California's 5th State Senate district

California's 5th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Susan Eggman.

California's 5th State Senate district
Current senator
  Susan Eggman
D–Stockton
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age		939,163[1]
670,015[1]
541,374[1]
Demographics
Registered voters477,778[2]
Registration42.19% Democratic
30.76% Republican
20.65% No party preference

District profile

The district is centered on the northern end of the San Joaquin Valley and forms the gateway between the Delta, the San Francisco Bay Area, the Sacramento metropolitan area, and Gold Country.

Election results from statewide races
Year Office Results
2018 Governor[3] Newsom 51.4 – 48.6%
Senator[4] De Leon 54.6 – 45.4%
2016 President Clinton 52.5 – 41.8%
Senator Harris 58.3 – 41.7%
2014 Governor Brown 53.3 – 46.7%
2012 President Obama 54.2 – 43.6%
Senator Feinstein 55.5 – 44.5%

List of senators

Due to redistricting, the 5th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Senator Party Dates
William B. LardnerRepublican1900–1904
B. F. RushRepublican1904–1928
Thomas McCormackRepublican1928–1932
John B. McCollRepublican1932–1939
Jesse W. CarterDemocratic1939–Sept 1939
Oliver Jesse CarterDemocraticSept 1939–1948
Edwin J. ReganDemocratic1948–1965
Fred W. Marler Jr.Republican1965–1966
Albert S. RoddaDemocratic1966–1976
Milton MarksRepublican1976–1984
John GaramendiDemocratic1984–1991
Patrick JohnstonDemocratic1991–2000
Michael MachadoDemocratic2000–2008
Lois WolkDemocratic2008–2012
Cathleen GalgianiDemocratic2012–present

Election results

2016
California State Senate election, 2016
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
Democratic hold

2012
California State Senate election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cathleen Galgiani 52,148 40.7
Republican Bill Berryhill 45,819 35.8
Republican Leroy Ornellas 30,109 23.5
Total votes 128,076 100.0
General election
Democratic Cathleen Galgiani 142,145 50.5
Republican Bill Berryhill 139,502 49.5
Total votes 281,647 100.0
Democratic win (new seat)

See also

References
  1. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
  2. "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
  3. https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-general/ssov/governor-senate.pdf
  4. https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-general/ssov/us-senate-by-senate.pdf
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