The 2016 California State Senate election were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, with the primary election on June 7, 2016. Voters in the 20 odd-numbered districts of the

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elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including for

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and the state assembly. Only one seat changed hands: the 29th district, which belonged to outgoing former Republican Minority Leader

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. As a result of the pickup by Democrat Josh Newman, the

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regained a two-thirds

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in the chamber that it had previously lost in

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Overview

Results

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District 5

District 7

District 9

District 11

District 13

District 15

District 17

District 19

District 21

District 23

District 25

District 27

District 29

District 31

District 33

District 35

District 37

District 39

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California State Senate elections