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California's 3rd senatorial district

American legislative district

Summary

American legislative district

FieldValue
district3
chamberSenate
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population928,167
population year2010
voting age716,049
citizen voting age612,229
percent white51.52
percent black8.01
percent latino24.98
percent asian12.48
percent native american1.00
percent pacific islander0.64
percent other race0.32
percent remainder of multiracial1.04
registered556,418
Democratic50.35
Republican21.10
NPP22.84

| percent remainder of multiracial = 1.04

California's 3rd senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by of .

District profile

Spanning 3,000 square miles, the district includes California Wine Country, the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, and University of California, Davis, and consists of Napa, Yolo, and Solano Counties as well as parts of Sonoma, Contra Costa, and Sacramento Counties.

Election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2021Recallalign="right" No 67.7 – 32.3%
2020PresidentBiden 68.1 – 29.5%
2018GovernorNewsom 65.5 – 34.5%
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}}Feinstein 53.9 – 46.1%
2016PresidentClinton 65.3 – 28.0%
SenatorHarris 68.3 – 31.7%
2014GovernorBrown 68.0 – 32.0%
2012PresidentObama 65.4 – 32.0%
SenatorFeinstein 68.0 – 32.0%

List of senators representing the district

Due to redistricting, the 3rd district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

SenatorPartyYears servedElectoral historyCounties represented
[[File:Pablo de la Guerra.jpg100px]]
Pablo de la Guerra
(Santa Barbara)WhigJanuary 6, 1851 –
January 5, 1852Redistricted from the San Luis Obispo district and re-elected in 1850.
Re-elected in 1853.
Redistricted to the 2nd district.San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara
[[File:Antonio M. de la Guerra (cropped).jpg100px]]
Antonio M. de la Guerra
(Santa Barbara)DemocraticJanuary 5, 1852 –
January 3, 1853Elected in 1851
Re-elected in 1852.
[[File:Pablo de la Guerra.jpg100px]]
Pablo de la Guerra
(Santa Barbara)WhigJanuary 3, 1853 –
January 2, 1854Elected in 1853.
Redistricted to the 2nd district.
January 2, 1854 –
January 1, 1855
[[File:Hon. Delos R. Ashley, Nev - NARA - 526545 (cropped).jpg100px]]
Delos R. Ashley
(San Luis Obispo)Know NothingJanuary 1, 1855 –
January 5, 1857Elected in 1855.
Monterey, Santa Cruz
D. S. Gregory
(Santa Cruz)DemocraticJanuary 5, 1857 –
January 3, 1859Elected in 1857.
John H. Watson
(Santa Cruz)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1859 –
January 7, 1861Elected in 1859.
[[File:Romualdo Pacheco - Brady-Handy (cropped).jpg100px]]
Romualdo Pacheco
(Santa Barbara)Union
DemocraticJanuary 7, 1861 –
December 7, 1863Elected in 1861.
Retired to become California State Treasurer.San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara
Juan Y. Cot
(Santa Barbara)UnionDecember 7, 1863 –
December 4, 1865Elected in 1863.
Patrick W. Murphy
(Santa Margarita)DemocraticDecember 4, 1865 –
January 7, 1869Elected in 1865.
Re-elected in 1887.
[[File:Romualdo Pacheco - Brady-Handy (cropped).jpg100px]]
Romualdo Pacheco
(Santa Barbara)RepublicanJanuary 7, 1869 –
December 8, 1871Elected in 1868.
Resigned to become Lieutenant Governor of California.
[[File:James Van Ness (San Francisco Mayor).jpg100px]]
James Van Ness
(San Luis Obispo)DemocraticDecember 8, 1871 –
December 8, 1871Elected to finish Pacheco's term.
William J. Graves
(San Luis Obispo)DemocraticDecember 1, 1873 –
December 3, 1877Elected in 1873.
Re-elected in 1875.
San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura
[[File:Studio portrait of Warren Chase (cropped).jpg100px]]
Warren Chase
(Santa Barbara)Workingmen'sJanuary 5, 1880 –
January 8, 1883Elected in 1879.
Resigned to run for U.S. House of Representatives.
[[File:George Steele, 1880s.jpg100px]]
George Steele
(San Luis Obispo)RepublicanJanuary 8, 1883 –
February 23, 1883Elected to finish Chase's term.
Unseated after his opponent contested election.
[[File:J. Marion Brooks, portrait.jpg100px]]
J. Marion Brooks
(Ventura)DemocraticFebruary 23, 1883 –
January 5, 1885Elected after successful contest.
[[File:George Steele, 1880s.jpg100px]]
George Steele
(San Luis Obispo)RepublicanJanuary 5, 1885 –
January 3, 1887Elected in 1884.
Redistricted to the 37th district.
W. H. Patterson
(Cedarville)RepublicanJanuary 3, 1887 –
January 7, 1889Elected in 1886.
Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Sierra
M. H. Mead
(Downieville)DemocraticJanuary 7, 1889 –
January 2, 1893Elected in 1888.
[[File:Tirey L. Ford 220.jpg100px]]
Tirey L. Ford
(Downieville)RepublicanJanuary 2, 1893 –
January 4, 1897Elected in 1982.
Nevada, Plumas, Sierra
William F. Prisk
(Grass Valley)DemocraticJanuary 4, 1897 –
January 1, 1901Elected in 1896.
Retired.
John R. Tyrrell
(Grass Valley)RepublicanJanuary 1, 1901 –
January 2, 1905Elected in 1900.
[[File:John B. Irish, 1907.jpg100px]]
