California's 24th State Senate district
# California's 24th State Senate district

California's 24th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Maria Elena Durazo of Los Angeles.

## District profile

The district encompasses central Los Angeles and its immediate environs, most notably East Los Angeles. The district is heavily Latino with a sizable Asian population.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| - | - | - |
| 2021 | Recall | No 84.9 – 15.1% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 81.6 – 16.2% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 85.8 – 14.2% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 51.5 – 48.5% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 84.1 – 10.3% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 56.1 – 43.9% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 85.0 – 15.0% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 83.6 – 13.3% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 85.6 – 14.4% |

## List of senators

Due to redistricting, the 24th 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Charles W. Cross | Democratic | January 8, 1883 - January 3, 1887 | Nevada, Sierra | Served together with Wallis. |
| Hiram W. Wallis | Republican | January 8, 1883 - January 3, 1887 | Nevada, Sierra | Served together with Wallis. |
| P. J. Murphy | Democratic | January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891 | San Francisco | |
| Jeremiah H. Mahoney | Republican | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1899 | San Francisco | |
| Richard Porter Ashe | Democratic | January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1903 | San Francisco | |
| George H. Williams | Republican | January 5, 1903 - July 17, 1903 | San Francisco | Died in office. Died from heart failure. |
| Philip J. Haskins | Republican | January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907 | San Francisco | |
| Marc Anthony | Republican | January 7, 1907 - January 2, 1911 | San Francisco | |
| Dominic Joseph Beban | Republican | January 2, 1911 - January 4, 1915 | San Francisco | |
| Lawrence J. Flaherty | Republican | January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1923 | San Francisco | |
| Daniel C. Murphy | Democratic | January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1931 | San Francisco | |
| Andrew R. Schottky | Republican | January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1939 | Madera, Merced | |
| Peter P. Myhand | Democratic | January 2, 1939 - January 4, 1943 | Madera, Merced | |
| George J. Hatfield | Republican | January 4, 1943 - November 15, 1953 | Madera, Merced | Died in office. Died from heart attack. |
| James A. Cobey | Democratic | January 3, 1955 - January 2, 1967 | Madera, Merced | |
| Robert J. Lagomarsino | Republican | January 2, 1967 - March 13, 1974 | Ventura, Santa Barbara | Resigned from the Senate after winning special election for the 13th Congressional district. |
| Omer Rains | Democratic | July 9, 1974 - November 30, 1974 | Ventura, Santa Barbara | Sworn in after winning special election. |
| Alex P. Garcia | Democratic | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1982 | Los Angeles | |
| Art Torres | Democratic | December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1994 | Los Angeles | |
| Hilda Solis | Democratic | December 5, 1994 – December 31, 2000 | Los Angeles | Resigned from the Senate to serve in the 31st Congressional district. |
| Gloria Romero | Democratic | March 12, 2001 - November 30, 2010 | Los Angeles | Sworn in after winning special election. |
| Ed Hernandez | Democratic | December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2014 | Los Angeles | |
| Kevin de León | Democratic | December 1, 2014 - November 30, 2018 | Los Angeles | |
| María Elena Durazo | 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 | Maria Elena Durazo | 63,719 | 69.8 |
| | Democratic | Peter Choi | 27,566 | 30.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 91,285 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Maria Elena Durazo | 139,473 | 66.9 |
| | Democratic | Peter Choi | 69,160 | 33.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 208,633 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 California State Senate election :

| Primary election |||||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kevin de León (incumbent) | 28,975 | 64.1 |
| | Democratic | Peter Choi | 9,422 | 20.8 |
| | Republican | William "Rodriguez" Morrison | 6,805 | 15.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 45,202 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Kevin de León (incumbent) | 57,412 | 65.8 |
| | Democratic | Peter Choi | 29,848 | 34.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 87,260 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

California State Senate election, 2010 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Ed Hernandez | 112,792 | 100.0 |
| | Republican | William Rodriguez Morrison (write-in) | 22 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 112,814 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

California State Senate election, 2006 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Gloria Romero (incumbent) | 92,498 | 74.07 |
| | Republican | Robert Carver | 32,388 | 25.93 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 124,886 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

California State Senate election, 2002 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Gloria Romero (incumbent) | 79,227 | 71.32 |
| | Republican | Vince House | 29,124 | 26.22 |
| | Libertarian | Carl M. "Marty" Swinney | 2,741 | 2.47 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 8,106 | 6.80 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 119,198 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1998

California State Senate election, 1998 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Hilda Solis (incumbent) | 86,353 | 73.51 |
| | Republican | C. A. 'Carl' Taylor | 28,057 | 23.88 |
| | Libertarian | Kim Goldsworthy | 3,059 | 2.60 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 13,687 | 10.44 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 131,156 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1994

California State Senate election, 1994 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Hilda Solis | 73,371 | 63.13 |
| | Republican | Dave Boyer | 37,950 | 32.65 |
| | Libertarian | George Curtis Feger | 4,910 | 4.22 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 14,413 | 11.03 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 130,644 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
