Whig | January 6, 1851 – January 5, 1852 | Redistricted from the San Luis Obispo district and re-elected in 1850. Re-elected in 1853. Redistricted to the 2nd district. | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara |
 Antonio M. de la Guerra (Santa Barbara) | Democratic | January 5, 1852 – January 3, 1853 | Elected in 1851 Re-elected in 1852. [ data missing ] | |
| Pablo de la Guerra (Santa Barbara) | Whig | January 3, 1853 – January 2, 1854 | Elected in 1853. Redistricted to the 2nd district. | |
| [ data missing ] | January 2, 1854 – January 1, 1855 | [ data missing ] | ||
 Delos R. Ashley (San Luis Obispo) | Know Nothing | January 1, 1855 – January 5, 1857 | Elected in 1855. [ data missing ] | Monterey, Santa Cruz |
D. S. Gregory (Santa Cruz) | Democratic | January 5, 1857 – January 3, 1859 | Elected in 1857. [ data missing ] | |
John H. Watson (Santa Cruz) | Democratic | January 3, 1859 – January 7, 1861 | Elected in 1859. [ data missing ] | |
 Romualdo Pacheco (Santa Barbara) | Union Democratic | January 7, 1861 – December 7, 1863 | Elected in 1861. Retired to become California State Treasurer. | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara |
Juan Y. Cot (Santa Barbara) | Union | December 7, 1863 – December 4, 1865 | Elected in 1863. [ data missing ] | |
Patrick W. Murphy (Santa Margarita) | Democratic | December 4, 1865 – January 7, 1869 | Elected in 1865. Re-elected in 1887. [ data missing ] | |
| Romualdo Pacheco (Santa Barbara) | Republican | January 7, 1869 – December 8, 1871 | Elected in 1868. Resigned to become Lieutenant Governor of California. | |
 James Van Ness (San Luis Obispo) | Democratic | December 8, 1871 – December 8, 1871 | Elected to finish Pacheco's term. [ data missing ] | |
William J. Graves (San Luis Obispo) | Democratic | December 1, 1873 – December 3, 1877 | Elected in 1873. Re-elected in 1875. [ data missing ] | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura |
 Warren Chase (Santa Barbara) | Workingmen's | January 5, 1880 – January 8, 1883 | Elected in 1879. Resigned to run for U.S. House of Representatives. | |
 George Steele (San Luis Obispo) | Republican | January 8, 1883 – February 23, 1883 | Elected to finish Chase's term. Unseated after his opponent contested election. [5] | |
 J. Marion Brooks (Ventura) | Democratic | February 23, 1883 – January 5, 1885 | Elected after successful contest. [ data missing ] | |
| George Steele (San Luis Obispo) | Republican | January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887 | Elected in 1884. Redistricted to the 37th district. | |
W. H. Patterson (Cedarville) | Republican | January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889 | Elected in 1886. [ data missing ] | Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Sierra |
M. H. Mead (Downieville) | Democratic | January 7, 1889 – January 2, 1893 | Elected in 1888. [ data missing ] | |
 Tirey L. Ford (Downieville) | Republican | January 2, 1893 – January 4, 1897 | Elected in 1982. | Nevada, Plumas, Sierra |
William F. Prisk (Grass Valley) | Democratic | January 4, 1897 – January 1, 1901 | Elected in 1896. Retired. | |
John R. Tyrrell (Grass Valley) | Republican | January 1, 1901 – January 2, 1905 | Elected in 1900. [ data missing ] | |
 John B. Irish (Colfax) | Republican | January 2, 1905 – January 4, 1909 | Elected in 1904. [ data missing ] | Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Placer |
 E. S. Birdsall (Auburn) | Republican | January 4, 1909 – January 8, 1917 | Elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1912. [ data missing ] | |
 Thomas Ingram (Grass Valley) | Republican | January 8, 1917 – August 4, 1928 | Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1924. [ data missing ] | Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Placer, El Dorado |
Bert A. Cassidy (Auburn) | Republican | January 7, 1929 – January 2, 1933 | Elected in 1928. [ data missing ] | |
 Harry A. Perry (Ferndale) | Republican | January 2, 1933 – January 4, 1937 | Elected in 1932. [ data missing ] | Humboldt |
 Irwin T. Quinn (Auburn) | Democratic | January 4, 1937 – January 3, 1949 | Elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1944. [ data missing ] | |
 Michael J. Burns (Eureka) | Republican | January 3, 1949 – May 1, 1949 | Elected in 1948. Died. | |
| Vacant | May 1, 1949 – November 21, 1949 | |||
 Arthur W. Way (Eureka) | Republican | November 21, 1949 – January 7, 1957 | Elected to finish Burns's term. Re-elected in 1952. Lost renomination. | |
 Carl L. Christensen (Eureka) | Democratic | January 7, 1957 – January 2, 1967 | Elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1964. [ data missing ] | |
 Stephen P. Teale (Rail Road Flat) | Democratic | January 2, 1967 – January 8, 1973 | Redistricted from the 26th district and re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. [ data missing ] | Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sierra, Stanislaus, Tuolumne |
 Clare Berryhill (Ceres) | Republican | January 8, 1973 – November 30, 1976 | Elected in 1972. [ data missing ] | |
 Albert S. Rodda (Sacramento) | Democratic | December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1980 | Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1976. Retired. | Sacramento |
 John Doolittle (Rocklin) | Republican | December 1, 1980 – November 30, 1984 | Elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 1st district. | |
 Milton Marks (San Francisco) | Democratic | December 3, 1984 – November 30, 1996 | Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1992. Termed out. | Marin, San Francisco |
| Marin, San Francisco, Sonoma | ||||
 John Burton (San Francisco) | Democratic | December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2004 | Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 2000. Termed out. | |
 Carole Migden (San Francisco) | Democratic | December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2008 | Elected in 2004. Lost renomination. | |
 Mark Leno (San Francisco) | Democratic | December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012 | Elected in 2008. Redistricted to the 11th district. | |
 Lois Wolk (Davis) | Democratic | December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2016 | Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 2012. Termed out. | Contra Costa, Napa, Sacramento, Solano, Sonoma, Yolo |
 Bill Dodd (Napa) | Democratic | December 5, 2016 – present | Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2020. Retiring at the end of term due to term limits. | |
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Bill Dodd (incumbent) | 212,004 | 98.6% | |
| Republican | Carlos Santamaria (write-in) | 2,126 | 1.0% | |
| Green | Karen I. Nyhus (write-in) | 530 | 0.2% | |
| No party preference | Jaclyn Qirreh (write-in) | 421 | 0.2% | |
| Total votes | 215,081 | 100.0% | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Bill Dodd (incumbent) | 323,317 | 68.4% | |
| Republican | Carlos Santamaria | 149,461 | 31.6% | |
| Total votes | 472,778 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Bill Dodd | 90,396 | 37.4% | |
| Democratic | Mariko Yamada | 72,243 | 29.9% | |
| Republican | Greg "Coach" Coppes | 54,525 | 22.6% | |
| Democratic | Gabe Griess | 24,540 | 10.2% | |
| Total votes | 241,704 | 100.0% | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Bill Dodd | 207,927 | 58.1% | |
| Democratic | Mariko Yamada | 149,701 | 41.9% | |
| Total votes | 357,628 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Lois Wolk (incumbent) | 116,403 | 96.9% | |
| Republican | Frank Miranda (write-in) | 2,402 | 2.0% | |
| Republican | Gary Clift (write-in) | 1,341 | 1.1% | |
| Total votes | 120,146 | 100.0% | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Lois Wolk (incumbent) | 233,406 | 66.2% | |
| Republican | Frank Miranda | 119,033 | 33.8 | |
| Total votes | 352,439 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mark Leno | 58,727 | 43.8% | |
| Democratic | Carole Migden (incumbent) | 38,234 | 28.6% | |
| Democratic | Joseph Nation | 37,136 | 27.6% | |
| Total votes | 134,097 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Sashi McEntee | 23,791 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 23,791 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mark Leno | 326,755 | 80.21 | |
| Republican | Sashi McEntee | 80,617 | 19.79 | |
| Total votes | 407,372 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 78.08 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Carole Migden | 258,166 | 70.40 | |
| Republican | Andrew D. Felder | 98,332 | 26.81 | |
| Libertarian | David Rhodes | 10,234 | 2.79 | |
| Total votes | 366,732 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John L. Burton (incumbent) | 238,372 | 72.92 | |
| Republican | Terence Faulkner | 71,256 | 21.80 | |
| Natural Law | Celeste Joy Blau Joki | 17,277 | 5.29 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 12,784 | 3.76 | ||
| Total votes | 339,689 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John L. Burton | 215,831 | 70.82 | |
| Republican | Curtis Rau | 72,097 | 23.68 | |
| Libertarian | Donald E. Harte | 16,819 | 5.52 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 37,018 | 10.83 | ||
| Total votes | 304,747 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Milton Marks (incumbent) | 225,869 | 66.44 | |
| Republican | Bill Boerum | 85,323 | 25.10 | |
| Libertarian | Will C. Wohler | 16,590 | 4.88 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Giovanni Graham | 12,163 | 3.58 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 41,370 | 51.2 | ||
| Total votes | 381,315 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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