California's 4th senatorial district

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California's 4th State Senate district
California's 4th senatorial district
Current senator
  Marie Alvarado-Gil
RJackson
Population (2010)
  Voting age
  Citizen voting age
937,962 [1]
702,185 [1]
622,033 [1]
Demographics
Registered voters528,784 [2]
Registration37.27%  Republican
33.88%  Democratic
21.38%  No party preference

California's 4th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Marie Alvarado-Gil of Jackson.

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District profile

The district encompasses the northeastern portion of the Central Valley, along with the central Sierra Nevada and all of Death Valley. It includes Stanislaus, Calaveras, Amador, El Dorado, Placer, Alpine, Tuolumne, Mariposa, Madera, Mono, and Inyo Counties.

Election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2022 Governor [3] Dahle 59.8 – 40.2%
Senator [4] Meuser 57.0 – 43.0%
2021 Recall Check-green.svg Yes 59.5 – 40.5%
2020 President Trump 51.4 – 46.0%
2018 Governor [5] Cox 56.7 – 43.3%
Senator [6] De Leon 56.1 – 43.9%
2016 President Trump 50.4 – 42.4%
Senator Harris 60.0 – 40.0%
2014 Governor Kashkari 52.4 – 47.6%
2012 President Romney 52.6 – 44.4%
Senator Emken 53.3 – 46.7%
Election results from statewide races
YearOfficeResults
2002 Governor Simon 57.6 - 21.5%
2000 President Bush 53.0 - 42.0%
Senator Feinstein 47.3 - 44.8%
1998 Governor Davis 51.8 - 44.6%
Senator Fong 56.3 - 39.5%
1996 President Dole 45.1 - 43.4%
1994 Governor Wilson 60.6 - 33.8%
Senator Huffington 52.7 - 38.4%
1992 President Clinton 40.1 - 35.9%
Senator Herschensohn 47.4 - 41.1%
Senator Feinstein 48.1 - 42.6%

List of senators who represented the district

SenatorsPartyYears servedElectoral historyCounties represented
District established January 6, 1851
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Selim E. Woodworth
(Monterey)
Nonpartisan January 6, 1851 –
January 5, 1852
Redistricted from the Monterey district and re-elected in 1850.
[ data missing ]
Monterey, Santa Cruz

Philip A. Roach
(Monterey)
Democratic January 5, 1852 –
January 2, 1854
Elected in 1851.
[ data missing ]

B. C. Whiting
(Santa Cruz)
Democratic January 2, 1854 –
January 1, 1855
Elected in 1853.
Retired to run for Attorney General.
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Sherman Day
(Berkeley)
Democratic January 1, 1855 –
January 5, 1857
Elected in 1854.
[ data missing ]
Alameda, Santa Clara

Samuel B. Bell
(Alameda)
Republican January 5, 1857 –
January 3, 1859
Elected in 1856.
[ data missing ]

R. A. Redman
(Oakland)
Democratic January 3, 1859 –
January 7, 1861
Elected in 1858.
[ data missing ]
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Augustus Rhodes
(San Jose)
Republican January 7, 1861 –
January 6, 1862
Elected in 1860.
[ data missing ]
Santa Clara

Thomas Baker
(Tulare)
Democratic January 6, 1862 –
December 7, 1863
Elected in 1861.
[ data missing ]
Fresno, Tulare

J. W. Freeman
(Bakersfield)
Democratic December 7, 1863 –
December 6, 1869
Elected in 1863.
Re-elected in 1865.
Re-elected in 1867.
[ data missing ]
Fresno, Kern, Tulare

Thomas Fowler
(Visalia)
Democratic December 6, 1869 –
December 1, 1873
Elected in 1868.
[ data missing ]

Tipton Lindsey
(Visalia)
Independent December 1, 1873 –
December 6, 1875
Elected in 1873.
[ data missing ]

W. A. Eakin
(Sonora)
Democratic December 6, 1875 –
December 3, 1877
Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 1875.
[ data missing ]
Inyo, Mono, Tuolumne

Thomas Fowler
(Visalia)
Democratic December 3, 1877 –
January 5, 1880
Elected in 1877.
[ data missing ]
Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Mono, Tulare

Chester Rowell
(Fresno)
Republican January 5, 1880 –
January 8, 1883
Elected in 1879.
[ data missing ]
Fresno, Madera
Fresno
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Patrick Reddy
(Bodie)
Democratic January 8, 1883 –
January 3, 1887
Elected in 1882.
[ data missing ]
Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Mono, Tulare
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Albert F. Jones
(Oroville)
Democratic January 3, 1887 –
January 5, 1891
Elected in 1886.
[ data missing ]
Butte
VacantJanuary 5, 1891 –
January 20, 1891
Senator-elect Charles L. Pond (RNord)
died of pneumonia on November 30, 1890.
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Wanton A. Shippee
(Oroville)
Republican January 20, 1891 –
January 2, 1899
Elected to finish vacant term.
Re-elected in 1894.
[ data missing ]
Butte, Tehama
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W. F. Maggard
(Corning)
Republican January 2, 1899 –
January 5, 1903
Elected in 1888.
[ data missing ]
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John B. Sanford
(Ukiah)
Democratic January 5, 1903 –
January 7, 1907
Elected in 1902.
Lost re-election.
Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Mendocino

C. M. Hammond
(Upper Lake)
Republican January 7, 1907 –
January 2, 1911
Elected in 1906.
[ data missing ]
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John B. Sanford
(Ukiah)
Democratic January 2, 1911 –
January 4, 1915
Elected in 1910.
[ data missing ]
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Claude F. Purkitt
(Willows)
Democratic January 4, 1915 –
January 8, 1923
Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1918.
[ data missing ]
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Fred C. Handy
(Ukiah)
Republican January 8, 1923 –
September 23, 1930
Elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1926.
Died.
VacantSeptember 23, 1930 –
January 5, 1931
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R. R. Ingels
(Potter Valley)
Republican January 5, 1931 –
January 7, 1935
Elected in 1930.
[ data missing ]
Lake, Mendocino
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George M. Biggar
(Covelo)
Republican January 7, 1935 –
January 6, 1947
Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1942.
[ data missing ]
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Burt W. Busch
(Lakeport)
Republican January 6, 1947 –
January 3, 1955
Elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1950.
Retired.
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James E. Busch
(Ukiah)
Republican January 3, 1955 –
January 5, 1959
Elected in 1954.
Lost re-election.

Waverly J. Slattery
(Finley)
Democratic January 5, 1959 –
January 7, 1963
Elected in 1958.
Retired.
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Frank S. Petersen
(Fort Bragg)
Democratic January 7, 1963 –
January 2, 1967
Elected in 1962.
Retired to become a Justice of the Del Norte County Superior Court.
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John F. McCarthy
(San Rafael)
Republican January 2, 1967 –
January 4, 1971
Redistricted from the 13th district and re-elected in 1966.
[ data missing ]
Marin, Napa, Solano
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Peter H. Behr
(San Rafael)
Republican January 2, 1971 –
November 30, 1974
Elected in 1970.
Redistricted to the 2nd district.
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John F. Dunlap
(Napa)
Democratic December 2, 1974 –
November 30, 1978
Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1974.
Lost re-election.
Napa, Sacramento, Solano, Sonoma, Yolo
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Jim Nielsen
(Woodland)
Republican December 4, 1978 –
November 30, 1990
Elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1986.
Lost re-election.
Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Napa,
Shasta, Sonoma, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo
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Mike Thompson
(St. Helena)
Democratic December 3, 1990 –
May 20, 1993
Elected in 1990.
Resigned after being elected to the 2nd district.
Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Napa, Shasta, Sonoma, Tehama
VacantMay 20, 1993 –
November 12, 1993
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Maurice Johannessen
(Redding)
Republican November 12, 1993 –
November 30, 2002
Elected to finish Thompson's term.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1998.
Retired due to term limits.
Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Sacramento,
Shasta, Siskiyou, Solano, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity
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Sam Aanestad
(Grass Valley)
Republican December 2, 2002 –
November 30, 2010
Elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2006.
Retired due to term limits.
Butte, Colusa, Del Norte, Glenn, Nevada, Placer,
Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yuba
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Doug LaMalfa
(Oroville)
Republican December 6, 2010 –
September 1, 2012
Elected in 2010.
Resigned to run for U.S. House of Representatives.
VacantSeptember 1, 2012 –
January 10, 2013
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Jim Nielsen
(Red Bluff)
Republican January 10, 2013 –
November 30, 2022
Elected to finish LaMalfa's term.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2018.
Redistricted to the 1st district and retired due to term limits.
Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Placer, Sacramento,
Sutter, Tehama, Yuba
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Marie Alvarado-Gil
(Jackson)
Democratic December 5, 2022 –
August 8, 2024
Elected in 2022. Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Inyo, Madera,
Mariposa, Merced, Mono, Nevada, Placer,
Stanislaus, Tuolumne
Republican August 8, 2024 –
present

