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California's 4th senatorial district

American legislative district

Summary

American legislative district

FieldValue
district4
chamberSenate
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population937,962
population year2010
voting age702,185
citizen voting age622,033
percent white65.92
percent black3.78
percent latino19.73
percent asian6.98
percent native american2.18
percent pacific islander0.46
percent other race0.24
percent remainder of multiracial0.70
registered528,784
Democratic33.88
Republican37.27
NPP21.38

| percent remainder of multiracial = 0.70

California's 4th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Marie Alvarado-Gil of .

District profile

The district encompasses the northeastern portion of the Central Valley, along with the central Sierra Nevada and all of Death Valley. It includes Stanislaus, Calaveras, Amador, El Dorado, Alpine, Tuolumne, Mariposa, Madera, Mono, and Inyo Counties, and parts of Madera, Merced, Placer, and Nevada Counties.

Election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2022GovernorDahle 59.8 – 40.2%
SenatorMeuser 57.0 – 43.0%
2021Recallalign="right" Yes 59.5 – 40.5%
2020PresidentTrump 51.4 – 46.0%
2018GovernorCox 56.7 – 43.3%
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 56.1 – 43.9%
2016PresidentTrump 50.4 – 42.4%
SenatorHarris 60.0 – 40.0%
2014GovernorKashkari 52.4 – 47.6%
2012PresidentRomney 52.6 – 44.4%
SenatorEmken 53.3 – 46.7%
Election results from statewide racesYearOfficeResults
2002GovernorSimon 57.6 - 21.5%
2000PresidentBush 53.0 - 42.0%
SenatorFeinstein 47.3 - 44.8%
1998GovernorDavis 51.8 - 44.6%
SenatorFong 56.3 - 39.5%
1996PresidentDole 45.1 - 43.4%
1994GovernorWilson 60.6 - 33.8%
SenatorHuffington 52.7 - 38.4%
1992PresidentClinton 40.1 - 35.9%
SenatorHerschensohn 47.4 - 41.1%
SenatorFeinstein 48.1 - 42.6%

