California State Senate elections, 1996

The 1996 California State Senate elections were held on November 5, 1996. Senate seats of odd-numbered districts were up for election. Senate terms are staggered so that half the membership is elected every two years. Senators serve four-year terms and are limited to two terms. Democrats expanded their majority, gaining two seats, one from the Republicans and one from an Independent.

Overview

Results

Final results from the California Secretary of State:cite web|title=Statement of Vote 1996|url=http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/1996_general/sov_nov96.pdf|date=1996-11-07|accessdate=2008-08-17|publisher=California Secretary of State]

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Tim Leslie (incumbent)
votes = 215,931
percentage = 63.14Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Thomas "Tom" Romero
votes = 125,894
percentage = 36.84Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Lamar Norton Latimer (write-in)
votes = 55
percentage = 0.02Election box invalid no change
votes = 19,850
percentage = 5.49Election box total no change
votes = 361,730
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 3

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = John L. Burton
votes = 215,831
percentage = 70.82Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Curtis Rau
votes = 72,097
percentage = 23.68Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Donald E. Harte
votes = 16,819
percentage = 5.52Election box invalid no change
votes = 37,018
percentage = 10.83Election box total no change
votes = 304,747
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 5

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Patrick Johnston (incumbent)
votes = 159,932
percentage = 60.12Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Kurt C. Boese
votes = 108,075
percentage = 39.88Election box invalid no change
votes = 12,981
percentage = 4.65Election box total no change
votes = 280,988
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 7

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Richard K. Rainey
votes = 161,291
percentage = 48.01Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Jeff Smith
votes = 160,632
percentage = 47.61Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Reform Party (United States)
candidate = William John Knudeon
votes = 7,077
percentage = 2.11Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Mark F. Billings
votes = 6,975
percentage = 2.08Election box invalid no change
votes = 12,476
percentage = 3.58Election box total no change
votes = 348,451
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party
loser = California Democratic Party

District 9

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Barbara Lee
votes = 196,430
percentage = 78.23Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Thomas N. Hudson
votes = 37,341
percentage = 14.87Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Robert J. Evans
votes = 8,870
percentage = 3.53Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Carol Flyer Prettie
votes = 8,465
percentage = 3.37Election box invalid no change
votes = 22,120
percentage = 8.10Election box total no change
votes = 273,226
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 11

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Byron D. Sher
votes = 117,155
percentage = 57.90Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Patrick Shannon
votes = 117,547
percentage = 38.42Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Jon W. Malonia
votes = 11,290
percentage = 3.69Election box invalid no change
votes = 24,355
percentage = 7.37Election box total no change
votes = 276,347
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party
loser = California Republican Party

District 13

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = John Vasconcellos
votes = 117,640
percentage = 58.59Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Ray Morton
votes = 55,737
percentage = 27.76Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Reform Party (United States)
candidate = Dominic L. Cortese
votes = 17,715
percentage = 6.82Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = John Harvey Webster
votes = 6,684
percentage = 3.32Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Rick J. Dunstan
votes = 3,021
percentage = 1.60Election box invalid no change
votes = 19,222
percentage = 8.74Election box total no change
votes = 220,019
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 15

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Bruce McPherson
votes = 124,448
percentage = 47.18Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Rusty Areias
votes = 120,846
percentage = 45.82Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party of California
candidate = E. Craig Coffin
votes = 12,089
percentage = 4.56Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Scott R. Hartley
votes = 6,377
percentage = 2.42Election box invalid no change
votes = 11,400
percentage = 4.14Election box total no change
votes = 275,160
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party
loser = California Democratic Party

District 17

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = William J. Knight
votes = 163,531
percentage = 66.61Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Steven A. Figueroa
votes = 61,962
percentage = 33.39Election box invalid no change
votes = 17,880
percentage = 6.79Election box total no change
votes = 243,373
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 19

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Cathie Wright (incumbent)
votes = 160,130
percentage = 62.24Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = John Birke
votes = 97,133
percentage = 37.76Election box invalid no change
votes = 17,032
percentage = 6.21Election box total no change
votes = 274,295
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 21

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Adam Schiff
votes = 125,649
percentage = 51.78Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Paula L. Boland
votes = 107,039
percentage = 44.11Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Bob New
votes = 9,981
percentage = 4.11Election box invalid no change
votes = 19,207
percentage = 7.39Election box total no change
votes = 261,876
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party
loser = California Republican Party

District 23

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Tom Hayden (incumbent)
votes = 172,295
percentage = 56.20Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Scott L. Schreiber
votes = 101,876
percentage = 34.41Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Shirley Rachel Isaacson
votes = 11,731
percentage = 3.96Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Charles T. Black
votes = 7,438
percentage = 2.51Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Robert P. Swanson
votes = 2,722
percentage = 0.92Election box invalid no change
votes = 28,592
percentage = 5.61Election box total no change
votes = 324,654
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 25

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Teresa P. Hughes (incumbent)
votes = 118,806
percentage = 82.02Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Cliff McClain
votes = 28,038
percentage = 17.98Election box invalid no change
votes = 17,971
percentage = 11.04Election box total no change
votes = 164,815
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 27

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Betty Karnette
votes = 126,562
percentage = 51.41Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Phil Hawkins
votes = 119,641
percentage = 48.59Election box invalid no change
votes = 19,200
percentage = 7.23Election box total no change
votes = 265,403
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party
loser = California Republican Party

District 29

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Dick Mountjoy (incumbent)
votes = 138,944
percentage = 58.93Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Tommy Randle
votes = 96,829
percentage = 41.07Election box invalid no change
votes = 23,795
percentage = 9.17Election box total no change
votes = 259,568
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 31

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = James L. Brulte
votes = 143,537
percentage = 56.17Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Gary George
votes = 103,217
percentage = 41.83Election box invalid no change
votes = 17,795
percentage = 6.73Election box total no change
votes = 264,549
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 33

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = John R. Lewis (incumbent)
votes = 199,173
percentage = 68.84Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = David Robert Heywood
votes = 91,011
percentage = 31.36Election box invalid no change
votes = 19,466
percentage = 6.29Election box total no change
votes = 309,650
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 35

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Ross Johnson (incumbent)
votes = 183,739
percentage = 61.52Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Madolene Arakeljian
votes = 103,170
percentage = 34.54Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Nat Adam
votes = 11,780
percentage = 3.94Election box invalid no change
votes = 20,812
percentage = 6.51Election box total no change
votes = 319,501
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 37

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = David G. Kelley (incumbent)
votes = 157,080
percentage = 61.14Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Hans Alfred Schroeder
votes = 75,943
percentage = 45.57Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Donna Tello
votes = 10,313
percentage = 4.01Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Reform Party (United States)
candidate = George Angell
votes = 9,121
percentage = 3.55Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Jim J. Moner
votes = 4,486
percentage = 1.75Election box invalid no change
votes = 23,024
percentage = 6.22Election box total no change
votes = 279,967
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 39

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Deirdre "Dede" Alpert
votes = 142,722
percentage = 51.36Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Joe Dolphin
votes = 126,653
percentage = 45.57Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Stuart Knoles
votes = 6,533
percentage = 3.07Election box invalid no change
votes = 15,902
percentage = 5.41Election box total no change
votes = 291,810
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party
loser = Independent (politician)

ee also

*California State Assembly
*California State Assembly elections, 1996
*California state elections, 1996
*California State Legislature
*California State Senate Districts
*Districts in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*Political party strength in California

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