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California's 12th senatorial district

American legislative district

Summary

American legislative district

FieldValue
district12
chamberSenate
image{{#tag:mapframeframeless=1
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population939,354
population year2020
voting age703,636
citizen voting age618,054
percent white48.73
percent black3.53
percent latino33.76
percent asian7.94
percent native american0.81
percent pacific islander0.16
percent other race0.58
percent remainder of multiracial4.48
registered555,204
Democratic28.49
Republican44.90
NPP18.50

| percent remainder of multiracial = 4.48

California's 12th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Republican Shannon Grove of Bakersfield.

District profile

Since 2022

New district boundaries drawn by the 2020 California Citizens Redistricting Commission went into effect for the 2022 elections. The 12th State Senate district now encompasses the southeastern Central Valley and the northwestern corner of the Mojave Desert; and it includes portions of Fresno County, Kern, and Tulare Counties, including the following cities:

  • California City
  • Clovis
  • Exeter
  • Maricopa
  • Ridgecrest
  • Taft
  • Tehachapi
  • Bakersfield (part)
  • Fresno (part)
  • Shafter (part)
  • Tulare (part)
  • Visalia (part)

The district also includes the Tule River Indian Reservation, Cold Springs Rancheria, Big Sandy Rancheria, and Table Mountain Rancheria.

Tourism, agriculture, and ranching are important in the district. The neighboring districts 14 and 16 were specifically drawn to allow Latino voters to elect state senators of their choice in order to comply with the Voting Rights Act, which affected the western border of District 12.

The district's racial/ethnic demographics (based on the 2020 census) are as follows:

PopulationLatinoWhiteBlackAmerican IndianAsianHawaiian or Pacific IslanderOtherMultiracial
939,354317,166457,71933,1437,63474,6141,5195,43543,124

2012-2022

The district included the Salinas Valley and a swath of the Central Valley between Modesto and Fresno. The rural district was primarily agricultural and heavily Latino.

'*Fresno County – *14.3%'''''

  • Coalinga
  • Firebaugh
  • Fowler
  • Huron
  • Kerman
  • Kingsburg
  • Mendota
  • San Joaquin

'*Madera County – *81.1%'''''

  • Chowchilla
  • Madera All of Merced County
  • Atwater
  • Dos Palos
  • Gustine
  • Livingston
  • Los Banos
  • Merced

'*Monterey County – *54.2%'''''

  • Gonzales
  • Greenfield
  • King City
  • Salinas
  • Soledad All of San Benito County
  • Hollister
  • San Juan Bautista

'*Stanislaus County – *27.6%'''''

  • Ceres
  • Newman
  • Modesto – 11.5%
  • Patterson

The district's demographics (based on the 2010 census) were as follows:

PopulationVoting ageCitizen voting ageWhiteBlackLatinoAsianNative AmericanHawaiian or Pacific IslanderOtherMultiracial
933,222641,932438,28625.68%3.00%64.48%5.12%0.80%0.27%0.25%0.39%

As of February 18, 2020, the district had 377,188 registered voters, of whom 45.00% were registered as Democrats, 26.35% were registered as Republicans, and 23.22% were registered with no party preference.

Election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2022GovernorDahle 67.2 – 32.8%
SenatorMeuser 65.4 – 34.6%
SenatorMeuser 65.4 – 34.6%
2021RecallNo 53.2 – 46.8%
GovernorElder 56.5 – 6.1%
2020PresidentBiden 58.0 – 39.8%
2018GovernorNewsom 55.3 – 44.7%
Senator{{cite weburl=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-general/ssov/us-senate-by-senate.pdftitle=Supplement to the Statement of Vote Counties by State Senate Districts for United States Senatoraccess-date=17 September 2023}}De Leon 54.3 – 45.7%
2016PresidentClinton 57.3 – 37.1%
SenatorHarris 50.5 – 49.5%
2014GovernorBrown 54.9 – 45.1%
2012PresidentObama 57.6 – 40.3%
SenatorFeinstein 59.0 – 41.0%
2010GovernorBrown 51.4 – 42.3%
SenatorBoxer 47.6 – 45.4%
2008PresidentObama 57.9 – 40.3%
2006GovernorSchwarzenegger 58.0 – 37.3%
SenatorFeinstein 56.8 – 38.2%
2004PresidentBush 51.2 – 47.7%
SenatorBoxer 54.0 – 41.9%
2003RecallYes 56.5 – 43.5%
GovernorSchwarzenegger 46.7 – 29.8%
2002GovernorDavis 49.2 - 42.3%
2000PresidentBush 54.6 - 41.6%
SenatorFeinstein 47.4 - 45.2%
1998GovernorLungren 49.2 - 48.4%
SenatorFong 51.3 - 44.7%
1996PresidentDole 47.5 - 43.1%
1994GovernorWilson 63.7 - 32.2%
SenatorHuffington 53.9 - 37.6%
1992PresidentClinton 39.1 - 38.5%
SenatorHerschensohn 49.5 - 40.8%
SenatorFeinstein 47.3 - 44.5%

List of senators representing the district

Due to redistricting, the 12th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

SenatorsPartyYears servedCounties representedNotes
John T. DoughertyDemocraticJanuary 8, 1883 –January 3, 1887San FranciscoDougherty and Kelly served together.
Martin KellyJanuary 8, 1883 – January 3, 1887
Augustus Lemuel ChandlerRepublicanJanuary 3, 1887 – November 5, 1888Sutter, YubaDied in office from pneumonia.
VacantNovember 5, 1888 – January 7, 1889
F. H. GreelyRepublicanJanuary 7, 1889 – January 5, 1891
Daniel Augustus OstromDemocraticJanuary 5, 1891 – January 7, 1895
Sutter, Yolo, Yuba
John Henry ShineRepublicanJanuary 7, 1895 – January 2, 1899Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus, Tuolume
John CurtinDemocraticJanuary 2, 1899 – January 4, 1915
Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus, Tuolume
Lafayette Jackson MadduxJanuary 4, 1915 – January 6, 1919Alpine, Calaveras, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, Stanislaus, Tuolume
Lewis Lincoln DennettRepublicanJanuary 6, 1919 – January 3, 1927
James Charles GarrisonJanuary 3, 1927 – January 5, 1931
Herbert W. SlaterDemocraticJanuary 5, 1931 – August 13, 1947SonomaDied in office from a heart attack.
VacantAugust 13, 1947 – November 19, 1947
Clarence J. TauzerRepublicanNovember 19, 1947 – September 4, 1948Sworn in after winning special election. Died in office from a heart attack.
VacantSeptember 4, 1948 – January 3, 1949
Farley Presley AbshireRepublicanJanuary 3, 1949 – January 5, 1959
Joseph A. RattiganDemocraticJanuary 5, 1959 – January 2, 1967
Richard J. DolwigRepublicanJanuary 2, 1967 – January 4, 1971San Mateo
Arlen F. GregorioDemocraticJanuary 4, 1971 – November 30, 1974
Jerry SmithDecember 2, 1974 – December 14, 1979Santa ClaraResigned from the Senate.
VacantDecember 14, 1979 – June 12, 1980
Dan O'KeefeRepublicanJune 12, 1980 – November 30, 1982Sworn in after winning special election.
Dan McCorquodaleDemocraticDecember 6, 1982 – November 30, 1994Santa Clara, Stanislaus
Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne
Dick MonteithRepublicanDecember 5, 1994 – November 30, 2002
Jeff DenhamDecember 2, 2002 – November 30, 2010Madera, Merceded, Monterey, San Benito, Stanislaus
Anthony CannellaDecember 6, 2010 – November 30, 2018
Fresno, Madera, Merced, Monterey, San Benito, Stanislaus
Anna CaballeroDemocraticDecember 3, 2018 – November 30, 2022
Shannon GroveRepublicanDecember 5, 2022 – presentFresno, Kern, Tulare

Election results (1990-present)

2022

2018

2014

2010

2008 (recall)

Successor of Jeff Denham if a majority vote in favor of recall

2006

2002

1998

1994

1990

Maps

California SD-12 (2011).svg|California SD-12 (2011) California SD-12 (2022).svg|California's 12th state senate district after the 2020 redistricting cycle (went into effect for the 2022 election)

References

References

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  2. (October 2022). "Senate District 12". Senate Office of Demographics.
  3. "Report of Registration as of October 24, 2022: Registration by State Senate District". California Secretary of State.
  4. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011".
  5. "Report of Registration as of February 18, 2020".
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  14. "Supplement to the Statement of Vote: Counties by Senate Districts for United States President". California Secretary of State.
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  21. (1850). "1883 Senate Session". Journal of the Assembly.
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  23. "Sen. Slater Of Santa Rosa Dies Of Heart Attack".
  24. (1851). "Clarence J. "Red" Tauzer". Journal of the Assembly.
  25. "The Tauzer Connection:SRJC's family history".
  26. (1942). "Jerry Smith Resignation letter". Some Issues Titled:supplement to the Appendix to the Journal of the Senate.
  27. (1942). "Dan O'Keefe Sworn in". Some Issues Titled:supplement to the Appendix to the Journal of the Senate.
  28. "General Election - Statement of the Vote, November 8, 2022: The Statement of Vote: State Senator by District (even-numbered districts only)". California Secretary of State.
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  31. "June 5, 2018, Statewide Direct Primary Election - State Senator".
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  33. "June 3, 2014, Statewide Direct Primary Election - State Senator".
  34. "November 4, 2014, General Election - State Senator".
  35. "November 2, 2010, General Election - State Senator".
  36. "Special Recall Election Results - State Senate, District 12 - June 3, 2008 - OFFICIAL CANVASS".
  37. "November 7, 2006, General Election - Member of the State Senate".
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  39. "November 3, 1998, General Election - State Senator".
  40. "November 8, 1994, General Election - State Senator".
  41. "November 6, 1990, General Election - State Senator".
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