California's 13th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Josh Becker of Menlo Park.
| California's 13th State Senate district | |||
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| Current senator |
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| Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 927,480[1] 719,549[1] 553,079[1] | ||
| Demographics |
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| Registered voters | 534,908[2] | ||
| Registration | 52.51% Democratic 14.85% Republican 28.55% No party preference | ||
District profileEdit
The district encompasses the San Francisco Peninsula and the northwestern reaches of Silicon Valley. It forms the main corridor between the state's third- and fourth-largest and the San Francisco Bay Area's two largest cities: San Jose in the south and San Francisco in the north.
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San Mateo County – 82.5% |
Santa Clara County – 18.8%
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Election results from statewide racesEdit
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Recall |  No 79.2 – 20.8%
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| 2020 | President | Biden 78.8 – 19.2% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 75.5 – 24.5% |
| Senator | Feinstein 62.5 – 37.5% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 76.7 – 17.9% |
| Senator | Harris 73.0 – 27.0% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 75.0 – 25.0% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 71.8 – 25.6% |
| Senator | Feinstein 76.2 – 23.8% |
List of senatorsEdit
Due to redistricting, the 13th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
| Senators | Party | Years served | Counties represented | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Cronan | Democratic | January 8, 1883 - January 5, 1885 | San Francisco | Served together with Sullivan.[3] |
| Frank J. Sullivan | January 8, 1883 - January 5, 1885 | |||
| John L. Boone | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | Served together with Days.[4] | |
| John M. Days | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | |||
| Findley R. Dray | January 3, 1887 - January 2, 1893 | Sacramento | ||
| Elijah Carson Hart | January 2, 1893 - January 4, 1897 | |||
| Gillis Doty | Democratic | January 4, 1897 - January 1, 1901 | ||
| Robert T. Devlin | Republican | January 1, 1901 - January 2, 1905 | ||
| John G. Mattos Jr. | January 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909 | Alameda | ||
| Edward Keating Strobridge | January 4, 1909 - January 8, 1917 | |||
| Frank Monroe Carr | January 8, 1917 - January 5, 1925 | |||
| E. H. Christian | January 5, 1925 - January 2, 1933 | |||
| Charles F. Reindollar | January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937 | Marin | ||
| Thomas F. Keating | Democratic | January 4, 1937 - September 15, 1950 | Resigned to become a Judge for the Marin Superior Court.[5] | |
| John F. McCarthy | Republican | November 13, 1950 - January 2, 1967 | Sworn in after winning special election.[6] | |
| Al Alquist | Democratic | January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1976 | Santa Clara | |
| John Garamendi | December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1984 | Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mono, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne | ||
| Al Alquist | December 3, 1984 - November 30, 1996 | Santa Clara | ||
| John Vasconcellos | December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2004 | |||
| Elaine Alquist | December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2012 | |||
| Jerry Hill | December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2020 | San Mateo, Santa Clara | ||
| Josh Becker | December 7, 2020 - present |
Election results 1992 - presentEdit
2020Edit
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Josh Becker | 66,428 | 23.8 | |
| Republican | Alexander Glew | 48,378 | 17.3 | |
| Democratic | Sally Lieber | 47,773 | 17.1 | |
| Democratic | Shelly Masur | 45,211 | 16.2 | |
| Democratic | Annie Oliva | 33,311 | 11.9 | |
| Democratic | Mike Brownrigg | 32,481 | 11.6 | |
| Libertarian | John H. Webster | 5,910 | 2.1 | |
| Total votes | 279,492 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Josh Becker | 348,005 | 75.4 | |
| Republican | Alexander Glew | 113,315 | 24.6 | |
| Total votes | 461,320 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016Edit
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jerry Hill (incumbent) | 171,411 | 75.6 | |
| Republican | Rick Ciardella | 42,185 | 18.6 | |
| Libertarian | John H. Webster | 13,018 | 5.7 | |
| Total votes | 226,614 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jerry Hill (incumbent) | 296,400 | 75.9 | |
| Republican | Rick Ciardella | 94,269 | 24.1 | |
| Total votes | 390,669 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2012Edit
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jerry Hill | 76,033 | 51.1 | |
| Democratic | Sally J. Lieber | 33,566 | 22.5 | |
| Libertarian | John H. Webster | 23,003 | 15.4 | |
| Democratic | Christopher Kent Chiang | 16,317 | 11.0 | |
| Total votes | 148,919 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jerry Hill | 218,775 | 66.1 | |
| Democratic | Sally J. Lieber | 112,321 | 33.9 | |
| Total votes | 331,096 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2008Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Elaine Alquist (incumbent) | 179,855 | 70.94 | |
| Republican | Shane Connolly | 57,033 | 22.49 | |
| Libertarian | John Webster | 16,659 | 6.57 | |
| Total votes | 253,547 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 75.24 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2004Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Elaine Alquist | 156,321 | 68.53 | |
| Republican | Shane Patrick Connolly | 62,157 | 27.25 | |
| Libertarian | Michael Laursen | 9,585 | 4.20 | |
| Libertarian | John H. Webster (write-in) | 28 | 0.01 | |
| Total votes | 228,091 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2000Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Vasconcellos (incumbent) | 140,827 | 68.56 | |
| Republican | John Longwell | 54,076 | 26.33 | |
| Libertarian | John Harvey Webster | 10,507 | 5.12 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 20,128 | 8.92 | ||
| Total votes | 225,538 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1996Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | John Vasconcellos | 117,640 | 58.59 | |
| Republican | Ray Morton | 55,737 | 27.76 | |
| Reform | Dominic L. Cortese | 17,715 | 6.82 | |
| Libertarian | John Harvey Webster | 6,684 | 3.32 | |
| Natural Law | Rick J. Dunstan | 3,021 | 1.60 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 19,222 | 8.74 | ||
| Total votes | 220,019 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1992Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Al Alquist (incumbent) | 140,081 | 60.46 | |
| Republican | Michael Iddings | 72,340 | 31.22 | |
| Libertarian | John Harvey Webster | 19,258 | 8.31 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 24,605 | 9.60 | ||
| Total votes | 256,284 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
- ^ "Report of Registration as of February 18, 2020" (PDF).
- ^ "1883 Senate Session". babel.hathitrust.org.
- ^ "1885 Senate Session". babel.hathitrust.org.
- ^ "Bagshaw Announces Candidacy For Seat on State Senate". cdnc.ucr.edu.
- ^ "John F. McCarthy Sworn in". babel.hathitrust.org.