California's 34th State Senate district
# California's 34th State Senate district

California's 34th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Tom Umberg of Santa Ana.

## District profile

The district encompasses part of northern Orange County, including Santa Ana, Little Saigon, and several beachfront communities. It also includes a portion of Long Beach. The primarily suburban district is ethnically and socioeconomically diverse.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| - | - | - |
| 2021 | Recall | No 55.2 – 44.8% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 55.7 – 42.3% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 55.5 - 44.5% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 54.2 - 45.8% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 58.5 – 35.8% |
| 2016 | Senator | Sanchez 52.6 – 47.4% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 52.5 – 47.5% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 53.3 – 44.4% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 55.3 – 44.7% |

Election results from statewide races :

| Year | Office | Results |
| - | - | - |
| 2000 | President | Gore 51.4 - 45.0% |
| 2000 | Senator | Feinstein 53.0 - 38.1% |
| 1998 | Governor | Davis 54.1 - 41.5% |
| 1998 | Senator | Boxer 47.8 - 46.5% |
| 1996 | President | Clinton 47.2 - 42.1% |
| 1994 | Governor | Wilson 61.7 - 32.7% |
| 1994 | Senator | Huffington 55.4 - 32.5% |
| 1992 | President | Bush 39.9 - 36.2% |
| 1992 | Senator | Herschensohn 53.9 - 35.6% |
| 1992 | Senator | Seymour 46.1 - 42.2% |

## List of senators

Due to redistricting, the 34th 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| George G. Goucher | Democratic | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1895 | Alpine, Fresno, Mariposa, Mono | |
| Sylvester C. Smith | Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 5, 1903 | Kern, San Luis Obispo | |
| William H. Savage | Republican | January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1911 | Los Angeles | |
| Lee C. Gates | Republican | January 2, 1911 - January 4, 1915 | Los Angeles | |
| Henry S. Benedict | Republican | January 4, 1915 - November 7, 1916 | Los Angeles | Resigned from the Senate to be sworn in 10th Congressional district. |
| Charles W. Lyon | Republican | January 6, 1919 - January 5, 1931 | Los Angeles | |
| James I. Wagy | Republican | January 5, 1931 - January 4, 1943 | Kern | |
| Jesse R. Dorsey | Republican | January 4, 1943 - September 27, 1958 | Kern | Died in office. |
| Walter W. Stiern | Democratic | January 5, 1959 - January 2, 1967 | Kern | |
| John G. Schmitz | Republican | January 2, 1967 - June 30, 1970 | Orange | Resigned from the Senate to be sworn in the 35th Congressional district. |
| Dennis Carpenter | Republican | August 21, 1970 - November 30, 1974 | Orange | Sworn in after winning special election. |
| Robert B. Presley | Democratic | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1982 | Riverside, San Bernadrino | |
| Ruben Ayala | Democratic | December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1994 | Los Angeles, San Bernadrino | |
| Rob Hurtt | Republican | December 5, 1994 – November 30, 1998 | Orange | |
| Joe Dunn | Democratic | December 7, 1998 - November 4, 2006 | Orange | |
| Lou Correa | Democratic | December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2014 | Orange | |
| Janet Nguyen | Republican | December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2018 | Los Angeles, Orange | |
| Tom Umberg | Democratic | December 3, 2018 - present | Los Angeles, Orange | |

## Contents

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

### 2018

2018 California State Senate election :

| Primary election |||||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Janet Nguyen (incumbent) | 82,874 | 58.3 |
| | Democratic | Tom Umberg | 37,360 | 26.3 |
| | Democratic | Jestin L. Samson | 13,231 | 9.3 |
| | Democratic | Akash A. Hawkins | 8,746 | 6.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 142,211 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Tom Umberg | 135,062 | 50.6 |
| | Republican | Janet Nguyen (incumbent) | 131,973 | 49.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 267,035 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 2014

2014 California State Senate election :

| Primary election |||||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Janet Nguyen | 46,445 | 52.0 |
| | Democratic | Jose Solorio | 29,793 | 33.3 |
| | Republican | Long Pham | 13,102 | 14.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 89,340 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Janet Nguyen | 95,792 | 58.1 |
| | Democratic | Jose Solorio | 69,220 | 41.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 165,012 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2010

2010 California State Senate election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Lou Correa (incumbent) | 88,892 | 65.8 |
| | Republican | Lucille Kring | 46,377 | 34.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 135,269 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

2006 California State Senate election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Lou Correa | 56,534 | 50.2 |
| | Republican | Lynn Daucher | 55,142 | 49.0 |
| | Independent | Otto Bade (write-in) | 911 | 0.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 112,587 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

2002 California State Senate election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Joe Dunn (incumbent) | 63,485 | 61.9 |
| | Republican | Araceli Gonzalez | 39,025 | 38.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 102,510 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1998

1998 California State Senate election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Joe Dunn | 62,063 | 51.3 |
| | Republican | Rob Hurtt (incumbent) | 58,933 | 48.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 120,996 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 1994

1994 California State Senate election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Rob Hurtt (incumbent) | 70,404 | 57.3 |
| | Democratic | Donna Chessen | 45,027 | 36.6 |
| | Libertarian | Thomas E. Reimer | 7,530 | 6.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 115,431 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |
