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California's 21st senatorial district

American legislative district

Summary

American legislative district

FieldValue
district21
chamberSenate
image{{#tag:mapframeframeless=1
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population1,024,600
population year2020
percent white37.92
percent black1.55
percent latino50.45
percent asian5.58
percent native american0.33
percent pacific islander0.16
percent other race0.52
percent remainder of multiracial3.49
registered571,184 (2023)
registered year2023
Democratic47.02
Republican24.80
NPP28.18

| percent remainder of multiracial = 3.49

California's 21st senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by of .

District profile

The district encompasses all of Santa Barbara County and parts of San Luis Obispo and Ventura counties, stretching from Grover Beach in the north down along the Highway 101 corridor to include Santa Maria, Buellton, Solvang, Goleta, Santa Barbara, the Santa Clara River Valley, Oxnard, Port Hueneme and Camarillo on the southeastern border. It also includes four of the Channel Islands, though all are uninhabited.

'*San Luis Obispo County – *19.93%'''''

  • Grover Beach
  • Nipomo
  • Oceano
  • Unincorporated areas of San Luis Obispo County – 34.03%

'*Santa Barbara County – *100%'''''

  • Buellton
  • Carpinteria
  • Eastern Goleta Valley
  • Goleta
  • Guadalupe
  • Isla Vista
  • Lompoc
  • Montecito
  • Orcutt
  • Santa Barbara
  • Santa Maria
  • Solvang
  • University of California-Santa Barbara
  • Vandenberg Village
  • Unincorporated areas of Santa Barbara County

'*Ventura County — *61.78%'''''

  • Camarillo
  • El Rio
  • Fillmore
  • Mira Monte
  • Oak View
  • Ojai
  • Oxnard
  • Port Hueneme
  • San Buenaventura
  • Santa Paula
  • Unincorporated areas of Ventura County — 82.34%

Election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2020PresidentBiden 52.0 – 45.8%
2018GovernorCox 50.9 – 49.1%
Senatorde Leon 51.6 – 48.4%
2016PresidentClinton 48.6 – 45.7%
SenatorHarris 56.8 – 43.2%
2014GovernorKashkari 58.6 – 41.4%
2012PresidentRomney 49.9 – 47.5%
SenatorEmken 51.1 – 48.9%

List of senators representing the district

Due to redistricting, the 21st district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

1852–1862

SenatorsPartyYears servedElectoral historyCounties represented
M. M. Wombough
(Colusa)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 5, 1852 –
January 3, 1855Elected in 1851.
Re-elected in 1853.
Colusa, Yolo
nowrapJanuary 3, 1855 –
January 5, 1857
John C. Burch
(Weaverville)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 5, 1857 –
January 3, 1859Elected in 1856.
Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.Humboldt, Trinity
James T. Ryan
(Eureka)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1859 –
January 7, 1861Elected in 1858.
Joseph Kutz
(North San Juan)RepublicannowrapJanuary 7, 1861 –
January 6, 1862Elected in 1860.Nevada

1862–1875

DatesSeat ASeat BSeat CCounties representedMemberPartyElectoral historyMemberPartyElectoral historyMemberPartyElectoral history
nowrapJanuary 6, 1862 –
December 7, 1863
Edmund W. Roberts
(Grass Valley)UnionElected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1863.
Re-elected in 1865.
Re-elected in 1867.
Re-elected in 1868.
Joseph Kutz
(North San Juan)UnionElected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1863.
Re-elected in 1865.
John C. Birdseye
(Nevada City)UnionElected in 1862.
Nevada
nowrapDecember 7, 1863 –
December 4, 1865Third seat was eliminated for the term.
December 4, 1865 –
December 2, 1867
David Belden
(Nevada City)UnionElected in 1865.
December 2, 1867 –
December 6, 1869Second seat was eliminated for the term.Third seat was eliminated.
December 6, 1869 –
December 4, 1871Republican
Miles P. O'Connor
(Nevada City)DemocraticElected in 1868.
December 4, 1871 –
December 1, 1873
Charles Kent
(Nevada City)DemocraticElected in 1871.
Re-elected in 1873.
Second seat was eliminated for the term.
December 1, 1873 –
December 6, 1875
Miles P. O'Connor
(Nevada City)DemocraticElected in 1873.

