California's 24th State Senate district

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California's 24th State Senate district
Map of the district
Current senator
  María Elena Durazo
D–Los Angeles
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age		933,510[1]
710,984[1]
408,806[1]
Demographics
  • 11.98% White
  • 3.11% Black
  • 66.72% Latino
  • 17.23% Asian
  • 0.25% Native American
  • 0.08% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
  • 0.28% other
  • 0.35[1]% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters451,223[2]
Registration60.79% Democratic
8.40% Republican
25.66% No party preference

California's 24th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Maria Elena Durazo of Los Angeles.

District profile[]

The district encompasses central Los Angeles and its immediate environs, most notably East Los Angeles. The district is heavily Latino with a sizable Asian population.

Election results from statewide races[]

Year Office Results
2020 President Biden 81.6 – 16.2%
2018 Governor Newsom 85.8 – 14.2%
Senator Feinstein 51.5 – 48.5%
2016 President Clinton 84.1 – 10.3%
Senator Harris 56.1 – 43.9%
2014 Governor Brown 85.0 – 15.0%
2012 President Obama 83.6 – 13.3%
Senator Feinstein 85.6 – 14.4%

List of Senators[]

Due to redistricting, the 24th 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
Democratic January 8, 1883 - January 3, 1887 Nevada, Sierra Served together with Wallis.[5]
Republican January 8, 1883 - January 3, 1887
Democratic January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891 San Francisco
Republican January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1899
Democratic January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1903
Republican January 5, 1903 - July 17, 1903 Died in office. Died from heart failure.[6]
January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907
January 7, 1907 - January 2, 1911
January 2, 1911 - January 4, 1915
Lawrence J. Flaherty January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1923
Democratic January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1931
Republican January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1939 Madera, Merced
Democratic January 2, 1939 - January 4, 1943
George J. Hatfield Republican January 4, 1943 - November 15, 1953 Died in office. Died from heart attack.[7]
James A. Cobey Democratic January 3, 1955 - January 2, 1967
Robert J. Lagomarsino Republican January 2, 1967 - March 13, 1974 Ventura, Santa Barbara Resigned from the Senate after winning special election for the 13th Congressional district.[8]
Omer Rains Democratic July 9, 1974 - November 30, 1974 Sworn in after winning special election.[9]
Alex P. Garcia December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1982 Los Angeles
Art Torres December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1994
Hilda Solis December 5, 1994 – December 31, 2000 Resigned from the Senate to serve in the 31st Congressional district.[10]
Gloria Romero March 12, 2001 - November 30, 2010 Sworn in after winning special election.[11]
Ed Hernandez December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2014
Kevin de León December 1, 2014 - November 30, 2018
María Elena Durazo December 3, 2018 - present

Election results 1994 - present[]

2018[]

2018 California State Senate election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maria Elena Durazo 63,719 69.8
Democratic Peter Choi 27,566 30.2
Total votes 91,285 100.0
General election
Democratic Maria Elena Durazo 139,473 66.9
Democratic Peter Choi 69,160 33.1
Total votes 208,633 100.0
Democratic hold

2014[]

2014 California State Senate election
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

2010[]

California State Senate election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ed Hernandez 112,792 100.0
Republican William Rodriguez Morrison (write-in) 22 0.0
Total votes 112,814 100.0
Democratic hold

2006[]

California State Senate election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gloria Romero (incumbent) 92,498 74.07
Republican Robert Carver 32,388 25.93
Total votes 124,886 100.00
Democratic hold

2002[]

California State Senate election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gloria Romero (incumbent) 79,227 71.32
Republican Vince House 29,124 26.22
Libertarian Carl M. "Marty" Swinney 2,741 2.47
Invalid or blank votes 8,106 6.80
Total votes 119,198 100.00
Democratic hold

1998[]

California State Senate election, 1998
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hilda Solis (incumbent) 86,353 73.51
Republican C. A. 'Carl' Taylor 28,057 23.88
Libertarian Kim Goldsworthy 3,059 2.60
Invalid or blank votes 13,687 10.44
Total votes 131,156 100.00
Democratic hold

1994[]

California State Senate election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hilda Solis 73,371 63.13
Republican Dave Boyer 37,950 32.65
Libertarian George Curtis Feger 4,910 4.22
Invalid or blank votes 14,413 11.03
Total votes 130,644 100.00
Democratic hold

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-12-19. Retrieved 2016-01-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-07. Retrieved 2016-01-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "1883 Senate Session". babel.hathitrust.org.
  6. ^ "SEN. WILLIAMS DEAD Representative From the Twentyfourth State Senatorial District Died of Heart Disease". cdnc.ucr.edu.
  7. ^ "State Senator George Hatfield Dies Suddenly In Palo Alto". cdnc.ucr.edu.
  8. ^ "Robert Lagomarsino Resignation". babel.hathitrust.org.
  9. ^ "Omer Rains Sworn in". babel.hathitrust.org.
  10. ^ "Hilda Solis Resignation letter". babel.hathitrust.org.
  11. ^ "Gloria Romero Sworn in". babel.hathitrust.org.

External links[]

  • District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission
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