California's 19th State Senate district
# California's 19th State Senate district

California's 19th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Monique Limón of Santa Barbara.

## District profile

The district encompasses the coast from Point Mugu to Santa Maria. This district primarily consists of scattered small- to medium-sized cities and communities, with Los Angeles urban sprawl encroaching from the east.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results|- |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2021 | Recall | No 62.4 – 37.6% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 64.4 – 33.3% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 60.7 – 39.3% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 53.1 – 46.9% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 61.3 – 32.4% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 58.9 – 41.1% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 59.0 – 41.0% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 58.2 – 39.3% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 60.2 – 39.8% |
| 2010 | Governor | Whitman 50.3 – 44.7% |
| 2010 | Senator | Fiorina 50.6 – 44.5% |
| 2008 | President | Obama 55.6 – 42.5% |
| 2006 | Governor | Schwarzenegger 63.6 – 31.6% |
| 2006 | Senator | Feinstein 52.9 – 42.3% |
| 2004 | President | Bush 50.4 – 48.4% |
| 2004 | Senator | Boxer 51.7 – 44.1% |
| 2003 | Recall | Yes 62.7 – 37.3% |
| 2003 | Recall | Schwarzenegger 52.3 – 23.5% |
| 2002 | Governor | Simon 48.7 – 41.7% |
| 2000 | President | Gore 48.4 – 47.4% |
| 2000 | Senator | Feinstein 51.1 – 42.4% |
| 1998 | Governor | Davis 53.2 – 44.0% |
| 1998 | Senator | Fong 49.1 – 47.2% |
| 1996 | President | Clinton 45.2 – 43.2% |
| 1994 | Governor | Wilson 63.8 – 32.4% |
| 1994 | Senator | Huffington 51.8 – 38.8% |
| 1992 | President | Clinton 36.3 – 35.9% |
| 1992 | Senator | Herschensohn 50.9 – 40.0% |
| 1992 | Senator | Feinstein 46.4 – 45.8% |

## List of senators

Due to redistricting, the 19th 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Jonathan M. Dudley | Republican | January 8, 1883 - February 26, 1883 | Solano, Yolo | Lost his seat to a contest. |
| Kirk Etna Kelley | Democratic | January 2, 1883 - January 5, 1885 | Solano, Yolo | Served together with Dudley for a month until he lost his seat to Lenoard Buck. |
| Leonard W. Buck | Democratic | February 16, 1883 - January 5, 1885 | Solano, Yolo | Won a contest against Dudley and was sworn in. |
| William Boyd Parker | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | Solano, Yolo | Served together with Wright. |
| Martin Jeremiah Wright | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | Solano, Yolo | Served together with Wright. |
| John Lenahan | Democratic | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | San Francisco | |
| J. W. Welch | Democratic | January 7, 1889 - January 2, 1893 | San Francisco | |
| Thomas Francis Mitchell | Republican | January 2, 1893 - January 4, 1897 | San Francisco | |
| Lawrence J. Dwyer | Democratic | January 4, 1897 - January 5, 1900 | San Francisco | Resigned from the Senate to become a Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. |
| Richard J. Welch | Republican | January 1, 1901 - January 6, 1913 | San Francisco | |
| Edwin Grant | Democratic | January 6, 1913 - October 8, 1914 | San Francisco | Got recalled. |
| Edward I. Wolfe | Republican | October 8, 1914 - January 8, 1917 | San Francisco | Sworn in after Edwin Grant was recalled from the Senate. |
| Lester Grant Burnett | Republican | January 8, 1917 - January 5, 1925 | San Francisco | |
| Tallant Tubbs | Republican | January 5, 1925 - January 2, 1933 | San Francisco | |
| J. M. Inman | Republican | January 2, 1933 - September 6, 1934 | Sacramento | Resigned from the Senate. |
| Thomas P. Scollan | Independent | January 7, 1935 - January 4, 1937 | Sacramento | Won special election after Inman resigned to serve out his term. |
| Roy J. Nielsen | Republican | January 4, 1937 - January 6, 1941 | Sacramento | |
| John Harold Swan | Democratic | January 6, 1941 - January 8, 1945 | Sacramento | |
| Earl D. Desmond | Democratic | January 8, 1945 - May 28, 1958 | Sacramento | Died in office. Died from heart attack. |
| Albert S. Rodda | Democratic | January 5, 1959 – January 2, 1967 | Sacramento | |
| H. L. Richardson | Republican | January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1976 | Los Angeles | |
| Lou Cusanovich | Republican | December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1980 | Los Angeles, Ventura | |
| Edward M. Davis | Republican | December 1, 1980 - November 30, 1992 | Los Angeles, Ventura | |
| Edward M. Davis | Republican | December 1, 1980 - November 30, 1992 | Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura | |
| Cathie Wright | Republican | December 7, 1992 - November 30, 2000 | Los Angeles, Ventura | |
| Tom McClintock | Republican | December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2008 | Los Angeles, Ventura | |
| Tony Strickland | Republican | December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012 | Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura | |
| Hannah-Beth Jackson | Democratic | December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2020 | Santa Barbara, Ventura | |
| Monique Limón | Democratic | December 7, 2020 - Present | Santa Barbara, Ventura | |

## Contents

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

### 2020

California State Senate election, 2020 :

| Primary election |||||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Monique Limón | 152,745 | 61.1 |
| | Republican | Gary Michaels | 82,466 | 33.0 |
| | No party preference | Anastasia Stone | 14,734 | 5.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 249,945 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Monique Limón | 272,442 | 64.5 |
| | Republican | Gary Michaels | 150,089 | 35.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 422,531 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

California State Senate election, 2016 :

| Primary election |||||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Hannah-Beth Jackson (incumbent) | 144,422 | 64.1 |
| | Republican | Colin Patrick Walch | 80,765 | 35.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 225,187 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Hannah-Beth Jackson (incumbent) | 224,834 | 63.1 |
| | Republican | Colin Patrick Walch | 131,598 | 37.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 356,432 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

California State Senate election, 2012 :

| Primary election |||||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mike Stoker | 69,252 | 44.9 |
| | Democratic | Hannah-Beth Jackson | 64,219 | 41.6 |
| | Democratic | Jason Hodge | 20,828 | 13.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 154,299 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Hannah-Beth Jackson | 180,780 | 55.7 |
| | Republican | Mike Stoker | 143,819 | 44.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 324,599 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 2008

California State Senate election, 2008 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Tony Strickland | 207,976 | 50.2 |
| | Democratic | Hannah-Beth Jackson | 207,119 | 49.8 |
| | Independent | Peter Winfield Diederich (write-in) | 14 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 415,109 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2004

California State Senate election, 2004 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Tom McClintock (incumbent) | 233,365 | 60.8 |
| | Democratic | Paul Graber | 151,085 | 39.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 384,450 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2000

California State Senate election, 2000 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Tom McClintock | 165,422 | 57.6 |
| | Democratic | Daniel R. Gonzalez | 121,893 | 42.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 287,315 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1996

California State Senate election, 1996 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Cathie Wright (incumbent) | 160,130 | 62.2 |
| | Democratic | John Birke | 97,133 | 37.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 257,263 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1992

California State Senate election, 1992 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Cathie Wright | 146,116 | 52.9 |
| | Democratic | Hank Starr | 108,052 | 39.1 |
| | Libertarian | Richard N. Burns | 11,483 | 4.2 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Charles Najbergier | 10,569 | 3.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 276,220 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
