# California's 38th senatorial district

California's 38th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Catherine Blakespear of Encinitas.

## District profile

The district encompasses the coastal North County region of San Diego County, including the communities of La Jolla, Del Mar, Solana Beach, Cardiff, Rancho Santa Fe, Encinitas, Carlsbad, Vista, Oceanside, San Luis Rey, and Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base; along with the southern edge of Orange County, including San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Ladera Ranch, Las Flores, and Rancho Santa Margarita.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 49.5 – 48.1% |
| 2018 | Governor | Cox 55.0 – 45.0% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 50.3 – 49.7% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 49.7 – 44.4% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 56.5 – 43.5% |
| 2014 | Governor | Kashkari 60.1 – 39.9% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 56.7 – 41.3% |
| 2012 | Senator | Emken 56.8 – 43.2% |

## List of senators representing the district

| Senators | Party | Years served | Electoral history | Counties represented |
| District established January 3, 1887 |||||
| Stephen M. White (Los Angeles) | Democratic | January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891 | Elected in 1886. [data missing] | Los Angeles |
| R. B. Carpenter (Los Angeles) | Republican | January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893 | Elected in 1890. Redistricted to the 36th district. | Los Angeles, Orange |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895 | Redistricting for the 1892 election did not require incumbents to run in their own districts. | Los Angeles, Orange |
| Samuel N. Androus (Pomona) | Republican | January 7, 1895 – January 2, 1899 | Elected in 1894. [data missing] | Los Angeles |
| Alvan T. Currier (Los Angeles) | Republican | January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1903 | Elected in 1898. [data missing] | Los Angeles |
| Cornelius W. Pendleton (Los Angeles) | Republican | January 5, 1903 – January 7, 1907 | Elected in 1902. [data missing] | Los Angeles |
| H. S. G. McCartney (Los Angeles) | Republican | January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911 | Elected in 1906. [data missing] | Los Angeles |
| Leslie R. Hewitt (Los Angeles) | Republican | January 2, 1911 – January 4, 1915 | Elected in 1910. [data missing] | Los Angeles |
| John W. Ballard (Santa Ana) | Republican | January 4, 1915 – January 6, 1919 | Elected in 1914. [data missing] | Los Angeles |
| Henry H. Yonkin (Los Angeles) | Republican | January 6, 1919 – January 8, 1923 | Elected in 1918. [data missing] | Los Angeles |
| Charles H. V. Lewis (Los Angeles) | Republican | January 8, 1923 – January 3, 1927 | Elected in 1922. [data missing] | Los Angeles |
| J. W. McKinley (Los Angeles) | Republican | January 3, 1927 – January 7, 1935 | Elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1930. [data missing] | Los Angeles |
| Culbert Olson (Los Angeles) | Democratic | January 7, 1935 – January 2, 1939 | Elected in 1934. Retired to run for Governor of California. | Los Angeles |
| Robert W. Kenny (Los Angeles) | Democratic | January 2, 1939 – January 4, 1943 | Elected in 1938. Retired to run for Attorney General of California. | Los Angeles |
| Jack Tenney (Los Angeles) | Democratic | January 4, 1943 – January 3, 1955 | Elected in 1942. Switched parties in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1950. Lost renomination. | Los Angeles |
| Jack Tenney (Los Angeles) | Republican | January 4, 1943 – January 3, 1955 | Elected in 1942. Switched parties in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1950. Lost renomination. | Los Angeles |
| Richard B. Richards (Los Angeles) | Democratic | January 3, 1955 – January 7, 1963 | Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1958. Retired to run for U.S. Senate. | Los Angeles |
| Thomas M. Rees (Los Angeles) | Democratic | January 7, 1963 – December 15, 1965 | Elected in 1962. Resigned after election to the U.S. House of Representatives. | Los Angeles |
| Vacant | Vacant | December 15, 1965 – January 2, 1967 | | Los Angeles |
| Clair Burgener (Rancho Santa Fe) | Republican | January 2, 1967 – January 3, 1973 | Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1970. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives. | San Diego |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 3, 1973 – March 12, 1973 | | San Diego |
| John Stull (Escondido) | Republican | March 12, 1973 – November 30, 1978 | Elected to finish vacant term. Re-elected in 1974. [data missing] | Imperial, Riverside, San Diego |
| William A. Craven (Oceanside) | Republican | December 4, 1978 – November 30, 1998 | Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1994. Term-limited and retired. | Imperial, Riverside, San Diego |
| William A. Craven (Oceanside) | Republican | December 4, 1978 – November 30, 1998 | Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1994. Term-limited and retired. | San Diego |
| Bill Morrow (Oceanside) | Republican | December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2006 | Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2002. Term-limited and retired. | Orange, San Diego |
| Mark Wyland (Escondido) | Republican | December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2014 | Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2010. Term-limited and retired. | Orange, San Diego |
| Joel Anderson (Alpine) | Republican | December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2018 | Redistricted from the 36th district and re-elected in 2014. Term-limited and retired. | San Diego |
| Brian Jones (Santee) | Republican | December 3, 2018 – November 30, 2022 | Elected in 2018. Redistricted to the 40th district. | San Diego |
| Catherine Blakespear (Encinitas) | Democratic | December 5, 2022 – present | Elected in 2022. | Orange, San Diego |

## Contents

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

### 2022

2022 California State Senate election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Matt Gunderson | 74,260 | 45.4 |
| | Democratic | Catherine Blakespear | 71,263 | 43.6 |
| | Democratic | Joe Kerr | 18,059 | 11.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 163,582 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Catherine Blakespear | 188,166 | 52.2 |
| | Republican | Matt Gunderson | 172,534 | 47.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 360,700 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 2018

2018 California State Senate election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Brian Jones | 114,270 | 57.2 |
| | Democratic | Jeff Griffith | 79,862 | 40.0 |
| | Libertarian | Antonio Salguero | 5,576 | 2.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 199,708 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Brian Jones | 187,345 | 53.0 |
| | Democratic | Jeff Griffith | 166,092 | 47.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 353,437 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

2014 California State Senate election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Joel Anderson (incumbent) | 87,933 | 71.1 |
| | Democratic | Fotios "Frank" Tsimboukakis | 35,656 | 28.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 123,589 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Joel Anderson (incumbent) | 146,510 | 68.9 |
| | Democratic | Fotios "Frank" Tsimboukakis | 66,066 | 30.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 212,576 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2010

California State Senate election, 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mark Wyland (incumbent) | 169,769 | 60.2 |
| | Democratic | Gila Jones | 96,884 | 34.4 |
| | Libertarian | Kristi Stone | 15,185 | 5.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 281,838 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2006

California State Senate election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mark Wyland | 162,046 | 74.33 |
| | Libertarian | Brian Klea | 55,964 | 25.67 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 218,010 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2002

California State Senate election, 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Bill Morrow (incumbent) | 132,577 | 66.10 |
| | Democratic | Philip G. Hanneman | 60,182 | 30.00 |
| | Libertarian | Lars R. Grossmith | 7,819 | 3.90 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 16,899 | 7.77 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 217,477 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1998

California State Senate election, 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Bill Morrow | 136,889 | 60.27 |
| | Democratic | Madelene Arakelian | 74,597 | 32.84 |
| | Natural Law | Barbara Blair | 5,828 | 2.57 |
| | Independent | Eugene Gilbert Carl | 5,504 | 2.42 |
| | Libertarian | Paul King | 4,315 | 1.90 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 28,712 | 11.22 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 255,845 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1994

California State Senate election, 1994 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | William A. Craven (incumbent) | 156,090 | 65.53 |
| | Democratic | Thomas Berry | 60,976 | 25.60 |
| | Libertarian | August Anderson | 11,336 | 4.76 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Mary Ann Niki | 9,811 | 4.12 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 25,894 | 9.80 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 264,107 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |