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California's 2nd senatorial district

American legislative district

Summary

American legislative district

FieldValue
district2
chamberSenate
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population928,077
population year2010
voting age729,486
citizen voting age635,914
percent white69.94
percent black2.10
percent latino19.53
percent asian4.29
percent native american3.02
percent pacific islander0.32
percent other race0.35
percent remainder of multiracial0.45
registered551,154
Democratic53.40
Republican19.12
NPP21.53

| percent remainder of multiracial = 0.45

California's 2nd senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by of .

District profile

The district stretches along the North Coast from the Oregon border in the north to the northern San Francisco Bay Area in the south. It includes Del Norte, Humboldt, Trinity, Mendocino, Lake, Sonoma, and Marin Counties. The northern part of district is primarily rural, while the southern parts are more suburban.

Election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2020PresidentBiden 72.7 – 24.9%
2018GovernorNewsom 71.1 - 28.9%
SenatorFeinstein 55.9 - 44.1%
2016PresidentClinton 68.0 – 24.3%
SenatorHarris 73.0 – 27.0%
2014GovernorBrown 72.7 – 27.3%
2012PresidentObama 68.7 – 27.4%
SenatorFeinstein 72.6 – 27.4%
(...)
2002GovernorDavis 49.3 - 33.3%
2000PresidentGore 55.0 - 35.9%
SenatorFeinstein 57.2 - 32.1%
1998GovernorDavis 60.8 - 32.0%
SenatorBoxer 57.8 - 37.5%
1996PresidentClinton 51.7 - 32.0%
1994GovernorWilson 48.8 - 45.8%
SenatorFeinstein 52.4 - 38.9%
1992PresidentClinton 50.1 - 28.4%
SenatorBoxer 53.4 - 36.4%
SenatorFeinstein 60.6 - 31.5%

List of senators representing the district

Due to redistricting, the 2nd district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

1851: two seats

YearsSeat ASeat BCounties representedMemberPartyElectoral historyMemberPartyElectoral history
nowrapJanuary 6, 1851 –
January 11, 1851[[File:Stephen Clark Foster.jpg100px]]
Stephen C. Foster
(Los Angeles)DemocraticElected in 1850.
Redistricted to the single-member
district after Hope resigned.
Alexander W. Hope
(Los Angeles)RepublicanRedistricted from the Los Angeles and San
Diego districts and re-elected in 1850.
Resigned.Los Angeles

1851–present: one seat

SenatorsPartyYears servedElectoral historyCounties represented
[[File:Stephen Clark Foster.jpg100px]]
Stephen C. Foster
(Los Angeles)DemocraticJanuary 11, 1851 –
January 2, 1854Redistricted from single-member district.
Re-elected in 1851.
Re-elected in 1852.
Los Angeles
[[File:Pablo de la Guerra.jpg100px]]
Pablo de la Guerra
(Santa Barbara)DemocraticJanuary 2, 1854 –
January 6, 1862Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1854.
Re-elected in 1855.
Re-elected in 1856.
Re-elected in 1859.
Re-elected in 1860.
San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara
Douglas
Democratic
James R. Vineyard
(Los Angeles)DemocraticJanuary 6, 1862 –
August 30, 1863Elected in 1861.
Died.Los Angeles
VacantAugust 30, 1863 –
December 7, 1863
Henry Hamilton
(Los Angeles)DemocraticDecember 7, 1863 –
December 4, 1865Elected in 1863.
[[File:Phineas Banning.jpg100px]]
Phineas Banning
(Wilmington)DemocraticDecember 4, 1865 –
December 6, 1869Elected in 1863.
[[File:Benjamin Davis Wilson, c. 1875.jpg100px]]
B. D. Wilson
(Los Angeles)IndependentDecember 6, 1869 –
January 8, 1873Elected in 1868.
C. W. Bush
(Los Angeles)IndependentJanuary 8, 1873 –
December 3, 1877Elected in 1873.
George H. Smith
(Los Angeles)DemocraticDecember 3, 1877 –
January 5, 1880Elected in 1877.
[[File:John Patterson West Iowa 1874 Edit.jpg100px]]
John P. West
(Los Angeles)Workingmen'sJanuary 5, 1880 –
January 8, 1883Elected in 1879.
[[File:(Reginaldo F. del Valle) (12911880024) (cropped).jpg100px]]
R. F. del Valle
(Los Angeles)DemocraticJanuary 8, 1883 –
January 3, 1887Elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
John M. Briceland
(Shasta)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1887 –
January 5, 1891Elected in 1886.
Shasta, Siskiyou, Trinity
R. H. Campbell
(Etna)RepublicanJanuary 5, 1891 –
January 7, 1895Elected in 1890.
Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Trinity
[[File:James M. Gleaves, 1898.jpg100px]]
James M. Gleaves
(Shasta)RepublicanJanuary 7, 1895 –
January 2, 1899Elected in 1894.
Retired after being appointed as Surveyor General of California.
James T. Laird
(Alturas)RepublicanJanuary 2, 1899 –
January 5, 1903Elected in 1898.
[[File:Clifford Coggins, 1910.jpg100px]]
Clifford Coggins
(Igerna)RepublicanJanuary 5, 1903 –
January 7, 1907Elected in 1902.
Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou
[[File:Abner Weed, 1907.jpg100px]]
Abner Weed
(Mount Shasta)RepublicanJanuary 7, 1907 –
January 2, 1911Elected in 1906.
[[File:T. W. H. Shanahan, 1913.jpg100px]]
T. W. H. Shanahan
(Redding)DemocraticJanuary 2, 1911 –
January 4, 1915Elected in 1910.
[[File:William B. Shearer.png100px]]
William B. Shearer
(Yreka)DemocraticJanuary 4, 1915 –
January 8, 1923Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1918.
[[File:F. J. Powers, 1924.jpg100px]]
Franklin J. Powers
(Eagleville)RepublicanJanuary 8, 1923 –
January 3, 1927Elected in 1922.
James M. Allen
(Yreka)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1927 –
January 7, 1935Elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1930.
Del Norte, Siskiyou
[[File:Henry McGuinness, 1935.jpg100px]]
Henry M. McGuinness
(Dunsmuir)DemocraticJanuary 7, 1935 –
March 16, 1936Elected in 1934.
Died.
VacantMarch 16, 1936 –
May 25, 1936
James M. Allen
(Yreka)DemocraticMay 25, 1936 –
January 2, 1939Elected to finish McGuinness's term.
[[File:Randolph Collier, 1954.jpg100px]]
Randolph Collier
(Yreka)RepublicanJanuary 2, 1939 –
January 2, 1967Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected 1946.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1962.
Redistricted to the 1st district.
Democratic
[[File:Fred W. Marler Jr., 1971.jpg100px]]
Fred W. Marler Jr.
(Redding)RepublicanJanuary 2, 1967 –
November 30, 1974Elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1970.
Retired to become a Justice of the
Sacramento County Superior Court.Shasta, Butte, Colusa Glenn, Sutter, Tehama, Yolo, Yuba, Solano
[[File:Peter H. Behr, 1971.jpg100px]]
Peter H. Behr
(San Rafael)RepublicanDecember 2, 1974 –
November 30, 1978Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1974.
Retired.Marin, Solano, Napa
Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Sonoma
[[File:Barry Keene, 1975.jpg100px]]
Barry Keene
(Santa Rosa)DemocraticDecember 4, 1978 –
December 15, 1992Elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1990.
Resigned.
VacantDecember 15, 1992 –
May 20, 1993Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Solano, Sonoma
[[File:Mike Thompson, 1997.jpg100px]]
Mike Thompson
(St. Helena)DemocraticMay 20, 1993 –
November 30, 1998Elected to finish Keene's term.
Re-elected in 1994.
Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.
Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Solano, Sonoma, Lake, Napa
[[File:Wesley Chesbro 2009 CROPPED (cropped).jpg100px]]
Wesley Chesbro
(Arcata)DemocraticDecember 7, 1998 –
November 30, 2006Elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2002.
Term-limited and retired.
Humboldt, Mendocino, Solano, Sonoma, Lake, Napa
[[File:Pat Wiggins, 2007.jpg100px]]
Pat Wiggins
(Santa Rosa)DemocraticDecember 4, 2006 –
November 30, 2010Elected in 2006.
Retired.
[[File:Noreen Evans.jpg100px]]
Noreen Evans
(Santa Rosa)DemocraticDecember 6, 2010 –
November 30, 2014Elected in 2010.
Retired.
[[File:CA Sen Mike McGuire (cropped).jpg100px]]
Mike McGuire
(Healdsburg)DemocraticDecember 1, 2014 –
presentElected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2022.
Term-limited and retiring at end of term.Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Sonoma Trinity

Election results (1990-present)

2022

2018

2014

2010

2006

2002

1998

1994

1993 (special)

Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Barry Keene

1990

References

References

  1. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011".
  2. "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020".
  3. "June 7, 2022, Primary Election - State Senator".
  4. "November 8, 2022, General Election - State Senator".
  5. "June 5, 2018, Statewide Direct Primary Election - State Senator".
  6. "November 6, 2018, General Election - State Senator".
  7. "June 3, 2014, Statewide Direct Primary Election - State Senator".
  8. "November 4, 2014, General Election - State Senator".
  9. "November 2, 2010, General Election - State Senator".
  10. "November 7, 2006, General Election - Member of the State Senate".
  11. "November 5, 2002, General Election - State Senator".
  12. "November 3, 1998, General Election - State Senator".
  13. "November 8, 1994, General Election - State Senator".
  14. "Special Election Results".
  15. "November 6, 1990, General Election - State Senator".
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