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The1996 California State Senate elections were held on November 5, 1996. Senate seats of odd-numbered districts were up for election. Senate terms are staggered so that half the membership is elected every two years. Senators serve four-year terms and are limited to two terms. Democrats expanded their majority, gaining two seats, one from the Republicans and one from an Independent.
| California State Senate elections, 1996 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Not up | Incumbents | Open | Before | After | +/– | |
| Democratic | 2,599,659 | 49.32% | 14 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 23 | +2 | |
| Republican | 2,521,858 | 47.85% | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 16 | -1 | |
| Libertarian | 62,525 | 1.19% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Natural Law | 50,359 | 0.96% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reform | 33,913 | 0.64% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peace and Freedom | 20,601 | 0.39% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Green | 12,089 | 0.23% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Write-ins | 55 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 400,098 | 7.06% | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Totals | 5,670,635 | 100.00% | 20 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 40 | — | |
| Pre-election | Seats | |
| Democratic-held | 21 | |
| Republican-held | 17 | |
| Independent-held | 2 | |
| Total | 40 | |
| 1996 Elections | Seats | |
| Republican held and uncontested | 11 | |
| Democratic held and uncontested | 8 | |
| Independent-held and uncontested | 1 | |
| Contested | 20 | |
| Total | 40 | |
| State Senate: post-election | Seats | |
| Democratic-held | 23 | |
| Republican-held | 16 | |
| Independent-held | 1 | |
| Total | 40 | |
Final results from theCalifornia Secretary of State:[1]
| District 1 •District 3 •District 5 •District 7 •District 9 •District 11 •District 13 •District 15 •District 17 •District 19 •District 21 •District 23 •District 25 •District 27 •District 29 •District 31 •District 33 •District 35 •District 37 •District 39 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tim Leslie (incumbent) | 215,931 | 63.14 | |
| Democratic | Thomas "Tom" Romero | 125,894 | 36.84 | |
| No party | Lamar Norton Latimer (write-in) | 55 | 0.02 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 19,850 | 5.49 | ||
| Total votes | 361,730 | 100.00 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John L. Burton | 215,831 | 70.82 | |
| Republican | Curtis Rau | 72,097 | 23.68 | |
| Libertarian | Donald E. Harte | 16,819 | 5.52 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 37,018 | 10.83 | ||
| Total votes | 304,747 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Patrick Johnston (incumbent) | 159,932 | 60.12 | |
| Republican | Kurt C. Boese | 108,075 | 39.88 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 12,981 | 4.65 | ||
| Total votes | 280,988 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard Rainey | 161,291 | 48.01 | |
| Democratic | Jeff Smith | 160,632 | 47.61 | |
| Reform | William John Knudeon | 7,077 | 2.11 | |
| Natural Law | Mark F. Billings | 6,975 | 2.08 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 12,476 | 3.58 | ||
| Total votes | 348,451 | 100.00 | ||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Barbara Lee | 196,430 | 78.23 | |
| Republican | Thomas N. Hudson | 37,341 | 14.87 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Robert J. Evans | 8,870 | 3.53 | |
| Natural Law | Carol Flyer Prettie | 8,465 | 3.37 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 22,120 | 8.10 | ||
| Total votes | 273,226 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Byron Sher | 177,155 | 57.90 | |
| Republican | Patrick Shannon | 117,547 | 38.42 | |
| Libertarian | Jon W. Malonia | 11,290 | 3.69 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 24,355 | 7.37 | ||
| Total votes | 276,347 | 100.0 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Vasconcellos | 117,640 | 58.59 | |
| Republican | Ray Morton | 55,737 | 27.76 | |
| Reform | Dominic L. Cortese | 17,715 | 6.82 | |
| Libertarian | John Harvey Webster | 6,684 | 3.32 | |
| Natural Law | Rick J. Dunstan | 3,021 | 1.60 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 19,222 | 8.74 | ||
| Total votes | 220,019 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bruce McPherson | 124,448 | 47.18 | |
| Democratic | Rusty Areias | 120,846 | 45.82 | |
| Green | E. Craig Coffin | 12,089 | 4.56 | |
| Natural Law | Scott R. Hartley | 6,377 | 2.42 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 11,400 | 4.14 | ||
| Total votes | 275,160 | 100.00 | ||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William J. Knight | 163,531 | 66.61 | |
| Democratic | Steven A. Figueroa | 61,962 | 33.39 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 17,880 | 6.79 | ||
| Total votes | 243,373 | 100.00 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Cathie Wright (incumbent) | 160,130 | 62.24 | |
| Democratic | John Birke | 97,133 | 37.76 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 17,032 | 6.21 | ||
| Total votes | 274,295 | 100.00 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Adam Schiff | 125,649 | 51.78 | |
| Republican | Paula L. Boland | 107,039 | 44.11 | |
| Libertarian | Bob New | 9,981 | 4.11 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 19,207 | 7.39 | ||
| Total votes | 261,876 | 100.00 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tom Hayden (incumbent) | 172,295 | 56.20 | |
| Republican | Scott L. Schreiber | 101,876 | 34.41 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Shirley Rachel Isaacson | 11,731 | 3.96 | |
| Libertarian | Charles T. Black | 7,438 | 2.51 | |
| Natural Law | Robert P. Swanson | 2,722 | 0.92 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 28,592 | 5.61 | ||
| Total votes | 324,654 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Teresa P. Hughes (incumbent) | 118,806 | 82.02 | |
| Republican | Cliff McClain | 28,038 | 17.98 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 17,971 | 11.04 | ||
| Total votes | 164,815 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Betty Karnette | 126,562 | 51.41 | |
| Republican | Phil Hawkins | 119,641 | 48.59 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 19,200 | 7.23 | ||
| Total votes | 265,403 | 100.00 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dick Mountjoy (incumbent) | 138,944 | 58.93 | |
| Democratic | Tommy Randle | 96,829 | 41.07 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 23,795 | 9.17 | ||
| Total votes | 259,568 | 100.00 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim Brulte | 143,537 | 56.17 | |
| Democratic | Gary George | 103,217 | 41.83 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 17,795 | 6.73 | ||
| Total votes | 264,549 | 100.00 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Lewis (incumbent) | 199,173 | 68.84 | |
| Democratic | David Robert Heywood | 91,011 | 31.36 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 19,466 | 6.29 | ||
| Total votes | 309,650 | 100.00 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ross Johnson (incumbent) | 183,739 | 61.52 | |
| Democratic | Madolene Arakeljian | 103,170 | 34.54 | |
| Natural Law | Nat Adam | 11,780 | 3.94 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 20,812 | 6.51 | ||
| Total votes | 319,501 | 100.00 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | David G. Kelley (incumbent) | 157,090 | 61.14 | |
| Democratic | Hans Alfred Schroeder | 75,943 | 29.59 | |
| Libertarian | Donna Tello | 10,313 | 4.01 | |
| Reform | George Angell | 9,121 | 3.55 | |
| Natural Law | Jim J. Moner | 4,486 | 1.75 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 23,024 | 6.22 | ||
| Total votes | 279,977 | 100.00 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dede Alpert | 142,722 | 51.36 | |
| Republican | Joe Dolphin | 126,653 | 45.57 | |
| Natural Law | Stuart Knoles | 6,533 | 3.07 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 15,902 | 5.41 | ||
| Total votes | 291,810 | 100.00 | ||
| Democraticgain fromIndependent | ||||
