California's 27th State Senate district

California's 27th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Henry Stern of Malibu.

California's 27th State Senate district
Current senator
  Henry Stern
D–Malibu
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age		935,656[1]
717,882[1]
587,906[1]
Demographics
Registered voters598,999[2]
Registration43.46% Democratic
27.28% Republican
23.45% No party preference

District profile

The district straddles the Los Angeles–Ventura county border and encompasses most of Los Angeles's western suburbs. The district includes the Conejo Valley, parts of the San Fernando Valley, and a slice of the Santa Clarita Valley.

Election results from statewide races
Year Office Results
2020 President Biden 60.7 – 37.3%
2018 Governor Newsom 58.7 – 41.3%
Senator Feinstein 57.4 – 42.6%
2016 President Clinton 58.9 – 35.6%
Senator Harris 64.6 – 35.4%
2014 Governor Brown 53.1 – 46.9%
2012 President Obama 54.5 – 43.2%
Senator Feinstein 57.5 – 42.5%

List of Senators

Due to redistricting, the 27th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Senators Party Years served Counties represented Notes
Pierce H. Ryan Workingmen January 5, 1880 - January 5, 1885 Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino
Democratic
Belden Goodwin Hurlburt Republican January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 San Francisco
Thomas J. Clunie Democratic January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889
John E. Hamill January 7, 1889 - January 2, 1893
Guy C. Earl Republican January 2, 1893 - January 4, 1897 Alameda
Frederick Smith Stratton January 4, 1897 - January 1, 1901
George Russell Lukens January 1, 1901 - January 2, 1905
Eli Wright January 2, 1905 - February 27, 1905 Santa Clara Expelled from the Senate for accepting bribes.[3]
George Steward Walker January 7, 1907 - January 6, 1913
Frank Henry Benson January 6, 1913 - January 3, 1921
A. E. Osborne January 3, 1921 - January 5, 1925
Sanborn Young January 5, 1925 - January 2, 1933
Charles King Democratic January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937 Kings
Robert Roy Cunningham January 4, 1937 - January 5, 1953
Robert I. Montgomery January 5, 1953 - January 2, 1961
Robert DeWitt Williams January 2, 1961 - January 2, 1967
George E. Danielson January 2, 1967 - January 12, 1971 Los Angeles Resigned from the Senate to be sworn in the 29th Congressional district.[4]
David Roberti July 29, 1971 - November 30, 1976 Sworn in after winning special election.[5]
Robert G. Beverly Republican December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1984
Bill Greene Democratic December 3, 1984 - November 30, 1992
Robert G. Beverly Republican December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1996
Betty Karnette Democratic December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2004
Alan Lowenthal December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2012
Fran Pavley December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2016 Los Angeles, Ventura
Henry Stern December 5, 2016 - present

Election results 1992 -present

2020
California State Senate election, 2020
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Henry Stern 158,184 63.8
Republican Houman Salem 89,646 36.2
Total votes 247,830 100.0
General election
Democratic Henry Stern 284,797 60.2
Republican Houman Salem 188,421 39.8
Total votes 473,218 100.0

2016
California State Senate election, 2016
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
Democratic hold

2012
California State Senate elections, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Todd Zink 68,384 51.1
Democratic Fran Pavley (incumbent) 65,552 48.9
Total votes 133,936 100.0
General election
Democratic Fran Pavley (incumbent) 197,757 53.6
Republican Todd Zink 171,438 46.4
Total votes 369,195 100.0
Democratic hold

2008
California State Senate election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alan Lowenthal (incumbent) 171,668 67.34
Republican Allen Wood 83,268 32.66
Total votes 254,936 100.00
Turnout   67.36
Democratic hold

2004
California State Senate election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alan Lowenthal 150,289 63.25
Republican Cesar Navarro Castellanos 87,319 36.75
Total votes 237,608 100.00
Democratic hold

2000
California State Senate election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Betty Karnette (incumbent) 157,577 60.90
Republican Marilyn Lyon 101,170 39.10
Invalid or blank votes 23,113 8.20
Total votes 281,860 100.00
Democratic hold

1996
California State Senate election, 1996
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
Democratic gain from Republican

1992
California State Senate election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert G. Beverly (incumbent) 129,010 47.29
Democratic Brian Finander 123,956 45.44
Libertarian David J. Rosen 10,828 3.97
Peace and Freedom Patrick McCoy 8,999 3.30
Invalid or blank votes 29,687 9.81
Total votes 302,480 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

See also

References
  1. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
  2. "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
  3. "FOUR SENATORS ARE VOTED OUT OF OFFICE The Bribe Takers Are Expelled by a Unanimous Vote-Wright Attempts to Thwart Movement at Last Moment". cdnc.ucr.edu.
  4. "George Danielson Resignation letter". babel.hathitrust.org.
  5. "David Roberti Sworn in". babel.hathitrust.org.
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