# California's 24th senatorial district

California's 24th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Ben Allen of Santa Monica.

## District profile

The district encompasses the Westside Los Angeles neighborhoods of Venice, West Los Angeles, Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Bel Air, Century City, Sunset Strip, Laurel Canyon, Hollywood, and Miracle Mile; and the Santa Monica Mountains cities such as Hidden Hills, Calabasas, Topanga, and Malibu. In addition, the district includes most of the South Bay cities of Los Angeles County, including Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Torrance, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, El Segundo, Marina del Rey, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, and West Hollywood.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2021 | Recall | No 84.9 – 15.1% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 81.6 – 16.2% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 85.8 – 14.2% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 51.5 – 48.5% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 84.1 – 10.3% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 56.1 – 43.9% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 85.0 – 15.0% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 83.6 – 13.3% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 85.6 – 14.4% |

## List of senators representing the district
### 1883–1887: 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 |
| January 8, 1883 – January 3, 1887 | Charles W. Cross (Nevada City) | Democratic | Elected in 1882. [data missing] | Hiram W. Wallis (Forest City) | Republican | Elected in 1882. [data missing] | Nevada, Sierra |

### 1887–present: one seat

| Senators | Party | Years served | Electoral history | Counties represented |
| P. J. Murphy (San Francisco) | Democratic | January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891 | Elected in 1886. Lost re-election. | San Francisco |
| J. H. Mahoney (San Francisco) | Republican | January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893 | Elected in 1890. Redistricted to the 18th district. | San Francisco |
| George H. Williams (San Francisco) | Republican | January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893 | Redistricted from the 20th district and re-elected in 1892. [data missing] | San Francisco |
| J. H. Mahoney (San Francisco) | Republican | January 2, 1893 – January 2, 1899 | Redistricted from the 18th district and re-elected in 1894. [data missing] | San Francisco |
| R. Porter Ashe (San Francisco) | Democratic | January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1903 | Elected in 1898. [data missing] | San Francisco |
| George H. Williams (San Francisco) | Republican | January 5, 1903 – July 17, 1903 | Elected in 1902. Died. | San Francisco |
| Vacant | Vacant | July 17, 1903 – January 2, 1905 | | San Francisco |
| Philip J. Haskins (San Francisco) | Republican | January 2, 1905 – January 7, 1907 | Elected in 1904. [data missing] | San Francisco |
| Marc Anthony (San Francisco) | Republican | January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911 | Elected in 1906. [data missing] | San Francisco |
| D. J. Beban (San Francisco) | Republican | January 2, 1911 – January 4, 1915 | Elected in 1910. Redistricted to the 18th district. | San Francisco |
| Lawrence J. Flaherty (San Francisco) | Republican | January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1923 | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1918. [data missing] | San Francisco |
| Daniel C. Murphy (San Francisco) | Democratic | January 8, 1923 – January 5, 1931 | Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1926. [data missing] | San Francisco |
| Andrew R. Schottky (Los Banos) | Republican | January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1939 | Elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1934. [data missing] | Madera, Merced |
| Peter P. Myhand (Merced) | Democratic | January 2, 1939 – January 4, 1943 | Elected in 1938. [data missing] | Madera, Merced |
| George J. Hatfield (Modesto) | Republican | January 4, 1943 – November 15, 1953 | Elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1950. Died. | Madera, Merced |
| Vacant | Vacant | November 15, 1953 – January 3, 1955 | | Madera, Merced |
| James A. Cobey (Merced) | Democratic | January 3, 1955 – January 2, 1967 | Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1962. Redistricted to the 15th district and lost re-election. | Madera, Merced |
| Robert J. Lagomarsino (Ojai) | Republican | January 2, 1967 – March 13, 1974 | Redistricted from the 33rd district and re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1970. Resigned when elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. | Ventura, Santa Barbara |
| Vacant | Vacant | March 13, 1974 – July 9, 1974 | | Ventura, Santa Barbara |
| Omer Rains (Ventura) | Democratic | July 9, 1974 – November 30, 1974 | Elected to finish Lagomarsino's term. Redistricted to the 18th district. | Ventura, Santa Barbara |
| Alex P. Garcia (Los Angeles) | Democratic | December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1982 | Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1978. Lost renomination. | Los Angeles |
| Art Torres (Los Angeles) | Democratic | December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1994 | Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1990. Retired to run for California Insurance Commissioner. | Los Angeles |
| Hilda Solis (Los Angeles) | Democratic | December 5, 1994 – December 31, 2000 | Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1998. Resigned to become a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. | Los Angeles |
| Vacant | Vacant | December 31, 2000 – March 12, 2001 | | Los Angeles |
| Gloria Romero (Los Angeles) | Democratic | March 12, 2001 – November 30, 2010 | Elected to finish Solis's term. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2008. Term-limited and retired. | Los Angeles |
| Ed Hernandez (Los Angeles) | Democratic | December 6, 2010 – November 30, 2014 | Elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 22nd district. | Los Angeles |
| Kevin de León (Los Angeles) | Democratic | December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2018 | Redistricted from the 22nd district and re-elected in 2014. Term-limited and ran for U.S. Senate. | Los Angeles |
| María Elena Durazo (Los Angeles) | Democratic | December 3, 2018 – December 5, 2022 | Elected in 2018. Redistricted to the 26th district. | Los Angeles |
| Ben Allen (Malibu) | Democratic | December 5, 2022 – present | Redistricted from the 26th district and re-elected in 2022. Term-limited and retiring at end of term. | Los Angeles |

## Contents

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

### 2018

2018 California State Senate election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Maria Elena Durazo | 63,719 | 69.8 |
| | Democratic | Peter Choi | 27,566 | 30.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 91,285 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Maria Elena Durazo | 139,473 | 66.9 |
| | Democratic | Peter Choi | 69,160 | 33.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 208,633 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 California State Senate election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kevin de León (incumbent) | 28,975 | 64.1 |
| | Democratic | Peter Choi | 9,422 | 20.8 |
| | Republican | William "Rodriguez" Morrison | 6,805 | 15.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 45,202 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Kevin de León (incumbent) | 57,412 | 65.8 |
| | Democratic | Peter Choi | 29,848 | 34.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 87,260 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

California State Senate election, 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ed Hernandez | 112,792 | 100.0 |
| | Republican | William Rodriguez Morrison (write-in) | 22 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 112,814 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

California State Senate election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gloria Romero (incumbent) | 92,498 | 74.07 |
| | Republican | Robert Carver | 32,388 | 25.93 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 124,886 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

California State Senate election, 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gloria Romero (incumbent) | 79,227 | 71.32 |
| | Republican | Vince House | 29,124 | 26.22 |
| | Libertarian | Carl M. "Marty" Swinney | 2,741 | 2.47 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 8,106 | 6.80 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 119,198 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1998

California State Senate election, 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Hilda Solis (incumbent) | 86,353 | 73.51 |
| | Republican | C. A. 'Carl' Taylor | 28,057 | 23.88 |
| | Libertarian | Kim Goldsworthy | 3,059 | 2.60 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 13,687 | 10.44 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 131,156 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1994

California State Senate election, 1994 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Hilda Solis | 73,371 | 63.13 |
| | Republican | Dave Boyer | 37,950 | 32.65 |
| | Libertarian | George Curtis Feger | 4,910 | 4.22 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 14,413 | 11.03 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 130,644 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |