California's 36th senatorial district

California's 36th State Senate district
Map of the district
Current senator
  Janet Nguyen
RHuntington Beach
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age
938,083[1]
708,785[1]
603,622[1]
Demographics
Registered voters576,535[2]
Registration36.48% Republican
33.74% Democratic
24.05% No party preference

California's 36th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Republican Janet Nguyen of Huntington Beach.

District profile

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The district includes most of coastal Orange County, including Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Emerald Bay, Laguna Beach, and Dana Point; San Clemente;the Little Saigon area of northwestern Orange County, including Garden Grove, Westminster, Fountain Valley, Midway City, Stanton, Cypress, Rossmoor, and Los Alamitos; and Artesia, Cerritos, and Hawaiian Gardens in southwestern Los Angeles County.

Election results from statewide races

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Year Office Results
2021 Recall Yes Yes 52.2 – 47.8%[citation needed]
2020 President Biden 53.2 – 44.6%[citation needed]
2018 Governor Cox 51.2 – 48.8%[3]
Senator Feinstein 53.8 – 46.2%[4]
2016 President Clinton 48.1 – 45.8%[5]
Senator Harris 58.8 – 41.2%[6]
2014 Governor Kashkari 57.5 – 42.5%[citation needed]
2012 President Romney 54.8 – 43.2%[citation needed]
Senator Emken 55.8 – 44.2%[citation needed]

List of senators who have represented the district

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Senators Party Years served Electoral history Counties represented
District established January 3, 1887

John Roth
(Tulare)
Democratic January 3, 1887 –
January 5, 1891
Elected in 1886.
[data missing]
Inyo, Kern, Tulare

George S. Berry
(Visalia)
Democratic January 5, 1891 –
January 7, 1895
Elected in 1890.
Redistricted to the 32nd and 34th districts.

Cyrus M. Simpson
(Pasadena)
Republican January 7, 1895 –
January 5, 1903
Elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1898.
[data missing]
Los Angeles

Benjamin W. Hahn
(Long Beach)
Republican January 5, 1903 –
January 7, 1907
Elected in 1902.
Lost re-election.

Charles W. Bell
(Pasadena)
Nonpatisan January 7, 1907 –
January 6, 1913
Elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1910.
Retired to become a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Republican

William J. Carr
(Pasadena)
Independent January 6, 1913 –
January 8, 1923
Elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1918.
[data missing]
Progressive
Republican

A. Burlingame Johnson
(Pasadena)
Republican January 8, 1923 –
January 3, 1927
Elected in 1922.
[data missing]

Frank C. Weller
(Los Angeles)
Republican January 3, 1927 –
January 5, 1931
Elected in 1926.
[data missing]

Ralph E. Swing
(Upland)
Republican January 5, 1931 –
January 8, 1951
Redistricted from the 30th district and re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1946.
[data missing]
San Bernardino

James E. Cunningham
(San Bernardino)
Republican January 8, 1951 –
September 10, 1957
Elected in 1850.
Re-elected in 1854.
Resigned.
Vacant September 10, 1957 –
December 31, 1957

Raymond H. Gregory
(San Bernardino)
Republican December 31, 1957 –
January 5, 1959
Elected to finish Cunningham's term.
Lost re-election.

Stanford C. Shaw
(Etiwanda)
Democratic January 5, 1959 –
January 7, 1963
Elected in 1958.
[data missing]

Eugene G. Nisbet
(Upland)
Democratic January 7, 1963 –
January 2, 1967
Elected in 1962.
Redistricted to the 20th district and lost re-election.

Gordon Cologne
(Indio)
Republican January 2, 1967 –
March 2, 1972
Redistricted from the 37th district and re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1970.
Resigned to become a Justice of the California Courts of Appeal.
Riverside, San Bernardino
Vacant March 2, 1972 –
June 15, 1972

W. Craig Biddle
Republican June 15, 1972 –
November 30, 1974
Elected to finish Cologne's term.
Redistricted to the 34th district and lost re-election.

Dennis Carpenter
(Newport Beach)
Republican December 2, 1974 –
November 30, 1978
Redistricted from the 34th district and re-elected in 1974.
[data missing]
Orange, San Diego

John G. Schmitz
(Santa Ana)
Republican December 4, 1978 –
November 30, 1982
Elected in 1978.
Retired to run for U.S. Senate.

Robert B. Presley
(Riverside)
Democratic December 6, 1982 –
November 30, 1994
Redistricted from the 34th district and re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1990.
Retired to run for Board of Equalization.
Riverside

Ray Haynes
Republican December 5, 1994 –
November 30, 2002
Elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1998.
Termed out and ran for State Assembly.
Riverside, San Diego

Dennis Hollingsworth
(Murrieta)
Republican December 2, 2002 –
November 30, 2010
Elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2006.
Termed out.

Joel Anderson
(Alpine)
Republican December 6, 2010 –
November 30, 2014
Elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 38th district.

Patricia Bates
(Laguna Niguel)
Republican December 1, 2014 –
December 7, 2022
Elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2018.
Termed out.
Orange, San Diego

Janet Nguyen
(Garden Grove)
Republican December 7, 2022 –
present
Elected in 2022.
Orange

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
  3. ^ Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
  4. ^ Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
  5. ^ Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
  6. ^ Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
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