California's 2nd State Senate district

California's 2nd State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Mike McGuire of Healdsburg.

California's 2nd State Senate district
Current senator
  Mike McGuire
D–Healdsburg
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age		928,077[1]
729,486[1]
635,914[1]
Demographics
Registered voters551,154[2]
Registration52.03% Democratic
19.11% Republican
22.64% No party preference

District profile

The district stretches along the North Coast from the Oregon border in the north to the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco Bay Area in the south. The northern part of district is primarily rural, while the southern parts are more suburban.

Election results from statewide races
Year Office Results
2018 Governor Newsom 71.1 - 28.9%
Senator Feinstein 55.9 - 44.1%
2016 President Clinton 68.0 – 24.3%
Senator Harris 73.0 – 27.0%
2014 Governor Brown 72.7 – 27.3%
2012 President Obama 68.7 – 27.4%
Senator Feinstein 72.6 – 27.4%
Election results from statewide races
Year Office Results
2002 Governor Davis 49.3 - 33.3%
2000 President Gore 55.0 - 35.9%
Senator Feinstein 57.2 - 32.1%
1998 Governor Davis 60.8 - 32.0%
Senator Boxer 57.8 - 37.5%
1996 President Clinton 51.7 - 32.0%
1994 Governor Wilson 48.8 - 45.8%
Senator Feinstein 52.4 - 38.9%
1992 President Clinton 50.1 - 28.4%
Senator Boxer 53.4 - 36.4%
Senator Feinstein 60.6 - 31.5%

List of senators

Due to redistricting, the 2nd district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2001 redistricting by the California State Legislature.

Senator Party Dates Notes
Pablo de la GuerraDemocratic1851-1861[3]
Romualdo PachecoDemocratic1857-1863[4]
John P. WestWorkingmen1863-1877
George H. SmithDemocratic1877-1878
John M. BricelandDemocratic1878-
R. F. Del ValleDemocratic
R. H. CampbellRepublican
James M. GleavesRepublican
James T. LairdRepublican
Clifford CogginsRepublican1902–1906
Abner WeedRepublican1906–1910
T. W. H. ShanahanDemocratic1910–1914
William B. ShearerDemocratic1914–1922
F. J. PowersRepublican1922–1926
James M. AllenDemocratic1926–1934
Henry M. McGuinnessDemocratic1934–1938
Randolph CollierRepublican1938–1962
Democratic1962-1966
Fred W. Marler Jr.Republican1966–1974
Peter H. BehrRepublican1974–1978
Barry KeeneDemocratic1978–1993
Mike ThompsonDemocratic1993–1998
Wesley ChesbroDemocratic1998–2006
Pat WigginsDemocratic2006–2010
Noreen EvansDemocratic2010–2014
Mike McGuireDemocratic2014-present

Election results

2018
2018 California State Senate election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike McGuire (incumbent) 163,723 76.2
Democratic Veronica "Roni" Jacobi 51,186 23.8
Total votes 214,909 100.0
General election
Democratic Mike McGuire (incumbent) 233,688 67.2
Democratic Veronica "Roni" Jacobi 114,184 32.8
Total votes 347,872 100.0
Democratic hold

2014
2014 California State Senate election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike McGuire 104,670 57.9
Republican Lawrence R. Wiesner 48,401 26.8
Democratic Derek Knell 19,733 10.9
No party preference Harry V. Lehmann 8,060 4.5
Total votes 180,864 100.0
General election
Democratic Mike McGuire 188,142 70.0
Republican Lawrence R. Wiesner 80,778 30.0
Total votes 268,920 100.0
Democratic hold

2010
2010 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Noreen Evans 190,824 63.4
Republican Lawrence R. Wiesner 110,209 36.6
Independent Ed Musgrave (write-in) 10 0.0
Total votes 301,043 100.0
Democratic hold

2006
2006 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pat Wiggins 173,053 66.1
Republican Lawrence R. Wiesner 88,960 33.9
Total votes 262,013 100.0
Democratic hold

2002
2002 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wesley Chesbro (incumbent) 156,755 63.3
Republican Peggy Redfearn 80,079 32.6
Libertarian Laura Jean Likover 12,214 4.1
Total votes 249,048 100.0
Democratic hold

1998
1998 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wesley Chesbro 137,728 51.2
Republican John Jordan 112,754 41.9
Peace and Freedom Brian Garay 18,612 6.9
Total votes 269,094 100.0
Democratic hold

1994
1994 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Thompson (incumbent) 162,610 60.4
Republican Frank McMichael 95,275 35.4
Peace and Freedom Pamela Elizondo 11,289 4.2
Total votes 269,174 100.0
Democratic hold

See also

References
  1. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
  2. "Report of Registration as of February 18, 2020" (PDF).
  3. Guinn, J.M. Historical and biographical record of southern California : containing a history of southern California from its earliest settlement to the opening year of the twentieth century ; also containing biographies of well-known citizens of the past and present, Chapman Publishing Company, Chicago, 1902, OCLC 15646879, 1295 pages, see pages 220-221.
  4. "Romualdo Pacheco 1875 - 1875". Governors of California. 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
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