CALIFORNIA SENATE
Key to Election Tables
* An asterisk (*) denotes an incumbent candidate; a dagger (**) denotes an appointed incumbent.
* A double dagger (***) indicates a race in a district shared by two or more counties. For that reason, individual tables do not reflect the total vote.
* Elected candidates and approved measures--or those leading with 99% of precincts reporting--are in bold type. Results are not official and could be affected by absentee ballots.
Party affiliation is indicated in parentheses:
(A) American Independent
(D) Democrat
(G) Green
(I) Independent
(L) Libertarian
(M) Reform
(N) Natural Law
(P) Peace and Freedom
(R) Republican
* Vote percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding. 0% means returns were unavailable or only absentee ballots had been counted.
* District locations are identified by county. In Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego and Ventura counties, they are identified by community.
* Write-in candidates and uncontested local races are not included in the tables.
DISTRICT 1
Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sierra, Yuba
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Tim Leslie* (R): 192,912 (63%)
Thomas Romero (D): 114,265 (37%)
DISTRICT 3
Marin, San Francisco, Sonoma
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
John L. Burton (D): 199,458 (71%)
Curtis Rau (R): 66,326 (24%)
Donald E. Harte (L): 15,525 (6%)
DISTRICT 5
Sacramento, San Joaquin
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Patrick Johnston* (D): 150,527 (60%)
Kurt C. Boese (R): 99,590 (40%)
DISTRICT 7
Alameda, Contra Costa
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Jeff Smith (D): 148,958 (48%)
Richard K. Rainey (R): 147,658 (48%)
William J. Knudson (M): 6,533 (2%)
Mark Billings (N): 6,440 (2%)
DISTRICT 9
Alameda, Contra Costa
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Barbara Lee (D): 179,633 (78%)
Thomas N. Hudson (R): 33,724 (15%)
Robert J. Evans (P): 8,192 (4%)
Carol Flyer Prettie (N): 7,816 (3%)
DISTRICT 11
San Mateo, Santa Clara
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Byron D. Sher* (D): 156,993 (58%)
Patrick Shannon (R): 102,217 (38%)
Jon W. Matonis (L): 10,096 (4%)
DISTRICT 13
Santa Clara
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
John Vasconcellos (D): 107,190 (59%)
Ray Morton (R): 49,992 (27%)
Dominic L. Cortese (M): 16,074 (9%)
John H. Webster (L): 6,095 (3%)
Rick J. Dunstan (N): 2,778 (2%)
DISTRICT 15
Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Bruce McPherson (R): 108,138 (47%)
Rusty Areias (D): 107,386 (46%)
E. Craig Coffin (G): 10,608 (5%)
Scott R. Hartley (N): 5,566 (2%)
DISTRICT 17
Lancaster, Palmdale, Santa Clarita; Inyo, Kern, San Bernardino counties
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Pete Knight (R): 149,710 (66%)
Steven A. Figueroa (D): 76,027 (34%)
DISTRICT 19
Camarillo, Chatsworth, Fillmore, Newbury Park, Northridge, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Cathie Wright* (R): 136,408 (61%)
John Birke (D): 85,591 (39%)
DISTRICT 21
Burbank, Glendale, Los Feliz, La Canada Flintridge, Pasadena
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Adam Schiff (D): 112,972 (52%)
Paula L. Boland (R): 95,123 (44%)
Bob New (L): 9,070 (4%)
DISTRICT 23
Agoura, Beverly Hills, Encino, Hancock Park, Malibu, Santa Monica, Studio City, Westwood, Woodland Hills
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Tom Hayden* (D): 157,486 (59%)
Scott L. Schreiber (R): 90,339 (34%)
Shirley R. Isaacson (P): 10,729 (4%)
Charles T. Black (L): 6,719 (3%)
Robert P. Swanson (N): 2,451 (1%)
DISTRICT 25
Compton, Gardena, Hawthorne, Inglewood, Watts
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Teresa P. Hughes* (D): 110,744 (82%)
Cliff McClain (R): 23,701 (18%)
DISTRICT 27
Downey, Lakewood, Long Beach, Palos Verdes Peninsula, San Pedro
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Betty Karnette (D): 116,144 (52%)
Phil Hawkins (R): 109,312 (49%)
DISTRICT 29
Claremont, Covina, Diamond Bar, La Mirada, Monrovia, Pomona, San Dimas, West Covina, Whittier
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Richard Mountjoy* (R): 126,578 (59%)
Tommy Randle (D): 89,544 (41%)
DISTRICT 31
Riverside, San Bernardino
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
James L. Brulte (R): 133,976 (58%)
Gary George (D): 96,970 (42%)
DISTRICT 33
Fullerton, Mission Viejo, Orange, Yorba Linda
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
John R. Lewis* (R): 179,733 (68%)
David R. Heywood (D): 83,241 (32%)
DISTRICT 35
Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Los Alamitos, Newport Beach
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Ross Johnson* (R): 166,175 (61%)
Madelene Arakelian (D): 94,388 (35%)
Nat Adam (N): 10,821 (4%)
DISTRICT 37
El Cajon, Poway, Warner Springs; Imperial and Riverside counties
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
David G. Kelley* (R): 137,951 (61%)
Hans A. Schroeder (D): 68,423 (30%)
Donna Tello (L): 9,167 (4%)
George Angell (M): 8,188 (4%)
Jim J. Meuer (N): 3,996 (2%)
DISTRICT 39
Clairemont, Coronado, Imperial Beach, La Jolla
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Deirdre Alpert (D): 127,378 (52%)
Joe Dolphin (R): 111,072 (45%)
Stuart Knoles (N): 7,624 (3%)
Contributing to The Times’ election coverage:
* Technical assistance: Systems architect Victor I. Pulver, systems analyst Stephen Bergens.
* Compiled by: Times editorial researchers Nona Yates and Tracy Thomas.
* Contributing: Jim Angius, Lilia Beebe, John Bryan, Wendy Cota, Sheila Howard, Cecilia Rasmussen, Jenny Crowe, Susan Gil, John Hernandez, Adrienne Lynch, John Malnic, Roshawn Mathias, Elsa Miralrio, Carlos Santana, Tomas Torres, Rachel Vargas and Cynthia Viers.
Sources: Election returns provided by the office of the secretary of state, county registrars of voters and the Associated Press.
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