California's 36th senatorial district

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California's 36th State Senate district
Map of the district
Current senator
  Janet Nguyen
R–Huntington Beach
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age		938,083[1]
708,785[1]
603,622[1]
Demographics
Registered voters576,535[2]
Registration36.48% Republican
33.74% Democratic
24.05% No party preference

California's 36th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Republican Janet Nguyen of Huntington Beach.

District profile[edit]

The district includes most of coastal Orange County, including Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Emerald Bay, Laguna Beach, and Dana Point; the Little Saigon area of northwestern Orange County, including Garden Grove, Westminster, Fountain Valley, Midway City, Stanton, Cypress, Rossmoor, and Los Alamitos; and Artesia, Cerritos, and Hawaiian Gardens in southwestern Los Angeles County.

Election results from statewide races[edit]

Year Office Results
2021 Recall Yes Yes 52.2 – 47.8%
2020 President Biden 53.2 – 44.6%
2018 Governor Cox 51.2 – 48.8%[3]
Senator Feinstein 53.8 – 46.2%[4]
2016 President Clinton 48.1 – 45.8%[5]
Senator Harris 58.8 – 41.2%[6]
2014 Governor Kashkari 57.5 – 42.5%
2012 President Romney 54.8 – 43.2%
Senator Emken 55.8 – 44.2%

List of senators who have represented the district[edit]

Senators Party Years served Electoral history Counties represented
District established January 3, 1887

John Roth
(Tulare) 		Democratic January 3, 1887 –
January 5, 1891 		Elected in 1886.
[data missing] 		Inyo, Kern, Tulare

George S. Berry
(Visalia) 		Democratic January 5, 1891 –
January 7, 1895 		Elected in 1890.
Redistricted to the 32nd and 34th districts.

Cyrus M. Simpson
(Pasadena) 		Republican January 7, 1895 –
January 5, 1903 		Elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1898.
[data missing] 		Los Angeles

Benjamin W. Hahn
(Long Beach) 		Republican January 5, 1903 –
January 7, 1907 		Elected in 1902.
Lost re-election.

Charles W. Bell
(Pasadena) 		Nonpatisan January 7, 1907 –
January 6, 1913 		Elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1910.
Retired to become a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Republican

William J. Carr
(Pasadena) 		Independent January 6, 1913 –
January 8, 1923 		Elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1918.
[data missing]
Progressive
Republican

A. Burlingame Johnson
(Pasadena) 		Republican January 8, 1923 –
January 3, 1927 		Elected in 1922.
[data missing]

Frank C. Weller
(Los Angeles) 		Republican January 3, 1927 –
January 5, 1931 		Elected in 1926.
[data missing]

Ralph E. Swing
(Upland) 		Republican January 5, 1931 –
January 8, 1951 		Redistricted from the 30th district and re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1946.
[data missing] 		San Bernardino

James E. Cunningham
(San Bernardino) 		Republican January 8, 1951 –
September 10, 1957 		Elected in 1850.
Re-elected in 1854.
Resigned.
Vacant September 10, 1957 –
December 31, 1957

Raymond H. Gregory
(San Bernardino) 		Republican December 31, 1957 –
January 5, 1959 		Elected to finish Cunningham's term.
Lost re-election.

Stanford C. Shaw
(Etiwanda) 		Democratic January 5, 1959 –
January 7, 1963 		Elected in 1958.
[data missing]

Eugene G. Nisbet
(Upland) 		Democratic January 7, 1963 –
January 2, 1967 		Elected in 1962.
Redistricted to the 20th district and lost re-election.

Gordon Cologne
(Indio) 		Republican January 2, 1967 –
March 2, 1972 		Redistricted from the 37th district and re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1970.
Resigned to become a Justice of the California Courts of Appeal. 		Riverside, San Bernardino
Vacant March 2, 1972 –
June 15, 1972

W. Craig Biddle 		Republican June 15, 1972 –
November 30, 1974 		Elected to finish Cologne's term.
Redistricted to the 34th district and lost re-election.

Dennis Carpenter
(Newport Beach) 		Republican December 2, 1974 –
November 30, 1978 		Redistricted from the 34th district and re-elected in 1974.
[data missing] 		Orange, San Diego

John G. Schmitz
(Santa Ana) 		Republican December 4, 1978 –
November 30, 1982 		Elected in 1978.
Retired to run for U.S. Senate.

Robert B. Presley
(Riverside) 		Democratic December 6, 1982 –
November 30, 1994 		Redistricted from the 34th district and re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1990.
Retired to run for Board of Equalization. 		Riverside

Ray Haynes 		Republican December 5, 1994 –
November 30, 2002 		Elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1998.
Termed out and ran for State Assembly. 		Riverside, San Diego

Dennis Hollingsworth
(Murrieta) 		Republican December 2, 2002 –
November 30, 2010 		Elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2006.
Termed out.

Joel Anderson
(Alpine) 		Republican December 6, 2010 –
November 30, 2014 		Elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 38th district.

Patricia Bates
(Laguna Niguel) 		Republican December 1, 2014 –
December 7, 2022 		Elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2018.
Termed out. 		Orange, San Diego

Janet Nguyen
(Garden Grove) 		Republican December 7, 2022 –
present 		Elected in 2022.
Orange

Election results[edit]

2018[edit]

2018 California State Senate election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patricia Bates (incumbent) 124,966 54.4
Democratic Marggie Castellano 104,791 45.6
Total votes 229,757 100.0
General election
Republican Patricia Bates (incumbent) 203,607 51.5
Democratic Marggie Castellano 191,392 48.5
Majority 12,215 3.0
Total votes 394,999 100.0
Republican hold

2014[edit]

2014 California State Senate election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patricia Bates 88,171 99.1
Democratic Gary Kephart (write-in) 756 0.9
Total votes 88,927 100.0
General election
Republican Patricia Bates 140,610 65.7
Democratic Gary Kephart 73,539 34.3
Majority 67,071 31.4
Total votes 214,149 100.0
Republican hold

2010[edit]

California State Senate election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joel Anderson 193,573 63.2
Democratic Paul Clay 101,112 33.0
Libertarian Michael S. Metti 11,737 3.8
Total votes 306,422 100.0
Republican hold

2006[edit]

California State Senate election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dennis Hollingsworth (incumbent) 164,025 63.40
Democratic Mark Hanson 85,706 33.13
Libertarian Joseph Shea 9,001 3.48
Total votes 258,732 100.00
Republican hold

2002[edit]

California State Senate election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dennis Hollingsworth 151,856 69.53
Democratic Adrienne Westall 53,280 24.40
Libertarian Michael S. Metti 13,258 6.07
Invalid or blank votes 19,373 8.15
Total votes 237,767 100.00
Republican hold

1998[edit]

California State Senate election, 1998
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ray Haynes (incumbent) 127,531 60.10
Democratic George M. Swift 84,683 39.90
Invalid or blank votes 17,798 7.74
Total votes 230,012 100.00
Republican hold

1994[edit]

California State Senate election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ray Haynes 121,263 55.00
Democratic Kay Ceniceros 91,580 41.54
Libertarian David R. Sarosi 7,637 3.46
Invalid or blank votes 10,222 4.43
Total votes 230,702 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
  3. ^ Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
  4. ^ Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
  5. ^ Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
  6. ^ Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov

External links[edit]

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