# California's 19th senatorial district

California's 19th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Republican Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh of Yucaipa.

## District profile

The district encompasses the coast from Point Mugu to Santa Maria. This district primarily consists of scattered small- to medium-sized cities and communities, with Los Angeles urban sprawl encroaching from the east.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results|- |
| 2021 | Recall | No 62.4 – 37.6% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 64.4 – 33.3% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 60.7 – 39.3% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 53.1 – 46.9% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 61.3 – 32.4% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 58.9 – 41.1% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 59.0 – 41.0% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 58.2 – 39.3% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 60.2 – 39.8% |
| 2010 | Governor | Whitman 50.3 – 44.7% |
| 2010 | Senator | Fiorina 50.6 – 44.5% |
| 2008 | President | Obama 55.6 – 42.5% |
| 2006 | Governor | Schwarzenegger 63.6 – 31.6% |
| 2006 | Senator | Feinstein 52.9 – 42.3% |
| 2004 | President | Bush 50.4 – 48.4% |
| 2004 | Senator | Boxer 51.7 – 44.1% |
| 2003 | Recall | Yes 62.7 – 37.3% |
| 2003 | Recall | Schwarzenegger 52.3 – 23.5% |
| 2002 | Governor | Simon 48.7 – 41.7% |
| 2000 | President | Gore 48.4 – 47.4% |
| 2000 | Senator | Feinstein 51.1 – 42.4% |
| 1998 | Governor | Davis 53.2 – 44.0% |
| 1998 | Senator | Fong 49.1 – 47.2% |
| 1996 | President | Clinton 45.2 – 43.2% |
| 1994 | Governor | Wilson 63.8 – 32.4% |
| 1994 | Senator | Huffington 51.8 – 38.8% |
| 1992 | President | Clinton 36.3 – 35.9% |
| 1992 | Senator | Herschensohn 50.9 – 40.0% |
| 1992 | Senator | Feinstein 46.4 – 45.8% |

## List of senators
### 1887–present

| Senators | Party | Years served | Electoral history | Counties represented |
| John Lenahan (San Francisco) | Democratic | January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889 | Elected in 1886. [data missing] | San Francisco |
| J. W. Welch (San Francisco) | Democratic | January 7, 1889 – January 2, 1893 | Elected in 1888. [data missing] | San Francisco |
| Thomas F. Mitchell (San Francisco) | Republican | January 2, 1893 – January 4, 1897 | Elected in 1892. [data missing] | San Francisco |
| Lawrence J. Dwyer (San Francisco) | Democratic | January 4, 1897 – January 5, 1900 | Elected in 1896. Resigned to become a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. | San Francisco |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 5, 1900 – January 1, 1901 | | San Francisco |
| Richard J. Welch (San Francisco) | Republican | January 1, 1901 – January 6, 1913 | Elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1908. [data missing] | San Francisco |
| Edwin Grant (San Francisco) | Democratic | January 6, 1913 – October 8, 1914 | Elected in 1912. Recalled from office. | San Francisco |
| Edward I. Wolfe (San Francisco) | Republican | October 8, 1914 – January 8, 1917 | Elected to finish Grant's term. [data missing] | San Francisco |
| Lester G. Burnett (San Francisco) | Republican | January 8, 1917 – January 5, 1925 | Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1920. [data missing] | San Francisco |
| Tallant Tubbs (San Francisco) | Republican | January 5, 1925 – January 2, 1933 | Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1928. Retired to run for U.S. Senate. | San Francisco |
| J. M. Inman (Sacramento) | Republican | January 2, 1933 – September 6, 1934 | Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1932. Resigned. | Sacramento |
| Vacant | Vacant | September 6, 1934 – January 7, 1935 | | Sacramento |
| Thomas P. Scollan (Sacramento) | Independent | January 7, 1935 – January 4, 1937 | Elected in 1934. [data missing] | Sacramento |
| Roy J. Nielsen (Sacramento) | Republican | January 4, 1937 – January 6, 1941 | Elected in 1936. Lost re-election. | Sacramento |
| John H. Swan (Sacramento) | Democratic | January 6, 1941 – January 8, 1945 | Elected in 1940. [data missing] | Sacramento |
| Earl D. Desmond (Sacramento) | Democratic | January 8, 1945 – May 28, 1958 | Elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1956. Died. | Sacramento |
| Albert S. Rodda (Sacramento) | Democratic | January 5, 1959 – January 2, 1967 | Elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1962. Redistricted to the 5th district. | Sacramento |
| H. L. Richardson (Glendora) | Republican | January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1976 | Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1974. Redistricted to the 25th district. | Los Angeles |
| Lou Cusanovich (Westlake Village) | Republican | December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1980 | Redistricted from the 23rd district and re-elected in 1976. [data missing] | Los Angeles, Ventura |
| Edward M. Davis (Los Angeles) | Republican | December 1, 1980 – November 30, 1992 | Elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1988. Retired. | Los Angeles, Ventura |
| Cathie Wright (Simi Valley) | Republican | December 7, 1992 – November 30, 2000 | Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1996. Termed out. | Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura |
| Tom McClintock (Elk Grove) | Republican | December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2008 | Elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2004. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives. | Los Angeles, Ventura |
| Tony Strickland (Huntington Beach) | Republican | December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012 | Elected in 2008. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives. | Los Angeles, Ventura |
| Hannah-Beth Jackson (Santa Barbara) | Democratic | December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2020 | Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2016. Retired. | Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura |
| Monique Limón (Santa Barbara) | Democratic | December 7, 2020 – November 30, 2024 | Elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 21st district. | Santa Barbara, Ventura |
| Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (Yucaipa) | Republican | December 2, 2024 – present | Redistricted from the 23rd district and re-elected in 2024. | Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino |

## Contents

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

### 2020

California State Senate election, 2020 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Monique Limón | 152,745 | 61.1 |
| | Republican | Gary Michaels | 82,466 | 33.0 |
| | No party preference | Anastasia Stone | 14,734 | 5.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 249,945 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Monique Limón | 272,442 | 64.5 |
| | Republican | Gary Michaels | 150,089 | 35.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 422,531 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

California State Senate election, 2016 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Hannah-Beth Jackson (incumbent) | 144,422 | 64.1 |
| | Republican | Colin Patrick Walch | 80,765 | 35.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 225,187 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Hannah-Beth Jackson (incumbent) | 224,834 | 63.1 |
| | Republican | Colin Patrick Walch | 131,598 | 37.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 356,432 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

California State Senate election, 2012 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mike Stoker | 69,252 | 44.9 |
| | Democratic | Hannah-Beth Jackson | 64,219 | 41.6 |
| | Democratic | Jason Hodge | 20,828 | 13.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 154,299 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Hannah-Beth Jackson | 180,780 | 55.7 |
| | Republican | Mike Stoker | 143,819 | 44.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 324,599 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 2008

California State Senate election, 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tony Strickland | 207,976 | 50.2 |
| | Democratic | Hannah-Beth Jackson | 207,119 | 49.8 |
| | Independent | Peter Winfield Diederich (write-in) | 14 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 415,109 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2004

California State Senate election, 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tom McClintock (incumbent) | 233,365 | 60.8 |
| | Democratic | Paul Graber | 151,085 | 39.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 384,450 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2000

California State Senate election, 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tom McClintock | 165,422 | 57.6 |
| | Democratic | Daniel R. Gonzalez | 121,893 | 42.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 287,315 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1996

California State Senate election, 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Cathie Wright (incumbent) | 160,130 | 62.2 |
| | Democratic | John Birke | 97,133 | 37.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 257,263 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1992

California State Senate election, 1992 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Cathie Wright | 146,116 | 52.9 |
| | Democratic | Hank Starr | 108,052 | 39.1 |
| | Libertarian | Richard N. Burns | 11,483 | 4.2 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Charles Najbergier | 10,569 | 3.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 276,220 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |