California's 16th State Senate district | |||
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Current senator |
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Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 922,123[1] 662,419[1] 564,836[1] | ||
Demographics |
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Registered voters | 481,235[2] | ||
Registration | 41.40% Republican 28.99% Democratic 22.46% No party preference |
California's 16th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Melissa Hurtado of Sanger.
District profile
[edit]The district consists of portions of southwestern Central Valley, including Kings County, western Tulare County, and northwestern Kern County.
Election results from statewide races
[edit]Year | Office | Results |
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2021 | Recall | ![]() |
2020 | President | Trump 57.9 – 39.6% |
2018 | Governor | Cox 63.0 – 37.0% |
Senator | de Leon 60.5 – 39.5% | |
2016 | President | Trump 59.0 – 35.2% |
Senator | Harris 54.3 – 45.7% | |
2014 | Governor | Kashkari 64.9 – 35.1% |
2012 | President | Romney 61.7 – 35.9% |
Senator | Emken 62.1 – 37.9% |
List of senators
[edit]Due to redistricting, the 16th 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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Franklin Thomas Baldwin | Democratic | January 8, 1883 - January 3, 1887 | Amador, San Joaquin | Served together with Langford.[3] |
Benjamin Franklin Langford | January 8, 1883 - January 3, 1887 | |||
Frank James Moffitt | January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891 | Alameda | ||
Eli Sherman Denison | Republican | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | ||
George G. Goucher | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | Fresno | |
Alfred Joel Pedlar | Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 2, 1899 | Fresno, Madera | |
Chester Rowell | January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1903 | |||
Frank W. Leavitt | January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1911 | Alameda | ||
Edward J. Tyrrell | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1919 | Ran as a Progressive for his 2nd term. | ||
Progressive | ||||
A. P. Anderson | Republican | January 6, 1919 - January 8, 1923 | ||
Edgar Sanders Hurley | January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1931 | |||
Arthur Hastings Breed, Sr. | January 5, 1931 - January 7, 1935 | |||
William Knowland | January 7, 1935 - January 2, 1939 | |||
Arthur H. Breed Jr. | January 2, 1939 - January 5, 1959 | |||
John W. Holmdahl | Democratic | January 5, 1959 - January 2, 1967 | ||
Hugh Morrison Burns | January 2, 1967 - January 4, 1971 | Fresno | ||
George N. Zenovich | January 4, 1971 - November 30, 1974 | |||
Walter W. Stiern | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1986 | Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino | ||
Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, San Bernardino | ||||
Don Rogers | Republican | December 1, 1986 - December 15, 1992 | Resigned his seat from the 16th Senate district to assume another seat in the 17th Senate district due to redistricting. | |
Phil Wyman | May 3, 1993 – November 30, 1994 | Sworn in after winning special election.[4] | ||
Jim Costa | Democratic | December 5, 1994 - November 30, 2002 | Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Tulare | |
Dean Florez | December 2, 2002 - November 30, 2010 | Fresno, Kern, Kings, Tulare | ||
Michael Rubio | December 6, 2010 – February 22, 2013 | Resigned from the Senate. | ||
Andy Vidak | Republican | August 10, 2013 - November 30, 2014 | Sworn in after winning special election. | |
Jean Fuller | December 1, 2014 - November 30, 2018 | Kern, San Bernardino, Tulare | ||
Shannon Grove | December 3, 2018 - December 4, 2022 | |||
Melissa Hurtado | Democratic | December 5, 2022 – present |
Election results (1994–present)
[edit]2018
[edit]Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Shannon Grove | 90,353 | 59.1 | |
Democratic | Ruth Musser-Lopez | 44,303 | 29.0 | |
Republican | Gregory Tatum | 18,152 | 11.9 | |
Total votes | 152,808 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Shannon Grove | 169,714 | 64.2 | |
Democratic | Ruth Musser-Lopez | 94,579 | 35.8 | |
Total votes | 264,293 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2014
[edit]Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Jean Fuller (incumbent) | 79,843 | 99.8 | |
Democratic | Ruth Musser-Lopez (write-in) | 189 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 80,032 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Jean Fuller (incumbent) | 122,700 | 72.8 | |
Democratic | Ruth Musser-Lopez | 45,812 | 27.2 | |
Total votes | 168,512 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2013 (special)
[edit]Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Andy Vidak | 31,610 | 49.8% | |
Democratic | Leticia Perez | 27,854 | 43.9% | |
Democratic | Francisco "Frank" Ramirez | 1,890 | 3.0% | |
Democratic | Paulina Miranda | 1,623 | 2.6% | |
Peace and Freedom | Muhammad "O" Arif | 471 | 0.7% | |
Total votes | 63,448 | 100.0% | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Andy Vidak | 42,224 | 51.9% | |
Democratic | Leticia Perez | 39,140 | 48.1% | |
Total votes | 81,364 | 100.0% | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
2010
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Michael Rubio | 71,334 | 60.5 | |
Republican | Tim Thiesen | 46,717 | 39.5 | |
Total votes | 118,051 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2006
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dean Florez (incumbent) | 78,146 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 78,146 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2002
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dean Florez | 69,503 | 70.03 | |
Republican | Blair Knox | 29,747 | 29.97 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 3,811 | 3.70 | ||
Total votes | 103,061 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
1998
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Costa (incumbent) | 92,163 | 71.91 | |
Republican | Gregg Palmer | 36,005 | 28.09 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 9,891 | 7.16 | ||
Total votes | 138,059 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
1994
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Costa | 70,329 | 51.57 | |
Republican | Phil Wyman (incumbent) | 66,053 | 48.43 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 8,529 | 5.89 | ||
Total votes | 144,911 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
- ^ "Report of Registration as of February 18, 2020" (PDF).
- ^ "1883 Senate Session". babel.hathitrust.org.
- ^ "Phil Wyman Sworn in". babel.hathitrust.org.