California's 9th State Senate district

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title = California's 9th State Senate district


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label1 = Registration
data1 = 61.1% Democratic 16.0% DTS 15.6% Republican
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label2 = Demographics
data2 = 38.0% White 23.9% Black 19.0% Latino 15.8% Asian 1.2% Multiracial 0.9% Other 0.7% N. American 0.5% Pac. Islander
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label3 = Population (2000)
data3 = 846,791
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California's 9th State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Don Perata of Oakland.

District Profile

The 9th District is the focal point of the East Bay Region. This mostly urban district includes important harbors, airports, universities, and businesses.

The 9th is located directly south of the 7th. As such, it includes the small remainder of Contra Costa County, however, the district's focus is primarily on the Alameda County Oakland-Berkeley area.

Oakland is the largest and most important city in the district, containing over half the district's population. Berkeley, Alameda, and Piedmont comprise another quarter. The district also includes a large part of state forest on the county's eastern border.

Communities represented

Alameda County
*Alameda
*Albany
*Berkeley
*Dublin
*Emeryville
*Livermore
*Oakland
*Piedmont
*Portions of Castro Valley:"Approximately 52% of its residents"

Contra Costa County
*Portions of Richmond:"Approximately 68% of its residents"
*San Pablo

Election Results

2004

Election box candidate with party link
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Don Perata (incumbent)
votes = 248,614
percentage = 77.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Patricia Deutsche
votes = 50,110
percentage = 15.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Tom Condit
votes = 17,412
percentage = 5.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Peter Von Pinnon
votes = 6,383
percentage = 1.9
change = Election box total
votes = 322,519
percentage = 100.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 198,504
percentage = 61.5
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = California Democratic Party
swing =

2000

Election box candidate with party link
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Don Perata (incumbent)
votes = 218,550
percentage = 83.4
change = +5.2Election box candidate with party link
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Linda J. Marshall
votes = 30,062
percentage = 11.5
change = -3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Peter Von Pinnon
votes = 13,622
percentage = 5.1
change = +5.1Election box total
votes = 262,234
percentage = 100.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 188,488
percentage = 71.9
change = +8.6Election box turnout
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = California Democratic Party
swing = +8.6

1998 (Special)

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Don Perata
votes = 164,476
percentage = 77.15Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Deborah Wright
votes = 34,461
percentage = 16.16Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Marsha Feinland
votes = 14,250
percentage = 6.68Election box total no change
votes = 213,187
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

2001 Redistricting

The core of the 9th remained the same in 2001, but there was a slight shift on the edges. In exchange for the bits of Richmond and El Cerrito that went into the 7th Senate District, the 9th took Dublin and Livermore. Castro Valley was also added in 2001 to balance population

References

External links

Official Profile of Senate District from California State Senate-- [http://www.sen.ca.gov/ftp/SEN/senplan/SD09.HTM]