| California's 7th State Senate district | |||
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| Current senator |
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| Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 924,708[1] 687,634[1] 569,011[1] | ||
| Demographics |
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| Registered voters | 598,594[2] | ||
| Registration | 47.50% Democratic 22.96% Republican 24.41% No party preference | ||
California's 7th senatorial district is one of 40CaliforniaState Senatedistricts. It is currently represented byDemocratJesse Arreguín ofBerkeley.
After 2020 redistricting, the 7th district moved to cover the westernmost portions ofAlameda andContra Costa counties. The district includes the cities ofOakland,Alameda,Berkeley,Richmond, andHercules.
The district encompasses most ofContra Costa County, includingConcord,Antioch,Pittsburg,Bay Point,Martinez,Pleasant Hill,Walnut Creek,Lafayette,Danville,San Ramon, andOrinda; along withCastro Valley,San Lorenzo, andSan Leandro inAlameda County.
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Biden 67.9 – 30.0% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 63.1 – 36.9% |
| Senator | Feinstein 56.8 – 43.2% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 64.3 – 29.6% |
| Senator | Harris 68.7 – 31.3% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 63.1 – 36.9% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 60.5 – 37.5% |
| Senator | Feinstein 64.3 – 35.7% | |
| 2010 | Governor | Brown 59.2 – 37.0% |
| Senator | Boxer 58.1 – 37.4% | |
| 2008 | President | Obama 66.7 – 31.6% |
| 2006 | Governor | Schwarzenegger 54.2 – 40.9% |
| Senator | Feinstein 67.6 – 28.0% | |
| 2004 | President | Kerry 60.9 – 38.1% |
| Senator | Boxer 62.0 – 34.8% | |
| 2003 | Recall | No 54.9 – 45.1% |
| Schwarzenegger 40.8 – 36.8% | ||
| 2002 | Governor | Davis 51.7 – 37.2% |
| 2000 | President | Gore 54.3 – 41.7% |
| Senator | Feinstein 58.2 – 37.2% | |
| 1998 | Governor | Davis 58.7 – 38.5% |
| Senator | Boxer 53.1 – 43.8% | |
| 1996 | President | Clinton 51.3 – 39.4% |
| 1994 | Governor | Wilson 58.2 – 40.1% |
| Senator | Feinstein 54.1 – 39.8% | |
| 1992 | President | Clinton 45.4 – 32.9% |
| Senator | Boxer 50.8 – 39.5% | |
| Senator | Feinstein 59.3 – 35.1% |
Due to redistricting, the 7th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by theCalifornia Citizens Redistricting Commission.
| Senators | Party | Years served | Counties represented | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. H. Maddox | Democratic | January 8, 1883 – January 5, 1885 | Santa Clara | |
| A. W. Saxe | Republican | January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887 | Both Saxe and Lowe served together for 2 years.[3] | |
| James R. Lowe | January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887 | |||
| A. P. Hall | January 3, 1887 – January 2, 1889 | El Dorado,Placer | ||
| Thomas Fraser | January 2, 1889 – January 2, 1893 | |||
| Henry C. Gesford | Democratic | January 2, 1893 – January 4, 1897 | Lake,Napa | |
| Calhoun Lee LaRue | January 4, 1897 – January 1, 1901 | |||
| Robert Corlett | Republican | January 1, 1901 – January 2, 1905 | ||
| James A. McKee | January 2, 1905 – January 4, 1909 | Sacramento | ||
| Charles B. Bills | January 4, 1909 – January 6, 1913 | |||
| Philip Charles Cohn | Democratic | January 6, 1913 – January 8, 1917 | ||
| J. M. Inman | Republican | January 8, 1917 – January 2, 1933 | ||
| Jerrold L. Seawell | January 2, 1933 – November 6, 1946 | Nevada,Placer,Sierra | Resigned from the Senate. | |
| Vacant | November 6, 1946 – November 4, 1947 | |||
| Allen G. Thurman | Republican | November 4, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | Sworn in after winning special election.[4] | |
| Harold T. Johnson | Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1959 | Resigned, after winning congressional seat for the 2nd district. | |
| Vacant | January 3, 1959 – April 20, 1959 | |||
| Ronald G. Cameron | Democratic | April 20, 1959 – September 3, 1963 | Sworn in after winning special election.[5] Resigned to become a Judge for thePlacer County Superior Court. | |
| Vacant | September 3, 1963 – December 6, 1963 | |||
| Paul J. Lunardi | Democratic | December 6, 1963 – January 2, 1967 | Placer | Sworn in after winning special election.[6] |
| George Miller Jr. | January 2, 1967 – January 1, 1969 | Contra Costa | Died in office. Died from a heart attack.[7][8] | |
| Vacant | January 1, 1969 – April 7, 1969 | |||
| John A. Nejedly | Republican | April 7, 1969 – November 30, 1980 | Sworn in after winning special election.[9] | |
| Daniel Boatwright | Democratic | December 1, 1980 – November 30, 1996 | ||
| Alameda,Contra Costa | ||||
| Richard Rainey | Republican | December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2000 | ||
| Tom Torlakson | Democratic | December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2008 | ||
| Contra Costa | ||||
| Mark DeSaulnier | December 1, 2008 – January 2, 2015 | Resigned to be sworn into the 11th Congressional district. | ||
| Alameda,Contra Costa | ||||
| Vacant | January 2, 2015 – May 28, 2015 | |||
| Steve Glazer | Democratic | May 28, 2015 – November 30, 2024 | Sworn in after winning special election. | |
| Jesse Arreguín | December 2, 2024 – present | |||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jesse Arreguín | 61,892 | 32.1 | |
| Democratic | Jovanka Beckles | 34,085 | 17.7 | |
| Democratic | Dan Kalb | 28,881 | 15.0 | |
| Democratic | Kathryn Lybarger | 28,070 | 14.6 | |
| Democratic | Sandré Swanson | 22,907 | 11.9 | |
| Republican | Jeanne Solnordal | 16,855 | 8.7 | |
| Total votes | 192,690 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jesse Arreguín | 199,423 | 57.2 | |
| Democratic | Jovanka Beckles | 149,415 | 42.8 | |
| Total votes | 348,838 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Steve Glazer (incumbent) | 135,123 | 48.3 | |
| Republican | Julie Mobley | 76,180 | 27.2 | |
| Democratic | Marisol Rubio | 68,362 | 24.4 | |
| Total votes | 279,665 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Steve Glazer (incumbent) | 339,925 | 66.0 | |
| Republican | Julie Mobley | 174,729 | 34.0 | |
| Total votes | 514,654 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Steve Glazer (incumbent) | 122,186 | 54.3 | |
| Republican | Joseph Alexander Rubay | 61,169 | 27.2 | |
| Democratic | Guy Moore | 41,497 | 18.5 | |
| Total votes | 224,852 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Steve Glazer (incumbent) | 270,485 | 66.7 | |
| Republican | Joseph Rubay | 135,122 | 33.3 | |
| Total votes | 405,607 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Steve Glazer | 38,411 | 33.7 | |
| Democratic | Susan Bonilla | 28,389 | 24.9 | |
| Democratic | Joan Buchanan | 25,534 | 22.4 | |
| Republican | Michaela M. Hertle (withdrawn) | 18,281 | 16.1 | |
| Democratic | Terry Kremin | 3,242 | 2.8 | |
| Total votes | 113,857 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Steve Glazer | 68,996 | 54.5 | |
| Democratic | Susan Bonilla | 57,491 | 45.5 | |
| Total votes | 126,487 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Mark DeSaulnier (incumbent) | 91,224 | 57.0 | |
| Republican | Mark P. Meuser | 68,730 | 43.0 | |
| Total votes | 159,954 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Mark DeSaulnier (incumbent) | 229,105 | 61.5 | |
| Republican | Mark P. Meuser | 143,707 | 38.5 | |
| Total votes | 372,812 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mark DeSaulnier | 256,311 | 66.5 | |
| Republican | Christian Amsberry | 128,878 | 33.5 | |
| Total votes | 385,189 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tom Torlakson (incumbent) | 282,714 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 282,714 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tom Torlakson | 197,683 | 54.5 | |
| Republican | Richard K. Rainey (incumbent) | 156,107 | 43.0 | |
| Natural Law | Mark F. Billings | 9,334 | 2.5 | |
| Total votes | 363,124 | 100.0 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard K. Rainey | 161,291 | 48.0 | |
| Democratic | Jeff Smith | 160,632 | 47.8 | |
| Reform | William John Knudeon | 7,077 | 2.1 | |
| Natural Law | Mark F. Billings | 6,975 | 2.1 | |
| Total votes | 335,975 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Daniel E. Boatwright (incumbent) | 195,777 | 58.0 | |
| Republican | Gilbert Marguth | 141,709 | 42.0 | |
| Total votes | 337,486 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
