| California's 40th State Senate district | |||
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| Current senator |
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| Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 935,055 [1] 671,129 [1] 466,879 [1] | ||
| Demographics |
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| Registered voters | 486,524 [2] | ||
| Registration | 46.49% Democratic 19.15% Republican 28.31% No party preference | ||
California's 40th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Republican Brian Jones of Santee.
The district encompasses much of inland San Diego County, including Santee, Poway, Alpine, Pine Valley, Ramona, San Marcos, Escondido, Hidden Meadows, Valley Center, Pauma Valley, and Fallbrook, as well as the northeastern parts of the city of San Diego proper.
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Recall [3] [4] |  63.0 - 37.0% |
| Elder 42.6 - 12.4% | ||
| 2020 | President | Biden 65.1 – 32.8% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 64.5 – 35.5% |
| Senator | de Leon 50.1 – 49.9% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 68.6 – 26.2% |
| Senator | Sanchez 53.9 – 46.1% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 62.2 – 37.8% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 65.1 – 33.3% |
| Senator | Feinstein 66.4 – 33.6% |
| Election results from statewide races | ||
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| Year | Office | Results |
| 2000 | President | Gore 52.6 - 43.4% |
| Senator | Feinstein 58.5 - 33.5% | |
| 1998 | Governor | Davis 57.2 - 38.6% |
| Senator | Boxer 53.0 - 42.2% | |
| 1996 | President | Clinton 52.6 - 38.4% |
| 1994 | Governor | Wilson 58.9 - 37.6% |
| Senator | Huffington 49.8 - 39.4% | |
| 1992 | President | Clinton 42.7 - 32.7% |
| Senator | Boxer 45.3 - 43.2% | |
| Senator | Feinstein 49.8 - 39.6% | |
| Senators | Party | Years served | Electoral history | Counties represented |
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| District established January 3, 1887 | ||||
 William W. Bowers (San Diego) | Republican | January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891 | Elected in 1886. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives. | San Bernardino, San Diego |
 Henry M. Streeter (Riverside) | Republican | January 5, 1891 – January 7, 1895 | Elected in 1890. [ data missing ] | |
 D. L. Withington (San Diego) | Republican | January 7, 1895 – January 2, 1899 | Elected in 1894. [ data missing ] | San Diego |
 A. E. Nutt (San Diego) | Republican | January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1903 | Elected in 1898. [ data missing ] | |
 Martin L. Ward (San Diego) | Republican | January 5, 1903 – January 7, 1907 | Elected in 1902. [ data missing ] | |
 Leroy A. Wright (San Diego) | Republican | January 7, 1907 – January 4, 1915 | Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1910. [ data missing ] | |
 Edgar A. Luce (San Diego) | Progressive | January 4, 1915 – January 6, 1919 | Elected in 1914. [ data missing ] | |
 Ed P. Sample (San Diego) | Republican | January 6, 1919 – January 3, 1927 | Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1922. [ data missing ] | |
 Edwin A. Mueller (El Cajon) | Republican | January 3, 1927 – January 5, 1931 | Elected in 1926. [ data missing ] | |
 William E. Harper (San Diego) | Republican | January 5, 1931 – January 7, 1935 | Elected in 1930. [ data missing ] | |
 Ed Fletcher (San Diego) | Republican | January 7, 1935 – January 6, 1947 | Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1938. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives. | |
 Fred H. Kraft (San Diego) | Republican | January 6, 1947 – January 5, 1959 | Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1954. Lost re-election. | |
 Hugo M. Fisher (San Diego) | Democratic | January 5, 1959 – January 7, 1963 | Elected in 1958. Lost re-election. | |
 Jack Schrade (El Cajon) | Republican | January 7, 1963 – January 2, 1967 | Elected in 1962. Redistricted to the 39th district. | |
