California's 29th State Senate district

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California's 29th State Senate district
Map of the district
Current senator
  Josh Newman
D–Fullerton
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age		925,494[1]
695,503[1]
532,640[1]
Demographics
  • 31.73% White
  • 2.74% Black
  • 36.61% Latino
  • 27.39% Asian
  • 0.41% Native American
  • 0.34% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
  • 0.24% other
  • 0.54[1]% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters525,519[2]
Registration38.67% Democratic
31.08% Republican
25.38% No party preference

California's 29th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Josh Newman of Fullerton.

District profile[]

The district straddles the intersection of three counties: Los Angeles, Orange, and San Bernardino. Centered on the Chino Hills and the northern Santa Ana Valley, it includes arms extending into Walnut in the north and Cypress in the west.

Election results from statewide races[]

Year Office Results
2020 President Biden 55.1 – 42.9%
2018 Governor Newsom 51.2 – 48.8%
Senator Feinstein 55.5 – 45.5%
2016 President Clinton 53.5 – 40.8%
Senator Harris 52.1 – 47.9%
2014 Governor Kashkari 53.9 – 46.1%
2012 President Romney 49.1 – 48.7%
Senator Feinstein 50.9 – 49.1%
2010 Governor Whitman 53.5 – 41.0%
Senator Fiorina 55.3 – 39.4%
2008 President John McCain 49.1 – 48.9%
2006 Governor Schwarzenegger 66.3 – 29.2%
Senator Mountjoy 48.8 – 46.6%
2004 President Bush 57.0 – 41.8%
Senator Jones 48.6 – 46.9%
2003 Recall Yes 70.2 – 29.8%
Schwarzenegger 61.9 – 19.2%
2002 Governor Simon 56.1 – 36.2%
2000 President Gore 50.2 – 45.9%
Senator Feinstein 52.1 – 40.7%
1998 Governor Davis 52.1 – 45.4%
Senator Fong 50.7 – 45.8%
1996 President Clinton 45.1 – 44.5%
1994 Governor Wilson 62.4 – 34.0%
Senator Huffington 54.2 – 37.3%
1992 President Bush 41.4 – 37.2%
Senator Herschensohn 56.1 – 36.5%
Senator Seymour 46.7 – 44.5%

List of Senators[]

Due to redistricting, the 29th 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 Colusa, Tehama
January 3, 1887 - January 2, 1893 San Joaquin
January 2, 1893 - January 4, 1897 San Mateo, Santa Cruz
Republican January 4, 1897 - January 1, 1901
January 1, 1901 - May 10, 1903 Died in office.[3]
Samuel H. Rambo January 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909
Democratic January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913
Republican January 6, 1913 - December 1, 1917 Los Angeles Died in office.
Independent January 6, 1919 - January 5, 1925
Republican
January 5, 1925 - January 2, 1933
January 2, 1933 - February 21, 1951 San Luis Obispo Died in office.[4]
January 5, 1953 - August 13, 1960 Died in office. Died from a heart attack.[5]
January 2, 1961 - January 2, 1967
Mervyn Dymally Democratic January 2, 1967 – January 6, 1975 Los Angeles Resigned from the Senate to be sworn in as Lieutenant Governor.
Bill Greene April 7, 1975 - November 30, 1984 Sworn in after winning special election.[6]
Robert G. Beverly Republican December 3, 1984 - November 30, 1992
Frank Hill December 7, 1992 - July 8, 1994 Los Angeles, Orange Resigned from the Senate.[7]
Dick Mountjoy December 5, 1994 - November 30, 2000 Los Angeles
Bob Margett December 4, 2000 - November 30, 2008
Bob Huff December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2016 Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino
Josh Newman Democratic December 5, 2016 – June 24, 2018 Recalled from the Senate.
Ling Ling Chang Republican June 25, 2018 – November 30, 2020 Sworn in after winning special election due to Newman being recalled.
Josh Newman Democratic December 7, 2020 - present


Election results 1992 - present[]

2020[]

2020 California State Senate election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ling Ling Chang (incumbent) 98,687 47.4
Democratic Josh Newman 69,732 33.5
Democratic Joseph Cho 39,643 19.1
Total votes 208,062 100.0
General election
Democratic Josh Newman 214,456 51.3
Republican Ling Ling Chang (incumbent) 203,762 48.7
Total votes 418,218 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2018 (Recall)[]

California's 29th State Senate district special recall election, 2018
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Yes 91,892 58.13
No 66,197 41.87
Total votes 158,089 100.00
California's 29th State Senate district special recall election, 2018
Successor of Josh Newman if a majority vote in favor of recall
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ling Ling Chang 50,215 33.80
Democratic Joseph Cho 31,726 21.36
Republican Bruce Whitaker 28,704 19.32
Democratic Josh Ferguson 17,745 11.95
Democratic Kevin Carr 12,713 8.56
Republican George C. Shen 7,442 5.01
Total votes 148,545 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

2016[]

California's 29th State Senate district election, 2016
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ling Ling Chang 73,514 44.0
Democratic Josh Newman 48,754 29.2
Democratic Sukhee Kang 44,766 26.8
Total votes 167,034 100.0
General election
Democratic Josh Newman 160,230 50.4
Republican Ling Ling Chang 157,732 49.6
Total votes 317,962 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2012[]

California State Senate elections, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Huff (incumbent) 68,708 64.3
Democratic Greg Diamond 38,169 35.7
Total votes 106,877 100.0
General election
Republican Bob Huff (incumbent) 160,912 55.1
Democratic Greg Diamond 131,228 44.9
Total votes 292,140 100.0
Republican hold

2008[]

California State Senate elections, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Huff 178,155 54.4
Democratic Joseph Lyons 127,536 38.9
Libertarian Jill Stone 21,983 6.7
Total votes 327,674 100.00
Republican hold

2004[]

California State Senate elections, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Margett (incumbent) 190,165 61.7
Democratic Rufino Bautista, Jr. 101,350 32.8
Libertarian Dan Fernandes 17,044 5.5
Total votes 308,559 100.0
Republican hold

2000[]

California State Senate elections, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Margett 128,713 49.1
Democratic Richard Melendez 125,975 48.0
Libertarian Leland Faegre 7,655 2.9
Total votes 262,343 100.0
Republican hold

1996[]

California State Senate elections, 1996
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dick Mountjoy (incumbent) 138,944 58.9
Democratic Tommy Randle 96,829 41.1
Total votes 235,773 100.0
Republican hold

1994 (special)[]

California's 29th State Senate district special election, 1994
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Frank Hill
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dick Mountjoy 116,562 60.1
Democratic Sandra K. Hester 64,007 33.0
Libertarian Matt Piazza 8,756 4.5
Green Walt Contreras Sheasby 4,614 2.4
Total votes 193,939 100.0
Republican hold

1992[]

California State Senate elections, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Hill (incumbent) 148,754 56.2
Democratic Sandy Hester 116,021 43.8
Total votes 264,775 100.0
Republican hold

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Report of Registration as of February 10, 2021" (PDF).
  3. ^ "STATE SENATOR DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS". cdnc.ucr.edu.
  4. ^ "State Senator Chris Jespersen Dies Suddenly". cdnc.ucr.edu.
  5. ^ "Sen. Erhart Dies Suddenly". cdnc.ucr.edu.
  6. ^ "Bill Greene Sworn in". babel.hathitrust.org.
  7. ^ "Frank Hill Resignation letter". babel.hathitrust.org.

External links[]

  • District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission
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