California's 3rd State Senate district
# California's 3rd State Senate district

California's 3rd State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Bill Dodd of Napa.

## District profile

The district stretches over the northern San Francisco Bay Area and the southern Sacramento Valley. It includes parts of the North Bay, Wine Country, and the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| - | - | - |
| 2021 | Recall | No 67.7 – 32.3% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 68.1 – 29.5% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 65.5 – 34.5% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 53.9 – 46.1% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 65.3 – 28.0% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 68.3 – 31.7% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 68.0 – 32.0% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 65.4 – 32.0% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 68.0 – 32.0% |

## List of state senators

Due to redistricting, the 3rd district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

| Senator | Party | Years served | Counties represented | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| George Steele | Republican | January 8, 1883 - February 23, 1883 | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | Unseated after his opponent contested the election. |
| J. Marion Brooks | Democratic | February 23, 1883 - January 5, 1885 | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | Sworn in after winning contest. |
| George Steele | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | |
| W. H. Patterson | Republican | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Sierra | |
| M. H. Mead | Democratic | January 7, 1889 - January 2, 1893 | Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Sierra | |
| Tirey L. Ford | Republican | January 2, 1893 - January 4, 1897 | Nevada, Plumas, Sierra | |
| William F. Prisk | Democratic | January 4, 1897 - January 1, 1901 | Nevada, Plumas, Sierra | |
| John R. Tyrrell | Republican | January 1, 1901 - January 2, 1905 | Nevada, Plumas, Sierra | |
| John B. Irish | Republican | January 2, 1905 – January 4, 1909 | Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Placer | |
| E. S. Birdsall | Republican | January 4, 1909 - January 8, 1917 | Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Placer | |
| Thomas Ingram | Republican | January 8, 1917 - August 4, 1928 | Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Placer, El Dorado | Died in office from an illness. |
| Bert Alford Cassidy | Republican | January 7, 1929 – January 2, 1933 | Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Placer, El Dorado | |
| Harry A. Perry | Republican | January 2, 1933 – January 4, 1937 | Humboldt | |
| Irwin T. Quinn | Democratic | January 4, 1937 – January 3, 1949 | Humboldt | |
| Michael J. Burns | Republican | January 3, 1949 – May 1, 1949 | Humboldt | Died in office. Died from Cerebral Hemorrhage. |
| Arthur W. Way | Republican | November 21, 1949 – January 7, 1957 | Humboldt | Sworn in after winning special election. |
| Carl L. Christensen Jr. | Democratic | January 7, 1957 - January 2, 1967 | Humboldt |
| Stephen P. Teale | Democratic | January 2, 1967 - January 8, 1973 | Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sierra, Stanislaus, Tuolumne | |
| Clare Berryhill | Republican | January 8, 1973 – November 30, 1976 | Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sierra, Stanislaus, Tuolumne | |
| Albert S. Rodda | Democratic | December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1980 | Sacramento | |
| John Doolittle | Republican | December 1, 1980 – November 30, 1984 | Sacramento | |
| Milton Marks | Democratic | December 3, 1984 – November 30, 1996 | Marin, San Francisco | |
| Milton Marks | Democratic | December 3, 1984 – November 30, 1996 | Marin, San Francisco, Sonoma | |
| John Burton | Democratic | December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2004 | Marin, San Francisco, Sonoma | |
| Carole Migden | Democratic | December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2008 | Marin, San Francisco, Sonoma | |
| Mark Leno | Democratic | December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012 | Marin, San Francisco, Sonoma | |
| Lois Wolk | Democratic | December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2016 | Contra Costa, Napa, Sacramento, Solano, Sonoma, Yolo | |
| Bill Dodd | Democratic | December 5, 2016 – present | Contra Costa, Napa, Sacramento, Solano, Sonoma, Yolo | |

## Contents

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

### 2020

California State Senate election, 2020 :

| Primary election |||||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bill Dodd (incumbent) | 212,004 | 98.6% |
| | Republican | Carlos Santamaria (write-in) | 2,126 | 1.0% |
| | Green | Karen I. Nyhus (write-in) | 530 | 0.2% |
| | No party preference | Jaclyn Qirreh (write-in) | 421 | 0.2% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 215,081 | 100.0% |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Bill Dodd (incumbent) | 323,317 | 68.4% |
| | Republican | Carlos Santamaria | 149,461 | 31.6% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 472,778 | 100.0% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

California State Senate election, 2016 :

| Primary election |||||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bill Dodd | 90,396 | 37.4% |
| | Democratic | Mariko Yamada | 72,243 | 29.9% |
| | Republican | Greg "Coach" Coppes | 54,525 | 22.6% |
| | Democratic | Gabe Griess | 24,540 | 10.2% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 241,704 | 100.0% |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Bill Dodd | 207,927 | 58.1% |
| | Democratic | Mariko Yamada | 149,701 | 41.9% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 357,628 | 100.0% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

California State Senate election, 2012 :

| Primary election |||||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Lois Wolk (incumbent) | 116,403 | 96.9% |
| | Republican | Frank Miranda (write-in) | 2,402 | 2.0% |
| | Republican | Gary Clift (write-in) | 1,341 | 1.1% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 120,146 | 100.0% |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Lois Wolk (incumbent) | 233,406 | 66.2% |
| | Republican | Frank Miranda | 119,033 | 33.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 352,439 | 100.0% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

California State Senate election, 2008 Democratic Primary :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Mark Leno | 58,727 | 43.8% |
| | Democratic | Carole Migden (incumbent) | 38,234 | 28.6% |
| | Democratic | Joseph Nation | 37,136 | 27.6% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 134,097 | 100% |

California State Senate election, 2008 Republican Primary :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Sashi McEntee | 23,791 | 100.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,791 | 100.0% |

California State Senate election, 2008 General Election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Mark Leno | 326,755 | 80.21 |
| | Republican | Sashi McEntee | 80,617 | 19.79 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 407,372 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 78.08 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

California State Senate election, 2004 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Carole Migden | 258,166 | 70.40 |
| | Republican | Andrew D. Felder | 98,332 | 26.81 |
| | Libertarian | David Rhodes | 10,234 | 2.79 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 366,732 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

California State Senate election, 2000 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | John L. Burton (incumbent) | 238,372 | 72.92 |
| | Republican | Terence Faulkner | 71,256 | 21.80 |
| | Natural Law | Celeste Joy Blau Joki | 17,277 | 5.29 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 12,784 | 3.76 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 339,689 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1996

California's 3rd State Senate district election, 1996 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | John L. Burton | 215,831 | 70.82 |
| | Republican | Curtis Rau | 72,097 | 23.68 |
| | Libertarian | Donald E. Harte | 16,819 | 5.52 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 37,018 | 10.83 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 304,747 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1992

California State Senate election, 1992 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Milton Marks (incumbent) | 225,869 | 66.44 |
| | Republican | Bill Boerum | 85,323 | 25.10 |
| | Libertarian | Will C. Wohler | 16,590 | 4.88 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Giovanni Graham | 12,163 | 3.58 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 41,370 | 51.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 381,315 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