Election results

2022

2022 California State Senate 4th district election [7] [8]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tim Robertson 48,880 22.1
Democratic Marie Alvarado-Gil 41,262 18.7
Republican George Radanovich 37,79317.1
Republican Steven Bailey37,12916.8
Republican Jeff McKay34,77315.7
Republican Jack Griffith10,3374.7
Republican Michael Gordon6,2022.8
Republican Jolene Daly4,6522.1
Total votes221,028 100.0
General election
Democratic Marie Alvarado-Gil 137,157 52.7
Democratic Tim Robertson123,21047.3
Total votes260,367 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2018

2018 California State Senate 4th district election [9] [10]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Nielsen (incumbent) 118,756 60.3
Democratic Phillip Kim 42,661 21.7
Democratic Michael "Mike" Worley35,47218.0
Total votes192,889 100.0
General election
Republican Jim Nielsen (incumbent) 190,441 57.1
Democratic Phillip Kim142,81742.9
Total votes333,258 100.0
Republican hold

2014

2014 California State Senate 4th district election [11] [12]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Nielsen (incumbent) 92,191 64.0
Democratic CJ Jawahar 51,781 36.0
Total votes143,972 100.0
General election
Republican Jim Nielsen (incumbent) 139,199 63.7
Democratic CJ Jawahar79,45736.3
Total votes218,656 100.0
Republican hold

2013 (special)

2013 California State Senate 4th district special election
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Doug LaMalfa [13] [14]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Nielsen 188,207 49.8
Democratic Michael "Mickey" Harrington 104,572 27.7
Republican Dan Logue 43,30311.5
No party preference Jann Reed24,9666.6
No party preference Dan Levine9,8822.6
No party preference Benjamin "Ben" Emery7,1461.9
Total votes378,076 100.0
General election
Republican Jim Nielsen 97,849 66.6
Democratic Michael "Mickey" Harrington49,00433.4
Total votes146,853 100.0
Republican hold

2010

2010 California State Senate 4th district election [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Doug LaMalfa 226,239 68.3
Democratic Lathe Gill105,46031.7
Total votes331,699 100.0
Republican hold

2006

2006 California State Senate 4th district election [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sam Aanestad (incumbent) 182,494 61.0
Democratic Paul R. Singh99,29333.1
Libertarian Tony Munroe9,3003.1
Green Robert Wells Vizzard8,5202.8
Total votes299,607 100.0
Republican hold

2002

2002 California State Senate 4th district election [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sam Aanestad 148,023 58.1
Democratic Marianne Smith92,78636.3
Libertarian Robert H. Underwood14,3255.6
Total votes255,134 100.0
Republican hold

1998

1998 California State Senate 4th district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Maurice Johannessen (incumbent) 135,528 56.7
Democratic Mark Desio103,62043.3
Total votes239,148 100.0
Republican hold

1994

1994 California State Senate 4th district election [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Maurice Johannessen (incumbent) 133,101 54.4
Democratic Michael H. McGowan111,66745.6
Total votes244,768 100.0
Republican hold

1993 (special)

1993 California State Senate 4th district special election
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Mike Thompson [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Maurice Johannessen 108,982 55.7
Democratic Montana Podva76,50939.1
Peace and Freedom Irv Sutley10,0515.1
Total votes195,542 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

1990

1990 California State Senate 4th district election [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mike Thompson 125,573 47.7
Republican Jim Nelson (incumbent)123,06646.7
Libertarian Juanita A. Henricks9,3983.6
Peace and Freedom Irv Sutley5,3812.0
Total votes263,418 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

See also

References

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