California's 27th State Senate district
California's 27th State Senate district | |||
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Current senator |
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Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 935,656[1] 717,882[1] 587,906[1] | ||
Demographics | |||
Registered voters | 598,999[2] | ||
Registration | 43.46% Democratic 27.28% Republican 23.45% No party preference |
California's 27th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Henry Stern of Malibu.
District profile[]
The district straddles the Los Angeles–Ventura county border and encompasses most of Los Angeles's western suburbs. The district includes the Conejo Valley, parts of the San Fernando Valley, and a slice of the Santa Clarita Valley.
Los Angeles County – 6.3%
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Ventura County – 38.7%
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Election results from statewide races[]
Year | Office | Results |
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2020 | President | Biden 60.7 – 37.3% |
2018 | Governor | Newsom 58.7 – 41.3% |
Senator | Feinstein 57.4 – 42.6% | |
2016 | President | Clinton 58.9 – 35.6% |
Senator | Harris 64.6 – 35.4% | |
2014 | Governor | Brown 53.1 – 46.9% |
2012 | President | Obama 54.5 – 43.2% |
Senator | Feinstein 57.5 – 42.5% |
List of Senators[]
Due to redistricting, the 27th 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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Workingmen | January 5, 1880 - January 5, 1885 | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino | ||
Democratic | ||||
Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | San Francisco | ||
Thomas J. Clunie | Democratic | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | ||
January 7, 1889 - January 2, 1893 | ||||
Republican | January 2, 1893 - January 4, 1897 | Alameda | ||
January 4, 1897 - January 1, 1901 | ||||
January 1, 1901 - January 2, 1905 | ||||
January 2, 1905 - February 27, 1905 | Santa Clara | Expelled from the Senate for accepting bribes.[3] | ||
January 7, 1907 - January 6, 1913 | ||||
January 6, 1913 - January 3, 1921 | ||||
January 3, 1921 - January 5, 1925 | ||||
Sanborn Young | January 5, 1925 - January 2, 1933 | |||
Democratic | January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937 | Kings | ||
Robert Roy Cunningham | January 4, 1937 - January 5, 1953 | |||
January 5, 1953 - January 2, 1961 | ||||
January 2, 1961 - January 2, 1967 | ||||
George E. Danielson | January 2, 1967 - January 12, 1971 | Los Angeles | Resigned from the Senate to be sworn in the 29th Congressional district.[4] | |
David Roberti | July 29, 1971 - November 30, 1976 | Sworn in after winning special election.[5] | ||
Robert G. Beverly | Republican | December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1984 | ||
Bill Greene | Democratic | December 3, 1984 - November 30, 1992 | ||
Robert G. Beverly | Republican | December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1996 | ||
Betty Karnette | Democratic | December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2004 | ||
Alan Lowenthal | December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2012 | |||
Fran Pavley | December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2016 | Los Angeles, Ventura | ||
Henry Stern | December 5, 2016 - present |
Election results 1992 -present[]
2020[]
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Henry Stern | 158,184 | 63.8 | |
Republican | Houman Salem | 89,646 | 36.2 | |
Total votes | 247,830 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Henry Stern | 284,797 | 60.2 | |
Republican | Houman Salem | 188,421 | 39.8 | |
Total votes | 473,218 | 100.0 |
2016[]
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Steve Fazio | 77,770 | 37.1 | |
Democratic | Henry Stern | 57,189 | 27.3 | |
Democratic | Janice Kamenir-Reznik | 40,250 | 19.2 | |
Democratic | David Pollock | 15,359 | 7.3 | |
Democratic | Shawn Bayliss | 12,757 | 6.1 | |
Democratic | George Christopher Thomas | 6,143 | 2.9 | |
Total votes | 209,468 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Henry Stern | 218,655 | 55.9 | |
Republican | Steve Fazio | 172,827 | 44.1 | |
Total votes | 377,256 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2012[]
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Todd Zink | 68,384 | 51.1 | |
Democratic | Fran Pavley (incumbent) | 65,552 | 48.9 | |
Total votes | 133,936 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Fran Pavley (incumbent) | 197,757 | 53.6 | |
Republican | Todd Zink | 171,438 | 46.4 | |
Total votes | 369,195 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2008[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Alan Lowenthal (incumbent) | 171,668 | 67.34 | |
Republican | Allen Wood | 83,268 | 32.66 | |
Total votes | 254,936 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 67.36 | |||
Democratic hold |
2004[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Alan Lowenthal | 150,289 | 63.25 | |
Republican | Cesar Navarro Castellanos | 87,319 | 36.75 | |
Total votes | 237,608 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2000[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Betty Karnette (incumbent) | 157,577 | 60.90 | |
Republican | Marilyn Lyon | 101,170 | 39.10 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 23,113 | 8.20 | ||
Total votes | 281,860 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
1996[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Betty Karnette | 126,562 | 51.41 | |
Republican | Phil Hawkins | 119,641 | 48.59 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 19,200 | 7.23 | ||
Total votes | 265,403 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
1992[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Robert G. Beverly (incumbent) | 129,010 | 47.29 | |
Democratic | Brian Finander | 123,956 | 45.44 | |
Libertarian | David J. Rosen | 10,828 | 3.97 | |
Peace and Freedom | Patrick McCoy | 8,999 | 3.30 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 29,687 | 9.81 | ||
Total votes | 302,480 | 100.00 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
See also[]
- California State Senate
- California State Senate districts
- Districts in California
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
- ^ "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
- ^ "FOUR SENATORS ARE VOTED OUT OF OFFICE The Bribe Takers Are Expelled by a Unanimous Vote-Wright Attempts to Thwart Movement at Last Moment". cdnc.ucr.edu.
- ^ "George Danielson Resignation letter". babel.hathitrust.org.
- ^ "David Roberti Sworn in". babel.hathitrust.org.
External links[]
- 27th State Senate District map — from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
Categories:
- California State Senate districts
- Government of Los Angeles County, California
- Government of Ventura County, California
- San Fernando Valley
- Conejo Valley
- Simi Valley, California
- Agoura Hills, California
- Calabasas, California
- Canoga Park, Los Angeles
- Chatsworth, Los Angeles
- Encino, Los Angeles
- Hidden Hills, California
- Los Angeles River
- Malibu, California
- Northridge, Los Angeles
- Oak Park, California
- Porter Ranch, Los Angeles
- Reseda, Los Angeles
- Tarzana, Los Angeles
- Thousand Oaks, California
- Topanga, California
- West Hills, Los Angeles
- Westlake Village, California
- Winnetka, Los Angeles
- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles
- Santa Monica Mountains
- Santa Susana Mountains
- Simi Hills