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California's 34th senatorial district

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California's 34th State Senate district
Map of the district
Current senator
  Tom Umberg
DSanta Ana
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age
927,893[1]
688,872[1]
491,287[1]
Demographics
Registered voters441,884[2]
Registration41.48% Democratic
29.38% Republican
24.36% No party preference

California's 34th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Tom Umberg of Santa Ana.

District profile

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The district encompasses northern Orange County, including most of Santa Ana, Anaheim, Placentia, Fullerton, Buena Park, La Habra, and the west side of Orange, along with the unincorporated community of South Whittier in Los Angeles County.

Election results from statewide races

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Year Office Results
2021 Recall No No 55.2 – 44.8%
2020 President Biden 55.7 – 42.3%
2018 Governor Newsom 55.5 - 44.5%
Senator Feinstein 54.2 - 45.8%
2016 President Clinton 58.5 – 35.8%
Senator Sanchez 52.6 – 47.4%
2014 Governor Brown 52.5 – 47.5%
2012 President Obama 53.3 – 44.4%
Senator Feinstein 55.3 – 44.7%
Election results from statewide races
Year Office Results
2000 President Gore 51.4 - 45.0%
Senator Feinstein 53.0 - 38.1%
1998 Governor Davis 54.1 - 41.5%
Senator Boxer 47.8 - 46.5%
1996 President Clinton 47.2 - 42.1%
1994 Governor Wilson 61.7 - 32.7%
Senator Huffington 55.4 - 32.5%
1992 President Bush 39.9 - 36.2%
Senator Herschensohn 53.9 - 35.6%
Senator Seymour 46.1 - 42.2%

List of senators representing the district

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Senators Party Years served Electoral history Counties represented
District established January 3, 1887

George G. Goucher
(Fresno)
Democratic January 3, 1887 –
January 2, 1893
Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1890.
Redistricted to the 16th district.
Alpine, Fresno, Mariposa, Mono

George S. Berry
(Lindsay)
Democratic January 2, 1893 –
January 7, 1895
Redistricted from the 16th district and re-elected in 1892.
[data missing]
Inyo, Kern, Tulare

Sylvester C. Smith
(Bakersfield)
Republican January 7, 1895 –
January 5, 1903
Elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1898.
Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.
Kern, San Luis Obispo

William H. Savage
(San Pedro)
Republican January 5, 1903 –
January 2, 1911
Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1906.
[data missing]
Los Angeles

Lee C. Gates
(Los Angeles)
Republican January 2, 1911 –
January 4, 1915
Elected in 1910.
[data missing]

Henry S. Benedict
(Los Angeles)
Republican January 4, 1915 –
November 7, 1916
Elected in 1914.
Resigned when elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Vacant November 7, 1916 –
January 6, 1919

Charles W. Lyon
(Los Angeles)
Republican January 6, 1919 –
January 5, 1931
Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1926.
Lost re-election.

James I. Wagy
(Bakersfield)
Republican January 5, 1931 –
January 4, 1943
Redistricted from the 32nd district and re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1938.
[data missing]
Kern

Jess R. Dorsey
(Bakersfield)
Republican January 4, 1943 –
September 27, 1958
Elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1954.
Died and posthumously lost re-election.[3]
Vacant September 27, 1958 –
January 5, 1959

Walter W. Stiern
(Bakersfield)
Democratic January 5, 1959 –
January 2, 1967
Elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1962.
Redistricted to the 18th district.

John G. Schmitz
(Santa Ana)
Republican January 2, 1967 –
June 30, 1970
Redistricted from the 35th district and re-elected in 1966.
Resigned when elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Orange
Vacant June 30, 1970 –
August 21, 1970

Dennis Carpenter
(Newport Beach)
Republican August 21, 1970 –
November 30, 1974
Elected to finish Schmitz's term.[4]
Re-elected in 1970.
Redistricted to the 36th district.

Robert B. Presley
(Riverside)
Democratic December 2, 1974 –
November 30, 1982
Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1986.
Redistricted to the 36th district.
Riverside, San Bernadrino

Ruben Ayala
(Chino)
Democratic December 6, 1982 –
November 30, 1994
Elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1990.
Redistricted to the 32nd district.
Los Angeles, San Bernadrino

Rob Hurtt
(Garden Grove)
Republican December 5, 1994 –
November 30, 1998
Redistricted from the 32nd district and re-elected in 1994.
Lost re-election.
Orange

Joe Dunn
(Santa Ana)
Democratic December 7, 1998 –
November 4, 2006
Elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2002.
Retired to run for State Controller.

Lou Correa
(Santa Ana)
Democratic December 4, 2006 –
November 30, 2014
Elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2010.
Retired to run for Orange County Board of Supervisors.

Janet Nguyen
(Huntington Beach)
Republican December 1, 2014 –
November 30, 2018
Elected in 2014.
Lost re-election.
Los Angeles, Orange

Tom Umberg
(Santa Ana)
Democratic December 3, 2018 –
present
Elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2022.

Election results

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2018

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2018 California State Senate election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Janet Nguyen (incumbent) 82,874 58.3
Democratic Tom Umberg 37,360 26.3
Democratic Jestin L. Samson 13,231 9.3
Democratic Akash A. Hawkins 8,746 6.1
Total votes 142,211 100.0
General election
Democratic Tom Umberg 135,062 50.6
Republican Janet Nguyen (incumbent) 131,973 49.4
Total votes 267,035 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2014

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2014 California State Senate election
Primary election
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

2010

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2010 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lou Correa (incumbent) 88,892 65.8
Republican Lucille Kring 46,377 34.2
Total votes 135,269 100.0
Democratic hold

2006

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2006 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lou Correa 56,534 50.2
Republican Lynn Daucher 55,142 49.0
Independent Otto Bade (write-in) 911 0.8
Total votes 112,587 100.0
Democratic hold

2002

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2002 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Dunn (incumbent) 63,485 61.9
Republican Araceli Gonzalez 39,025 38.1
Total votes 102,510 100.0
Democratic hold

1998

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1998 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Dunn 62,063 51.3
Republican Rob Hurtt (incumbent) 58,933 48.7
Total votes 120,996 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

1994

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1994 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rob Hurtt (incumbent) 70,404 57.3
Democratic Donna Chessen 45,027 36.6
Libertarian Thomas E. Reimer 7,530 6.1
Total votes 115,431 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
  3. ^ "State Sen. Jess Dorsey Dies". cdnc.ucr.edu.
  4. ^ "The 13 Men Who Said 'No' To Reagan". cdnc.ucr.edu.
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