California's 23rd State Senate district
# California's 23rd State Senate district

California's 23rd State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Republican Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh.

## District profile

The district encompasses a wide arc of the Inland Empire, circling clockwise from Rancho Cucamonga in the northwest to Menifee in the south. It also includes several resort communities in the San Bernardino Mountains and a sliver of the High Desert.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| - | - | - |
| 2020 | President | Biden 49.0 – 48.8% |
| 2018 | Governor | Cox 54.4 – 45.6% |
| 2018 | Senator | de Leon 52.6 – 47.4% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 48.7 – 45.7% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 58.3 – 41.7% |
| 2014 | Governor | Kashkari 57.7 – 42.3% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 51.8 – 46.0% |
| 2012 | Senator | Emken 51.9 – 48.1% |

## List of senators

Due to redistricting, the 23rd 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Thomas Fraser | Republican | January 8, 1883 - January 5, 1885 | Alpine, El Dorado | |
| Henry Mahler | Democratic | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | Alpine, El Dorado | |
| P. J. Crimmins | Republican | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | San Francisco | |
| William H. Williams | Democratic | January 7, 1889 - January 2, 1893 | San Francisco | |
| Charles S. Arms | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 4, 1897 | San Francisco | |
| Sydney Hall | Democratic | January 4, 1897 - January 1, 1901 | San Francisco | |
| John G. Tyrrell | Republican | January 1, 1901 - January 2, 1905 | San Francisco | |
| George B. Keane | Republican | January 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909 | San Francisco | |
| John P. Hare | Democratic | January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913 | San Francisco | |
| Thomas Francis Finn | Republican | January 6, 1913 - January 8, 1917 | San Francisco | |
| Walter A. McDonald | Republican | January 8, 1917 - January 5, 1925 | San Francisco | |
| Thomas A. Maloney | Republican | January 5, 1925 - January 2, 1933 | San Francisco | |
| Bert B. Snyder | Republican | January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937 | Santa Cruz | |
| James B. Holohan | Democratic | January 4, 1937 - January 6, 1941 | Santa Cruz | |
| Henry Ray Judah | Republican | January 6, 1941 - January 5, 1953 | Santa Cruz | |
| Donald L. Grunsky | Republican | January 5, 1953 - January 2, 1967 | San Benito, Santa Cruz | |
| Lou Cusanovich | Republican | January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1976 | Los Angeles | |
| David Roberti | Democratic | December 6, 1976 - July 2, 1992 | Los Angeles | Resigned to be sworn in the 20th Senate district after winning special election. |
| Tom Hayden | Democratic | December 7, 1992 – November 30, 2000 | Los Angeles | |
| Sheila Kuehl | Democratic | December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2008 | Los Angeles | |
| Fran Pavley | Democratic | December 1, 2008 - November 30, 2012 | Los Angeles, Ventura | |
| Bill Emmerson | Republican | December 3, 2012 - December 1, 2013 | Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino | Resigned from the Senate. |
| Mike Morrell | Republican | April 3, 2014 – November 30, 2020 | Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino | Sworn in after winning special election. |
| Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh | Republican | December 7, 2020 - present | Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino | |

## Contents

* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2014 (special)
* 2016
* 2020

### 2020

California State Senate election, 2020 :

| Primary election |||||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Abigail Medina | 59,881 | 28.1 |
| | Republican | Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh | 52,820 | 24.8 |
| | Republican | Lloyd White | 46,267 | 21.7 |
| | Democratic | Kris Goodfellow | 37,153 | 17.4 |
| | Republican | Cristina Puraci | 17,028 | 8.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 213,149 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh | 224,945 | 52.5 |
| | Democratic | Abigail Medina | 203,403 | 47.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 428,348 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

California State Senate election, 2016 :

| Primary election |||||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mike Morrell (incumbent) | 93,484 | 54.8 |
| | Democratic | Ronald J. O'Donnell | 50,850 | 29.8 |
| | Democratic | Mark Westwood | 26,300 | 15.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 170,634 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Mike Morrell (incumbent) | 184,470 | 56.6 |
| | Democratic | Ronald J. O'Donnell | 141,533 | 43.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 326,003 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014 (special)

California's 23rd State Senate district special election, 2014 Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Bill Emmerson :

| Primary election |||||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mike Morrell | 43,447 | 62.6 |
| | Democratic | Ronald J. O'Donnell | 10,531 | 15.2 |
| | Democratic | Ameenah Fuller | 6,705 | 9.7 |
| | Libertarian | Jeff Hewitt | 4,479 | 6.5 |
| | Republican | Crystal Ruiz | 4,187 | 6.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 69,349 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

California State Senate election, 2012 :

| Primary election |||||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Bill Emmerson (incumbent) | 70,465 | 65.0 |
| | Democratic | Melissa Ruth O'Donnell | 37,939 | 35.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 108,404 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Bill Emmerson (incumbent) | 159,045 | 56.3 |
| | Democratic | Melissa Ruth O'Donnell | 123,518 | 43.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 282,563 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2008

California State Senate election, 2008 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Fran Pavley | 238,172 | 67.40 |
| | Republican | Rick Montaine | 96,274 | 27.25 |
| | Libertarian | Colin Goldman | 18,906 | 5.35 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 353,352 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 70.91 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

California State Senate election, 2004 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Sheila Kuehl (incumbent) | 229,321 | 65.68 |
| | Republican | Leonard Michael Lanzi | 101,648 | 29.11 |
| | Libertarian | Colin Goldman | 18,168 | 5.20 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 349,137 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

California State Senate election, 2000 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Sheila Kuehl | 225,736 | 70.59 |
| | Republican | Daniel B. Rego | 79,009 | 24.71 |
| | Libertarian | Charles T. Black | 15,059 | 4.71 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 36,099 | 10.14 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 355,903 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1996

California State Senate election, 1996 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Tom Hayden (incumbent) | 172,295 | 56.20 |
| | Republican | Scott L. Schreiber | 101,876 | 34.41 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Shirley Rachel Isaacson | 11,731 | 3.96 |
| | Libertarian | Charles T. Black | 7,438 | 2.51 |
| | Natural Law | Robert P. Swanson | 2,722 | 0.92 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 28,592 | 5.61 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 324,654 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1992

California State Senate election, 1992 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Tom Hayden | 198,425 | 55.89 |
| | Republican | Leonard H. "Len" McRoskey | 117,455 | 33.08 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Shirley Rachel Isaacson | 27,976 | 7.88 |
| | Libertarian | R. William Weilburg | 11,160 | 3.14 |
| | No party | Joseph Alexander Cota (write-in) | 8 | 0.00 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 37,297 | 9.51 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 355,024 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
