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California's 24th senatorial district

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California's 24th State Senate district
Map of the district
Current senator
  Ben Allen
DMalibu
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age
933,510[1]
710,984[1]
408,806[1]
Demographics
Registered voters451,223[2]
Registration60.79% Democratic
8.40% Republican
25.66% No party preference

California's 24th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Ben Allen of Malibu.

District profile

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The district encompasses the Westside Los Angeles neighborhoods of Venice, West Los Angeles, Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Bel Air, Century City, Sunset Strip, Laurel Canyon, Hollywood, and Miracle Mile; and the Santa Monica Mountains cities such as Hidden Hills, Calabasas, Topanga, and Malibu. In addition, the district includes most of the South Bay cities of Los Angeles County, including Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Torrance, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, El Segundo, Marina del Rey, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, and West Hollywood.

Election results from statewide races

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Year Office Results
2021 Recall No No 84.9 – 15.1%
2020 President Biden 81.6 – 16.2%
2018 Governor Newsom 85.8 – 14.2%
Senator Feinstein 51.5 – 48.5%
2016 President Clinton 84.1 – 10.3%
Senator Harris 56.1 – 43.9%
2014 Governor Brown 85.0 – 15.0%
2012 President Obama 83.6 – 13.3%
Senator Feinstein 85.6 – 14.4%

List of senators representing the district

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1883–1887: two seats

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Years   Seat A   Seat B Counties represented
Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history
January 8, 1883 –
January 3, 1887

Charles W. Cross
(Nevada City)
Democratic Elected in 1882.
[data missing]

Hiram W. Wallis
(Forest City)
Republican Elected in 1882.
[data missing]
Nevada, Sierra

1887–present: one seat

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Senators Party Years served Electoral history Counties represented

P. J. Murphy
(San Francisco)
Democratic January 3, 1887 –
January 5, 1891
Elected in 1886.
Lost re-election.
San Francisco

J. H. Mahoney
(San Francisco)
Republican January 5, 1891 –
January 2, 1893
Elected in 1890.
Redistricted to the 18th district.

George H. Williams
(San Francisco)
Republican January 5, 1891 –
January 2, 1893
Redistricted from the 20th district and re-elected in 1892.
[data missing]

J. H. Mahoney
(San Francisco)
Republican January 2, 1893 –
January 2, 1899
Redistricted from the 18th district and re-elected in 1894.
[data missing]

R. Porter Ashe
(San Francisco)
Democratic January 2, 1899 –
January 5, 1903
Elected in 1898.
[data missing]

George H. Williams
(San Francisco)
Republican January 5, 1903 –
July 17, 1903
Elected in 1902.
Died.[3]
Vacant July 17, 1903 –
January 2, 1905

Philip J. Haskins
(San Francisco)
Republican January 2, 1905 –
January 7, 1907
Elected in 1904.
[data missing]

Marc Anthony
(San Francisco)
Republican January 7, 1907 –
January 2, 1911
Elected in 1906.
[data missing]

D. J. Beban
(San Francisco)
Republican January 2, 1911 –
January 4, 1915
Elected in 1910.
Redistricted to the 18th district.

Lawrence J. Flaherty
(San Francisco)
Republican January 4, 1915 –
January 8, 1923
Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1918.
[data missing]

Daniel C. Murphy
(San Francisco)
Democratic January 8, 1923 –
January 5, 1931
Elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1926.
[data missing]

Andrew R. Schottky
(Los Banos)
Republican January 5, 1931 –
January 2, 1939
Elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1934.
[data missing]
Madera, Merced

Peter P. Myhand
(Merced)
Democratic January 2, 1939 –
January 4, 1943
Elected in 1938.
[data missing]

George J. Hatfield
(Modesto)
Republican January 4, 1943 –
November 15, 1953
Elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1950.
Died.[4]
Vacant November 15, 1953 –
January 3, 1955

James A. Cobey
(Merced)
Democratic January 3, 1955 –
January 2, 1967
Elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1962.
Redistricted to the 15th district and lost re-election.

Robert J. Lagomarsino
(Ojai)
Republican January 2, 1967 –
March 13, 1974
Redistricted from the 33rd district and re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1970.
Resigned when elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Ventura, Santa Barbara
Vacant March 13, 1974 –
July 9, 1974

Omer Rains
(Ventura)
Democratic July 9, 1974 –
November 30, 1974
Elected to finish Lagomarsino's term.
Redistricted to the 18th district.

Alex P. Garcia
(Los Angeles)
Democratic December 2, 1974 –
November 30, 1982
Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1978.
Lost renomination.
Los Angeles

Art Torres
(Los Angeles)
Democratic December 6, 1982 –
November 30, 1994
Elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1990.
Retired to run for Insurance Commissioner.

Hilda Solis
(Los Angeles)
Democratic December 5, 1994 –
December 31, 2000
Elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1998.
Resigned to become a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Vacant December 31, 2000 –
March 12, 2001

Gloria Romero
(Los Angeles)
Democratic March 12, 2001 –
November 30, 2010
Elected to finish Solis's term.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2008.
Termed out.

Ed Hernandez
(Los Angeles)
Democratic December 6, 2010 –
November 30, 2014
Elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 22nd district.

Kevin de León
(Los Angeles)
Democratic December 1, 2014 –
November 30, 2018
Redistricted from the 22nd district and re-elected in 2014.
Termed out and ran for U.S. Senate.

María Elena Durazo
(Los Angeles)
Democratic December 3, 2018 –
December 5, 2022
Elected in 2018.
Redistricted to the 26th district.

Ben Allen
(Malibu)
Democratic December 5, 2022 –
present
Redistricted from the 26th district and re-elected in 2022.

Election results

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2018

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2018 California State Senate election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maria Elena Durazo 63,719 69.8
Democratic Peter Choi 27,566 30.2
Total votes 91,285 100.0
General election
Democratic Maria Elena Durazo 139,473 66.9
Democratic Peter Choi 69,160 33.1
Total votes 208,633 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

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2014 California State Senate election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kevin de León (incumbent) 28,975 64.1
Democratic Peter Choi 9,422 20.8
Republican William "Rodriguez" Morrison 6,805 15.1
Total votes 45,202 100.0
General election
Democratic Kevin de León (incumbent) 57,412 65.8
Democratic Peter Choi 29,848 34.2
Total votes 87,260 100.0
Democratic hold

2010

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California State Senate election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ed Hernandez 112,792 100.0
Republican William Rodriguez Morrison (write-in) 22 0.0
Total votes 112,814 100.0
Democratic hold

2006

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California State Senate election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gloria Romero (incumbent) 92,498 74.07
Republican Robert Carver 32,388 25.93
Total votes 124,886 100.00
Democratic hold

2002

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California State Senate election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gloria Romero (incumbent) 79,227 71.32
Republican Vince House 29,124 26.22
Libertarian Carl M. "Marty" Swinney 2,741 2.47
Invalid or blank votes 8,106 6.80
Total votes 119,198 100.00
Democratic hold

1998

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California State Senate election, 1998
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hilda Solis (incumbent) 86,353 73.51
Republican C. A. 'Carl' Taylor 28,057 23.88
Libertarian Kim Goldsworthy 3,059 2.60
Invalid or blank votes 13,687 10.44
Total votes 131,156 100.00
Democratic hold

1994

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California State Senate election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hilda Solis 73,371 63.13
Republican Dave Boyer 37,950 32.65
Libertarian George Curtis Feger 4,910 4.22
Invalid or blank votes 14,413 11.03
Total votes 130,644 100.00
Democratic hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
  3. ^ "SEN. WILLIAMS DEAD Representative From the Twentyfourth State Senatorial District Died of Heart Disease". cdnc.ucr.edu.
  4. ^ "State Senator George Hatfield Dies Suddenly In Palo Alto". cdnc.ucr.edu.
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