# California's 25th senatorial district

California's 25th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Sasha Renée Pérez of Alhambra.

## District profile

The district encompasses most of the San Gabriel Mountains and its adjacent San Gabriel Valley foothill communities. It stretches from the eastern San Fernando Valley in the west to the far western Inland Empire in the east. Most of the district's population is in the western half of the district, anchored by Glendale and Pasadena.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 63.8 – 34.2% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 63.3 – 36.7% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 58.7 – 41.3% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 62.5 – 31.6% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 62.3 – 37.7% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 59.6 – 40.4% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 59.9 – 37.4% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 62.4 – 37.6% |

## List of senators who have represented the district

| Senators | Party | Years served | Electoral history | Counties represented |
| District established January 6, 1862 |||||
| J. Granville Doll (Red Bluff) | Union Democratic | January 6, 1862 – December 7, 1863 | Elected in 1861. Re-elected in 1862. [data missing] | Colusa, Tehama |
| John A. Rush (Colusa) | Democratic | December 7, 1863 – December 2, 1867 | Elected in 1863. Re-elected in 1865. [data missing] | Colusa, Tehama |
| Edward J. Lewis (Tehama) | Democratic | December 2, 1867 – December 4, 1871 | Elected in 1867. Re-elected in 1868. Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor of California. | Colusa, Tehama |
| John Boggs (Colusa) | Democratic | December 4, 1871 – December 6, 1875 | Elected in 1871. Re-elected in 1873. [data missing] | Colusa, Tehama |
| Stephen L. Spencer (Camptonville) | Republican | December 6, 1875 – December 3, 1877 | Elected in 1875. [data missing] | Sutter, Yuba |
| Jesse O. Goodwin (Marysville) | Republican | December 3, 1877 – January 5, 1880 | Elected in 1877. [data missing] | Sutter, Yuba |
| Edwin A. Davis (Marysville) | Republican | December 3, 1877 – January 8, 1883 | Elected in 1879. Re-elected in 1880. [data missing] | Sutter, Yuba |
| Augustus L. Chandler (Nicolaus) | Republican | January 8, 1883 – January 3, 1887 | Elected in 1882. [data missing] | Sutter, Yuba |
| D. J. McCarthy (San Francisco) | Democratic | January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889 | Elected in 1886. [data missing] | San Francisco |
| James E. Britt (San Francisco) | Democratic | January 7, 1889 – January 2, 1893 | Elected in 1888. [data missing] | San Francisco |
| John Fay (San Francisco) | Democratic | January 2, 1893 – January 4, 1897 | Elected in 1892. [data missing] | San Francisco |
| John Feeney (San Francisco) | Democratic | January 4, 1897 – January 1, 1901 | Elected in 1896. [data missing] | San Francisco |
| John H. Nelson (San Francisco) | Republican | January 1, 1901 – January 4, 1909 | Elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1904. [data missing] | San Francisco |
| Lester G. Burnett (San Francisco) | Republican | January 4, 1909 – January 6, 1913 | Elected in 1908. [data missing] | San Francisco |
| David W. Mott (Santa Paula) | Republican | January 6, 1913 – January 8, 1917 | Elected in 1912. [data missing] | Santa Barbara, Ventura |
| J. R. Thompson (Santa Barbara) | Democratic | January 8, 1917 – January 3, 1921 | Elected in 1916. [data missing] | Santa Barbara, Ventura |
| F. A. Arbuckle (Santa Barbara) | Republican | January 3, 1921 – January 5, 1925 | Elected in 1920. [data missing] | Santa Barbara, Ventura |
| John J. Hollister Sr. (Gaviota) | Republican | January 5, 1925 – January 7, 1929 | Elected in 1924. [data missing] | Santa Barbara, Ventura |
| Walter H. Duval (Santa Paula) | Republican | January 7, 1929 – January 2, 1933 | Elected in 1928. Redistricted to the 33rd district. | Santa Barbara, Ventura |
| Edward H. Tickle (Monterey) | Republican | January 2, 1933 – January 8, 1945 | Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1940. [data missing] | Monterey, San Benito |
| Frederick Weybret (Salinas) | Republican | January 8, 1945 – January 31, 1955 | Elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1952. Died. | Monterey, San Benito |
| Frederick Weybret (Salinas) | Republican | January 8, 1945 – January 31, 1955 | Elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1952. Died. | Monterey |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 31, 1955 – May 23, 1955 | | Monterey |
| Fred Farr (Carmel) | Democratic | May 23, 1955 – January 2, 1967 | Elected to finish Weybret's term. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1964. Redistricted to the 17th district and lost re-election. | Monterey |
| Robert S. Stevens (Santa Monica) | Republican | January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1976 | Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1972. Retired to become a judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court. | Los Angeles |
| H. L. Richardson (Glendora) | Republican | December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1988 | Redistricted from the 19th district and re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1984. Retired. | Los Angeles |
| H. L. Richardson (Glendora) | Republican | December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1988 | Redistricted from the 19th district and re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1984. Retired. | Inyo, Los Angeles, San Bernardino |
| Bill Leonard (San Bernardino) | Republican | December 5, 1988 – November 30, 1992 | Elected in 1988. Redistricted to the 31st district. | Inyo, Los Angeles, San Bernardino |
| Tessa P. Hughes (Los Angeles) | Democratic | December 7, 1992 – November 30, 2000 | Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1996. Term-limited and retired. | Los Angeles |
| Edward Vincent (Inglewood) | Democratic | December 4, 2000 – November 4, 2008 | Elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2004. Term-limited and retired. | Los Angeles |
| Roderick Wright (Inglewood) | Democratic | December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012 | Elected in 2008. Redistricted to the 35th district. | Los Angeles |
| Carol Liu (La Cañada Flintridge) | Democratic | December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2016 | Redistricted from the 21st district and re-elected in 2012. Term-limited and retired. | Los Angeles, San Bernardino |
| Anthony Portantino (La Cañada Flintridge) | Democratic | December 5, 2016 – November 30, 2024 | Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2020. Term-limited and ran for U.S. House of Representatives. | Los Angeles, San Bernardino |
| Sasha Renée Pérez (Alhambra) | Democratic | December 2, 2024 – present | Elected in 2024. | Los Angeles, San Bernardino |

## Contents

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

### 2020

California State Senate election, 2020 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Anthony Portantino (incumbent) | 185,405 | 99.1 |
| | Republican | Kathleen Hazelton (write-in) | 952 | 0.5 |
| | Libertarian | Evan Wecksell (write-in) | 811 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 187,168 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Anthony Portantino (incumbent) | 295,432 | 64.0 |
| | Republican | Kathleen Hazelton | 166,529 | 36.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 461,961 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

California State Senate election, 2016 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Michael D. Antonovich | 85,663 | 39.5 |
| | Democratic | Anthony Portantino | 58,154 | 26.8 |
| | Democratic | Katherine Perez-Estolano | 31,166 | 14.4 |
| | Democratic | Chris Chahinian | 14,849 | 6.8 |
| | Democratic | Phlunte' Riddle | 14,563 | 6.7 |
| | Democratic | Teddy Choi | 12,430 | 5.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 216,825 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Anthony Portantino | 218,655 | 57.8 |
| | Republican | Michael D. Antonovich | 159,014 | 42.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 377,256 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

California State Senate election, 2012 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Carol Liu (incumbent) | 62,930 | 51.3 |
| | Republican | Gilbert V. Gonzales | 53,093 | 43.3 |
| | Democratic | Ameenah Fuller | 6,592 | 5.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 122,615 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Carol Liu (incumbent) | 213,127 | 60.8 |
| | Republican | Gilbert V. Gonzales | 137,651 | 39.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 350,778 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

California State Senate election, 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Roderick Wright | 179,654 | 71.90 |
| | Republican | Lydia Gutierrez | 70,199 | 28.10 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 249,853 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 66.73 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

California State Senate election, 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Edward Vincent (incumbent) | 165,479 | 73.66 |
| | Republican | James Arlandus Spencer | 52,485 | 23.36 |
| | Libertarian | Dale F. Ogden | 6,683 | 2.97 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 224,647 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

California State Senate election, 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Edward Vincent | 131,725 | 82.28 |
| | Republican | James Arlandus Spencer | 28,375 | 17.72 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 17,112 | 9.66 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 177,212 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1996

California State Senate election, 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Teresa P. Hughes (incumbent) | 118,806 | 82.02 |
| | Republican | Cliff McClain | 28,038 | 17.98 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 17,971 | 11.04 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 164,815 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1992

California State Senate election, 1992 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Teresa Hughes | 125,316 | 76.75 |
| | Republican | Cliff McClain | 30,666 | 18.78 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Hattie Marie Benn | 7,289 | 4.46 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 20,456 | 11.13 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 183,727 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |