California's 38th State Senate district

California's 38th State Senate district
Current senator	Brian Jones R–Santee
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	929,760[1] 696,724[1] 559,186[1]
Demographics	58.52% White 3.72% Black 27.22% Latino 8.02% Asian 1.22% Native American 0.49% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.25% other 0.54[1]% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	561,514[2]
Registration	36.85% Republican 32.40% Democratic 24.44% No party preference

California's 38th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Republican Brian Jones of Santee.

District profile[]

The district encompasses much of inland San Diego County, including suburban and rural areas.

Election results from statewide races[]

Year	Office	Results
2020	President	Biden 49.5 – 48.1%
2018	Governor	Cox 55.0 – 45.0%
	Senator	Feinstein 50.3 – 49.7%
2016	President	Trump 49.7 – 44.4%
	Senator	Harris 56.5 – 43.5%
2014	Governor	Kashkari 60.1 – 39.9%
2012	President	Romney 56.7 – 41.3%
	Senator	Emken 56.8 – 43.2%

List of Senators[]

Due to redistricting, the 38th 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
Stephen M. White	Democratic	January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891	Los Angeles
	Republican	January 5, 1891 - January 7, 1895	Los Angeles, Orange
		January 7, 1895 - January 2, 1899	Los Angeles
		January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1903
		January 5, 1903 - January 7, 1907
		January 7, 1907 - January 2, 1911
Leslie R. Hewitt		January 2, 1911 - January 4, 1915
		January 4, 1915 - January 6, 1919
		January 6, 1919 - January 8, 1923
		January 8, 1923 - January 3, 1927
J. W. McKinley		January 3, 1927 - January 7, 1935
Culbert Olson	Democratic	January 7, 1935 - January 2, 1939
Robert W. Kenny		January 2, 1939 - January 4, 1943
Jack Tenney		January 4, 1943 - January 3, 1955
		January 3, 1955 - January 7, 1963
Thomas M. Rees		January 7, 1963 - January 9, 1966		Resigned from the Senate to be sworn in the 26th Congressional district.[3]
Clair Burgener	Republican	January 2, 1967 – January 3, 1973	San Diego	Resigned from the Senate to be sworn in the 42nd Congressional district.
		March 12, 1973 - November 30, 1978	Imperial, Riverside, San Diego	Sworn in after winning special election.[4]
William A. Craven		December 4, 1978 - November 30, 1998
			San Diego
Bill Morrow		December 7, 1998 - November 30, 2006	Orange, San Diego
Mark Wyland		December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2014
Joel Anderson		December 1, 2014 - November 30, 2018	San Diego
Brian Jones		December 3, 2018 - present

Election results 1994 - present[]

2018[]

2018 California State Senate election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Jones	114,270	57.2
	Democratic	Jeff Griffith	79,862	40.0
	Libertarian	Antonio Salguero	5,576	2.8
Total votes			199,708	100.0
General election
	Republican	Brian Jones	187,345	53.0
	Democratic	Jeff Griffith	166,092	47.0
Total votes			353,437	100.0
	Republican hold

2014[]

2014 California State Senate election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joel Anderson (incumbent)	87,933	71.1
	Democratic	Fotios "Frank" Tsimboukakis	35,656	28.9
Total votes			123,589	100.0
General election
	Republican	Joel Anderson (incumbent)	146,510	68.9
	Democratic	Fotios "Frank" Tsimboukakis	66,066	30.8
Total votes			212,576	100.0
	Republican hold

2010[]

California State Senate election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Wyland (incumbent)	169,769	60.2
	Democratic	Gila Jones	96,884	34.4
	Libertarian	Kristi Stone	15,185	5.4
Total votes			281,838	100.0
	Republican hold

2006[]

California State Senate election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Wyland	162,046	74.33
	Libertarian	Brian Klea	55,964	25.67
Total votes			218,010	100.00
	Republican hold

2002[]

California State Senate election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Morrow (incumbent)	132,577	66.10
	Democratic	Philip G. Hanneman	60,182	30.00
	Libertarian	Lars R. Grossmith	7,819	3.90
Invalid or blank votes			16,899	7.77
Total votes			217,477	100.00
	Republican hold

1998[]

California State Senate election, 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Morrow	136,889	60.27
	Democratic	Madelene Arakelian	74,597	32.84
	Natural Law	Barbara Blair	5,828	2.57
	Independent	Eugene Gilbert Carl	5,504	2.42
	Libertarian	Paul King	4,315	1.90
Invalid or blank votes			28,712	11.22
Total votes			255,845	100.00
	Republican hold

1994[]

California State Senate election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William A. Craven (incumbent)	156,090	65.53
	Democratic	Thomas Berry	60,976	25.60
	Libertarian	August Anderson	11,336	4.76
	Peace and Freedom	Mary Ann Niki	9,811	4.12
Invalid or blank votes			25,894	9.80
Total votes			264,107	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