California's 6th Senate district
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California's 6th State Senate district is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Democratic Senator Darrell Steinberg of Sacramento.
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[edit] District Profile
The 6th district covers the entire city of Sacramento as well as some surrounding places including Citrus Heights, Arden-Arcade (mostly), Carmichael (a small portion), Elk Grove (partly), Florin, Foothill Farms, La Riviera (mostly), North Highlands (mostly), Parkway-South Sacramento, Rancho Cordova (half), Rio Linda, and Rosemont.
[edit] Politics
The 6th district is a strongly Democratic district. As of 2006, 50.8% of registered voters were registered Democrats while 29.9% were registered Republicans.
[edit] 2006 Results
| 2006 State Senate District 6 election[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Darrell Steinberg | 115,628 | 58.7 | -12.1 | |
| Republican | Paul R. Green, Jr. | 71,051 | 36.1 | +10.1 | |
| Libertarian | Alana N. Garberoglio | 4,774 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
| Peace and Freedom | C.T. Weber | 5,573 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
| Total votes | 197,026 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 44,577 | 22.6 | -22.2 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -22.2 | |||
[edit] 2002 Results
| 2002 State Senate District 6 election[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Deborah Ortiz (incumbent) | 122,126 | 70.8 | +15.3 | |
| Republican | Jason A. Swewll | 44,972 | 26.0 | -15.2 | |
| Independent | Yolanda Knaak (write-in) | 5,635 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
| Total votes | 172,733 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 77,154 | 44.8 | +30.5 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | +30.5 | |||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ 2006 State Senate Results. California Secretary of State (2006-12-04). Retrieved on 2006-12-05.
- ^ 2002 State Senate Results. California Secretary of State (2008-03-18). Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
[edit] External links
Official Profile of Senate District from California State Senate--[1]
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