California's 16th State Senate district
California's 16th State Senate district | |||
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Current senator |
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Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 922,123[1] 662,419[1] 564,836[1] | ||
Demographics | |||
Registered voters | 481,235[2] | ||
Registration | 41.40% Republican 28.99% Democratic 22.46% No party preference |
California's 16th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Republican Shannon Grove of Bakersfield.
District profile[]
The district consists of portions of the southeastern Central Valley, as well as the High Desert and the intervening mountains. Most of the population is in the Central Valley portions, while the desert regions in the east of the district are fairly sparsely populated.
Kern County – 65.7%
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San Bernardino County – 7.3%
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Tulare County – 50.0%
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Election results from statewide races[]
Year | Office | Results |
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2020 | President | Trump 57.9 – 39.6% |
2018 | Governor | Cox 63.0 – 37.0% |
Senator | de Leon 60.5 – 39.5% | |
2016 | President | Trump 59.0 – 35.2% |
Senator | Harris 54.3 – 45.7% | |
2014 | Governor | Kashkari 64.9 – 35.1% |
2012 | President | Romney 61.7 – 35.9% |
Senator | Emken 62.1 – 37.9% |
List of Senators[]
Due to redistricting, the 16th 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 |
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Democratic | January 8, 1883 - January 3, 1887 | Amador, San Joaquin | Served together with Langford.[3] | |
January 8, 1883 - January 3, 1887 | ||||
January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891 | Alameda | |||
Republican | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | |||
Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | Fresno | ||
Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 2, 1899 | Fresno, Madera | ||
Chester Rowell | January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1903 | |||
January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1911 | Alameda | |||
January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1919 | Ran as a Progressive for his 2nd term. | |||
Progressive | ||||
Republican | January 6, 1919 - January 8, 1923 | |||
January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1931 | ||||
January 5, 1931 - January 7, 1935 | ||||
William Knowland | January 7, 1935 - January 2, 1939 | |||
January 2, 1939 - January 5, 1959 | ||||
John W. Holmdahl | Democratic | January 5, 1959 - January 2, 1967 | ||
January 2, 1967 - January 4, 1971 | Fresno | |||
George N. Zenovich | January 4, 1971 - November 30, 1974 | |||
Walter W. Stiern | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1986 | Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino | ||
Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, San Bernardino | ||||
Don Rogers | Republican | December 1, 1986 - December 15, 1992 | Resigned his seat from the 16th Senate district to assume another seat in the 17th Senate district due to redistricting. | |
Phil Wyman | May 3, 1993 – November 30, 1994 | Sworn in after winning special election.[4] | ||
Jim Costa | Democratic | December 5, 1994 - November 30, 2002 | Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Tulare | |
Dean Florez | December 2, 2002 - November 30, 2010 | Fresno, Kern, Kings, Tulare | ||
Michael Rubio | December 6, 2010 – February 22, 2013 | Resigned from the Senate. | ||
Andy Vidak | Republican | August 10, 2013 - November 30, 2014 | Sworn in after winning special election. | |
Jean Fuller | December 1, 2014 - November 30, 2018 | Kern, San Bernardino, Tulare | ||
Shannon Grove | December 3, 2018 - present |
Election results 1994 - present[]
2018[]
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Shannon Grove | 90,353 | 59.1 | |
Democratic | Ruth Musser-Lopez | 44,303 | 29.0 | |
Republican | Gregory Tatum | 18,152 | 11.9 | |
Total votes | 152,808 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Shannon Grove | 169,714 | 64.2 | |
Democratic | Ruth Musser-Lopez | 94,579 | 35.8 | |
Total votes | 264,293 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2014[]
Primary election | ||||
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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 |
2013 (special)[]
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Andy Vidak | 31,610 | 49.8% | |
Democratic | Leticia Perez | 27,854 | 43.9% | |
Democratic | Francisco "Frank" Ramirez | 1,890 | 3.0% | |
Democratic | Paulina Miranda | 1,623 | 2.6% | |
Peace and Freedom | Muhammad "O" Arif | 471 | 0.7% | |
Total votes | 63,448 | 100.0% | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Andy Vidak | 42,224 | 51.9% | |
Democratic | Leticia Perez | 39,140 | 48.1% | |
Total votes | 81,364 | 100.0% | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
2010[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Michael Rubio | 71,334 | 60.5 | |
Republican | Tim Thiesen | 46,717 | 39.5 | |
Total votes | 118,051 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2006[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dean Florez (incumbent) | 78,146 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 78,146 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2002[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dean Florez | 69,503 | 70.03 | |
Republican | Blair Knox | 29,747 | 29.97 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 3,811 | 3.70 | ||
Total votes | 103,061 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
1998[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Costa (incumbent) | 92,163 | 71.91 | |
Republican | Gregg Palmer | 36,005 | 28.09 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 9,891 | 7.16 | ||
Total votes | 138,059 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
1994[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Costa | 70,329 | 51.57 | |
Republican | Phil Wyman (incumbent) | 66,053 | 48.43 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 8,529 | 5.89 | ||
Total votes | 144,911 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
See also[]
- California State Senate
- California State Senate districts
- Districts in California
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
- ^ "Report of Registration as of February 18, 2020" (PDF).
- ^ "1883 Senate Session". babel.hathitrust.org.
- ^ "Phil Wyman Sworn in". babel.hathitrust.org.
External links[]
- California's 16th State Senate district map — from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
Categories:
- California State Senate districts
- Government of Kern County, California
- Government of San Bernardino County, California
- Government of Tulare County, California
- Government of Bakersfield, California
- Mojave Desert
- San Joaquin Valley
- Searles Valley
- Tehachapi Mountains
- Mojave National Preserve
- Barstow, California
- Needles, California
- Ridgecrest, California
- Twentynine Palms, California
- Yucca Valley, California
- Visalia, California