2014_California_State_Senate_election
The 2014 California State Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, with the primary election on June 3, 2014. Voters in the 20 even-numbered districts of the California State Senate elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including the State Assembly election and the gubernatorial election.
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The California Republican Party won the newly drawn 28th district and the open 34th district, gaining two seats from the California Democratic Party and ending the Democrats' supermajority in the chamber.
More information California State Senate elections, 2014 Primary election — June 3, 2014, Party ...
| California State Senate elections, 2014 Primary election — June 3, 2014 | ||||||
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| Party | Votes | Percentage | Candidates | Advancing to general | Seats contesting | |
| Democratic | 923,557 | 51.63% | 40 | 24 | 19 | |
| Republican | 828,207 | 46.30% | 23 | 16 | 15 | |
| No party preference | 32,763 | 1.83% | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Green | 4,392 | 0.25% | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,788,919 | 100.00% | 67 | 40 | — | |
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More information California State Senate elections, 2014 General election — November 4, 2014, Party ...
| California State Senate elections, 2014 General election — November 4, 2014 | ||||||||
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| Party | Votes | Percentage | Not up | Contested | Before | After | +/– | |
| Democratic | 1,760,892 | 56.22% | 14† | 13 | 27† | 25† |  2 | |
| Republican | 1,371,020 | 43.78% | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 |  2 | |
| Totals | 3,131,912 | 100.00% | 19† | 20 | 39† | 39† | — | |
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† The 35th district, which was not up for election in this cycle, was vacant due to the resignation of Democrat Rod Wright.
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District 2
More information Primary election, Party ...
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Mike McGuire | 104,670 | 57.9 | |
| Republican | Lawrence R. Wiesner | 48,401 | 26.8 | |
| Democratic | Derek Knell | 19,733 | 10.9 | |
| No party preference | Harry V. Lehmann | 8,060 | 4.5 | |
| Total votes | 180,864 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Mike McGuire | 188,142 | 70.0 | |
| Republican | Lawrence R. Wiesner | 80,778 | 30.0 | |
| Total votes | 268,920 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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District 4
More information Primary election, Party ...
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Jim Nielsen (incumbent) | 92,191 | 64.0 | |
| Democratic | CJ Jawahar[1] | 51,781 | 36.0 | |
| Total votes | 143,972 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Jim Nielsen (incumbent) | 139,199 | 63.7 | |
| Democratic | CJ Jawahar | 79,457 | 36.3 | |
| Total votes | 218,656 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
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District 6
Endorsements
Roger Dickinson
- Individuals
- Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Senator
- Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California
- Bill Lockyer, California State Treasurer
- Tom Torlakson, California State Superintendent of Public Instruction
- John Garamendi, U.S. Representative
- Jared Huffman, U.S. Representative
- Darrell Steinberg, President pro tempore of the California State Senate
- Lois Wolk, State Senator
- Don Nottoli, Sacramento County Supervisor
- Phil Serna, Sacramento County Supervisor
- Jimmie Yee, Sacramento County Supervisor
- Mike McGowan, Yolo County Supervisor
- Don Saylor, Yolo County Supervisor
- Jim Provenza, Yolo County Supervisor
- Christopher Cabaldon, Mayor of West Sacramento
- Steve Cohn, Sacramento City Coucilmember
- Bonnie Pannell, Sacramento City Councilmember
- Allen Wayne Warren, Sacramento City Councilmember
- Mark Johannessen, West Sacramento City Councilmember
- William Kristoff, West Sacramento City Councilmember
- Chris Ledesma, West Sacramento City Councilmember
- Oscar Villegas, West Sacramento City Councilmember
- Tej Maan, Yuba City Councilmember
- Bill Slaton, SMUD Board President
- Genevieve Shiroma, SMUD Board Vice President
- Nancy Bui-Thompson, SMUD Board Director
- Howard Posner, SMUD Board Director
- Larry Carr, SMUD Board Director
- Greg Geeting, Sacramento County Board of Education Member
- Pam Haynes, Los Rios Community College Trustee
- Dustin Johnson, Los Rios Community College Trustee
- Steve Ly, Elk Grove School Board Member
- Scott Dosick, Natomas School Boardmember
- Susan Heredia, Natomas School Boardmember
- Lisa Kaplan, Natomas School Boardmember
- Jeff Cueno, Sacramento City School Boardmember
- Patrick Kennedy, Sacramento City School Boardmember
- Christina Pritchett, Sacramento City School Boardmember
- Darrel Woo, Sacramento City School Boardmember
- Michael Baker, Twin River School Boardmember
- Bob Bastian, Twin River School Boardmember
- John Dexter, Twin River School Boardmember
- Walter Garcia Kawamoto, Twin River School Boardmember
- Rebecca Sandoval, Twin River School Boardmember
- Katie Villegas, Washington School Boardmember
- Warren Harding, Arden Manor Park Boardmember
- Kathleen Mast, El Camino Park Boardmember
- Gregg Fishman, Arden Park Recreation and Parks Boardmember
- Jim Lites, Arden Park Recreation and Parks Boardmember
- Linda Kimura, Arden Creek Park Boardmember
- Jerry Fox, Arden Creek Park Boardmember
- Victor H. Fazio, former U.S. Representative
- Phil Angelides, former California State Treasurer
- Sheila Kuehl, former State Senator
- Phil Isenberg, former State Assemblymember
- Heather Fargo, former Mayor of Sacramento
- James Shelby, former Mayor of Citrus Heights
- Robbie Waters, former Sacramento City Councilmember
- Grantland Johnson, former Sacramento County Supervisor
- Toby Johnson, former Sacramento County Supervisor
- Illa Collin, former Sacramento County Supervisor
- Jim Streng, former Sacramento County Supervisor
Richard Pan
- Organizations
- Service Employees International Union
- AFSCME California PEOPLE
- California State Employees Association
More information Primary election, Party ...
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Roger Dickinson | 48,668 | 40.3 | |
| Democratic | Richard Pan | 37,552 | 31.1 | |
| Republican | James Axelgard | 19,258 | 15.9 | |
| Republican | Jonathan Zachariou | 15,355 | 12.7 | |
| Total votes | 120,833 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Richard Pan | 96,688 | 53.8 | |
| Democratic | Roger Dickinson | 82,938 | 46.2 | |
| Total votes | 179,626 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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District 8
More information Primary election, Party ...
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Tom Berryhill (incumbent) | 97,056 | 65.4 | |
| Democratic | Paulina Miranda | 51,415 | 34.6 | |
| Total votes | 148,471 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Tom Berryhill (incumbent) | 145,587 | 66.5 | |
| Democratic | Paulina Miranda | 73,417 | 33.5 | |
| Total votes | 219,004 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
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District 10
More information Primary election, Party ...
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Bob Wieckowski | 36,773 | 35.4 | |
| Republican | Peter Kuo | 27,332 | 26.3 | |
| Democratic | Mary Hayashi | 21,448 | 20.6 | |
| Democratic | Roman Reed | 14,098 | 13.6 | |
| No party preference | Audie Bock | 4,284 | 4.1 | |
| Total votes | 103,935 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Bob Wieckowski | 111,162 | 68.0 | |
| Republican | Peter Kuo | 52,302 | 32.0 | |
| Total votes | 163,464 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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District 12
More information Primary election, Party ...
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Anthony Cannella (incumbent) | 47,551 | 63.8 | |
| Democratic | Shawn K. Bagley | 27,017 | 36.2 | |
| Total votes | 74,568 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Anthony Cannella (incumbent) | 74,988 | 60.5 | |
| Democratic | Shawn K. Bagley | 49,039 | 39.5 | |
| Total votes | 124,027 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
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District 14
More information Primary election, Party ...
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Andy Vidak (incumbent) | 35,953 | 61.2 | |
| Democratic | Luis Chavez[2] | 22,771 | 38.8 | |
| Total votes | 58,724 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Andy Vidak (incumbent) | 54,251 | 54.1 | |
| Democratic | Luis Chavez | 46,035 | 45.9 | |
| Total votes | 100,286 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
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District 16
More information Primary election, Party ...
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Jean Fuller (incumbent) | 79,843 | 99.8 | |
| Democratic | Ruth Musser-Lopez (write-in) | 189 | 0.2 | |
| Total votes | 80,032 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Jean Fuller (incumbent) | 122,700 | 72.8 | |
| Democratic | Ruth Musser-Lopez | 45,812 | 27.2 | |
| Total votes | 168,512 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
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District 18
More information Primary election, Party ...
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Robert Hertzberg | 35,338 | 63.1 | |
| Republican | Ricardo Antonio Benitez | 16,289 | 29.1 | |
| Green | John P. "Jack" Lindblad | 4,392 | 7.8 | |
| Total votes | 56,019 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Robert Hertzberg | 79,495 | 70.2 | |
| Republican | Ricardo Antonio Benitez | 33,794 | 29.8 | |
| Total votes | 113,289 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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District 20
More information Primary election, Party ...
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Matthew Munson | 14,124 | 33.0 | |
| Democratic | Connie Leyva | 9,096 | 21.2 | |
| Democratic | Alfonso "Al" Sanchez | 7,958 | 18.6 | |
| Democratic | Shannon O'Brien | 6,769 | 15.9 | |
| Democratic | Sylvia Robles | 4,843 | 11.3 | |
| Total votes | 42,790 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Connie Leyva | 56,943 | 62.4 | |
| Republican | Matthew Munson | 34,256 | 37.6 | |
| Total votes | 91,199 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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District 22
More information Primary election, Party ...
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ed Hernandez (incumbent) | 34,375 | 99.6 | |
| Republican | Marc Rodriguez (write-in) | 154 | 0.4 | |
| Total votes | 34,529 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Ed Hernandez (incumbent) | 63,570 | 64.8 | |
| Republican | Marc Rodriguez | 34,468 | 35.2 | |
| Total votes | 98,038 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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District 24
More information Primary election, Party ...
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Kevin de León (incumbent) | 28,975 | 64.1 | |
| Democratic | Peter Choi | 9,422 | 20.8 | |
| Republican | William "Rodriguez" Morrison | 6,805 | 15.1 | |
| Total votes | 45,202 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Kevin de León (incumbent) | 57,412 | 65.8 | |
| Democratic | Peter Choi | 29,848 | 34.2 | |
| Total votes | 87,260 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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District 26
More information Primary election, Party ...
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ben Allen | 25,987 | 22.2 | |
| Democratic | Sandra Fluke | 22,759 | 19.4 | |
| No party preference | Seth Stodder | 20,419 | 17.4 | |
| Democratic | Betsy Butler | 19,301 | 16.5 | |
| Democratic | Amy Howorth | 18,411 | 15.7 | |
| Democratic | Vito Imbasciani | 5,189 | 4.4 | |
| Democratic | Patric Verrone | 3,446 | 2.9 | |
| Democratic | Barbi S. Appelquist | 1,630 | 1.4 | |
| Total votes | 117,142 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Ben Allen | 122,901 | 60.3 | |
| Democratic | Sandra Fluke | 80,781 | 39.7 | |
| Total votes | 203,682 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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District 28
More information Primary election, Party ...
| Primary election | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
| Republican | Jeff Stone | 20,807 | 21.9 | ||
| Republican | Bonnie Garcia | 18,884 | 19.9 | ||
| Republican | Glenn A. Miller | 18,435 | 19.4 | ||
| Democratic | Phillip Drucker | 17,635 | 18.6 | ||
| Democratic | Anna Nevenic | 14,444 | 15.2 | ||
| Republican | William "Bill" Carns | 4,834 | 5.1 | ||
| Total votes | 95,039 | 100.0 | |||
| General election | |||||
| Republican | Jeff Stone | 81,698 | 53.0 | ||
| Republican | Bonnie Garcia | 72,353 | 47.0 | ||
| Total votes | 154,051 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican win (new seat) | |||||
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District 30
More information Primary election, Party ...
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Holly Mitchell (incumbent) | 48,280 | 85.3 | |
| Democratic | Isidro Armenta | 8,301 | 14.7 | |
| Total votes | 56,581 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Holly Mitchell (incumbent) | 78,115 | 68.8 | |
| Democratic | Isidro Armenta | 35,442 | 31.2 | |
| Total votes | 113,557 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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District 32
More information Primary election, Party ...
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Mario Guerra | 29,096 | 44.5 | |
| Democratic | Tony Mendoza | 20,804 | 31.8 | |
| Democratic | Sally Havice | 7,325 | 11.2 | |
| Democratic | Irella Perez | 6,873 | 10.5 | |
| Democratic | Carlos Arvizu | 1,280 | 2.0 | |
| Total votes | 65,378 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Tony Mendoza | 67,593 | 52.3 | |
| Republican | Mario Guerra | 61,718 | 47.7 | |
| Total votes | 129,311 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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District 34
More information Primary election, Party ...
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Janet Nguyen | 46,445 | 52.0 | |
| Democratic | Jose Solorio | 29,793 | 33.3 | |
| Republican | Long Pham | 13,102 | 14.7 | |
| Total votes | 89,340 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Janet Nguyen | 95,792 | 58.1 | |
| Democratic | Jose Solorio | 69,220 | 41.9 | |
| Total votes | 165,012 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
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District 36
More information Primary election, Party ...
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Patricia Bates | 88,171 | 99.1 | |
| Democratic | Gary Kephart (write-in) | 756 | 0.9 | |
| Total votes | 88,927 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Patricia Bates | 140,610 | 65.7 | |
| Democratic | Gary Kephart | 73,539 | 34.3 | |
| Total votes | 214,149 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
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District 38
More information Primary election, Party ...
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Joel Anderson (incumbent) | 87,933 | 71.1 | |
| Democratic | Fotios "Frank" Tsimboukakis | 35,656 | 28.9 | |
| Total votes | 123,589 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Joel Anderson (incumbent) | 146,510 | 68.9 | |
| Democratic | Fotios "Frank" Tsimboukakis | 66,066 | 30.8 | |
| Total votes | 212,576 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
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District 40
More information Primary election, Party ...
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ben Hueso (incumbent) | 45,249 | 71.9 | |
| Democratic | Rafael Estrada | 17,547 | 27.9 | |
| Republican | Michael Diaz (write-in) | 188 | 0.3 | |
| Total votes | 62,984 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Ben Hueso (incumbent) | 58,880 | 54.9 | |
| Democratic | Rafael Estrada | 48,397 | 45.1 | |
| Total votes | 107,277 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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- Chitnis, Deepak (March 20, 2014), "Software engineer C J Jawahar enters fray in California's Senate primaries for 4th District", The American Bazaar, retrieved March 17, 2017
- "Why Luis Chavez is the man to beat in 2016", CVO Observer, May 26, 2015