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The2016 California State Senate election were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, with the primary election on June 7, 2016. Voters in the20 odd-numbered districts of theCalifornia State Senate elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including forU.S. President and thestate assembly.
Only one seat changed hands: the29th district, which belonged to outgoing former Republican Minority LeaderBob Huff. As a result of the pickup by DemocratJosh Newman, theCalifornia Democratic Party regained a two-thirdssupermajority in the chamber that it had previously lost in2014.
| California State Senate elections, 2016 Primary election — June 7, 2016 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Candidates | Advancing to general | Seats contesting | |
| Democratic | 2,724,063 | 66.59% | 42 | 25 | 20 | |
| Republican | 1,353,572 | 33.09% | 25 | 14 | 14 | |
| Libertarian | 13,065 | 0.32% | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 4,090,700 | 100.00% | 69 | 40 | — | |
| California State Senate elections, 2016 General election — November 8, 2016 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Not up | Contested | Before | After | +/– | |
| Democratic | 4,769,557 | 67.48% | 11 | 15 | 26 | 27 |  1 | |
| Republican | 2,250,103 | 31.84% | 9 | 5 | 14 | 13 |  1 | |
| Libertarian | 48,316 | 0.68% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | |
| Totals | 7,067,976 | 100.00% | 20 | 20 | 40 | 40 | — | |
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| 27 | 13 | ||
| Democratic | Republican | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Governing[1] | Safe D | October 12, 2016 |
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 |
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Ted Gaines (incumbent) | 140,739 | 49.4 | |
| Democratic | Rob Rowen | 104,262 | 36.6 | |
| Republican | Steven Baird | 39,958 | 14.1 | |
| Total votes | 284,959 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Ted Gaines (incumbent) | 287,314 | 64.0 | |
| Democratic | Rob Rowen | 161,502 | 36.0 | |
| Total votes | 448,816 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Bill Dodd | 90,396 | 37.4 | |
| Democratic | Mariko Yamada | 72,243 | 29.9 | |
| Republican | Greg "Coach" Coppes | 54,525 | 22.6 | |
| Democratic | Gabe Griess | 24,540 | 10.2 | |
| Total votes | 241,704 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Bill Dodd | 207,927 | 58.1 | |
| Democratic | Mariko Yamada | 149,701 | 41.9 | |
| Total votes | 357,628 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Cathleen Galgiani (incumbent) | 96,710 | 56.8 | |
| Republican | Alan Nakanishi | 47,355 | 27.8 | |
| Republican | Samuel Anderson | 26,343 | 15.5 | |
| Total votes | 170,408 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Cathleen Galgiani (incumbent) | 174,847 | 56.7 | |
| Republican | Alan Nakanishi | 133,604 | 43.3 | |
| Total votes | 308,451 | 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 | Nancy Skinner | 116,710 | 47.8 | |
| Democratic | Sandré Swanson | 74,365 | 30.5 | |
| Democratic | Katherine Grace Welch | 32,698 | 13.4 | |
| Republican | Rich Kinney | 20,287 | 8.3 | |
| Total votes | 244,060 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Nancy Skinner | 236,133 | 62.2 | |
| Democratic | Sandré Swanson | 143,573 | 37.8 | |
| Total votes | 379,706 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jane Kim | 118,582 | 45.3 | |
| Democratic | Scott Wiener | 117,913 | 45.1 | |
| Republican | Ken Loo | 25,189 | 9.6 | |
| Democratic | Michael A. Petrelis (write-in) | 4 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 261,688 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Scott Wiener | 209,462 | 51.0 | |
| Democratic | Jane Kim | 201,316 | 49.0 | |
| Total votes | 410,778 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jerry Hill (incumbent) | 171,411 | 75.6 | |
| Republican | Rick Ciardella | 42,185 | 18.6 | |
| Libertarian | John H. Webster | 13,018 | 5.7 | |
| Total votes | 226,614 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jerry Hill (incumbent) | 296,400 | 75.9 | |
| Republican | Rick Ciardella | 94,269 | 24.1 | |
| Total votes | 390,669 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jim Beall (incumbent) | 97,948 | 49.4 | |
| Democratic | Nora Campos | 53,250 | 26.9 | |
| Republican | Chuck Page | 40,783 | 20.6 | |
| Republican | Anthony Macias | 6,147 | 3.1 | |
| Total votes | 198,128 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jim Beall (incumbent) | 196,089 | 62.5 | |
| Democratic | Nora Campos | 117,442 | 37.5 | |
| Total votes | 313,531 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Bill Monning (incumbent) | 185,586 | 68.8 | |
| Republican | Palmer Kain | 84,142 | 31.2 | |
| Total votes | 269,728 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Bill Monning (incumbent) | 268,806 | 65.5 | |
| Republican | Palmer Kain | 141,339 | 34.5 | |
| Total votes | 410,145 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Hannah-Beth Jackson (incumbent) | 144,422 | 64.1 | |
| Republican | Colin Patrick Walch | 80,765 | 35.9 | |
| Total votes | 225,187 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Hannah-Beth Jackson (incumbent) | 224,834 | 63.1 | |
| Republican | Colin Patrick Walch | 131,598 | 37.3 | |
| Total votes | 356,432 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Scott Wilk | 69,403 | 46.7 | |
| Democratic | Johnathon Levar Ervin | 50,078 | 33.7 | |
| Democratic | Steve Hill | 17,735 | 11.9 | |
| Republican | Star Moffatt | 11,439 | 7.7 | |
| Total votes | 148,655 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Scott Wilk | 160,043 | 52.8 | |
| Democratic | Johnathon Levar Ervin | 142,886 | 47.2 | |
| Total votes | 302,929 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Mike Morrell (incumbent) | 93,484 | 54.8 | |
| Democratic | Ronald J. O'Donnell | 50,850 | 29.8 | |
| Democratic | Mark Westwood | 26,300 | 15.4 | |
| Total votes | 170,634 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Mike Morrell (incumbent) | 184,470 | 56.6 | |
| Democratic | Ronald J. O'Donnell | 141,533 | 43.4 | |
| Total votes | 326,003 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Michael D. Antonovich | 85,663 | 39.5 | |
| Democratic | Anthony Portantino | 58,154 | 26.8 | |
| Democratic | Katherine Perez-Estolano | 31,166 | 14.4 | |
| Democratic | Chris Chahinian | 14,849 | 6.8 | |
| Democratic | Phlunte' Riddle | 14,563 | 6.7 | |
| Democratic | Teddy Choi | 12,430 | 5.7 | |
| Total votes | 216,825 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Anthony Portantino | 218,655 | 57.8 | |
| Republican | Michael D. Antonovich | 159,014 | 42.2 | |
| Total votes | 377,256 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Steve Fazio | 77,770 | 37.1 | |
| Democratic | Henry Stern | 57,189 | 27.3 | |
| Democratic | Janice Kamenir-Reznik | 40,250 | 19.2 | |
| Democratic | David Pollock | 15,359 | 7.3 | |
| Democratic | Shawn Bayliss | 12,757 | 6.1 | |
| Democratic | George Christopher Thomas | 6,143 | 2.9 | |
| Total votes | 209,468 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Henry Stern | 218,655 | 55.9 | |
| Republican | Steve Fazio | 172,827 | 44.1 | |
| Total votes | 377,256 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Ling Ling Chang | 73,514 | 44.0 | |
| Democratic | Josh Newman | 48,754 | 29.2 | |
| Democratic | Sukhee Kang | 44,766 | 26.8 | |
| Total votes | 167,034 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Josh Newman | 160,230 | 50.4 | |
| Republican | Ling Ling Chang | 157,732 | 49.6 | |
| Total votes | 317,962 | 100.0 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Richard Roth (incumbent) | 81,504 | 61.2 | |
| Republican | Richard Reed | 51,755 | 38.8 | |
| Total votes | 133,259 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Richard Roth (incumbent) | 167,574 | 60.5 | |
| Republican | Richard Reed | 109,238 | 39.5 | |
| Total votes | 276,812 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ricardo Lara (incumbent) | 104,027 | 99.95 | |
| Libertarian | Honor Mimi Robson (write-in) | 47 | 0.05 | |
| Total votes | 104,074 | 100.00 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Ricardo Lara (incumbent) | 177,971 | 78.6 | |
| Libertarian | Honor Mimi Robson | 48,316 | 21.4 | |
| Total votes | 226,287 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Steven Bradford | 50,998 | 35.6 | |
| Democratic | Warren Furutani | 35,024 | 24.4 | |
| Democratic | Isaac Galvan | 32,105 | 22.4 | |
| Republican | Charlotte Ann Svolos | 25,197 | 17.6 | |
| Total votes | 143,324 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Steven Bradford | 135,353 | 53.5 | |
| Democratic | Warren Furutani | 117,455 | 46.5 | |
| Total votes | 252,808 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | John Moorlach (incumbent) | 114,540 | 54.8 | |
| Democratic | Ari Grayson | 94,369 | 45.2 | |
| Total votes | 208,909 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | John Moorlach (incumbent) | 228,480 | 57.0 | |
| Democratic | Ari Grayson | 172,455 | 43.0 | |
| Total votes | 400,935 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Toni Atkins | 159,970 | 66.3 | |
| Republican | John Renison | 43,760 | 18.1 | |
| Republican | J. Bribiesca | 26,565 | 11.0 | |
| Republican | Richard M. Fago | 10,895 | 4.5 | |
| Total votes | 241,190 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Toni Atkins | 258,686 | 62.5 | |
| Republican | John Renison | 155,053 | 37.5 | |
| Total votes | 413,739 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
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