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California's 20th State Senate district
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Current senator
  Caroline Menjivar
D–Los Angeles
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age		935,935[1]
645,309[1]
465,480[1]
Demographics
Registered voters441,629[2]
Registration49.31% Democratic
19.77% Republican
24.58% No party preference

California's 20th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Caroline Menjivar of Los Angeles.

District profile

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The district encompasses most of the San Fernando Valley section of northern Los Angeles, including Burbank, Van Nuys, Reseda, Canoga Park, Tujunga, Sun Valley, Shadow Hills, Lake View Terrace, Arleta, Panorama City, Pacoima, Mission Hills, San Fernando, and Sylmar.

Election results from statewide races

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Year Office Results
2021 Recall No No 64.8 – 35.2%
2020 President Biden 65.2 – 32.5%
2018 Governor Newsom 65.7 – 34.3%
Senator Feinstein 52.9 – 47.1%
2016 President Clinton 67.9 – 26.8%
Senator Harris 50.6 – 49.4%
2014 Governor Brown 61.7 – 38.3%
2012 President Obama 68.2 – 29.8%
Senator Feinstein 68.8 – 31.2%

List of senators representing the district

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1851–1861: one seat

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Senators Party Years served Electoral history Counties represented
District established April 16, 1852

James M. Estill 		Democratic April 16, 1852 –
May 15, 1854 		Elected in 1851.
Re-elected in 1852.
[data missing] 		Sierra

John D. Scellan 		Whig January 1, 1855 –
April 21, 1856 		Elected in 1854.
[data missing]

William T. Ferguson 		Know Nothing January 5, 1857 –
April 26, 1858 		Elected in 1856.
Re-elected in 1857.
[data missing]
Democratic

M. Kirkpatrick 		Democratic January 3, 1859 –
April 13, 1860 		Elected in 1858.
Re-elected in 1859.
[data missing]

Harry J. Thornton 		Beckenridge
Democratic 		January 7, 1861 –
June 19, 1861 		Elected in 1860.
Resigned.
Vacant June 19, 1861 –
September 4, 1861 		Vacant seat redistricted to the
22nd district before special election.

1860–1867: two seats

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Years   Seat A   Seat B   Counties represented
Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history
January 7, 1861 –
May 15, 1862
William D. Harriman
(Dutch Flat) 		Republican Elected in 1861.
Re-elected in 1862.
Retired.
Philip W. Thomas
(Auburn) 		Union
Democratic 		Redistricted from the 17th district and
re-elected in 1861.
[data missing] 		Placer
May 15, 1862 –
December 7, 1863 		Union
Felix B. Higgins
(Auburn) 		Union Elected in 1862.
[data missing]
December 7, 1863 –
April 4, 1864
James E. Hale
(Auburn) 		Union Elected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1865.
[data missing]
John Yule
(Colfax) 		Union Elected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1865.
[data missing]
December 4, 1865 –
April 2, 1866

1867–1876: one seat

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Senators Party Years served Electoral history Counties represented

Charles A. Tweed
(Auburn) 		Union December 2, 1867 –
April 4, 1870 		Elected in 1867.
[data missing] 		Placer
Vacant April 4, 1870 –
December 4, 1871

Jacob H. Neff
(Colfax) 		Republican December 4, 1871 –
April 1, 1872 		Elected in 1871.
[data missing]

Noble Martin
(Dutch Flat) 		Independent December 1, 1873 –
April 3, 1876 		Elected in 1873.
[data missing] 		Placer, El Dorado County, California

1876–1878: two seats

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Years   Seat A   Seat B   Counties represented
Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history
December 6, 1875 –
April 3, 1876
Samuel G. Hilborn
(Vallejo) 		Republican Elected in 1875.
Redistricted to the 19th district.
William M. Hill
(Sonoma) 		Democratic Elected in 1875.
[data missing] 		Solano, Sonoma
December 3, 1877 –
April 1, 1878 		Vacant Seat vacant due to Hillborn
winning a seat for the 19th district.

1880–present: one seat

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Senators Party Years served Electoral history Counties represented

William L. Anderson
(Santa Rosa) 		Democratic January 5, 1880 –
January 8, 1883 		Elected in 1879.
Re-elected in 1880.
[data missing] 		Lake, Napa, Sonoma

Dennis Spencer
(Napa) 		Democratic January 8, 1883 –
January 3, 1887 		Elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
[data missing]

Thomas J. Pinder
(San Francisco) 		Democratic January 3, 1887 –
January 5, 1891 		Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
[data missing] 		San Francisco

George H. Williams
(San Francisco) 		Republican January 5, 1891 –
January 2, 1893 		Elected in 1890.
Redistricted to the 24th district.

