California's 36th senatorial district
California's 36th State Senate district | |||
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Current senator |
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Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 938,083 708,785 603,622 | ||
Demographics |
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Registered voters | 491,550 | ||
Registration | 42.06% Republican 29.80% Democratic 23.40% No party preference |
California's 36th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Republican Patricia Bates of Laguna Niguel.
District profile
The district includes 15.3% of Orange County and 15.4% of San Diego County. Cities in the district include Carlsbad, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Hills, Mission Viejo, Oceanside, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, and San Juan Capistrano.
Election results from statewide races
Year | Office | Results |
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2012 | President | Romney 54.8 – 43.2% |
Senator | Emken 55.8 – 44.2% | |
2014 | Governor | Kashkari 57.5 – 42.5% |
Election results
2014
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Patricia Bates | 88,171 | 99.1 | |
Democratic | Gary Kephart (write-in) | 756 | 0.9 | |
Total votes | 88,927 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Patricia Bates | 140,610 | 65.7 | |
Democratic | Gary Kephart | 73,539 | 34.3 | |
Total votes | 214,149 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |