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2016 California State Senate election
The 2016 California State Senate election were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, with the primary election on June 7, 2016. Voters in the 20 odd-numbered districts of the California State Senate elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including for U.S. President and the state assembly .
Only one seat changed hands: the 29th district , which belonged to outgoing former Republican Minority Leader Bob Huff . As a result of the pickup by Democrat Josh Newman , the California Democratic Party regained a two-thirds supermajority in the chamber that it had previously lost in 2014 .
California State Senate elections, 2016Primary election — June 7, 2016
Democratic 2,724,063 66.59% 42 25 20 Republican 1,353,572 33.09% 25 14 14 Libertarian 13,065 0.32% 2 1 1 Totals 4,090,700 100.00% 69 40 —
California State Senate elections, 2016General election — November 8, 2016
Democratic 4,769,557 67.48% 11 15 26 27 1 Republican 2,250,103 31.84% 9 5 14 13 1 Libertarian 48,316 0.68% 0 0 0 0 Totals 7,067,976 100.00% 20 20 40 40 —
Column 1 Column 2
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Source Ranking As of
Governing Safe D October 12, 2016
Primary election
Republican 140,739 49.4 Democratic 104,262 36.6 Republican 39,958 14.1 284,959 100.0 Republican 287,314 64.0 Democratic 161,502 36.0 448,816 100.0
Primary election
Democratic 90,396 37.4 Democratic 72,243 29.9 Republican 54,525 22.6 Democratic 24,540 10.2 241,704 100.0 Democratic 207,927 58.1 Democratic 149,701 41.9 357,628 100.0
Primary election
Democratic 96,710 56.8 Republican 47,355 27.8 Republican 26,343 15.5 170,408 100.0 Democratic 174,847 56.7 Republican 133,604 43.3 308,451 100.0
Primary election
Democratic 122,186 54.3 Republican 61,169 27.2 Democratic 41,497 18.5 224,852 100.0 Democratic 270,485 66.7 Republican 135,122 33.3 405,607 100.0
Primary election
Democratic 116,710 47.8 Democratic 74,365 30.5 Democratic 32,698 13.4 Republican 20,287 8.3 244,060 100.0 Democratic 236,133 62.2 Democratic 143,573 37.8 379,706 100.0
Primary election
Democratic 118,582 45.3 Democratic 117,913 45.1 Republican 25,189 9.6 Democratic 4 0.0 261,688 100.0 Democratic 209,462 51.0 Democratic 201,316 49.0 410,778 100.0
Primary election
Democratic 171,411 75.6 Republican 42,185 18.6 Libertarian 13,018 5.7 226,614 100.0 Democratic 296,400 75.9 Republican 94,269 24.1 390,669 100.0
Primary election
Democratic 97,948 49.4 Democratic 53,250 26.9 Republican 40,783 20.6 Republican 6,147 3.1 198,128 100.0 Democratic 196,089 62.5 Democratic 117,442 37.5 313,531 100.0
Primary election
Democratic 185,586 68.8 Republican 84,142 31.2 269,728 100.0 Democratic 268,806 65.5 Republican 141,339 34.5 410,145 100.0
Primary election
Democratic 144,422 64.1 Republican 80,765 35.9 225,187 100.0 Democratic 224,834 63.1 Republican 131,598 37.3 356,432 100.0
Primary election
Republican 69,403 46.7 Democratic 50,078 33.7 Democratic 17,735 11.9 Republican 11,439 7.7 148,655 100.0 Republican 160,043 52.8 Democratic 142,886 47.2 302,929 100.0
Primary election
Republican 93,484 54.8 Democratic 50,850 29.8 Democratic 26,300 15.4 170,634 100.0 Republican 184,470 56.6 Democratic 141,533 43.4 326,003 100.0
Primary election
Republican 85,663 39.5 Democratic 58,154 26.8 Democratic 31,166 14.4 Democratic 14,849 6.8 Democratic 14,563 6.7 Democratic 12,430 5.7 216,825 100.0 Democratic 218,655 57.8 Republican 159,014 42.2 377,256 100.0
Primary election
Republican 77,770 37.1 Democratic 57,189 27.3 Democratic 40,250 19.2 Democratic 15,359 7.3 Democratic 12,757 6.1 Democratic 6,143 2.9 209,468 100.0 Democratic 218,655 55.9 Republican 172,827 44.1 377,256 100.0
Primary election
Republican 73,514 44.0 Democratic 48,754 29.2 Democratic 44,766 26.8 167,034 100.0 Democratic 160,230 50.4 Republican 157,732 49.6 317,962 100.0 Democratic gain from Republican
Primary election
Democratic 81,504 61.2 Republican 51,755 38.8 133,259 100.0 Democratic 167,574 60.5 Republican 109,238 39.5 276,812 100.0
Primary election
Democratic 104,027 99.95 Libertarian 47 0.05 104,074 100.00 Democratic 177,971 78.6 Libertarian 48,316 21.4 226,287 100.0
Primary election
Democratic 50,998 35.6 Democratic 35,024 24.4 Democratic 32,105 22.4 Republican 25,197 17.6 143,324 100.0 Democratic 135,353 53.5 Democratic 117,455 46.5 252,808 100.0
Primary election
Republican 114,540 54.8 Democratic 94,369 45.2 208,909 100.0 Republican 228,480 57.0 Democratic 172,455 43.0 400,935 100.0
Primary election
Democratic 159,970 66.3 Republican 43,760 18.1 Republican 26,565 11.0 Republican 10,895 4.5 241,190 100.0 Democratic 258,686 62.5 Republican 155,053 37.5 413,739 100.0
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