# California's 40th senatorial district

California's 40th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Republican Brian Jones of Santee.

## District profile

The district encompasses much of inland San Diego County, including Santee, Poway, Alpine, Pine Valley, Ramona, San Marcos, Escondido, Hidden Meadows, Valley Center, Pauma Valley, and Fallbrook, as well as the northeastern parts of the city of San Diego proper.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2021 | Recall | 63.0 - 37.0% |
| 2021 | Recall | Elder 42.6 - 12.4% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 65.1 – 32.8% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 64.5 – 35.5% |
| 2018 | Senator | de Leon 50.1 – 49.9% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 68.6 – 26.2% |
| 2016 | Senator | Sanchez 53.9 – 46.1% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 62.2 – 37.8% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 65.1 – 33.3% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 66.4 – 33.6% |
Election results from statewide races :
| Year | Office | Results |
| 2000 | President | Gore 52.6 - 43.4% |
| 2000 | Senator | Feinstein 58.5 - 33.5% |
| 1998 | Governor | Davis 57.2 - 38.6% |
| 1998 | Senator | Boxer 53.0 - 42.2% |
| 1996 | President | Clinton 52.6 - 38.4% |
| 1994 | Governor | Wilson 58.9 - 37.6% |
| 1994 | Senator | Huffington 49.8 - 39.4% |
| 1992 | President | Clinton 42.7 - 32.7% |
| 1992 | Senator | Boxer 45.3 - 43.2% |
| 1992 | Senator | Feinstein 49.8 - 39.6% |

## List of senators representing the district

| Senators | Party | Years served | Electoral history | Counties represented |
| District established January 3, 1887 |||||
| William W. Bowers (San Diego) | Republican | January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891 | Elected in 1886. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives. | San Bernardino, San Diego |
| Henry M. Streeter (Riverside) | Republican | January 5, 1891 – January 7, 1895 | Elected in 1890. [data missing] | San Bernardino, San Diego |
| D. L. Withington (San Diego) | Republican | January 7, 1895 – January 2, 1899 | Elected in 1894. [data missing] | San Diego |
| A. E. Nutt (San Diego) | Republican | January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1903 | Elected in 1898. [data missing] | San Diego |
| Martin L. Ward (San Diego) | Republican | January 5, 1903 – January 7, 1907 | Elected in 1902. [data missing] | San Diego |
| Leroy A. Wright (San Diego) | Republican | January 7, 1907 – January 4, 1915 | Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1910. [data missing] | San Diego |
| Edgar A. Luce (San Diego) | Progressive | January 4, 1915 – January 6, 1919 | Elected in 1914. [data missing] | San Diego |
| Ed P. Sample (San Diego) | Republican | January 6, 1919 – January 3, 1927 | Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1922. [data missing] | San Diego |
| Edwin A. Mueller (El Cajon) | Republican | January 3, 1927 – January 5, 1931 | Elected in 1926. [data missing] | San Diego |
| William E. Harper (San Diego) | Republican | January 5, 1931 – January 7, 1935 | Elected in 1930. [data missing] | San Diego |
| Ed Fletcher (San Diego) | Republican | January 7, 1935 – January 6, 1947 | Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1938. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives. | San Diego |
| Fred H. Kraft (San Diego) | Republican | January 6, 1947 – January 5, 1959 | Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1954. Lost re-election. | San Diego |
| Hugo M. Fisher (San Diego) | Democratic | January 5, 1959 – January 7, 1963 | Elected in 1958. Lost re-election. | San Diego |
| Jack Schrade (El Cajon) | Republican | January 7, 1963 – January 2, 1967 | Elected in 1962. Redistricted to the 39th district. | San Diego |
| James R. Mills (San Diego) | Democratic | January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1982 | Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1978. Term-limited and retired. | Imperial, San Diego |
| Wadie P. Deddeh (San Diego) | Democratic | December 6, 1982 – August 17, 1993 | Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1990. Resigned. | San Diego |
| Vacant | Vacant | August 17, 1993 – January 10, 1994 | | San Diego |
| Stephen Peace (San Diego) | Democratic | January 10, 1994 – November 30, 2002 | Elected to finish Deddeh's term. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1998. Term-limited and retired. | San Diego |
| Denise M. Ducheny (San Diego) | Democratic | December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2010 | Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2006. Term-limited and retired. | Imperial, Riverside, San Diego |
| Juan Vargas (San Diego) | Democratic | December 6, 2010 – January 2, 2013 | Elected in 2010. Resigned after election to the U.S. House of Representatives. | Imperial, Riverside, San Diego |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 2, 2013 – March 21, 2013 | | Imperial, Riverside, San Diego |
| Ben Hueso (San Diego) | Democratic | March 21, 2013 – December 5, 2022 | Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2018. Term-limited and retired. |
| Ben Hueso (San Diego) | Democratic | March 21, 2013 – December 5, 2022 | Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2018. Term-limited and retired. | Imperial, San Diego |
| Brian Jones (Santee) | Republican | December 5, 2022 – present | Redistricted from the 38th district and re-elected in 2022. Term-limited and retiring at end of term. | San Diego |

## Contents

* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2013 (special)
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022

### 2022

2022 California State Senate election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Brian Jones (incumbent) | 113,400 | 54.4 |
| | Democratic | Joseph C. Rocha | 94,960 | 45.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 208,360 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Brian Jones (incumbent) | 168,789 | 53.2 |
| | Democratic | Joseph C. Rocha | 148,244 | 46.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 317,033 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2018

2018 California State Senate election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ben Hueso (incumbent) | 70,649 | 60.1 |
| | Republican | Luis R. Vargas | 46,850 | 39.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 117,499 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Ben Hueso (incumbent) | 152,896 | 65.9 |
| | Republican | Luis R. Vargas | 79,207 | 34.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 232,103 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 California State Senate election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ben Hueso (incumbent) | 45,249 | 71.9 |
| | Democratic | Rafael Estrada | 17,547 | 27.9 |
| | Republican | Michael Diaz (write-in) | 188 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 62,984 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Ben Hueso (incumbent) | 58,880 | 54.9 |
| | Democratic | Rafael Estrada | 48,397 | 45.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 107,277 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2013 (special)

2013 California's 40th State Senate district special election Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Juan Vargas :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ben Hueso | 29,367 | 53.1 |
| | Republican | Hector Raul Gastelum | 11,951 | 21.6 |
| | Republican | Xanthi Gionis | 8,243 | 14.9 |
| | Democratic | Anna Nevenic | 5,740 | 10.4 |
| | Democratic | Craig Fiegener (write-in) | 39 | 0.1 |
| | Democratic | Rafael Estrada (write-in) | 20 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 55,360 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

2010 California State Senate election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Juan Vargas | 101,767 | 59.5 |
| | Republican | Brian Hendry | 69,417 | 40.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 171,184 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

2006 California State Senate election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Denise Moreno Ducheny (incumbent) | 84,571 | 62.2 |
| | Republican | David K. Walden | 47,502 | 34.9 |
| | Libertarian | Jesse Thomas | 3,968 | 2.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 136,041 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

2002 California State Senate election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Denise Moreno Ducheny | 66,405 | 56.4 |
| | Republican | Michael S. Giorgino | 47,087 | 39.9 |
| | Libertarian | Felix Jeremiah Miranda | 4,362 | 3.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 117,854 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1998

1998 California State Senate election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Steve Peace (incumbent) | 103,669 | 66.3 |
| | Republican | Bob Divine | 47,490 | 30.4 |
| | Libertarian | David N. Graham | 5,192 | 3.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 156,351 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1994

1994 California State Senate election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Steve Peace (incumbent) | 77,211 | 48.0 |
| | Republican | Joe Ghougassian | 72,410 | 45.1 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Elena Smith Pelayo | 6,347 | 3.9 |
| | Libertarian | Ben Gibbs | 4,758 | 3.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 160,726 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |