The 2014 California State Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, with the primary election on June 3, 2014. Voters in the 20 even-numbered districts of the California State Senate elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including the State Assembly election and the gubernatorial election .
The California Republican Party won the newly drawn 28th district and the open 34th district , gaining two seats from the California Democratic Party and ending the Democrats' supermajority in the chamber.
Overview [ ]
California State Senate elections, 2014 Primary election — June 3, 2014
Party
Votes
Percentage
Candidates
Advancing to general
Seats contesting
Democratic
923,557
51.63%
40
24
19
Republican
828,207
46.30%
23
16
15
No party preference
32,763
1.83%
3
0
0
Green
4,392
0.25%
1
0
0
Totals
1,788,919
100.00%
67
40
—
California State Senate elections, 2014 General election — November 4, 2014
Party
Votes
Percentage
Not up
Contested
Before
After
+/–
Democratic
1,760,892
56.22%
14†
13
27†
25†
2
Republican
1,371,020
43.78%
5
7
12
14
2
Totals
3,131,912
100.00%
19†
20
39†
39†
—
† The 35th district , which was not up for election in this cycle, was vacant due to the resignation of Democrat Rod Wright .
25
1
14
Democratic
V
Republican
Results [ ]
District 2 [ ]
California's 2nd State Senate district election, 2014
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Mike McGuire
104,670
57.9
Republican
Lawrence R. Wiesner
48,401
26.8
Democratic
Derek Knell
19,733
10.9
No party preference
Harry V. Lehmann
8,060
4.5
Total votes
180,864
100.0
General election
Democratic
Mike McGuire
188,142
70.0
Republican
Lawrence R. Wiesner
80,778
30.0
Total votes
268,920
100.0
Democratic hold
District 4 [ ]
California's 4th State Senate district election, 2014
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Jim Nielsen (incumbent )
92,191
64.0
Democratic
CJ Jawahar[1]
51,781
36.0
Total votes
143,972
100.0
General election
Republican
Jim Nielsen (incumbent )
139,199
63.7
Democratic
CJ Jawahar
79,457
36.3
Total votes
218,656
100.0
Republican hold
District 6 [ ]
Endorsements [ ]
Roger Dickinson
Individuals
Dianne Feinstein , U.S. Senator
Gavin Newsom , Lieutenant Governor of California
Bill Lockyer , California State Treasurer
Tom Torlakson , California State Superintendent of Public Instruction
John Garamendi , U.S. Representative
Jared Huffman , U.S. Representative
Darrell Steinberg , President pro tempore of the California State Senate
Lois Wolk , State Senator
Don Nottoli, Sacramento County Supervisor
Phil Serna, Sacramento County Supervisor
Jimmie Yee, Sacramento County Supervisor
Mike McGowan, Yolo County Supervisor
Don Saylor, Yolo County Supervisor
Jim Provenza, Yolo County Supervisor
Christopher Cabaldon, Mayor of West Sacramento
Steve Cohn, Sacramento City Coucilmember
Bonnie Pannell, Sacramento City Councilmember
Allen Wayne Warren, Sacramento City Councilmember
Mark Johannessen, West Sacramento City Councilmember
William Kristoff, West Sacramento City Councilmember
Chris Ledesma, West Sacramento City Councilmember
Oscar Villegas, West Sacramento City Councilmember
Tej Maan, Yuba City Councilmember
Bill Slaton, SMUD Board President
Genevieve Shiroma, SMUD Board Vice President
Nancy Bui-Thompson, SMUD Board Director
Howard Posner, SMUD Board Director
Larry Carr, SMUD Board Director
Greg Geeting, Sacramento County Board of Education Member
Pam Haynes, Los Rios Community College Trustee
Dustin Johnson, Los Rios Community College Trustee
Steve Ly, Elk Grove School Board Member
Scott Dosick, Natomas School Boardmember
Susan Heredia, Natomas School Boardmember
Lisa Kaplan, Natomas School Boardmember
Jeff Cueno, Sacramento City School Boardmember
Patrick Kennedy, Sacramento City School Boardmember
Christina Pritchett, Sacramento City School Boardmember
Darrel Woo, Sacramento City School Boardmember
Michael Baker, Twin River School Boardmember
Bob Bastian, Twin River School Boardmember
John Dexter, Twin River School Boardmember
Walter Garcia Kawamoto, Twin River School Boardmember
Rebecca Sandoval, Twin River School Boardmember
Katie Villegas, Washington School Boardmember
Warren Harding, Arden Manor Park Boardmember
Kathleen Mast, El Camino Park Boardmember
Gregg Fishman, Arden Park Recreation and Parks Boardmember
Jim Lites, Arden Park Recreation and Parks Boardmember
Linda Kimura, Arden Creek Park Boardmember
Jerry Fox, Arden Creek Park Boardmember
Victor H. Fazio , former U.S. Representative
Phil Angelides , former California State Treasurer
Sheila Kuehl , former State Senator
Phil Isenberg , former State Assemblymember
Heather Fargo , former Mayor of Sacramento
James Shelby, former Mayor of Citrus Heights
Robbie Waters, former Sacramento City Councilmember
Grantland Johnson, former Sacramento County Supervisor
Toby Johnson, former Sacramento County Supervisor
Illa Collin, former Sacramento County Supervisor
Jim Streng, former Sacramento County Supervisor
Richard Pan
Organizations
Service Employees International Union
AFSCME California PEOPLE
California State Employees Association
California's 6th State Senate district election, 2014
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Roger Dickinson
48,668
40.3
Democratic
Richard Pan
37,552
31.1
Republican
James Axelgard
19,258
15.9
Republican
Jonathan Zachariou
15,355
12.7
Total votes
120,833
100.0
General election
Democratic
Richard Pan
96,688
53.8
Democratic
Roger Dickinson
82,938
46.2
Total votes
179,626
100.0
Democratic hold
District 8 [ ]
California's 8th State Senate district election, 2014
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Tom Berryhill (incumbent )
97,056
65.4
Democratic
Paulina Miranda
51,415
34.6
Total votes
148,471
100.0
General election
Republican
Tom Berryhill (incumbent )
145,587
66.5
Democratic
Paulina Miranda
73,417
33.5
Total votes
219,004
100.0
Republican hold
District 10 [ ]
California's 10th State Senate district election, 2014
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Bob Wieckowski
36,773
35.4
Republican
Peter Kuo
27,332
26.3
Democratic
Mary Hayashi
21,448
20.6
Democratic
Roman Reed
14,098
13.6
No party preference
Audie Bock
4,284
4.1
Total votes
103,935
100.0
General election
Democratic
Bob Wieckowski
111,162
68.0
Republican
Peter Kuo
52,302
32.0
Total votes
163,464
100.0
Democratic hold
District 12 [ ]
California's 12th State Senate district election, 2014
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Anthony Cannella (incumbent )
47,551
63.8
Democratic
Shawn K. Bagley
27,017
36.2
Total votes
74,568
100.0
General election
Republican
Anthony Cannella (incumbent )
74,988
60.5
Democratic
Shawn K. Bagley
49,039
39.5
Total votes
124,027
100.0
Republican hold
District 14 [ ]
California's 14th State Senate district election, 2014
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Andy Vidak (incumbent )
35,953
61.2
Democratic
Luis Chavez[2]
22,771
38.8
Total votes
58,724
100.0
General election
Republican
Andy Vidak (incumbent )
54,251
54.1
Democratic
Luis Chavez
46,035
45.9
Total votes
100,286
100.0
Republican hold
District 16 [ ]
California's 16th State Senate district election, 2014
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Jean Fuller (incumbent )
79,843
99.8
Democratic
Ruth Musser-Lopez (write-in )
189
0.2
Total votes
80,032
100.0
General election
Republican
Jean Fuller (incumbent )
122,700
72.8
Democratic
Ruth Musser-Lopez
45,812
27.2
Total votes
168,512
100.0
Republican hold
District 18 [ ]
California's 18th State Senate district election, 2014
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Robert Hertzberg
35,338
63.1
Republican
Ricardo Antonio Benitez
16,289
29.1
Green
John P. "Jack" Lindblad
4,392
7.8
Total votes
56,019
100.0
General election
Democratic
Robert Hertzberg
79,495
70.2
Republican
Ricardo Antonio Benitez
33,794
29.8
Total votes
113,289
100.0
Democratic hold
District 20 [ ]
California's 20th State Senate district election, 2014
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Matthew Munson
14,124
33.0
Democratic
Connie Leyva
9,096
21.2
Democratic
Alfonso "Al" Sanchez
7,958
18.6
Democratic
Shannon O'Brien
6,769
15.9
Democratic
Sylvia Robles
4,843
11.3
Total votes
42,790
100.0
General election
Democratic
Connie Leyva
56,943
62.4
Republican
Matthew Munson
34,256
37.6
Total votes
91,199
100.0
Democratic hold
District 22 [ ]
California's 22nd State Senate district election, 2014
