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California's 5th senatorial district

American legislative district

Summary

American legislative district

FieldValue
district5
chamberSenate
image{{#tag:mapframeframeless=1
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population939,163
population year2010
voting age670,015
citizen voting age541,374
percent white40.18
percent black6.55
percent latino37.77
percent asian12.56
percent native american1.05
percent pacific islander0.66
percent other race0.26
percent remainder of multiracial0.96
registered477,778
Democratic42.19
Republican30.76
NPP20.65

| percent remainder of multiracial = 0.96

California's 5th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by of .

District profile

The district is centered on northern Central Valley, containing San Joaquin County and the northeastern portion of Alameda County. It includes the communities of Livermore, Dublin, Pleasanton, and Sunol.

Election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2022GovernorNewsom 52.6 – 47.4%
SenatorPadilla 55.4 – 44.6%
2021Recall{{Cite webtitle=Counties by Congressional Districts for Recall Election Gubernatorial Replacement Candidatesurl=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2021-recall/ssov/recall-candidate-by-congress.pdf}}
Elder 55.0 - 6.6%
2020PresidentBiden 54.2 – 43.6%
2018GovernorNewsom 51.4 – 48.6%
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 54.6 – 45.4%
2016PresidentClinton 52.5 – 41.8%
SenatorHarris 58.3 – 41.7%
2014GovernorBrown 53.3 – 46.7%
2012PresidentObama 54.2 – 43.6%
SenatorFeinstein 55.5 – 44.5%

List of senators representing the district

Due to redistricting, the 5th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

1851–1855: one seat

SenatorsPartyYears servedElectoral historyCounties represented
John D. Spencer
(Modesto)WhigJanuary 6, 1851 –
January 3, 1853Redistricted from the Sacramento district and re-elected in 1850.
Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus
[[File:Jacob Gruwell, 1899.jpg100px]]
Jacob Gruwell
(San Jose)WhigJanuary 3, 1853 –
January 1, 1855Elected in 1852.
Re-elected in 1853.
Contra Costa, Santa Clara
Alameda, Santa Clara

1855–1857: two, then four seats

DatesSeat ASeat BSeat CSeat DCounties representedMemberPartyElectoral historyMemberPartyElectoral historyMemberPartyElectoral historyMemberPartyElectoral history
nowrapJanuary 1, 1855 –
January 7, 1856
Wilson G. Flint
(San Francisco)DemocraticElected in 1854.
Re-elected in 1855.
William W. Hawks
(San Francisco)DemocraticElected in 1854.
Re-elected in 1855.
A third seat was added in 1856.A fourth seat was added in 1856.San Francisco
nowrapJanuary 7, 1856 –
January 5, 1857nowrapKnow NothingnowrapKnow Nothing
William J. Shaw
(San Francisco)nowrapDemocraticnowrapElected in 1855.
Frank Tilford
(San Francisco)nowrapDemocraticnowrapElected in 1855.
Resigned.

1857–1858: one seat

SenatorsPartyYears servedElectoral historyCounties represented
Eugene L. Sullivan
(San Francisco)RepublicanJanuary 5, 1857 –
January 4, 1858Elected in 1856.San Francisco, San Mateo

