# California's 13th senatorial district

California's 13th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Josh Becker of Menlo Park.

## District profile

The district encompasses the southern Bay Area, taking in most of San Mateo County such as the communities of South San Francisco, Pacifica, San Bruno, Millbrae, Burlingame, San Mateo, Foster City, El Granada, Hallf Moon Bay, San Carlos, Redwood City, Woodside, and Menlo Park; along with the western Santa Clara County communities of Palo Alto, Stanford, Mountain View, Cupertino, Campbell, Saratoga, and Los Gatos.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2021 | Recall | No 79.2 – 20.8% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 78.8 – 19.2% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 75.5 – 24.5% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 62.5 – 37.5% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 76.7 – 17.9% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 73.0 – 27.0% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 75.0 – 25.0% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 71.8 – 25.6% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 76.2 – 23.8% |

## List of senators

Due to redistricting, the 13th 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 |
| William Cronan | Democratic | January 8, 1883 - January 5, 1885 | San Francisco | Served together with Sullivan. |
| Frank J. Sullivan | Democratic | January 8, 1883 - January 5, 1885 | San Francisco | Served together with Sullivan. |
| John L. Boone | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | San Francisco | Served together with Days. |
| John M. Days | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | San Francisco | Served together with Days. |
| Findley R. Dray | Republican | January 3, 1887 - January 2, 1893 | Sacramento | |
| Elijah Carson Hart | Republican | January 2, 1893 - January 4, 1897 | Sacramento | |
| Gillis Doty | Democratic | January 4, 1897 - January 1, 1901 | Sacramento | |
| Robert T. Devlin | Republican | January 1, 1901 - January 2, 1905 | Sacramento | |
| John G. Mattos Jr. | Republican | January 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909 | Alameda | |
| Edward Keating Strobridge | Republican | January 4, 1909 - January 8, 1917 | Alameda | |
| Frank Monroe Carr | Republican | January 8, 1917 - January 5, 1925 | Alameda | |
| E. H. Christian | Republican | January 5, 1925 - January 2, 1933 | Alameda | |
| Charles F. Reindollar | Republican | January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937 | Marin | |
| Thomas F. Keating | Democratic | January 4, 1937 - September 15, 1950 | Marin | Resigned to become a Judge for the Marin Superior Court. |
| John F. McCarthy | Republican | November 13, 1950 - January 2, 1967 | Marin | Sworn in after winning special election. |
| Al Alquist | Democratic | January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1976 | Santa Clara | |
| John Garamendi | Democratic | December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1984 | Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mono, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne | |
| Al Alquist | Democratic | December 3, 1984 - November 30, 1996 | Santa Clara | |
| John Vasconcellos | Democratic | December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2004 | Santa Clara | |
| Elaine Alquist | Democratic | December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2012 | Santa Clara | |
| Jerry Hill | Democratic | December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2020 | San Mateo, Santa Clara | |
| Josh Becker | Democratic | December 7, 2020 – present | San Mateo, Santa Clara | |

## Contents

* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020

### 2020

California State Senate election, 2020 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Josh Becker | 66,428 | 23.8 |
| | Republican | Alexander Glew | 48,378 | 17.3 |
| | Democratic | Sally Lieber | 47,773 | 17.1 |
| | Democratic | Shelly Masur | 45,211 | 16.2 |
| | Democratic | Annie Oliva | 33,311 | 11.9 |
| | Democratic | Mike Brownrigg | 32,481 | 11.6 |
| | Libertarian | John H. Webster | 5,910 | 2.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 279,492 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Josh Becker | 348,005 | 75.4 |
| | Republican | Alexander Glew | 113,315 | 24.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 461,320 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

California State Senate election, 2016 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jerry Hill (incumbent) | 171,411 | 75.6 |
| | Republican | Rick Ciardella | 42,185 | 18.6 |
| | Libertarian | John H. Webster | 13,018 | 5.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 226,614 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Jerry Hill (incumbent) | 296,400 | 75.9 |
| | Republican | Rick Ciardella | 94,269 | 24.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 390,669 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

California State Senate election, 2012 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jerry Hill | 76,033 | 51.1 |
| | Democratic | Sally J. Lieber | 33,566 | 22.5 |
| | Libertarian | John H. Webster | 23,003 | 15.4 |
| | Democratic | Christopher Kent Chiang | 16,317 | 11.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 148,919 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Jerry Hill | 218,775 | 66.1 |
| | Democratic | Sally J. Lieber | 112,321 | 33.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 331,096 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

California State Senate election, 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Elaine Alquist (incumbent) | 179,855 | 70.94 |
| | Republican | Shane Connolly | 57,033 | 22.49 |
| | Libertarian | John Webster | 16,659 | 6.57 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 253,547 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 75.24 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

California State Senate election, 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Elaine Alquist | 156,321 | 68.53 |
| | Republican | Shane Patrick Connolly | 62,157 | 27.25 |
| | Libertarian | Michael Laursen | 9,585 | 4.20 |
| | Libertarian | John H. Webster (write-in) | 28 | 0.01 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 228,091 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

California State Senate election, 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Vasconcellos (incumbent) | 140,827 | 68.56 |
| | Republican | John Longwell | 54,076 | 26.33 |
| | Libertarian | John Harvey Webster | 10,507 | 5.12 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 20,128 | 8.92 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 225,538 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1996

California State Senate election, 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Vasconcellos | 117,640 | 58.59 |
| | Republican | Ray Morton | 55,737 | 27.76 |
| | Reform | Dominic L. Cortese | 17,715 | 6.82 |
| | Libertarian | John Harvey Webster | 6,684 | 3.32 |
| | Natural Law | Rick J. Dunstan | 3,021 | 1.60 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 19,222 | 8.74 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 220,019 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1992

California State Senate election, 1992 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Al Alquist (incumbent) | 140,081 | 60.46 |
| | Republican | Michael Iddings | 72,340 | 31.22 |
| | Libertarian | John Harvey Webster | 19,258 | 8.31 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 24,605 | 9.60 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 256,284 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |