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California's 36th senatorial district

American legislative district

Summary

American legislative district

FieldValue
district36
chamberSenate
image{{#tag:mapframeframeless=1
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population938,083
population year2010
voting age708,785
citizen voting age603,622
percent white63.43
percent black2.48
percent latino23.75
percent asian8.33
percent native american0.64
percent pacific islander0.55
percent other race0.27
percent remainder of multiracial0.54
registered576,535
Democratic33.74
Republican36.48
NPP24.05

| percent remainder of multiracial = 0.54

California's 36th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Tony Strickland of Huntington Beach.

District profile

The district includes most of coastal Orange County, including Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Emerald Bay, Laguna Beach, and Dana Point; San Clemente; the Little Saigon area of northwestern Orange County, including Garden Grove, Westminster, Fountain Valley, Midway City, Stanton, Cypress, La Palma, Rossmoor, and Los Alamitos; and Artesia, Cerritos, and Hawaiian Gardens in southeastern Los Angeles County.

Election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2022GovernorDahle 54.3 – 45.7%
SenatorMeuser 53.7 – 46.3%
2021Recalldate=July 2024}}
2020PresidentBiden 53.2 – 44.6%
2018GovernorCox 51.2 – 48.8%
SenatorFeinstein 53.8 – 46.2%
2016PresidentClinton 48.1 – 45.8%
SenatorHarris 58.8 – 41.2%
2014GovernorKashkari 57.5 – 42.5%
2012PresidentRomney 54.8 – 43.2%
SenatorEmken 55.8 – 44.2%

List of senators representing the district

Due to redistricting, the 36th 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 servedElectoral historyCounties represented
John Roth
(Tulare)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1887 –
January 5, 1891Elected in 1886.
Inyo, Kern, Tulare
George S. Berry
(Visalia)DemocraticJanuary 5, 1891 –
January 7, 1895Elected in 1890.
Redistricted to the 32nd and 34th districts.
[[File:Cyrus M. Simpson, 1912.jpg100px]]
Cyrus M. Simpson
(Pasadena)RepublicanJanuary 7, 1895 –
January 5, 1903Elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1898.
Los Angeles
[[File:Benjamin W. Hahn, 1903.jpg100px]]
Benjamin W. Hahn
(Long Beach)RepublicanJanuary 5, 1903 –
January 7, 1907Elected in 1902.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Charles W. Bell, 1911.jpg100px]]
Charles W. Bell
(Pasadena)NonpatisanJanuary 7, 1907 –
January 6, 1913Elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1910.
Retired to become a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Republican
[[File:William J. Carr, 1927.jpg100px]]
William J. Carr
(Pasadena)IndependentJanuary 6, 1913 –
January 8, 1923Elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1918.
Progressive
Republican
[[File:A. Burlingame Johnson, 1924.jpg100px]]
A. Burlingame Johnson
(Pasadena)RepublicanJanuary 8, 1923 –
January 3, 1927Elected in 1922.
[[File:Frank C. Weller, 1926.jpg100px]]
Frank C. Weller
(Los Angeles)RepublicanJanuary 3, 1927 –
January 5, 1931Elected in 1926.
[[File:Ralph E. Swing, 1924.jpg100px]]
Ralph E. Swing
(Upland)RepublicanJanuary 5, 1931 –
January 8, 1951Redistricted from the 30th district and re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1946.
San Bernardino
[[File:James E. Cunningham, 1954.jpg100px]]
James E. Cunningham
(San Bernardino)RepublicanJanuary 8, 1951 –
September 10, 1957Elected in 1850.
Re-elected in 1854.
Resigned.
VacantSeptember 10, 1957 –
December 31, 1957
[[File:Raymond H. Gregory, 1958.jpg100px]]
Raymond H. Gregory
(San Bernardino)RepublicanDecember 31, 1957 –
January 5, 1959Elected to finish Cunningham's term.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Stanford C. Shaw, 1954.jpg100px]]
Stanford C. Shaw
(Etiwanda)DemocraticJanuary 5, 1959 –
January 7, 1963Elected in 1958.
[[File:Eugene G. Nisbet, 1963.jpg100px]]
Eugene G. Nisbet
(Upland)DemocraticJanuary 7, 1963 –
January 2, 1967Elected in 1962.
Redistricted to the 20th district and lost re-election.
[[File:Gordon Cologne, 1967.jpg100px]]
Gordon Cologne
(Indio)RepublicanJanuary 2, 1967 –
March 2, 1972Redistricted from the 37th district and re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1970.
Resigned to become a Justice of the California Courts of Appeal.Riverside, San Bernardino
VacantMarch 2, 1972 –
June 15, 1972
[[File:W. Craig Biddle, 1971.jpg100px]]
W. Craig Biddle
(Riverside)RepublicanJune 15, 1972 –
November 30, 1974Elected to finish Cologne's term.
Redistricted to the 34th district and lost re-election.
[[File:Dennis Carpenter, 1975.jpg100px]]
Dennis Carpenter
(Newport Beach)RepublicanDecember 2, 1974 –
November 30, 1978Redistricted from the 34th district and re-elected in 1974.
Orange, San Diego
[[File:John G. Schmitz (cropped 3x4).jpg100px]]
John G. Schmitz
(Santa Ana)RepublicanDecember 4, 1978 –
November 30, 1982Elected in 1978.
Retired to run for U.S. Senate.
[[File:Robert Presley, 1975.jpg100px]]
Robert B. Presley
(Riverside)DemocraticDecember 6, 1982 –
November 30, 1994Redistricted from the 34th district and re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1990.
Retired to run for Board of Equalization.Riverside
[[File:Ray Haynes, 1997.jpg100px]]
Ray Haynes
(Riverside)RepublicanDecember 5, 1994 –
November 30, 2002Elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1998.
Term-limited and ran for State Assembly.[[File:California SD-36.svg100px]]
(2001–2011)
Riverside, San Diego
[[File:Dennis Hollingsworth, 2010.jpg100px]]
Dennis Hollingsworth
(Murrieta)RepublicanDecember 2, 2002 –
November 30, 2010Elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2006.
Term-limited and retired.
[[File:2006 Joel Anderson family (cropped).jpg100px]]
Joel Anderson
(Alpine)RepublicanDecember 6, 2010 –
November 30, 2014Elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 38th district.
[[File:California State Senator Pat Bates.jpg100px]]
Patricia Bates
(Laguna Niguel)RepublicanDecember 1, 2014 –
November 30, 2022Elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2018.
Term-limited and retired.[[File:California SD-36 (2011).svg100px]]
(2011–2021)
Orange, San Diego
[[File:Janet Nguyen, 2014 (cropped).jpg100px]]
Janet Nguyen
(Huntington Beach)RepublicanDecember 7, 2022 –
November 30, 2024Elected in 2022.
Resigned after election to the Orange County Board of Supervisors.[[File:California's 36th Senatorial district (2021).svg150px]]
(2021–2031)
Los Angeles, Orange
VacantNovember 30, 2024 –
March 11, 2025
[[File:Tony Strickland, 2025.jpg100px]]
Tony Strickland
(Huntington Beach)RepublicanMarch 11, 2025 –
presentElected to finish Nguyen's term.

