California's 29th State Senate district
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California's 29th State Senate district | |||
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Current senator |
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Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 925,494[1] 695,503[1] 532,640[1] | ||
Demographics |
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Registered voters | 525,519[2] | ||
Registration | 38.67% Democratic 31.08% Republican 25.38% No party preference |
California's 29th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Josh Newman of Fullerton.
District profile
The district straddles the intersection of three counties: Los Angeles, Orange, and San Bernardino. Centered on the Chino Hills and the northern Santa Ana Valley, it includes arms extending into the unincorporated community of Ramona in the north and the city of Cypress in the west.
Los Angeles County – 1.7%
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Orange County – 22.7%
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San Bernardino County – 3.7%
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Election results from statewide races
Year | Office | Results |
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2020 | President | Biden 55.1 – 42.9% |
2018 | Governor | Newsom 51.2 – 48.8% |
Senator | Feinstein 55.5 – 45.5% | |
2016 | President | Clinton 53.5 – 40.8% |
Senator | Harris 52.1 – 47.9% | |
2014 | Governor | Kashkari 53.9 – 46.1% |
2012 | President | Romney 49.1 – 48.7% |
Senator | Feinstein 50.9 – 49.1% | |
2010 | Governor | Whitman 53.5 – 41.0% |
Senator | Fiorina 55.3 – 39.4% | |
2008 | President | John McCain 49.1 – 48.9% |
2006 | Governor | Schwarzenegger 66.3 – 29.2% |
Senator | Mountjoy 48.8 – 46.6% | |
2004 | President | Bush 57.0 – 41.8% |
Senator | Jones 48.6 – 46.9% | |
2003 | Recall | Yes 70.2 – 29.8% |
Schwarzenegger 61.9 – 19.2% | ||
2002 | Governor | Simon 56.1 – 36.2% |
2000 | President | Gore 50.2 – 45.9% |
Senator | Feinstein 52.1 – 40.7% | |
1998 | Governor | Davis 52.1 – 45.4% |
Senator | Fong 50.7 – 45.8% | |
1996 | President | Clinton 45.1 – 44.5% |
1994 | Governor | Wilson 62.4 – 34.0% |
Senator | Huffington 54.2 – 37.3% | |
1992 | President | Bush 41.4 – 37.2% |
Senator | Herschensohn 56.1 – 36.5% | |
Senator | Seymour 46.7 – 44.5% |
List of senators
Due to redistricting, the 29th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
Senators | Party | Years served | Counties represented | Notes |
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Charles F. Foster | Democratic | January 8, 1883 - January 3, 1887 | Colusa, Tehama | |
Benjamin F. Langford | January 3, 1887 - January 2, 1893 | San Joaquin | ||
Bart Burke | January 2, 1893 - January 4, 1897 | San Mateo, Santa Cruz | ||
Daniel Hawk Trout | Republican | January 4, 1897 - January 1, 1901 | ||
James D. Byrnes | January 1, 1901 - May 10, 1903 | Died in office.[3] | ||
Samuel H. Rambo | January 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909 | |||
James Bernard Holohan | Democratic | January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913 | ||
Henry Lyon | Republican | January 6, 1913 - December 1, 1917 | Los Angeles | Died in office. |
Dwight H. Hart | Independent | January 6, 1919 - January 5, 1925 | ||
Republican | ||||
Joseph Leroy Pedrotti | January 5, 1925 - January 2, 1933 | |||
Chris N. Jespersen | January 2, 1933 - February 21, 1951 | San Luis Obispo | Died in office.[4] | |
Alan A. Erhart | January 5, 1953 - August 13, 1960 | Died in office. Died from a heart attack.[5] | ||
Vernon L. Sturgeon | January 2, 1961 - January 2, 1967 | |||
Mervyn Dymally | Democratic | January 2, 1967 – January 6, 1975 | Los Angeles | Resigned from the Senate to be sworn in as Lieutenant Governor. |
Bill Greene | April 7, 1975 - November 30, 1984 | Sworn in after winning special election.[6] | ||
Robert G. Beverly | Republican | December 3, 1984 - November 30, 1992 | ||
Frank Hill | December 7, 1992 - July 8, 1994 | Los Angeles, Orange | Resigned from the Senate.[7] | |
Dick Mountjoy | December 5, 1994 - November 30, 2000 | Los Angeles | ||
Bob Margett | December 4, 2000 - November 30, 2008 | |||
Bob Huff | December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2016 | Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino | ||
Josh Newman | Democratic | December 5, 2016 – June 24, 2018 | Recalled from the Senate. | |
Ling Ling Chang | Republican | June 25, 2018 – November 30, 2020 | Sworn in after winning special election due to Newman being recalled. | |
Josh Newman | Democratic | December 7, 2020 - present |
Election results 1992 - present
2020
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Ling Ling Chang (incumbent) | 98,687 | 47.4 | |
Democratic | Josh Newman | 69,732 | 33.5 | |
Democratic | Joseph Cho | 39,643 | 19.1 | |
Total votes | 208,062 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Josh Newman | 214,456 | 51.3 | |
Republican | Ling Ling Chang (incumbent) | 203,762 | 48.7 | |
Total votes | 418,218 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
2018 (Recall)
Choice | Votes | % |
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91,892 | 58.13 |
No | 66,197 | 41.87 |
Total votes | 158,089 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ling Ling Chang | 50,215 | 33.80 | |
Democratic | Joseph Cho | 31,726 | 21.36 | |
Republican | Bruce Whitaker | 28,704 | 19.32 | |
Democratic | Josh Ferguson | 17,745 | 11.95 | |
Democratic | Kevin Carr | 12,713 | 8.56 | |
Republican | George C. Shen | 7,442 | 5.01 | |
Total votes | 148,545 | 100.00 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
2016
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Ling Ling Chang | 73,514 | 44.0 | |
Democratic | Josh Newman | 48,754 | 29.2 | |
Democratic | Sukhee Kang | 44,766 | 26.8 | |
Total votes | 167,034 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Josh Newman | 160,230 | 50.4 | |
Republican | Ling Ling Chang | 157,732 | 49.6 | |
Total votes | 317,962 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
2012
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Bob Huff (incumbent) | 68,708 | 64.3 | |
Democratic | Greg Diamond | 38,169 | 35.7 | |
Total votes | 106,877 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Bob Huff (incumbent) | 160,912 | 55.1 | |
Democratic | Greg Diamond | 131,228 | 44.9 | |
Total votes | 292,140 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bob Huff | 178,155 | 54.4 | |
Democratic | Joseph Lyons | 127,536 | 38.9 | |
Libertarian | Jill Stone | 21,983 | 6.7 | |
Total votes | 327,674 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bob Margett (incumbent) | 190,165 | 61.7 | |
Democratic | Rufino Bautista, Jr. | 101,350 | 32.8 | |
Libertarian | Dan Fernandes | 17,044 | 5.5 | |
Total votes | 308,559 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2000
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bob Margett | 128,713 | 49.1 | |
Democratic | Richard Melendez | 125,975 | 48.0 | |
Libertarian | Leland Faegre | 7,655 | 2.9 | |
Total votes | 262,343 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
1996
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dick Mountjoy (incumbent) | 138,944 | 58.9 | |
Democratic | Tommy Randle | 96,829 | 41.1 | |
Total votes | 235,773 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
1994 (special)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dick Mountjoy | 116,562 | 60.1 | |
Democratic | Sandra K. Hester | 64,007 | 33.0 | |
Libertarian | Matt Piazza | 8,756 | 4.5 | |
Green | Walt Contreras Sheasby | 4,614 | 2.4 | |
Total votes | 193,939 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
1992
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Frank Hill (incumbent) | 148,754 | 56.2 | |
Democratic | Sandy Hester | 116,021 | 43.8 | |
Total votes | 264,775 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
- ^ "Report of Registration as of February 10, 2021" (PDF).
- ^ "STATE SENATOR DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS". cdnc.ucr.edu.
- ^ "State Senator Chris Jespersen Dies Suddenly". cdnc.ucr.edu.
- ^ "Sen. Erhart Dies Suddenly". cdnc.ucr.edu.
- ^ "Bill Greene Sworn in". babel.hathitrust.org.
- ^ "Frank Hill Resignation letter". babel.hathitrust.org.
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