 James R. Mills (San Diego) | Democratic | January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1982 | Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1978. Term-limited and retired. | Imperial, San Diego |
 Wadie P. Deddeh (San Diego) | Democratic | December 6, 1982 – August 17, 1993 | Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1990. Resigned. | San Diego |
| Vacant | August 17, 1993 – January 10, 1994 | |||
 Stephen Peace (San Diego) | Democratic | January 10, 1994 – November 30, 2002 | Elected to finish Deddeh's term. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1998. Term-limited and retired. | |
 Denise M. Ducheny (San Diego) | Democratic | December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2010 | Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2006. Term-limited and retired. |  Imperial, Riverside, San Diego |
 Juan Vargas (San Diego) | Democratic | December 6, 2010 – January 2, 2013 | Elected in 2010. Resigned after election to the U.S. House of Representatives. | |
| Vacant | January 2, 2013 – March 21, 2013 | |||
 Ben Hueso (San Diego) | Democratic | March 21, 2013 – December 5, 2022 | Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2018. Term-limited and retired. | |
 Imperial, San Diego | ||||
 Brian Jones (Santee) | Republican | December 5, 2022 – present | Redistricted from the 38th district and re-elected in 2022. |  San Diego |
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Brian Jones (incumbent) | 113,400 | 54.4 | |
| Democratic | Joseph C. Rocha | 94,960 | 45.6 | |
| Total votes | 208,360 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Brian Jones (incumbent) | 168,789 | 53.2 | |
| Democratic | Joseph C. Rocha | 148,244 | 46.8 | |
| Total votes | 317,033 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ben Hueso (incumbent) | 70,649 | 60.1 | |
| Republican | Luis R. Vargas | 46,850 | 39.9 | |
| Total votes | 117,499 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Ben Hueso (incumbent) | 152,896 | 65.9 | |
| Republican | Luis R. Vargas | 79,207 | 34.1 | |
| Total votes | 232,103 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ben Hueso (incumbent) | 45,249 | 71.9 | |
| Democratic | Rafael Estrada | 17,547 | 27.9 | |
| Republican | Michael Diaz (write-in) | 188 | 0.3 | |
| Total votes | 62,984 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Ben Hueso (incumbent) | 58,880 | 54.9 | |
| Democratic | Rafael Estrada | 48,397 | 45.1 | |
| Total votes | 107,277 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ben Hueso | 29,367 | 53.1 | |
| Republican | Hector Raul Gastelum | 11,951 | 21.6 | |
| Republican | Xanthi Gionis | 8,243 | 14.9 | |
| Democratic | Anna Nevenic | 5,740 | 10.4 | |
| Democratic | Craig Fiegener (write-in) | 39 | 0.1 | |
| Democratic | Rafael Estrada (write-in) | 20 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 55,360 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Juan Vargas | 101,767 | 59.5 | |
| Republican | Brian Hendry | 69,417 | 40.5 | |
| Total votes | 171,184 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Denise Moreno Ducheny (incumbent) | 84,571 | 62.2 | |
| Republican | David K. Walden | 47,502 | 34.9 | |
| Libertarian | Jesse Thomas | 3,968 | 2.9 | |
| Total votes | 136,041 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Denise Moreno Ducheny | 66,405 | 56.4 | |
| Republican | Michael S. Giorgino | 47,087 | 39.9 | |
| Libertarian | Felix Jeremiah Miranda | 4,362 | 3.7 | |
| Total votes | 117,854 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Steve Peace (incumbent) | 103,669 | 66.3 | |
| Republican | Bob Divine | 47,490 | 30.4 | |
| Libertarian | David N. Graham | 5,192 | 3.3 | |
| Total votes | 156,351 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Steve Peace (incumbent) | 77,211 | 48.0 | |
| Republican | Joe Ghougassian | 72,410 | 45.1 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Elena Smith Pelayo | 6,347 | 3.9 | |
| Libertarian | Ben Gibbs | 4,758 | 3.0 | |
| Total votes | 160,726 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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