California's 14th senatorial district

California's 14th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Anna M. Caballero of Merced.

California's 14th State Senate district
Current senator	Anna Caballero D–Merced
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	935,376[1] 623,635[1] 410,500[1]
Demographics	17.87% White 4.75% Black 71.16% Latino 4.74% Asian 0.83% Native American 0.11% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.26% other 0.29[1]% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	326,981[2]
Registration	44.51% Democratic 25.23% Republican 24.41% No party preference

District profile

The district takes in the western portion of the Central Valley, including Merced County and western Fresno County.

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2021	Recall	No 54.4 – 45.6%
2020	President	Biden 57.8 – 40.0%
2018	Governor	Newsom 56.0 – 44.0%
	Senator	de Leon 55.3 – 44.7%
2016	President	Clinton 58.7 – 36.0%
	Senator	Sanchez 56.0 – 44.0%
2014	Governor	Brown 55.5 – 44.5%
2012	President	Obama 58.3 – 39.8%
	Senator	Feinstein 59.0 – 41.0%

List of senators representing the district

Senators	Party	Years served	Electoral history	Counties represented
Henry Vrooman	Republican	January 8, 1883 - January 3, 1887	Served together with Whitney.[3]	Alameda
George E. Whitney		January 8, 1883 - January 3, 1887
Anthony Caminetti	Democratic	January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891		Amador, Calaveras
Edward Converse Voorheis	Republican	January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1899
				Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Mono
John F. Davis		January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1903
Joseph R. Knowland		January 5, 1903 - September 28, 1904	Resigned from the Senate to run for the 3rd Congressional district.	Alameda
M. W. Simpson		January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907
Joseph Clement Bates Jr.		January 7, 1907 - January 2, 1911
George Jacob Hans		January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1919
Edwin Mastic Otis		January 6, 1919 - January 8, 1923
T. C. West		January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1931
Roy Fellom		January 5, 1931 - January 7, 1935		San Francisco
Walter McGovern		January 7, 1935 - January 2, 1939
John F. Shelley	Democratic	January 2, 1939 - January 6, 1947
Gerald J. O'Gara		January 6, 1947 - January 3, 1955
Robert I. McCarthy		January 3, 1955 - January 5, 1959
J. Eugene McAteer		January 5, 1959 - January 2, 1967
Clark L. Bradley	Republican	January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1974		Santa Clara, Alameda
George N. Zenovich	Democratic	December 2, 1974 - March 22, 1979	Resigned from the Senate.[4]	Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus
Kenneth L. Maddy	Republican	June 26, 1979 - November 30, 1998	Sworn in after winning special election.[5]
				Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara
				Fresno, Kern, Tulare
Chuck Poochigian		December 7, 1998 - November 30, 2006	Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2002. Unsuccessfully ran for Attorney General in 2006.
				Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne
Dave Cogdill		December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2010	Elected in 2006. Retired.
Tom Berryhill		December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2014	Elected in 2010 Redistricted to the 8th district.
Andy Vidak		December 1, 2014 - November 30, 2018	Redistricted from the 16th district. Re-elected in 2014. Lost re-election.	Fresno, Kern, Kings, Tulare
Melissa Hurtado (Sanger)	Democratic	December 3, 2018 – November 30, 2022	Elected in 2018. Redistricted to the 16th district.
Anna Caballero (Merced)	Democratic	December 3, 2022 – present	Redistricted from the 12th district. Re-elected in 2022.	Fresno, Madera, Merced

Election results (1994–present)

Contents

• 1994
• 1998
• 2002
• 2006
• 2010
• 2014
• 2018
• 2022

2022

2022 California State Senate election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anna Caballero (incumbent)	47,488	52.0
	Republican	Amnon Shor	38,244	41.9
	Democratic	Paulina Miranda	5,530	6.1
Total votes			91,262	100%
General election
	Democratic	Anna Caballero (incumbent)	90,016	56.3
	Republican	Amnon Shor	69,970	43.7
Total votes			159,986	100%
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 California State Senate election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andy Vidak (incumbent)	37,918	54.1
	Democratic	Melissa Hurtado	16,295	23.2
	Democratic	Abigail Solis	10,413	14.9
	Democratic	Ruben Macareno	5,464	7.8
Total votes			70,090	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Melissa Hurtado	80,942	55.8
	Republican	Andy Vidak (incumbent)	64,131	44.2
Total votes			145,073	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2014

2014 California State Senate election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andy Vidak (incumbent)	35,953	61.2
	Democratic	Luis Chavez	22,771	38.8
Total votes			58,724	100.0
General election
	Republican	Andy Vidak (incumbent)	54,251	54.1
	Democratic	Luis Chavez	46,035	45.9
Total votes			100,286	100.0
	Republican hold

2010

California State Senate election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Berryhill	191,097	66.4
	Democratic	Larry Johnson	96,835	33.6
Total votes			287,932	100.0
	Republican hold

2006

California State Senate election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Cogdill	167,804	66.99
	Democratic	Wesley Firch	82,679	33.01
Total votes			250,483	100.00
	Republican hold

2002

California State Senate election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck Poochigian (incumbent)	175,369	100.00
Invalid or blank votes			62,422	26.25
Total votes			237,791	100.00
	Republican hold

1998

California State Senate election, 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck Poochigian	174,832	100.00
Invalid or blank votes			59,034	25.24
Total votes			233,866	100.00
	Republican hold

1994

California State Senate election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kenneth L. Maddy	168,017	70.62
	Democratic	Tony Hagopian	69,891	29.38
Invalid or blank votes			14,170	2.46
Total votes			252,078	100.00
	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. "1883 Legislature". cdnc.ucr.edu.
4. "George N. Zenovich Resignation letter". bable.hathitrust.org.
5. "Ken Maddy Sworn in". babel.hathitrust.org.

External links

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission