# California's 6th senatorial district

California's 6th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Republican Roger Niello of Fair Oaks.

## District profile

The district encompasses the northern and eastern suburbs of the Sacramento metropolitan area, including the Sacramento County cities of Rancho Cordova, Carmichael, Fair Oaks, Gold River, Arden-Arcade, Folsom, Orangevale, Citrus Heights, and Antelope; and the western Placer County exurbs of Granite Bay, Roseville, Rocklin, Loomis, Whitney, and Lincoln.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 68.9 – 28.6% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 66.9 – 33.1% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 56.1 – 43.9% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 67.3 – 26.3% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 67.2 – 32.8% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 69.9 – 30.1% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 66.1 – 31.4% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 68.5 – 31.5% |
Election results from statewide races :
| Year | Office | Results |
| 2002 | Governor | Davis 46.0 - 40.2% |
| 2000 | President | Gore 50.6 - 43.9% |
| 2000 | Senator | Feinstein 55.4 - 37.3% |
| 1998 | Governor | Davis 58.6 - 38.5% |
| 1998 | Senator | Boxer 51.9 - 44.4% |
| 1996 | President | Clinton 51.2 - 39.3% |
| 1994 | Governor | Wilson 53.1 - 42.8% |
| 1994 | Senator | Feinstein 49.1 - 42.6% |
| 1992 | President | Clinton 45.0 - 34.0% |
| 1992 | Senator | Boxer 50.5 - 39.5% |
| 1992 | Senator | Feinstein 55.0 - 38.7% |

## List of senators

Due to redistricting, the 6th 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 |
| William J. Hill | Republican/Workingmen’s | January 5, 1880 - January 8, 1883 | Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz | |
| Benjamin Knight | Democratic | January 8, 1883 - January 3, 1887 | Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz | |
| Archibald Yell | January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891 | Lake, Mendocino | |
| John Henry Seawell | January 5, 1891 - January 7, 1895 | Lake, Mendocino | |
| John Henry Seawell | January 5, 1891 - January 7, 1895 | Colusa, Glenn, Mendocino | |
| Eugene W. Aram | Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 2, 1899 | Sutter, Yolo, Yuba | |
| William M. Cutter | Republican | January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1903 | Sutter, Yolo, Yuba | |
| Marshall Diggs | Democratic | January 5, 1903 - January 7, 1907 | Butte, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba | |
| Albert Eugene Boynton | Republican | January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1915 | Butte, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba | |
| William Erskine Duncan, Jr. | Democratic | January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1923 | Butte, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba | |
| William F. Gates | Republican | January 8, 1923 - January 3, 1927 | Butte, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba | |
| Raymond Henry Jones | Republican | January 3, 1927 - January 5, 1931 | Butte, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba | |
| Charles H. Deuel | Democratic | January 5, 1931 - July 22, 1947 | Butte | Died in office. |
| Harry E. Drobish | Nonpartisan | November 17, 1947 - January 8, 1951 | Butte | Sworn in after winning special election. |
| Paul L. Byrne | Republican | January 8, 1951 - August 28, 1962 | Butte | Died in office. Died from acute heart attack. |
| Stan Pittman | Republican | January 7, 1963 - January 2, 1967 | Butte | |
| Alan Short | Democratic | January 2, 1967 - December 2, 1974 | San Joaquin, Sacramento | |
| George Moscone | Democratic | December 2, 1974 - January 8, 1976 | San Francisco, San Mateo | Resigned from the Senate. |
| John Francis Foran | Democratic | July 1, 1976 - November 30, 1982 | San Francisco, San Mateo | Sworn in after winning special election. |
| Leroy F. Greene | Democratic | December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1998 | Sacramento | |
| Deborah Ortiz | Democratic | December 7, 1998 - November 30, 2006 | Sacramento | |
| Darrell Steinberg | Democratic | December 4, 2006 - November 30, 2014 | Sacramento | |
| Richard Pan | Democratic | December 1, 2014 - December 5, 2022 | Sacramento, Yolo | |
| Roger Niello | Republican | December 5, 2022 – present | Placer, Sacramento |

## Contents

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

### 2018

2018 California State Senate election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Richard Pan (incumbent) | 109,907 | 65.7 |
| | No party preference | Eric Frame | 22,062 | 13.2 |
| | Libertarian | Janine DeRose | 18,308 | 10.9 |
| | Democratic | Jacob Mason | 16,458 | 9.8 |
| | Republican | Austin Bennett (write-in) | 530 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 167,238 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Richard Pan (incumbent) | 212,903 | 69.5 |
| | No party preference | Eric Frame | 93,217 | 30.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 306,120 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 California State Senate election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Roger Dickinson | 48,668 | 40.3 |
| | Democratic | Richard Pan | 37,552 | 31.1 |
| | Republican | James Axelgard | 19,258 | 15.9 |
| | Republican | Jonathan Zachariou | 15,355 | 12.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 120,833 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Richard Pan | 96,688 | 53.8 |
| | Democratic | Roger Dickinson | 82,938 | 46.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 179,626 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

2010 California State Senate election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Darrell Steinberg (incumbent) | 137,012 | 61.0 |
| | Republican | Marcel Weiland | 70,724 | 31.5 |
| | Libertarian | Steve Torno | 11,236 | 4.9 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Lanric Hyland | 5,916 | 2.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 224,888 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

2006 California State Senate election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Darrell Steinberg | 115,628 | 58.7 |
| | Republican | Paul Green | 71,051 | 36.1 |
| | Peace and Freedom | C. T. Weber | 5,573 | 2.8 |
| | Libertarian | Alana Garberoglio | 4,774 | 2.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 197,026 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

2002 California State Senate election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Deborah Ortiz (incumbent) | 122,126 | 70.7 |
| | Republican | Jason A. Sewell | 44,972 | 26.0 |
| | Independent | Yolanda Knaak (write-in) | 5,635 | 3.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 172,733 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1998

1998 California State Senate election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Deborah Ortiz | 128,949 | 55.2 |
| | Republican | Chris Quackenbush | 96,227 | 41.2 |
| | Libertarian | Gerald Klass | 8,244 | 3.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 233,420 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1994

1994 California State Senate election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Leroy F. Greene (incumbent) | 125,138 | 53.7 |
| | Republican | Dave Cox | 107,853 | 46.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 232,991 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |