California's 15th State Senate district
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| Current senator | {{American politics/party colours/Republican Party}} width="10px" | | Sam Blakeslee (–[[, California|]]) |
| Registration | 40.78% Democratic
34.50% Republican
19.63% Decline to State
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| Demographics | 63.2% White
2.3% Black
24.4% Hispanic
7.7% Asian
1.0% Native American
0.3% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.6% other
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| Population | 846,792 | |
| Voting-age population | 634,491 | |
| Registered voters | 458,821 | |
California's 15th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It was most recently represented by Republican Abel Maldonado of Santa Maria, who resigned on April 27, 2010, to become Lieutenant Governor of California. In August 2010, Sam Blakeslee was elected in a special election to fill the vacancy.[1]
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[edit] District profile
The 15th District takes in most of the Central Coast of California. The district includes one of the longest stretches of coastline, from Santa Cruz to just into Santa Barbara County. The district has a relatively small minority population due to the division of Monterey County.
The 15th includes all or portions of five counties, with no one county contributing more than a quarter of the district's population. San Luis Obispo County is entirely in the district, along with the city of Santa Maria in Santa Barbara County.
State Route 1 connects San Luis Obispo with Monterey County. The western sections of the county, including the city of Monterey and all of Monterey Bay, are in the district, but the county's largest city, Salinas, is not. The district also includes the southeastern edge of Santa Cruz County, specifically the cities of Watsonville, and Scotts Valley.
Lastly, a small area in the southern edge of Santa Clara County is in the 15th, including the cities of Saratoga, Los Gatos, and Morgan Hill, as well as a portion of San Jose.
The district is one of the more competitive districts in the state. A large Democratic margin in Santa Cruz County is offset by a large Republican margin in San Luis Obispo County.
The district includes the following communities:[2]
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Monterey County
San Luis Obispo County All Santa Barbara County
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Santa Clara County
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The district covers all of ZIP codes 93401, 93402, 93403, 93405, 93406, 93407, 93408, 93409, 93410, 93412, 93420, 93421, 93422, 93423, 93424, 93426, 93428, 93430, 93432, 93432, 93435, 93442, 93443, 93444, 93445, 93446, 93447, 93448, 93449, 93450, 93451, 93452, 93453, 93456, 93458, 93461, 93465, 93483, 93920, 93921, 93922, 93923, 93924, 93928, 93932, 93933, 93940, 93942, 93943, 93944, 93950, 93953, 93954, 93955, 95019, 95020, 95026, 95030, 95031, 95038, 95039, 95041, 95042, 95044, 95066, 95067, 95071, 95076, 95077, 95120, 95141 and 95160; as well as portions of zip codes 93252, 93434, 93454, 93455, 93901, 93906, 93907, 93908, 93926, 93927, 93930, 93960, 93962, 95003, 95004, 95008, 95012, 95013, 95014, 95032, 95033, 95037, 95046, 95060, 95064, 95065, 95070, 95073, 95118, 95119, 95121, 95123, 95124, 95129, 95130, 95135, 95138.[3]
[edit] Election results
[edit] 2010
| California Special Election: Senate District 15, 2010[4] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Sam Blakeslee | 77,107 | 48.8 | ||
| Democratic | John Laird | 69,649 | 44.1 | ||
| Independent | Jim Fitzgerald | 8,014 | 5.1 | ||
| Libertarian | Mark Hinkle | 3,162 | 2.0 | ||
| Total votes | 157,932 | 100.0% | |||
[edit] 2004
| California State Senate elections, 2004 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Abel Maldonado | 194,674 | 52.8 | -2.5 | |
| Democratic | Peg Pinard | 157,556 | 42.7 | +2.4 | |
| Green | Brook Madsen | 16,644 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
| Total votes | 368,874 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 37,118 | 10.1 | -4.9 | ||
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| Republican hold | Swing | -4.9 | |||
[edit] 2000
| California State Senate elections, 2000 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Bruce McPherson (inc.) | 155,039 | 55.3 | +8.1 | |
| Democratic | Anselmo A. Chavez | 112,942 | 40.3 | -5.5 | |
| Natural Law | David Rosenkranz | 6,425 | 2.2 | -0.2 | |
| Libertarian | Gordon D. Sachtjen | 6,394 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
| Total votes | 280,800 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 42,097 | 15.0 | +13.6 | ||
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| Republican hold | Swing | +13.6 | |||
[edit] 2001 redistricting
Before and after, the 15th included the southern portion of Santa Clara County, and the Monterey Bay area between Watsonville and Big Sur, but little else remained the same. The city of Santa Cruz was removed from the north end, San Benito County removed from the east along with Salinas and large portions of eastern Santa Clara and Monterey Counties. San Luis Obispo County and the Santa Maria area of Santa Barbara County were added, pushing the district distinctly southward.
[edit] References
- ^ Alexander, Kurtis (2010-08-18). "Blakeslee bests Laird in Senate runoff". Santa Cruz Sentinel. http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15810160. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
- ^ http://www.sen.ca.gov/ftp/SEN/senplan/SD15.HTM
- ^ http://www.sen.ca.gov/ftp/SEN/senplan/2002_ZIP_BOOK/SD02_ZIP_SD_ORDER.PDF
- ^ California Secretary of State (2010-08-18). "Semi-Official Special General Election Results: Senate District 15 - Districtwide Results". http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/special/state-senate/district/15. Retrieved 2010-08-18.[dead link]
[edit] External links
Official Profile of Senate District from California State Senate--[1]
State of
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