California's 17th senatorial district

California's 17th State Senate district
California's 17th State Senate district
Current senator
	John Laird; D–Santa Cruz
Population (2010); • Voting age; • Citizen voting age	931,341; 724,678; 615,065
Demographics	56.49% White; 2.33% Black; 30.95% Latino; 8.06% Asian; 0.95% Native American; 0.39% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.30% other; 0.53% remainder of multiracial;
Registered voters	567,749
Registration	46.61% Democratic; 23.90% Republican; 23.72% No party preference

California's 17th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat John Laird of Santa Cruz.

District profile

The district encompasses the Central Coast, including the coastal Monterey Bay Area, as well as the extreme southern parts of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Monterey County – 45.8%

All of San Luis Obispo County

Santa Clara County – 11.7%

All of Santa Cruz County

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2018	Governor	Newsom 63.8 – 36.2%
2018	Senator	Feinstein 54.0 – 46.0%
2016	President	Clinton 63.4 – 29.6%
2016	Senator	Harris 67.0 – 33.0%
2014	Governor	Brown 66.0 – 34.0%
2012	President	Obama 62.8 – 33.9%
2012	Senator	Feinstein 65.1 – 34.9%

Election results

2016

California State Senate election, 2016
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Monning (incumbent)	185,586	68.8
	Republican	Palmer Kain	84,142	31.2
Total votes			269,728	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Bill Monning (incumbent)	268,806	65.5
	Republican	Palmer Kain	141,339	34.5
Total votes			410,145	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

California State Senate election, 2012
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Monning	110,890	59.4
	Republican	Larry Beaman	75,713	40.6
Total votes			186,603	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Bill Monning	236,213	63.3
	Republican	Larry Beaman	136,836	36.7
Total votes			373,049	100.0
	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).

External links

District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission

[population-1] "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).

[2] "Report of Registration as of February 18, 2020" (PDF).

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