| District: | 19 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Population: | 928,850[1] |
| Population Year: | 2010 |
| Voting Age: | 697,445 |
| Citizen Voting Age: | 536,288 |
| Percent White: | 42.19 |
| Percent Black: | 2.06 |
| Percent Latino: | 48.28 |
| Percent Asian: | 5.85 |
| Percent Native American: | 0.76 |
| Percent Pacific Islander: | 0.26 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.22 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 0.38 |
| Registered: | 491,053[2] |
| Democratic: | 45.70 |
| Republican: | 24.67 |
| Npp: | 23.37 |
California's 19th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by of .
The district encompasses the coast from Point Mugu to Santa Maria. This district primarily consists of scattered small- to medium-sized cities and communities, with Los Angeles urban sprawl encroaching from the east.
All of Santa Barbara County
Ventura County – 61.3%
| Year | Office | Results | - |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Recall | align="right" No 62.4 – 37.6% | |
| 2020 | President | Biden 64.4 – 33.3% | |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 60.7 – 39.3% | |
| Senator | Feinstein 53.1 – 46.9% | ||
| 2016 | President | Clinton 61.3 – 32.4% | |
| Senator | Harris 58.9 – 41.1% | ||
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 59.0 – 41.0% | |
| 2012 | President | Obama 58.2 – 39.3% | |
| Senator | Feinstein 60.2 – 39.8% | ||
| 2010 | Governor | Whitman 50.3 – 44.7% | |
| Senator | Fiorina 50.6 – 44.5% | ||
| 2008 | President | Obama 55.6 – 42.5% | |
| 2006 | Governor | Schwarzenegger 63.6 – 31.6% | |
| Senator | Feinstein 52.9 – 42.3% | ||
| 2004 | President | Bush 50.4 – 48.4% | |
| Senator | Boxer 51.7 – 44.1% | ||
| 2003 | Recall | Yes 62.7 – 37.3% | |
| Schwarzenegger 52.3 – 23.5% | |||
| 2002 | Governor | Simon 48.7 – 41.7% | |
| 2000 | President | Gore 48.4 – 47.4% | |
| Senator | Feinstein 51.1 – 42.4% | ||
| 1998 | Governor | Davis 53.2 – 44.0% | |
| Senator | Fong 49.1 – 47.2% | ||
| 1996 | President | Clinton 45.2 – 43.2% | |
| 1994 | Governor | Wilson 63.8 – 32.4% | |
| Senator | Huffington 51.8 – 38.8% | ||
| 1992 | President | Clinton 36.3 – 35.9% | |
| Senator | Herschensohn 50.9 – 40.0% | ||
| Senator | Feinstein 46.4 – 45.8% |
| Senators | Party | Years served | Electoral history | Counties represented | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Lenahan | Democratic | January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889 | Elected in 1886. | San Francisco | ||
J. W. Welch | Democratic | January 7, 1889 – January 2, 1893 | Elected in 1888. | |||
Thomas F. Mitchell | Republican | January 2, 1893 – January 4, 1897 | Elected in 1892. | |||
Lawrence J. Dwyer | Democratic | January 4, 1897 – January 5, 1900 | Elected in 1896. Resigned to become a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. | |||
Richard J. Welch | Republican | January 1, 1901 – January 6, 1913 | Elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1908. | |||
Edwin Grant | Democratic | January 6, 1913 – October 8, 1914 | Elected in 1912. Recalled from office. | |||
Edward I. Wolfe | Republican | October 8, 1914 – January 8, 1917 | Elected to finish Grant's term. | |||
Lester G. Burnett | Republican | January 8, 1917 – January 5, 1925 | Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1920. | |||
Tallant Tubbs | Republican | January 5, 1925 – January 2, 1933 | Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1928. Retired to run for U.S. Senate. | |||
J. M. Inman | Republican | January 2, 1933 – September 6, 1934 | Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1932. Resigned. | Sacramento | ||
Thomas P. Scollan | Independent | January 7, 1935 – January 4, 1937 | Elected in 1934. | |||
Roy J. Nielsen | Republican | January 4, 1937 – January 6, 1941 | Elected in 1936. Lost re-election. | |||
John H. Swan | Democratic | January 6, 1941 – January 8, 1945 | Elected in 1940. | |||
Earl D. Desmond | Democratic | January 8, 1945 – May 28, 1958 | Elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1956. Died. | |||
Albert S. Rodda | Democratic | January 5, 1959 – January 2, 1967 | Elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1962. Redistricted to the 5th district. | |||
H. L. Richardson | Republican | January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1976 | Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1974. Redistricted to the 25th district. | Los Angeles | ||
Lou Cusanovich | Republican | December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1980 | Redistricted from the 23rd district and re-elected in 1976. | Los Angeles, Ventura | ||
Edward M. Davis | Republican | December 1, 1980 – November 30, 1992 | Elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1988. Retired. | |||
Cathie Wright | Republican | December 7, 1992 – November 30, 2000 | Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1996. Termed out. | Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura | ||
Tom McClintock | Republican | December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2008 | Elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2004. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives. | Los Angeles, Ventura | ||
Tony Strickland | Republican | December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012 | Elected in 2008. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives. | |||
Hannah-Beth Jackson | Democratic | December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2020 | Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2016. Retired. | Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura | ||
Monique Limón | Democratic | December 7, 2020 – present | Elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2024. | Santa Barbara, Ventura |