# California's 10th senatorial district

California's 10th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Aisha Wahab of Hayward.

## District profile

The district includes the East Bay in Alameda County and the northwestern corner of Silicon Valley in Santa Clara County, including Fremont, Hayward, Union City, Newark, Milpitas, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2021 | Recall | No 74.1 – 25.9% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 73.2 – 24.8% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 73.2 – 26.8% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 59.3 – 40.7% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 74.7 – 19.8% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 67.3 – 32.7% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 76.1 – 23.9% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 74.3 – 23.4% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 76.9 – 23.1% |
Election results from statewide races :
| Year | Office | Results |
| 2002 | Governor | Davis 60.9 - 29.7% |
| 2000 | President | Gore 63.5 - 32.4% |
| 2000 | Senator | Feinstein 64.3 - 30.0% |
| 1998 | Governor | Davis 66.0 - 29.9% |
| 1998 | Senator | Boxer 60.4 - 36.2% |
| 1996 | President | Clinton 58.6 - 30.0% |
| 1994 | Governor | Brown 48.5 - 47.2% |
| 1994 | Senator | Feinstein 57.3 - 35.0% |
| 1992 | President | Clinton 61.3 - 27.2% |
| 1992 | Senator | Boxer 55.8 - 33.5% |
| 1992 | Senator | Feinstein 64.3 - 28.7% |

## List of senators

Due to redistricting, the 10th 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 |
| George H. Perry | Republican | January 8, 1883 - January 3, 1887 | San Francisco | Served together with David McClure. |
| David McClure | Republican | January 8, 1883 - January 3, 1887 | San Francisco | Served together with David McClure. |
| Edward C. Hinshaw | Democratic | January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891 | Sonoma | |
| James W. Ragsdale | Republican | January 5, 1891 - January 7, 1895 | Sonoma | |
| John Charles Holloway | Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 2, 1899 | Sonoma | |
| James C. Sims | Democratic | January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1903 | Sonoma | |
| William Chapman Ralston, Jr. | Republican | January 5, 1903 - January 7, 1907 | Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mono | |
| Anthony Caminetti | Democratic | January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1915 | Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mono | |
| James Wilson Struckenbruck | Democratic | January 4, 1915 - January 6, 1919 | San Joaquin | |
| Frank S. Boggs | Democratic | January 6, 1919 - January 5, 1931 | Amador, San Joaquin | |
| William P. Rich | Republican | January 5, 1931 - January 8, 1951 | Sutter, Yuba County, California | |
| Edward C. Johnson | Republican | January 8, 1951 - January 7, 1963 | Sutter, Yuba County, California | |
| Harold Thomas Sedgwick | Republican | January 7, 1963 - January 2, 1967 | Sutter, Yuba County, California | |
| George Moscone | Democratic | January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1974 | San Francisco | |
| Arlen F. Gregorio | Democratic | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1978 | San Mateo, Santa Clara | |
| Marz Garcia | Republican | December 4, 1978 - November 30, 1982 | Los Angeles | |
| Bill Lockyer | Democratic | December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1998 | Alameda | |
| Bill Lockyer | Democratic | December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1998 | Alameda, Santa Clara | |
| Liz Figueroa | Democratic | December 7, 1998 - November 30, 2006 | Alameda, Santa Clara | |
| Ellen Corbett | Democratic | December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2014 | Alameda, Santa Clara | |
| Bob Wieckowski | Democratic | December 1, 2014 - December 4, 2022 | Alameda, Santa Clara | |
| Aisha Wahab | Democratic | December 4, 2022 – present | |

## Contents

* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022

### 2022

2022 California State Senate election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Lily Mei | 47,149 | 33.1 |
| | Democratic | Aisha Wahab | 42,731 | 30.0 |
| | Republican | Paul J. Pimentel | 30,742 | 21.6 |
| | Democratic | Jamal Khan | 10,424 | 7.3 |
| | Democratic | Raymond Liu | 6,932 | 4.9 |
| | Democratic | Jim Canova | 4,391 | 3.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 142,369 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Aisha Wahab | 114,997 | 53.7 |
| | Democratic | Lily Mei | 99,011 | 46.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 214,008 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 California State Senate election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bob Wieckowski (incumbent) | 102,122 | 71.5 |
| | Republican | Victor G. San Vicente | 34,357 | 24.0 |
| | Libertarian | Ali Sarsak | 6,420 | 4.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 142,899 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Bob Wieckowski (incumbent) | 205,239 | 75.6 |
| | Republican | Victor G. San Vicente | 66,156 | 24.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 271,395 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 California State Senate election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bob Wieckowski | 36,773 | 35.4 |
| | Republican | Peter Kuo | 27,332 | 26.3 |
| | Democratic | Mary Hayashi | 21,448 | 20.6 |
| | Democratic | Roman Reed | 14,098 | 13.6 |
| | No party preference | Audie Bock | 4,284 | 4.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 103,935 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Bob Wieckowski | 111,162 | 68.0 |
| | Republican | Peter Kuo | 52,302 | 32.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 163,464 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

2010 California State Senate election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ellen Corbett (incumbent) | 139,799 | 66.6 |
| | Republican | Rob Maffit | 58,262 | 27.8 |
| | American Independent | Ivan Chou | 11,871 | 5.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 209,932 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

2006 California State Senate election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ellen Corbett | 136,846 | 73.4 |
| | Republican | Lou Filipovich | 49,638 | 26.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 186,484 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

2002 California State Senate election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Liz Figueroa (incumbent) | 103,247 | 66.9 |
| | Republican | James G. Gunther | 46,056 | 29.8 |
| | Libertarian | Ervan Darnell | 4,997 | 3.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 154,300 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1998

1998 California State Senate election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Liz Figueroa | 129,496 | 68.7 |
| | Republican | Bob Gough | 59,071 | 31.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 188,567 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1994

1994 California State Senate election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bill Lockyer (incumbent) | 124,365 | 63.0 |
| | Republican | Anthony R. Smith Sr. | 73,141 | 37.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 197,506 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |