California's 5th State Senate district

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label1 = Registration
data1 = 48.8% Democratic 34.8% Republican 11.6% DTS
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label2 = Demographics
data2 = 48.1% White 27.1% Latino 12.6% Asian 8.4% Black 1.3% Multiracial 1.2% N. American 0.8% Other 0.5% Pac. Islander
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label3 = Population (2000)
data3 = 846,790
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data4 = 593,850
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label5 = Registered voters
data5 = 372,421

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California's 5th State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Michael Machado of Linden.

District Profile

The 5th District covers much of the Sacramento River Delta, including parts of urban Sacramento, the San Francisco North Bay, and the Central Valley.

Yolo County is entirely in the district, along with the delta area of Sacramento County (including Isleton, part of Laguna, and Walnut Grove) and most of Solano County (including the cities of Dixon, Elmira, Fairfield, Suisun City, and Vacaville).

The Central Valley area includes most of San Joaquin County, including the cities of Stockton, Tracy, Lathrop, and Manteca, and most of August, all of Country Club and French Camp, most of Garden Acres, and all of Kennedy, Lincoln Village, and Taft Mosswood.

Despite the Democratic registration advantage, the 5th is usually one of the most competitive Senate districts in the state. In the 2004 election, for example, incumbent Democratic Senator Michael Machado only received 52% of the vote.

Election Results

2004

Election box candidate with party link
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Michael Machado (incumbent)
votes = 154,519
percentage = 52.2
change = +4.1Election box candidate with party link
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Gary A. Podesto
votes = 141,539
percentage = 47.8
change = +0.2Election box total
votes = 296,058
percentage = 100.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 12,980
percentage = 4.4
change = +3.9Election box turnout
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percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = California Democratic Party
swing = +3.9

2000

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Michael Machado
votes = 142,392
percentage = 48.1
change = -12.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Alan Nakanishi
votes = 141,013
percentage = 47.6
change = +7.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Carole Brow
votes = 10,208
percentage = 3.4
change = +3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = William S. Nicolas
votes = 2,667
percentage = 0.9
change = +0.9Election box total
votes = 296,280
percentage = 100.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,379
percentage = 0.5
change = -19.7Election box turnout
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percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Democratic Party (United States)
swing = -19.7

List of Senators

2001 Redistricting

The 5th is perhaps one of the most altered districts of the 2001 redistricting. In the 1990s, the district included most of Sacramento County south of the American River and San Joaquin County north of Tracy. In 2001, most of the rural areas in both Sacramento and San Joaquin Counties were removed and Yolo County and portions of Solano County added.

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/SD05.HTM]