California's 8th senatorial district

California's 8th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Angelique Ashby of Sacramento.

California's 8th State Senate district
Current senator	Angelique Ashby D–Sacramento
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	929,712[1] 694,800[1] 606,375[1]
Demographics	56.00% White 4.07% Black 28.22% Latino 8.72% Asian 1.94% Native American 0.27% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.28% other 0.51[1]% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	540,098[2]
Registration	39.43% Republican 33.09% Democratic 21.00% No party preference

District profile

The district is located in the core of the Sacramento metropolitan area, consisting of the state capital of Sacramento and several of its surrounding suburbs, including Rio Linda, McClellan Park, North Highlands, Vineyard, Rosemont, Florin, and Elk Grove.

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2020	President	Trump 50.6 – 44.0%
2018	Governor	Cox 57.4 – 42.6%
	Senator	de Leon 55.6 – 44.4%
2016	President	Trump 52.3 – 41.9%
	Senator	Harris 57.0 – 43.0%
2014	Governor	Kashkari 56.5 – 43.5%
2012	President	Romney 54.6 – 43.0%
	Senator	Emken 55.5 – 44.5%

List of senators

Due to redistricting, the 8th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Senators	Party	Years served	Counties represented	Notes
Jeremiah Lynch	Democratic	January 8, 1883 - January 3, 1887	San Francisco, San Mateo
John Boggs		January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891	Colusa, Tehama
Henry C. Wilson		January 5, 1891 - January 7, 1895
			Butte, Tehama
John Henry Seawell		January 7, 1895 - January 2, 1899	Colusa, Glenn, Mendocino
John Boggs		January 2, 1899 - January 30, 1899		Died in office.[3]
James Wilkens Goad		March 17, 1899 - January 5, 1903		Sworn in after winning special election.[4]
Edward F. Woodward	Republican	January 5, 1903 - January 7, 1907	Sonoma
Walter Fitch Price		January 7, 1907 - January 2, 1911
Louis W. Juilliard	Democratic	January 2, 1911 - January 4, 1915
Herbert W. Slater		January 4, 1915 - January 5, 1931
John L. Moran	Republican	January 5, 1931 - January 7, 1935	Colusa, Glenn, Tehama
Daniel Jack Metzger		January 7, 1935 - January 4, 1943
Clair Engle	Democratic	January 4, 1943 - September 14, 1943		Resigned after he won special election for the 2nd Congressional district.
Louis G. Sutton	Republican	June 2, 1944 - January 5, 1959		Sworn in after winning special election.[5]
Virgil O'Sullivan	Democratic	January 5, 1959 - January 2, 1967
Lewis F. Sherman	Republican	January 2, 1967 - January 4, 1971	Alameda
John W. Holmdahl	Democratic	January 4, 1971 - October 15, 1982		Resigned from the Senate.
John Francis Foran		December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1986	San Francisco, San Mateo
Quentin L. Kopp	Independent	December 1, 1986 - November 30, 1998
Jackie Speier	Democratic	December 7, 1998 - November 30, 2006
Leland Yee		December 4, 2006 - March 28, 2014		Suspended by the Senate after being charged by the Federal Government with conspiracy to traffic in firearms without a license and accepting campaign funds in exchange for political favors.[6]
Tom Berryhill	Republican	December 1, 2014 - November 30, 2018	Amador, Calaveras, Fresno, Inyo, Madera, Mariposa, Mono, Sacramento, Stanislaus, Tulare, Tuolumne
Andreas Borgeas		December 3, 2018 – December 5, 2022
Angelique Ashby	Democratic	December 5, 2022 – present

Election results (1994–present)

Contents

• 1994
• 1998
• 2002
• 2006
• 2010
• 2014
• 2018

2018

2018 California State Senate election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andreas Borgeas	117,673	59.4
	Democratic	Paulina Miranda	42,044	21.2
	Democratic	Tom Pratt	30,984	15.6
	No party preference	Mark Belden	7,304	3.7
Total votes			198,005	100.0
General election
	Republican	Andreas Borgeas	202,741	59.6
	Democratic	Paulina Miranda	137,311	40.4
Total votes			340,052	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

2014 California State Senate election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Berryhill (incumbent)	97,056	65.4
	Democratic	Paulina Miranda	51,415	34.6
Total votes			148,471	100.0
General election
	Republican	Tom Berryhill (incumbent)	145,587	66.5
	Democratic	Paulina Miranda	73,417	33.5
Total votes			219,004	100.0
	Republican hold

2010

California State Senate election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Leland Yee (incumbent)	197,070	79.0
	Republican	Doo Sup Park	52,587	21.0
Total votes			249,657	100.0
	Democratic hold

2006

California State Senate election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Leland Yee	179,556	77.99
	Republican	Michael Skipakevich	50,670	22.01
Total votes			230,226	100.00
	Democratic hold

2002

California State Senate election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jackie Speier (incumbent)	158,999	78.16
	Republican	Dennis Zell	38,881	19.11
	Libertarian	Robert Fliegler	5,540	2.72
Invalid or blank votes			0	0.00
Total votes			203,420	100.00
	Democratic hold

1998

California State Senate election, 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jackie Speier	167,216	79.19
	Republican	Jim R. Tomlin	43,936	20.81
Invalid or blank votes			28,095	11.74
Total votes			239,247	100.00
	Democratic gain from Independent

1994

California State Senate election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Quentin L. Kopp	135,712	63.53
	Democratic	Patrick C. Fitzgerald	42,630	19.96
	Republican	Tom Spinosa	30,753	14.40
	Libertarian	Mark Valverde	4,512	2.11
Invalid or blank votes			30,076	12.34
Total votes			216,613	100.00
	Independent hold

See also

• California State Senate Districts
• California State Senate
• Districts in California

References

1. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
2. "Report of Registration as of February 18, 2020" (PDF).
3. "JOHN BOGGS DEAD. — His Death a Surprise to His Legion of Friends in California". cdnc.ucr.edu.
4. "James W. Goad Sworn in". Journal of the Assembly: 1 v. 1850.
5. "Louis G. Sutton Sworn in". Some Issues Titled:supplement to the Appendix to the Journal of the Senate. 1942.
6. "In unprecedented move, state Senate votes to suspend three lawmakers". Los Angeles Times. March 28, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2014.

External links

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission