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List of special elections to the California State Senate
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | District 30 |
| country | California |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 2018 California State Senate election#District 30 |
| previous_year | 2018 |
| next_election | 2022 California State Senate election#District 30 |
| next_year | 2022 |
| election_date | March 2, 2021 |
| image_size | x150px |
| image1 | SydneyKamlager (cropped).jpg |
| nominee1 | Sydney Kamlager |
| party1 | California Democratic Party |
| popular_vote1 | 48,483 |
| percentage1 | 68.7% |
| image2 | Daniel-lee-15-5x7100-square.jpg |
| nominee2 | Daniel Lee |
| party2 | California Democratic Party |
| popular_vote2 | 9,458 |
| percentage2 | 13.4% |
| title | Senator |
| before_election | Holly Mitchell |
| before_party | California Democratic Party |
| after_election | Sydney Kamlager |
| after_party | California Democratic Party |
Special elections to the California State Senate are called by the Governor of California when a vacancy arises within the State Senate. Special elections are conducted in two rounds. The first round is an open primary. The second round is cancelled if one of the candidates receives more than 50% of the vote in the first round. Prior to 2012, the top vote getter from each party in the first round would advance to the second round. Since the passage of Proposition 14 in 2010 (which became effective 2012), the top two vote getters in the first round, regardless of party, advance to the second round.
Recall elections, the process by which voters petition for the removal of an elected official, are also included.
List of special elections
The dates listed indicate the time of the final election, either a runoff election or the open primary round if no second round was held.
| District | Date | Predecessor | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | October 3, 1961 | James McBride (D) | Robert Lagomarsino (R) | ||
| 31 | February 13, 1962 | John Hollister (R) | Alvin Weingand (D) | ||
| 5 | March 16, 1965 | Edwin Regan (D) | Fred W. Marler Jr. (R) | ||
| 9 | August 15, 1967 | J. Eugene McAteer (D) | Milton Marks (R) | ||
| 7 | March 25, 1969 | George Miller Jr. (D) | John Nejedly (R) | ||
| 34 | August 18, 1970 | John Schmitz (R) | Dennis Carpenter (R) | ||
| 27 | July 20, 1971 | George Danielson (D) | David Roberti (D) | ||
| 36 | June 6, 1972 | Gordon Cologne (R) | W. Craig Biddle (R) | ||
| 22 | February 27, 1973 | Tom Carrell (D) | Alan Robbins (D) | ||
| 38 | March 6, 1973 | Clair Burgener (R) | John Stull (R) | ||
| 20 | January 15, 1974 | William Coombs (R) | Ruben Ayala (D) | ||
| 24 | July 2, 1974 | Robert Lagomarsino (R) | Omer Rains (D) | ||
| 29 | April 1, 1975 | Mervyn Dymally (D) | Bill Greene (D) | ||
| 6 | June 8, 1976 | George Moscone (D) | John Francis Foran (D) | ||
| 22 | March 8, 1977 | Anthony Beilenson (D) | Alan Sieroty (D) | ||
| 31 | April 17, 1979 | George Deukmejian (R) | Ollie Speraw (R) | ||
| 14 | June 9, 1979 | George N. Zenovich (D) | Kenneth Maddy (R) | ||
| 12 | June 5, 1980 | Jerry Smith (D) | Dan O'Keefe (R) | ||
| 35 | April 13, 1982 | John Briggs (R) | John Seymour (R) | ||
| 33 | May 12, 1987 | Paul B. Carpenter (D) | Cecil Green (D) | ||
| 39 | December 5, 1989 | Lawrence W. Stirling (R) | Lucy Killea (D) | ||
| 31 | April 10, 1990 | William Campbell (R) | Frank Hill (R) | ||
| 26 | April 10, 1990 | Joseph B. Montoya (D) | Charles Calderon (D) | ||
| 5 | January 8, 1991 | John Garamendi (D) | Patrick Johnston (D) | ||
| 1 | May 14, 1991 | John Doolittle (R) | Tim Leslie (R) | ||
| 35 | May 14, 1991 | John Seymour (R) | John Lewis (R) | ||
| 20 | June 2, 1992 | Alan Robbins (D) | David Roberti (D) | ||
| 32 | March 2, 1993 | Ed Royce (R) | Rob Hurtt (R) | ||
| 2 | April 27, 1993 | Barry Keene (D) | Mike Thompson (D) | ||
| 16 | April 27, 1993 | Don Rogers (R) | Phil Wyman (R) | ||
| 4 | November 2, 1993 | Mike Thompson (D) | Maurice Johannessen (R) | ||
| 11 | November 2, 1993 | Becky Morgan (R) | Tom Campbell (R) | ||
| 40 | December 28, 1993 | Wadie P. Deddeh (D) | Steve Peace (D) | ||
| 29 | November 8, 1994 | Frank Hill (R) | Dick Mountjoy (R) | ||
| 35 | May 9, 1995 | Marian Bergeson (R) | Ross Johnson (R) | ||
| 11 | March 26, 1996 | Tom Campbell (R) | Byron Sher (D) | ||
| 9 | September 1, 1998 | Barbara Lee (D) | Don Perata (D) | ||
| 32 | March 7, 2000 | Joe Baca (D) | Nell Soto (D) | ||
| 24 | March 6, 2001 | Hilda Solis (D) | Gloria Romero (D) | ||
| 35 | June 6, 2006 | John Campbell (R) | Tom Harman (R) | ||
| 26 | May 19, 2009 | Mark Ridley-Thomas (D) | Curren Price (D) | ||
| 37 | June 8, 2010 | John Benoit (R) | Bill Emmerson (R) | ||
| 15 | August 17, 2010 | Abel Maldonado (R) | Sam Blakeslee (R) | ||
| 1 | January 4, 2011 | Dave Cox (R) | Ted Gaines (R) | ||
| 17 | February 15, 2011 | George Runner (R) | Sharon Runner (R) | ||
| 28 | February 15, 2011 | Jenny Oropeza (D) | Ted Lieu (D) | ||
| 4 | January 8, 2013 | Doug LaMalfa (R) | Jim Nielsen (R) | ||
| 40 | March 2, 2013 | Juan Vargas (D) | Ben Hueso (D) | ||
| 32 | May 14, 2013 | Gloria Negrete McLeod (D) | Norma Torres (D) | ||
| 16 | July 23, 2013 | Michael Rubio (D) | Andy Vidak (R) | ||
| 26 | September 17, 2013 | Curren Price (D) | Holly Mitchell (D) | ||
| 23 | March 25, 2014 | Bill Emmerson (R) | Mike Morrell (R) | ||
| 35 | December 9, 2014 | Rod Wright (D) | Isadore Hall, III (D) | ||
| 21 | March 17, 2015 | Steve Knight (R) | Sharon Runner (R) | ||
| 37 | March 17, 2015 | Mimi Walters (R) | John Moorlach (R) | ||
| 7 | May 19, 2015 | Mark DeSaulnier (D) | Steve Glazer (D) | ||
| 32 | August 7, 2018 | Tony Mendoza (D) | Vanessa Delgado (D) | ||
| 1 | June 4, 2019 | Ted Gaines (R) | Brian Dahle (R) | ||
| 33 | June 4, 2019 | Ricardo Lara (D) | Lena Gonzalez (D) | ||
| 28 | May 12, 2020 | Jeff Stone (R) | Melissa Melendez (R) | ||
| 30 | March 2, 2021 | Holly Mitchell (D) | Sydney Kamlager (D) | ||
| 36 | February 25, 2025 | Janet Nguyen (R) | Tony Strickland (R) |
List of recall elections
A replacement state senator is only listed in cases in which the recall was successful.
| District | Date | Recall target | Replacement | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | April 12, 1994 | David Roberti (D) | Not applicable, recall failed | ||
| 12 | June 3, 2008 | Jeff Denham (R) | Not applicable, recall failed | ||
| 29 | June 5, 2018 | Josh Newman (D) | Ling Ling Chang (R) |
Results
2006 35th State Senate district special election
2008 12th State Senate district recall election
Main article: California state elections, June 2008#12th State Senate district recall election
| California's 12th State Senate district recall election, 2008 | Vote on recall | Votes | Percentage | Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:X mark.svg | 14px]] No | 61,309 | 75.36% | |||||
| Yes | 20,043 | 24.64% | ||||||
| Valid votes | 81,352 | 95.11% | ||||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 4,183 | 4.89% | ||||||
| Totals | 85,535 | 100.00% | ||||||
| Voter turnout | 28.44% | |||||||
| Democratic | Simon Salinas | 30,946 | 100.00% | |||||
| Valid votes | 30,946 | 36.18% | ||||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 54,589 | 63.82% | ||||||
| Totals | 85,535 | 100.00% | ||||||
| Voter turnout | 28.44% | |||||||
| Republican hold |
2009 26th State Senate district special election
Main article: California state special elections, 2009#26th State Senate district special election
2010 37th State Senate district special election
Main article: California state elections, June 2010#37th State Senate district special election
2010 15th State Senate district special election
2011 17th district special election
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of George Runner
2011 28th district special election
Vacancy resulting from the death of Jenny Oropeza
2013 4th district special election
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Doug LaMalfa
2013 40th district special election
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Juan Vargas
2013 32nd district special election
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Gloria Negrete McLeod
2013 16th district special election
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Michael Rubio
2013 26th district special election
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Curren Price
2014 23rd district special election
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Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Bill Emmerson
2014 35th district special election
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Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Rod Wright
2015 7th district special election
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Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Mark DeSaulnier
2015 21st district special election
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Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Steve Knight
2015 37th district special election
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Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Mimi Walters
2018 29th district special recall election
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Successor of Josh Newman if a majority vote in favor of recall
2018 32nd district special election
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The first round of the special election was consolidated with the regularly scheduled primary election. Although most of the candidates in the two contests were the same, the results were very different. Rita Topalian finished first in both races, but different candidates finished in second place. Vanessa Delgado finished in 2nd place in the special election, but 3rd place in the regularly scheduled primary election. She received a similar number of votes in both races, but candidate Bob Archuleta received about 54% more votes in the regularly scheduled election than he did in the special election. The different results have been attributed to the different order in which the candidates were listed on the ballot.
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Tony Mendoza
2019 1st district special election
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Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Ted Gaines
2019 33rd district special election
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Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Ricardo Lara
2020 28th district special election
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Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Jeff Stone
2021 30th district special election
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Holly Mitchell
2025 36th district special election
Incumbent Republican Janet Nguyen resigned after winning a seat for the Orange County Board of Supervisors. A special election was held on February 25, 2025 to fill the vacancy.
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Janet Nguyen
Notes
References
References
- (2008-07-16). "Statement of Vote: June 3, 2008, Statewide Direct Primary Election". [[California Secretary of State]].
- (2009-06-01). "Special Election Results: Senate District 26 Special Election, May 19, 2009 - FINAL OFFICIAL RESULTS". [[California Secretary of State]].
- (2010-07-12). "Official Canvass: State Senator 37th Senate District Special General Election, June 8, 2010". [[California Secretary of State]].
- (2010-08-25). "Official Canvass State Senator 15th Senate District Special General Election, August 17, 2010". [[California Secretary of State]].
- "Orange County Statement of Votes for the March 17, 2015 special election".
- Myers, John. (June 9, 2018). "Los Angeles voters picked different candidates for the same job". [[Los Angeles Times]].
- (February 1, 2019). "CANDIDATES FOR MARCH 26, 2019, SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION". California Secretary of State.
- (February 1, 2019). "CANDIDATES FOR MARCH 26, 2019, SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION". California Secretary of State.
- "CANDIDATES FOR MARCH 2, 2021, SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION". California Secretary of State.
- "State Senate District 30 - Districtwide Results". California Secretary of State.
- Sabalow, Ryan. (November 27, 2024). "California’s Republican caucus is growing and more diverse, but it’s a long way from power".
- (December 11, 2024). "Governor Newsom proclaims special election for Senate District 36, Assembly District 32".
- "Final Official Election Results - Senate District 36". [[California Secretary of State]].
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