# California's 22nd senatorial district

California's 22nd senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Susan Rubio of Baldwin Park.

## District profile

The district encompasses eastern San Gabriel Valley and the Pomona Valley in Los Angeles County, including El Monte, West Covina, Covina, Duarte, Baldwin Park, Irwindale, Vincent, Azusa, San Dimas, La Verne, and Pomona; as well as Montclair, Chino, and Ontario in the southwestern corner of San Bernardino County.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2022 | Governor | Newsom 56.9 - 43.1% |
| 2022 | Senator | Padilla 59.7 - 40.3% |
| 2021 | Recall | No 66.7 – 33.3% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 67.4 – 30.7% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 68.2 – 31.8% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 55.5 – 44.5% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 69.9 – 24.6% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 51.8 – 48.2% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 64.6 – 35.4% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 68.3 – 29.4% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 70.3 – 29.7% |

## List of senators representing the district

| Senators | Party | Years served | Electoral history | Counties represented |
| Francis Anderson (Downieville) | Union | January 6, 1862 – December 6, 1863 | Elected in 1862. [data missing] | Sierra |
| J. W. Moyle (Howland Flat) | Union | December 6, 1863 – December 4, 1865 | Elected in 1863. [data missing] | Sierra |
| Leonidas E. Pratt (Downieville) | Union | December 4, 1865 – December 6, 1869 | Elected in 1865. [data missing] | Sierra |
| Henry K. Turner (Sierraville) | Republican | December 6, 1869 – December 3, 1877 | Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1873. [data missing] | Sierra |
| Henry K. Turner (Sierraville) | Republican | December 6, 1869 – December 3, 1877 | Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1873. [data missing] | Nevada, Sierra |
| [data missing] | [data missing] | December 3, 1877 – January 5, 1880 | [data missing] | Nevada, Sierra |
| Samuel B. Burt (Bath) | Republican | January 5, 1880 – January 8, 1883 | Elected in 1879. [data missing] | Placer |
| Joseph A. Filcher (Placer) | Democratic | January 8, 1883 – January 3, 1887 | Elected in 1882. [data missing] | Placer |
| J. N. E. Wilson (San Francisco) | Republican | January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891 | Elected in 1886. [data missing] | San Francisco |
| Daniel H. Everett (San Francisco) | Republican | January 5, 1891 – January 7, 1895 | Elected in 1890. [data missing] | San Francisco |
| Percy L. Henderson (San Francisco) | Democratic | January 7, 1895 – January 2, 1899 | Elected in 1894. [data missing] | San Francisco |
| Sigmund M. Bettman (San Francisco) | Republican | January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1903 | Elected in 1888. [data missing] | San Francisco |
| Hamilton A. Bauer (San Francisco) | Republican | January 5, 1903 – January 7, 1907 | Elected in 1902. [data missing] | San Francisco |
| Gus Hartman (San Francisco) | Republican | January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911 | Elected in 1906. [data missing] | San Francisco |
| John J. Cassidy (San Francisco) | Republican | January 2, 1911 – January 4, 1915 | Elected in 1910. [data missing] | San Francisco |
| J. J. Crowley (San Francisco) | Progressive | January 4, 1915 – January 5, 1931 | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1926. [data missing] | San Francisco |
| J. J. Crowley (San Francisco) | Republican | January 4, 1915 – January 5, 1931 | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1926. [data missing] | San Francisco |
| David F. Bush (Oakdale) | Republican | January 5, 1931 – January 7, 1935 | Elected in 1930. [data missing] | Stanislaus |
| J. C. Garrison (Modesto) | Republican | January 7, 1935 – January 4, 1943 | Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1938. [data missing] | Stanislaus |
| Hugh P. Donnelly (Turlock) | Democratic | January 4, 1943 – January 2, 1967 | Elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1962. [data missing] | Stanislaus |
| Tom C. Carrell (Los Angeles) | Democratic | January 2, 1967 – October 15, 1972 | Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1970. Died. | Los Angeles |
| Alan Robbins (Los Angeles) | Democratic | March 2, 1973 – November 30, 1974 | Elected to finish Carrell's term. Redistricted to the 20th district. | Los Angeles |
| Anthony Beilenson (Los Angeles) | Democratic | December 2, 1974 – January 3, 1977 | Redistricted from the 26h district and re-elected in 1974. Resigned when elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. | Los Angeles |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 3, 1977 – March 24, 1977 | | Los Angeles |
| Alan Sieroty (Los Angeles) | Democratic | March 24, 1977 – November 30, 1982 | Elected to finish Beilenson's term. | Los Angeles |
| Herschel Rosenthal (Los Angeles) | Democratic | December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1994 | Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 20th district. | Los Angeles |
| Richard Polanco (East Los Angeles) | Democratic | December 5, 1994 – November 30, 2002 | Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1998. Retired due to term limits. | Los Angeles |
| Gil Cedillo (Los Angeles) | Democratic | December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2010 | Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2006. Retired to run for State Assembly. | Los Angeles |
| Kevin de León (Los Angeles) | Democratic | December 6, 2010 – November 30, 2014 | Elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 24th district. | Los Angeles |
| Ed Hernandez (Azuza) | Democratic | December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2018 | Redistricted from the 24th district and re-elected in 2014. Retired due to term limits and ran for lieutenant governor. | Los Angeles |
| Susan Rubio (Baldwin Park) | Democratic | December 3, 2018 – present | Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2022. | Los Angeles |

## Contents

* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018

### 2018

2018 California State Senate election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mike Eng | 38,051 | 45.3 |
| | Democratic | Susan Rubio | 22,136 | 26.4 |
| | Democratic | Monica Garcia | 17,404 | 20.7 |
| | Democratic | Ruben Sierra | 6,377 | 7.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 83,968 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Susan Rubio | 101,936 | 52.3 |
| | Democratic | Mike Eng | 93,018 | 47.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 194,954 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

California State Senate election, 2014 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ed Hernandez (incumbent) | 34,375 | 99.6 |
| | Republican | Marc Rodriguez (write-in) | 154 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,529 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Ed Hernandez (incumbent) | 63,570 | 64.8 |
| | Republican | Marc Rodriguez | 34,468 | 35.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 98,038 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

California State Senate election, 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kevin de León | 90,557 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 90,557 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

California State Senate election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gilbert Cedillo (incumbent) | 71,199 | 76.35 |
| | Republican | Mike Ten | 18,581 | 19.93 |
| | Libertarian | Murray Levy | 3,469 | 3.72 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 93,249 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

California State Senate election, 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gilbert Cedillo | 68,282 | 100.00 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 22,425 | 24.72 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 90,707 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1998

California State Senate election, 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Richard G. Polanco (incumbent) | 65,104 | 89.47 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Marian 'Muffy' Sunde | 7,665 | 10.53 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 11,514 | 13.66 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 84,283 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1994

California State Senate election, 1994 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Richard Polanco | 46,613 | 68.03 |
| | Republican | Yong Tai Lee | 15,847 | 23.13 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Pearl Wolff | 3,845 | 5.61 |
| | Libertarian | Vincent Way | 2,217 | 3.24 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 8,764 | 11.34 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 77,286 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |