California's 29th senatorial district explained

District:29
Chamber:Senate
Population:925,494[1]
Population Year:2010
Voting Age:695,503
Citizen Voting Age:532,640
Percent White:31.73
Percent Black:2.74
Percent Latino:36.61
Percent Asian:27.39
Percent Native American:0.41
Percent Pacific Islander:0.34
Percent Other Race:0.24
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial:0.54
Registered:525,519[2]
Democratic:38.67
Republican:31.08
Npp:25.38

California's 29th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by of .

District profile

The district straddles the intersection of three counties: Los Angeles, Orange, and San Bernardino. Centered on the Chino Hills and the northern Santa Ana Valley, it includes arms extending into the unincorporated community of Ramona in the north and the city of Cypress in the west.

Los Angeles County1.7%

Orange County22.7%

San Bernardino County3.7%

Election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2020PresidentBiden 55.1 – 42.9%
2018GovernorNewsom 51.2 – 48.8%
SenatorFeinstein 55.5 – 45.5%
2016PresidentClinton 53.5 – 40.8%
SenatorHarris 52.1 – 47.9%
2014GovernorKashkari 53.9 – 46.1%
2012PresidentRomney 49.1 – 48.7%
SenatorFeinstein 50.9 – 49.1%
2010GovernorWhitman 53.5 – 41.0%
SenatorFiorina 55.3 – 39.4%
2008PresidentJohn McCain 49.1 – 48.9%
2006GovernorSchwarzenegger 66.3 – 29.2%
SenatorMountjoy 48.8 – 46.6%
2004PresidentBush 57.0 – 41.8%
SenatorJones 48.6 – 46.9%
2003RecallYes 70.2 – 29.8%
Schwarzenegger 61.9 – 19.2%
2002GovernorSimon 56.1 – 36.2%
2000PresidentGore 50.2 – 45.9%
SenatorFeinstein 52.1 – 40.7%
1998GovernorDavis 52.1 – 45.4%
SenatorFong 50.7 – 45.8%
1996PresidentClinton 45.1 – 44.5%
1994GovernorWilson 62.4 – 34.0%
SenatorHuffington 54.2 – 37.3%
1992PresidentBush 41.4 – 37.2%
SenatorHerschensohn 56.1 – 36.5%
SenatorSeymour 46.7 – 44.5%

List of senators representing the district

SenatorsPartyYears servedElectoral historyCounties reprented
District established January 8, 1883

Charles F. Foster
DemocraticJanuary 8, 1883 –
January 3, 1887
Elected in 1882.
Colusa, Tehama

Benjamin F. Langford
DemocraticJanuary 3, 1887 –
January 2, 1893
Redistricted from the 16th district and re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1890.
Redistricted to the 15th district.
San Joaquin

Bart Burke
DemocraticJanuary 2, 1893 –
January 4, 1897
Elected in 1892.
San Mateo, Santa Cruz

D. H. Trout
RepublicanJanuary 4, 1897 –
January 1, 1901
Elected in 1896.

James D. Byrnes
RepublicanJanuary 1, 1901 –
May 10, 1903
Elected in 1900.
Died.
VacantMay 10, 1903 –
January 2, 1905

Samuel H. Rambo
RepublicanJanuary 2, 1905 –
January 4, 1909
Elected in 1904.

James B. Holohan
DemocraticJanuary 4, 1909 –
January 6, 1913
Elected in 1908.
Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.

Henry H. Lyon
RepublicanJanuary 6, 1913 –
December 1, 1917
Elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1916.
Assassinated.
Los Angeles
VacantDecember 1, 1917 –
January 6, 1919

Dwight H. Hart
IndependentJanuary 6, 1919 –
January 5, 1925
Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1922.
Republican

Joseph L. Pedrotti
RepublicanJanuary 5, 1925 –
January 2, 1933
Elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1928.

Chris N. Jespersen
RepublicanJanuary 2, 1933 –
February 21, 1951
Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1948.
Died.
San Luis Obispo
VacantFebruary 21, 1951 –
January 5, 1953

Alan A. Erhart
RepublicanJanuary 5, 1953 –
August 13, 1960
Elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1956.
Died.
VacantAugust 13, 1960 –
January 2, 1961

Vernon L. Sturgeon
RepublicanJanuary 2, 1961 –
January 2, 1967
Elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1964.
Retired to become the Legislative Secretary for Ronald Reagan.

Mervyn Dymally
DemocraticJanuary 2, 1967 –
January 6, 1975
Elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Retired to become the Lieutenant Governor of California.
Los Angeles
VacantJanuary 6, 1975 –
April 7, 1975

Bill Greene
DemocraticApril 7, 1975 –
November 30, 1984
Elected to finish Dymally's term.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1980.
Redistricted to the 27th district.

Robert G. Beverly
RepublicanDecember 3, 1984 –
November 30, 1992
Redistricted from the 27th district and re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1988.
Termed out.

Frank Hill
RepublicanDecember 7, 1992 –
July 8, 1994
Redistricted from the 31st district and re-elected in 1992.
Convicted of corruption and resigned.
Los Angeles, Orange
VacantJuly 8, 1994 –
December 5, 1994

Dick Mountjoy
RepublicanDecember 5, 1994 –
November 30, 2000
Elected to finish Hill's term.
Re-elected in 1996.
Los Angeles

Bob Margett
RepublicanDecember 4, 2000 –
November 30, 2008
Elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2004.
Termed out.

Bob Huff
RepublicanDecember 1, 2008 –
November 30, 2016
Elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2012.
Termed out.
Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino

Josh Newman
DemocraticDecember 5, 2016 –
June 24, 2018
Elected in 2016.
Recalled from office.

Ling Ling Chang
RepublicanJune 25, 2018 –
November 30, 2020
Elected to finish Newman's term.
Lost re-election.

Josh Newman
DemocraticDecember 7, 2020 –
present
Elected in 2020.

Election results

1992

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011.
  2. Web site: Report of Registration as of February 10, 2021.