California's 5th senatorial district

California's 5th State Senate district
Map of the district
Current senator
  Susan Eggman
D–Stockton
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age		939,163[1]
670,015[1]
541,374[1]
Demographics
Registered voters477,778[2]
Registration42.19% Democratic
30.76% Republican
20.65% No party preference

California's 5th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Susan Eggman of Stockton.

District profile

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The district is centered on northern Central Valley, containing San Joaquin County and the northeastern portion of Alameda County. It includes the communities of Midway, Altamont, Ulmar, Livermore, Dublin, Pleasanton, and Sunol.

Election results from statewide races

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Year Office Results
2022 Governor[3] Newsom 52.6 – 47.4%
Senator[4] Padilla 55.4 – 44.6%
2021 Recall[5][6] No 51.0 - 49.0%
Elder 55.0 - 6.6%
2020 President Biden 54.2 – 43.6%
2018 Governor[7] Newsom 51.4 – 48.6%
Senator[8] De Leon 54.6 – 45.4%
2016 President Clinton 52.5 – 41.8%
Senator Harris 58.3 – 41.7%
2014 Governor Brown 53.3 – 46.7%
2012 President Obama 54.2 – 43.6%
Senator Feinstein 55.5 – 44.5%

List of senators representing the district

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1851–1855: one seat

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Senators Party Years served Electoral history Counties represented
District established January 6, 1851

John D. Spencer
(Modesto) 		Whig January 6, 1851 –
January 3, 1853 		Redistricted from the Sacramento district and re-elected in 1850.
[data missing] 		Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus

Jacob Gruwell
(San Jose) 		Whig January 3, 1853 –
January 1, 1855 		Elected in 1852.
Re-elected in 1853.
[data missing] 		Contra Costa, Santa Clara
Alameda, Santa Clara

1855–1857: two, then four seats

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Dates Seat A Seat B Seat C Seat D Counties represented
Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history
January 1, 1855 –
January 7, 1856
Wilson G. Flint
(San Francisco) 		Democratic Elected in 1854.
Re-elected in 1855.
[data missing]
William W. Hawks
(San Francisco) 		Democratic Elected in 1854.
Re-elected in 1855.
[data missing] 		A third seat was added in 1856. A fourth seat was added in 1856. San Francisco
January 7, 1856 –
January 5, 1857 		Know Nothing Know Nothing
William J. Shaw
(San Francisco) 		Democratic Elected in 1855.
[data missing]
Frank Tilford
(San Francisco) 		Democratic Elected in 1855.
Resigned.

1857–1858: one seat

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Senators Party Years served Electoral history Counties represented

Eugene L. Sullivan
(San Francisco) 		Republican January 5, 1857 –
January 4, 1858 		Elected in 1856. San Francisco, San Mateo

1858–1863: three, then two seats

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Dates Seat A Seat B Seat C Counties represented
Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history
January 4, 1858 –
January 3, 1859
Gilbert A. Grant
(San Francisco) 		Republican Elected in 1857.
Re-elected in 1858.
[data missing]
Timothy G. Phelps
(San Mateo) 		Republican Elected in 1857.
[data missing]
Samuel Soule
(San Francisco) 		Republican Elected in 1857.
[data missing] 		San Francisco
January 3, 1859 –
October 6, 1859
Samuel H. Parker
(San Francisco) 		Republican Elected in 1858.
[data missing]
Charles H. S. Williams
(San Francisco) 		Republican Elected in 1858.
Resigned.
October 6, 1859 –
January 2, 1860 		Vacant
January 2, 1860 –
January 7, 1861
Sol A. Sharp
(San Francisco) 		Democratic Elected in 1859.
[data missing]
Timothy G. Phelps
(San Mateo) 		Republican Elected in 1859.
[data missing] 		Third seat was eliminated in 1861 San Francisco, San Mateo
January 7, 1861 –
January 6, 1862
Caleb Burbank
(Stockton) 		Republican Elected in 1860.
[data missing]
James M. Shafter
(San Francisco) 		Republican Elected in 1860.
[data missing]
Union

1863–present: one seat

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Senators Party Years served Electoral history Counties represented

John G. McCullough
(Mariposa) 		Union January 6, 1862 –
December 7, 1863 		Elected in 1862.
Retired to become Attorney General of California. 		Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus

Warren S. Montgomery
(Stockton) 		Democratic December 7, 1863 –
December 4, 1865 		Elected in 1863.
[data missing]
[data missing] December 4, 1865 –
December 2, 1867 		[data missing]

James H. Lawrence
(Modesto) 		Democratic December 2, 1867 –
December 6, 1869 		Elected in 1867.
Re-elected in 1868.
[data missing]
[data missing] December 6, 1869 –
December 4, 1871 		[data missing]

Thomas J. Keyes
(Modesto) 		Democratic December 4, 1871 –
December 6, 1875 		Elected in 1871.
Re-elected in 1873.
[data missing]
[data missing] December 6, 1875 –
January 5, 1880 		[data missing]

David M. Pool
(Mariposa) 		Democratic January 5, 1880 –
January 8, 1883 		Elected in 1879.
[data missing]

John D. Spencer
(Modesto) 		Democratic January 8, 1883 –
January 3, 1887 		Elected in 1882.
Retired to become Clerk of the Supreme Court of California.

Austin Walrath
(Nevada City) 		Republican January 3, 1887 –
January 7, 1889 		Elected in 1886.
[data missing] 		Nevada

E. M. Preston
(Nevada City) 		Republican January 7, 1889 –
January 2, 1893 		Elected in 1888.
[data missing]

Noble Martin
(Dutch Flat) 		Democratic January 2, 1893 –
September 1, 1896 		Elected in 1892.
Died. 		El Dorado, Placer
Vacant September 1, 1896 –
January 4, 1897

Emery W. Chapman
(El Dorado) 		Democratic January 4, 1897 –
January 1, 1901 		Elected in 1896.
[data missing]

William B. Lardner
(Auburn) 		Republican January 1, 1901 –
January 2, 1905 		Elected in 1900.
[data missing]

Benjamin F. Rush
(Suisun) 		Republican January 2, 1905 –
January 7, 1929 		Elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1928. 		Napa, Solano

Thomas McCormack
(Ria Vista) 		Republican January 7, 1929 –
January 2, 1933 		Elected in 1928.
Redistricted to the 15th district.

John B. McColl
(Redding) 		Republican January 2, 1933 –
December 19, 1938 		Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1936.
Died. 		Shasta, Trinity
Vacant December 19, 1938 –
January 24, 1939

Jesse W. Carter
(Redding) 		Democratic January 24, 1939 –
September 12, 1939 		Elected to finish McColl's term.
Resigned.
Vacant September 12, 1939 –
January 6, 1941

Oliver J. Carter
(Redding) 		Democratic January 6, 1941 –
January 3, 1949 		Elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1944.
Retired.

Edwin J. Regan
(Weaverville) 		Democratic January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1965 		Elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1960.
Resigned.
Vacant January 3, 1965 –
March 26, 1965

Fred W. Marler Jr.
(Redding) 		Republican March 26, 1965 –
January 2, 1967 		Elected to finish Regan's term.
Redistricted to the 2nd district.

Albert S. Rodda
(Sacramento) 		Democratic January 2, 1967 –
November 30, 1976 		Redistricted from the 19th district and re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1972.
Redistricted to the 3rd district. 		Sacramento

Milton Marks
(San Francisco) 		Republican December 6, 1976 –
November 30, 1984 		Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1980.
Redistricted to the 3rd district. 		San Francisco

John Garamendi
(Walnut Grove) 		Democratic December 3, 1984 –
September 3, 1990 		Redistricted from the 13th district and re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1988.
Resigned to run for California Insurance Commissioner. 		Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mono,
Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne
Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Sacramento, San Joaquin,
Tuolumne, Yolo

Patrick Johnston
(Stockton) 		Democratic January 10, 1991 –
November 30, 2000 		Elected to finish Garamendi's term.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1996.
Termed out.
Sacramento, San Joaquin

Michael Machado
(Linden) 		Democratic December 4, 2000 –
November 30, 2008 		Elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2004.
Termed out.
Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, Yolo

Lois Wolk
(Davis) 		Democratic December 1, 2008 –
November 30, 2012 		Elected in 2008.
Redistricted to the 3rd district.

Cathleen Galgiani
(Stockton) 		Democratic December 3, 2012 –
November 30, 2020 		Elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2016.
Termed out. 		Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus

Susan Eggman
(Stockton) 		Democratic December 7, 2020 –
present 		Elected in 2020.
Retiring at end of term due to term limits.

Election results

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2020

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California State Senate election, 2020
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Susan Eggman 71,808 34.9
Republican Jim Ridenour 49,398 24.0
Democratic Mani Grewal 40,086 19.5
Republican Jesús Andrade 32,836 16.0
Republican Kathleen A. Garcia 11,499 5.6
Total votes 205,627 100.0
General election
Democratic Susan Eggman 217,651 54.9
Republican Jim Ridenour 178,915 45.1
Total votes 396,566 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

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California State Senate election, 2016
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cathleen Galgiani (incumbent) 96,710 56.8
Republican Alan Nakanishi 47,355 27.8
Republican Samuel Anderson 26,343 15.5
Total votes 170,408 100.0
General election
Democratic Cathleen Galgiani (incumbent) 174,847 56.7
Republican Alan Nakanishi 133,604 43.3
Total votes 308,451 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

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California State Senate election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cathleen Galgiani 52,148 40.7
Republican Bill Berryhill 45,819 35.8
Republican Leroy Ornellas 30,109 23.5
Total votes 128,076 100.0
General election
Democratic Cathleen Galgiani 142,145 50.5
Republican Bill Berryhill 139,502 49.5
Total votes 281,647 100.0
Democratic win (new seat)

2008

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California's 5th State Senate district election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lois Wolk 207,108 64.54
Republican Greg Aghazarian 113,778 35.46
Total votes 320,886 100.00
Turnout   73.54
Democratic hold

2004

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California's 5th State Senate district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael Machado (incumbent) 154,519 52.19
Republican Gary A. Podesto 141,539 47.81
Total votes 296,058 100.00
Democratic hold

2000

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California's 5th State Senate district election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael Machado 142,392 48.06
Republican Alan Nakanishi 141,013 47.59
Libertarian Carole Brow 10,208 3.45
Natural Law William S. Nicolas 2,667 0.90
Invalid or blank votes 5,260 1.74
Total votes 301,540 100.00
Democratic hold

1996

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California's 5th State Senate district election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patrick Johnston (incumbent) 159,932 60.12
Republican Kurt C. Boese 108,075 39.88
Invalid or blank votes 12,981 4.65
Total votes 280,988 100.00
Democratic hold

1992

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California's 5th State Senate district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patrick Johnston (incumbent) 162,122 57.46
Republican Ron Stauffer 105,333 37.33
Libertarian Eric Roberts 14,713 5.21
Invalid or blank votes 23,682 7.74
Total votes 305,850 100.00
Democratic hold

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. ^ "Supplement to the Statement of Vote November 8, 2022, General Election Counties by State Senate Districts for Governor" (PDF). ca.gov. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "Supplement to the Statement of Vote November 8, 2022, General Election Counties by State Senate Districts for United States Senator (Full Term)" (PDF). ca.gov.
  5. ^ "Supplement to the Statement of Vote September 14, 2021, California Gubernatorial Recall Election Counties by Congressional Districts for Recall Question" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on March 7, 2022.
  6. ^ "Counties by Congressional Districts for Recall Election Gubernatorial Replacement Candidates" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Supplement to the Statement of Vote Counties by Senate Districts for Governor" (PDF). ca.gov. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  8. ^ "Supplement to the Statement of Vote Counties by State Senate Districts for United States Senator" (PDF). ca.gov. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
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