California's 9th State Senate district is one of 40

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districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Nancy Skinner of Berkeley.

District profile

The district encompasses the northern

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, stretching along the eastern shores of

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and

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. It forms the focal point of the East Bay, centered on

Oakland Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the Bay ...

, the third largest city in the

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– ''45.9%'' *

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* Albany * Berkeley * Emeryville *

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San Leandro San Leandro (Spanish for " St. Leander") is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. It is located in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area; between Oakland to the northwest, and Ashland, Castro Valley, and Hayward to the sout ...

– ''91.1%''

Contra Costa County ) of the San Francisco Bay , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_type1 = State , subdivision_name1 = California , subdivision_type2 ...

– ''23.5%'' * El Cerrito *

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* San Pablo

Election results from statewide races

List of senators

Due to redistricting, the 9th 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

2020

2016

2012

2008

2004

2000

1998 (special)

1996

1992

References

External links

District map
from the

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