California's 19th senatorial district

California's 19th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Monique Limón of Santa Barbara.

California's 19th State Senate district
Current senator	Monique Limón D–Santa Barbara
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	928,850[1] 697,445[1] 536,288[1]
Demographics	42.19% White 2.06% Black 48.28% Latino 5.85% Asian 0.76% Native American 0.26% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.22% other 0.38[1]% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	491,053[2]
Registration	45.70% Democratic 24.67% Republican 23.37% No party preference

District profile

The district encompasses the coast from Point Mugu to Santa Maria. This district primarily consists of scattered small- to medium-sized cities and communities, with Los Angeles urban sprawl encroaching from the east.

All of Santa Barbara County Buellton Carpinteria Goleta Guadalupe Lompoc Santa Barbara Santa Maria Solvang

Ventura County – 61.3% Camarillo Fillmore Ojai Oxnard Port Hueneme Santa Paula Ventura

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results|-
2021	Recall	No 62.4 – 37.6%
2020	President	Biden 64.4 – 33.3%
2018	Governor	Newsom 60.7 – 39.3%
	Senator	Feinstein 53.1 – 46.9%
2016	President	Clinton 61.3 – 32.4%
	Senator	Harris 58.9 – 41.1%
2014	Governor	Brown 59.0 – 41.0%
2012	President	Obama 58.2 – 39.3%
	Senator	Feinstein 60.2 – 39.8%
2010	Governor	Whitman 50.3 – 44.7%
	Senator	Fiorina 50.6 – 44.5%
2008	President	Obama 55.6 – 42.5%
2006	Governor	Schwarzenegger 63.6 – 31.6%
	Senator	Feinstein 52.9 – 42.3%
2004	President	Bush 50.4 – 48.4%
	Senator	Boxer 51.7 – 44.1%
2003	Recall	Yes 62.7 – 37.3%
		Schwarzenegger 52.3 – 23.5%
2002	Governor	Simon 48.7 – 41.7%
2000	President	Gore 48.4 – 47.4%
	Senator	Feinstein 51.1 – 42.4%
1998	Governor	Davis 53.2 – 44.0%
	Senator	Fong 49.1 – 47.2%
1996	President	Clinton 45.2 – 43.2%
1994	Governor	Wilson 63.8 – 32.4%
	Senator	Huffington 51.8 – 38.8%
1992	President	Clinton 36.3 – 35.9%
	Senator	Herschensohn 50.9 – 40.0%
	Senator	Feinstein 46.4 – 45.8%

List of senators

Due to redistricting, the 19th 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
Jonathan M. Dudley	Republican	January 8, 1883 - February 26, 1883	Solano, Yolo	Lost his seat to a contest.
Kirk Etna Kelley	Democratic	January 2, 1883 - January 5, 1885		Served together with Dudley for a month until he lost his seat to Lenoard Buck.
Leonard W. Buck		February 16, 1883 - January 5, 1885		Won a contest against Dudley and was sworn in.[3]
William Boyd Parker	Republican	January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887		Served together with Wright.[4]
Martin Jeremiah Wright		January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887
John Lenahan	Democratic	January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889	San Francisco
J. W. Welch		January 7, 1889 - January 2, 1893
Thomas Francis Mitchell	Republican	January 2, 1893 - January 4, 1897
Lawrence J. Dwyer	Democratic	January 4, 1897 - January 5, 1900		Resigned from the Senate to become a Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
Richard J. Welch	Republican	January 1, 1901 - January 6, 1913
Edwin Grant	Democratic	January 6, 1913 - October 8, 1914		Got recalled.
Edward I. Wolfe	Republican	October 8, 1914 - January 8, 1917		Sworn in after Edwin Grant was recalled from the Senate.
Lester Grant Burnett		January 8, 1917 - January 5, 1925
Tallant Tubbs		January 5, 1925 - January 2, 1933
J. M. Inman		January 2, 1933 - September 6, 1934	Sacramento	Resigned from the Senate.
Thomas P. Scollan	Independent	January 7, 1935 - January 4, 1937		Won special election after Inman resigned to serve out his term.
Roy J. Nielsen	Republican	January 4, 1937 - January 6, 1941
John Harold Swan	Democratic	January 6, 1941 - January 8, 1945
Earl D. Desmond		January 8, 1945 - May 28, 1958		Died in office. Died from heart attack.[5]
Albert S. Rodda		January 5, 1959 – January 2, 1967
H. L. Richardson	Republican	January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1976	Los Angeles
Lou Cusanovich		December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1980	Los Angeles, Ventura
Edward M. Davis		December 1, 1980 - November 30, 1992
			Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura
Cathie Wright		December 7, 1992 - November 30, 2000	Los Angeles, Ventura
Tom McClintock		December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2008
Tony Strickland		December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012	Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura
Hannah-Beth Jackson	Democratic	December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2020	Santa Barbara, Ventura
Monique Limón		December 7, 2020 – Present

Election results (1992–present)

Contents

• 1992
• 1996
• 2000
• 2004
• 2008
• 2012
• 2016
• 2020

2020

California State Senate election, 2020

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Monique Limón	152,745	61.1
	Republican	Gary Michaels	82,466	33.0
	No party preference	Anastasia Stone	14,734	5.9
Total votes			249,945	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Monique Limón	272,442	64.5
	Republican	Gary Michaels	150,089	35.5
Total votes			422,531	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

California State Senate election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hannah-Beth Jackson (incumbent)	144,422	64.1
	Republican	Colin Patrick Walch	80,765	35.9
Total votes			225,187	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Hannah-Beth Jackson (incumbent)	224,834	63.1
	Republican	Colin Patrick Walch	131,598	37.3
Total votes			356,432	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

California State Senate election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Stoker	69,252	44.9
	Democratic	Hannah-Beth Jackson	64,219	41.6
	Democratic	Jason Hodge	20,828	13.5
Total votes			154,299	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Hannah-Beth Jackson	180,780	55.7
	Republican	Mike Stoker	143,819	44.3
Total votes			324,599	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2008

California State Senate election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tony Strickland	207,976	50.2
	Democratic	Hannah-Beth Jackson	207,119	49.8
	Independent	Peter Winfield Diederich (write-in)	14	0.0
Total votes			415,109	100.0
	Republican hold

2004

California State Senate election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom McClintock (incumbent)	233,365	60.8
	Democratic	Paul Graber	151,085	39.2
Total votes			384,450	100.0
	Republican hold

2000

California State Senate election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom McClintock	165,422	57.6
	Democratic	Daniel R. Gonzalez	121,893	42.4
Total votes			287,315	100.0
	Republican hold

1996

California State Senate election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cathie Wright (incumbent)	160,130	62.2
	Democratic	John Birke	97,133	37.8
Total votes			257,263	100.0
	Republican hold

1992

California State Senate election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cathie Wright	146,116	52.9
	Democratic	Hank Starr	108,052	39.1
	Libertarian	Richard N. Burns	11,483	4.2
	Peace and Freedom	Charles Najbergier	10,569	3.8
Total votes			276,220	100.0
	Republican hold

See also

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

References

1. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
2. "Report of Registration as of February 18, 2020" (PDF).
3. "Lenoard Buck Sworn in". babel.hathitrust.org.
4. "1885 Senate Session". babel.hathitrust.org.
5. "Desmond, Veteran Of 24 Years in Legislature, Dies SACRAMENTO". cdnc.ucr.edu.

External links

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission