The 2022 California State Senate election were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, with the primary election occurring on June 7, 2022. Voters in the 20 even-numbered districts of the

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

Predictions

Overview

Summary by State Senate District

Bold = incumbent
''Italic'' = former senator

Primary elections

General elections

Retiring incumbents

# 4th: Jim Nielsen (R–

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): Termed out of office # 6th:

Richard Pan Richard Juien-Dah Pan (born October 28, 1965) is an American Democratic politician and physician who served in the California State Senate from 2014 to 2022, representing the 6th Senate district, which encompasses parts of Sacramento and Yolo ...

(D–

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): Termed out of office #

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: Andreas Borgeas (R-

Fresno Fresno () is a major city in the San Joaquin Valley of California, United States. It is the county seat of Fresno County and the largest city in the greater Central Valley region. It covers about and had a population of 542,107 in 2020, maki ...

): Retiring #

10th 10 (ten) is the even natural number following 9 and preceding 11. Ten is the base of the decimal numeral system, by far the most common system of denoting numbers in both spoken and written language. It is the first double-digit number. The rea ...

Bob Wieckowski Robert A. Wieckowski (born February 18, 1955) is an American attorney and politician who currently serves in the California State Senate. A Democrat, he represents the 10th Senate District, which encompasses the central and southern portions o ...

(D– Fremont): Termed out of office #

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Robert Hertzberg Robert Myles Hertzberg is an American politician who previously served in the California State Senate. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat he represented the California's 18th State Senate district, 18th Senate District, which includes pa ...

(D–

Van Nuys Van Nuys () is a neighborhood in the central San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. Home to Van Nuys Airport and the Valley Municipal Building, it is the most populous neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley. History In 1909, t ...

): Termed out of office # 20th:

Connie Leyva Connie Leyva (born February 19, 1967) is an American politician and union organizer, previously serving as a member of the California State Senate in the 20th Senate District from 2014-2002. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Leyva was ...

(D- Chino): Running for San Bernardino County Supervisor # 28th:

Melissa Melendez Melissa Ann Melendez (maiden name, née Schneider; born February 17, 1968) is an American politician who served in the California State Senate. She is a California Republican Party, Republican that represented the California's 28th State Senate ...

(R–

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): Termed out of office # 30th: Sydney Kamlager (D-

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): Running for

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# 36th:

Patricia Bates Patricia "Pat" Carmody Bates (born December 15, 1939) is an American Republican politician currently serving in the California State Senate, representing the 36th Senate district, which encompasses parts of Orange and San Diego counties. She ...

(R–

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): Termed out of office # 40th:

Ben Hueso Benjamin "Ben" Hueso (born September 2, 1969) is an American politician currently serving in the California State Senate. A Democrat, he represents the 40th Senate District, which encompasses Imperial County and the border regions of San Diego ...

(D–

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): Termed out of office

District 2

The 2nd district encompasses most of the

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region, stretching from the

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border to the northern

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to include Del Norte, Humboldt,

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, Mendocino, Sonoma, and

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Counties. The incumbent is two-term Democrat Mike McGuire of

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, who is running for a third term.

Candidates

Declared

* Mike McGuire (Democratic), incumbent state senator *Gene Yoon (Republican), lawyer

Endorsements

Results

District 4

The new 4th district is located in the northeastern Central Valley, the central

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, and

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, including Stanislaus, Calaveras, Amador,

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, Placer,

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, Tuolumne, Mariposa, Madera,

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, and Inyo counties. The district has no incumbent.

Candidates

Declared

* Marie Alvarado-Gil (Democratic), charter school administrator *Steven Bailey (Republican), former

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judge and runner-up for

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*Jolene Daly (Republican),

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*Michael Gordon (Republican), president of the

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board of trustees *Jack Griffith (Republican), retired combat engineer *Jeff McKay (Republican), Stanislaus Union School Board trustee and former

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city councilor *

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(Republican), former

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for (1995–2011) *Tim Robertson (Democratic), director of North Valley Labor Federation

Endorsements

Results

District 6

The 6th district is located in northern and eastern suburbs of the

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, including the

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cities of

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, Carmichael, Fair Oaks, Gold River,

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, Orangevale, Citrus Heights, and

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, and the western

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, Roseville, Rocklin, Loomis,

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, and

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. The incumbent in this area is Republican Jim Nielsen of the former 4th district, who is

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and cannot run for re-election.

