California's 8th State Senate district
California's 8th State Senate district | |||
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Current senator |
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Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 929,712[1] 694,800[1] 606,375[1] | ||
Demographics | |||
Registered voters | 540,098[2] | ||
Registration | 39.43% Republican 33.09% Democratic 21.00% No party preference |
California's 8th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Republican Andreas Borgeas of Fresno.
District profile[]
The district stretches from the Sacramento suburbs to Death Valley. It encompasses most of the southern Sierra Nevada and parts of the Gold Country and Central Valley. The Central Valley portions comprise most of the district's population.
All of Amador County
All of Calaveras County
Fresno County – 55.9%
All of Inyo County
Madera County – 18.9%
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All of Mariposa County
All of Mono County
Sacramento County – 3.0%
Stanislaus County – 28.2%
Tulare County – 0.9%
All of Tuolumne County
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Election results from statewide races[]
Year | Office | Results |
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2020 | President | Trump 50.6 – 44.0% |
2018 | Governor | Cox 57.4 – 42.6% |
Senator | de Leon 55.6 – 44.4% | |
2016 | President | Trump 52.3 – 41.9% |
Senator | Harris 57.0 – 43.0% | |
2014 | Governor | Kashkari 56.5 – 43.5% |
2012 | President | Romney 54.6 – 43.0% |
Senator | Emken 55.5 – 44.5% |
List of Senators[]
Due to redistricting, the 8th 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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Democratic | January 8, 1883 - January 3, 1887 | San Francisco, San Mateo | ||
January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891 | Colusa, Tehama | |||
January 5, 1891 - January 7, 1895 | ||||
Butte, Tehama | ||||
January 7, 1895 - January 2, 1899 | Colusa, Glenn, Mendocino | |||
January 2, 1899 - January 30, 1899 | Died in office.[3] | |||
March 17, 1899 - January 5, 1903 | Sworn in after winning special election.[4] | |||
Republican | January 5, 1903 - January 7, 1907 | Sonoma | ||
January 7, 1907 - January 2, 1911 | ||||
Democratic | January 2, 1911 - January 4, 1915 | |||
January 4, 1915 - January 5, 1931 | ||||
Republican | January 5, 1931 - January 7, 1935 | Colusa, Glenn, Tehama | ||
January 7, 1935 - January 4, 1943 | ||||
Clair Engle | Democratic | January 4, 1943 - September 14, 1943 | Resigned after he won special election for the 2nd Congressional district. | |
Republican | June 2, 1944 - January 5, 1959 | Sworn in after winning special election.[5] | ||
Virgil O'Sullivan | Democratic | January 5, 1959 - January 2, 1967 | ||
Lewis F. Sherman | Republican | January 2, 1967 - January 4, 1971 | Alameda | |
John W. Holmdahl | Democratic | January 4, 1971 - October 15, 1982 | Resigned from the Senate. | |
December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1986 | San Francisco, San Mateo | |||
Quentin L. Kopp | Independent | December 1, 1986 - November 30, 1998 | ||
Jackie Speier | Democratic | December 7, 1998 - November 30, 2006 | ||
Leland Yee | December 4, 2006 - March 28, 2014 | Suspended by the Senate after being charged by the Federal Government with conspiracy to traffic in firearms without a license and accepting campaign funds in exchange for political favors.[6] | ||
Tom Berryhill | Republican | December 1, 2014 - November 30, 2018 | Amador, Calaveras, Fresno, Inyo, Madera, Mariposa, Mono, Sacramento, Stanislaus, Tulare, Tuolumne | |
Andreas Borgeas | December 3, 2018 - present |
Election results 1994 - present[]
2018[]
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Andreas Borgeas | 117,673 | 59.4 | |
Democratic | Paulina Miranda | 42,044 | 21.2 | |
Democratic | Tom Pratt | 30,984 | 15.6 | |
No party preference | Mark Belden | 7,304 | 3.7 | |
Total votes | 198,005 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Andreas Borgeas | 202,741 | 59.6 | |
Democratic | Paulina Miranda | 137,311 | 40.4 | |
Total votes | 340,052 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2014[]
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Tom Berryhill (incumbent) | 97,056 | 65.4 | |
Democratic | Paulina Miranda | 51,415 | 34.6 | |
Total votes | 148,471 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Tom Berryhill (incumbent) | 145,587 | 66.5 | |
Democratic | Paulina Miranda | 73,417 | 33.5 | |
Total votes | 219,004 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2010[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Leland Yee (incumbent) | 197,070 | 79.0 | |
Republican | Doo Sup Park | 52,587 | 21.0 | |
Total votes | 249,657 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2006[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Leland Yee | 179,556 | 77.99 | |
Republican | Michael Skipakevich | 50,670 | 22.01 | |
Total votes | 230,226 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2002[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jackie Speier (incumbent) | 158,999 | 78.16 | |
Republican | Dennis Zell | 38,881 | 19.11 | |
Libertarian | Robert Fliegler | 5,540 | 2.72 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Total votes | 203,420 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
1998[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jackie Speier | 167,216 | 79.19 | |
Republican | Jim R. Tomlin | 43,936 | 20.81 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 28,095 | 11.74 | ||
Total votes | 239,247 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic gain from Independent |
1994[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Quentin L. Kopp | 135,712 | 63.53 | |
Democratic | Patrick C. Fitzgerald | 42,630 | 19.96 | |
Republican | Tom Spinosa | 30,753 | 14.40 | |
Libertarian | Mark Valverde | 4,512 | 2.11 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 30,076 | 12.34 | ||
Total votes | 216,613 | 100.00 | ||
Independent hold |
See also[]
- California State Senate Districts
- California State Senate
- Districts in California
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
- ^ "Report of Registration as of February 18, 2020" (PDF).
- ^ "JOHN BOGGS DEAD. — His Death a Surprise to His Legion of Friends in California". cdnc.ucr.edu.
- ^ "James W. Goad Sworn in". babel.hathitrust.org.
- ^ "Louis G. Sutton Sworn in". babel.hathitrust.org.
- ^ "In unprecedented move, state Senate votes to suspend three lawmakers". latimes.com. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
External links[]
- District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission
- California State Senate districts
- Sierra Nevada
- Government of Amador County, California
- Government of Calaveras County, California
- Government of Fresno County, California
- Government of Inyo County, California
- Government of Madera County, California
- Government of Mariposa County, California
- Government of Mono County, California
- Government of Sacramento County, California
- Government of Stanislaus County, California
- Government of Tulare County, California
- Government of Tuolumne County, California
- Bishop, California
- Clovis, California
- Fresno, California
- Oakdale, California
- Rancho Cordova, California
- Sonora, California
- Turlock, California