California's 7th senatorial district
| California's 7th State Senate district | |||
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| Current senator |
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| Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 924,708[1] 687,634[1] 569,011[1] | ||
| Demographics |
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| Registered voters | 598,594[2] | ||
| Registration | 47.50% Democratic 22.96% Republican 24.41% No party preference | ||
California's 7th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Jesse Arreguín of Berkeley.
District profile
2020s
After 2020 redistricting, the 7th district moved to cover the westernmost portions of Alameda and Contra Costa counties. The district includes the cities of Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley, Richmond, and Hercules.
2010s
The district encompasses most of Contra Costa County, including Concord, Antioch, Pittsburg, Bay Point, Martinez, Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, Lafayette, Danville, San Ramon, and Orinda; along with Castro Valley, San Lorenzo, and San Leandro in Alameda County.
Election results from statewide races
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Biden 67.9 – 30.0% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 63.1 – 36.9% |
| Senator | Feinstein 56.8 – 43.2% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 64.3 – 29.6% |
| Senator | Harris 68.7 – 31.3% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 63.1 – 36.9% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 60.5 – 37.5% |
| Senator | Feinstein 64.3 – 35.7% | |
| 2010 | Governor | Brown 59.2 – 37.0% |
| Senator | Boxer 58.1 – 37.4% | |
| 2008 | President | Obama 66.7 – 31.6% |
| 2006 | Governor | Schwarzenegger 54.2 – 40.9% |
| Senator | Feinstein 67.6 – 28.0% | |
| 2004 | President | Kerry 60.9 – 38.1% |
| Senator | Boxer 62.0 – 34.8% | |
| 2003 | Recall | No 54.9 – 45.1% |
| Schwarzenegger 40.8 – 36.8% | ||
| 2002 | Governor | Davis 51.7 – 37.2% |
| 2000 | President | Gore 54.3 – 41.7% |
| Senator | Feinstein 58.2 – 37.2% | |
| 1998 | Governor | Davis 58.7 – 38.5% |
| Senator | Boxer 53.1 – 43.8% | |
| 1996 | President | Clinton 51.3 – 39.4% |
| 1994 | Governor | Wilson 58.2 – 40.1% |
| Senator | Feinstein 54.1 – 39.8% | |
| 1992 | President | Clinton 45.4 – 32.9% |
| Senator | Boxer 50.8 – 39.5% | |
| Senator | Feinstein 59.3 – 35.1% |
List of senators
Due to redistricting, the 7th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
| Senators | Party | Years served | Counties represented | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. H. Maddox | Democratic | January 8, 1883 - January 5, 1885 | Santa Clara | |
| A. W. Saxe | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | Both Saxe and Lowe served together for 2 years.[3] | |
| James R. Lowe | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | |||
| A. P. Hall | January 3, 1887 - January 2, 1889 | El Dorado, Placer | ||
| Thomas Fraser | January 2, 1889 - January 2, 1893 | |||
| Henry C. Gesford | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 4, 1897 | Lake, Napa | |
| Calhoun Lee LaRue | January 4, 1897 - January 1, 1901 | |||
| Robert Corlett | Republican | January 1, 1901 - January 2, 1905 | ||
| James A. McKee | January 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909 | Sacramento | ||
| Charles B. Bills | January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913 | |||
| Philip Charles Cohn | Democratic | January 6, 1913 - January 8, 1917 | ||
| J. M. Inman | Republican | January 8, 1917 - January 2, 1933 | ||
| Jerrold L. Seawell | January 2, 1933 - November 6, 1946 | Nevada, Placer, Sierra | Resigned from the Senate. | |
| Allen G. Thurman | November 4, 1947 - January 3, 1949 | Sworn in after winning special election.[4] | ||
| Harold T. Johnson | Democratic | January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1959 | Resigned, after winning congressional seat for the 2nd district. | |
| Ronald G. Cameron | April 20, 1959 - September 3, 1963 | Sworn in after winning special election.[5] Resigned to become a Judge for the Placer County Superior Court. | ||
| Paul J. Lunardi | December 6, 1963 - January 2, 1967 | Placer | Sworn in after winning special election.[6] | |
