California's 4th State Senate district is one of 40

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State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Republican

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of Gerber.

District profile

The district encompasses much of the

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, reaching almost to the

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. The district mainly comprises rural farmland, but a substantial minority of the population is clustered in the

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in the southern tip of the district. All of Butte County * Biggs * Chico * Gridley * Oroville *

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All of Colusa County * Colusa * Williams All of

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* Willows Placer County – ''37.1%'' * Roseville – ''~100.0%'' *

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Sacramento County – ''21.8%'' *

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* Carmichael *

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* Elverta * Foothill Farms * North Highlands – ''partial'' *

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– ''69.5%'' * Rio Linda All of

Sutter County Sutter County is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 99,633. The county seat is Yuba City. Sutter County is included in the Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Sacra ...

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* Yuba City All of

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* Corning * Red Bluff * Tehama All of

Yuba County Yuba County (; Maidu: ''Yubu'') is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 81,575. The county seat is Marysville. Yuba County is included in the Yuba City, California Metropolitan Statistical ...

* Marysville * Wheatland

Election results from statewide races

List of State Senators

Due to redistricting, the 4th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the

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Election results

2018

2014

2013 (special)

2010

2006

2002

1998

1994

References

External links

District map
from the

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