California's 28th State Senate district
California's 28th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. After a May 13, 2020 special election to replace outgoing Senator Jeff Stone of La Quinta, incumbent State Assemblywoman, Melissa Melendez, became State Senator.[3]
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| Current senator |
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| Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 930,072[1] 677,516[1] 529,628[1] | ||
| Demographics |
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| Registered voters | 491,228[2] | ||
| Registration | 37.14% Democratic 35.65% Republican 20.88% No party preference | ||
District profile
The district comprises the central and eastern portions of Riverside County (including the Coachella Valley) as well as the southern Inland Empire.
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Riverside County – 42.5%
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Election results from statewide races
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Biden 50.9 – 47.3% |
| 2018 | Governor | Cox 52.5 – 47.5% |
| Senator | de Leon 50.8 – 49.2% | |
| 2016 | President | Trump 48.5 – 46.7% |
| Senator | Harris 55.1 – 44.9% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Kashkari 52.9 – 47.1% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 52.6 – 45.5% |
| Senator | Emken 52.0 – 48.0% |
List of Senators
Due to redistricting, the 28th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay W. Taylor | Democratic | January 8, 1883 - January 3, 1887 | Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Trinity | |
| John Spellacy | January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891 | San Francisco | ||
| Thomas C. Maher | Republican | January 5, 1891 - January 7, 1895 | ||
| John L. Beard | January 7, 1895 - January 2, 1899 | Alameda | ||
| Edward Kimberlin Taylor | January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1903 | |||
| Charles M. Shortridge | Independent | January 5, 1903 - January 7, 1907 | Santa Clara | |
| Marshall Black | Republican | January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1913 | Recalled from the Senate. First elected office-holder to be successfully recalled. | |
| Herbert C. Jones | January 2, 1913 - January 5, 1931 | Sworn in after winning special election from the recall. | ||
| Joseph Edward Riley | January 5, 1931 - January 7, 1935 | Inyo, Mono | ||
| Karl P. Keough | Democratic | January 7, 1935 - September 27, 1937 | Died in office. Died from Diabetes.[4] | |
| Charles Brown | January 2, 1939 - January 7, 1963 | |||
| William Symons Jr. | Republican | January 7, 1963 - January 2, 1967 | Alpine, Inyo, Mono | |
| Alfred H. Song | Democratic | January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1974 | Los Angeles | |
| Ralph C. Dills | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1982 | |||
| Diane Watson | December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1994 | |||
| Ralph C. Dills | December 5, 1994 - November 30, 1998 | |||
| Debra Bowen | December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2006 | |||
| Jenny Oropeza | December 4, 2006 – October 20, 2010 | Died in office. Died from Liver Cancer. | ||
| Ted Lieu | February 18, 2011 – November 30, 2014 | Sworn in after winning special election. | ||
| Jeff Stone | Republican | December 1, 2014 – November 1, 2019 | Riverside | Resigned from the Senate to work at the United States Department of Labor. |
| Melissa Melendez | May 18, 2020 - present | Sworn in after winning special election. | ||
Election results 1994 - present
2020 (special)
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Melissa Melendez | 87,342 | 39.9 | |
| Democratic | Elizabeth Romero | 53,185 | 24.3 | |
| Democratic | Joy Silver | 45,117 | 20.6 | |
| Republican | John Schwab | 26,492 | 12.1 | |
| Democratic | Anna Nevenic | 6,676 | 3.1 | |
| Total votes | 218,812 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Melissa Melendez | 105,525 | 55.4 | |
| Democratic | Elizabeth Romero | 85,311 | 44.6 | |
| Total votes | 191,251 | 100.0 | ||
2018
| Primary election | ||||
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| 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 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2014
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Jeff Stone | 20,807 | 21.9 | |
| Republican | Bonnie Garcia | 18,884 | 19.9 | |
| Republican | Glenn A. Miller | 18,435 | 19.4 | |
| Democratic | Phillip Drucker | 17,635 | 18.6 | |
| Democratic | Anna Nevenic | 14,444 | 15.2 | |
| Republican | William "Bill" Carns | 4,834 | 5.1 | |
| Total votes | 95,039 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Jeff Stone | 81,698 | 53.0 | |
| Republican | Bonnie Garcia | 72,353 | 47.0 | |
| Total votes | 154,051 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
2011 (special)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Ted Lieu | 31,723 | 56.72% | |
| Republican | Bob Valentine | 14,141 | 25.28% | |
| Republican | Martha Flores Gibson | 3,885 | 6.95% | |
| None | Mark Lipman | 1,912 | 3.42% | |
| Democratic | Kevin Thomas McGurk | 1,416 | 2.53% | |
| Republican | James P. Thompson | 1,301 | 2.33% | |
| Republican | Jeffrey E. Fortini | 1,246 | 2.23% | |
| None | Michael Chamness | 309 | 0.55% | |
| Total votes | 55,933 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jenny Oropeza (incumbent) | 142,578 | 58.2 | |
| Republican | John S. Stammreich | 87,896 | 35.8 | |
| Libertarian | David Ruskin | 14,879 | 6.0 | |
| Total votes | 245,353 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jenny Oropeza | 129,151 | 61.73 | |
| Republican | Cherryl Liddle | 72,570 | 34.69 | |
| Libertarian | Peter De Baets | 7,485 | 3.58 | |
| Total votes | 209,206 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Debra Bowen (incumbent) | 114,145 | 61.76 | |
| Republican | Jo Ann Hill | 64,627 | 34.97 | |
| Libertarian | Peter D. De Baets | 6,041 | 3.27 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 12,580 | 6.37 | ||
| Total votes | 197,393 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Debra Bowen | 115,672 | 64.42 | |
| Republican | Asha Knott | 57,560 | 32.05 | |
| Libertarian | Neal Doner | 6,340 | 3.53 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 17,320 | 8.80 | ||
| Total votes | 196,892 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Ralph C. Dills (incumbent) | 95,753 | 50.48 | |
| Republican | David Barrett Cohen | 81,193 | 42.80 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Cindy V. Henderson | 6,698 | 3.53 | |
| Libertarian | Neal Arvid Donner | 6,038 | 3.18 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 19,429 | 9.29 | ||
| Total votes | 209,111 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
- "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
- "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
- Press |, The Associated (2020-05-13). "Melissa Melendez wins California Senate seat in special election". The Mercury News. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- "State Senator Keough Dies in Hospital". cdnc.ucr.edu.
External links
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