California's 34th State Senate district

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California's 34th State Senate district
Map of the district
Current senator
  Tom Umberg
D–Santa Ana
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age		927,893[1]
688,872[1]
491,287[1]
Demographics
  • 29.00% White
  • 1.40% Black
  • 46.85% Latino
  • 21.36% Asian
  • 0.40% Native American
  • 0.44% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
  • 0.19% other
  • 0.37[1]% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters441,884[2]
Registration41.48% Democratic
29.38% Republican
24.36% No party preference

California's 34th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Tom Umberg of Santa Ana.

District profile[]

The district encompasses part of northern Orange County, including Santa Ana, Little Saigon, and several beachfront communities. It also includes a portion of Long Beach. The primarily suburban district is ethnically and socioeconomically diverse.

Election results from statewide races[]

Year Office Results
2020 President Biden 55.7 – 42.3%
2018 Governor Newsom 55.5 - 44.5%
Senator Feinstein 54.2 - 45.8%
2016 President Clinton 58.5 – 35.8%
Senator Sanchez 52.6 – 47.4%
2014 Governor Brown 52.5 – 47.5%
2012 President Obama 53.3 – 44.4%
Senator Feinstein 55.3 – 44.7%
Election results from statewide races
Year Office Results
2000 President Gore 51.4 - 45.0%
Senator Feinstein 53.0 - 38.1%
1998 Governor Davis 54.1 - 41.5%
Senator Boxer 47.8 - 46.5%
1996 President Clinton 47.2 - 42.1%
1994 Governor Wilson 61.7 - 32.7%
Senator Huffington 55.4 - 32.5%
1992 President Bush 39.9 - 36.2%
Senator Herschensohn 53.9 - 35.6%
Senator Seymour 46.1 - 42.2%

List of Senators[]

Due to redistricting, the 34th 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 3, 1887 - January 7, 1895 Alpine, Fresno, Mariposa, Mono
Sylvester C. Smith Republican January 7, 1895 - January 5, 1903 Kern, San Luis Obispo
William H. Savage January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1911 Los Angeles
January 2, 1911 - January 4, 1915
Henry S. Benedict January 4, 1915 - November 7, 1916 Resigned from the Senate to be sworn in 10th Congressional district.
Charles W. Lyon January 6, 1919 - January 5, 1931
January 5, 1931 - January 4, 1943 Kern
January 4, 1943 - September 27, 1958 Died in office.[3]
Walter W. Stiern Democratic January 5, 1959 - January 2, 1967
John G. Schmitz Republican January 2, 1967 - June 30, 1970 Orange Resigned from the Senate to be sworn in the 35th Congressional district.
Dennis Carpenter August 21, 1970 - November 30, 1974 Sworn in after winning special election.[4]
Robert B. Presley Democratic December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1982 Riverside, San Bernadrino
Ruben Ayala December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1994 Los Angeles, San Bernadrino
Rob Hurtt Republican December 5, 1994 – November 30, 1998 Orange
Joe Dunn Democratic December 7, 1998 - November 4, 2006
Lou Correa December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2014
Janet Nguyen Republican December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2018 Los Angeles, Orange
Tom Umberg Democratic December 3, 2018 - present


Election results 1992 - present[]

2018[]

2018 California State Senate election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Janet Nguyen (incumbent) 82,874 58.3
Democratic Tom Umberg 37,360 26.3
Democratic Jestin L. Samson 13,231 9.3
Democratic Akash A. Hawkins 8,746 6.1
Total votes 142,211 100.0
General election
Democratic Tom Umberg 135,062 50.6
Republican Janet Nguyen (incumbent) 131,973 49.4
Total votes 267,035 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2014[]

2014 California State Senate election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Janet Nguyen 46,445 52.0
Democratic Jose Solorio 29,793 33.3
Republican Long Pham 13,102 14.7
Total votes 89,340 100.0
General election
Republican Janet Nguyen 95,792 58.1
Democratic Jose Solorio 69,220 41.9
Total votes 165,012 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

2010[]

2010 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lou Correa (incumbent) 88,892 65.8
Republican Lucille Kring 46,377 34.2
Total votes 135,269 100.0
Democratic hold

2006[]

2006 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lou Correa 56,534 50.2
Republican Lynn Daucher 55,142 49.0
Independent Otto Bade (write-in) 911 0.8
Total votes 112,587 100.0
Democratic hold

2002[]

2002 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Dunn (incumbent) 63,485 61.9
Republican Araceli Gonzalez 39,025 38.1
Total votes 102,510 100.0
Democratic hold

1998[]

1998 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Dunn 62,063 51.3
Republican Rob Hurtt (incumbent) 58,933 48.7
Total votes 120,996 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

1994[]

1994 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rob Hurtt (incumbent) 70,404 57.3
Democratic Donna Chessen 45,027 36.6
Libertarian Thomas E. Reimer 7,530 6.1
Total votes 115,431 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
  3. ^ "State Sen. Jess Dorsey Dies". cdnc.ucr.edu.
  4. ^ "The 13 Men Who Said 'No' To Reagan". cdnc.ucr.edu.

External links[]

  • District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission
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