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
California State Senate elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including for
U.S. President and the
state assembly.
Only one seat changed hands: the
29th district, which belonged to outgoing former Republican Minority Leader
Bob Huff
Robert S. Huff (born September 9, 1953) is an American businessman and politician who was the California State Senate minority leader and Senate Republican leader from January 5, 2012, until August 27, 2015. He represented the Senate's 29th Di ...
. As a result of the pickup by Democrat
Josh Newman, the
California Democratic Party regained a two-thirds
supermajority in the chamber that it had previously lost in
2014
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.
Overview
Results
District 1
District 3
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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State Senate
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California State Senate elections
California State Senate