California State Senate elections, 2004

California State Senate elections, 2004

2002 ← November 2, 2004 (2004-11-02) → 2006

20 seats from odd-numbered districts of the California State Senate   Majority party Minority party   Leader John L. Burton Dick Ackerman Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat 3rd-San Francisco 33rd-Irvine Last election 25 15 Seats won 25 15 Seat change Popular vote 3,419,002 2,702,511 Percentage 53.78% 42.51%

Electoral results by State Senate district

Pro Tem before election John L. Burton Democratic Elected Pro Tem Don Perata Democratic

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The 2004 California State Senate elections were held on November 2, 2004. Senate seats of odd-numbered districts were up for election. Senate terms are staggered so that half the membership is elected every two years. Senators serve four-year terms and are limited to two terms. As was expected, the Democratic Party held on to the majority of the seats.

Overview

California State Senate elections, 2004
Party		Votes	Percentage	Not up	Incumbents	Open	Before	After
	Democratic	3,419,002	53.78%	14	6	5	25	25
	Republican	2,702,511	42.51%	6	4	5	15	15
	Libertarian	201,249	3.17%	0	0	0	0	0
	Peace and Freedom	17,412	0.27%	0	0	0	0	0
	Green	16,644	0.26%	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		6,356,818	100.00%	20	10	10	40	40

Results

Final results from the California Secretary of State:

District 1

California's 1st State Senate district election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Dave Cox	261,607	62.83%
	Democratic	Kristine Lang McDonald	141,462	33.98%
	Libertarian	Roberto Leibman	13,292	3.19%
Totals			416,361	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd State Senate district election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Carole Migden	258,166	70.40%
	Republican	Andrew D. Felder	98,332	26.81%
	Libertarian	David Rhodes	10,234	2.79%
Totals			366,732	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

District 5

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

District 7

California's 7th State Senate district election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Tom Torlakson (incumbent)	282,714	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

District 9

California's 9th State Senate district election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Don Perata (incumbent)	248,614	77.09%
	Republican	Patricia Deutsche	50,110	15.54%
	Peace and Freedom	Tom Condit	17,412	5.40%
	Libertarian	Peter Von Pinnon	6,383	1.98%
Totals			322,519	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

District 11

California's 11th State Senate district election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Joe Simitian	230,484	66.53%
	Republican	Jon Zellhoefer	101,887	29.41%
	Libertarian	Allen M. Rice	14,080	4.06%
Totals			346,451	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

District 13

California's 13th State Senate district election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Elaine Alquist	156,321	68.53%
	Republican	Shane Patrick Connolly	62,157	27.25%
	Libertarian	Michael Laursen	9,585	4.20%
	Libertarian	John H. Webster (write-in)	28	0.01%
Totals			228,091	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

District 15

California's 15th State Senate district election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Abel Maldonado	194,674	52.78%
	Democratic	Peg Pinard	157,556	42.71%
	Green	Brook Madsen	16,644	4.51%
Totals			368,874	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

District 17

California's 17th State Senate district election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	George Runner	179,992	59.70%
	Democratic	Jonathan Daniel Kraut	109,037	36.16%
	Libertarian	John S. Ballard	12,479	4.14%
Totals			301,508	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

District 19

California's 19th Senate District election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Tom McClintock (incumbent)	233,365	60.70%
	Democratic	Paul Graber	151,085	39.30%
Totals			384,450	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

District 21

California's 21st State Senate district election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Jack Scott (incumbent)	217,515	78.05%
	Libertarian	Bob New	61,160	21.95%
Totals			278,675	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

District 23

California's 23rd State Senate district election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Sheila Kuehl (incumbent)	229,321	65.68%
	Republican	Leonard Michael Lanzi	101,648	29.11%
	Libertarian	Colin Goldman	18,168	5.20%
Totals			349,137	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

District 25

California's 25th State Senate district election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Edward Vincent (incumbent)	165,479	73.66%
	Republican	James Arlandus Spencer	52,485	23.36%
	Libertarian	Dale F. Ogden	6,683	2.97%
Totals			224,647	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

District 27

California's 27th State Senate district election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Alan Lowenthal	150,289	63.25%
	Republican	Cesar Navarro Castellanos	87,319	36.75%
Totals			237,608	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

District 29

California's 29th Senate District election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Bob Margett (incumbent)	190,165	61.63%
	Democratic	Rufino Bautista, Jr.	101,350	32.85%
	Libertarian	Dan Fernandes	17,044	5.52%
Totals			308,559	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

District 31

California's 31st State Senate district election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Robert Dutton	170,900	59.50%
	Democratic	Marjorie Mikels	116,312	40.50%
Totals			287,212	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

District 33

California's 33rd State Senate district election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Dick Ackerman (incumbent)	245,116	68.96%
	Democratic	Randall Daugherty	110,313	31.04%
Totals			355,429	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

District 35

California's 35th State Senate district election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	John Campbell	230,220	63.79%
	Democratic	Rita B. Siebert	114,126	31.62%
	Libertarian	Timothy Johnson	16,561	4.59%
Totals			360,907	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

District 37

California's 37th State Senate district election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Jim Battin (incumbent)	182,578	59.63%
	Democratic	Pat Johansen	123,602	40.37%
Totals			306,180	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

District 39

California's 39th Senate District election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Christine Kehoe	200,737	59.97%
	Republican	Larry Stirling	118,417	35.38%
	Libertarian	John Murphy	15,552	4.65%
Totals			334,706	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

See also

• California State Assembly
• California State Assembly elections, 2004
• California state elections, 2004
• California State Legislature
• California State Senate Districts
• Districts in California
• Political party strength in U.S. states
• Political party strength in California