# California's 7th senatorial district

California's 7th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Jesse Arreguín of Berkeley.

## District profile
### 2020s

After 2020 redistricting, the 7th district moved to cover the westernmost portions of Alameda and Contra Costa counties. The district includes the cities of Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley, Richmond, and Hercules.

### 2010s

The district encompasses most of Contra Costa County, including Concord, Antioch, Pittsburg, Bay Point, Martinez, Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, Lafayette, Danville, San Ramon, and Orinda; along with Castro Valley, San Lorenzo, and San Leandro in Alameda County.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 67.9 – 30.0% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 63.1 – 36.9% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 56.8 – 43.2% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 64.3 – 29.6% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 68.7 – 31.3% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 63.1 – 36.9% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 60.5 – 37.5% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 64.3 – 35.7% |
| 2010 | Governor | Brown 59.2 – 37.0% |
| 2010 | Senator | Boxer 58.1 – 37.4% |
| 2008 | President | Obama 66.7 – 31.6% |
| 2006 | Governor | Schwarzenegger 54.2 – 40.9% |
| 2006 | Senator | Feinstein 67.6 – 28.0% |
| 2004 | President | Kerry 60.9 – 38.1% |
| 2004 | Senator | Boxer 62.0 – 34.8% |
| 2003 | Recall | No 54.9 – 45.1% |
| 2003 | Recall | Schwarzenegger 40.8 – 36.8% |
| 2002 | Governor | Davis 51.7 – 37.2% |
| 2000 | President | Gore 54.3 – 41.7% |
| 2000 | Senator | Feinstein 58.2 – 37.2% |
| 1998 | Governor | Davis 58.7 – 38.5% |
| 1998 | Senator | Boxer 53.1 – 43.8% |
| 1996 | President | Clinton 51.3 – 39.4% |
| 1994 | Governor | Wilson 58.2 – 40.1% |
| 1994 | Senator | Feinstein 54.1 – 39.8% |
| 1992 | President | Clinton 45.4 – 32.9% |
| 1992 | Senator | Boxer 50.8 – 39.5% |
| 1992 | Senator | Feinstein 59.3 – 35.1% |

## List of senators

Due to redistricting, the 7th 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 |
| C. H. Maddox | Democratic | January 8, 1883 - January 5, 1885 | Santa Clara | |
| A. W. Saxe | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | Santa Clara | Both Saxe and Lowe served together for 2 years. |
| James R. Lowe | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | Santa Clara | Both Saxe and Lowe served together for 2 years. |
| A. P. Hall | Republican | January 3, 1887 - January 2, 1889 | El Dorado, Placer | |
| Thomas Fraser | Republican | January 2, 1889 - January 2, 1893 | El Dorado, Placer | |
| Henry C. Gesford | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 4, 1897 | Lake, Napa | |
| Calhoun Lee LaRue | Democratic | January 4, 1897 - January 1, 1901 | Lake, Napa | |
| Robert Corlett | Republican | January 1, 1901 - January 2, 1905 | Lake, Napa | |
| James A. McKee | Republican | January 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909 | Sacramento | |
| Charles B. Bills | Republican | January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913 | Sacramento | |
| Philip Charles Cohn | Democratic | January 6, 1913 - January 8, 1917 | Sacramento | |
| J. M. Inman | Republican | January 8, 1917 - January 2, 1933 | Sacramento | |
| Jerrold L. Seawell | Republican | January 2, 1933 - November 6, 1946 | Nevada, Placer, Sierra | Resigned from the Senate. |
| Allen G. Thurman | Republican | November 4, 1947 - January 3, 1949 | Nevada, Placer, Sierra | Sworn in after winning special election. |
| Harold T. Johnson | Democratic | January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1959 | Nevada, Placer, Sierra | Resigned, after winning congressional seat for the 2nd district. |
| Ronald G. Cameron | Democratic | April 20, 1959 - September 3, 1963 | Nevada, Placer, Sierra | Sworn in after winning special election. Resigned to become a Judge for the Placer County Superior Court. |
| Paul J. Lunardi | Democratic | December 6, 1963 - January 2, 1967 | Placer | Sworn in after winning special election. |
| George Miller Jr. | Democratic | January 2, 1967 - January 1, 1969 | Contra Costa | Died in office. Died from a heart attack. |
| John A. Nejedly | Republican | April 7, 1969 - November 30, 1980 | Contra Costa | Sworn in after winning special election. |
| Daniel Boatwright | Democratic | December 1, 1980 - November 30, 1996 | Contra Costa | |
| Daniel Boatwright | Democratic | December 1, 1980 - November 30, 1996 | Alameda, Contra Costa | |
| Richard Rainey | Republican | December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2000 | Alameda, Contra Costa | |
| Tom Torlakson | Democratic | December 4, 2000 - November 30, 2008 | Alameda, Contra Costa | |
| Tom Torlakson | Democratic | December 4, 2000 - November 30, 2008 | Contra Costa | |
| Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | December 1, 2008 - January 2, 2015 | Contra Costa | Resigned to be sworn into the 11th Congressional district. |
| Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | December 1, 2008 - January 2, 2015 | Alameda, Contra Costa | Resigned to be sworn into the 11th Congressional district. |
| Steve Glazer | Democratic | May 28, 2015 – present | Alameda, Contra Costa | Sworn in after winning special election. |

## Contents

* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2015 (special)
* 2016
* 2020

### 2020

California State Senate election, 2020 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Steve Glazer (incumbent) | 135,123 | 48.3 |
| | Republican | Julie Mobley | 76,180 | 27.2 |
| | Democratic | Marisol Rubio | 68,362 | 24.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 279,665 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Steve Glazer (incumbent) | 339,925 | 66.0 |
| | Republican | Julie Mobley | 174,729 | 34.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 514,654 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

California State Senate election, 2016 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Steve Glazer (incumbent) | 122,186 | 54.3 |
| | Republican | Joseph Alexander Rubay | 61,169 | 27.2 |
| | Democratic | Guy Moore | 41,497 | 18.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 224,852 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Steve Glazer (incumbent) | 270,485 | 66.7 |
| | Republican | Joseph Rubay | 135,122 | 33.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 405,607 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2015 (special)

California's 7th State Senate district special election, 2015 Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Mark DeSaulnier :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Steve Glazer | 38,411 | 33.7 |
| | Democratic | Susan Bonilla | 28,389 | 24.9 |
| | Democratic | Joan Buchanan | 25,534 | 22.4 |
| | Republican | Michaela M. Hertle (withdrawn) | 18,281 | 16.1 |
| | Democratic | Terry Kremin | 3,242 | 2.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 113,857 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Steve Glazer | 68,996 | 54.5 |
| | Democratic | Susan Bonilla | 57,491 | 45.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 126,487 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

California State Senate election, 2012 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mark DeSaulnier (incumbent) | 91,224 | 57.0 |
| | Republican | Mark P. Meuser | 68,730 | 43.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 159,954 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Mark DeSaulnier (incumbent) | 229,105 | 61.5 |
| | Republican | Mark P. Meuser | 143,707 | 38.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 372,812 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

California State Senate election, 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mark DeSaulnier | 256,311 | 66.5 |
| | Republican | Christian Amsberry | 128,878 | 33.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 385,189 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

California State Senate election, 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Tom Torlakson (incumbent) | 282,714 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 282,714 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

California State Senate election, 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Tom Torlakson | 197,683 | 54.5 |
| | Republican | Richard K. Rainey (incumbent) | 156,107 | 43.0 |
| | Natural Law | Mark F. Billings | 9,334 | 2.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 363,124 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 1996

California State Senate election, 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Richard K. Rainey | 161,291 | 48.0 |
| | Democratic | Jeff Smith | 160,632 | 47.8 |
| | Reform | William John Knudeon | 7,077 | 2.1 |
| | Natural Law | Mark F. Billings | 6,975 | 2.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 335,975 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 1992

California State Senate election, 1992 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Daniel E. Boatwright (incumbent) | 195,777 | 58.0 |
| | Republican | Gilbert Marguth | 141,709 | 42.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 337,486 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |