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California's 8th senatorial district

American legislative district

Summary

American legislative district

Field	Value
district	8
chamber	Senate
image	{{#tag:mapframe		frameless=1
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population	929,712
population year	2010
voting age	694,800
citizen voting age	606,375
percent white	56.00
percent black	4.07
percent latino	28.22
percent asian	8.72
percent native american	1.94
percent pacific islander	0.27
percent other race	0.28
percent remainder of multiracial	0.51
registered	540,098
Democratic	33.09
Republican	39.43
NPP	21.00

| percent remainder of multiracial = 0.51

California's 8th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Angelique Ashby of Sacramento.

District profile

The district is located in the core of the Sacramento metropolitan area, consisting of the state capital of Sacramento and several of its surrounding suburbs, including Rio Linda, McClellan Park, North Highlands, Vineyard, Rosemont, Florin, and Elk Grove.

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2020	President	Trump 50.6 – 44.0%
2018	Governor	Cox 57.4 – 42.6%
Senator	de Leon 55.6 – 44.4%
2016	President	Trump 52.3 – 41.9%
Senator	Harris 57.0 – 43.0%
2014	Governor	Kashkari 56.5 – 43.5%
2012	President	Romney 54.6 – 43.0%
Senator	Emken 55.5 – 44.5%

List of senators representing the district

Due to redistricting, the 8th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Senators	Party	Years served	Counties represented	Notes
Jeremiah Lynch	Democratic	January 8, 1883 – January 3, 1887	San Francisco, San Mateo
John Boggs	January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891	Colusa, Tehama
Henry C. Wilson	January 5, 1891 – January 7, 1895
Butte, Tehama
John Henry Seawell	January 7, 1895 – January 2, 1899	Colusa, Glenn, Mendocino
John Boggs	January 2, 1899 – January 30, 1899	Died in office.
Vacant	January 30, 1899 – March 17, 1899
James Wilkens Goad		Democratic	March 17, 1899 – January 5, 1903	Sworn in after winning special election.
Edward F. Woodward	Republican	January 5, 1903 – January 7, 1907	Sonoma
Walter Fitch Price	January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911
Louis W. Juilliard	Democratic	January 2, 1911 – January 4, 1915
Herbert W. Slater	January 4, 1915 – January 5, 1931
John L. Moran	Republican	January 5, 1931 – January 7, 1935	Colusa, Glenn, Tehama
Daniel Jack Metzger	January 7, 1935 – January 4, 1943
Clair Engle		Democratic	January 4, 1943 – September 14, 1943	Resigned after he won special election for the 2nd Congressional district.
Vacant	September 14, 1943 – June 2, 1944
Louis G. Sutton		Republican	June 2, 1944 – January 5, 1959	Sworn in after winning special election.
Virgil O'Sullivan		Democratic	January 5, 1959 – January 2, 1967
Lewis F. Sherman		Republican	January 2, 1967 – January 4, 1971	Alameda
John W. Holmdahl		Democratic	January 4, 1971 – October 15, 1982	Resigned from the Senate.
Vacant	October 15, 1982 – December 6, 1982
John Francis Foran		Democratic	December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1986	San Francisco, San Mateo
Quentin L. Kopp		Independent	December 1, 1986 – November 30, 1998
Jackie Speier	Democratic	December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2006
Leland Yee	December 4, 2006 – March 28, 2014	Suspended by the Senate after being charged by the Federal Government with conspiracy to traffic in firearms without a license and accepting campaign funds in exchange for political favors.
Vacant	March 28, 2014 – December 1, 2014	Amador, Calaveras, Fresno, Inyo, Madera, Mariposa, Mono, Sacramento, Stanislaus, Tulare, Tuolumne
Tom Berryhill	Republican	December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2018
Andreas Borgeas	December 3, 2018 – November 30, 2022
Angelique Ashby		Democratic	December 5, 2022 – present	Sacramento

Election results (1990-present)

2022

2018

2014

2010

2006

2002

1998

1994

1990

References

"Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011".
"Report of Registration as of February 18, 2020".
"JOHN BOGGS DEAD. — His Death a Surprise to His Legion of Friends in California.".
(1850). "James W. Goad Sworn in". Journal of the Assembly.
(1942). "Louis G. Sutton Sworn in". Some Issues Titled:supplement to the Appendix to the Journal of the Senate.
(28 March 2014). "In unprecedented move, state Senate votes to suspend three lawmakers".
"June 7, 2022, Primary Election - State Senator".
"November 8, 2022, General Election - State Senator".
"June 5, 2018, Statewide Direct Primary Election - State Senator".
"November 6, 2018, General Election - State Senator".
"June 3, 2014, Statewide Direct Primary Election - State Senator".
"November 4, 2014, General Election - State Senator".
"November 2, 2010, General Election - State Senator".
"November 7, 2006, General Election - Member of the State Senate".
"November 5, 2002, General Election - State Senator".
"November 3, 1998, General Election - State Senator".
"November 8, 1994, General Election - State Senator".
"November 6, 1990, General Election - State Senator".

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