California's_37th_State_Senate_district

California's 37th State Senate district
California's 37th State Senate district
Current senator
	Dave Min; D–Irvine
Population (2010); • Voting age; • Citizen voting age	937,986; 734,844; 613,024
Demographics	56.00% White; 1.56% Black; 21.67% Latino; 19.20% Asian; 0.47% Native American; 0.32% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.29% other; 0.48% remainder of multiracial;
Registered voters	623,039
Registration	37.11% Democratic; 32.65% Republican; 24.32% No party preference

California's 37th senatorial district

American legislative district

California's 37th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Dave Min of Irvine.

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"Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).

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"Report of Registration as of October 3, 2023" (PDF).

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"Mimi Walters Formally Enters Congressional Race in 45th District - Mimi Walters for U.S. Representative". Mimi Walters. July 2, 2013. Archived from the original on April 8, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2016.

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Gans, Jared (January 18, 2023). "Dave Min announces bid for Porter's California House seat, nabs her endorsement". The Hill. Retrieved January 18, 2023.

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Year	Office	Results
2022	Governor	Newsom 50.7 – 49.3%
2022	Senator	Padilla 52.0 - 48.0%
2021	Recall	No 52.5 – 47.5%
2020	President	Biden 54.3 – 43.6%
2018	Governor	Newsom 50.2 – 49.8%
2018	Senator	Feinstein 54.1 – 45.9%
2016	President	Clinton 50.0 – 44.0%
2016	Senator	Harris 59.0 – 41.0%
2014	Governor	Kashkari 57.7 – 42.3%
2012	President	Romney 53.7 – 43.9%
2012	Senator	Emken 54.6 – 45.4%

Senators	Party	Years served	Electoral history	Counties represented
District established January 3, 1887
George Steele (San Luis Obispo)	Republican	January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889	Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1886. Retired.	San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Venutra
E. H. Heacock (Santa Barbara)	Republican	January 7, 1889 – January 2, 1893	Elected in 1888. [data missing]	San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Venutra
John R. Mathews (Los Angeles)	Democratic	January 2, 1893 – January 25, 1896	Elected in 1892. Resigned.	Los Angeles
Vacant		January 25, 1896 – January 4, 1897
Robert N. Bulla (Los Angeles)	Republican	January 4, 1897 – January 1, 1901	Elected in 1896. [data missing]
Frederick M. Smith (Los Angeles)	Republican	January 1, 1901 – January 2, 1905	Elected in 1900. [data missing]
Henry E. Carter (Los Angeles)	Republican	January 2, 1905 – January 4, 1909	Elected in 1904. [data missing]
Henry M. Hurd (Los Angeles)	Republican	January 4, 1909 – January 6, 1913	Elected in 1908. [data missing]
William E. Brown (Manhattan Beach)	Republican	January 6, 1913 – January 3, 1921	Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1916. [data missing]
Newton M. Allen (Los Angeles)	Republican	January 3, 1921 – January 7, 1929	Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1924. [data missing]
George W. Rochester (Los Angeles)	Republican	January 7, 1929 – January 2, 1933	Elected in 1928. [data missing]
Leonard J. Difani (Riverside)	Republican	January 2, 1933 – January 4, 1937	Elected in 1932. Lost renomination.	Riverside
John R. Phillips (Banning)	Republican	January 4, 1937 – November 15, 1942	Elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1940. Resigned to become a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Vacant		November 15, 1942 – January 8, 1945
Nelson S. Dilworth (Hemet)	Republican	January 8, 1945 – January 2, 1961	Elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1956. Retired.
Lee Backstrand (Riverside)	Republican	January 2, 1961 – April 26, 1964	Elected in 1960. Won renomination, then died.
Vacant		April 26, 1964 – January 4, 1965
Gordon Cologne (Indio)	Republican	January 4, 1965 – January 2, 1967	Replaced Backstrand on ballot and elected in 1964. Redistricted to the 36th district.
George Deukmejian (Long Beach)	Republican	January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1976	Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1972. Redistricted to the 31st district.	Los Angeles
Paul B. Carpenter (Cypress)	Democratic	December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1984	Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 33rd district.	Orange
Marian Bergeson (Newport Beach)	Republican	December 3, 1984 – November 30, 1992	Elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1988. Redistricted to the 35th district.	Imperial, Orange, Riverside, San Diego
David G. Kelley (Riverside)	Republican	December 7, 1992 – November 30, 2000	Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1992. Retired to run for State Assembly.	Imperial, Riverside, San Diego
Jim Battin (La Quinta)	Republican	December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2008		Imperial, Riverside, San Diego
Jim Battin (La Quinta)	Republican	December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2008	Elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2004. Termed out.	Riverside
John J. Benoit (Bermuda Dunes)	Republican	December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2009	Elected in 2008. Resigned to become a member of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors.
Vacant		November 30, 2009 – June 9, 2010
Bill Emmerson (Redlands)	Republican	June 9, 2010 – November 30, 2012	Elected to finish Benoit's term. Redistricted to the 23rd district.
Mimi Walters (Irvine)	Republican	December 3, 2012 – January 3, 2015	Redistricted from the 33rd district and re-elected in 2012. Retired to become a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.^[3]	Orange
Vacant		January 3, 2015 – March 22, 2015
John Moorlach (Costa Mesa)	Republican	March 22, 2015 – November 30, 2020	Elected to finish vacant term. Re-elected in 2018. Lost re-election.
Dave Min (Irvine)	Democratic	December 7, 2020 – present	Elected in 2020. Retiring at end of term to run for the U.S. House of Representatives.^[4]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Moorlach (incumbent)	132,275	47.3
	Democratic	Dave Min	78,293	28.0
	Democratic	Katrina Foley	68,952	24.7
Total votes			279,520	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Dave Min	270,522	51.1
	Republican	John Moorlach (incumbent)	258,421	48.9
Total votes			528,943	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Moorlach (incumbent)	114,540	54.8
	Democratic	Ari Grayson	94,369	45.2
Total votes			208,909	100.0
General election
	Republican	John Moorlach (incumbent)	228,480	57.0
	Democratic	Ari Grayson	172,455	43.0
Total votes			400,935	100.0
	Republican hold

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Moorlach	38,125	50.3
	Republican	Don Wagner	33,411	44.0
	Republican	Naz Namazi	2,621	3.5
	Democratic	Louise Stewardson (write-in)	1,696	2.2
Total votes			75,853	100.0
	Republican hold

California's_37th_State_Senate_district

California's 37th senatorial district

District profile

Election results from statewide races

List of senators representing the district

Election results

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Emmerson	39,875	41.76%
	Republican	Russ Bogh	20,957	21.95%
	Democratic	Justin Blake	13,289	13.92%
	Democratic	Anna Nevenic	8,076	8.46%
	Democratic	Arthur Bravo Guerrero	6,826	7.15%
	American Independent	Matt Monica	4,195	4.39%
	Republican	David W. Peters	2,267	2.37%
Total votes			95,485	100.0%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Emmerson	81,655	59.66%
	Democratic	Justin Blake	41,243	30.13%
	American Independent	Matt Monica	13,965	10.20%
Total votes			136,863	100.0%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Benoit	190,415	54.79
	Democratic	Arthur Guerrero	157,142	45.21
Total votes			347,557	100.00
Turnout			{{{votes}}}	72.48
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Battin (incumbent)	182,578	59.63
	Democratic	Pat Johansen	123,602	40.37
Total votes			306,180	100.00
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Battin	177,665	62.18
	Democratic	Sedalia L. Sanders	94,391	33.04
	Libertarian	Donna Tello	13,649	4.78
Invalid or blank votes			23,380	7.56
Total votes			309,085	100.00
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David G. Kelley (incumbent)	157,080	61.14
	Democratic	Hans Alfred Schroeder	75,943	29.59
	Libertarian	Donna Tello	10,313	4.01
	Reform	George Angell	9,121	3.55
	Natural Law	Jim J. Moner	4,486	1.75
Invalid or blank votes			23,024	6.22
Total votes			279,967	100.00
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David G. Kelley	141,970	52.47
	Democratic	Jim Rickard	101,872	37.65
	Peace and Freedom	Renate M. Kline	16,870	6.24
	Libertarian	Craig McElvany	9,845	3.64
Invalid or blank votes			29,858	9.94
Total votes			300,415	100.00
	Republican hold