1858–1863: three, then two seats

DatesSeat ASeat BSeat CCounties representedMemberPartyElectoral historyMemberPartyElectoral historyMemberPartyElectoral history
nowrapJanuary 4, 1858 –
January 3, 1859
Gilbert A. Grant
(San Francisco)RepublicanElected in 1857.
Re-elected in 1858.
[[File:Timothy G. Phelps, 1899.jpg100px]]
Timothy G. Phelps
(San Mateo)nowrapRepublicannowrapElected in 1857.
Samuel Soule
(San Francisco)nowrapRepublicannowrapElected in 1857.
San Francisco
nowrapJanuary 3, 1859 –
October 6, 1859
Samuel H. Parker
(San Francisco)RepublicanElected in 1858.
Charles H. S. Williams
(San Francisco)nowrapRepublicannowrapElected in 1858.
Resigned.
nowrapOctober 6, 1859 –
January 2, 1860Vacant
nowrapJanuary 2, 1860 –
January 7, 1861
Sol A. Sharp
(San Francisco)DemocraticElected in 1859.
[[File:Timothy G. Phelps, 1899.jpg100px]]
Timothy G. Phelps
(San Mateo)RepublicanElected in 1859.
Third seat was eliminated in 1861San Francisco, San Mateo
January 7, 1861 –
January 6, 1862
Caleb Burbank
(Stockton)RepublicanElected in 1860.
[[File:James M. Shafter (Vermont, Wisconsin, California politician).jpg100px]]
James M. Shafter
(San Francisco)RepublicanElected in 1860.
Union

1863–present: one seat

SenatorsPartyYears servedElectoral historyCounties represented
[[File:John G McCullough.jpg100px]]
John G. McCullough
(Mariposa)UnionJanuary 6, 1862 –
December 7, 1863Elected in 1862.
Retired to run for Attorney General of California.Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus
Warren S. Montgomery
(Stockton)DemocraticDecember 7, 1863 –
December 4, 1865Elected in 1863.
December 4, 1865 –
December 2, 1867
James H. Lawrence
(Modesto)DemocraticDecember 2, 1867 –
December 6, 1869Elected in 1867.
Re-elected in 1868.
December 6, 1869 –
December 4, 1871
Thomas J. Keyes
(Modesto)DemocraticDecember 4, 1871 –
December 6, 1875Elected in 1871.
Re-elected in 1873.
December 6, 1875 –
January 5, 1880
David M. Pool
(Mariposa)DemocraticJanuary 5, 1880 –
January 8, 1883Elected in 1879.
John D. Spencer
(Modesto)DemocraticJanuary 8, 1883 –
January 3, 1887Elected in 1882.
Retired to become Clerk of the Supreme Court of California.
Austin Walrath
(Nevada City)RepublicanJanuary 3, 1887 –
January 7, 1889Elected in 1886.
Nevada
E. M. Preston
(Nevada City)RepublicanJanuary 7, 1889 –
January 2, 1893Elected in 1888.
[[File:Noble Martin, 1896.jpg100px]]
Noble Martin
(Dutch Flat)DemocraticJanuary 2, 1893 –
September 1, 1896Elected in 1892.
Died.El Dorado, Placer
VacantSeptember 1, 1896 –
January 4, 1897
[[File:E. W. Chapman, 1899.jpg100px]]
Emery W. Chapman
(El Dorado)DemocraticJanuary 4, 1897 –
January 1, 1901Elected in 1896.
[[File:William Branson Lardner (cropped).png100px]]
William B. Lardner
(Auburn)RepublicanJanuary 1, 1901 –
January 2, 1905Elected in 1900.
[[File:Benjamin F. Rush, 1924.jpg100px]]
Benjamin F. Rush
(Suisun)RepublicanJanuary 2, 1905 –
January 7, 1929Elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1928.Napa, Solano
[[File:Thomas McCormack, 1942.jpg100px]]
Thomas McCormack
(Ria Vista)RepublicanJanuary 7, 1929 –
January 2, 1933Elected in 1928.
Redistricted to the 15th district.
John B. McColl
(Redding)RepublicanJanuary 2, 1933 –
December 19, 1938Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1936.
Died.Shasta, Trinity
VacantDecember 19, 1938 –
January 24, 1939
[[File:Jesse W. Carter, 1922.jpg100px]]
Jesse W. Carter
(Redding)DemocraticJanuary 24, 1939 –
September 12, 1939Elected to finish McColl's term.
Resigned.
VacantSeptember 12, 1939 –
January 6, 1941
[[File:Oliver J. Carter, 1942.jpg100px]]
Oliver J. Carter
(Redding)DemocraticJanuary 6, 1941 –
January 3, 1949Elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1944.
Retired.
[[File:Edwin J. Regan, 1963.jpg100px]]
Edwin J. Regan
(Weaverville)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1965Elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1960.
Resigned.
VacantJanuary 3, 1965 –
March 26, 1965
[[File:Fred W. Marler Jr., 1971.jpg100px]]
Fred W. Marler Jr.
(Redding)RepublicanMarch 26, 1965 –
January 2, 1967Elected to finish Regan's term.
Redistricted to the 2nd district.
[[File:Albert S. Rodda, 1975.jpg100px]]
Albert S. Rodda
(Sacramento)DemocraticJanuary 2, 1967 –
November 30, 1976Redistricted from the 19th district and re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1972.
Redistricted to the 3rd district.Sacramento
[[File:Milton Marks, 1982 (cropped).jpg100px]]
Milton Marks
(San Francisco)RepublicanDecember 6, 1976 –
November 30, 1984Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1980.
Redistricted to the 3rd district.San Francisco
[[File:John Garamendi, 1975.jpg100px]]
John Garamendi
(Walnut Grove)DemocraticDecember 3, 1984 –
September 3, 1990Redistricted from the 13th district and re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1988.
Resigned after election as California Insurance Commissioner.Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mono,
Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne
Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Sacramento, San Joaquin,
Tuolumne, Yolo
VacantSeptember 3, 1990 –
January 10, 1991
[[File:Patrick Johnston, 1997.jpg100px]]
Patrick Johnston
(Stockton)DemocraticJanuary 10, 1991 –
November 30, 2000Elected to finish Garamendi's term.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1996.
Term-limited and retired.
Sacramento, San Joaquin
[[File:Michael Machado, 2006.jpg100px]]
Michael Machado
(Linden)DemocraticDecember 4, 2000 –
November 30, 2008Elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2004.
Term-limited and retired.
Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, Yolo
[[File:Lois Wolk.jpg100px]]
Lois Wolk
(Davis)DemocraticDecember 1, 2008 –
November 30, 2012Elected in 2008.
Redistricted to the 3rd district.
[[File:Cathleen Galgiani.jpg100px]]
Cathleen Galgiani
(Stockton)DemocraticDecember 3, 2012 –
November 30, 2020Elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2016.
Term-limited and retired.Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus
[[File:Susan Eggman, 2020.jpg100px]]
Susan Eggman
(Stockton)DemocraticDecember 7, 2020 –
November 30, 2024Elected in 2020.
Term-limited and retired.
[[File:Jerry McNerney full-body portrait, 2024.jpg100px]]
Jerry McNerney
(Stockton)DemocraticDecember 2, 2024 –
presentElected in 2024.

Election results (1990-present)

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2020

2016

2012

2008

2004

2000

1996

1992

1991 (special)

Vacancy resulting from the resignation of John Garamendi

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 September 14, 2021, California Gubernatorial Recall Election Counties by Congressional Districts for Recall Question".
  6. "Supplement to the Statement of Vote Counties by Senate Districts for Governor".
  7. "March 5, 2024, Presidential Primary Election - State Senator".
  8. "November 5, 2024, General Election - State Senator".
  9. "March 3, 2020, Presidential Primary Election - State Senator".
  10. "November 3, 2020, General Election - State Senator".
  11. "June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election - State Senator".
  12. "November 8, 2016, General Election - State Senator".
  13. "June 5, 2012, Presidential Primary Election - State Senator".
  14. "November 6, 2012, General Election - State Senator".
  15. "November 4, 2008, General Election - State Senator".
  16. "November 2, 2004, Presidential General Election - State Senator".
  17. "November 7, 2000, General Election - State Senator".
  18. "November 5, 1996, General Election - State Senator".
  19. "November 3, 1992, General Election - State Senator".
  20. "Special Election Results".
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