California's 23rd State Senate district

California's 23rd State Senate district
Current senator	Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh R–Yucaipa
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	933,807[1] 681,524[1] 563,579[1]
Demographics	45.51% White 7.77% Black 37.96% Latino 6.47% Asian 1.10% Native American 0.35% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.24% other 0.60[1]% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	530,624[2]
Registration	37.04% Democratic 35.38% Republican 20.73% No party preference

California's 23rd State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Republican Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh.

District profile[]

The district encompasses a wide arc of the Inland Empire, circling clockwise from Rancho Cucamonga in the northwest to Menifee in the south. It also includes several resort communities in the San Bernardino Mountains and a sliver of the High Desert.

Election results from statewide races[]

Year	Office	Results
2020	President	Biden 49.0 – 48.8%
2018	Governor	Cox 54.4 – 45.6%
	Senator	de Leon 52.6 – 47.4%
2016	President	Trump 48.7 – 45.7%
	Senator	Harris 58.3 – 41.7%
2014	Governor	Kashkari 57.7 – 42.3%
2012	President	Romney 51.8 – 46.0%
	Senator	Emken 51.9 – 48.1%

List of Senators[]

Due to redistricting, the 23rd 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
	Republican	January 8, 1883 - January 5, 1885	Alpine, El Dorado
	Democratic	January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887
	Republican	January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889	San Francisco
	Democratic	January 7, 1889 - January 2, 1893
		January 2, 1893 - January 4, 1897
		January 4, 1897 - January 1, 1901
	Republican	January 1, 1901 - January 2, 1905
		January 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909
	Democratic	January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913
	Republican	January 6, 1913 - January 8, 1917
		January 8, 1917 - January 5, 1925
Thomas A. Maloney		January 5, 1925 - January 2, 1933
Bert B. Snyder		January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937	Santa Cruz
	Democratic	January 4, 1937 - January 6, 1941
	Republican	January 6, 1941 - January 5, 1953
Donald L. Grunsky		January 5, 1953 - January 2, 1967	San Benito, Santa Cruz
		January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1976	Los Angeles
David Roberti	Democratic	December 6, 1976 - July 2, 1992		Resigned to be sworn in the 20th Senate district after winning special election.[4]
Tom Hayden		December 7, 1992 – November 30, 2000
Sheila Kuehl		December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2008
Fran Pavley		December 1, 2008 - November 30, 2012	Los Angeles, Ventura
Bill Emmerson	Republican	December 3, 2012 - December 1, 2013	Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino	Resigned from the Senate.
Mike Morrell		April 3, 2014 – November 30, 2020		Sworn in after winning special election.
Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh		December 7, 2020 - present

Election results 1992 - present[]

2020[]

California State Senate election, 2020

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Abigail Medina	59,881	28.1
	Republican	Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh	52,820	24.8
	Republican	Lloyd White	46,267	21.7
	Democratic	Kris Goodfellow	37,153	17.4
	Republican	Cristina Puraci	17,028	8.0
Total votes			213,149	100.0
General election
	Republican	Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh	224,945	52.5
	Democratic	Abigail Medina	203,403	47.5
Total votes			428,348	100.0
	Republican hold

2016[]

California State Senate election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Morrell (incumbent)	93,484	54.8
	Democratic	Ronald J. O'Donnell	50,850	29.8
	Democratic	Mark Westwood	26,300	15.4
Total votes			170,634	100.0
General election
	Republican	Mike Morrell (incumbent)	184,470	56.6
	Democratic	Ronald J. O'Donnell	141,533	43.4
Total votes			326,003	100.0
	Republican hold

2014 (special)[]

California's 23rd State Senate district special election, 2014
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Bill Emmerson

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Morrell	43,447	62.6
	Democratic	Ronald J. O'Donnell	10,531	15.2
	Democratic	Ameenah Fuller	6,705	9.7
	Libertarian	Jeff Hewitt	4,479	6.5
	Republican	Crystal Ruiz	4,187	6.0
Total votes			69,349	100.0
	Republican hold

2012[]

California State Senate election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Emmerson (incumbent)	70,465	65.0
	Democratic	Melissa Ruth O'Donnell	37,939	35.0
Total votes			108,404	100.0
General election
	Republican	Bill Emmerson (incumbent)	159,045	56.3
	Democratic	Melissa Ruth O'Donnell	123,518	43.7
Total votes			282,563	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2008[]

California State Senate election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Fran Pavley	238,172	67.40
	Republican	Rick Montaine	96,274	27.25
	Libertarian	Colin Goldman	18,906	5.35
Total votes			353,352	100.00
Turnout				70.91
	Democratic hold

2004[]

California State Senate election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sheila Kuehl (incumbent)	229,321	65.68
	Republican	Leonard Michael Lanzi	101,648	29.11
	Libertarian	Colin Goldman	18,168	5.20
Total votes			349,137	100.00
	Democratic hold

2000[]

California State Senate election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sheila Kuehl	225,736	70.59
	Republican	Daniel B. Rego	79,009	24.71
	Libertarian	Charles T. Black	15,059	4.71
Invalid or blank votes			36,099	10.14
Total votes			355,903	100.00
	Democratic hold

1996[]

California State Senate election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Hayden (incumbent)	172,295	56.20
	Republican	Scott L. Schreiber	101,876	34.41
	Peace and Freedom	Shirley Rachel Isaacson	11,731	3.96
	Libertarian	Charles T. Black	7,438	2.51
	Natural Law	Robert P. Swanson	2,722	0.92
Invalid or blank votes			28,592	5.61
Total votes			324,654	100.00
	Democratic hold

1992[]

California State Senate election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Hayden	198,425	55.89
	Republican	Leonard H. "Len" McRoskey	117,455	33.08
	Peace and Freedom	Shirley Rachel Isaacson	27,976	7.88
	Libertarian	R. William Weilburg	11,160	3.14
	No party	Joseph Alexander Cota (write-in)	8	0.00
Invalid or blank votes			37,297	9.51
Total votes			355,024	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also[]

• California State Senate
• California State Senate districts
• Districts in California

References[]

External links[]

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission