California's 1st State Senate district

California's 1st State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. Republican Brian Dahle represents the district, having won the seat in a June 2019 special election after Republican Ted Gaines of El Dorado Hills resigned to become a member of the California Board of Equalization in January 2019.[3][4][5]

California's 1st State Senate district
Current senator
  Brian Dahle
R–Bieber
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age		935,336[1]
728,887[1]
672,832[1]
Demographics
Registered voters609,241[2]
Registration41.83% Republican
29.61% Democratic
20.54% No party preference

District profile

The district stretches along the eastern edge of the state from the Oregon border to the Lake Tahoe area. It wraps around the Sacramento Valley along the northern Sierra Nevada, extending westward into the eastern Sacramento suburbs. While the district is primarily rural, a substantial minority of the population is concentrated in the suburban southwestern portion.

Election results from statewide races
Year Office Results
2018 Governor Cox 59.9 – 40.1%
Senator de Leon 55.7 - 44.3%
2016 President Trump 54.3 – 38.6%
Senator Harris 62.9 – 37.1%
2014 Governor Kashkari 55.0 – 45.0%
2012 President Romney 57.3 – 39.9%
Senator Emken 57.9 – 42.1%
2010 Governor Whitman 52.4 – 42.5%
Senator Fiorina 57.4 – 36.2%
2008 President McCain 52.1 – 45.8%
2006 Governor Schwarzenegger 71.0 – 24.0%
Senator Mountjoy 48.8 – 46.0%
2004 President Bush 60.2 – 38.6%
Senator Jones 54.2 – 42.2%
2003 Recall Yes 69.0 – 31.0%
Schwarzenegger 59.9 – 18.5%
2002 Governor Simon 57.2 – 31.8%
2000 President Bush 57.6 – 36.3%
Senator Campbell 50.5 – 41.0%
1998 Governor Lungren 51.5 – 44.9%
Senator Fong 51.1 – 44.0%
1996 President Dole 50.8 – 37.1%
1994 Governor Wilson 65.3 – 28.7%
Senator Huffington 55.1 – 35.8%
1992 President Bush 39.2 – 34.9%
Senator Herschensohn 50.5 – 36.9%
Senator Seymour 45.3 – 45.2%

List of senators

Due to redistricting, the 1st 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
Jonathan J. WarnerDemocratic1850-1852
David B. KurtzWhig1852-1855
Benjamin Davis WilsonDemocratic1855-1858
Cameron E. ThomDemocratic1858-1859
Andres PicoDemocratic1859-1861
John C. BogartDemocratic1861-1863
M. C. TuttleNational Union1863-1867
William Alexander ConnDemocratic1867-1871
James McCoyDemocratic1871-1875
John W. SatterwhiteDemocratic1875-1882
John WolfskillDemocratic1882-1884
A. P. JohnsonRepublican1884-1886
John P. HaynesDemocratic1886-1888
Frank McGowanRepublican1888-1896
James N. GillettRepublican1896-1900
Thomas H. SelvageRepublican1900-1906
George T. RolleyRepublican1906-1908
Charles P. CuttenRepublican1908-1912
William KehoeRepublican1912-1920
H. C. NelsonRepublican1920-1932
Harold J. PowersRepublican1932-1953
Dale C. WilliamsDemocratic1953-1955
Stanley ArnoldDemocratic1955-1966
Randolph CollierDemocratic1966-1976
Ray E. JohnsonRepublican1976-1984
John T. DoolittleRepublican1984-1991
Tim LeslieRepublican1991-2000
Rico OllerRepublican2000-2004
Dave CoxRepublican2004-2010
Ted GainesRepublican2011–2019
Brian DahleRepublican2019–present

Election results

2019 (special)
2019 California's 1st State Senate district special election
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Ted Gaines[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian Dahle 57,725 29.6
Republican Kevin Kiley 54,290 27.9
Democratic Silke Pflueger 49,164 25.2
Republican Rex Hime 18,050 9.3
Democratic Steve Baird 10,855 5.6
Republican Theodore Dziuba 4,672 2.4
Total votes 194,756 100.0
General election
Republican Brian Dahle 70,556 53.1
Republican Kevin Kiley 62,259 46.9
Total votes 132,815 100.0
Republican hold

2016
2016 California State Senate election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ted Gaines (incumbent) 140,739 49.4
Democratic Rob Rowen 104,262 36.6
Republican Steven Baird 39,958 14.1
Total votes 284,959 100.0
General election
Republican Ted Gaines (incumbent) 287,314 64.0
Democratic Rob Rowen 161,502 36.0
Total votes 448,816 100.0
Republican hold

2012
2012 California State Senate election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ted Gaines (incumbent) 110,168 48.2
Democratic Julie Griffith-Flatter 68,947 30.2
Republican Les Baugh 37,442 16.4
No party preference "Bo" Bogdan I. Ambrozewicz 11,923 5.2
Total votes 228,480 100.0
General election
Republican Ted Gaines (incumbent) 263,256 63.7
Democratic Julie Griffith-Flatter 150,111 36.3
Total votes 413,367 100.0
Republican hold

2011 (special)
2011 California's 1st State Senate district special election
Vacancy resulting from the death of Dave Cox
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ted Gaines 91,083 62.9
Democratic Ken Cooley 53,747 37.1
Republican Joseph McCray, Sr. (write-in) 28 0.0
Total votes 144,858 100.0
Republican hold

2008
2008 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dave Cox (incumbent) 267,426 62.3
Democratic Anselmo Chavez 162,044 37.7
Total votes 429,470 100.0
Republican hold

2004
2004 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dave Cox 261,607 62.8
Democratic Kristine Lang McDonald 141,462 34.1
Libertarian Roberto Leibman 13,292 3.1
Total votes 416,361 100.0
Republican hold

2000
2000 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rico Oller 220,427 57.8
Democratic Thomas A. Romero 144,997 38.0
Libertarian John Petersen 16,075 4.2
Total votes 381,499 100.0
Republican hold

1996
1996 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Leslie (incumbent) 215,931 63.2
Democratic Thomas "Tom" Romero 125,894 36.8
No party Lamar Norton Latimer (write-in) 55 0.0
Total votes 341,880 100.0
Republican hold

1992
1992 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Leslie (incumbent) 189,095 54.8
Democratic Thomas A. Romero 123,563 35.8
Green Kent Warner Smith 32,717 9.5
Total votes 345,375 100.0
Republican hold

See also

References
  1. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
  2. "Report of Registration as of February 18, 2020" (PDF).
  3. "Brian Dahle for Senate".
  4. "Ted Gaines".
  5. "California state legislative special elections, 2019".
  6. https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/special-elections/2019-sd1/notice-to-candidates.pdf
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