California's 35th State Senate district

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title = California's 35th State Senate district


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label1 = Registration
data1 = 50.3% Republican 30.0% Democratic 15.0% DTS
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label2 = Demographics
data2 = 64.5% White 16.8% Asian 15.0% Latino 1.3% Black 0.8% Other 0.7% N. American 0.5% Multiracial 0.4% Pac. Islander
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label3 = Population (2000)
data3 = 846,792
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California's 35th State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Republican Senator Tom Harman of Huntington Beach.

District Profile

The 35th District is the coastal counterpart to the 33rd. Almost the entire coastline of Orange County is in the 35th.

Like the 33rd, the 35th includes cities in north, central, and south Orange County. However, the 35th has a definite northern center of gravity. Huntington Beach is the largest city in the district, and Fountain Valley, Cypress, Rossmoor, Seal Beach, Los Alamitos, and La Palma are all in the district. In addition, the heavily Vietnamese western portions of Garden Grove and Westminster are in the district.

The remainder of the district is spread between Central and South Orange County and includes all of the cities touching the Pacific Ocean, including Newport Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Beach, and Dana Point. Irvine also contributes nearly 150,000 residents to the district. A tiny, heavily Republican piece of Santa Ana near Fountain Valley/Costa Mesa is included.

Election Results

In 2004, then-Senator John Campbell replaced Chris Cox in California's 48th congressional district when Cox was nominated to head the Securities and Exchange Commission. Tom Harman was elected in a special election in 2006 with 69% of the vote.

2006

Election box candidate with party link
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Tom Harman
votes = 89,408
percentage = 67.6
change = +3.8Election box candidate with party link
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Larry Caballero
votes = 42,838
percentage = 32.4
change = -0.7Election box total
votes = 132,246
percentage = 100.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 46,570
percentage = 35.2
change = +3.1Election box turnout
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = California Republican Party
swing = +3.1

2006 (Special)

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Tom Harman
votes = 89,408
percentage = 67.61Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Larry Caballero
votes = 42,838
percentage = 32.39Election box total no change
votes = 132,246
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

2004

Election box candidate with party link
party = California Republican Party
candidate = John Campbell
votes = 230,220
percentage = 63.8
change = +3.7Election box candidate with party link
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Rita B. Siebert
votes = 114,126
percentage = 31.7
change = -1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Timothy Johnson
votes = 16,561
percentage = 4.5
change = +0.9Election box total
votes = 360,907
percentage = 100.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 116,094
percentage = 32.1
change = +4.9Election box turnout
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = California Republican Party
swing = +4.9

2000

Election box candidate with party link
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Ross Johnson (incumbent)
votes = 189,523
percentage = 60.1
change = -1.4Election box candidate with party link
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Stephen M. Ray
votes = 103,700
percentage = 32.9
change = -1.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Paul L. Studier
votes = 11,401
percentage = 3.6
change = -0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Cynthia F. Katz
votes = 10,918
percentage = 3.4
change = +3.4Election box total
votes = 305,542
percentage = 100.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 85,823
percentage = 27.2
change = +0.2Election box turnout
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = California Republican Party
swing = +0.2

1995 (Special)

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Ross Johnson
votes = 33,110
percentage = 71.58Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Madelene E. Arakelian
votes = 13,143
percentage = 28.42Election box total no change
votes = 46,253
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

2001 Redistricting

While the 1991 district looked fairly similar to the 2001 district, the shifting boundary between the 35th and 34th Senate Districts revolves around the growing Republicanization of Garden Grove and Westminster. In 1991, only a tiny section of Westminster was in the 35th, but the 2001 district contains most of the city, and most of Little Saigon. To balance population with the 33rd, redistricting removed Tustin, Aliso Viejo, and the Lagunas--except Laguna Beach--and added Dana Point. This change did not have a significant effect on partisanship in the district.

External links

Official Profile of Senate District from California State Senate-- [http://www.sen.ca.gov/ftp/SEN/senplan/SD35.HTM]