California's 4th State Senatorial district

California's 4th State Senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Marie Alvarado-Gil of Jackson.

California's 4th State Senate district
Map of the district
Current senator
  Marie Alvarado-Gil
D–Jackson
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age		937,962[1]
702,185[1]
622,033[1]
Demographics
Registered voters528,784[2]
Registration37.27% Republican
33.88% Democratic
21.38% No party preference

District profile

The district encompasses much of the Sacramento Valley, reaching almost to the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta. The district mainly comprises rural farmland, but a substantial minority of the population is clustered in the Sacramento metropolitan area in the southern tip of the district.

Election results from statewide races
Year Office Results
2022 Governor[3] Dahle 59.8 – 40.2%
Senator[4] Meuser 57.0 – 43.0%
2021 Recall Yes Yes 59.5 – 40.5%
2020 President Trump 51.4 – 46.0%
2018 Governor[5] Cox 56.7 – 43.3%
Senator[6] De Leon 56.1 – 43.9%
2016 President Trump 50.4 – 42.4%
Senator Harris 60.0 – 40.0%
2014 Governor Kashkari 52.4 – 47.6%
2012 President Romney 52.6 – 44.4%
Senator Emken 53.3 – 46.7%
Election results from statewide races
Year Office Results
2002 Governor Simon 57.6 - 21.5%
2000 President Bush 53.0 - 42.0%
Senator Feinstein 47.3 - 44.8%
1998 Governor Davis 51.8 - 44.6%
Senator Fong 56.3 - 39.5%
1996 President Dole 45.1 - 43.4%
1994 Governor Wilson 60.6 - 33.8%
Senator Huffington 52.7 - 38.4%
1992 President Clinton 40.1 - 35.9%
Senator Herschensohn 47.4 - 41.1%
Senator Feinstein 48.1 - 42.6%

List of state senators

Due to redistricting, the 4th 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
Patrick Reddy Democratic January 8, 1883 - January 3, 1887 Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Mono, Tulare

Albert F. Jones		 January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891 Butte
Charles L. Pond Republican Died before assuming office. Died on November 30, 1890 from pneumonia.[7]
Wanton Allen Shippee January 20, 1891 - January 2, 1899 Sworn in after winning special election.[8]
Butte, Tehama
W. F. Maggard January 2, 1899 January 5, 1903
John Bunyan Sanford Democratic January 5, 1903 - January 4, 1915 Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Mendocino
Claude F. Purkitt Democratic January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1923
Fred C. Handy Republican January 8, 1923 - September 23, 1930 Died in office from an illness.[9]
R. R. Ingels January 5, 1931 - January 7, 1935 Lake, Mendocino
George Milton Biggar January 7, 1935 - January 6, 1947
Burt W. Busch January 6, 1947 - January 3, 1955
James E. Busch January 3, 1955 - January 5, 1959
Waverly Jack Slattery Democratic January 5, 1959 - January 7, 1963
Frank S. Petersen January 7, 1963 - January 2, 1967
John F. McCarthy Republican January 2, 1967 - January 4, 1971 Marin, Napa, Solano
Peter H. Behr January 2, 1971 - November 30, 1974
John F. Dunlap Democratic December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1978 Napa, Sacramento, Solano, Sonoma, Yolo

Jim Nielsen 		Republican December 4, 1978 - November 30, 1990
Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Napa, Shasta, Sonoma, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo

Mike Thompson 		Democratic December 3, 1990 – May 20, 1993 Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Napa, Shasta, Sonoma, Tehama Resigned to be Sworn in the 2nd Senate district.[10]
Maurice Johannessen Republican November 12, 1993 – November 30, 2002
Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Sacramento, Shasta, Siskiyou, Solano, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity

Sam Aanestad 		December 2, 2002 - November 30, 2010 Butte, Colusa, Del Norte, Glenn, Nevada, Placer, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yuba

Doug LaMalfa 		December 6, 2010 – September 1, 2012 Resigned from office.

Jim Nielsen 		January 10, 2013 – November 30, 2022 Sworn in after winning special election.
Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Tehama, Yuba
Marie Alvarado-Gil Democratic December 5, 2022 - present Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Inyo,

Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Stanislaus, Tuolumne

Election results

2018
2018 California State Senate election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Nielsen (incumbent) 118,756 60.3
Democratic Phillip Kim 42,661 21.7
Democratic Michael "Mike" Worley 35,472 18.0
Total votes 192,889 100.0
General election
Republican Jim Nielsen (incumbent) 190,441 57.1
Democratic Phillip Kim 142,817 42.9
Total votes 333,258 100.0
Republican hold

2014
2014 California State Senate election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Nielsen (incumbent) 92,191 64.0
Democratic CJ Jawahar 51,781 36.0
Total votes 143,972 100.0
General election
Republican Jim Nielsen (incumbent) 139,199 63.7
Democratic CJ Jawahar 79,457 36.3
Total votes 218,656 100.0
Republican hold

2013 (special)
2013 California's 4th State Senate district special election
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Doug LaMalfa
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Nielsen 188,207 49.8
Democratic Michael "Mickey" Harrington 104,572 27.7
Republican Dan Logue 43,303 11.5
No party preference Jann Reed 24,966 6.6
No party preference Dan Levine 9,882 2.6
No party preference Benjamin "Ben" Emery 7,146 1.9
Total votes 378,076 100.0
General election
Republican Jim Nielsen 97,849 66.6
Democratic Michael "Mickey" Harrington 49,004 33.4
Total votes 146,853 100.0
Republican hold

2010
2010 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Doug LaMalfa 226,239 68.3
Democratic Lathe Gill 105,460 31.7
Total votes 331,699 100.0
Republican hold

2006
2006 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sam Aanestad (incumbent) 161,516 61.0
Democratic Paul R. Singh 87,926 33.1
Libertarian Tony Munroe 8,246 3.1
Green Robert Wells Vizzard 7,456 2.8
Total votes 265,144 100.0
Republican hold

2002
2002 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sam Aanestad 148,023 58.1
Democratic Marianne Smith 92,786 36.3
Libertarian Robert H. Underwood 14,325 5.6
Total votes 255,134 100.0
Republican hold

1998
1998 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Maurice Johannessen (incumbent) 135,528 56.7
Democratic Mark Desio 103,620 43.3
Total votes 239,148 100.0
Republican hold

1994
1994 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Maurice Johannessen (incumbent) 133,101 54.4
Democratic Michael H. McGowan 111,667 45.6
Total votes 244,768 100.0
Republican hold

See also

References
  1. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
  2. "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
  3. https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2022-general/ssov/governor-senate.pdf
  4. https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2022-general/ssov/us-senate-by-senate-ft.pdf
  5. https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-general/ssov/governor-senate.pdf
  6. https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-general/ssov/us-senate-by-senate.pdf
  7. "Death of Senator-Elect Pond of Butte County". cdnc.ucr.edu.
  8. "Wanton Allen Shippee Sworn in". Journal of the Assembly: 1 v. 1850.
  9. "SEN. F. C. HANDY OF UKIAH DIES". cdnc.ucr.edu.
  10. "Mike Thompson Resigns to be Sworn in 2nd Senate district". Journal of the Assembly: 1 v. 1851.
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