California's 37th State Senate district
California's 37th State Senate district | |||
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Current senator |
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Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 937,986[1] 734,844[1] 613,024[1] | ||
Demographics | |||
Registered voters | 623,039[2] | ||
Registration | 34.92% Democratic 34.67% Republican 25.25% No party preference |
California's 37th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Dave Min of Irvine.
District profile[]
The district encompasses central Orange County, centered on the city of Irvine. The district contains a mix of coastal beaches, suburban sprawl, and the Santa Ana Mountains.
Orange County – 31.2%
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Election results from statewide races[]
Year | Office | Results |
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2020 | President | Biden 54.3 – 43.6% |
2018 | Governor | Newsom 50.2 – 49.8% |
Senator | Feinstein 54.1 – 45.9% | |
2016 | President | Clinton 50.0 – 44.0% |
Senator | Harris 59.0 – 41.0% | |
2014 | Governor | Kashkari 57.7 – 42.3% |
2012 | President | Romney 53.7 – 43.9% |
Senator | Emken 54.6 – 45.4% |
List of Senators[]
Due to redistricting, the 37th 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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Republican | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Venutra | ||
January 7, 1889 - January 2, 1893 | ||||
Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 4, 1897 | Los Angeles | ||
Republican | January 4, 1897 - January 1, 1901 | |||
January 1, 1901 - January 2, 1905 | ||||
January 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909 | ||||
January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913 | ||||
January 6, 1913 - January 3, 1921 | ||||
January 3, 1921 - January 7, 1929 | ||||
George W. Rochester | January 7, 1929 - January 2, 1933 | |||
January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937 | Riverside | |||
John R. Phillips | January 4, 1937 – November 15, 1942 | Resigned from the Senate to become a member of Congress for the 22nd Congressional district. | ||
Nelson S. Dilworth | January 8, 1945 – January 2, 1961 | |||
January 2, 1961 - April 26, 1964 | Died in office. Died from a heart attack.[3] | |||
Gordon Cologne | January 4, 1965 - January 2, 1967 | |||
George Deukmejian | January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1976 | Los Angeles | ||
Paul B. Carpenter | Democratic | December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1984 | Orange | |
Marian Bergeson | Republican | December 3, 1984 - November 30, 1992 | Imperial, Orange, Riverside, San Diego | |
David G. Kelley | December 7, 1992 - November 30, 2000 | Imperial, Riverside, San Diego | ||
Jim Battin | December 4, 2000 - November 30, 2008 | |||
Riverside | ||||
John J. Benoit | December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2009 | Resigned from the Senate to become a member of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. | ||
Bill Emmerson | June 9, 2010 - November 30, 2012 | Sworn in after winning special election. | ||
Mimi Walters | December 3, 2012 - January 3, 2015 | Orange | Resigned from the Senate to be sworn in the 45th Congressional district. | |
John Moorlach | March 22, 2015 – November 30, 2020 | Sworn in after winning special election. | ||
Dave Min | Democratic | December 7, 2020 - present |
Election results 1992 - present[]
2020[]
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | John Moorlach (incumbent) | 132,275 | 47.3 | |
Democratic | Dave Min | 78,293 | 28.0 | |
Democratic | Katrina Foley | 68,952 | 24.7 | |
Total votes | 279,520 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Dave Min | 270,522 | 51.1 | |
Republican | John Moorlach (incumbent) | 258,421 | 48.9 | |
Total votes | 528,943 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
2016[]
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | John Moorlach (incumbent) | 114,540 | 54.8 | |
Democratic | Ari Grayson | 94,369 | 45.2 | |
Total votes | 208,909 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | John Moorlach (incumbent) | 228,480 | 57.0 | |
Democratic | Ari Grayson | 172,455 | 43.0 | |
Total votes | 400,935 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2015 (special)[]
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | John Moorlach | 38,125 | 50.3 | |
Republican | Don Wagner | 33,411 | 44.0 | |
Republican | Naz Namazi | 2,621 | 3.5 | |
Democratic | Louise Stewardson (write-in) | 1,696 | 2.2 | |
Total votes | 75,853 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2012[]
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Mimi Walters (incumbent) | 88,321 | 63.6 | |
Democratic | Steve Young | 50,562 | 36.4 | |
Total votes | 138,883 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Mimi Walters (incumbent) | 213,086 | 57.0 | |
Democratic | Steve Young | 160,595 | 43.0 | |
Total votes | 373,681 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2010 (special)[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bill Emmerson | 39,875 | 41.76% | |
Republican | Russ Bogh | 20,957 | 21.95% | |
Democratic | Justin Blake | 13,289 | 13.92% | |
Democratic | Anna Nevenic | 8,076 | 8.46% | |
Democratic | Arthur Bravo Guerrero | 6,826 | 7.15% | |
American Independent | Matt Monica | 4,195 | 4.39% | |
Republican | David W. Peters | 2,267 | 2.37% | |
Total votes | 95,485 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bill Emmerson | 81,655 | 59.66% | |
Democratic | Justin Blake | 41,243 | 30.13% | |
American Independent | Matt Monica | 13,965 | 10.20% | |
Total votes | 136,863 | 100.0% | ||
Republican hold |
2008[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Benoit | 190,415 | 54.79 | |
Democratic | Arthur Guerrero | 157,142 | 45.21 | |
Total votes | 347,557 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 72.48 | |||
Republican hold |
2004[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Battin (incumbent) | 182,578 | 59.63 | |
Democratic | Pat Johansen | 123,602 | 40.37 | |
Total votes | 306,180 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
2000[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Battin | 177,665 | 62.18 | |
Democratic | Sedalia L. Sanders | 94,391 | 33.04 | |
Libertarian | Donna Tello | 13,649 | 4.78 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 23,380 | 7.56 | ||
Total votes | 309,085 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
1996[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | David G. Kelley (incumbent) | 157,080 | 61.14 | |
Democratic | Hans Alfred Schroeder | 75,943 | 29.59 | |
Libertarian | Donna Tello | 10,313 | 4.01 | |
Reform | George Angell | 9,121 | 3.55 | |
Natural Law | Jim J. Moner | 4,486 | 1.75 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 23,024 | 6.22 | ||
Total votes | 279,967 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
1992[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | David G. Kelley | 141,970 | 52.47 | |
Democratic | Jim Rickard | 101,872 | 37.65 | |
Peace and Freedom | Renate M. Kline | 16,870 | 6.24 | |
Libertarian | Craig McElvany | 9,845 | 3.64 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 29,858 | 9.94 | ||
Total votes | 300,415 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
See also[]
- California State Senate
- California State Senate districts
- Districts in California
References[]
External links[]
- District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission
Categories:
- California State Senate districts
- Government in Orange County, California
- Government of Anaheim, California
- Costa Mesa, California
- Huntington Beach, California
- Irvine, California
- Lake Forest, California
- Laguna Beach, California
- Newport Beach, California
- Orange, California
- Tustin, California