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The2018 California State Senate elections were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, with the primary election being held on June 5, 2018. Voters in the20 even-numbered districts of theCalifornia State Senate elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices, including forgovernor and theCalifornia State Assembly.
TheDemocratic Party gained three seats: the12th,14th, and34th districts. These victories provided the Democrats with 29 seats and restored the two-thirdssupermajority that they lost after therecall of Democratic state senatorJosh Newman in June 2018.
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Governing[1] | Safe D | October 8, 2018 |
| 2018 California State Senate election Primary election — June 5, 2018 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Candidates | Advancing to general | Seats contesting | |
| Democratic | 1,742,492 | 60.72% | 44 | 23 | 20 | |
| Republican | 1,024,099 | 35.68% | 19 | 14 | 14 | |
| No party preference | 52,485 | 1.83% | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Libertarian | 50,838 | 1.77% | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2,869,914 | 100.00% | 70 | 39 | — | |
| 2018 California State Senate election General election — November 6, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Party | Votes | Percentage | Not up | Contested | Before | After | +/– | |
| Democratic | 3,562,527 | 64.94% | 15 | 11 | 26 | 29 |  3 | |
| Republican | 1,742,012 | 31.76% | 5 | 9 | 14 | 11 |  3 | |
| No party preference | 181,191 | 3.30% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 5,485,730 | 100.00% | 20 | 20 | 40 | 40 | — | |
The 2nd district stretches along theNorth Coast from the Oregon border in the north to theSan Francisco Bay Area in the south. It includes all ofDel Norte County,Humboldt County,Lake County,Marin County,Mendocino County, andTrinity County, as well as a majority ofSonoma County. The incumbent was DemocratMike McGuire, who was elected with 70.0% of the vote in 2014.[2]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Mike McGuire (incumbent) | 163,723 | 76.2 | |
| Democratic | Veronica "Roni" Jacobi | 51,186 | 23.8 | |
| Total votes | 214,909 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Mike McGuire (incumbent) | 233,688 | 67.2 | |
| Democratic | Veronica "Roni" Jacobi | 114,184 | 32.8 | |
| Total votes | 347,872 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
The 4th district encompasses theSacramento Valley, mainly taking in rural farmland as well asChico, and theSacramento metropolitan area, includingCarmichael, and parts ofRancho Cordova. The incumbent was RepublicanJim Nielsen, who was reelected with 63.7% of the vote in 2014.[2]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Jim Nielsen (incumbent) | 118,756 | 60.3 | |
| Democratic | Phillip Kim | 42,661 | 21.7 | |
| Democratic | Michael "Mike" Worley | 35,472 | 18.0 | |
| Total votes | 192,889 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Jim Nielsen (incumbent) | 190,441 | 57.1 | |
| Democratic | Phillip Kim | 142,817 | 42.9 | |
| Total votes | 333,258 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
The 6th district is located in the core of theSacramento metropolitan area, including the state capital ofSacramento and surrounding suburbs. The incumbent was DemocratRichard Pan, who was elected with 53.8% of the vote in 2014.[2]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Richard Pan (incumbent) | 109,907 | 65.7 | |
| No party preference | Eric Frame | 22,062 | 13.2 | |
| Libertarian | Janine DeRose | 18,308 | 10.9 | |
| Democratic | Jacob Mason | 16,458 | 9.8 | |
| Republican | Austin Bennett (write-in) | 530 | 0.3 | |
| Total votes | 167,238 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Richard Pan (incumbent) | 212,903 | 69.5 | |
| No party preference | Eric Frame | 93,217 | 30.5 | |
| Total votes | 306,120 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
The 8th district stretches from theSacramento suburbs toDeath Valley. It encompasses most of the southernSierra Nevada,Gold Country, and parts of theCentral Valley, including parts ofFresno,Clovis, andTurlock. The incumbent was RepublicanTom Berryhill, who wasterm-limited and could not run for reelection.[9]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Andreas Borgeas | 117,673 | 59.4 | |
| Democratic | Paulina Miranda | 42,044 | 21.2 | |
| Democratic | Tom Pratt | 30,984 | 15.6 | |
| No party preference | Mark Belden | 7,304 | 3.7 | |
| Total votes | 198,005 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Andreas Borgeas | 202,741 | 59.6 | |
| Democratic | Paulina Miranda | 137,311 | 40.4 | |
| Total votes | 340,052 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
The 10th district is located in the southern coastalEast Bay and parts ofSilicon Valley, includingHayward andMilpitas. The incumbent was DemocratBob Wieckowski, who was elected with 68.0% of the vote in 2014.[2]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Bob Wieckowski (incumbent) | 102,122 | 71.5 | |
| Republican | Victor G. San Vicente | 34,357 | 24.0 | |
| Libertarian | Ali Sarsak | 6,420 | 4.5 | |
| Total votes | 142,899 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Bob Wieckowski (incumbent) | 205,239 | 75.6 | |
| Republican | Victor G. San Vicente | 66,156 | 24.4 | |
| Total votes | 271,395 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
The 12th district takes in theSalinas Valley and a swath of theCentral Valley betweenModesto andFresno. The incumbent was RepublicanAnthony Cannella, who wasterm-limited and could not run for reelection.
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Anna Caballero | 46,970 | 43.3 | |
| Republican | Rob Poythress | 28,512 | 26.3 | |
| Republican | Johnny Tacherra | 24,088 | 22.2 | |
| Democratic | Daniel Parra | 8,740 | 8.1 | |
| Democratic | Dennis J. Brazil (write-in) | 208 | 0.2 | |
| Total votes | 108,518 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Anna Caballero | 110,386 | 54.4 | |
| Republican | Rob Poythress | 92,691 | 45.6 | |
| Total votes | 203,077 | 100.0 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
The 14th district takes in parts of the southernCentral Valley. It takes in heavily Latino portions ofFresno andBakersfield, along withDelano,Hanford, andPorterville. The incumbent was RepublicanAndy Vidak, who was reelected with 54.1% of the vote in 2014.[2]
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Andy Vidak (incumbent) | 37,918 | 54.1 | |
| Democratic | Melissa Hurtado | 16,295 | 23.2 | |
| Democratic | Abigail Solis | 10,413 | 14.9 | |
| Democratic | Ruben Macareno | 5,464 | 7.8 | |
| Total votes | 70,090 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Melissa Hurtado | 80,942 | 55.8 | |
| Republican | Andy Vidak (incumbent) | 64,131 | 44.2 | |
| Total votes | 145,073 | 100.0 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
The 16th district consists of the southeasternCentral Valley and theHigh Desert. Much of the population is in the western parts of the district in the Central Valley, anchored byBakersfield andVisalia, while the desert regions in the eastern half consist of scattered settlements, such asBarstow andYucca Valley. The incumbent was Republican minority Senate leaderJean Fuller, who wasterm-limited and could not run for reelection.
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Shannon Grove | 90,353 | 59.1 | |
| Democratic | Ruth Musser-Lopez | 44,303 | 29.0 | |
| Republican | Gregory Tatum | 18,152 | 11.9 | |
| Total votes | 152,808 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Shannon Grove | 169,714 | 64.2 | |
| Democratic | Ruth Musser-Lopez | 94,579 | 35.8 | |
| Total votes | 264,293 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
The 18th district consists of the easternSan Fernando Valley, including parts ofBurbank, as well as theLos Angeles neighborhoods ofNorthridge,Sherman Oaks, andVan Nuys. The incumbent was DemocratRobert Hertzberg, who was elected with 70.2% of the vote in 2014.[2]
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Robert Hertzberg (incumbent) | 72,462 | 66.3 | |
| Republican | Rudy Melendez | 12,564 | 11.5 | |
| Democratic | Roger James Sayegh | 12,238 | 11.2 | |
| Republican | Brandon Saario | 12,048 | 11.0 | |
| Total votes | 109,312 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Robert Hertzberg (incumbent) | 195,623 | 78.1 | |
| Republican | Rudy Melendez | 54,888 | 21.9 | |
| Total votes | 250,511 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
The 20th district encompasses parts of theInland Empire, includingChino,Fontana,Ontario, and parts ofSan Bernardino. The incumbent was DemocratConnie Leyva, who was elected with 62.4% of the vote in 2014.[2]
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Connie Leyva (incumbent) | 40,112 | 47.0 | |
| Republican | Matthew Munson | 30,233 | 35.4 | |
| Democratic | Paul Vincent Avila | 14,985 | 17.6 | |
| Total votes | 85,330 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Connie Leyva (incumbent) | 137,748 | 69.5 | |
| Republican | Matthew Munson | 60,578 | 30.5 | |
| Total votes | 198,326 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
The 22nd district is located in the southern coastal encompasses theSan Gabriel Valley and parts of thefoothills. The incumbent was DemocratEd Hernandez, who wasterm-limited and could not run for reelection.
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Mike Eng | 38,051 | 45.3 | |
| Democratic | Susan Rubio | 22,136 | 26.4 | |
| Democratic | Monica Garcia | 17,404 | 20.7 | |
| Democratic | Ruben Sierra | 6,377 | 7.6 | |
| Total votes | 83,968 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Susan Rubio | 101,936 | 52.3 | |
| Democratic | Mike Eng | 93,018 | 47.7 | |
| Total votes | 194,954 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
The 24th district encompasses centralLos Angeles and its immediate environs, includingEast Los Angeles,Eagle Rock, andKoreatown. The incumbent was DemocraticState Senate President pro temporeKevin de León, who wasterm-limited and could not run for reelection.
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Maria Elena Durazo | 63,719 | 69.8 | |
| Democratic | Peter Choi | 27,566 | 30.2 | |
| Total votes | 91,285 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Maria Elena Durazo | 139,473 | 66.9 | |
| Democratic | Peter Choi | 69,160 | 33.1 | |
| Total votes | 208,633 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
The 26th district is centered around theSouth Bay andWestside regions. The incumbent was DemocratBen Allen, who was elected with 60.3% of the vote in 2014.[2]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ben Allen (incumbent) | 144,283 | 76.8 | |
| No party preference | Baron Bruno | 23,119 | 12.3 | |
| Libertarian | Mark Matthew Herd | 20,534 | 10.9 | |
| Total votes | 187,936 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Ben Allen (incumbent) | 298,609 | 77.2 | |
| No party preference | Baron Bruno | 87,974 | 22.8 | |
| Total votes | 386,583 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
The 28th district is located in easternRiverside County, includingCathedral City,Murrieta,Palm Springs, andTemecula. The incumbent was RepublicanJeff Stone, who was elected with 53.0% of the vote in 2014.[2]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Jeff Stone (incumbent) | 89,426 | 56.0 | |
| Democratic | Joy Silver | 55,312 | 34.7 | |
| Democratic | Anna Nevenic | 14,826 | 9.3 | |
| Total votes | 159,564 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Jeff Stone (incumbent) | 151,020 | 51.6 | |
| Democratic | Joy Silver | 141,792 | 48.4 | |
| Total votes | 292,812 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
The 30th district is located inLos Angeles County includingCulver City,Ladera Heights,Westmont and theLos Angeles neighborhoods ofCrenshaw,Downtown, andFlorence. The incumbent was DemocratHolly Mitchell, who was reelected with 68.8% of the vote in 2014.[2]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Holly Mitchell (incumbent) | 93,078 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 93,078 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Holly Mitchell (incumbent) | 230,623 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 230,623 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
The 32nd district takes in theGateway Cities region in southeasternLos Angeles County, as well asBuena Park. The incumbent was DemocratTony Mendoza, who was elected with 52.3% of the vote in 2014,[2] resigned following sexual assault allegations. However, he decided to run for election again following his resignation.[26]
Note that the primary was held the same day as thespecial election to fill a vacancy in the seat. Although most of the candidates in the two contests were the same, the results were very different. Rita Topalian finished first in both races, but different candidates finished in second place.Vanessa Delgado finished in second place in the special election, but third place in the regularly scheduled primary election. She received a similar number of votes in both races, but candidate Bob Archuleta received about 54% more votes in the regularly scheduled election than he did in the special election. The different results have been attributed to the different order in which the candidates were listed on the ballot.[27]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Rita Topalian | 28,979 | 24.4 | |
| Democratic | Bob Archuleta | 20,652 | 17.4 | |
| Democratic | Vanessa Delgado (incumbent) | 18,709 | 15.7 | |
| Democratic | Tony Mendoza | 11,917 | 10.0 | |
| Republican | Ion Sarega | 11,577 | 9.7 | |
| Democratic | Vicky Santana | 8,236 | 6.9 | |
| Democratic | Ali S. Taj | 6,349 | 5.3 | |
| Democratic | Vivian Romero | 5,495 | 4.6 | |
| Democratic | Rudy Bermudez | 5,455 | 4.6 | |
| Democratic | David Castellanos | 1,541 | 1.3 | |
| Total votes | 118,910 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Bob Archuleta | 177,054 | 66.9 | |
| Republican | Rita Topalian | 87,520 | 33.1 | |
| Total votes | 264,574 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
The 34th district is centered around westernOrange County, including parts ofAnaheim, as well asGarden Grove andSanta Ana. The district also takes in coastal areas, including parts ofHuntington Beach andLong Beach. The incumbent was RepublicanJanet Nguyen, who was elected with 58.1% of the vote in 2014.[2]
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| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Janet Nguyen (incumbent) | 82,874 | 58.3 | |
| Democratic | Tom Umberg | 37,360 | 26.3 | |
| Democratic | Jestin L. Samson | 13,231 | 9.3 | |
| Democratic | Akash A. Hawkins | 8,746 | 6.2 | |
| Total votes | 142,211 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Tom Umberg | 135,062 | 50.6 | |
| Republican | Janet Nguyen (incumbent) | 131,973 | 49.4 | |
| Total votes | 267,035 | 100.0 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
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General election results by county.Blue represents counties won by Umberg.Red represents counties won by Nguyen.
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The 36th district encompasses southernOrange County and theNorth County region ofSan Diego County. The incumbent was RepublicanPatricia Bates, who was elected with 65.7% of the vote in 2014.[2]
| Primary election | ||||
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| 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 | |
| Total votes | 394,999 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
The 38th district encompasses theEast County and inland region ofSan Diego County. The incumbent was RepublicanJoel Anderson, who wasterm-limited and could not run for reelection.
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Brian Jones | 114,270 | 57.2 | |
| Democratic | Jeff Griffith | 79,862 | 40.0 | |
| Libertarian | Antonio Salguero | 5,576 | 2.8 | |
| Total votes | 199,708 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Brian Jones | 187,345 | 53.0 | |
| Democratic | Jeff Griffith | 166,092 | 47.0 | |
| Total votes | 353,437 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
The 40th district runs along the entireborder between California and Mexico, taking in ruralImperial County as well as theSouth Bay region ofSan Diego County. The incumbent was DemocratBen Hueso, who was reelected with 54.9% of the vote in 2014.[2]
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ben Hueso (incumbent) | 70,649 | 60.1 | |
| Republican | Luis R. Vargas | 46,850 | 39.9 | |
| Total votes | 117,499 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Ben Hueso (incumbent) | 152,896 | 65.9 | |
| Republican | Luis R. Vargas | 79,207 | 34.1 | |
| Total votes | 232,103 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
