California's 36th senatorial district

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California's 36th senatorial district is one of 40 CaliforniaState Senate districts. It is currently represented by Tony Strickland of Huntington Beach.

District profile

The district includes most of coastal Orange County, including Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Emerald Bay, Laguna Beach, and Dana Point; San Clemente; the Little Saigon area of northwestern Orange County, including Garden Grove, Westminster, Fountain Valley, Midway City, Stanton, Cypress, La Palma, Rossmoor, and Los Alamitos; and Artesia, Cerritos, and Hawaiian Gardens in southeastern Los Angeles County.

Election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2024PresidentTrump 50.6 – 46.6%[3]
2022GovernorDahle 54.3 – 45.7%[4]
SenatorMeuser 53.7 – 46.3%[5]
2021RecallYes Yes 50.3 – 49.7%[6]
2020PresidentBiden 53.2 – 44.6%[7]
2018GovernorCox 51.2 – 48.8%[8]
SenatorFeinstein 53.8 – 46.2%[9]
2016PresidentClinton 48.1 – 45.8%[10]
SenatorHarris 58.8 – 41.2%[11]
2014GovernorKashkari 57.5 – 42.5%
2012PresidentRomney 54.8 – 43.2%
SenatorEmken 55.8 – 44.2%

List of senators representing the district

Due to redistricting, the 36th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

SenatorsPartyYears servedElectoral historyCounties represented
John Roth(Tulare)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891Elected in 1886. [data missing]Inyo, Kern, Tulare
George S. Berry(Visalia)DemocraticJanuary 5, 1891 – January 7, 1895Elected in 1890. Redistricted to the 32nd and 34th districts.
Cyrus M. Simpson(Pasadena)RepublicanJanuary 7, 1895 – January 5, 1903Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1898. [data missing]Los Angeles
Benjamin W. Hahn(Long Beach)RepublicanJanuary 5, 1903 – January 7, 1907Elected in 1902. Lost re-election.
Charles W. Bell(Pasadena)NonpatisanJanuary 7, 1907 – January 6, 1913Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1910. Retired to become a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Republican
William J. Carr(Pasadena)IndependentJanuary 6, 1913 – January 8, 1923Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1918. [data missing]
Progressive
Republican
A. Burlingame Johnson(Pasadena)RepublicanJanuary 8, 1923 – January 3, 1927Elected in 1922. [data missing]
Frank C. Weller(Los Angeles)RepublicanJanuary 3, 1927 – January 5, 1931Elected in 1926. [data missing]
Ralph E. Swing(Upland)RepublicanJanuary 5, 1931 – January 8, 1951Redistricted from the 30th district and re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1946. [data missing]San Bernardino
James E. Cunningham(San Bernardino)RepublicanJanuary 8, 1951 – September 10, 1957Elected in 1850. Re-elected in 1854. Resigned.
VacantSeptember 10, 1957 – December 31, 1957
Raymond H. Gregory(San Bernardino)RepublicanDecember 31, 1957 – January 5, 1959Elected to finish Cunningham's term. Lost re-election.
Stanford C. Shaw(Etiwanda)DemocraticJanuary 5, 1959 – January 7, 1963Elected in 1958. [data missing]
Eugene G. Nisbet(Upland)DemocraticJanuary 7, 1963 – January 2, 1967Elected in 1962. Redistricted to the 20th district and lost re-election.
Gordon Cologne(Indio)RepublicanJanuary 2, 1967 – March 2, 1972Redistricted from the 37th district and re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1970. Resigned to become a Justice of the California Courts of Appeal.Riverside, San Bernardino
VacantMarch 2, 1972 – June 15, 1972
W. Craig Biddle(Riverside)RepublicanJune 15, 1972 – November 30, 1974Elected to finish Cologne's term. Redistricted to the 34th district and lost re-election.
Dennis Carpenter(Newport Beach)RepublicanDecember 2, 1974 – November 30, 1978Redistricted from the 34th district and re-elected in 1974. [data missing]Orange, San Diego
John G. Schmitz(Santa Ana)RepublicanDecember 4, 1978 – November 30, 1982Elected in 1978. Retired to run for U.S. Senate.
Robert B. Presley(Riverside)DemocraticDecember 6, 1982 – November 30, 1994Redistricted from the 34th district and re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1990. Retired to run for Board of Equalization.Riverside
Ray Haynes(Riverside)RepublicanDecember 5, 1994 – November 30, 2002Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1998. Term-limited and ran for State Assembly.(2001–2011)Riverside, San Diego
Dennis Hollingsworth(Murrieta)RepublicanDecember 2, 2002 – November 30, 2010Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2006. Term-limited and retired.
Joel Anderson(Alpine)RepublicanDecember 6, 2010 – November 30, 2014Elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 38th district.
Patricia Bates(Laguna Niguel)RepublicanDecember 1, 2014 – November 30, 2022Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2018. Term-limited and retired.(2011–2021)Orange, San Diego
Janet Nguyen(Huntington Beach)RepublicanDecember 7, 2022 – November 30, 2024Elected in 2022. Resigned after election to the Orange County Board of Supervisors.(2021–2031)Los Angeles, Orange
VacantNovember 30, 2024 – March 11, 2025
Tony Strickland(Huntington Beach)RepublicanMarch 11, 2025 – presentElected to finish Nguyen's term.

Election results (1990-present)

2025 (special)

2025 California State Senate 36th district special electionVacancy resulting from the resignation of Janet Nguyen[12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanTony Strickland81,133 51.3
DemocraticJimmy D. Pham43,73027.7
DemocraticJohn Briscoe22,64714.3
RepublicanJulie Diep10,5886.7
Total votes158,098 100.0
Republicanhold

2022

2022California State Senate 36th district election[13][14]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJanet Nguyen125,053 56.7
DemocraticKim Carr 95,655 43.3
Total votes220,708 100.0
General election
RepublicanJanet Nguyen196,488 56.9
DemocraticKim Carr149,11443.1
Total votes345,602 100.0
Republicanhold

2018

2018California State Senate 36th district election[15][16]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanPatricia Bates (incumbent) 124,966 54.4
DemocraticMarggie Castellano 104,791 45.6
Total votes229,757 100.0
General election
RepublicanPatricia Bates (incumbent) 203,607 51.5
DemocraticMarggie Castellano191,39248.5
Total votes394,999 100.0
Republicanhold

2014

2014California State Senate 36th district election[17][18]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanPatricia Bates88,171 99.1
DemocraticGary Kephart (write-in) 756 0.9
Total votes88,927 100.0
General election
RepublicanPatricia Bates140,610 65.7
DemocraticGary Kephart73,53934.3
Total votes214,149 100.0
Republicanhold

2010

2010California State Senate 36th district election[19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJoel Anderson193,573 63.2
DemocraticPaul Clay101,11233.0
LibertarianMichael S. Metti11,7373.8
Total votes306,422 100.0
Republicanhold

2006

2006California State Senate 36th district election[20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanDennis Hollingsworth (incumbent) 164,025 63.4
DemocraticMark Hanson85,70633.1
LibertarianJoseph Shea9,0013.5
Total votes258,732 100.0
Republicanhold

2002

2002California State Senate 36th district election[21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanDennis Hollingsworth151,856 69.5
DemocraticAdrienne Westall53,28024.4
LibertarianMichael S. Metti13,2586.1
Total votes218,394 100.0
Republicanhold

1998

1998California State Senate 36th district election[22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanRay Haynes (incumbent) 127,531 60.1
DemocraticGeorge M. Swift84,68339.9
Total votes212,214 100.0
Republicanhold

1994

1994California State Senate 36th district election[23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanRay Haynes121,263 55.0
DemocraticKay Ceniceros91,58041.5
LibertarianDavid R. Sarosi7,6373.5
Total votes220,480 100.0
Republicangain from Democratic

1990

1990California State Senate 36th district election[24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticRobert B. Presley (incumbent) 112,560 53.6
RepublicanRay Haynes97,55846.4
Total votes210,118 100.0
Democratichold

See also

References

  1. 1234"Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011"(PDF).
  2. ↑"Report of Registration as of October 21, 2024"(PDF).
  3. ↑Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
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  10. ↑Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
  11. ↑Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
  12. ↑"Official Canvass - State Senate - 36th District - Special Primary Election, February 25, 2025"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  13. ↑"June 7, 2022, Primary Election - State Senator"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  14. ↑"November 8, 2022, General Election - State Senator"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  15. ↑"June 5, 2018, Statewide Direct Primary Election - State Senator"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  16. ↑"November 6, 2018, General Election - State Senator"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  17. ↑"June 3, 2014, Statewide Direct Primary Election - State Senator"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  18. ↑"November 4, 2014, General Election - State Senator"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  19. ↑"November 2, 2010, General Election - State Senator"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  20. ↑"November 7, 2006, General Election - Member of the State Senate"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  21. ↑"November 5, 2002, General Election - State Senator"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  22. ↑"November 3, 1998, General Election - State Senator"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  23. ↑"November 8, 1994, General Election - State Senator"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  24. ↑"November 6, 1990, General Election - State Senator"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved August 7, 2025.