# California's 2nd senatorial district

California's 2nd senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Mike McGuire of Healdsburg.

## District profile

The district stretches along the North Coast from the Oregon border in the north to the northern San Francisco Bay Area in the south. It includes Del Norte, Humboldt, Trinity, Mendocino, Sonoma, and Marin Counties. The northern part of district is primarily rural, while the southern parts are more suburban.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 72.7 – 24.9% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 71.1 - 28.9% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 55.9 - 44.1% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 68.0 – 24.3% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 73.0 – 27.0% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 72.7 – 27.3% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 68.7 – 27.4% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 72.6 – 27.4% |
Election results from statewide races :
| Year | Office | Results |
| 2002 | Governor | Davis 49.3 - 33.3% |
| 2000 | President | Gore 55.0 - 35.9% |
| 2000 | Senator | Feinstein 57.2 - 32.1% |
| 1998 | Governor | Davis 60.8 - 32.0% |
| 1998 | Senator | Boxer 57.8 - 37.5% |
| 1996 | President | Clinton 51.7 - 32.0% |
| 1994 | Governor | Wilson 48.8 - 45.8% |
| 1994 | Senator | Feinstein 52.4 - 38.9% |
| 1992 | President | Clinton 50.1 - 28.4% |
| 1992 | Senator | Boxer 53.4 - 36.4% |
| 1992 | Senator | Feinstein 60.6 - 31.5% |

## List of senators who represented the district
### 1851: two seats

| Years | Seat A | Seat A | Seat A | Seat B | Seat B | Seat B | Counties represented |
| Years | Member | Party | Electoral history | Member | Party | Electoral history | Counties represented |
| District established January 6, 1851 ||||||||||
| January 6, 1851 – January 11, 1851 | Stephen C. Foster (Los Angeles) | Democratic | Elected in 1850. Redistricted to the single-member district after Hope resigned. | Alexander W. Hope (Los Angeles) | Republican | Redistricted from the Los Angeles and San Diego districts and re-elected in 1850. Resigned. | Los Angeles |

### 1851–present: one seat

| Senators | Party | Years served | Electoral history | Counties represented |
| Stephen C. Foster (Los Angeles) | Democratic | January 11, 1851 – January 2, 1854 | Redistricted from single-member district. Re-elected in 1851. Re-elected in 1852. [data missing] | Los Angeles |
| Pablo de la Guerra (Santa Barbara) | Democratic | January 2, 1854 – January 6, 1862 | Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1855. Re-elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1859. Re-elected in 1860. [data missing] | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara |
| Pablo de la Guerra (Santa Barbara) | Douglas Democratic | January 2, 1854 – January 6, 1862 | Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1855. Re-elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1859. Re-elected in 1860. [data missing] | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara |
| James R. Vineyard (Los Angeles) | Democratic | January 6, 1862 – August 30, 1863 | Elected in 1861. Died. | Los Angeles |
| Vacant | Vacant | August 30, 1863 – December 7, 1863 | | Los Angeles |
| Henry Hamilton (Los Angeles) | Democratic | December 7, 1863 – December 4, 1865 | Elected in 1863. [data missing] | Los Angeles |
| Phineas Banning (Wilmington) | Democratic | December 4, 1865 – December 6, 1869 | Elected in 1863. [data missing] | Los Angeles |
| B. D. Wilson (Los Angeles) | Independent | December 6, 1869 – January 8, 1873 | Elected in 1868. [data missing] | Los Angeles |
| C. W. Bush (Los Angeles) | Independent | January 8, 1873 – December 3, 1877 | Elected in 1873. [data missing] | Los Angeles |
| George H. Smith (Los Angeles) | Democratic | December 3, 1877 – January 5, 1880 | Elected in 1877. [data missing] | Los Angeles |
| John P. West (Los Angeles) | Workingmen's | January 5, 1880 – January 8, 1883 | Elected in 1879. [data missing] | Los Angeles |
| R. F. del Valle (Los Angeles) | Democratic | January 8, 1883 – January 3, 1887 | Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. [data missing] |
| John M. Briceland (Shasta) | Democratic | January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891 | Elected in 1886. [data missing] | Shasta, Siskiyou, Trinity |
| R. H. Campbell (Etna) | Republican | January 5, 1891 – January 7, 1895 | Elected in 1890. [data missing] | Shasta, Siskiyou, Trinity |
| R. H. Campbell (Etna) | Republican | January 5, 1891 – January 7, 1895 | Elected in 1890. [data missing] | Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Trinity |
| James M. Gleaves (Shasta) | Republican | January 7, 1895 – January 2, 1899 | Elected in 1894. Retired after being appointed as Surveyor General of California. | Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Trinity |
| James T. Laird (Alturas) | Republican | January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1903 | Elected in 1898. [data missing] | Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Trinity |
| Clifford Coggins (Igerna) | Republican | January 5, 1903 – January 7, 1907 | Elected in 1902. [data missing] | Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou |
| Abner Weed (Mount Shasta) | Republican | January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911 | Elected in 1906. [data missing] | Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou |
| T. W. H. Shanahan (Redding) | Democratic | January 2, 1911 – January 4, 1915 | Elected in 1910. [data missing] | Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou |
| William B. Shearer (Yreka) | Democratic | January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1923 | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1918. [data missing] | Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou |
| Franklin J. Powers (Eagleville) | Republican | January 8, 1923 – January 3, 1927 | Elected in 1922. [data missing] | Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou |
| James M. Allen (Yreka) | Democratic | January 3, 1927 – January 7, 1935 | Elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1930. [data missing] | Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou |
| James M. Allen (Yreka) | Democratic | January 3, 1927 – January 7, 1935 | Elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1930. [data missing] | Del Norte, Siskiyou |
| Henry M. McGuinness (Dunsmuir) | Democratic | January 7, 1935 – March 16, 1936 | Elected in 1934. Died. | Del Norte, Siskiyou |
| Vacant | Vacant | March 16, 1936 – May 25, 1936 | | Del Norte, Siskiyou |
| James M. Allen (Yreka) | Democratic | May 25, 1936 – January 2, 1939 | Elected to finish McGuinness's term. [data missing] | Del Norte, Siskiyou |
| Randolph Collier (Yreka) | Republican | January 2, 1939 – January 2, 1967 | Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected 1946. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1962. Redistricted to the 1st district. | Del Norte, Siskiyou |
| Randolph Collier (Yreka) | Democratic | January 2, 1939 – January 2, 1967 | Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected 1946. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1962. Redistricted to the 1st district. | Del Norte, Siskiyou |
| Fred W. Marler Jr. (Redding) | Republican | January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1974 | Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1970. Retired to become a Justice of the Sacramento County Superior Court. | Shasta, Butte, Colusa Glenn, Sutter, Tehama, Yolo, Yuba, Solano |
| Peter H. Behr (San Rafael) | Republican | December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1978 | Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1974. Retired. | Marin, Solano, Napa |
| Peter H. Behr (San Rafael) | Republican | December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1978 | Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1974. Retired. | Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Sonoma |
| Barry Keene (Santa Rosa) | Democratic | December 4, 1978 – December 15, 1992 | Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1990. Resigned. | Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Sonoma |
| Vacant | Vacant | December 15, 1992 – May 20, 1993 | | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Solano, Sonoma |
| Mike Thompson (St. Helena) | Democratic | May 20, 1993 – November 30, 1998 | Elected to finish Keene's term. Re-elected in 1994. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives. | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Solano, Sonoma |
| Mike Thompson (St. Helena) | Democratic | May 20, 1993 – November 30, 1998 | Elected to finish Keene's term. Re-elected in 1994. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives. | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Solano, Sonoma, Lake, Napa |
| Wesley Chesbro (Arcata) | Democratic | December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2006 | Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2002. Term-limited and retired. | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Solano, Sonoma, Lake, Napa |
| Wesley Chesbro (Arcata) | Democratic | December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2006 | Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2002. Term-limited and retired. | Humboldt, Mendocino, Solano, Sonoma, Lake, Napa |
| Pat Wiggins (Santa Rosa) | Democratic | December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2010 | Elected in 2006. Retired. | Humboldt, Mendocino, Solano, Sonoma, Lake, Napa |
| Noreen Evans (Santa Rosa) | Democratic | December 6, 2010 – November 30, 2014 | Elected in 2010. Retired. | Humboldt, Mendocino, Solano, Sonoma, Lake, Napa |
| Mike McGuire (Healdsburg) | Democratic | December 1, 2014 – present | Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2022. Term-limited and retiring at end of term. | Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Sonoma Trinity |

## Contents

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

### 2022

California's 2nd State Senate district, 2022 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mike McGuire (incumbent) | 197,999 | 75.1 |
| | Republican | Gene Yoon | 65,762 | 24.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 263,761 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Mike McGuire (incumbent) | 283,689 | 73.3 |
| | Republican | Gene Yoon | 103,333 | 26.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 387,022 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### Results

2022 California State Senate election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mike McGuire (incumbent) | 197,999 | 75.1 |
| | Republican | Gene Yoon | 65,762 | 24.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 263,761 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Mike McGuire (incumbent) | 283,689 | 73.3 |
| | Republican | Gene Yoon | 103,333 | 26.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 387,022 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 California State Senate election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mike McGuire (incumbent) | 163,723 | 76.2 |
| | Democratic | Veronica "Roni" Jacobi | 51,186 | 23.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 214,909 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Mike McGuire (incumbent) | 233,688 | 67.2 |
| | Democratic | Veronica "Roni" Jacobi | 114,184 | 32.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 347,872 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 California State Senate election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mike McGuire | 104,670 | 57.9 |
| | Republican | Lawrence R. Wiesner | 48,401 | 26.8 |
| | Democratic | Derek Knell | 19,733 | 10.9 |
| | No party preference | Harry V. Lehmann | 8,060 | 4.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 180,864 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Mike McGuire | 188,142 | 70.0 |
| | Republican | Lawrence R. Wiesner | 80,778 | 30.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 268,920 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

2010 California State Senate election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Noreen Evans | 190,824 | 63.4 |
| | Republican | Lawrence R. Wiesner | 110,209 | 36.6 |
| | Independent | Ed Musgrave (write-in) | 10 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 301,043 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

2006 California State Senate election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Pat Wiggins | 173,053 | 66.1 |
| | Republican | Lawrence R. Wiesner | 88,960 | 33.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 262,013 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

2002 California State Senate election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Wesley Chesbro (incumbent) | 156,755 | 63.3 |
| | Republican | Peggy Redfearn | 80,079 | 32.6 |
| | Libertarian | Laura Jean Likover | 12,214 | 4.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 249,048 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1998

1998 California State Senate election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Wesley Chesbro | 137,728 | 51.2 |
| | Republican | John Jordan | 112,754 | 41.9 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Brian Garay | 18,612 | 6.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 269,094 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1994

1994 California State Senate election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mike Thompson (incumbent) | 162,610 | 60.4 |
| | Republican | Frank McMichael | 95,275 | 35.4 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Pamela Elizondo | 11,289 | 4.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 269,174 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |