California's 40th State Senate district
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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 State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Ben Hueso of San Diego.
District profile
The district runs along the entire border between California and Mexico. The heavily Latino district includes urban San Diego neighborhoods in the west and rural Imperial County farmland in the east.
All of Imperial County |
San Diego County – 24.6%
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Election results from statewide races
Year | Office | Results |
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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% |
List of senators
Due to redistricting, the 40th 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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William W. Bowers | Republican | January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891 | San Bernardino, San Diego | |
Henry M. Streeter | January 5, 1891 - January 7, 1895 | |||
David L. Withington | January 7, 1895 - January 2, 1899 | San Diego | ||
Alfred Edward Nutt | January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1903 | |||
Martin Luther Ward | January 5, 1903 - January 7, 1907 | |||
Leroy A. Wright | January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1915 | |||
Edgar A. Luce | Progressive | January 4, 1915 - January 6, 1919 | ||
Edwin Parker Sample | Republican | January 6, 1919 - January 3, 1927 | ||
Edwin A. Mueller | January 3, 1927 - January 5, 1931 | |||
William E. Harper | January 5, 1931 - January 7, 1935 | |||
Ed Fletcher | January 7, 1935 - January 6, 1947 | |||
Fred H. Kraft | January 6, 1947 - January 5, 1959 | |||
Hugo Mark Fisher | Democratic | January 5, 1959 - January 7, 1963 | ||
Jack Schrade | Republican | January 7, 1963 - January 2, 1967 | ||
James R. Mills | Democratic | January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1982 | Imperial, San Diego | |
Wadie P. Deddeh | December 6, 1982 - August 17, 1993 | San Diego | Resigned from the Senate.[5] | |
Stephen Peace | January 10, 1994 - November 30, 2002 | Sworn in after winning special election.[6] | ||
Denise Moreno Ducheny | December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2010 | Imperial, Riverside, San Diego | ||
Juan Vargas | December 6, 2010 – January 2, 2013 | Resigned from the Senate to be sworn in the 51st Congressional district. | ||
Ben Hueso | March 21, 2013 - present | Sworn in after winning special election. | ||
Imperial, San Diego |
Election results 1994 - present
2018
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 |
2014
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 |
2013 (special)
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 |
2010
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 |
2006
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 |
2002
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 |
1998
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 |
1994
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
- ^ "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
- ^ "Supplement to the Statement of Vote September 14, 2021, California Gubernatorial Recall Election Counties by Congressional Districts for Recall Question" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on March 7, 2022.
- ^ "Counties by Congressional Districts for Recall Election Gubernatorial Replacement Candidates" (PDF).
- ^ "Wadie Deddeh Resignation letter". babel.hathitrust.org.
- ^ "Stephen Peace Sworn in". babel.hathitrust.org.
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