| District: | 38 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Population: | 1,006,438[1] |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
| Voting Age: | 696,724 |
| Citizen Voting Age: | 559,186 |
| Percent White: | 56.6 |
| Percent Black: | 3.5 |
| Percent Latino: | 30.2 |
| Percent Asian: | 8.9 |
| Percent Native American: | 1.5 |
| Percent Pacific Islander: | 0.4 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.25 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 0.54 |
| Registered: | 561,514[2] |
| Democratic: | 32.40 |
| Republican: | 36.85 |
| Npp: | 24.44 |
California's 38th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by of .
The district encompasses the coastal North County region of San Diego County, including the communities of La Jolla, Del Mar, Solana Beach, Cardiff, Rancho Santa Fe, Encinitas, Carlsbad, Vista, Oceanside, San Luis Rey, and Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base; along with the southern edge of Orange County, including San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Ladera Ranch, Las Flores, and Rancho Santa Margarita.
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Biden 49.5 – 48.1% |
| 2018 | Governor | Cox 55.0 – 45.0% |
| Senator | Feinstein 50.3 – 49.7% | |
| 2016 | President | Trump 49.7 – 44.4% |
| Senator | Harris 56.5 – 43.5% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Kashkari 60.1 – 39.9% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 56.7 – 41.3% |
| Senator | Emken 56.8 – 43.2% |
| Senators | Party | Years served | Electoral history | Counties represented | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established January 3, 1887 | |||||
Stephen M. White | Democratic | January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891 | Elected in 1886. | Los Angeles | |
R. B. Carpenter | Republican | January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893 | Elected in 1890. Redistricted to the 36th district. | Los Angeles, Orange | |
| Vacant | January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895 | Redistricting for the 1892 election did not require incumbents to run in their own districts. | |||
| Samuel N. Androus | Republican | January 7, 1895 – January 2, 1899 | Elected in 1894. | Los Angeles | |
Alvan T. Currier | Republican | January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1903 | Elected in 1898. | ||
Cornelius W. Pendleton | Republican | January 5, 1903 – January 7, 1907 | Elected in 1902. | ||
H. S. G. McCartney | Republican | January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911 | Elected in 1906. | ||
Leslie R. Hewitt | Republican | January 2, 1911 – January 4, 1915 | Elected in 1910. | ||
John W. Ballard | Republican | January 4, 1915 – January 6, 1919 | Elected in 1914. | ||
Henry H. Yonkin | Republican | January 6, 1919 – January 8, 1923 | Elected in 1918. | ||
Charles H. V. Lewis | Republican | January 8, 1923 – January 3, 1927 | Elected in 1922. | ||
J. W. McKinley | Republican | January 3, 1927 – January 7, 1935 | Elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1930. | ||
| Culbert Olson | Democratic | January 7, 1935 – January 2, 1939 | Elected in 1934. Retired to become Governor of California. | ||
Robert W. Kenny | Democratic | January 2, 1939 – January 4, 1943 | Elected in 1938. Retired to become Attorney General of California. | ||
Jack Tenney | Democratic | January 4, 1943 – January 3, 1955 | Elected in 1942. Switched parties in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1950. Lost renomination. | ||
| Republican | |||||
Richard B. Richards | Democratic | January 3, 1955 – January 7, 1963 | Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1958. Retired to run for U.S. Senate. | ||
Thomas M. Rees | Democratic | January 7, 1963 – December 15, 1965 | Elected in 1962. Resigned to become a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. | ||
| Vacant | December 15, 1965 – January 2, 1967 | ||||
Clair Burgener | Republican | January 2, 1967 – January 3, 1973 | Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1970. Retired to become a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. | San Diego | |
| Vacant | January 3, 1973 – March 12, 1973 | ||||
John Stull | Republican | March 12, 1973 – November 30, 1978 | Elected to finish vacant term. Re-elected in 1974. | Imperial, Riverside, San Diego | |
William A. Craven | Republican | December 4, 1978 – November 30, 1998 | |||
| Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1994. Termed out. | San Diego | ||||
Bill Morrow | Republican | December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2006 | Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2002. Termed out. | Orange, San Diego | |
Mark Wyland | Republican | December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2014 | Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2010. Termed out. | ||
Joel Anderson | Republican | December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2018 | Redistricted from the 36th district and re-elected in 2014. Termed out. | San Diego | |
Brian Jones | Republican | December 3, 2018 – November 30, 2022 | Elected in 2018. Redistricted to the 40th district. | ||
Catherine Blakespear | Democratic | December 5, 2022 – present | Elected in 2022. | Orange, San Diego | |