California's 22nd State Senate district
# California's 22nd State Senate district

California's 22nd State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Susan Rubio of Baldwin Park.

## District profile

The district encompasses much of the San Gabriel Valley and parts of the foothills. It is ethnically and socioeconomically diverse, with significant Latino and Asian populations.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| - | - | - |
| 2021 | Recall | No 66.7 – 33.3% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 67.4 – 30.7% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 68.2 – 31.8% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 55.5 – 44.5% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 69.9 – 24.6% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 51.8 – 48.2% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 64.6 – 35.4% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 68.3 – 29.4% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 70.3 – 29.7% |

## List of senators

Due to redistricting, the 22nd 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Joseph A. Filcher | Democratic | January 8, 1883 - January 3, 1887 | Placer | |
| J. N. E. Wilson | Republican | January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891 | San Francisco | |
| Daniel H. Everett | Republican | January 5, 1891 - January 7, 1895 | San Francisco | |
| Percy L. Henderson | Democratic | January 7, 1895 - January 2, 1899 | San Francisco | |
| Sigmund M. Bettman | Republican | January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1903 | San Francisco | |
| Hamilton A. Bauer | Republican | January 5, 1903 - January 7, 1907 | San Francisco | |
| Gus Hartman | Republican | January 7, 1907 - January 2, 1911 | San Francisco | |
| John J. Cassidy | Republican | January 2, 1911 - January 4, 1915 | San Francisco | |
| John Joseph Crowley | Progressive | January 4, 1915 - January 5, 1931 | San Francisco | |
| John Joseph Crowley | Republican | January 4, 1915 - January 5, 1931 | San Francisco | |
| David F. Bush | Republican | January 5, 1931 - January 7, 1935 | Stanislaus | |
| James Charles Garrison | Republican | January 7, 1935 - January 4, 1943 | Stanislaus | |
| Hugh P. Donnelly | Democratic | January 4, 1943 - January 2, 1967 | Stanislaus | |
| Tom C. Carrell | Democratic | January 2, 1967 - October 15, 1972 | Los Angeles | Died in office. |
| Alan Robbins | Democratic | March 2, 1973 - November 30, 1974 | Los Angeles | Sworn in after winning special election. |
| Anthony Beilenson | Democratic | December 2, 1974 - January 3, 1977 | Los Angeles | Resigned to be sworn in the 23rd Congressional district. |
| Alan Sieroty | Democratic | March 24, 1977 – November 30, 1982 | Los Angeles | Sworn in after winning special election. |
| Herschel Rosenthal | Democratic | December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1994 | Los Angeles | |
| Richard Polanco | Democratic | December 5, 1994 - November 30, 2002 | Los Angeles | |
| Gil Cedillo | Democratic | December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2010 | Los Angeles | |
| Kevin de León | Democratic | December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2014 | Los Angeles | |
| Ed Hernandez | Democratic | December 1, 2014 - November 30, 2018 | Los Angeles | |
| Susan Rubio | Democratic | December 3, 2018 - present | Los Angeles | |

## Contents

* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018

### 2018

2018 California State Senate election :

| Primary election |||||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mike Eng | 38,051 | 45.3 |
| | Democratic | Susan Rubio | 22,136 | 26.4 |
| | Democratic | Monica Garcia | 17,404 | 20.7 |
| | Democratic | Ruben Sierra | 6,377 | 7.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 83,968 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Susan Rubio | 101,936 | 52.3 |
| | Democratic | Mike Eng | 93,018 | 47.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 194,954 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

California State Senate election, 2014 :

| Primary election |||||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ed Hernandez (incumbent) | 34,375 | 99.6 |
| | Republican | Marc Rodriguez (write-in) | 154 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,529 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Ed Hernandez (incumbent) | 63,570 | 64.8 |
| | Republican | Marc Rodriguez | 34,468 | 35.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 98,038 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

California State Senate election, 2010 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Kevin de León | 90,557 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 90,557 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

California State Senate election, 2006 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Gilbert Cedillo (incumbent) | 71,199 | 76.35 |
| | Republican | Mike Ten | 18,581 | 19.93 |
| | Libertarian | Murray Levy | 3,469 | 3.72 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 93,249 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

California State Senate election, 2002 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Gilbert Cedillo | 68,282 | 100.00 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 22,425 | 24.72 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 90,707 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1998

California State Senate election, 1998 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Richard G. Polanco (incumbent) | 65,104 | 89.47 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Marian 'Muffy' Sunde | 7,665 | 10.53 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 11,514 | 13.66 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 84,283 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1994

California State Senate election, 1994 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Richard Polanco | 46,613 | 68.03 |
| | Republican | Yong Tai Lee | 15,847 | 23.13 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Pearl Wolff | 3,845 | 5.61 |
| | Libertarian | Vincent Way | 2,217 | 3.24 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 8,764 | 11.34 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 77,286 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
