California's 16th senatorial district

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California's 16th State Senate district

Current senator

Melissa Hurtado
D–Bakersfield

Population (2010)
• Voting age
• Citizen voting age

922,123^[1]
662,419^[1]
564,836^[1]

Demographics

52.04% White
5.13% Black
35.72% Latino
4.41% Asian
1.73% Native American
0.29% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.23% other
0.45^[1]% remainder of multiracial

Registered voters

481,235^[2]

Registration

41.40% Republican
28.99% Democratic
22.46% No party preference

California's 16th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Melissa Hurtado of Sanger.

District profile

The district consists of portions of southwestern Central Valley, including Kings County, western Tulare County, and northwestern Kern County.

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2021	Recall	Yes 63.7 – 36.3%
2020	President	Trump 57.9 – 39.6%
2018	Governor	Cox 63.0 – 37.0%
2018	Senator	de Leon 60.5 – 39.5%
2016	President	Trump 59.0 – 35.2%
2016	Senator	Harris 54.3 – 45.7%
2014	Governor	Kashkari 64.9 – 35.1%
2012	President	Romney 61.7 – 35.9%
2012	Senator	Emken 62.1 – 37.9%

List of senators

Due to redistricting, the 16th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Senators	Party	Years served	Counties Represented	Notes
Franklin Thomas Baldwin	Democratic	January 8, 1883 - January 3, 1887	Amador, San Joaquin	Served together with Langford.^[3]
Benjamin Franklin Langford		January 8, 1883 - January 3, 1887	Amador, San Joaquin	Served together with Langford.^[3]
Frank James Moffitt		January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891	Alameda
Eli Sherman Denison	Republican	January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893	Alameda
George G. Goucher	Democratic	January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895	Fresno
Alfred Joel Pedlar	Republican	January 7, 1895 - January 2, 1899	Fresno, Madera
Chester Rowell		January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1903	Fresno, Madera
Frank W. Leavitt		January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1911	Alameda
Edward J. Tyrrell		January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1919		Ran as a Progressive for his 2nd term.
Edward J. Tyrrell	Progressive	January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1919		Ran as a Progressive for his 2nd term.
A. P. Anderson	Republican	January 6, 1919 - January 8, 1923
Edgar Sanders Hurley		January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1931
Arthur Hastings Breed, Sr.		January 5, 1931 - January 7, 1935
William Knowland		January 7, 1935 - January 2, 1939
Arthur H. Breed Jr.		January 2, 1939 - January 5, 1959
John W. Holmdahl	Democratic	January 5, 1959 - January 2, 1967
Hugh Morrison Burns		January 2, 1967 - January 4, 1971	Fresno
George N. Zenovich		January 4, 1971 - November 30, 1974	Fresno
Walter W. Stiern		December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1986	Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino
Walter W. Stiern		December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1986	Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, San Bernardino
Don Rogers	Republican	December 1, 1986 - December 15, 1992		Resigned his seat from the 16th Senate district to assume another seat in the 17th Senate district due to redistricting.
Phil Wyman	Republican	May 3, 1993 – November 30, 1994		Sworn in after winning special election.^[4]
Jim Costa	Democratic	December 5, 1994 - November 30, 2002	Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Tulare
Dean Florez		December 2, 2002 - November 30, 2010	Fresno, Kern, Kings, Tulare
Michael Rubio		December 6, 2010 – February 22, 2013		Resigned from the Senate.
Andy Vidak	Republican	August 10, 2013 - November 30, 2014		Sworn in after winning special election.
Jean Fuller		December 1, 2014 - November 30, 2018	Kern, San Bernardino, Tulare
Shannon Grove		December 3, 2018 - December 4, 2022
Melissa Hurtado	Democratic	December 5, 2022 – present

Election results (1994–present)

2018

2018 California State Senate election
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shannon Grove	90,353	59.1
	Democratic	Ruth Musser-Lopez	44,303	29.0
	Republican	Gregory Tatum	18,152	11.9
Total votes			152,808	100.0
General election
	Republican	Shannon Grove	169,714	64.2
	Democratic	Ruth Musser-Lopez	94,579	35.8
Total votes			264,293	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

2014 California State Senate election
Primary election
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

2013 (special)

2013 California's 16th State Senate district special election
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Michael Rubio
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andy Vidak	31,610	49.8%
	Democratic	Leticia Perez	27,854	43.9%
	Democratic	Francisco "Frank" Ramirez	1,890	3.0%
	Democratic	Paulina Miranda	1,623	2.6%
	Peace and Freedom	Muhammad "O" Arif	471	0.7%
Total votes			63,448	100.0%
General election
	Republican	Andy Vidak	42,224	51.9%
	Democratic	Leticia Perez	39,140	48.1%
Total votes			81,364	100.0%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2010

California State Senate election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Rubio	71,334	60.5
	Republican	Tim Thiesen	46,717	39.5
Total votes			118,051	100.0
	Democratic hold

2006

California State Senate election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dean Florez (incumbent)	78,146	100.00
Total votes			78,146	100.00
	Democratic hold

2002

California State Senate election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dean Florez	69,503	70.03
	Republican	Blair Knox	29,747	29.97
Invalid or blank votes			3,811	3.70
Total votes			103,061	100.00
	Democratic hold

1998

California State Senate election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Costa (incumbent)	92,163	71.91
	Republican	Gregg Palmer	36,005	28.09
Invalid or blank votes			9,891	7.16
Total votes			138,059	100.00
	Democratic hold

1994

California State Senate election, 1994
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Costa	70,329	51.57
	Republican	Phil Wyman (incumbent)	66,053	48.43
Invalid or blank votes			8,529	5.89
Total votes			144,911	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
^ "Report of Registration as of February 18, 2020" (PDF).
^ "1883 Senate Session". babel.hathitrust.org.
^ "Phil Wyman Sworn in". babel.hathitrust.org.

External links

California's 16th State Senate district map — from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

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