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California's 17th State Senate district
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| California's 17th State Senate district | |||
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| Current senator |
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| Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 931,341[1] 724,678[1] 615,065[1] | ||
| Demographics |
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| Registered voters | 567,749[2] | ||
| Registration | 46.61% Democratic 23.90% Republican 23.72% No party preference | ||
California's 17th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat John Laird of Santa Cruz.
District profile
The district encompasses the Big Sur section of the Central Coast, including Santa Cruz, San Benito, and Monterey Counties, along with northern San Luis Obispo County.
Election results from statewide races
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Recall |  No 65.1 – 34.9%
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| 2020 | President | Biden 66.8 – 30.8% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 63.8 – 36.2% |
| Senator | Feinstein 54.0 – 46.0% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 63.4 – 29.6% |
| Senator | Harris 67.0 – 33.0% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 66.0 – 34.0% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 62.8 – 33.9% |
| Senator | Feinstein 65.1 – 34.9% |
List of senators
Due to redistricting, the 17th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Dent Reynolds | Democratic | January 8, 1883 - January 5, 1885 | Calaveras, Tuolumne | |
| Andrew B. Beauvais | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | ||
| Henry Vrooman | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | Alameda | ||
| William E. Dargie | January 7, 1889 - January 2, 1893 | |||
| William J. Dunn | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 4, 1897 | San Francisco | |
| Samuel Braunhart | January 4, 1897 - June 28, 1900 | Resigned to become a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. | ||
| Joseph M. Plunkett | January 1, 1901 - January 2, 1905 | |||
| Frank A. Markey | Republican | January 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909 | ||
| Thomas Francis Finn | January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913 | |||
| Archibald E. Campbell | Democratic | January 6, 1913 - January 8, 1917 | Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo | |
| Elmer S. Rigdon | January 8, 1917 - December 13, 1922 | Monterey, San Luis Obispo | Died in office.[3] | |
| Ralph Leon Hughes | Republican | March 5, 1923 - January 5, 1925 | Sworn in after winning special election.[4] | |
| C. C. Baker | January 5, 1925 - January 2, 1933 | |||
| William Richard Sharkey | January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937 | Contra Costa | ||
| Truman H. DeLap | January 4, 1937 - January 3, 1949 | |||
| George Miller Jr. | Democratic | January 3, 1949 - January 2, 1967 | ||
| Donald L. Grunsky | Republican | January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1976 | Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz | |
| Bob Nimmo | December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1980 | Monterey, San Benito, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz | ||
| Henry J. Mello | Democratic | December 1, 1980 - November 30, 1992 | ||
| Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | ||||
| Don Rogers | Republican | December 15, 1992 - November 30, 1996 | Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino | Took his seat in the 17th district after resigning from the 16th district. |
| William J. Knight | December 2, 1996 – May 7, 2004 | Died in office. | ||
| George Runner | December 6, 2004 – December 21, 2010 | Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Ventura | Resigned from the Senate. | |
| Sharon Runner | February 18, 2011 – December 3, 2012 | Sworn in after winning special election. | ||
| Bill Monning | Democratic | December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2020 | Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | |
| John Laird | December 7, 2020 – present |
Election results (1992–present)
2020
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | John Laird | 138,986 | 44.4 | |
| Republican | Vicki Nohrden | 98,649 | 31.5 | |
| Democratic | Maria Cadenas | 65,525 | 20.9 | |
| Democratic | John M. Nevill | 10,040 | 3.2 | |
| Total votes | 313,200 | 100.00 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | John Laird | 320,090 | 64.7 | |
| Republican | Vicki Nohrden | 174,587 | 35.3 | |
| Total votes | 494,677 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Bill Monning (incumbent) | 185,586 | 68.8 | |
| Republican | Palmer Kain | 84,142 | 31.2 | |
| Total votes | 269,728 | 100.00 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Bill Monning (incumbent) | 268,806 | 65.5 | |
| Republican | Palmer Kain | 141,339 | 34.5 | |
| Total votes | 410,145 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2012
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Bill Monning | 110,890 | 59.4 | |
| Republican | Larry Beaman | 75,713 | 40.6 | |
| Total votes | 186,603 | 100.00 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Bill Monning | 236,213 | 63.3 | |
| Republican | Larry Beaman | 136,836 | 36.7 | |
| Total votes | 373,049 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||