California's 36th State Senate district

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California's 36th State Senate district
Map of the district
Current senator
  Patricia Bates
R–Laguna Niguel
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age		938,083[1]
708,785[1]
603,622[1]
Demographics
  • 63.43% White
  • 2.48% Black
  • 23.75% Latino
  • 8.33% Asian
  • 0.64% Native American
  • 0.55% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
  • 0.27% other
  • 0.54[1]% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters576,535[2]
Registration36.48% Republican
33.74% Democratic
24.05% No party preference

California's 36th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Republican Patricia Bates of Laguna Niguel.

District profile[]

The district straddles the Orange-San Diego county border, encompassing much of San Diego County's North County region.

Election results from statewide races[]

Year Office Results
2020 President Biden 53.2 – 44.6%
2018 Governor Cox 51.2 – 48.8%[3]
Senator Feinstein 53.8 – 46.2%[4]
2016 President Clinton 48.1 – 45.8%[5]
Senator Harris 58.8 – 41.2%[6]
2014 Governor Kashkari 57.5 – 42.5%
2012 President Romney 54.8 – 43.2%
Senator Emken 55.8 – 44.2%

List of Senators[]

Due to redistricting, the 36th 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 5, 1891 Inyo, Kern, Tulare
January 5, 1891 - January 7, 1895
Republican January 7, 1895 - January 5, 1903 Los Angeles
January 5, 1903 - January 7, 1907
Charles W. Bell Nonpartisanism January 7, 1907 - January 6, 1913
Republican
Independent January 6, 1913 - January 8, 1923 Ran as Progressive Bull Moose for his 2nd term, and a Republican for his 3rd term.
Progressive
Republican
January 8, 1923 - January 3, 1927
January 3, 1927 - January 5, 1931
January 5, 1931 - January 8, 1951 San Bernardino
James E. Cunningham January 8, 1951 - September 10, 1957 Resigned from the Senate to become a judge.
December 31, 1957 - January 5, 1959 Sworn in after winning special election.[7]
Democratic January 5, 1959 - January 7, 1963
January 7, 1963 - January 2, 1967
Gordon Cologne Republican January 2, 1967 - March 2, 1972 Riverside, San Bernardino Resigned from the Senate to become a Judge.[8]
W. Craig Biddle June 15, 1972 - November 30, 1974 Sworn in after winning special election.[9]
Dennis Carpenter December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1978 Orange, San Diego
John G. Schmitz December 4, 1978 - November 30, 1982
Robert B. Presley Democratic December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1994 Riverside
Ray Haynes Republican December 5, 1994 – November 30, 2002 Riverside, San Diego
Dennis Hollingsworth December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2010
Joel Anderson December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2014
Patricia Bates December 1, 2014 - present Orange, San Diego

Election results 1994 - present[]

2018[]

2018 California State Senate election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patricia Bates (incumbent) 124,966 54.4
Democratic Marggie Castellano 104,791 45.6
Total votes 229,757 100.0
General election
Republican Patricia Bates (incumbent) 203,607 51.5
Democratic Marggie Castellano 191,392 48.5
Majority 12,215 3.0
Total votes 394,999 100.0
Republican hold

2014[]

2014 California State Senate election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patricia Bates 88,171 99.1
Democratic Gary Kephart (write-in) 756 0.9
Total votes 88,927 100.0
General election
Republican Patricia Bates 140,610 65.7
Democratic Gary Kephart 73,539 34.3
Majority 67,071 31.4
Total votes 214,149 100.0
Republican hold

2010[]

California State Senate election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joel Anderson 193,573 63.2
Democratic Paul Clay 101,112 33.0
Libertarian Michael S. Metti 11,737 3.8
Total votes 306,422 100.0
Republican hold

2006[]

California State Senate election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dennis Hollingsworth (incumbent) 164,025 63.40
Democratic Mark Hanson 85,706 33.13
Libertarian Joseph Shea 9,001 3.48
Total votes 258,732 100.00
Republican hold

2002[]

California State Senate election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dennis Hollingsworth 151,856 69.53
Democratic Adrienne Westall 53,280 24.40
Libertarian Michael S. Metti 13,258 6.07
Invalid or blank votes 19,373 8.15
Total votes 237,767 100.00
Republican hold

1998[]

California State Senate election, 1998
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ray Haynes (incumbent) 127,531 60.10
Democratic George M. Swift 84,683 39.90
Invalid or blank votes 17,798 7.74
Total votes 230,012 100.00
Republican hold

1994[]

California State Senate election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ray Haynes 121,263 55.00
Democratic Kay Ceniceros 91,580 41.54
Libertarian David R. Sarosi 7,637 3.46
Invalid or blank votes 10,222 4.43
Total votes 230,702 100.00
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. ^ http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2016-general/ssov/pres-by-senate.pdf
  4. ^ http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-general/ssov/us-senate-by-senate.pdf
  5. ^ http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-general/ssov/governor-senate.pdf
  6. ^ http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2016-general/ssov/us-senate-by-senate.pdf
  7. ^ "Raymond H. Gregory Sworn in". babel.hathitrust.org.
  8. ^ "Gordon Cologne Resignation letter". babel.hathitrust.org.
  9. ^ "Craig Biddle Sworn in". babel.hathitrust.org.

External links[]

  • District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission
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