List of United States Senators from California
This page displays current and historical information pertaining to the U.S. Senate delegation from California.
Current members
The current members of the U.S. Senate from California are:
Office | Name | Party | Date assumed office | Date term ends |
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U.S. Senate California | Alex Padilla | Democratic | January 20, 2021 | January 3, 2029 |
U.S. Senate California | Adam Schiff | Democratic | December 9, 2024 | January 3, 2031 |
Election history
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- For more information on the different classes of U.S. Senators, please see: Classes of United States Senators
Class I
Senators in Class I were elected to office in the November 2024 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class I terms run from the beginning of the 119th Congress on January 3, 2025, to the end of the 121st Congress on January 3, 2031.
2024
Regular election
See also: United States Senate election in California, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. Senate California
Adam Schiff defeated Steve Garvey in the general election for U.S. Senate California on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Adam Schiff (D) | 58.9 | 9,036,252 | |
Steve Garvey (R) | 41.1 | 6,312,594 |
Total votes: 15,348,846 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate California
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. Senate California on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Adam Schiff (D) | 31.6 | 2,304,829 | |
✔ | Steve Garvey (R) | 31.5 | 2,301,351 | |
Katie Porter (D) | 15.3 | 1,118,429 | ||
Barbara Lee (D) | 9.8 | 717,129 | ||
Eric Early (R) | 3.3 | 242,055 | ||
James P. Bradley (R) | 1.4 | 98,778 | ||
Christina Pascucci (D) | 0.8 | 61,998 | ||
Sharleta Bassett (R) | 0.8 | 54,884 | ||
Sarah Sun Liew (R) | 0.5 | 38,718 | ||
Laura Garza (No party preference) | 0.5 | 34,529 | ||
Jonathan Reiss (R) | 0.5 | 34,400 | ||
Sepi Gilani (D) | 0.5 | 34,316 | ||
Gail Lightfoot (L) | 0.5 | 33,295 | ||
Denice Gary-Pandol (R) | 0.4 | 25,649 | ||
James Macauley (R) | 0.3 | 23,296 | ||
Harmesh Kumar (D) | 0.3 | 21,624 | ||
David Peterson (D) | 0.3 | 21,170 | ||
Douglas Howard Pierce (D) | 0.3 | 19,458 | ||
Major Singh (No party preference) | 0.2 | 17,092 | ||
John Rose (D) | 0.2 | 14,627 | ||
Perry Pound (D) | 0.2 | 14,195 | ||
Raji Rab (D) | 0.2 | 13,640 | ||
Mark Ruzon (No party preference) | 0.2 | 13,488 | ||
Forrest Jones (American Independent Party of California) | 0.2 | 13,140 | ||
Stefan Simchowitz (R) | 0.2 | 12,773 | ||
Martin Veprauskas (R) | 0.1 | 9,795 | ||
Don Grundmann (No party preference) | 0.1 | 6,641 | ||
Michael Dilger (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 7 | ||
Carlos Guillermo Tapia (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 5 | ||
John Dowell (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 3 | ||
Danny Fabricant (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 3 |
Total votes: 7,301,317 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lexi Reese (D)
- Alexander Norbash (D)
- Eduardo Berdugo (Independent)
- Renee Martinez (Independent)
- Dominick Dorothy (D)
- Joshua Bocanegra (D)
- Barack Obama Mandela (R)
- Joe Sosinski (Independent)
- James Shuster (R)
- Rommell Montenegro (D)
- Zakaria Kortam (R)
- John Pappenheim (R)
- Jacob Farmos (D)
- Roxanne Lawler (R)
- Jessica Resendez (D)
- Jeremy Fennell (D)
- Carson Franklin Jr. (D)
- Frank Ferreira (Independent)
- Fepbrina Keivaulqe Autiameineire (Vienmerisce Veittemeignzce USA)
- Paul Anderson (G)
- Peter Liu (R)
- Dana Bobbitt (Independent)
- Zafar Inam (D)
- Jehu Hand (R)
Special election
See also: United States Senate special election in California, 2024
General election
Special general election for U.S. Senate California
Adam Schiff defeated Steve Garvey in the special general election for U.S. Senate California on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Adam Schiff (D) | 58.8 | 8,837,051 | |
Steve Garvey (R) | 41.2 | 6,204,637 |
Total votes: 15,041,688 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate California
The following candidates ran in the special primary for U.S. Senate California on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Steve Garvey (R) | 33.2 | 2,455,115 | |
✔ | Adam Schiff (D) | 29.3 | 2,160,171 | |
Katie Porter (D) | 17.2 | 1,272,684 | ||
Barbara Lee (D) | 11.7 | 866,551 | ||
Eric Early (R) | 6.1 | 451,274 | ||
Christina Pascucci (D) | 1.5 | 109,867 | ||
Sepi Gilani (D) | 0.9 | 68,497 | ||
Michael Dilger (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 27 |
Total votes: 7,384,186 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. Senate California
Incumbent Dianne Feinstein defeated Kevin de León in the general election for U.S. Senate California on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Dianne Feinstein (D) | 54.2 | 6,019,422 | |
Kevin de León (D) | 45.8 | 5,093,942 |
Total votes: 11,113,364 | ||||
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2012
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | 62.5% | 7,864,624 | ||
Republican | Elizabeth Emken | 37.5% | 4,713,887 | |
Total Votes | 12,578,511 | |||
Source: California Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" |
2006
On November 7, 2006, Dianne Feinstein won re-election to the United States Senate. She defeated Richard Mountjoy (R), Todd Chretien (G), Michael Metti (L), Marsha Feinland (P&F) and Don Grundmann (American Independent) in the general election.[1]
2000
On November 7, 2000, Dianne Feinstein won re-election to the United States Senate. She defeated Tom Campbell (R), Medea Susan Benjamin (G), Gail Katherine Lightfoot (L), Diane Beall Templin (American Independent), Jose Luis Camahort (Reform) and Brian Rees (Natural Law) in the general election.[2]
1994
On November 8, 1994, Dianne Feinstein won re-election to the United States Senate. She defeated Michael Huffington (R), Elizabeth Cervantes Barron (P&F), Richard Benjamin Boddie (L), Paul Meeuwenberg (American Independent) and Barbara Blong (G) in the general election.[3]
Class III
Senators in Class III were elected to office in the November 2022 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class III terms run from the beginning of the 118th Congress on January 3, 2023, to the end of the 120th Congress on January 3, 2029.
2022
Regular election
General election
General election for U.S. Senate California
Incumbent Alex Padilla defeated Mark Meuser in the general election for U.S. Senate California on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Alex Padilla (D) | 61.1 | 6,621,621 | |
Mark Meuser (R) | 38.9 | 4,222,029 |
Total votes: 10,843,650 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate California
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. Senate California on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Alex Padilla (D) | 54.1 | 3,725,544 | |
✔ | Mark Meuser (R) | 14.9 | 1,028,374 | |
Cordie Williams (R) | 6.9 | 474,321 | ||
Jonathan Elist (R) | 4.2 | 289,716 | ||
Chuck Smith (R) | 3.9 | 266,766 | ||
James P. Bradley (R) | 3.4 | 235,788 | ||
Douglas Howard Pierce (D) | 1.7 | 116,771 | ||
John Parker (Peace and Freedom Party) | 1.5 | 105,477 | ||
Sarah Sun Liew (R) | 1.1 | 76,994 | ||
Dan O'Dowd (D) | 1.1 | 74,916 | ||
Akinyemi Agbede (D) | 1.0 | 70,971 | ||
Myron Hall (R) | 1.0 | 66,161 | ||
Timothy Ursich Jr. (D) | 0.8 | 58,348 | ||
Robert Lucero (R) | 0.8 | 53,398 | ||
James Henry Conn (G) | 0.5 | 35,983 | ||
Eleanor Garcia (Independent) | 0.5 | 34,625 | ||
Carlos Guillermo Tapia (R) | 0.5 | 33,870 | ||
Pamela Elizondo (G) | 0.5 | 31,981 | ||
Enrique Petris (R) | 0.5 | 31,883 | ||
Obaidul Huq Pirjada (D) | 0.4 | 27,889 | ||
Daphne Bradford (Independent) | 0.4 | 26,900 | ||
Don Grundmann (Independent) | 0.1 | 10,181 | ||
Deon Jenkins (Independent) | 0.1 | 6,936 | ||
Mark Ruzon (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 206 | ||
Lily Zhou (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 58 | ||
Irene Ratliff (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 7 | ||
Marc Roth (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1 |
Total votes: 6,884,065 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chloe Hollett-Billingsley (D)
- Dhruva Herle (D)
- Chris Theodore (D)
- Ernest Taylor (D)
- Brant John-Michael Williams (Independent)
- Marie Encar Arnold (D)
- Peter Liu (R)
- Brian Ainsworth (R)
- Yvonne Girard (R)
- Elizabeth Heng (R)
- Erik Urbina (R)
- Denard Ingram (D)
- Ellerton Whitney (L)
- Danny Fabricant (R)
- Fepbrina Keivaulqe Autiameineire (Independent)
- Paul Gutierrez (R)
- Mary Glory Thach (Independent)
Special election
General election
Special general election for U.S. Senate California
Incumbent Alex Padilla defeated Mark Meuser in the special general election for U.S. Senate California on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Alex Padilla (D) | 60.9 | 6,559,308 | |
Mark Meuser (R) | 39.1 | 4,212,450 |
Total votes: 10,771,758 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate California
The following candidates ran in the special primary for U.S. Senate California on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Alex Padilla (D) | 55.0 | 3,740,582 | |
✔ | Mark Meuser (R) | 22.1 | 1,503,480 | |
James P. Bradley (R) | 6.9 | 472,052 | ||
Jonathan Elist (R) | 5.9 | 403,722 | ||
Timothy Ursich Jr. (D) | 3.3 | 226,447 | ||
Dan O'Dowd (D) | 2.8 | 191,531 | ||
Myron Hall (R) | 2.1 | 143,038 | ||
Daphne Bradford (Independent) | 1.6 | 112,191 | ||
John Parker (Peace and Freedom Party) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 9,951 | ||
Irene Ratliff (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 12 |
Total votes: 6,803,006 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Yvonne Girard (R)
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated California's U.S. Senate race as safely Democratic. California's U.S. Senate seat was open following the retirement of incumbent Barbara Boxer (D). Thirty-four candidates filed to run to replace Boxer, including seven Democrats, 12 Republicans, and 15 third-party candidates. Two Democrats, Kamala Harris and Loretta Sanchez, defeated the other 32 candidates to advance to the general election. Harris won the general election.[4][5]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | 61.6% | 7,542,753 | ||
Democratic | Loretta Sanchez | 38.4% | 4,710,417 | |
Total Votes | 12,253,170 | |||
Source: California Secretary of State |
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic |
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40.2% | 3,000,689 | |
Democratic | 19% | 1,416,203 | ||
Republican | Duf Sundheim | 7.8% | 584,251 | |
Republican | Phil Wyman | 4.7% | 352,821 | |
Republican | Tom Del Beccaro | 4.3% | 323,614 | |
Republican | Greg Conlon | 3.1% | 230,944 | |
Democratic | Steve Stokes | 2.3% | 168,805 | |
Republican | George Yang | 1.5% | 112,055 | |
Republican | Karen Roseberry | 1.5% | 110,557 | |
Republican | Tom Palzer | 1.2% | 93,263 | |
Libertarian | Gail Lightfoot | 1.3% | 99,761 | |
Republican | Ron Unz | 1.2% | 92,325 | |
Democratic | Massie Munroe | 0.8% | 61,271 | |
Green | Pamela Elizondo | 1.3% | 95,677 | |
Republican | Don Krampe | 0.9% | 69,635 | |
Republican | Jarrell Williamson | 0.9% | 64,120 | |
Independent | Elanor Garcia | 0.9% | 65,084 | |
Republican | Von Hougo | 0.9% | 63,609 | |
Democratic | President Cristina Grappo | 0.8% | 63,330 | |
Republican | Jerry Laws | 0.7% | 53,023 | |
Libertarian | Mark Matthew Herd | 0.6% | 41,344 | |
Independent | Ling Ling Shi | 0.5% | 35,196 | |
Peace and Freedom | John Parker | 0.3% | 22,374 | |
Democratic | Herbert Peters | 0.4% | 32,638 | |
Democratic | Emory Rodgers | 0.4% | 31,485 | |
Independent | Mike Beitiks | 0.4% | 31,450 | |
Independent | Clive Grey | 0.4% | 29,418 | |
Independent | Jason Hanania | 0.4% | 27,715 | |
Independent | Paul Merritt | 0.3% | 24,031 | |
Independent | Jason Kraus | 0.3% | 19,318 | |
Independent | Don Grundmann | 0.2% | 15,317 | |
Independent | Scott Vineberg | 0.2% | 11,843 | |
Independent | Tim Gildersleeve | 0.1% | 9,798 | |
Independent | Gar Myers | 0.1% | 8,726 | |
Total Votes | 7,461,690 | |||
Source: California Secretary of State |
2010
