California's 40th State Senate district

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California's 40th State Senate district
Map of the district
Current senator
  Ben Hueso
D–San Diego
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age		935,055[1]
671,129[1]
466,879[1]
Demographics
  • 16.39% White
  • 7.27% Black
  • 62.28% Latino
  • 12.07% Asian
  • 0.57% Native American
  • 0.53% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
  • 0.19% other
  • 0.70[1]% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters486,524[2]
Registration46.49% Democratic
19.15% Republican
28.31% No party preference

California's 40th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Ben Hueso of San Diego.

District profile[]

The district runs along the entire border between California and Mexico. The heavily Latino district includes urban San Diego neighborhoods in the west and rural Imperial County farmland in the east.

Election results from statewide races[]

Year Office Results
2020 President Biden 65.1 – 32.8%
2018 Governor Newsom 64.5 – 35.5%
Senator de Leon 50.1 – 49.9%
2016 President Clinton 68.6 – 26.2%
Senator Sanchez 53.9 – 46.1%
2014 Governor Brown 62.2 – 37.8%
2012 President Obama 65.1 – 33.3%
Senator Feinstein 66.4 – 33.6%
Election results from statewide races
Year Office Results
2000 President Gore 52.6 - 43.4%
Senator Feinstein 58.5 - 33.5%
1998 Governor Davis 57.2 - 38.6%
Senator Boxer 53.0 - 42.2%
1996 President Clinton 52.6 - 38.4%
1994 Governor Wilson 58.9 - 37.6%
Senator Huffington 49.8 - 39.4%
1992 President Clinton 42.7 - 32.7%
Senator Boxer 45.3 - 43.2%
Senator Feinstein 49.8 - 39.6%

List of Senators[]

Due to redistricting, the 40th 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
William W. Bowers Republican January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891 San Bernardino, San Diego
January 5, 1891 - January 7, 1895
January 7, 1895 - January 2, 1899 San Diego
January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1903
January 5, 1903 - January 7, 1907
January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1915
Progressive January 4, 1915 - January 6, 1919
Republican January 6, 1919 - January 3, 1927
January 3, 1927 - January 5, 1931
January 5, 1931 - January 7, 1935
Ed Fletcher January 7, 1935 - January 6, 1947
January 6, 1947 - January 5, 1959
Democratic January 5, 1959 - January 7, 1963
Republican January 7, 1963 - January 2, 1967
James R. Mills Democratic January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1982 Imperial, San Diego
Wadie P. Deddeh December 6, 1982 - August 17, 1993 San Diego Resigned from the Senate.[3]
Stephen Peace January 10, 1994 - November 30, 2002 Sworn in after winning special election.[4]
Denise Moreno Ducheny December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2010 Imperial, Riverside, San Diego
Juan Vargas December 6, 2010 – January 2, 2013 Resigned from the Senate to be sworn in the 51st Congressional district.
Ben Hueso March 21, 2013 - present Sworn in after winning special election.
Imperial, San Diego

Election results 1994 - present[]

2018[]

2018 California State Senate election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ben Hueso (incumbent) 70,649 60.1
Republican Luis R. Vargas 46,850 39.9
Total votes 117,499 100.0
General election
Democratic Ben Hueso (incumbent) 152,896 65.9
Republican Luis R. Vargas 79,207 34.1
Total votes 232,103 100.0
Democratic hold

2014[]

2014 California State Senate election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ben Hueso (incumbent) 45,249 71.9
Democratic Rafael Estrada 17,547 27.9
Republican Michael Diaz (write-in) 188 0.3
Total votes 62,984 100.0
General election
Democratic Ben Hueso (incumbent) 58,880 54.9
Democratic Rafael Estrada 48,397 45.1
Total votes 107,277 100.0
Democratic hold

2013 (special)[]

2013 California's 40th State Senate district special election
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Juan Vargas
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ben Hueso 29,367 53.1
Republican Hector Raul Gastelum 11,951 21.6
Republican Xanthi Gionis 8,243 14.9
Democratic Anna Nevenic 5,740 10.4
Democratic Craig Fiegener (write-in) 39 0.1
Democratic Rafael Estrada (write-in) 20 0.0
Total votes 55,360 100.0
Democratic hold

2010[]

2010 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Juan Vargas 101,767 59.5
Republican Brian Hendry 69,417 40.5
Total votes 171,184 100.0
Democratic hold

2006[]

2006 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Denise Moreno Ducheny (incumbent) 84,571 62.2
Republican David K. Walden 47,502 34.9
Libertarian Jesse Thomas 3,968 2.9
Total votes 136,041 100.0
Democratic hold

2002[]

2002 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Denise Moreno Ducheny 66,405 56.4
Republican Michael S. Giorgino 47,087 39.9
Libertarian Felix Jeremiah Miranda 4,362 3.7
Total votes 117,854 100.0
Democratic hold

1998[]

1998 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Steve Peace (incumbent) 103,669 66.3
Republican Bob Divine 47,490 30.4
Libertarian David N. Graham 5,192 3.3
Total votes 156,351 100.0
Democratic hold

1994[]

1994 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Steve Peace (incumbent) 77,211 48.0
Republican Joe Ghougassian 72,410 45.1
Peace and Freedom Elena Smith Pelayo 6,347 3.9
Libertarian Ben Gibbs 4,758 3.0
Total votes 160,726 100.0
Democratic hold

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. ^ "Wadie Deddeh Resignation letter". babel.hathitrust.org.
  4. ^ "Stephen Peace Sworn in". babel.hathitrust.org.

External links[]

  • District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission
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