California's 24th senatorial district explained

District:24
Chamber:Senate
Population:933,510[1]
Population Year:2010
Voting Age:710,984
Citizen Voting Age:408,806
Percent White:11.98
Percent Black:3.11
Percent Latino:66.72
Percent Asian:17.23
Percent Native American:0.25
Percent Pacific Islander:0.08
Percent Other Race:0.28
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial:0.35
Registered:451,223[2]
Democratic:60.79
Republican:8.40
Npp:25.66

California's 24th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by of .

District profile

The district encompasses the Westside Los Angeles neighborhoods of Venice, West Los Angeles, Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Bel Air, Century City, Sunset Strip, Laurel Canyon, Hollywood, and Miracle Mile; and the Santa Monica Mountains cities such as Hidden Hills, Calabasas, Topanga, and Malibu. In addition, the district includes most of the South Bay cities of Los Angeles County, including Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Torrance, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, El Segundo, Marina del Rey, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, and West Hollywood.

Election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2021Recallalign="right" No 84.9 – 15.1%
2020PresidentBiden 81.6 – 16.2%
2018GovernorNewsom 85.8 – 14.2%
SenatorFeinstein 51.5 – 48.5%
2016PresidentClinton 84.1 – 10.3%
SenatorHarris 56.1 – 43.9%
2014GovernorBrown 85.0 – 15.0%
2012PresidentObama 83.6 – 13.3%
SenatorFeinstein 85.6 – 14.4%

List of senators representing the district

1887–present: one seat

SenatorsPartyYears servedElectoral historyCounties represented

P. J. Murphy
DemocraticJanuary 3, 1887 –
January 5, 1891
Elected in 1886.
Lost re-election.
San Francisco

J. H. Mahoney
RepublicanJanuary 5, 1891 –
January 2, 1893
Elected in 1890.
Redistricted to the 18th district.

George H. Williams
RepublicanJanuary 5, 1891 –
January 2, 1893
Redistricted from the 20th district and re-elected in 1892.

J. H. Mahoney
RepublicanJanuary 2, 1893 –
January 2, 1899
Redistricted from the 18th district and re-elected in 1894.

R. Porter Ashe
DemocraticJanuary 2, 1899 –
January 5, 1903
Elected in 1898.

George H. Williams
RepublicanJanuary 5, 1903 –
July 17, 1903
Elected in 1902.
Died.[3]
VacantJuly 17, 1903 –
January 2, 1905

Philip J. Haskins
RepublicanJanuary 2, 1905 –
January 7, 1907
Elected in 1904.

Marc Anthony
RepublicanJanuary 7, 1907 –
January 2, 1911
Elected in 1906.

D. J. Beban
RepublicanJanuary 2, 1911 –
January 4, 1915
Elected in 1910.
Redistricted to the 18th district.

Lawrence J. Flaherty
RepublicanJanuary 4, 1915 –
January 8, 1923
Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1918.

Daniel C. Murphy
DemocraticJanuary 8, 1923 –
January 5, 1931
Elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1926.

Andrew R. Schottky
RepublicanJanuary 5, 1931 –
January 2, 1939
Elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1934.
Madera, Merced

Peter P. Myhand
DemocraticJanuary 2, 1939 –
January 4, 1943
Elected in 1938.

George J. Hatfield
RepublicanJanuary 4, 1943 –
November 15, 1953
Elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1950.
Died.[4]
VacantNovember 15, 1953 –
January 3, 1955

James A. Cobey
DemocraticJanuary 3, 1955 –
January 2, 1967
Elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1962.
Redistricted to the 15th district and lost re-election.

Robert J. Lagomarsino
RepublicanJanuary 2, 1967 –
March 13, 1974
Redistricted from the 33rd district and re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1970.
Resigned when elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Ventura, Santa Barbara
VacantMarch 13, 1974 –
July 9, 1974

Omer Rains
DemocraticJuly 9, 1974 –
November 30, 1974
Elected to finish Lagomarsino's term.
Redistricted to the 18th district.

Alex P. Garcia
DemocraticDecember 2, 1974 –
November 30, 1982
Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1978.
Lost renomination.
Los Angeles

Art Torres
DemocraticDecember 6, 1982 –
November 30, 1994
Elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1990.
Retired to run for Insurance Commissioner.

Hilda Solis
DemocraticDecember 5, 1994 –
December 31, 2000
Elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1998.
Resigned to become a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
VacantDecember 31, 2000 –
March 12, 2001

Gloria Romero
DemocraticMarch 12, 2001 –
November 30, 2010
Elected to finish Solis's term.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2008.
Termed out.

Ed Hernandez
DemocraticDecember 6, 2010 –
November 30, 2014
Elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 22nd district.

Kevin de León
DemocraticDecember 1, 2014 –
November 30, 2018
Redistricted from the 22nd district and re-elected in 2014.
Termed out and ran for U.S. Senate.

María Elena Durazo
DemocraticDecember 3, 2018 –
December 5, 2022
Elected in 2018.
Redistricted to the 26th district.

Ben Allen
DemocraticDecember 5, 2022 –
present
Redistricted from the 26th district and re-elected in 2022.

Election results

1994

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011.
  2. Web site: Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020.
  3. Web site: SEN. WILLIAMS DEAD Representative From the Twentyfourth State Senatorial District Died of Heart Disease. . cdnc.ucr.edu.
  4. Web site: State Senator George Hatfield Dies Suddenly In Palo Alto. cdnc.ucr.edu.