California's 2nd State Senatorial district

California's 2nd State Senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Mike McGuire of Geyserville.

California's 2nd State Senate district
Map of the district
Current senator
  Mike McGuire
D–Healdsburg
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age		928,077[1]
729,486[1]
635,914[1]
Demographics
Registered voters551,154[2]
Registration53.40% Democratic
19.12% Republican
21.53% No party preference

District profile

The district stretches along the North Coast from the Oregon border in the north to the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco Bay Area in the south. The northern part of district is primarily rural, while the southern parts are more suburban.

Election results from statewide races
Year Office Results
2020 President Biden 72.7 – 24.9%
2018 Governor Newsom 71.1 - 28.9%
Senator Feinstein 55.9 - 44.1%
2016 President Clinton 68.0 – 24.3%
Senator Harris 73.0 – 27.0%
2014 Governor Brown 72.7 – 27.3%
2012 President Obama 68.7 – 27.4%
Senator Feinstein 72.6 – 27.4%
Election results from statewide races
Year Office Results
2002 Governor Davis 49.3 - 33.3%
2000 President Gore 55.0 - 35.9%
Senator Feinstein 57.2 - 32.1%
1998 Governor Davis 60.8 - 32.0%
Senator Boxer 57.8 - 37.5%
1996 President Clinton 51.7 - 32.0%
1994 Governor Wilson 48.8 - 45.8%
Senator Feinstein 52.4 - 38.9%
1992 President Clinton 50.1 - 28.4%
Senator Boxer 53.4 - 36.4%
Senator Feinstein 60.6 - 31.5%

List of senators

Due to redistricting, the 2nd district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2001 redistricting by the California State Legislature.

Senators Party Years served Counties represented Notes

Reginaldo Francisco
del Valle 		Democratic January 8, 1883 – January 3, 1887 Los Angeles
John M. Briceland January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891 Shasta, Siskiyou, Trinity
R. H. Campbell Republican January 5, 1891 – January 7, 1895
Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Trinity
James M. Gleaves January 7, 1895 – January 2, 1899
James T. Laird January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1903
Clifford Coggins January 5, 1903 – January 7, 1907 Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou

Abner Weed 		January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911
T. W. H. Shanahan Democratic January 2, 1911 – January 4, 1915
William B. Shearer January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1923
Franklin J. Powers Republican January 8, 1923 – January 3, 1927
James M. Allen Democratic January 3, 1927 – January 7, 1935
Del Norte, Siskiyou
Henry M. McGuinness January 7, 1935 – March 16, 1936 Died in office.[3]
James M. Allen May 25, 1936 – January 2, 1939 Sworn in after winning special election.[4]
Randolph Collier Republican January 2, 1939 – January 2, 1967 Changed his Party to Democrat on June 8, 1959.
Democratic
Fred W. Marler Jr. Republican January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1974 Shasta, Butte, Colusa Glenn, Sutter, Tehama, Yolo, Yuba, Solano
Peter H. Behr December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1978 Marin, Solano, Napa
Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Sonoma
Barry Keene Democratic December 4, 1978 – December 15, 1992 Resigned from office.
Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Solano, Sonoma

Mike Thompson 		May 20, 1993 – November 30, 1998 Sworn in after winning special election.[5]
Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Solano, Sonoma, Lake, Napa

Wesley Chesbro 		December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2006
Humboldt, Mendocino, Solano, Sonoma, Lake, Napa
Pat Wiggins December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2010

Noreen Evans		 December 6, 2010 – November 30, 2014

Mike McGuire		 December 1, 2014 – present Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Sonoma Trinity

Election results 1994 - present

2022
See also: 2022 California State Senate election § District 2

Results
2022 California State Senate election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike McGuire (incumbent) 197,999 75.1
Republican Gene Yoon 65,762 24.9
Total votes 263,761 100.0
General election
Democratic Mike McGuire (incumbent) 283,689 73.3
Republican Gene Yoon 103,333 26.7
Total votes 387,022 100.0
Democratic hold

2018
2018 California State Senate election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike McGuire (incumbent) 163,723 76.2
Democratic Veronica "Roni" Jacobi 51,186 23.8
Total votes 214,909 100.0
General election
Democratic Mike McGuire (incumbent) 233,688 67.2
Democratic Veronica "Roni" Jacobi 114,184 32.8
Total votes 347,872 100.0
Democratic hold

2014
2014 California State Senate election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike McGuire 104,670 57.9
Republican Lawrence R. Wiesner 48,401 26.8
Democratic Derek Knell 19,733 10.9
No party preference Harry V. Lehmann 8,060 4.5
Total votes 180,864 100.0
General election
Democratic Mike McGuire 188,142 70.0
Republican Lawrence R. Wiesner 80,778 30.0
Total votes 268,920 100.0
Democratic hold

2010
2010 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Noreen Evans 190,824 63.4
Republican Lawrence R. Wiesner 110,209 36.6
Independent Ed Musgrave (write-in) 10 0.0
Total votes 301,043 100.0
Democratic hold

2006
2006 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pat Wiggins 173,053 66.1
Republican Lawrence R. Wiesner 88,960 33.9
Total votes 262,013 100.0
Democratic hold

2002
2002 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wesley Chesbro (incumbent) 156,755 63.3
Republican Peggy Redfearn 80,079 32.6
Libertarian Laura Jean Likover 12,214 4.1
Total votes 249,048 100.0
Democratic hold

1998
1998 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wesley Chesbro 137,728 51.2
Republican John Jordan 112,754 41.9
Peace and Freedom Brian Garay 18,612 6.9
Total votes 269,094 100.0
Democratic hold

1994
1994 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Thompson (incumbent) 162,610 60.4
Republican Frank McMichael 95,275 35.4
Peace and Freedom Pamela Elizondo 11,289 4.2
Total votes 269,174 100.0
Democratic hold

See also

References
  1. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
  2. "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
  3. "Senator McGuinness Dies at Sacramento". cdnc.ucr.edu.
  4. "NEW SENATOR IS SWORN TO OFFICE". The Sacramento Bee. 25 May 1936. p. 12.
  5. "Mike Thompson Sworn in". Journal of the Assembly: 1 v. 1851.
  6. "List of Candidates Who Have Filed 2022". California Democratic Party. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  7. Halstead, Richard (March 11, 2022). "More Marin candidates enter June primary election". Marin Independent Journal.
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