California's 8th State Senate district
| California's 8th State Senate district | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Current senator | Leland Yee (D–San Francisco) | |
| Registration | 52.77% Democratic | |
| Demographics | 44.6% White | |
| Population (2000) • Voting age |
846,791 678,889 | |
| Registered voters | 427,328 | |
| California's 8th State Senate district | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Current senator | Vacant | |
| Registration | 42.97% Republican | |
| Demographics | 56.00% White | |
| Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age |
929,712 694,800 606,375 | |
| Registered voters | 492,510 | |
California's 8th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democratic Leland Yee of San Francisco.
District profile
The district covered almost half of San Francisco and all but southeastern San Mateo County. Communities in the San Mateo portion of the district included Belmont, Brisbane, Broadmoor, Burlingame, Colma, Daly City, El Granada, Foster City, Half Moon Bay, Highlands-Baywood Park, Hillsborough, Millbrae, Montara, Moss Beach, Pacifica, Portola Valley, San Bruno, San Mateo, South San Francisco, and Woodside.
2011 redistricting
After redistricting in 2011 by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission, the district now includes all of Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne counties, 55.9% of Fresno County, 18.9% of Madera County, 3.0% of Sacramento County, 28.2% of Stanislaus County, and 0.9% of Tulare County. Cities in the district include Fresno, Rancho Cordova, and Turlock.
This district comes into effect after the 2014 elections.
Election results from statewide races
| Election results from statewide races | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Results |
| 2002 | Governor | Davis 62.0 - 24.7% |
| 2000 | President | Gore 70.1 - 24.2% |
| Senator | Feinstein 70.1 - 22.4% | |
| 1998 | Governor | Davis 73.7 - 23.0% |
| Senator | Boxer 66.7 - 30.5% | |
| 1996 | President | Clinton 68.4 - 23.5% |
| 1994 | Governor | Brown 56.3 - 40.5% |
| Senator | Feinstein 69.9 - 24.4% | |
| 1992 | President | Clinton 60.5 - 25.0% |
| Senator | Boxer 64.7 - 28.5% | |
| Senator | Feinstein 72.2 - 23.4% | |
Election results
2010
| California State Senate elections, 2010[1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Leland Yee (incumbent) | 197,070 | 79.0% | |
| Republican | Doo Sup Park | 52,587 | 21.0% | |
| Totals | 249,657 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2006
| California State Senate elections, 2006[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Leland Yee | 179,556 | 78.0 | -0.2 | |
| Republican | Michael Skipakevich | 50,670 | 22.0 | +2.9 | |
| Total votes | 230,226 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 124,658 | 56.0 | -3.1 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -3.1 | |||
2002
| California State Senate elections, 2002[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Jackie Speier (incumbent) | 158,999 | 78.2 | -1.0 | |
| Republican | Dennis Zell | 38,881 | 19.1 | -1.7 | |
| Libertarian | Robert Fliegler | 5,540 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
| Total votes | 203,420 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 80,118 | 59.1 | +0.7 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | +0.7 | |||
See also
- California State Senate Districts
- California State Senate
- Districts in California
References
- ↑ "Statement of Vote: 2010 General Election" (PDF). California Secretary of State. 2011-01-06. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ↑ "2006 State Senate Results". California Secretary of State. 2006-12-04. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- ↑ "2002 State Senate Results". California Secretary of State. 2008-03-18. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
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