John B. Irish
(Colfax)RepublicanJanuary 2, 1905 –
January 4, 1909Elected in 1904.
Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Placer
[[File:E. S. Birdsall, 1909.jpg100px]]
E. S. Birdsall
(Auburn)RepublicanJanuary 4, 1909 –
January 8, 1917Elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1912.
[[File:Thomas Ingram, 1924.jpg100px]]
Thomas Ingram
(Grass Valley)RepublicanJanuary 8, 1917 –
August 4, 1928Elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1924.
Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Placer, El Dorado
Bert A. Cassidy
(Auburn)RepublicanJanuary 7, 1929 –
January 2, 1933Elected in 1928.
[[File:Harry A. Perry, 1922.jpg100px]]
Harry A. Perry
(Ferndale)RepublicanJanuary 2, 1933 –
January 4, 1937Elected in 1932.
Humboldt
[[File:Irwin T. Quinn, 1925.jpg100px]]
Irwin T. Quinn
(Auburn)DemocraticJanuary 4, 1937 –
January 3, 1949Elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1944.
[[File:Michael J. Burns, 1942.jpg100px]]
Michael J. Burns
(Eureka)RepublicanJanuary 3, 1949 –
May 1, 1949Elected in 1948.
Died.
VacantMay 1, 1949 –
November 21, 1949
[[File:Arthur William Way, 1950.jpg100px]]
Arthur W. Way
(Eureka)RepublicanNovember 21, 1949 –
January 7, 1957Elected to finish Burns's term.
Re-elected in 1952.
Lost renomination.
[[File:Carl L. Christensen Jr., 1958.jpg100px]]
Carl L. Christensen
(Eureka)DemocraticJanuary 7, 1957 –
January 2, 1967Elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1964.
[[File:Stephen P. Teale, 1967.jpg100px]]
Stephen P. Teale
(Rail Road Flat)DemocraticJanuary 2, 1967 –
January 8, 1973Redistricted from the 26th district and re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc,
Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sierra, Stanislaus, Tuolumne
[[File:Clare Berryhill, 1975.jpg100px]] Clare Berryhill
(Ceres)RepublicanJanuary 8, 1973 –
November 30, 1976Elected in 1972.
[[File:Albert S. Rodda, 1975.jpg100px]]
Albert S. Rodda
(Sacramento)DemocraticDecember 6, 1976 –
November 30, 1980Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1976.
Retired.Sacramento
[[File:John Doolittle, 1990.jpg100px]]
John Doolittle
(Rocklin)RepublicanDecember 1, 1980 –
November 30, 1984Elected in 1980.
Redistricted to the 1st district.
[[File:Milton Marks, 1982 (cropped).jpg100px]]
Milton Marks
(San Francisco)RepublicanDecember 3, 1984 –
January 8, 1986Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1992.
Term-limited and retired.Marin, San Francisco
DemocraticJanuary 8, 1986 –
November 30, 1996Marin, San Francisco, Sonoma
[[File:John Burton, 1997.jpg100px]]
John Burton
(San Francisco)DemocraticDecember 2, 1996 –
November 30, 2004Elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 2000.
Term-limited and retired.
[[File:Carole Migden, c. 2004–2008.jpg100px]]
Carole Migden
(San Francisco)DemocraticDecember 6, 2004 –
November 30, 2008Elected in 2004.
Lost renomination.
[[File:Mark Leno at 2010 NCCBF Grand Parade 2010-04-18 4 (cropped).JPG100px]]
Mark Leno
(San Francisco)DemocraticDecember 1, 2008 –
November 30, 2012Elected in 2008.
Redistricted to the 11th district.
[[File:Lois Wolk.jpg100px]]
Lois Wolk
(Davis)DemocraticDecember 3, 2012 –
November 30, 2016Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 2012.
Term-limited and retired.Contra Costa, Napa, Sacramento, Solano, Sonoma, Yolo
[[File:Bill Dodd, 2019.jpg100px]]
Bill Dodd
(Napa)DemocraticDecember 5, 2016 –
November 30, 2024Elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2020.
Term-limited and retired.
[[File:Christopher Cabaldon full-body portrait, 2024 (cropped).jpg100px]]
Christopher Cabaldon
(West Sacramento)DemocraticDecember 2, 2024 –
presentElected in 2024.

Election results (1990-present)

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2012

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1996

1992

References

References

  1. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011".
  2. "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020".
  3. "Supplement to the Statement of Vote Counties by Senate Districts for Governor".
  4. "George Steele unseated".
  5. "March 5, 2024, Presidential Primary Election - State Senator".
  6. "November 5, 2024, General Election - State Senator".
  7. "March 3, 2020, Presidential Primary Election - State Senator".
  8. "November 3, 2020, General Election - State Senator".
  9. "June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election - State Senator".
  10. "November 8, 2016, General Election - State Senator".
  11. "June 5, 2012, Presidential Primary Election - State Senator".
  12. "November 6, 2012, General Election - State Senator".
  13. "November 4, 2008, General Election - State Senator".
  14. "November 2, 2004, Presidential General Election - State Senator".
  15. "November 7, 2000, General Election - State Senator".
  16. "November 5, 1996, General Election - State Senator".
  17. "November 3, 1992, General Election - State Senator".
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