California's 11th senatorial district explained

District:11
Chamber:Senate
Population:1,022,311[1]
Population Year:2020
Voting Age:883,572
Citizen Voting Age:757,682
Percent White:35.37
Percent Black:4.77
Percent Latino:16.79
Percent Asian:36.73
Percent Native American:0.17
Percent Pacific Islander:0.43
Percent Other Race:0.75
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial:4.99
Registered:568,370[2]
Democratic:59.86
Republican:6.99
Npp:28.93

California's 11th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Scott Wiener of San Francisco.

District profile

The district encompasses San Francisco and Daly City at the northern tip of San Mateo County.

Election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2021Recallalign="right" No 85.5 – 14.5%
2020PresidentBiden 84.4 – 13.7%
2018GovernorNewsom 85.7 – 14.3%
SenatorFeinstein 64.4– 35.6%
2016PresidentClinton 85.0 – 10.0%
SenatorHarris 77.0 – 23.0%
2014GovernorBrown 87.7 – 12.3%
2012PresidentObama 83.1 – 13.6%
SenatorFeinstein 88.2 – 11.8%

List of senators

Due to redistricting, the 11th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission and took effect with the June 2022 primaries.[3]

SenatorsPartyYears servedCounties representedNotes
Edward KeatingDemocraticJanuary 8, 1883 - January 5, 1885San FranciscoServed together with Thorwald Nelson.[4]
Thorwald Klaudius NelsonJanuary 8, 1883 - January 5, 1885
Daniel J. CreightonJanuary 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887Served together with Edward Drum.[5]
Edward F. DrumJanuary 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887
James McCuddenJanuary 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889Solano
George Jerome CampbellRepublicanJanuary 7, 1889 - January 2, 1893
Elliott McAllisterDemocraticJanuary 2, 1893 - January 4, 1897Contra Costa, Marin
John Henry DickinsonRepublicanJanuary 4, 1897 - January 1, 1901
Charles Mortimer BelshawJanuary 1, 1901 - January 2, 1905
August E. MuenterJanuary 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909San Joaquin
John Thomas LewisRepublicanJanuary 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913
William R. FlintJanuary 6, 1913 - January 8, 1917San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Cruz
M. B. JohnsonJanuary 8, 1917 - January 7, 1929
George C. ClevelandJanuary 7, 1929 - January 2, 1933
Frank L. GordonJanuary 2, 1933 - January 3, 1949Napa, Yolo
Nathan F. CoombsJanuary 3, 1949 - January 2, 1961
Samuel R. GeddesDemocraticJanuary 2, 1961 - March 5, 1965Died in office from a heart attack.[6]
Nicholas C. PetrisJanuary 2, 1967 - November 30, 1976Alameda
Al AlquistDecember 6, 1976 - November 30, 1984Alameda, San Benito, Santa Cruz
Becky MorganRepublicanDecember 3, 1984 - August 17, 1993San Mateo, Santa ClaraResigned from the Senate to become President/CEO of Joint Venture:Silicon Valley Network.[7]
Tom CampbellNovember 11, 1993 - December 12, 1995Sworn in after winning special election.[8] Resigned from office to be sworn in the 15th Congressional district after winning special election.[9]
Byron SherDemocraticMarch 28, 1996 – December 6, 2004Sworn in after winning special election.[10]
Joe SimitianDecember 6, 2004 – November 30, 2012San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz
Mark LenoDecember 3, 2012 - November 30, 2016San Francisco, San Mateo
Scott WienerDecember 5, 2016 – present

Election results (1992–present)

1992

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2020.
  2. Web site: Report of Registration as of February 18, 2020.
  3. News: Kamal . Sameea . 2021-12-21 . California redistricting: What to know about the final maps . 2024-02-26 . CalMatters . en-US.
  4. Web site: 1883 Senate Session. babel.hathitrust.org.
  5. Web site: 1885 Senate Session. babel.hathitrust.org.
  6. Web site: State Sen. Geddes Dies at His Home. cdnc.ucr.edu.
  7. Web site: Becky Morgan Resignation letter. babel.hathitrust.org.
  8. Web site: Tom Campbell Sworn in. babel.hathitrust.org.
  9. Web site: Tom Campbell Resignation letter. babel.hathitrust.org.
  10. Web site: Bryon Sher Sworn in. babel.hathitrust.org.