California's 3rd State Senate district

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title = California's 3rd State Senate district


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label1 = Registration
data1 = 54.2% Democratic 19.7% DTS 19.3% Republican
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label2 = Demographics
data2 = 62.2% White 14.5% Latino 13.8% Asian 6.9% Black 0.8% Other 0.7% Multiracial 0.7% N. American 0.4% Pac. Islander
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label3 = Population (2000)
data3 = 846,791
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data4 = 699,328
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label5 = Registered voters
data5 = 520,945

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California's 3rd State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Carole Migden of San Francisco. Mark Leno is Senator-Elect.

District Profile

The 3rd District spans the Golden Gate Bridge, connecting high income areas of the North Bay with the eastern portions of the City and County of San Francisco. The population is evenly divided between the San Francisco and North Bay portions of the district. The district is majority Non-Hispanic White, with most of San Francisco's large Asian community in the 8th Senate District.

The North Bay portion includes the entirety of Marin County, and part of Sonoma County. The cities of Petaluma and Rohnert Part as well as most of the area surrounding the city of Santa Rosa is in the 3rd district, as are the CDPs of Boyes Hot Springs, Eldridge, El Verano, Larkfield-Wikiup, and Temelec.

The San Francisco portion includes the downtown area, as well as all of most of the Marina, Presidio, Nob Hill, Russian Hill, Chinatown, Castro, Haight-Ashbury, Mission, Market, Potrero, Hunter's Point, Bay View, Miraloma Park, and Treasure Island.

Politics

The 3rd Senate District is a strongly Democratic district. As of 2006, 54.2% of registered voters were registered Democratic while only 19.3% were registered Republicans.

2004 Results

Election box candidate with party link
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Carole Migden
votes = 258,166
percentage = 68.2
change = -4.8Election box candidate with party link
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Andrew D. Felder
votes = 98,332
percentage = 26.0
change = +4.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = David Rhodes
votes = 10,234
percentage = 2.7
change = +2.7Election box total
votes = 366,732
percentage = 100.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 189,834
percentage = 42.2
change = -9.0Election box turnout
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = California Democratic Party
swing = -9.0

2000 Results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John L. Burton (incumbent)
votes = 238,372
percentage = 73.0
change = +2.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Terence Faulkner
votes = 71,256
percentage = 21.8
change = -1.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Celeste Joy Blau Joki
votes = 17,277
percentage = 5.2
change = -0.3Election box total
votes = 326,905
percentage = 100.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 167,116
percentage = 51.2
change = +4.1Election box turnout
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Democratic Party (United States)
swing = +4.1

List of Representatives

ee also

*California State Senate Districts
*California State Senate
*Districts in California

References

External links

Official Profile of Senate District from California State Senate-- [http://www.sen.ca.gov/ftp/SEN/senplan/SD03.HTM]