California's 37th State Senate district

California's 37th State Senate district
California's 37th State Senate district
Current senator
	Dave Min; D–Irvine
Population (2010); • Voting age; • Citizen voting age	937,986; 734,844; 613,024
Demographics	56.00% White; 1.56% Black; 21.67% Latino; 19.20% Asian; 0.47% Native American; 0.32% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.29% other; 0.48% remainder of multiracial;
Registered voters	623,039
Registration	34.92% Democratic; 34.67% Republican; 25.25% No party preference

California's 37th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Dave Min of Irvine.

District profile

The district encompasses central Orange County, centered on the city of Irvine. The district contains a mix of coastal beaches, suburban sprawl, and the Santa Ana Mountains.

Orange County – 31.2%^{[clarification needed]}

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2020	President	Biden 54.3 – 43.6%
2018	Governor	Newsom 50.2 – 49.8%
2018	Senator	Feinstein 54.1 – 45.9%
2016	President	Clinton 50.0 – 44.0%
2016	Senator	Harris 59.0 – 41.0%
2014	Governor	Kashkari 57.7 – 42.3%
2012	President	Romney 53.7 – 43.9%
2012	Senator	Emken 54.6 – 45.4%

List of senators

Due to redistricting, the 37th 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
George Steele	Republican	January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889	San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Venutra
E. H. Heacock	Republican	January 7, 1889 - January 2, 1893	San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Venutra
John R. Mathews	Democratic	January 2, 1893 - January 4, 1897	Los Angeles
Robert N. Bulla	Republican	January 4, 1897 - January 1, 1901
Frederick M. Smith		January 1, 1901 - January 2, 1905
Henry E. Carter		January 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909
Henry M. Hurd		January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913
William E. Brown		January 6, 1913 - January 3, 1921
Newton M. Allen		January 3, 1921 - January 7, 1929
George W. Rochester		January 7, 1929 - January 2, 1933
Leonard Joseph Difani		January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937	Riverside
John R. Phillips		January 4, 1937 – November 15, 1942		Resigned from the Senate to become a member of Congress for the 22nd Congressional district.
Nelson S. Dilworth		January 8, 1945 – January 2, 1961
Leland Milton Backstrand		January 2, 1961 - April 26, 1964		Died in office. Died from a heart attack.^[3]
Gordon Cologne		January 4, 1965 - January 2, 1967
George Deukmejian		January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1976	Los Angeles
Paul B. Carpenter	Democratic	December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1984	Orange
Marian Bergeson	Republican	December 3, 1984 - November 30, 1992	Imperial, Orange, Riverside, San Diego
David G. Kelley		December 7, 1992 - November 30, 2000	Imperial, Riverside, San Diego
Jim Battin		December 4, 2000 - November 30, 2008	Imperial, Riverside, San Diego
Jim Battin		December 4, 2000 - November 30, 2008	Riverside
John J. Benoit		December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2009		Resigned from the Senate to become a member of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors.
Bill Emmerson		June 9, 2010 - November 30, 2012		Sworn in after winning special election.
Mimi Walters		December 3, 2012 - January 3, 2015	Orange	Resigned from the Senate to be sworn in the 45th Congressional district.
John Moorlach		March 22, 2015 – November 30, 2020		Sworn in after winning special election.
Dave Min	Democratic	December 7, 2020 - present

Election results 1992 - present

2020

2020 California State Senate election
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Moorlach (incumbent)	132,275	47.3
	Democratic	Dave Min	78,293	28.0
	Democratic	Katrina Foley	68,952	24.7
Total votes			279,520	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Dave Min	270,522	51.1
	Republican	John Moorlach (incumbent)	258,421	48.9
Total votes			528,943	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2016

2016 California State Senate election
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Moorlach (incumbent)	114,540	54.8
	Democratic	Ari Grayson	94,369	45.2
Total votes			208,909	100.0
General election
	Republican	John Moorlach (incumbent)	228,480	57.0
	Democratic	Ari Grayson	172,455	43.0
Total votes			400,935	100.0
	Republican hold

2015 (special)

California's 37th State Senate district special election, 2015
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Mimi Walters
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Moorlach	38,125	50.3
	Republican	Don Wagner	33,411	44.0
	Republican	Naz Namazi	2,621	3.5
	Democratic	Louise Stewardson (write-in)	1,696	2.2
Total votes			75,853	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

2012 California State Senate election
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mimi Walters (incumbent)	88,321	63.6
	Democratic	Steve Young	50,562	36.4
Total votes			138,883	100.0
General election
	Republican	Mimi Walters (incumbent)	213,086	57.0
	Democratic	Steve Young	160,595	43.0
Total votes			373,681	100.0
	Republican hold

2010 (special)

2010 Special Primary election
Fill the vacant left by John J. Benoit when he became a member of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Emmerson	39,875	41.76%
	Republican	Russ Bogh	20,957	21.95%
	Democratic	Justin Blake	13,289	13.92%
	Democratic	Anna Nevenic	8,076	8.46%
	Democratic	Arthur Bravo Guerrero	6,826	7.15%
	American Independent	Matt Monica	4,195	4.39%
	Republican	David W. Peters	2,267	2.37%
Total votes			95,485	100.0%

2010 Special General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Emmerson	81,655	59.66%
	Democratic	Justin Blake	41,243	30.13%
	American Independent	Matt Monica	13,965	10.20%
Total votes			136,863	100.0%
	Republican hold

2008

California State Senate election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Benoit	190,415	54.79
	Democratic	Arthur Guerrero	157,142	45.21
Total votes			347,557	100.00
Turnout				72.48
	Republican hold

2004

California State Senate election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Battin (incumbent)	182,578	59.63
	Democratic	Pat Johansen	123,602	40.37
Total votes			306,180	100.00
	Republican hold

2000

California State Senate election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Battin	177,665	62.18
	Democratic	Sedalia L. Sanders	94,391	33.04
	Libertarian	Donna Tello	13,649	4.78
Invalid or blank votes			23,380	7.56
Total votes			309,085	100.00
	Republican hold

1996

California State Senate election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David G. Kelley (incumbent)	157,080	61.14
	Democratic	Hans Alfred Schroeder	75,943	29.59
	Libertarian	Donna Tello	10,313	4.01
	Reform	George Angell	9,121	3.55
	Natural Law	Jim J. Moner	4,486	1.75
Invalid or blank votes			23,024	6.22
Total votes			279,967	100.00
	Republican hold

1992

California State Senate election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David G. Kelley	141,970	52.47
	Democratic	Jim Rickard	101,872	37.65
	Peace and Freedom	Renate M. Kline	16,870	6.24
	Libertarian	Craig McElvany	9,845	3.64
Invalid or blank votes			29,858	9.94
Total votes			300,415	100.00
	Republican hold

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
^ "Report of Registration as of February 10, 2021" (PDF).
^ "Heart Attack After Trip; Sen. Backstrand Of Riverside Dies". cdnc.ucr.edu.

External links

District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission

[population-1] "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).

[2] "Report of Registration as of February 10, 2021" (PDF).

[3] "Heart Attack After Trip; Sen. Backstrand Of Riverside Dies". cdnc.ucr.edu.

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