California's 7th State Senate district
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California's 7th State Senate district | ||
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Current senator | Steve Glazer (D–Orinda) | |
Registration | 43.38% Democratic
28.53% Republican
22.50% No party preference
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Demographics | 54.65% White
6.14% Black
20.95% Latino
15.92% Asian
0.69% Native American
0.52% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.32% other
0.80% remainder of multiracial
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Population (2010)
• Voting age
• Citizen voting age
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924,708
687,634
569,011
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Registered voters | 488,208 |
California's 7th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Steve Glazer of Orinda.
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District profile
The district encompasses the East Bay east of the Berkeley Hills. It stretches from the western Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta in the north down to the Tri-Valley region in the south. The district is primarily suburban and consists mainly of bedroom communities for the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Election results from statewide races
Year | Office | Results |
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2012 | President | Obama 60.5 – 37.5% |
Senator | Feinstein 64.3 – 35.7% | |
2010 | Governor | Brown 59.2 – 37.0% |
Senator | Boxer 58.1 – 37.4% | |
2008 | President | Obama 66.7 – 31.6% |
2006 | Governor | Schwarzenegger 54.2 – 40.9% |
Senator | Feinstein 67.6 – 28.0% | |
2004 | President | Kerry 60.9 – 38.1% |
Senator | Boxer 62.0 – 34.8% | |
2003 | Recall | No 54.9 – 45.1% |
Schwarzenegger 40.8 – 36.8% | ||
2002 | Governor | Davis 51.7 – 37.2% |
2000 | President | Gore 54.3 – 41.7% |
Senator | Feinstein 58.2 – 37.2% | |
1998 | Governor | Davis 58.7 – 38.5% |
Senator | Boxer 53.1 – 43.8% | |
1996 | President | Clinton 51.3 – 39.4% |
1994 | Governor | Wilson 58.2 – 40.1% |
Senator | Feinstein 54.1 – 39.8% | |
1992 | President | Clinton 45.4 – 32.9% |
Senator | Boxer 50.8 – 39.5% | |
Senator | Feinstein 59.3 – 35.1% |
Election results
2015 (special)
California's 7th State Senate district special election, 2015 Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Mark DeSaulnier |
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Primary election | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Steve Glazer | 38,411 | 33.7 | |
Democratic | Susan Bonilla | 28,389 | 24.9 | |
Democratic | Joan Buchanan | 25,534 | 22.4 | |
Republican | Michaela M. Hertle (withdrawn) | 18,281 | 16.1 | |
Democratic | Terry Kremin | 3,242 | 2.8 | |
Total votes | 113,857 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Steve Glazer | 68,996 | 54.5 | |
Democratic | Susan Bonilla | 57,491 | 45.5 | |
Total votes | 126,487 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold |
2012
California State Senate election, 2012 | ||||
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Primary election | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Mark DeSaulnier (incumbent) | 91,224 | 57.0 | |
Republican | Mark P. Meuser | 68,730 | 43.0 | |
Total votes | 159,954 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Mark DeSaulnier (incumbent) | 229,105 | 61.5 | |
Republican | Mark P. Meuser | 143,707 | 38.5 | |
Total votes | 372,812 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2008
California State Senate election, 2008 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Mark DeSaulnier | 256,311 | 66.5 | |
Republican | Christian Amsberry | 128,878 | 33.5 | |
Total votes | 385,189 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2004
California State Senate election, 2004 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Tom Torlakson (incumbent) | 282,714 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 282,714 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2000
California State Senate election, 2000 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Tom Torlakson | 197,683 | 54.5 | |
Republican | Richard K. Rainey (incumbent) | 156,107 | 43.0 | |
Natural Law | Mark F. Billings | 9,334 | 2.5 | |
Total votes | 363,124 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
1996
California State Senate election, 1996 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Richard K. Rainey | 161,291 | 48.0 | |
Democratic | Jeff Smith | 160,632 | 47.8 | |
Reform | William John Knudeon | 7,077 | 2.1 | |
Natural Law | Mark F. Billings | 6,975 | 2.1 | |
Total votes | 335,975 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
1992
California State Senate election, 1992 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Daniel E. Boatwright (incumbent) | 195,777 | 58.0 | |
Republican | Gilbert R. "Gib" Marguth, Jr. | 141,709 | 42.0 | |
Total votes | 337,486 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |