California's 29th State Senatorial district
California's 29th State Senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Josh Newman of Fullerton.
| California's 29th State Senate district | |||
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| Current senator |
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| Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 925,494[1] 695,503[1] 532,640[1] | ||
| Demographics |
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| Registered voters | 525,519[2] | ||
| Registration | 38.67% Democratic 31.08% Republican 25.38% No party preference | ||
District profile
2011-2021
Prior to the 2020 United States redistricting cycle and the subsequent change of boundries in 2021, the district straddled the intersection of three counties: Los Angeles, Orange, and San Bernardino. Centered on the Chino Hills and the northern Santa Ana Valley, it included arms extending into the unincorporated community of Ramona in the north and the city of Cypress in the west.
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Los Angeles County – 1.7%
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Orange County – 22.7%
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San Bernardino County – 3.7%
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Election results from statewide races
| Year | Office | Results |
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| 2020 | President | Biden 55.1 – 42.9% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 51.2 – 48.8% |
| Senator | Feinstein 55.5 – 45.5% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 53.5 – 40.8% |
| Senator | Harris 52.1 – 47.9% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Kashkari 53.9 – 46.1% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 49.1 – 48.7% |
| Senator | Feinstein 50.9 – 49.1% | |
| 2010 | Governor | Whitman 53.5 – 41.0% |
| Senator | Fiorina 55.3 – 39.4% | |
| 2008 | President | John McCain 49.1 – 48.9% |
| 2006 | Governor | Schwarzenegger 66.3 – 29.2% |
| Senator | Mountjoy 48.8 – 46.6% | |
| 2004 | President | Bush 57.0 – 41.8% |
| Senator | Jones 48.6 – 46.9% | |
| 2003 | Recall | Yes 70.2 – 29.8% |
| Schwarzenegger 61.9 – 19.2% | ||
| 2002 | Governor | Simon 56.1 – 36.2% |
| 2000 | President | Gore 50.2 – 45.9% |
| Senator | Feinstein 52.1 – 40.7% | |
| 1998 | Governor | Davis 52.1 – 45.4% |
| Senator | Fong 50.7 – 45.8% | |
| 1996 | President | Clinton 45.1 – 44.5% |
| 1994 | Governor | Wilson 62.4 – 34.0% |
| Senator | Huffington 54.2 – 37.3% | |
| 1992 | President | Bush 41.4 – 37.2% |
| Senator | Herschensohn 56.1 – 36.5% | |
| Senator | Seymour 46.7 – 44.5% |
List of senators representing the district
| Senators | Party | Years served | Electoral history | Counties reprented |
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| District established January 8, 1883 | ||||
 Charles F. Foster (Red Bluff) |
Democratic | January 8, 1883 – January 3, 1887 |
Elected in 1882. [data missing] |
Colusa, Tehama |
 Benjamin F. Langford (Lodi) |
Democratic | January 3, 1887 – January 2, 1893 |
Redistricted from the 16th district and re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1890. Redistricted to the 15th district. |
San Joaquin |
 Bart Burke (Santa Cruz) |
Democratic | January 2, 1893 – January 4, 1897 |
Elected in 1892. [data missing] |
San Mateo, Santa Cruz |
 D. H. Trout (Santa Cruz) |
Republican | January 4, 1897 – January 1, 1901 |
Elected in 1896. [data missing] | |
 James D. Byrnes (San Mateo) |
Republican | January 1, 1901 – May 10, 1903 |
Elected in 1900. Died. | |
| Vacant | May 10, 1903 – January 2, 1905 |
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 Samuel H. Rambo (Boulder Creek) |
Republican | January 2, 1905 – January 4, 1909 |
Elected in 1904. [data missing] | |
 James B. Holohan (Watsonville) |
Democratic | January 4, 1909 – January 6, 1913 |
Elected in 1908. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives. | |
 Henry H. Lyon (Los Angeles) |
Republican | January 6, 1913 – December 1, 1917 |
Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1916. Assassinated. |
Los Angeles |
| Vacant | December 1, 1917 – January 6, 1919 |
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 Dwight H. Hart (Los Angeles) |
Independent | January 6, 1919 – January 5, 1925 |
Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1922. [data missing] | |
| Republican | ||||
 Joseph L. Pedrotti (Los Angeles) |
Republican | January 5, 1925 – January 2, 1933 |
Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1928. [data missing] | |
 Chris N. Jespersen (Atascadero) |
Republican | January 2, 1933 – February 21, 1951 |
Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1948. Died. |
San Luis Obispo |
| Vacant | February 21, 1951 – January 5, 1953 |
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 Alan A. Erhart (San Luis Obispo) |
Republican | January 5, 1953 – August 13, 1960 |
Elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1956. Died. | |
| Vacant | August 13, 1960 – January 2, 1961 |
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 Vernon L. Sturgeon (Paso Robles) |
Republican | January 2, 1961 – January 2, 1967 |
Elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1964. Retired to become the Legislative Secretary for Ronald Reagan. | |
