California's 5th State Senate district

California's 5th State Senate district
Current senator		Lois Wolk (D–Davis)
Registration	46.93% Democratic 30.40% Republican 18.47% Decline to State
Demographics	48.1% White 8.1% Black 27.1% Hispanic 12.6% Asian 1.2% Native American 0.5% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.8% other
Population	846,790
Voting-age population	593,850
Registered voters	425,721

California's 5th State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Lois Wolk of Davis.

District profile

The 5th District covers much of the Sacramento River Delta, including parts of urban Sacramento, the San Francisco North Bay, and the Central Valley.

Yolo County is entirely in the district, along with the delta area of Sacramento County (including Isleton, part of Laguna, and Walnut Grove) and most of Solano County (including the cities of Dixon, Elmira, Fairfield, Suisun City, and Vacaville).

The Central Valley area includes most of San Joaquin County, including the cities of Stockton, Tracy, Lathrop, and Manteca, and most of August, all of Country Club and French Camp, most of Garden Acres, and all of Kennedy, Lincoln Village, and Taft Mosswood.

Despite the Democratic registration advantage, the 5th is usually one of the most competitive Senate districts in the state. In the 2004 election, for example, former Democratic Senator Michael Machado only received 52% of the vote.

2011 redistricting

New district after the 2011 redistricting

After redistricting in 2011 by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission, the new district now includes all of San Joaquin County and parts of Sacramento and Stanislaus counties. Cities in the district include Lodi, Modesto, Stockton, and Tracy.

Election results

2008

California State Senate elections, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Lois Wolk	166,796	64	+11.8
	Republican	Greg Aghazarian	92,384	36	-11.8
Total votes			259,180	100.0%
Majority			74,412	28.0	+23.6
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing

2004

California State Senate elections, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Michael Machado (incumbent)	154,519	52.2	+4.1
	Republican	Gary A. Podesto	141,539	47.8	+0.2
Total votes			296,058	100.0%
Majority			12,980	4.4	+3.9
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	+3.9

2000

California State Senate elections, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Michael Machado	142,392	48.1	-12.0
	Republican	Alan Nakanishi	141,013	47.6	+7.7
	Libertarian	Carole Brow	10,208	3.4	+3.4
	Natural Law	William S. Nicolas	2,667	0.9	+0.9
Total votes			296,280	100.0%
Majority			1,379	0.5	-19.7
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	-19.7

List of Senators

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes
William B. Lardner	Republican	1900–1904
B. F. Rush	Republican	1904–1928
Thomas McCormack	Republican	1928–1932
John B. McColl	Republican	1932–1939
Jesse W. Carter	Democratic	1939–1948
Edwin J. Regan	Democratic	1948–1965
Fred W. Marler Jr.	Republican	1965–1966
Albert S. Rodda	Democratic	1966–1976
Milton Marks	Republican	1976–1984
John Garamendi	Democratic	1984–1991
Patrick Johnston	Democratic	1991–2000
Michael Machado	Democratic	2000–2008
Lois Wolk	Democratic	2008–present

2001 Redistricting

The 5th is perhaps one of the most altered districts of the 2001 redistricting. In the 1990s, the district included most of Sacramento County south of the American River and San Joaquin County north of Tracy. In 2001, most of the rural areas in both Sacramento and San Joaquin Counties were removed and Yolo County and portions of Solano County added.

See also

• California State Senate Districts
• California State Senate
• Districts in California

External links

Official Profile of Senate District from California State Senate--[1]