Election results (1990-present)

2025 (special)

Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Janet Nguyen

2022

2018

2014

2010

2006

2002

1998

1994

1990

References

References

  1. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011".
  2. "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020".
  3. [https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2022-general/ssov/governor-senate.pdf Supplement to the Statement of Vote] ca.gov
  4. [https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2022-general/ssov/us-senate-by-senate-ft.pdf Supplement to the Statement of Vote] ca.gov
  5. [http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2016-general/ssov/pres-by-senate.pdf Supplement to the Statement of Vote] ca.gov
  6. [http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-general/ssov/us-senate-by-senate.pdf Supplement to the Statement of Vote] ca.gov
  7. [http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-general/ssov/governor-senate.pdf Supplement to the Statement of Vote] ca.gov
  8. [http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2016-general/ssov/us-senate-by-senate.pdf Supplement to the Statement of Vote] ca.gov
  9. "Official Canvass - State Senate - 36th District - Special Primary Election, February 25, 2025".
  10. "June 7, 2022, Primary Election - State Senator".
  11. "November 8, 2022, General Election - State Senator".
  12. "June 5, 2018, Statewide Direct Primary Election - State Senator".
  13. "November 6, 2018, General Election - State Senator".
  14. "June 3, 2014, Statewide Direct Primary Election - State Senator".
  15. "November 4, 2014, General Election - State Senator".
  16. "November 2, 2010, General Election - State Senator".
  17. "November 7, 2006, General Election - Member of the State Senate".
  18. "November 5, 2002, General Election - State Senator".
  19. "November 3, 1998, General Election - State Senator".
  20. "November 8, 1994, General Election - State Senator".
  21. "November 6, 1990, General Election - State Senator".
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