California's 36th senatorial district

California's 36th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Republican Janet Nguyen of Huntington Beach.

California's 36th State Senate district
Map of the district
Current senator
  Janet Nguyen
RHuntington Beach
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age
938,083[1]
708,785[1]
603,622[1]
Demographics
Registered voters576,535[2]
Registration36.48% Republican
33.74% Democratic
24.05% No party preference

District profile

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The district includes most of coastal Orange County, including Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Emerald Bay, Laguna Beach, and Dana Point; San Clemente;the Little Saigon area of northwestern Orange County, including Garden Grove, Westminster, Fountain Valley, Midway City, Stanton, Cypress, Rossmoor, and Los Alamitos; and Artesia, Cerritos, and Hawaiian Gardens in southwestern Los Angeles County.

Election results from statewide races

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Year Office Results
2021 Recall   Yes 52.2 – 47.8%[citation needed]
2020 President Biden 53.2 – 44.6%[citation needed]
2018 Governor Cox 51.2 – 48.8%[3]
Senator Feinstein 53.8 – 46.2%[4]
2016 President Clinton 48.1 – 45.8%[5]
Senator Harris 58.8 – 41.2%[6]
2014 Governor Kashkari 57.5 – 42.5%[citation needed]
2012 President Romney 54.8 – 43.2%[citation needed]
Senator Emken 55.8 – 44.2%[citation needed]

List of senators who have represented the district

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Senators Party Years served Electoral history Counties represented
District established January 3, 1887

John Roth
(Tulare)
Democratic January 3, 1887 –
January 5, 1891
Elected in 1886.
[data missing]
Inyo, Kern, Tulare

George S. Berry
(Visalia)
Democratic January 5, 1891 –
January 7, 1895
Elected in 1890.
Redistricted to the 32nd and 34th districts.
 
Cyrus M. Simpson
(Pasadena)
Republican January 7, 1895 –
January 5, 1903
Elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1898.
[data missing]
Los Angeles
 
Benjamin W. Hahn
(Long Beach)
Republican January 5, 1903 –
January 7, 1907
Elected in 1902.
Lost re-election.
 
Charles W. Bell
(Pasadena)
Nonpatisan January 7, 1907 –
January 6, 1913
Elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1910.
Retired to become a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Republican
 
William J. Carr
(Pasadena)
Independent January 6, 1913 –
January 8, 1923
Elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1918.
[data missing]
Progressive
Republican
 
A. Burlingame Johnson
(Pasadena)
Republican January 8, 1923 –
January 3, 1927
Elected in 1922.
[data missing]
 
Frank C. Weller
(Los Angeles)
Republican January 3, 1927 –
January 5, 1931
Elected in 1926.
[data missing]
 
Ralph E. Swing
(Upland)
Republican January 5, 1931 –
January 8, 1951
Redistricted from the 30th district and re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1946.
[data missing]
San Bernardino
 
James E. Cunningham
(San Bernardino)
Republican January 8, 1951 –
September 10, 1957
Elected in 1850.
Re-elected in 1854.
Resigned.
Vacant September 10, 1957 –
December 31, 1957
 
Raymond H. Gregory
(San Bernardino)
Republican December 31, 1957 –
January 5, 1959
Elected to finish Cunningham's term.
Lost re-election.
 
Stanford C. Shaw
(Etiwanda)
Democratic January 5, 1959 –
January 7, 1963
Elected in 1958.
[data missing]
 
Eugene G. Nisbet
(Upland)
Democratic January 7, 1963 –
January 2, 1967
Elected in 1962.
Redistricted to the 20th district and lost re-election.
 
Gordon Cologne
(Indio)
Republican January 2, 1967 –
March 2, 1972
Redistricted from the 37th district and re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1970.
Resigned to become a Justice of the California Courts of Appeal.
Riverside, San Bernardino
Vacant March 2, 1972 –
June 15, 1972
 
W. Craig Biddle
Republican June 15, 1972 –
November 30, 1974
Elected to finish Cologne's term.
Redistricted to the 34th district and lost re-election.
 
Dennis Carpenter
(Newport Beach)
Republican December 2, 1974 –
November 30, 1978
Redistricted from the 34th district and re-elected in 1974.
[data missing]
Orange, San Diego
 
John G. Schmitz
(Santa Ana)
Republican December 4, 1978 –
November 30, 1982
Elected in 1978.
Retired to run for U.S. Senate.
 
Robert B. Presley
(Riverside)
Democratic December 6, 1982 –
November 30, 1994
Redistricted from the 34th district and re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1990.
Retired to run for Board of Equalization.
Riverside
 
Ray Haynes
Republican December 5, 1994 –
November 30, 2002
Elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1998.
Termed out and ran for State Assembly.
Riverside, San Diego
 
Dennis Hollingsworth
(Murrieta)
Republican December 2, 2002 –
November 30, 2010
Elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2006.
Termed out.
 
Joel Anderson
(Alpine)
Republican December 6, 2010 –
November 30, 2014
Elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 38th district.
 
Patricia Bates
(Laguna Niguel)
Republican December 1, 2014 –
December 7, 2022
Elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2018.
Termed out.
Orange, San Diego
 
Janet Nguyen
(Garden Grove)
Republican December 7, 2022 –
present
Elected in 2022.
Orange

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
  3. ^ Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
  4. ^ Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
  5. ^ Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
  6. ^ Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
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