1875–present

SenatorsPartyYears servedElectoral historyCounties represented
Benjamin F. Tuttle
(Petaluma)DemocraticDecember 6, 1875 –
December 3, 1877Elected in 1875.
Retired to run for State Assembly.Sonoma
December 3, 1877 –
January 5, 1880
W. W. Moreland
(Healdsburg)DemocraticJanuary 5, 1880 –
January 3, 1881Elected in 1879.
January 3, 1881 –
January 8, 1883
[[File:George A. Johnson (1).jpg100px]]
George A. Johnson
(Santa Rosa)DemocraticJanuary 8, 1883 –
January 3, 1887Elected in 1882.
Retired to run for Attorney General of California.
J. J. Sullivan
(San Francisco)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1887 –
January 7, 1889Elected in 1886.
San Francisco
W. O. Banks
(San Francisco)RepublicanJanuary 7, 1889 –
January 2, 1893Elected in 1888.
[[File:William J Biggy.jpg100px]]
William J. Biggy
(San Francisco)DemocraticJanuary 2, 1893 –
January 4, 1897Elected in 1892.
[[File:Edward I. Wolfe, 1907.jpg100px]]
Edward I. Wolfe
(San Francisco)RepublicanJanuary 4, 1897 –
January 6, 1913Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1908.
Redistricted to the 19th district and lost re-election.
[[File:Frederick C. Gerdes, 1911.jpg100px]]
Frederick C. Gerdes
(San Francisco)RepublicanJanuary 6, 1913 –
January 8, 1917Elected in 1912.
Lost re-election.
[[File:James C. Nealon, 1920.jpg100px]]
James C. Nealon
(San Francisco)DemocraticJanuary 8, 1917 –
March 1, 1920Elected in 1916.
Died.
VacantMarch 1, 1920 –
January 3, 1921
[[File:Charles W. Godsil, 1924.jpg100px]]
Charles W. Godsil
(San Francisco)RepublicanJanuary 3, 1921 –
January 5, 1925Elected in 1920.
[[File:Roy Fellom, 1915.jpg100px]]
Roy Fellom
(San Francisco)RepublicanJanuary 5, 1925 –
January 5, 1931Elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1928.
Resigned to assume seat in the 14th district.
VacantJanuary 5, 1931 –
March 10, 1931
Timothy E. Treacy
(San Francisco)NonpartisanMarch 10, 1931 –
January 2, 1933Elected to finish Fellom's term.
[[File:Harry L. Parkman, 1954.jpg100px]]
Harry L. Parkman
(San Carlos)RepublicanJanuary 2, 1933 –
January 7, 1957Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1952.
Announced retirement, then ran for re-election.
Retired after committee endorsed successor.San Mateo
[[File:Richard J. Dolwig, 1958.jpg100px]]
Richard J. Dolwig
(Redwood City)RepublicanJanuary 7, 1957 –
January 2, 1967Elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1964.
Redistricted to the 12th district.
[[File:John L. Harmer, 1971.jpg100px]]
John L. Harmer
(Glendale)RepublicanJanuary 2, 1967 –
October 4, 1974Elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1972.
Resigned when appointed as Lieutenant Governor.Los Angeles
VacantOctober 4, 1974 –
December 20, 1974
[[File:Newton Russell, 1975.jpg100px]]
Newton Russell
(La Cañada Flintridge)RepublicanDecember 20, 1974 –
November 30, 1996Elected to finish Harmer's term.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1992.
Retired.
[[File:Adam Schiff.gif100px]]
Adam Schiff
(Burbank)DemocraticDecember 2, 1996 –
November 30, 2000Elected in 1996.
Retired to become a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
[[File:Jack Scott, 2006.jpg100px]]
Jack Scott
(Altadena)DemocraticDecember 4, 2000 –
November 30, 2008Elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2004.
Retired due to term limits.
[[File:Carol Liu (cropped).jpg100px]]
Carol Liu
(La Cañada Flintridge)DemocraticDecember 1, 2008 –
November 30, 2012Elected in 2008.
Redistricted to the 25th district.
[[File:Steve Knight.jpg100px]]
Steve Knight
(Lancaster)RepublicanDecember 3, 2012 –
January 3, 2015Elected in 2012.
Resigned to become a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.Los Angeles, San Bernardino
VacantJanuary 3, 2015 –
March 19, 2015
[[File:SR medium shot color (cropped).jpg100px]]
Sharon Runner
(Lancaster)RepublicanMarch 19, 2015 –
July 14, 2016Elected to finish Knight's term.
Died.
VacantJuly 14, 2016 –
December 5, 2016
[[File:Scott Wilk, 2022.jpg100px]]
Scott Wilk
(Santa Clarita)RepublicanDecember 5, 2016 –
November 30, 2024Elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2020.
Retired due to term limits.
[[File:Monique Limón (cropped).png100px]]
Monique Limón
(Santa Barbara)DemocraticDecember 2, 2024 –
presentRedistricted from the 19th district and re-elected in 2024.
Santa Barbara, Ventura

Election results (1990-present)

2024

2020

2016

2015 (special)

Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Steve Knight

2012

2008

2004

2000

1996

1992

References

References

  1. "Senate District 21".
  2. "Report of Registration as of October 3, 2023 - Registration by State Senate District".
  3. "March 5, 2024, Presidential Primary Election - State Senator".
  4. "November 5, 2024, General Election - State Senator".
  5. "March 3, 2020, Presidential Primary Election - State Senator".
  6. "November 3, 2020, General Election - State Senator".
  7. "June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election - State Senator".
  8. "November 8, 2016, General Election - State Senator".
  9. "Official Canvass - State Senator - 21st Senate District* - Special Primary Election, March 17, 2015".
  10. "June 5, 2012, Presidential Primary Election - State Senator".
  11. "November 6, 2012, General Election - State Senator".
  12. "November 4, 2008, General Election - State Senator".
  13. "November 2, 2004, Presidential General Election - State Senator".
  14. "November 7, 2000, General Election - State Senator".
  15. "November 5, 1996, General Election - State Senator".
  16. "November 3, 1992, General Election - State Senator".
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