List of senators representing the district

Due to redistricting, the 4th 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
[[File:Selim E. Woodworth, engraving.jpg100px]]
Selim E. Woodworth
(Monterey)NonpartisanJanuary 6, 1851 –
January 5, 1852Redistricted from the Monterey district and re-elected in 1850.
Monterey, Santa Cruz
Philip A. Roach
(Monterey)DemocraticJanuary 5, 1852 –
January 2, 1854Elected in 1851.
B. C. Whiting
(Santa Cruz)DemocraticJanuary 2, 1854 –
January 1, 1855Elected in 1853.
Retired to run for Attorney General.
[[File:Sherman Day (cropped).jpg100px]]
Sherman Day
(Berkeley)DemocraticJanuary 1, 1855 –
January 5, 1857Elected in 1854.
Alameda, Santa Clara
Samuel B. Bell
(Alameda)RepublicanJanuary 5, 1857 –
January 3, 1859Elected in 1856.
R. A. Redman
(Oakland)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1859 –
January 7, 1861Elected in 1858.
[[File:Augustus Rhodes, 1870s.jpg100px]]
Augustus Rhodes
(San Jose)RepublicanJanuary 7, 1861 –
January 6, 1862Elected in 1860.
Santa Clara
Thomas Baker
(Tulare)DemocraticJanuary 6, 1862 –
December 7, 1863Elected in 1861.
Fresno, Tulare
J. W. Freeman
(Bakersfield)DemocraticDecember 7, 1863 –
December 6, 1869Elected in 1863.
Re-elected in 1865.
Re-elected in 1867.
Fresno, Kern, Tulare
Thomas Fowler
(Visalia)DemocraticDecember 6, 1869 –
December 1, 1873Elected in 1868.
Tipton Lindsey
(Visalia)IndependentDecember 1, 1873 –
December 6, 1875Elected in 1873.
W. A. Eakin
(Sonora)DemocraticDecember 6, 1875 –
December 3, 1877Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 1875.
Inyo, Mono, Tuolumne
Thomas Fowler
(Visalia)DemocraticDecember 3, 1877 –
January 5, 1880Elected in 1877.
Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Mono, Tulare
Chester Rowell
(Fresno)RepublicanJanuary 5, 1880 –
January 8, 1883Elected in 1879.
Fresno, Madera
Fresno
[[File:Patrick Reddy, 1900.jpg100px]]
Patrick Reddy
(Bodie)DemocraticJanuary 8, 1883 –
January 3, 1887Elected in 1882.
Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Mono, Tulare
[[File:Albert F. Jones, 1918.jpg100px]]
Albert F. Jones
(Oroville)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1887 –
January 5, 1891Elected in 1886.
Butte
VacantJanuary 5, 1891 –
January 20, 1891Senator-elect Charles L. Pond (R–Nord)
died of pneumonia on November 30, 1890.
[[File:Wanton Allen Shippee, 1918.jpg100px]]
Wanton A. Shippee
(Oroville)RepublicanJanuary 20, 1891 –
January 2, 1899Elected to finish vacant term.
Re-elected in 1894.
Butte, Tehama
[[File:W. F. Maggard, 1898.jpg100px]]
W. F. Maggard
(Corning)RepublicanJanuary 2, 1899 –
January 5, 1903Elected in 1888.
[[File:John B. Sanford, 1911.jpg100px]]
John B. Sanford
(Ukiah)DemocraticJanuary 5, 1903 –
January 7, 1907Elected in 1902.
Lost re-election.Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Mendocino
C. M. Hammond
(Upper Lake)RepublicanJanuary 7, 1907 –
January 2, 1911Elected in 1906.
[[File:John B. Sanford, 1911.jpg100px]]
John B. Sanford
(Ukiah)DemocraticJanuary 2, 1911 –
January 4, 1915Elected in 1910.
[[File:Claude F. Purkitt, 1914.jpg100px]]
Claude F. Purkitt
(Willows)DemocraticJanuary 4, 1915 –
January 8, 1923Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1918.
[[File:Fred C. Handy, 1924.jpg100px]]
Fred C. Handy
(Ukiah)RepublicanJanuary 8, 1923 –
September 23, 1930Elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1926.
Died.
VacantSeptember 23, 1930 –
January 5, 1931
[[File:R. R. Ingels, 1932.jpg100px]]
R. R. Ingels
(Potter Valley)RepublicanJanuary 5, 1931 –
January 7, 1935Elected in 1930.
Lake, Mendocino
[[File:George M. Biggar, 1942.jpg100px]]
George M. Biggar
(Covelo)RepublicanJanuary 7, 1935 –
January 6, 1947Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1942.
[[File:Burt W. Busch, 1950.jpg100px]]
Burt W. Busch
(Lakeport)RepublicanJanuary 6, 1947 –
January 3, 1955Elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1950.
Retired.
[[File:James E. Busch, 1958.jpg100px]]
James E. Busch
(Ukiah)RepublicanJanuary 3, 1955 –
January 5, 1959Elected in 1954.
Lost re-election.
Waverly J. Slattery
(Finley)DemocraticJanuary 5, 1959 –
January 7, 1963Elected in 1958.
Retired.
[[File:Frank S. Petersen, 1963.jpg100px]]
Frank S. Petersen
(Fort Bragg)DemocraticJanuary 7, 1963 –
January 2, 1967Elected in 1962.
Retired to become a Justice of the Del Norte County Superior Court.
[[File:John F. McCarthy, 1967.jpg100px]]
John F. McCarthy
(San Rafael)RepublicanJanuary 2, 1967 –
January 4, 1971Redistricted from the 13th district and re-elected in 1966.
Marin, Napa, Solano
[[File:Peter H. Behr, 1971.jpg100px]]
Peter H. Behr
(San Rafael)RepublicanJanuary 2, 1971 –
November 30, 1974Elected in 1970.
Redistricted to the 2nd district.
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John F. Dunlap
(Napa)DemocraticDecember 2, 1974 –
November 30, 1978Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1974.
Lost re-election.Napa, Sacramento, Solano, Sonoma, Yolo
[[File:Jim Nielsen, 1988 (cropped).jpg100px]]
Jim Nielsen
(Woodland)RepublicanDecember 4, 1978 –
November 30, 1990Elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1986.
Lost re-election.
Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Napa,
Shasta, Sonoma, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo
[[File:Mike Thompson, 1997.jpg100px]]
Mike Thompson
(St. Helena)DemocraticDecember 3, 1990 –
May 20, 1993Elected in 1990.
Resigned after being elected to the 2nd district.Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Napa, Shasta, Sonoma, Tehama
VacantMay 20, 1993 –
November 12, 1993
[[File:Maurice Johannessen, 1999.jpg100px]]
Maurice Johannessen
(Redding)RepublicanNovember 12, 1993 –
November 30, 2002Elected to finish Thompson's term.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1998.
Retired due to term limits.
Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Sacramento,
Shasta, Siskiyou, Solano, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity
[[File:State Sen. Sam Aanestad (cropped).jpg100px]]
Sam Aanestad
(Grass Valley)RepublicanDecember 2, 2002 –
November 30, 2010Elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2006.
Retired due to term limits.Butte, Colusa, Del Norte, Glenn, Nevada, Placer,
Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yuba
[[File:Doug LaMalfa, 2012.jpg100px]]
Doug LaMalfa
(Oroville)RepublicanDecember 6, 2010 –
September 1, 2012Elected in 2010.
Resigned to run for U.S. House of Representatives.
VacantSeptember 1, 2012 –
January 10, 2013
[[File:Jim Nielsen.jpg100px]]
Jim Nielsen
(Red Bluff)RepublicanJanuary 10, 2013 –
November 30, 2022Elected to finish LaMalfa's term.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2018.
Redistricted to the 1st district and retired due to term limits.
Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Placer, Sacramento,
Sutter, Tehama, Yuba
[[File:Marie Alvarado-Gil.jpg100px]]
Marie Alvarado-Gil
(Jackson)DemocraticDecember 5, 2022 –
August 8, 2024Elected in 2022.Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Inyo, Madera,
Mariposa, Merced, Mono, Nevada, Placer,
Stanislaus, Tuolumne
RepublicanAugust 8, 2024 –
present

Election results (1990-present)

2022

2018

2014

2013 (special)

Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Doug LaMalfa

2010

2006

2002

1998

1994

1993 (special)

Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Mike Thompson

1990

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 November 8, 2022, General Election Counties by State Senate Districts for Governor".
  4. "Supplement to the Statement of Vote November 8, 2022, General Election Counties by State Senate Districts for United States Senator (Full Term)".
  5. "Supplement to the Statement of Vote Counties by Senate Districts for Governor".
  6. "June 7, 2022, Primary Election - State Senator".
  7. "November 8, 2022, General Election - State Senator".
  8. "June 5, 2018, Statewide Direct Primary Election - State Senator".
  9. "November 6, 2018, General Election - State Senator".
  10. "June 3, 2014, Statewide Direct Primary Election - State Senator".
  11. "November 4, 2014, General Election - State Senator".
  12. "Official Canvass State Senator - 4th Senate District* - Special Primary Election, November 6, 2012".
  13. "Official Canvass State Senator - 4th Senate District* - Special General Election, January 8, 2013".
  14. "November 2, 2010, General Election - State Senator".
  15. "November 7, 2006, General Election - Member of the State Senate".
  16. "November 5, 2002, General Election - State Senator".
  17. "November 3, 1998, General Election - State Senator".
  18. "November 8, 1994, General Election - State Senator".
  19. "Special Election Results".
  20. "November 6, 1990, General Election - State Senator".
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