| George Miller Jr. | January 2, 1967 - January 1, 1969 | Contra Costa | Died in office. Died from a heart attack.[7][8] | |
| John A. Nejedly | Republican | April 7, 1969 - November 30, 1980 | Sworn in after winning special election.[9] | |
| Daniel Boatwright | Democratic | December 1, 1980 - November 30, 1996 | ||
| Alameda, Contra Costa | ||||
| Richard Rainey | Republican | December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2000 | ||
| Tom Torlakson | Democratic | December 4, 2000 - November 30, 2008 | ||
| Contra Costa | ||||
| Mark DeSaulnier | December 1, 2008 - January 2, 2015 | Resigned to be sworn into the 11th Congressional district. | ||
| Alameda, Contra Costa | ||||
| Steve Glazer | May 28, 2015 – present | Sworn in after winning special election. |
Election results (1992–present)
2020
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Steve Glazer (incumbent) | 135,123 | 48.3 | |
| Republican | Julie Mobley | 76,180 | 27.2 | |
| Democratic | Marisol Rubio | 68,362 | 24.4 | |
| Total votes | 279,665 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Steve Glazer (incumbent) | 339,925 | 66.0 | |
| Republican | Julie Mobley | 174,729 | 34.0 | |
| Total votes | 514,654 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Steve Glazer (incumbent) | 122,186 | 54.3 | |
| Republican | Joseph Alexander Rubay | 61,169 | 27.2 | |
| Democratic | Guy Moore | 41,497 | 18.5 | |
| Total votes | 224,852 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Steve Glazer (incumbent) | 270,485 | 66.7 | |
| Republican | Joseph Rubay | 135,122 | 33.3 | |
| Total votes | 405,607 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2015 (special)
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Steve Glazer | 38,411 | 33.7 | |
| Democratic | Susan Bonilla | 28,389 | 24.9 | |
| Democratic | Joan Buchanan | 25,534 | 22.4 | |
| Republican | Michaela M. Hertle (withdrawn) | 18,281 | 16.1 | |
| Democratic | Terry Kremin | 3,242 | 2.8 | |
| Total votes | 113,857 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Steve Glazer | 68,996 | 54.5 | |
| Democratic | Susan Bonilla | 57,491 | 45.5 | |
| Total votes | 126,487 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2012
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Mark DeSaulnier (incumbent) | 91,224 | 57.0 | |
| Republican | Mark P. Meuser | 68,730 | 43.0 | |
| Total votes | 159,954 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Mark DeSaulnier (incumbent) | 229,105 | 61.5 | |
| Republican | Mark P. Meuser | 143,707 | 38.5 | |
| Total votes | 372,812 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mark DeSaulnier | 256,311 | 66.5 | |
| Republican | Christian Amsberry | 128,878 | 33.5 | |
| Total votes | 385,189 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tom Torlakson (incumbent) | 282,714 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 282,714 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2000
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tom Torlakson | 197,683 | 54.5 | |
| Republican | Richard K. Rainey (incumbent) | 156,107 | 43.0 | |
| Natural Law | Mark F. Billings | 9,334 | 2.5 | |
| Total votes | 363,124 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard K. Rainey | 161,291 | 48.0 | |
| Democratic | Jeff Smith | 160,632 | 47.8 | |
| Reform | William John Knudeon | 7,077 | 2.1 | |
| Natural Law | Mark F. Billings | 6,975 | 2.1 | |
| Total votes | 335,975 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
1992
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Daniel E. Boatwright (incumbent) | 195,777 | 58.0 | |
| Republican | Gilbert Marguth | 141,709 | 42.0 | |
| Total votes | 337,486 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
- ^ "Report of Registration as of February 18, 2020" (PDF).
- ^ "1885 California State Senate Journal". babel.hathitrust.org.
- ^ "Allen G. Thurman Sworn in". babel.hathitrust.org.
- ^ "Ronald G. Cameron Sworn in". babel.hathitrust.org.
- ^ "Paul J. Lunardi Sworn in". babel.hathitrust.org.
- ^ "Democratic Sen. George Miller Jr., Dies (Part 1)". cdnc.ucr.edu.
- ^ "Democratic Sen. George Miller Jr., Dies (Part 2)". cdnc.ucr.edu.
- ^ "John A. Nejedly". babel.hathitrust.org.