 Mervyn Dymally (Los Angeles) |
Democratic | January 2, 1967 – January 6, 1975 |
Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Retired to become the Lieutenant Governor of California. |
Los Angeles |
| Vacant | January 6, 1975 – April 7, 1975 |
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 Bill Greene (Los Angeles) |
Democratic | April 7, 1975 – November 30, 1984 |
Elected to finish Dymally's term. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 27th district. | |
 Robert G. Beverly (Manhattan Beach) |
Republican | December 3, 1984 – November 30, 1992 |
Redistricted from the 27th district and re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1988. Termed out. | |
Frank Hill (Whittier) |
Republican | December 7, 1992 – July 8, 1994 |
Redistricted from the 31st district and re-elected in 1992. Convicted of corruption and resigned. |
Los Angeles, Orange |
| Vacant | July 8, 1994 – December 5, 1994 |
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 Dick Mountjoy (Monrovia) |
Republican | December 5, 1994 – November 30, 2000 |
Elected to finish Hill's term. Re-elected in 1996. [data missing] |
Los Angeles |
Bob Margett (Arcadia) |
Republican | December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2008 |
Elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2004. Termed out. | |
 Bob Huff (San Dimas) |
Republican | December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2016 |
Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2012. Termed out. |
Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino |
 Josh Newman (Fullerton) |
Democratic | December 5, 2016 – June 24, 2018 |
Elected in 2016. Recalled from office. | |
 Ling Ling Chang (Diamond Bar) |
Republican | June 25, 2018 – November 30, 2020 |
Elected to finish Newman's term. Lost re-election. | |
.jpg.webp) Josh Newman (Fullerton) |
Democratic | December 7, 2020 – |
Elected in 2020. | |
Election results
2020
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Ling Ling Chang (incumbent) | 98,687 | 47.4 | |
| Democratic | Josh Newman | 69,732 | 33.5 | |
| Democratic | Joseph Cho | 39,643 | 19.1 | |
| Total votes | 208,062 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Josh Newman | 214,456 | 51.3 | |
| Republican | Ling Ling Chang (incumbent) | 203,762 | 48.7 | |
| Total votes | 418,218 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
2018 (Recall)
| Choice | Votes | % |
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 Yes |
91,892 | 58.13 |
| No | 66,197 | 41.87 |
| Total votes | 158,089 | 100.00 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Ling Ling Chang | 50,215 | 33.80 | |
| Democratic | Joseph Cho | 31,726 | 21.36 | |
| Republican | Bruce Whitaker | 28,704 | 19.32 | |
| Democratic | Josh Ferguson | 17,745 | 11.95 | |
| Democratic | Kevin Carr | 12,713 | 8.56 | |
| Republican | George C. Shen | 7,442 | 5.01 | |
| Total votes | 148,545 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
2016
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Ling Ling Chang | 73,514 | 44.0 | |
| Democratic | Josh Newman | 48,754 | 29.2 | |
| Democratic | Sukhee Kang | 44,766 | 26.8 | |
| Total votes | 167,034 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Josh Newman | 160,230 | 50.4 | |
| Republican | Ling Ling Chang | 157,732 | 49.6 | |
| Total votes | 317,962 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
2012
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Bob Huff (incumbent) | 68,708 | 64.3 | |
| Democratic | Greg Diamond | 38,169 | 35.7 | |
| Total votes | 106,877 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Bob Huff (incumbent) | 160,912 | 55.1 | |
| Democratic | Greg Diamond | 131,228 | 44.9 | |
| Total votes | 292,140 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Bob Huff | 178,155 | 54.4 | |
| Democratic | Joseph Lyons | 127,536 | 38.9 | |
| Libertarian | Jill Stone | 21,983 | 6.7 | |
| Total votes | 327,674 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Bob Margett (incumbent) | 190,165 | 61.7 | |
| Democratic | Rufino Bautista, Jr. | 101,350 | 32.8 | |
| Libertarian | Dan Fernandes | 17,044 | 5.5 | |
| Total votes | 308,559 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2000
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Bob Margett | 128,713 | 49.1 | |
| Democratic | Richard Melendez | 125,975 | 48.0 | |
| Libertarian | Leland Faegre | 7,655 | 2.9 | |
| Total votes | 262,343 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Dick Mountjoy (incumbent) | 138,944 | 58.9 | |
| Democratic | Tommy Randle | 96,829 | 41.1 | |
| Total votes | 235,773 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1994 (special)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Dick Mountjoy | 116,562 | 60.1 | |
| Democratic | Sandra K. Hester | 64,007 | 33.0 | |
| Libertarian | Matt Piazza | 8,756 | 4.5 | |
| Green | Walt Contreras Sheasby | 4,614 | 2.4 | |
| Total votes | 193,939 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1992
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Frank Hill (incumbent) | 148,754 | 56.2 | |
| Democratic | Sandy Hester | 116,021 | 43.8 | |
| Total votes | 264,775 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
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