Candidates

Declared

*Michael Huang (Republican),

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physician *

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(Republican), former state assemblyman from the

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*Paula Villescaz (Democratic), director of legislative advocacy for the County Welfare Directors Association and member and former president of the

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board

Endorsements

Results

District 8

The new 8th district is located in the core of the

, consisting of the state capital of

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and surrounding suburbs, including Rio Linda, McClellan Park, North Highlands,

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, Rosemont,

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, and Elk Grove. The incumbent in this area is Democrat

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of the former 6th district, who is

and cannot run for re-election.

Candidates

Declared

* Angelique Ashby (Democratic), vice mayor of

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*Rafa Garcia (Democratic), union representative and attorney * Dave Jones (Democratic), former

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, former state assemblyman from the California's 9th State Assembly district, 9th district, and former

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Sacramento City Council, city councilor

Withdrawn

*Matt Burgess (Democratic), California Highway Patrol sergeant *Eric Guerra (Democratic),

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Sacramento City Council, city councilor ''(2022 California State Assembly election, running for State Assembly)'' *Tecoy Porter (Democratic), community activist ''(2022 California State Assembly election, running for State Assembly)''

Endorsements

Results

District 10

The 10th district is located in the East Bay in Alameda County and the northwestern corner of Silicon Valley in Santa Clara County, including Fremont, Hayward, California, Hayward, Union City, California, Union City, Newark, California, Newark, Milpitas, California, Milpitas, Sunnyvale, California, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara, California, Santa Clara. The incumbent is Democrat

of Fremont, who is

and cannot run for re-election.

Candidates

Declared

*Jim Canova (Democratic), member of the Santa Clara Unified School District, Santa Clara Unified School Board *Jamal Khan (Democratic), attorney and candidate for San Jose City Council in 2020 *Raymond Liu (Democratic), engineer *Lily Mei (Democratic), Mayor of Fremont *Paul Pimentel (Republican), telecommunications company owner *Aisha Wahab (Democratic), Hayward, California, Hayward city councilor and candidate for in 2020 California's 15th congressional district election, 2020

Withdrawn

*Jaime Raul Zepeda (Democratic), community organizer ''(endorsed Wahab)''

Endorsements

Results

District 12

The new 12th district encompasses the southeastern Central Valley and the northwestern corner of the Mojave Desert, including most of Kern County and the eastern portions of Tulare County and Fresno County. It merged the districts of first-term Republican Shannon Grove of Bakersfield, California, Bakersfield of the former 16th district, who is running for re-election here and first-term Republican Andreas Borgeas of the former 8th district, who decided not to seek reelection.

Candidates

Declared

*Shannon Grove (Republican), incumbent state senator from the California's 16th State Senate district, 16th district *Susanne Gundy (Democratic), retired program manager

Endorsements

Results

District 14

The new 14th district is located in the western Central Valley, including Merced County, California, Merced County and western Fresno County, California, Fresno County. The incumbents in this area are first-term Democrat Anna Caballero of Merced, California, Merced and the former 12th district and first-term Democrat Melissa Hurtado of Sanger, California, Sanger and the former 14th district. Both incumbents initially were running for re-election in this district, but Hurtado dropped out to run for the 16th district.

Candidates

Declared

*Anna Caballero (Democratic), incumbent state senator from the California's 12th State Senate district, 12th district *Paulina Miranda (Democratic), perennial candidate *Amnon Shor (Republican), rabbi

Withdrawn

*Melissa Hurtado (Democratic), incumbent state senator from the California's 14th State Senate district, 14th district ''(#District 16, running in the 16th district)''

Endorsements

Results

District 16

The new 16th district encompasses the southwestern Central Valley, including Kings County, California, Kings County, western Tulare County, and northwestern Kern County. The seat has no incumbent.

Candidates

Declared

*Melissa Hurtado (Democratic), incumbent state senator from the California's 14th State Senate district, 14th district *Bryan Osorio (Democratic), Mayor of Delano, California, Delano *Nicole Parra (Democratic), former California State Assembly, state assemblywoman from the California's 30th State Assembly district, 30th district *David Shepard (Republican), grape farmer *Gregory Tatum (Republican), pastor

Withdrawn

*Imelda Ceja (Democratic), nurse *Rob Fuentes (Democratic), attorney

Endorsements

Results

District 18

The new 18th district stretches along the Mexico–United States border and includes rural Imperial Valley and areas of California along the Colorado River, including Needles, California, Needles, Blythe, California, Blythe and Indio, California, Indio, but most of the population is in southern San Diego County, including Imperial Beach, Otay Mesa, California, Otay Mesa, Chula Vista, National City, California, National City, Lincoln Acres, Bonita, California, Bonita, the Tijuana River Valley, and the southeast side of

. The incumbent in this area is two-term Democrat

and the former 40th district, who is term-limited and cannot seek re-election.

Candidates

Declared

* Alejandro Galicia (Republican), small business owner * Steve Padilla (Democratic), Chula Vista, California, Chula Vista city councilor and former Mayor of Chula Vista

Endorsements

Results

District 20

The new 20th district contains most of the San Fernando Valley section of northern

, including Burbank, California, Burbank, Van Nuys, California, Van Nuys, Reseda, California, Reseda, Canoga Park, Tujunga, Los Angeles, Tujunga, Sun Valley, California, Sun Valley, Shadow Hills, Lake View Terrace, Arleta, California, Arleta, Panorama City, Los Angeles, Panorama City, Pacoima, California, Pacoima, Mission Hills, Los Angeles, Mission Hills, San Fernando, California, San Fernando, and Sylmar, California, Sylmar. The incumbent in this area is two-term Democrat

and the former 18th district, who is term-limited and cannot seek re-election.

Candidates

Declared

*Ely De La Cruz Ayao (Republican), real estate broker *Daniel Hertzberg (Democratic), business travel sales manager and son of incumbent state senator

*Caroline Menjivar (Democratic), social worker and United States Marine Corps, U.S. Marine Corps veteran *Seydi Alejandra Morales (Democratic), attorney

Endorsements

Results

District 22

The new 22nd district consists of the eastern San Gabriel Valley and the Pomona Valley in Los Angeles County, including El Monte, California, El Monte, West Covina, California, West Covina, Covina, California, Covina, Duarte, California, Duarte, Baldwin Park, California, Baldwin Park, Irwindale, Vincent, California, Vincent, Azusa, California, Azusa, San Dimas, California, San Dimas, La Verne, California, La Verne, and Pomona, California, Pomona, as well as Montclair, California, Montclair, Chino, and Ontario, California, Ontario in the southwestern corner of San Bernardino County. The incumbents in this area are first-term Democrat Susan Rubio of Baldwin Park, California, Baldwin Park or the former 22nd district and second-term Democrat

of Chino or the former 20th district. Rubio ran for re-election, while Leyva ran for San Bernardino County County Supervisor, Supervisor.

Candidates

Declared

*Kimo Mateo (Republican), operations manager *Susan Rubio (Democratic), incumbent state senator *Vincent Tsai (Republican), Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Los Angeles County Deputy sheriff

Declined

, incumbent state senator from the California's 20th State Senate district, 20th district

Endorsements

Results

District 24

The new 24th district contains the Westside (Los Angeles County), Westside

neighborhoods of Venice, California, Venice, West Los Angeles, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Los Angeles, Brentwood, Bel Air, Los Angeles, Bel Air, Century City, Sunset Strip, Laurel Canyon, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood, and Miracle Mile, Los Angeles, Miracle Mile, and the Santa Monica Mountains cities such as Hidden Hills, California, Hidden Hills, Calabasas, California, Calabasas, Topanga, California, Topanga, and Malibu, California, Malibu, as well as most of the South Bay, Los Angeles, South Bay cities of Los Angeles County, including Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, California, Rolling Hills, Torrance, California, Torrance, Redondo Beach, California, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, California, Manhattan Beach, El Segundo, California, El Segundo, Marina Del Rey, Santa Monica, California, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, and West Hollywood, and The incumbent in this area is two-term Democrat Ben Allen (California politician), Ben Allen of Santa Monica, California, Santa Monica and the former 26th district, who is running for re-election.

Candidates

Delcared

*Ben Allen (California politician), Ben Allen (Democratic), incumbent state senator *Kristina Irwin (Republican), realtor ''(write-in)''

Endorsements

Results

District 26

The new 26th district is located in the central and eastern

neighborhoods of Los Feliz, East Hollywood, Silver Lake, Los Angeles, Silver Lake, Echo Park, Cypress Park, Koreatown, Los Angeles, Koreatown, Wilshire Center, Westlake, Los Angeles, Westlake, Glassell Park, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, Eagle Rock, Garvanza, Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, Lincoln Heights, Hermon, Los Angeles, Hermon, Little Tokyo, Chinatown, Los Angeles, Chinatown, Boyle Heights, and El Sereno, Los Angeles, El Sereno, along with the adjascent communities of City Terrace, East Los Angeles and Vernon, California, Vernon. The incumbent in this area is first-term Democrat Maria Elena Durazo of

and the former 24th district, who is seeking re-election.

Candidates

Declared

*Maria Elena Durazo (Democratic), incumbent state senator

Endorsements

Results

District 28

The new 28th district contains Downtown Los Angeles and most of South Central Los Angeles, including Park La Brea, Pico Union, Mid-City, Los Angeles, Mid City, West Adams, Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles, Baldwin Hills, Hyde Park, Los Angeles, Hyde Park, Nevin, Los Angeles, Nevin, Leimert Park, Jefferson Park, Los Angeles, Jefferson Park, Crenshaw, Los Angeles, Crenshaw, Vermont Square, Adams-Normandie, Los Angeles, Adams-Normandie, Florence, Los Angeles, Florence, Exposition Park, Los Angeles, Exposition Park, and University Park, Los Angeles, University Park, as well as suburbs of Culver City, Ladera Heights, and a small part of the Westside (Los Angeles County), Westside Los Angeles neighborhoods, including Palms, Los Angeles, Palms, Mar Vista and Playa Vista. The incumbent in this area is first-term Democrat Sydney Kamlager of

and the former 30th district, who is leaving to run for a seat in the United States House of Representatives.

Candidates

Declared

*Jamaal Gulledge (Democratic), human resources manager *Joe Lusizzo (Republican), restaurant owner *Kamilah Victoria Moore (Democratic), attorney and activist *Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (Democratic), labor advocate *Cheryl Turner (Democratic), civil rights lawyer

Endorsements

Results

District 30

The new 30th district contains the Gateway Cities region of southeastern Los Angeles County, including Downey, California, Downey, Norwalk, California, Norwalk, Bellflower, California, Bellflower, La Mirada, Santa Fe Springs, Los Nietos, California, Los Nietos, Montebello, California, Montebello, Pico Rivera, Whittier, California, Whittier, Hacienda Heights, La Puente, Valinda, Avocado Heights, California, Avocado Heights, Industry, California, Industry, Rowland Heights, Walnut, California, Walnut, and Diamond Bar, along with Brea, California, Brea in northeastern Orange County, California, Orange County. The incumbent in this area is first-term Democrat Bob Archuleta of the former 32nd district, who is seeking re-election.

Candidates

Declared

*Bob Archuleta (Democratic), incumbent state senator from the California's 32nd State Senate district, 32nd district *Henry Bouchot (Democratic), Whittier, California, Whittier city councilor *Martha Camacho Rodriguez (Democratic), teacher *Mitch Clemmons (Republican), plumbing business owner

Endorsements

Results

District 32

The new 32nd district consists of the southwestern corner of the Inland Empire, including the Riverside County communities of Temecula, Murrieta, California, Murrieta, Wildomar, California, Wildomar,

, Canyon Lake, California, Canyon Lake, Lakeland Village, California, Lakeland Village, Alberhill, Menifee, California, Menifee, Sage, California, Sage, and Idyllwild, along with Yorba Linda, California, Yorba Linda in eastern Orange County, California, Orange County, Chino Hills, California, Chino Hills in southwestern San Bernardino County and the rural, northeastern corner of San Diego County, California, San Diego County. The incumbent in this area, Republican

of the former 28th district, is term-limited and cannot seek re-election.

Candidates

Declared

*Brian Nash (Democratic), analytics consultant *Kelly Seyarto (Republican), state assemblyman from the California's 67th State Assembly district, 67th district

Endorsements

Results

District 34

The 34th district is based in northern Orange County, California, Orange County, including most of Santa Ana, California, Santa Ana, Anaheim, California, Anaheim, Placentia, California, Placentia, Fullerton, California, Fullerton, Buena Park, La Habra, and the west side of Orange, California, Orange, along with the unincorporated community of South Whittier, California, South Whittier in Los Angeles County. The incumbent is first-term Democrat Tom Umberg of Santa Ana, California, Santa Ana, who is seeking re-election.

Candidates

Declared

*Rhonda Shader (Republican), Mayor of Placentia, California, Placentia *Tom Umberg (Democratic), incumbent state senator

Endorsements

Results

District 36

The new 36th district encompasses most of coastal Orange County, California, Orange County, including Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Emerald Bay, Orange County, California, Emerald Bay, Laguna Beach, and Dana Point, and the Little Saigon, Orange County, Little Saigon area of northwestern Orange County, including Garden Grove, California, Garden Grove, Westminster, California, Westminster, Fountain Valley, California, Fountain Valley, Midway City, Stanton, California, Stanton, Cypress, California, Cypress, Rossmoor, California, Rossmoor, and Los Alamitos, California, Los Alimitos, along with Artesia, California, Artesia, Cerritos, California, Cerritos, and Hawaiian Gardens in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County. The seat has no incumbent.

Candidates

Declared

* Kim Carr (Democratic), Huntington Beach, California, Huntington Beach city councilor and former Mayor of Huntington Beach * Janet Nguyen (Republican), California State Assembly, state assemblywoman from the California's 72nd State Assembly district, 72nd district and former state senator from the California's 34th State Senate district, 34th district

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District 38

The new 38th district encompasses the coastal North County (San Diego area), North County San Diego County, California, San Diego County communities of La Jolla, Del Mar, California, Del Mar, Solana Beach, Cardiff, California, Cardiff, Rancho Santa Fe, Encinitas, Carlsbad, California, Carlsbad, Vista, California, Vista, Oceanside, California, Oceanside, San Luis Rey, and Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, along with the southern edge of Orange County, California, Orange County, including San Clemente, California, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Ladera Ranch, Las Flores, California, Las Flores, and Rancho Santa Margarita, California, Rancho Santa Margarita. The incumbent in this area, Republican

(R–

), is term-limited and cannot seek re-election.

Candidates

Declared

*Catherine Blakespear (Democratic), Mayor of Encinitas, California, Encinitas and chair of the San Diego Association of Governments *Matt Gunderson (Republican), automobile dealer *Joe Kerr (Democratic), retired Orange County Fire Authority, Orange County fire captain

Withdrawn

*Priya Bhat-Patel (Democratic), Carlsbad, California, Carlsbad city councilor

Declined

*Lisa Bartlett (Republican), Orange County Board of Supervisors, Orange County supervisor ''(2022 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 49, running for U.S. House)'' *Bill Brough (Republican), former state assemblyman from the California's 73rd State Assembly district, 73rd district

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District 40

The new 40th district encompasses much of inland San Diego County, California, San Diego County, including Santee, California, Santee, Poway, Alpine, California, Alpine, Pine Valley, California, Pine Valley, Ramona, California, Ramona, San Marcos, California, San Marcos, Escondido, California, Escondido, Hidden Meadows, Valley Center, California, Valley Center, Pauma Valley, and Fallbrook, as well as the northeastern parts of the city of

. The incumbent in this area is Republican Brian Jones (politician), Brian Jones of Santee, California, Santee and the former 38th district, who is seeking re-election.

Candidates

Declared

*Brian Jones (politician), Brian Jones (Republican), incumbent state senator *Joseph Rocha (Democratic), attorney and U.S. Marine Corps veteran

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Notes

References

External links

;Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates
Marie Alvarado-Gil (D) for State Senate
;Official campaign websites for 8th district candidates
Angelique Ashby (D) for State SenateRafa Garcia (D) for State SenateDave Jones (D) for State Senate
;Official campaign websites for 10th district candidates
Jim Canova (D) for State SenateJamal Khan (D) for State SenateLily Mei (D) for State SenateAisha Wahab (D) for State Senate
;Official campaign websites for 18th district candidates
Steve Padilla (D) for State Senate
;Official campaign websites for 20th district candidates
Daniel Hertzberg (D) for State SenateCaroline Menjivar (D) for State Senate
;Official campaign websites for 30th district candidates
Bob Archuleta (D) for State SenateHenry Bouchot (D) for State Senate
;Official campaign websites for 34th district candidates
Tom Umberg (D) for State Senate
;Official campaign websites for 38th district candidates
Catherine Blakespear (D) for State Senate
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