- California State Senate elections, 2004
The 2004
California State Senate elections were held onNovember 2 ,2004 . Senate seats of odd-numbered districts were up for election. Senate terms are staggered so that half the membership is elected every two years. Senators serve four-year terms and are limited to two terms. As was expected, the Democratic Party held on to the majority of the seats.Overview
Results
Final results from the
California Secretary of State :cite web|title=State Senate All Districts|url=http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2004_general/formatted_st_sen_all_detail.pdf|date=2004-11-02|accessdate=2008-02-20|publisher=California Secretary of State ]District 1
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate =Dave Cox
votes = 261,607
percentage = 62.83Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Kristine Lang McDonald
votes = 141,462
percentage = 33.98Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Roberto Leibman
votes = 13,292
percentage = 3.19Election box total no change
votes = 416,361
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican PartyDistrict 3
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate =Carole Migden
votes = 258,166
percentage = 70.40Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Andrew D. Felder
votes = 98,332
percentage = 26.81Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = David Rhodes
votes = 10,234
percentage = 2.79Election box total no change
votes = 366,732
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic PartyDistrict 5
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate =Michael Machado (incumbent )
votes = 154,519
percentage = 52.19Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Gary A. Podesto
votes = 141,539
percentage = 47.81Election box total no change
votes = 296,058
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic PartyDistrict 7
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate =Tom Torlakson (incumbent )
votes = 282,714
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic PartyDistrict 9
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate =Don Perata (incumbent )
votes = 248,614
percentage = 77.09Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Patricia Deutsche
votes = 50,110
percentage = 15.54Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Tom Condit
votes = 17,412
percentage = 5.40Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Peter Von Pinnon
votes = 6,383
percentage = 1.98Election box total no change
votes = 322,519
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic PartyDistrict 11
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate =Joe Simitian
votes = 230,484
percentage = 66.53Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Jon Zellhoefer
votes = 101,887
percentage = 29.41Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Allen M. Rice
votes = 14,080
percentage = 4.06Election box total no change
votes = 346,451
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic PartyDistrict 13
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate =Elaine Alquist
votes = 156,321
percentage = 68.53Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Shane Patrick Connolly
votes = 62,157
percentage = 27.25Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Michael Laursen
votes = 9,585
percentage = 4.20Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = John H. Webster (write-in)
votes = 28
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 228,091
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic PartyDistrict 15
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate =Abel Maldonado
votes = 194,674
percentage = 52.78Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Peg Pinard
votes = 157,556
percentage = 42.71Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party of California
candidate = Brook Madsen
votes = 16,644
percentage = 4.51Election box total no change
votes = 368,874
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican PartyDistrict 17
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate =George Runner
votes = 179,992
percentage = 59.70Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Jonathan Daniel Kraut
votes = 109,037
percentage = 36.16Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = John S. Ballard
votes = 12,479
percentage = 4.14Election box total no change
votes = 301,508
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican PartyDistrict 19
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate =Tom McClintock (incumbent )
votes = 233,365
percentage = 60.70Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Paul Graber
votes = 151,085
percentage = 39.30Election box total no change
votes = 384,450
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican PartyDistrict 21
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Jack Scott (incumbent )
votes = 217,515
percentage = 78.05Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Bob New
votes = 61,160
percentage = 21.95Election box total no change
votes = 278,675
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic PartyDistrict 23
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate =Sheila Kuehl (incumbent )
votes = 229,321
percentage = 65.68Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Leonard Michael Lanzi
votes = 101,648
percentage = 29.11Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Colin Goldman
votes = 18,168
percentage = 5.20Election box total no change
votes = 349,137
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic PartyDistrict 25
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate =Edward Vincent (incumbent )
votes = 165,479
percentage = 73.66Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = James Arlandus Spencer
votes = 52,485
percentage = 23.36Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Dale F. Ogden
votes = 6,683
percentage = 2.97Election box total no change
votes = 224,647
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic PartyDistrict 27
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate =Alan Lowenthal
votes = 150,289
percentage = 63.25Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Cesar Navarro Castellanos
votes = 87,319
percentage = 36.75Election box total no change
votes = 237,608
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic PartyDistrict 29
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate =Bob Margett (incumbent )
votes = 190,165
percentage = 61.63Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Rufino Bautista, Jr.
votes = 101,350
percentage = 32.85Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Dan Fernandes
votes = 17,044
percentage = 5.52Election box total no change
votes = 308,559
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican PartyDistrict 31
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate =Robert Dutton
votes = 170,900
percentage = 59.50Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Marjorie Mikels
votes = 116,312
percentage = 40.50Election box total no change
votes = 287,212
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican PartyDistrict 33
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate =Dick Ackerman (incumbent )
votes = 245,116
percentage = 68.96Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Randall Daugherty
votes = 110,313
percentage = 31.04Election box total no change
votes = 355,429
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican PartyDistrict 35
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = John Campbell
votes = 230,220
percentage = 63.79Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Rita B. Siebert
votes = 114,126
percentage = 31.62Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Timothy Johnson
votes = 16,561
percentage = 4.59Election box total no change
votes = 360,907
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican PartyDistrict 37
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate =Jim Battin (incumbent )
votes = 182,578
percentage = 59.63Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Pat Johansen
votes = 123,602
percentage = 40.37Election box total no change
votes = 306,180
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican PartyDistrict 39
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate =Christine Kehoe
votes = 200,737
percentage = 59.97Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Larry Stirling
votes = 118,417
percentage = 35.38Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = John Murphy
votes = 15,552
percentage = 4.65Election box total no change
votes = 334,706
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Partyee also
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