California's 27th State Senate district
# California's 27th State Senate district

California's 27th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Henry Stern of Malibu.

## District profile

The district straddles the Los Angeles–Ventura county border and encompasses most of Los Angeles's western suburbs. The district includes the Conejo Valley, parts of the San Fernando Valley, and a slice of the Santa Clarita Valley.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| - | - | - |
| 2020 | President | Biden 60.7 – 37.3% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 58.7 – 41.3% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 57.4 – 42.6% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 58.9 – 35.6% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 64.6 – 35.4% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 53.1 – 46.9% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 54.5 – 43.2% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 57.5 – 42.5% |

## List of senators

Due to redistricting, the 27th 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Pierce H. Ryan | Workingmen | January 5, 1880 - January 5, 1885 | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino | |
| Pierce H. Ryan | Democratic | January 5, 1880 - January 5, 1885 | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino | |
| Belden Goodwin Hurlburt | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | San Francisco | |
| Thomas J. Clunie | Democratic | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | San Francisco | |
| John E. Hamill | Democratic | January 7, 1889 - January 2, 1893 | San Francisco | |
| Guy C. Earl | Republican | January 2, 1893 - January 4, 1897 | Alameda | |
| Frederick Smith Stratton | Republican | January 4, 1897 - January 1, 1901 | Alameda | |
| George Russell Lukens | Republican | January 1, 1901 - January 2, 1905 | Alameda | |
| Eli Wright | Republican | January 2, 1905 - February 27, 1905 | Santa Clara | Expelled from the Senate for accepting bribes. |
| George Steward Walker | Republican | January 7, 1907 - January 6, 1913 | Santa Clara | |
| Frank Henry Benson | Republican | January 6, 1913 - January 3, 1921 | Santa Clara | |
| A. E. Osborne | Republican | January 3, 1921 - January 5, 1925 | Santa Clara | |
| Sanborn Young | Republican | January 5, 1925 - January 2, 1933 | Santa Clara | |
| Charles King | Democratic | January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937 | Kings | |
| Robert Roy Cunningham | Democratic | January 4, 1937 - January 5, 1953 | Kings | |
| Robert I. Montgomery | Democratic | January 5, 1953 - January 2, 1961 | Kings | |
| Robert DeWitt Williams | Democratic | January 2, 1961 - January 2, 1967 | Kings | |
| George E. Danielson | Democratic | January 2, 1967 - January 12, 1971 | Los Angeles | Resigned from the Senate to be sworn in the 29th Congressional district. |
| David Roberti | Democratic | July 29, 1971 - November 30, 1976 | Los Angeles | Sworn in after winning special election. |
| Robert G. Beverly | Republican | December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1984 | Los Angeles | |
| Bill Greene | Democratic | December 3, 1984 - November 30, 1992 | Los Angeles | |
| Robert G. Beverly | Republican | December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1996 | Los Angeles | |
| Betty Karnette | Democratic | December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2004 | Los Angeles | |
| Alan Lowenthal | Democratic | December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2012 | Los Angeles | |
| Fran Pavley | Democratic | December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2016 | Los Angeles, Ventura | |
| Henry Stern | Democratic | December 5, 2016 - present | Los Angeles, Ventura | |

## Contents

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

### 2020

California State Senate election, 2020 :

| Primary election |||||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Henry Stern | 158,184 | 63.8 |
| | Republican | Houman Salem | 89,646 | 36.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 247,830 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Henry Stern | 284,797 | 60.2 |
| | Republican | Houman Salem | 188,421 | 39.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 473,218 | 100.0 |

### 2016

California State Senate election, 2016 :

| Primary election |||||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Steve Fazio | 77,770 | 37.1 |
| | Democratic | Henry Stern | 57,189 | 27.3 |
| | Democratic | Janice Kamenir-Reznik | 40,250 | 19.2 |
| | Democratic | David Pollock | 15,359 | 7.3 |
| | Democratic | Shawn Bayliss | 12,757 | 6.1 |
| | Democratic | George Christopher Thomas | 6,143 | 2.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 209,468 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Henry Stern | 218,655 | 55.9 |
| | Republican | Steve Fazio | 172,827 | 44.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 377,256 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

California State Senate elections, 2012 :

| Primary election |||||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Todd Zink | 68,384 | 51.1 |
| | Democratic | Fran Pavley (incumbent) | 65,552 | 48.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 133,936 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Fran Pavley (incumbent) | 197,757 | 53.6 |
| | Republican | Todd Zink | 171,438 | 46.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 369,195 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

California State Senate election, 2008 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Alan Lowenthal (incumbent) | 171,668 | 67.34 |
| | Republican | Allen Wood | 83,268 | 32.66 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 254,936 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 67.36 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

California State Senate election, 2004 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Alan Lowenthal | 150,289 | 63.25 |
| | Republican | Cesar Navarro Castellanos | 87,319 | 36.75 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 237,608 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

California State Senate election, 2000 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Betty Karnette (incumbent) | 157,577 | 60.90 |
| | Republican | Marilyn Lyon | 101,170 | 39.10 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 23,113 | 8.20 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 281,860 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1996

California State Senate election, 1996 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Betty Karnette | 126,562 | 51.41 |
| | Republican | Phil Hawkins | 119,641 | 48.59 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 19,200 | 7.23 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 265,403 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 1992

California State Senate election, 1992 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Robert G. Beverly (incumbent) | 129,010 | 47.29 |
| | Democratic | Brian Finander | 123,956 | 45.44 |
| | Libertarian | David J. Rosen | 10,828 | 3.97 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Patrick McCoy | 8,999 | 3.30 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 29,687 | 9.81 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 302,480 | 100.00 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |
