California's 5th State Senate district
California's 5th State Senate district | |||
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Current senator |
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Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age |
939,163 670,015 541,374 | ||
Demographics |
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Registered voters | 458,335 | ||
Registration |
42.27% Democratic 33.03% Republican 20.16% No party preference |
California's 5th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Cathleen Galgiani of Stockton.
District profile
The district is centered on the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta and forms the gateway between the Central Valley, the San Francisco Bay Area, the Sacramento metropolitan area, and Gold Country.
Sacramento County – 1.9% All of San Joaquin County Stanislaus County – 44.2%
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Election results from statewide races
Year | Office | Results |
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2016 | President | Clinton 52.5 – 41.8% |
Senator | Harris 58.3 – 41.7% | |
2014 | Governor | Brown 53.3 – 46.7% |
2012 | President | Obama 54.2 – 43.6% |
Senator | Feinstein 55.5 – 44.5% |
List of senators
Due to redistricting, the 5th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
Senator | Party | Dates | |
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William B. Lardner | Republican | 1900–1904 | |
B. F. Rush | Republican | 1904–1928 | |
Thomas McCormack | Republican | 1928–1932 | |
John B. McColl | Republican | 1932–1939 | |
Jesse W. Carter | Democratic | 1939–Sept 1939 | |
Oliver Jesse Carter | Democratic | Sept 1939–1948 | |
Edwin J. Regan | Democratic | 1948–1965 | |
Fred W. Marler Jr. | Republican | 1965–1966 | |
Albert S. Rodda | Democratic | 1966–1976 | |
Milton Marks | Republican | 1976–1984 | |
John Garamendi | Democratic | 1984–1991 | |
Patrick Johnston | Democratic | 1991–2000 | |
Michael Machado | Democratic | 2000–2008 | |
Lois Wolk | Democratic | 2008–2012 | |
Cathleen Galgiani | Democratic | 2012–present |
Election results
2016
California State Senate election, 2016 | ||||
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Primary election | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Cathleen Galgiani (incumbent) | 96,710 | 56.8 | |
Republican | Alan Nakanishi | 47,355 | 27.8 | |
Republican | Samuel Anderson | 26,343 | 15.5 | |
Total votes | 170,408 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Cathleen Galgiani (incumbent) | 174,847 | 56.7 | |
Republican | Alan Nakanishi | 133,604 | 43.3 | |
Total votes | 308,451 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2012
California State Senate election, 2012 | |||||
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Primary election | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Democratic | Cathleen Galgiani | 52,148 | 40.7 | ||
Republican | Bill Berryhill | 45,819 | 35.8 | ||
Republican | Leroy Ornellas | 30,109 | 23.5 | ||
Total votes | 128,076 | 100.0 | |||
General election | |||||
Democratic | Cathleen Galgiani | 142,145 | 50.5 | ||
Republican | Bill Berryhill | 139,502 | 49.5 | ||
Total votes | 281,647 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic win (new seat) |
See also
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