California's 24th State Senatorial district

California's 24th State Senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Ben Allen of Santa Monica.

California's 24th State Senate district
Map of the district
Current senator
  Ben Allen
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Population (2010)
  Voting age
  Citizen voting age
933,510[1]
710,984[1]
408,806[1]
Demographics
Registered voters451,223[2]
Registration60.79% Democratic
8.40% Republican
25.66% No party preference

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 No 84.9 – 15.1%
2020 President Biden 81.6 – 16.2%
2018 Governor Newsom 85.8 – 14.2%
Senator Feinstein 51.5 – 48.5%
2016 President Clinton 84.1 – 10.3%
Senator Harris 56.1 – 43.9%
2014 Governor Brown 85.0 – 15.0%
2012 President Obama 83.6 – 13.3%
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.[5]
Hiram W. Wallis Republican January 8, 1883 - January 3, 1887
P. J. Murphy Democratic January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891 San Francisco
Jeremiah H. Mahoney Republican January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1899
Richard Porter Ashe Democratic January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1903
George H. Williams Republican January 5, 1903 - July 17, 1903 Died in office. Died from heart failure.[6]
Philip J. Haskins January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907
Marc Anthony January 7, 1907 - January 2, 1911
Dominic Joseph Beban January 2, 1911 - January 4, 1915
Lawrence J. Flaherty January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1923
Daniel C. Murphy Democratic January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1931
Andrew R. Schottky Republican January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1939 Madera, Merced
Peter P. Myhand Democratic January 2, 1939 - January 4, 1943
George J. Hatfield Republican January 4, 1943 - November 15, 1953 Died in office. Died from heart attack.[7]
James A. Cobey Democratic January 3, 1955 - January 2, 1967
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.[8]
Omer Rains Democratic July 9, 1974 - November 30, 1974 Sworn in after winning special election.[9]
Alex P. Garcia December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1982 Los Angeles
Art Torres December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1994
Hilda Solis December 5, 1994 – December 31, 2000 Resigned from the Senate to serve in the 31st Congressional district.[10]
Gloria Romero March 12, 2001 - November 30, 2010 Sworn in after winning special election.[11]
Ed Hernandez December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2014
Kevin de León December 1, 2014 - November 30, 2018
María Elena Durazo December 3, 2018 - present

Election results 1994 - present

2018

2018 California State Senate election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maria Elena Durazo 63,719 69.8
Democratic Peter Choi 27,566 30.2
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 208,633 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

2014 California State Senate election
Primary election
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 45,202 100.0
General election
Democratic Kevin de León (incumbent) 57,412 65.8
Democratic Peter Choi 29,848 34.2
Total votes 87,260 100.0
Democratic hold

2010

California State Senate election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ed Hernandez 112,792 100.0
Republican William Rodriguez Morrison (write-in) 22 0.0
Total votes 112,814 100.0
Democratic hold

2006

California State Senate election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gloria Romero (incumbent) 92,498 74.07
Republican Robert Carver 32,388 25.93
Total votes 124,886 100.00
Democratic hold

2002

California State Senate election, 2002
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 8,106 6.80
Total votes 119,198 100.00
Democratic hold

1998

California State Senate election, 1998
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 13,687 10.44
Total votes 131,156 100.00
Democratic hold

1994

California State Senate election, 1994
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 14,413 11.03
Total votes 130,644 100.00
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
  2. "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
  3. "24th Senate District | Senator Kevin de León". Archived from the original on 2015-12-19. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-07. Retrieved 2016-01-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "1883 Senate Session". Journal of the Assembly: 1 v. 1850.
  6. "SEN. WILLIAMS DEAD Representative From the Twentyfourth State Senatorial District Died of Heart Disease". cdnc.ucr.edu.
  7. "State Senator George Hatfield Dies Suddenly In Palo Alto". cdnc.ucr.edu.
  8. "Robert Lagomarsino Resignation". Some Issues Titled:supplement to the Appendix to the Journal of the Senate. 1942.
  9. "Omer Rains Sworn in". Some Issues Titled:supplement to the Appendix to the Journal of the Senate. 1942.
  10. "Hilda Solis Resignation letter". Some Issues Titled:supplement to the Appendix to the Journal of the Senate. 1942.
  11. "Gloria Romero Sworn in". Some Issues Titled:supplement to the Appendix to the Journal of the Senate. 1942.
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