| California's 9th State Senate district | ||
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| Current senator | Loni Hancock (D–Berkeley) | |
| Registration | 60.94% Democratic
12.80% Republican
20.45% Decline to State
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| Demographics | 38.0% White
23.9% Black
19.0% Hispanic
15.8% Asian
0.7% Native American
0.5% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.9% other
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| Population | 846,791 | |
| Voting-age population | 642,546 | |
| Registered voters | 458,661 | |
California's 9th State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Loni Hancock of Berkeley.
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The 9th District is the focal point of the East Bay Region. This mostly urban district includes important harbors, airports, universities, and businesses.
The 9th is located directly south of the 7th. As such, it includes the small remainder of Contra Costa County, however, the district's focus is primarily on the Alameda County Oakland-Berkeley area.
Oakland is the largest and most important city in the district, containing over half the district's population. Berkeley, Alameda, and Piedmont comprise another quarter. The district also includes a large part of state forest on the county's eastern border.
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| California State Senate elections, 2004[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Don Perata (incumbent) | 248,614 | 77.1 | ||
| Republican | Patricia Deutsche | 50,110 | 15.6 | ||
| Peace and Freedom | Tom Condit | 17,412 | 5.4 | ||
| Libertarian | Peter Von Pinnon | 6,383 | 1.9 | ||
| Total votes | 322,519 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 198,504 | 61.5 | |||
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| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| California State Senate elections, 2000[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Don Perata (incumbent) | 218,550 | 83.4 | +5.2 | |
| Republican | Linda J. Marshall | 30,062 | 11.5 | -3.4 | |
| Libertarian | Peter Von Pinnon | 13,622 | 5.1 | +5.1 | |
| Total votes | 262,234 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 188,488 | 71.9 | +8.6 | ||
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| Democratic hold | Swing | +8.6 | |||
| List of special elections to the California State Senate | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Don Perata | 164,476 | 77.15% | |
| Republican | Deborah Wright | 34,461 | 16.16% | |
| Peace and Freedom | Marsha Feinland | 14,250 | 6.68% | |
| Totals | 213,187 | 100.00% | ||
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| Democratic hold | ||||
The core of the 9th remained the same in 2001, but there was a slight shift on the edges. In exchange for the bits of Richmond and El Cerrito that went into the 7th Senate District, the 9th took Dublin and Livermore. Castro Valley was also added in 2001 to balance population.
Official Profile of Senate District from California State Senate--[1]
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