California's 16th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Melissa Hurtado of Sanger.
District profile
The district consists of portions of southwestern Central Valley, including Kings County, western Tulare County, and northwestern Kern County.
Election results from statewide races
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Recall |  Yes 63.7 – 36.3%
|
| 2020 | President | Trump 57.9 – 39.6% |
| 2018 | Governor | Cox 63.0 – 37.0% |
| Senator | de Leon 60.5 – 39.5% | |
| 2016 | President | Trump 59.0 – 35.2% |
| Senator | Harris 54.3 – 45.7% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Kashkari 64.9 – 35.1% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 61.7 – 35.9% |
| Senator | Emken 62.1 – 37.9% |
List of senators
Due to redistricting, the 16th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Thomas Baldwin | Democratic | January 8, 1883 - January 3, 1887 | Amador, San Joaquin | Served together with Langford.[3] |
| Benjamin Franklin Langford | January 8, 1883 - January 3, 1887 | |||
| Frank James Moffitt | January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891 | Alameda | ||
| Eli Sherman Denison | Republican | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | ||
| George G. Goucher | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | Fresno | |
| Alfred Joel Pedlar | Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 2, 1899 | Fresno, Madera | |
| Chester Rowell | January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1903 | |||
| Frank W. Leavitt | January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1911 | Alameda | ||
| Edward J. Tyrrell | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1919 | Ran as a Progressive for his 2nd term. | ||
| Progressive | ||||
| A. P. Anderson | Republican | January 6, 1919 - January 8, 1923 | ||
| Edgar Sanders Hurley | January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1931 | |||
| Arthur Hastings Breed, Sr. | January 5, 1931 - January 7, 1935 | |||
| William Knowland | January 7, 1935 - January 2, 1939 | |||
| Arthur H. Breed Jr. | January 2, 1939 - January 5, 1959 | |||
| John W. Holmdahl | Democratic | January 5, 1959 - January 2, 1967 | ||
| Hugh Morrison Burns | January 2, 1967 - January 4, 1971 | Fresno | ||
| George N. Zenovich | January 4, 1971 - November 30, 1974 | |||
| Walter W. Stiern | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1986 | Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino | ||
| Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, San Bernardino | ||||
| Don Rogers | Republican | December 1, 1986 - December 15, 1992 | Resigned his seat from the 16th Senate district to assume another seat in the 17th Senate district due to redistricting. | |
| Phil Wyman | May 3, 1993 – November 30, 1994 | Sworn in after winning special election.[4] | ||
| Jim Costa | Democratic | December 5, 1994 - November 30, 2002 | Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Tulare | |
| Dean Florez | December 2, 2002 - November 30, 2010 | Fresno, Kern, Kings, Tulare | ||
| Michael Rubio | December 6, 2010 – February 22, 2013 | Resigned from the Senate. | ||
| Andy Vidak | Republican | August 10, 2013 - November 30, 2014 | Sworn in after winning special election. | |
| Jean Fuller | December 1, 2014 - November 30, 2018 | Kern, San Bernardino, Tulare | ||
| Shannon Grove | December 3, 2018 - December 4, 2022 | |||
| Melissa Hurtado | Democratic | December 5, 2022 – present |
Election results (1994–present)
2018
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Shannon Grove | 90,353 | 59.1 | |
| Democratic | Ruth Musser-Lopez | 44,303 | 29.0 | |
| Republican | Gregory Tatum | 18,152 | 11.9 | |
| Total votes | 152,808 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Shannon Grove | 169,714 | 64.2 | |
| Democratic | Ruth Musser-Lopez | 94,579 | 35.8 | |
| Total votes | 264,293 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2014
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Jean Fuller (incumbent) | 79,843 | 99.8 | |
| Democratic | Ruth Musser-Lopez (write-in) | 189 | 0.2 | |
| Total votes | 80,032 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Jean Fuller (incumbent) | 122,700 | 72.8 | |
| Democratic | Ruth Musser-Lopez | 45,812 | 27.2 | |
| Total votes | 168,512 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2013 (special)
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Andy Vidak | 31,610 | 49.8% | |
| Democratic | Leticia Perez | 27,854 | 43.9% | |
| Democratic | Francisco "Frank" Ramirez | 1,890 | 3.0% | |
| Democratic | Paulina Miranda | 1,623 | 2.6% | |
| Peace and Freedom | Muhammad "O" Arif | 471 | 0.7% | |
| Total votes | 63,448 | 100.0% | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Andy Vidak | 42,224 | 51.9% | |
| Democratic | Leticia Perez | 39,140 | 48.1% | |
| Total votes | 81,364 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Michael Rubio | 71,334 | 60.5 | |
| Republican | Tim Thiesen | 46,717 | 39.5 | |
| Total votes | 118,051 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dean Florez (incumbent) | 78,146 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 78,146 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dean Florez | 69,503 | 70.03 | |
| Republican | Blair Knox | 29,747 | 29.97 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 3,811 | 3.70 | ||
| Total votes | 103,061 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Costa (incumbent) | 92,163 | 71.91 | |
| Republican | Gregg Palmer | 36,005 | 28.09 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 9,891 | 7.16 | ||
| Total votes | 138,059 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Costa | 70,329 | 51.57 | |
| Republican | Phil Wyman (incumbent) | 66,053 | 48.43 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 8,529 | 5.89 | ||
| Total votes | 144,911 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
- ^ "Report of Registration as of February 18, 2020" (PDF).
- ^ "1883 Senate Session". babel.hathitrust.org.
- ^ "Phil Wyman Sworn in". babel.hathitrust.org.
External links
- California's 16th State Senate district map — from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