John T. Broderick
(San Francisco) 		Republican January 2, 1893 –
January 7, 1895 		Redistricted from the 26th district and re-elected in 1892.
[data missing]

Eugene F. Bert
(San Francisco) 		Republican January 7, 1895 –
January 2, 1899 		Elected in 1894.
[data missing]

Frank W. Burnett
(San Francisco) 		Republican January 2, 1899 –
January 5, 1903 		Elected in 1898.
[data missing]

Frank French
(San Francisco) 		Republican January 5, 1903 –
February 27, 1905 		Elected in 1902.
Expelled for accepting bribes.[3]
Vacant February 27, 1905 –
January 7, 1907

Thomas J. Kennedy
(San Francisco) 		Democratic January 7, 1907 –
January 2, 1911 		Elected in 1906.
Lost re-election.

Edward F. Bryant
(San Francisco) 		Republican January 2, 1911 –
January 4, 1915 		Elected in 1910.
Retired to become San Francisco Tax Collector.

William S. Scott
(San Francisco) 		Progressive January 4, 1915 –
January 8, 1923 		Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1918.
Retired to become a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
Republican

P. J. Gray
(San Francisco) 		Republican January 8, 1923 –
April 23, 1930 		Elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1926.
Died.[4]
Vacant April 23, 1930 –
January 5, 1931

Bradford S. Crittenden
(Stockton) 		Republican January 5, 1931 –
January 8, 1951 		Elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1946.
[data missing] 		San Joaquin

Verne W. Hoffman
(Lodi) 		Republican January 8, 1951 –
January 3, 1955 		Elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1954.
Retired to run for State Assembly.

Alan Short
(Stockton) 		Democratic January 3, 1955 –
January 2, 1967 		Elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1962.
Redistricted to the 6th district.

William E. Coombs
(Rialto) 		Republican January 2, 1967 –
October 19, 1973 		Elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1970.
Resigned. 		San Bernardino
Vacant October 19, 1973 –
January 23, 1974

Ruben Ayala
(Chino) 		Democratic January 23, 1974 –
November 30, 1974 		Elected to finish Coombs's term.
Redistricted to the California's 32nd State Senate district.

Alan Robbins
(Los Angeles) 		Democratic December 2, 1974 –
November 19, 1991 		Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1990.
Resigned after being indicted due to the BRISPEC sting operation.[5] 		Los Angeles
Vacant November 19, 1991 –
July 2, 1992

David Roberti
(Los Angeles) 		Democratic July 2, 1992 –
November 30, 1994 		Resigned from the 23rd district and assumed seat to finish Robbins's term.
Retired due to term limits.

Herschel Rosenthal
(Los Angeles) 		Democratic December 5, 1994 –
November 30, 1998 		Redistricted from the 22nd district and re-elected in 1994.
Retired due to term limits.

Richard Alarcon
(Los Angeles) 		Democratic December 7, 1998 –
November 30, 2006 		Elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2002.
Retired to run for State Assembly.

Alex Padilla
(Los Angeles) 		Democratic December 4, 2006 –
November 30, 2014 		Elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2010.
Retired to run for Secretary of State.

Connie Leyva
(Chino) 		Democratic December 1, 2014 –
November 30, 2022 		Elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2018.
Retired to run for San Bernardino County Supervisor. 		Los Angeles, San Bernardino

Caroline Menjivar
(Los Angeles) 		Democratic December 5, 2022 –
present 		Elected in 2022. Los Angeles

Election results

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2022

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2022 California State Senate 20th district election[6][7]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Daniel Hertzberg 33,449 30.8
Democratic Caroline Menjivar 32,302 29.8
Republican Ely De La Cruz Ayao 27,713 25.5
Democratic Seydi Alejandra Morales 15,078 13.9
Total votes 108,542 100.0
General election
Democratic Caroline Menjivar 88,358 58.5
Democratic Daniel Hertzberg 62,787 41.5
Total votes 151,145 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

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2018 California State Senate 20th district election[8][9]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Connie Leyva (incumbent) 40,112 47.0
Republican Matthew Munson 30,233 35.4
Democratic Paul Vincent Avila 14,985 17.6
Total votes 85,330 100.0
General election
Democratic Connie Leyva (incumbent) 137,748 69.5
Republican Matthew Munson 60,578 30.5
Total votes 198,326 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

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2014 California State Senate 20th district election[10][11]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Matthew Munson 14,124 33.0
Democratic Connie Leyva 9,096 21.2
Democratic Alfonso "Al" Sanchez 7,958 18.6
Democratic Shannon O'Brien 6,769 15.9
Democratic Sylvia Robles 4,843 11.3
Total votes 42,790 100.0
General election
Democratic Connie Leyva 56,943 62.4
Republican Matthew Munson 34,256 37.6
Total votes 91,199 100.0
Democratic hold

2010

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2010 California State Senate 20th district election[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alex Padilla (incumbent) 94,356 68.4
Republican Kathleen "Suzy" Evans 37,420 27.1
Libertarian Adrian Galysh 6,245 4.5
Total votes 138,051 100.0
Democratic hold

2006

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2006 California State Senate 20th district election[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alex Padilla 84,459 74.9
Libertarian Pamela Brown 28,377 25.1
Total votes 112,836 100.0
Democratic hold

2002

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2002 California State Senate 20th district election[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard Alarcon (incumbent) 88,902 100.0
Total votes 88,902 100.0
Democratic hold

1998

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1998 California State Senate 20th district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard Alarcón 82,258 65.9
Republican Ollie M. McCaulley 34,120 27.4
Libertarian Linda Starr 8,372 6.7
Total votes 124,750 100.0
Democratic hold

1994

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1994 California State Senate 20th district election[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Herschel Rosenthal (incumbent) 75,345 58.5
Republican Dolores Bender White 53,528 41.5
Total votes 128,873 100.0
Democratic hold

1994 (recall)

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1994 California State Senate 20th district special recall election
Choice Votes %
Referendum failed No 32,261 59.2
Yes 22,188 40.8
Total votes 54,449 100.00
1994 California State Senate 20th district special recall election
Successor of David Roberti if a majority vote in favor of recall
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Dominguez 12,675 36.6
Republican Delores White 9,008 26.0
Republican Al Dib 6,143 17.7
Republican Randy Linkmeyer 5,481 15.8
Republican Larry Martz 1,355 3.9
Total votes 34,662 100.0

1992 (special)

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1992 California State Senate 20th district special election
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Alan Robbins[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Roberti 44,411 43.0
Republican Carol Rowen 39,715 38.4
Green Glenn Trujillo Bailey 8,403 8.1
Libertarian John Vernon 7,173 6.9
Peace and Freedom Gary Preston Kast 3,646 3.5
Total votes 103,348 100.0
Democratic hold

1990

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1990 California State Senate 20th district election[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alan Robbins (incumbent) 73,610 58.3
Republican David J. Podegracz 43,129 34.1
Libertarian William J. Mirken 9,575 7.6
Total votes 126,314 100.0
Democratic hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
  3. ^ "FOUR SENATORS ARE VOTED OUT OF OFFICE The Bribe Takers Are Expelled by a Unanimous Vote-Wright Attempts to Thwart Movement at Last Moment". cdnc.ucr.edu.
  4. ^ "Services Today for Senator Gray". cdnc.ucr.edu.
  5. ^ Jacobs, Paul (November 20, 1991). "Robbins Quits Senate, Admits to Corruption : Probe: The San Fernando Valley Democrat will be sentenced to 5 years in prison. He promises to cooperate in other prosecutions". Los Angeles Times.
  6. ^ "June 7, 2022, Primary Election - State Senator" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  7. ^ "November 8, 2022, General Election - State Senator" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  8. ^ "June 5, 2018, Statewide Direct Primary Election - State Senator" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  9. ^ "November 6, 2018, General Election - State Senator" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  10. ^ "June 3, 2014, Statewide Direct Primary Election - State Senator" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  11. ^ "November 4, 2014, General Election - State Senator" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  12. ^ "November 2, 2010, General Election - State Senator" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  13. ^ "November 7, 2006, General Election - Member of the State Senate" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  14. ^ "November 5, 2002, General Election - State Senator" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  15. ^ "November 8, 1994, General Election - State Senator" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  16. ^ "Special Election Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  17. ^ "November 6, 1990, General Election - State Senator" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
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