California's 21st State Senate district

California's 21st State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Republican Scott Wilk of Santa Clarita.

California's 21st State Senate district
Current senator
  Scott Wilk
R–Santa Clarita
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age		930,282[1]
649,719[1]
507,189[1]
Demographics
Registered voters515,203[2]
Registration38.63% Democratic
31.04% Republican
23.31% No party preference

District profile

The district encompasses northern Los Angeles County and parts of the High Desert. It includes most of the Antelope, Victor, and Santa Clarita Valleys.

Election results from statewide races
Year Office Results
2018 Governor Cox 50.9 – 49.1%
Senator de Leon 51.6 – 48.4%
2016 President Clinton 48.6 – 45.7%
Senator Harris 56.8 – 43.2%
2014 Governor Kashkari 58.6 – 41.4%
2012 President Romney 49.9 – 47.5%
Senator Emken 51.1 – 48.9%

2020 election

Democratic primary

On July 7, 2019, College of the Canyons professor Warren Heaton announced his candidacy for State Senate representing District 21 in the 2020 election.[3]

On July 9, 2019, attorney Kipp Mueller announced his candidacy for the seat.[4]

On October 1, 2019, retired administrative law judge Dana LaMon announced his candidacy for the seat.[5]

Republican primary

Incumbent state senator Scott Wilk is running for re-election.[6]

Election results

2016
California State Senate election, 2016
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott Wilk 69,403 46.7
Democratic Johnathon Levar Ervin 50,078 33.7
Democratic Steve Hill 17,735 11.9
Republican Star Moffatt 11,439 7.7
Total votes 148,655 100.0
General election
Republican Scott Wilk 160,043 52.8
Democratic Johnathon Levar Ervin 142,886 47.2
Total votes 302,929 100.0
Republican hold

2015 (special)
California's 21st State Senate district special election, 2015
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Steve Knight
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sharon Runner 26,360 94.1
Democratic Steve Hill (write-in) 996 3.6
Democratic Joshua Conaway (write-in) 252 0.9
Republican Jerry J. Laws (write-in) 120 0.4
No party preference Joshua Cody Chandler (write-in) 108 0.4
Democratic Richard E. Macias (write-in) 91 0.3
No party preference Jason Zink (write-in) 90 0.3
Total votes 28,017 100.0
Republican hold

2012
California State Senate election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Knight 61,245 69.0
Democratic Star Moffatt 27,545 31.0
Total votes 88,790 100.0
General election
Republican Steve Knight 153,412 57.6
Democratic Star Moffatt 112,780 42.4
Total votes 266,192 100.0
Republican hold

See also

References
  1. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
  2. "Report of Registration as of February 18, 2020" (PDF).
  3. "College of the Canyons professor Warren Heaton to challenge Sen. Scott Wilk". The Santa Clarita Valley Proclaimer. 7 July 2019.
  4. Smith, Wyatt (9 July 2019). "Attorney Kipp Mueller Announces Candidacy For State Senate". Hometown Station | KHTS FM 98.1 & AM 1220. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  5. "Official Announcement: The Campaign Launch". Dana LaMon for Senate. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  6. "Workers' rights attorney Kipp Mueller launches campaign for State Senate". The Santa Clarita Valley Proclaimer. 10 July 2019.
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