On November 2, 2010, Barbara Boxer won re-election to the United States Senate. She defeated Carly Fiorina (R), Gail Lightfoot (L), Marsha Feinland (P&F), Duane Roberts (G), Edward Noonan (American Independent), and several write-in candidates in the general election.[6]
2004
On November 2, 2004, Barbara Boxer won re-election to the United States Senate. She defeated Bill Jones (R), Marsha Feinland (P&F), Jim Gray (L) and Don Grundmann (American Independent) in the general election.[7]
1998
On November 3, 1998, Barbara Boxer won re-election to the United States Senate. She defeated Matt Fong (R), Ted Brown (L), Timothy Erich (Reform), H. Joseph Perrin, Sr. (American Independent), Ophie Beltran (P&F) and Brian Rees (Natural Law) in the general election.[8]
1992
On November 3, 1992, Barbara Boxer won election to the United States Senate. She defeated Bruce Herschensohn (R), Jerome McCready (American Independent), Genevieve Torres (P&F) and June Genis (L) in the general election.[9]
Historical members
Historical Representation to the U.S. Senate by Party from California | ||||
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Party | Total | |||
Democratic | 26 | |||
Republican | 21 |
Class 1 Senators from California | ||||||||
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Senator | Years Served | Party | ||||||
John C. Frémont | 1850-1851 | Democratic | ||||||
John B. Weller | 1852-1857 | Democratic | ||||||
David C. Broderick | 1857-1859 | Democratic | ||||||
Henry P. Haun | 1859-1860 | Democratic | ||||||
Milton S. Latham | 1860-1863 | Democratic | ||||||
John Conness | 1863-1869 | Republican | ||||||
Eugene Casserly | 1869-1873 | Democratic | ||||||
John S. Hager | 1873-1875 | Democratic | ||||||
Newton Booth | 1875-1881 | Republican | ||||||
John F. Miller | 1881-1886 | Republican | ||||||
George Hearst | 1886-1886 | Democratic | ||||||
Abram P. Williams | 1886-1887 | Republican | ||||||
George Hearst | 1887-1891 | Democratic | ||||||
Charles N. Felton | 1891-1893 | Republican | ||||||
Stephen M. White | 1893-1899 | Democratic | ||||||
Thomas R. Bard | 1900-1905 | Republican | ||||||
Frank P. Flint | 1905-1911 | Republican | ||||||
John D. Works | 1911-1917 | Republican | ||||||
Hiram W. Johnson | 1917-1945 | Republican | ||||||
William F. Knowland | 1945-1959 | Republican | ||||||
Clair Engle | 1959-1964 | Democratic | ||||||
Pierre E. G. Salinger | 1964-1964 | Democratic | ||||||
George L. Murphy | 1965-1971 | Republican | ||||||
John V. Tunney | 1971-1977 | Democratic | ||||||
S. I. Hayakawa | 1977-1983 | Republican | ||||||
Pete Wilson | 1983-1991 | Republican | ||||||
John Seymour | 1991-1992 | Republican | ||||||
Dianne Feinstein | 1992-2023 | Democratic | ||||||
Laphonza Butler | 2023-2024 | Democratic | ||||||
Adam Schiff | 2024-Present | Democratic |
Class 3 Senators from California | ||||||||
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Senator | Years Served | Party | ||||||
William M. Gwin | 1850-1855, 1857-1861 | Democratic | ||||||
James A. McDougall | 1861-1867 | Democratic | ||||||
Cornelius Cole | 1867-1873 | Republican | ||||||
Aaron A. Sargent | 1873-1879 | Republican | ||||||
James T. Farley | 1879-1885 | Democratic | ||||||
Leland Stanford | 1885-1893 | Republican | ||||||
George C. Perkins | 1893-1915 | Republican | ||||||
James D. Phelan | 1915-1921 | Democratic | ||||||
Samuel M. Shortridge | 1921-1933 | Republican | ||||||
William Gibbs McAdoo | 1933-1938 | Democratic | ||||||
Thomas M. Storke | 1938-1939 | Democratic | ||||||
Sheridan Downey | 1939-1950 | Democratic | ||||||
Richard M. Nixon | 1950-1953 | Republican | ||||||
Thomas H. Kuchel | 1953-1969 | Republican | ||||||
Alan Cranston | 1969-1993 | Democratic | ||||||
Barbara Boxer | 1993-2017 | Democratic | ||||||
Kamala Harris | 2017-2021 | Democratic | ||||||
Alex Padilla | 2021-Present | Democratic |
See also
- United States Senate
- United States congressional delegations from California
- Classes of United States Senators
Footnotes
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1994," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 7, 2016
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1992," accessed March 28, 2013