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Ed Hernandez (incumbent )
34,375
99.6
Republican
Marc Rodriguez (write-in )
154
0.4
Total votes
34,529
100.0
General election
Democratic
Ed Hernandez (incumbent )
63,570
64.8
Republican
Marc Rodriguez
34,468
35.2
Total votes
98,038
100.0
Democratic hold
District 24 [ ]
California's 24th State Senate district election, 2014
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Kevin de León (incumbent )
28,975
64.1
Democratic
Peter Choi
9,422
20.8
Republican
William "Rodriguez" Morrison
6,805
15.1
Total votes
45,202
100.0
General election
Democratic
Kevin de León (incumbent )
57,412
65.8
Democratic
Peter Choi
29,848
34.2
Total votes
87,260
100.0
Democratic hold
District 26 [ ]
California's 26th State Senate district election, 2014
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Ben Allen
25,987
22.2
Democratic
Sandra Fluke
22,759
19.4
No party preference
Seth Stodder
20,419
17.4
Democratic
Betsy Butler
19,301
16.5
Democratic
Amy Howorth
18,411
15.7
Democratic
Vito Imbasciani
5,189
4.4
Democratic
Patric Verrone
3,446
2.9
Democratic
Barbi S. Appelquist
1,630
1.4
Total votes
117,142
100.0
General election
Democratic
Ben Allen
122,901
60.3
Democratic
Sandra Fluke
80,781
39.7
Total votes
203,682
100.0
Democratic hold
District 28 [ ]
California's 28th State Senate district election, 2014
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Jeff Stone
20,807
21.9
Republican
Bonnie Garcia
18,884
19.9
Republican
Glenn A. Miller
18,435
19.4
Democratic
Phillip Drucker
17,635
18.6
Democratic
Anna Nevenic
14,444
15.2
Republican
William "Bill" Carns
4,834
5.1
Total votes
95,039
100.0
General election
Republican
Jeff Stone
81,698
53.0
Republican
Bonnie Garcia
72,353
47.0
Total votes
154,051
100.0
Republican win (new seat)
District 30 [ ]
California's 30th State Senate district election, 2014
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Holly Mitchell (incumbent )
48,280
85.3
Democratic
Isidro Armenta
8,301
14.7
Total votes
56,581
100.0
General election
Democratic
Holly Mitchell (incumbent )
78,115
68.8
Democratic
Isidro Armenta
35,442
31.2
Total votes
113,557
100.0
Democratic hold
District 32 [ ]
California's 32nd State Senate district election, 2014
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Mario Guerra
29,096
44.5
Democratic
Tony Mendoza
20,804
31.8
Democratic
Sally Havice
7,325
11.2
Democratic
Irella Perez
6,873
10.5
Democratic
Carlos Arvizu
1,280
2.0
Total votes
65,378
100.0
General election
Democratic
Tony Mendoza
67,593
52.3
Republican
Mario Guerra
61,718
47.7
Total votes
129,311
100.0
Democratic hold
District 34 [ ]
California's 34th State Senate district election, 2014
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Janet Nguyen
46,445
52.0
Democratic
Jose Solorio
29,793
33.3
Republican
Long Pham
13,102
14.7
Total votes
89,340
100.0
General election
Republican
Janet Nguyen
95,792
58.1
Democratic
Jose Solorio
69,220
41.9
Total votes
165,012
100.0
Republican gain from Democratic
District 36 [ ]
California's 36th State Senate district election, 2014
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Patricia Bates
88,171
99.1
Democratic
Gary Kephart (write-in )
756
0.9
Total votes
88,927
100.0
General election
Republican
Patricia Bates
140,610
65.7
Democratic
Gary Kephart
73,539
34.3
Total votes
214,149
100.0
Republican hold
District 38 [ ]
California's 38th State Senate district election, 2014
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Joel Anderson (incumbent )
87,933
71.1
Democratic
Fotios "Frank" Tsimboukakis
35,656
28.9
Total votes
123,589
100.0
General election
Republican
Joel Anderson (incumbent )
146,510
68.9
Democratic
Fotios "Frank" Tsimboukakis
66,066
30.8
Total votes
212,576
100.0
Republican hold
District 40 [ ]
California's 40th State Senate district election, 2014
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Ben Hueso (incumbent )
45,249
71.9
Democratic
Rafael Estrada
17,547
27.9
Republican
Michael Diaz (write-in )
188
0.3
Total votes
62,984
100.0
General election
Democratic
Ben Hueso (incumbent )
58,880
54.9
Democratic
Rafael Estrada
48,397
45.1
Total votes
107,277
100.0
Democratic hold
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