California's 11th State Senate district
# California's 11th State Senate district

California's 11th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Scott Wiener of San Francisco.

## District profile

The district encompasses the northern San Francisco Peninsula, including the consolidated city-county of San Francisco and extreme northern San Mateo County.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| - | - | - |
| 2021 | Recall | No 86.3 – 13.7% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 84.4 – 13.7% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 85.7 – 14.3% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 64.4– 35.6% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 85.0 – 10.0% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 77.0 – 23.0% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 87.7 – 12.3% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 83.1 – 13.6% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 88.2 – 11.8% |

## List of senators

Due to redistricting, the 11th 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Edward Keating | Democratic | January 8, 1883 - January 5, 1885 | San Francisco | Served together with Thorwald Nelson. |
| Thorwald Klaudius Nelson | Democratic | January 8, 1883 - January 5, 1885 | San Francisco | Served together with Thorwald Nelson. |
| Daniel J. Creighton | Democratic | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | San Francisco | Served together with Edward Drum. |
| Edward F. Drum | Democratic | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | San Francisco | Served together with Edward Drum. |
| James McCudden | Democratic | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | Solano | |
| George Jerome Campbell | Republican | January 7, 1889 - January 2, 1893 | Solano | |
| Elliott McAllister | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 4, 1897 | Contra Costa, Marin | |
| John Henry Dickinson | Republican | January 4, 1897 - January 1, 1901 | Contra Costa, Marin | |
| Charles Mortimer Belshaw | Republican | January 1, 1901 - January 2, 1905 | Contra Costa, Marin | |
| August E. Muenter | Republican | January 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909 | San Joaquin | |
| John Thomas Lewis | Republican | January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913 | San Joaquin | |
| William R. Flint | Republican | January 6, 1913 - January 8, 1917 | San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Cruz | |
| M. B. Johnson | Republican | January 8, 1917 - January 7, 1929 | San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Cruz | |
| George C. Cleveland | Republican | January 7, 1929 - January 2, 1933 | San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Cruz | |
| Frank L. Gordon | Republican | January 2, 1933 - January 3, 1949 | Napa, Yolo | |
| Nathan F. Coombs | Republican | January 3, 1949 - January 2, 1961 | Napa, Yolo | |
| Samuel R. Geddes | Democratic | January 2, 1961 - March 5, 1965 | Napa, Yolo | Died in office. Died from a heart attack. |
| Nicholas C. Petris | Democratic | January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1976 | Alameda | |
| Al Alquist | Democratic | December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1984 | Alameda, San Benito, Santa Cruz | |
| Becky Morgan | Republican | December 3, 1984 - August 17, 1993 | San Mateo, Santa Clara | Resigned from the Senate to become President/CEO of Joint Venture:Silicon Valley Network. |
| Tom Campbell | Republican | November 11, 1993 - December 12, 1995 | San Mateo, Santa Clara | Sworn in after winning special election. Resigned from office to be sworn in the 15th Congressional district after winning special election. |
| Byron Sher | Democratic | March 28, 1996 – December 6, 2004 | San Mateo, Santa Clara | Sworn in after winning special election. |
| Joe Simitian | Democratic | December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2012 | San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | |
| Mark Leno | Democratic | December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2016 | San Francisco, San Mateo | |
| Scott Wiener | Democratic | December 5, 2016 - present | San Francisco, San Mateo | |

## Contents

* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020

### 2020

2020 California State Senate election :

| Primary election |||||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Scott Wiener (incumbent) | 167,124 | 55.7 |
| | Democratic | Jackie Fielder | 99,566 | 33.2 |
| | Republican | Erin Smith | 33,321 | 11.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 300,011 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Scott Wiener (incumbent) | 254,635 | 57.1 |
| | Democratic | Jackie Fielder | 191,065 | 42.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 445,700 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

California State Senate election, 2016 :

| Primary election |||||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jane Kim | 118,582 | 45.3 |
| | Democratic | Scott Wiener | 117,913 | 45.1 |
| | Republican | Ken Loo | 25,189 | 9.6 |
| | Democratic | Michael A. Petrelis (write-in) | 4 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 261,684 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Scott Wiener | 209,462 | 51.0 |
| | Democratic | Jane Kim | 201,316 | 49.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 410,778 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

California State Senate election, 2012 :

| Primary election |||||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mark Leno (incumbent) | 118,023 | 82.0 |
| | Republican | Harmeet Dhillon | 25,828 | 18.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 143,851 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Mark Leno (incumbent) | 303,241 | 84.7 |
| | Republican | Harmeet Dhillon | 54,887 | 15.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 358,128 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

California State Senate election, 2008 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Joe Simitian (incumbent) | 272,154 | 74.82 |
| | Republican | Blair Nathan | 91,592 | 25.18 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 363,746 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 76.37 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

California State Senate election, 2004 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Joe Simitian | 230,484 | 66.53 |
| | Republican | Jon Zellhoefer | 101,887 | 29.41 |
| | Libertarian | Allen M. Rice | 14,080 | 4.06 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 346,451 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

California State Senate election, 2000 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Byron Sher (incumbent) | 183,887 | 59.25 |
| | Republican | Gloria S. Hom | 113,770 | 36.66 |
| | Libertarian | John J. "Jack" Hickey | 12,676 | 4.08 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 20,916 | 6.31 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 331,249 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1996

California State Senate election, 1996 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Byron Sher | 177,155 | 57.90 |
| | Republican | Patrick Shannon | 117,547 | 38.42 |
| | Libertarian | Jon W. Malonia | 11,290 | 3.69 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 24,355 | 7.37 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 276,347 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1992

California State Senate election, 1992 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Becky Morgan (incumbent) | 218,855 | 64.50 |
| | Democratic | Frank W. Trinkle | 104,162 | 30.70 |
| | Libertarian | Christopher R. Inama | 16,900 | 4.80 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 34,099 | 9.13 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 374,016 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
