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{{Short description|American legislative district}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox California State Legislature district
{{Infobox California State Legislature district
| district = 36
| district = 36
| chamber = Senate
| chamber = Senate
| image = California SD-36 (2011).svg
| image = California's 36th Senatorial district (2021).svg
| population = 938,083<ref name="population">{{Cite web|url=https://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/64/2011/08/crc_20110815_5appendix_3.pdf|title=Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011}}</ref>
| population = 938,083
| population year = 2010
| population year = 2010
| voting age = 708,785
| voting age = 708,785<ref name="population"/>
| citizen voting age = 603,622
| citizen voting age = 603,622<ref name="population"/>
| percent white = 63.43
| percent white = 63.43
| percent black = 2.48
| percent black = 2.48
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| percent pacific islander = 0.55
| percent pacific islander = 0.55
| percent other race = 0.27
| percent other race = 0.27
| percent remainder of multiracial = 0.54
| percent remainder of multiracial = 0.54<ref name="population"/>
| registered = 576,535<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ror/123day-gen-2020/assembly.pdf|title=Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020}}</ref>
| registered = 542,953
| Democratic = 29.71
| Democratic = 33.74
| Republican = 36.48
| Republican = 36.48
| NPP = 28.59
| NPP = 24.05
}}
}}


'''California's 36th State Senate district''' is one of 40 [[California]] [[California State Senate|State Senate]] districts. It is currently represented by [[California Republican Party|Republican]] [[Patricia Bates]] of [[Laguna Niguel, California|Laguna Niguel]].
'''California's 36th senatorial district''' is one of 40 [[California]] [[California State Senate|State Senate]] districts. It is currently represented by {{Representative|casd|36|fmt=pfl}} of {{Representative|casd|36|fmt=residence}}.

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== District profile ==
== District profile ==
The district includes 15.3% of [[Orange County, California|Orange County]] and 15.4% of [[San Diego County, California|San Diego County]]. Cities in the district include [[Carlsbad, California|Carlsbad]], [[Encinitas, California|Encinitas]], [[Laguna Niguel, California|Laguna Niguel]], [[Laguna Hills, California|Laguna Hills]], [[Mission Viejo, California|Mission Viejo]], [[Oceanside, California|Oceanside]], [[Rancho Santa Margarita, California|Rancho Santa Margarita]], [[San Clemente, California|San Clemente]], [[San Juan Capistrano, California|San Juan Capistrano]], and [[Vista, California|Vista]].
The district includes most of coastal [[Orange County, California|Orange County]], including [[Seal Beach, California|Seal Beach]], [[Huntington Beach, California|Huntington Beach]], [[Newport Beach, California|Newport Beach]], [[Emerald Bay, Orange County, California|Emerald Bay]], [[Laguna Beach, California|Laguna Beach]], and [[Dana Point, California|Dana Point]]; San Clemente;the [[Little Saigon, Orange County|Little Saigon]] area of northwestern Orange County, including [[Garden Grove, California|Garden Grove]], [[Westminster, California|Westminster]], [[Fountain Valley, California|Fountain Valley]], [[Midway City, California|Midway City]], [[Stanton, California|Stanton]], [[Cypress, California|Cypress]], [[Rossmoor, California|Rossmoor]], and [[Los Alamitos, California|Los Alamitos]]; and [[Artesia, California|Artesia]], [[Cerritos, California|Cerritos]], and [[Hawaiian Gardens, California|Hawaiian Gardens]] in southwestern [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]].


== Election results from statewide races ==
== Election results from statewide races ==
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! width="60" | Office
! width="60" | Office
! width="180" | Results
! width="180" | Results
|-
| 2021
| [[2021 California gubernatorial recall election|Recall]]
| align="right" {{ya}} Yes 52.2 – 47.8%{{fact|date=July 2024}}
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2020
| [[United States presidential election in California, 2020|President]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Joe Biden|Biden]] 53.2 – 44.6%{{fact|date=July 2024}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| [[2018 California gubernatorial election|Governor]]
| [[2018 California gubernatorial election|Governor]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | [[John H. Cox|Cox]] 51.2 – 48.8% <ref>http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2016-general/ssov/pres-by-senate.pdf</ref>
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | [[John H. Cox|Cox]] 51.2 – 48.8%<ref>[http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2016-general/ssov/pres-by-senate.pdf Supplement to the Statement of Vote] ca.gov</ref>
|-
|-
| [[United States Senate election in California, 2018|Senator]]
| [[United States Senate election in California, 2018|Senator]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Dianne Feinstein|Feinstein]] 53.8 – 46.2% <ref>http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-general/ssov/us-senate-by-senate.pdf</ref>
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Dianne Feinstein|Feinstein]] 53.8 – 46.2%<ref>[http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-general/ssov/us-senate-by-senate.pdf Supplement to the Statement of Vote] ca.gov</ref>
|-
|-
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| [[United States presidential election in California, 2016|President]]
| [[United States presidential election in California, 2016|President]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Hillary Clinton|Clinton]] 48.1 – 45.8% <ref>http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-general/ssov/governor-senate.pdf</ref>
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Hillary Clinton|Clinton]] 48.1 – 45.8%<ref>[http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-general/ssov/governor-senate.pdf Supplement to the Statement of Vote] ca.gov</ref>
|-
|-
| [[United States Senate election in California, 2016|Senator]]
| [[United States Senate election in California, 2016|Senator]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Kamala Harris|Harris]] 58.8 – 41.2% <ref>http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2016-general/ssov/us-senate-by-senate.pdf</ref>
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Kamala Harris|Harris]] 58.8 – 41.2%<ref>[http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2016-general/ssov/us-senate-by-senate.pdf Supplement to the Statement of Vote] ca.gov</ref>
|-
|-
| 2014
| 2014
| [[California gubernatorial election, 2014|Governor]]
| [[California gubernatorial election, 2014|Governor]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Neel Kashkari|Kashkari]] 57.5 – 42.5%
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Neel Kashkari|Kashkari]] 57.5 – 42.5%{{fact|date=July 2024}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| [[United States presidential election in California, 2012|President]]
| [[United States presidential election in California, 2012|President]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Mitt Romney|Romney]] 54.8 – 43.2%
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Mitt Romney|Romney]] 54.8 – 43.2%{{fact|date=July 2024}}
|-
|-
| [[United States Senate election in California, 2012|Senator]]
| [[United States Senate election in California, 2012|Senator]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Elizabeth Emken|Emken]] 55.8 – 44.2%
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Elizabeth Emken|Emken]] 55.8 – 44.2%{{fact|date=July 2024}}
|}
|}


== List of senators who have represented the district==
== Election results ==
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|-
! Senators
! Party
! Years served
! Electoral history
! Counties represented
|-
|colspan=5|District established January 3, 1887
|-
| align=left|<br>'''John Roth'''<br>{{small|([[Tulare, California|Tulare]])}}
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| January 3, 1887 – <br>January 5, 1891
|Elected in 1886. <br> {{data missing|date=June 2023}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Inyo County, California|Inyo]], [[Kern County, California|Kern]], [[Tulare County, California|Tulare]]
|-
| align=left|<br>'''George S. Berry'''<br>{{small|([[Visalia, California|Visalia]])}}
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| January 5, 1891 – <br>January 7, 1895
|Elected in 1890. <br> Redistricted to the [[California's 32nd State Senatorial district|32nd]] and [[California's 34th State Senatorial district|34th districts]].
|-
| align=left|[[File:Cyrus M. Simpson, 1912.jpg|100px]]<br>'''Cyrus M. Simpson'''<br>{{small|([[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]])}}
| {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| January 7, 1895 – <br>January 5, 1903
|Elected in 1894. <br> Re-elected in 1898. <br> {{data missing|date=June 2023}}
| rowspan="9" |[[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]]
|-
| align=left|[[File:Benjamin W. Hahn, 1903.jpg|100px]]<br>'''Benjamin W. Hahn'''<br>{{small|([[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]])}}
| {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| January 5, 1903 – <br>January 7, 1907
|Elected in 1902. <br> Lost re-election.
|-
| rowspan=2 align=left|[[File:Charles W. Bell, 1911.jpg|100px]]<br>'''[[Charles W. Bell]]'''<br>{{small|([[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]])}}
| {{party shading/Nonpartisan}} |[[Nonpartisanism|Nonpatisan]]
| rowspan=2|January 7, 1907 – <br>January 6, 1913
|rowspan=2|Elected in 1906. <br> Re-elected in 1910. <br> Retired to become a member of the [[1912 United States House of Representatives elections in California|U.S. House of Representatives]].
|-
| {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|-
| rowspan=3 align=left|[[File:William J. Carr, 1927.jpg|100px]]<br>'''William J. Carr'''<br>{{small|([[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]])}}
| {{party shading/Independent (US)}} |[[Independent (US)|Independent]]
| rowspan=3|January 6, 1913 – <br>January 8, 1923
|rowspan=3|Elected in 1912. <br> Re-elected in 1914. <br> Re-elected in 1918. <br> {{data missing|date=June 2023}}
|-
| {{party shading/Bull Moose}} |[[Progressive Party (United States, 1912)|Progressive]]
|-
| {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|-
| align=left|[[File:A. Burlingame Johnson, 1924.jpg|100px]]<br>'''A. Burlingame Johnson'''<br>{{small|([[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]])}}
| {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| January 8, 1923 – <br>January 3, 1927
|Elected in 1922. <br> {{data missing|date=June 2023}}
|-
| align=left|[[File:Frank C. Weller, 1926.jpg|100px]]<br>'''Frank C. Weller'''<br>{{small|([[Los Angeles]])}}
| {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| January 3, 1927 – <br>January 5, 1931
|Elected in 1926. <br> {{data missing|date=June 2023}}
|-
| align=left|[[File:Ralph E. Swing, 1924.jpg|100px]]<br>'''Ralph E. Swing'''<br>{{small|([[Upland, California|Upland]])}}
| {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| January 5, 1931 – <br>January 8, 1951
|Redistricted from the [[California's 30th State Senatorial district|30th district]] and re-elected in 1930. <br> Re-elected in 1934. <br> Re-elected in 1938. <br> Re-elected in 1942. <br> Re-elected in 1946. <br> {{data missing|date=June 2023}}
| rowspan="6" |[[San Bernardino County, California|San Bernardino]]
|-
| align=left|[[File:James E. Cunningham, 1954.jpg|100px]]<br>'''[[James E. Cunningham]]'''<br>{{small|([[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino]])}}
| {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| January 8, 1951 – <br>September 10, 1957
|Elected in 1850. <br> Re-elected in 1854. <br> Resigned.
|-
| colspan="2" |Vacant
|September 10, 1957 – <br>December 31, 1957
|
|-
| align=left|[[File:Raymond H. Gregory, 1958.jpg|100px]]<br>'''Raymond H. Gregory'''<br>{{small|([[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino]])}}
| {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| December 31, 1957 – <br>January 5, 1959
|[[List of special elections to the California State Senate|Elected to finish Cunningham's term]]. <br> Lost re-election.
|-
| align=left|[[File:Stanford C. Shaw, 1954.jpg|100px]]<br>'''Stanford C. Shaw'''<br>{{small|([[Etiwanda, Rancho Cucamonga, California|Etiwanda]])}}
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| January 5, 1959 – <br>January 7, 1963
|Elected in 1958. <br> {{data missing|date=June 2023}}
|-
| align=left|[[File:Eugene G. Nisbet, 1963.jpg|100px]]<br>'''Eugene G. Nisbet'''<br>{{small|([[Upland, California|Upland]])}}
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| January 7, 1963 – <br>January 2, 1967
|Elected in 1962. <br> Redistricted to the [[California's 20th State Senatorial district|20th district]] and lost re-election.
|-
| align=left|[[File:Gordon Cologne, 1967.jpg|100px]]<br>'''[[Gordon Cologne]]'''<br>{{small|([[Indio, California|Indio]])}}
| {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| January 2, 1967 – <br>March 2, 1972
|Redistricted from the [[California's 37th State Senatorial district|37th district]] and re-elected in 1966. <br> Re-elected in 1970. <br> Resigned to become a Justice of the [[California Courts of Appeal]].
| rowspan="3" |[[Riverside County, California|Riverside]], [[San Bernardino County, California|San Bernardino]]
|-
| colspan="2" |Vacant
|March 2, 1972 – <br>June 15, 1972
|
|-
| align=left|[[File:W. Craig Biddle, 1971.jpg|100px]]<br>'''[[W. Craig Biddle]]'''<br>{{small|([[Riverside, California|Riverside]])}}
| {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| June 15, 1972 – <br>November 30, 1974
|[[List of special elections to the California State Senate|Elected to finish Cologne's term]]. <br> Redistricted to the [[California's 34th State Senatorial district|34th district]] and lost re-election.
|-
| align=left|[[File:Dennis Carpenter, 1975.jpg|100px]]<br>'''[[Dennis Carpenter]]'''<br>{{small|([[Newport Beach, California|Newport Beach]])}}
| {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| December 2, 1974 – <br>November 30, 1978
|Redistricted from the [[California's 34th State Senatorial district|34th district]] and re-elected in 1974. <br> {{data missing|date=June 2023}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Orange County, California|Orange]], [[San Diego County, California|San Diego]]
|-
| align=left|[[File:John G. Schmitz (cropped 3x4).jpg|100px]]<br>'''[[John G. Schmitz]]'''<br>{{small|([[Santa Ana, California|Santa Ana]])}}
| {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| December 4, 1978 – <br>November 30, 1982
|Elected in 1978. <br> Retired to run for [[1986 United States Senate election in California|U.S. Senate]].
|-
| align=left|[[File:Robert Presley, 1975.jpg|100px]]<br>'''[[Robert B. Presley]]'''<br>{{small|([[Riverside, California|Riverside]])}}
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| December 6, 1982 – <br>November 30, 1994
|Redistricted from the [[California's 34th State Senatorial district|34th district]] and re-elected in 1982. <br> Re-elected in 1986. <br> [[1990 California State Senate election|Re-elected in 1990]]. <br> Retired to run for [[California State Board of Equalization|Board of Equalization]].
|[[Riverside County, California|Riverside]]
|-
| align=left|[[File:Ray Haynes, 1997.jpg|100px]]<br>'''[[Ray Haynes]]'''<br>{{small|([[Riverside, California|Riverside]])}}
| {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| December 5, 1994 – <br>November 30, 2002
|[[1994 California State Senate election|Elected in 1994]]. <br> [[1998 California State Senate election|Re-elected in 1998]]. <br> Retired due to term limits and ran for [[2002 California State Assembly election|State Assembly]].
| rowspan="3" |[[File:California SD-36.svg|100px]]<br>{{small|(2001–2011)}}<br>[[Riverside County, California|Riverside]], [[San Diego County, California|San Diego]]
|-
| align=left|[[File:Dennis Hollingsworth, 2010.jpg|100px]]<br>'''[[Dennis Hollingsworth]]'''<br>{{small|([[Murrieta, California|Murrieta]])}}
| {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| December 2, 2002 – <br>November 30, 2010
|[[2002 California State Senate election|Elected in 2002]]. <br> [[2006 California State Senate election|Re-elected in 2006]]. <br> Retired due to term limits.
|-
| align=left|[[File:2006 Joel Anderson family (cropped).jpg|100px]]<br>'''[[Joel Anderson]]'''<br>{{small|([[Alpine, California|Alpine]])}}
| {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| December 6, 2010 – <br>November 30, 2014
|[[2010 California State Senate election|Elected in 2010]]. <br> Redistricted to the [[California's 38th State Senatorial district|38th district]].
|-
| align=left|[[File:California State Senator Pat Bates (cropped).jpg|100px]]<br>'''[[Patricia Bates]]'''<br>{{small|([[Laguna Niguel, California|Laguna Niguel]])}}
| {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| December 1, 2014 – <br> December 7, 2022
|[[2014 California State Senate election|Elected in 2014]]. <br> [[2018 California State Senate election|Re-elected in 2018]]. <br> Retired due to term limits.
|[[File:California SD-36 (2011).svg|100px]]<br>{{small|(2011–2021)}}<br>[[Orange County, California|Orange]], [[San Diego County, California|San Diego]]
|-
|align=left|[[File:Janetnguyun (cropped).png|100px]] <br> '''[[Janet Nguyen]]'''<br>{{small|([[Huntington Beach, California|Huntington Beach]])}}
| {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| December 7, 2022 – <br> present
|[[2022 California State Senate election|Elected in 2022]]. <br> Resigning after election to the [[2024_Orange_County,_California_elections#District_1|Orange County Board of Supervisors]].
|[[File:California's 36th Senatorial district (2021).svg|150px]]<br>{{small|(2021–2031)}}<br>[[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]], [[Orange County, California|Orange]]
|}

==Election results (1990–present)==
{{hlist| [[#1990|1990]] |[[#1994|1994]]|[[#1998|1998]] |[[#2002|2002]] |[[#2006|2006]]|[[#2010|2010]]|[[#2014|2014]]|[[#2018|2018]] |[[#2022|2022]]}}

=== 2022 ===
{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title = California's 36th State Senate district, [[2022 California State Senate election#District_36|2022]]
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = [[Janet Nguyen]]
| votes = 125,053
| percentage = 56.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Kim Carr
| votes = 95,655
| percentage = 43.3
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 220,708
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = [[Janet Nguyen]]
| votes = 196,488
| percentage = 56.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Kim Carr
| votes = 149,114
| percentage = 43.1
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 345,602
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box new seat win
| winner = California Republican Party
}}
{{Election box end}}


=== 2018 ===
=== 2018 ===
{{Election box open primary begin no change
{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title = [[2018 California State Senate election]]
| title = California's 36th State Senate district, [[2018 California State Senate election#District_36|2018]]
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = [[Patricia Bates]] ([[incumbent]])
| candidate = [[Patricia Bates]] (incumbent)
| votes = 124966
| votes = 124,966
| percentage = 54.4
| percentage = 54.4
}}
}}
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| party = California Democratic Party
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Marggie Castellano
| candidate = Marggie Castellano
| votes = 104791
| votes = 104,791
| percentage = 45.6
| percentage = 45.6
}}
}}
{{Election box total no change
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 229757
| votes = 229,757
| percentage = 100.0
| percentage = 100.0
}}
}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = [[Patricia Bates]] ([[incumbent]])
| candidate = [[Patricia Bates]] (incumbent)
| votes = 203607
| votes = 203,607
| percentage = 51.5
| percentage = 51.5
}}
}}
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| party = California Democratic Party
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Marggie Castellano
| candidate = Marggie Castellano
| votes = 191392
| votes = 191,392
| percentage = 48.5
| percentage = 48.5
}}
}}
{{Election box total no change
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 394999
| votes = 394,999
| percentage = 100.0
| percentage = 100.0
}}
}}
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=== 2014 ===
=== 2014 ===
{{Election box open primary begin no change
{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title = [[2014 California State Senate election]]
| title = California's 36th State Senate district, [[2014 California State Senate election#District_36|2014]]
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


=== 2010 ===
{{Election box begin no change
| title = California's 36th State Senate district, [[2010 California State Senate election#District_36|2010]]
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = [[Joel Anderson]]
| votes = 193,573
| percentage = 63.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Paul Clay
| votes = 101,112
| percentage = 33.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = Michael S. Metti
| votes = 11,737
| percentage = 3.8
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 306,422
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Republican Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2006 ===
{{Election box begin no change
| title = California's 36th State Senate district, [[2006 California State Senate election#District_36|2006]]
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = [[Dennis Hollingsworth]] (incumbent)
| votes = 164,025
| percentage = 63.40
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Mark Hanson
| votes = 85,706
| percentage = 33.13
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = Joseph Shea
| votes = 9,001
| percentage = 3.48
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 258,732
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Republican Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2002 ===
{{Election box begin no change
| title = California's 36th State Senate district election, [[2002 California State Senate election#District_36|2002]]
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = [[Dennis Hollingsworth]]
| votes = 151,856
| percentage = 69.53
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Adrienne Westall
| votes = 53,280
| percentage = 24.40
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = Michael S. Metti
| votes = 13,258
| percentage = 6.07
}}
{{Election box invalid no change
| votes = 19,373
| percentage = 8.15
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 237,767
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Republican Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 1998 ===
{{Election box begin no change
| title = California's 36th State Senate district election, [[1998 California State Senate election#District_36|1998]]
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = [[Ray Haynes]] (incumbent)
| votes = 127,531
| percentage = 60.10
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = George M. Swift
| votes = 84,683
| percentage = 39.90
}}
{{Election box invalid no change
| votes = 17,798
| percentage = 7.74
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 230,012
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Republican Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 1994 ===
{{Election box begin no change
| title = California's 36th State Senate district election, [[1994 California State Senate election#District_36|1994]]
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = [[Ray Haynes]]
| votes = 121,263
| percentage = 55.00
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Kay Ceniceros
| votes = 91,580
| percentage = 41.54
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = David R. Sarosi
| votes = 7,637
| percentage = 3.46
}}
{{Election box invalid no change
| votes = 10,222
| percentage = 4.43
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 230,702
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change
| winner = California Republican Party
| loser = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1990===
{{Election box begin no change
| title = California's 36th State Senate district election, [[1990 California State Senate election#District_36|1990]]
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = [[Robert B. Presley]] (incumbent)
| votes = 112,560
| percentage = 53.57
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = [[Ray Haynes]]
| votes = 97,558
| percentage = 46.43
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 210,118
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[California State Senate]]
* [[California State Senate]]
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California's 36th State Senate district
Map of the district
Current senator
  Janet Nguyen
R–Huntington Beach
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age		938,083[1]
708,785[1]
603,622[1]
Demographics
Registered voters576,535[2]
Registration36.48% Republican
33.74% Democratic
24.05% No party preference

California's 36th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Republican Janet Nguyen of Huntington Beach.

District profile

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The district includes most of coastal Orange County, including Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Emerald Bay, Laguna Beach, and Dana Point; San Clemente;the Little Saigon area of northwestern Orange County, including Garden Grove, Westminster, Fountain Valley, Midway City, Stanton, Cypress, Rossmoor, and Los Alamitos; and Artesia, Cerritos, and Hawaiian Gardens in southwestern Los Angeles County.

Election results from statewide races

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Year Office Results
2021 Recall Yes Yes 52.2 – 47.8%[citation needed]
2020 President Biden 53.2 – 44.6%[citation needed]
2018 Governor Cox 51.2 – 48.8%[3]
Senator Feinstein 53.8 – 46.2%[4]
2016 President Clinton 48.1 – 45.8%[5]
Senator Harris 58.8 – 41.2%[6]
2014 Governor Kashkari 57.5 – 42.5%[citation needed]
2012 President Romney 54.8 – 43.2%[citation needed]
Senator Emken 55.8 – 44.2%[citation needed]

List of senators who have represented the district

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Senators Party Years served Electoral history Counties represented
District established January 3, 1887

John Roth
(Tulare) 		Democratic January 3, 1887 –
January 5, 1891 		Elected in 1886.
[data missing] 		Inyo, Kern, Tulare

George S. Berry
(Visalia) 		Democratic January 5, 1891 –
January 7, 1895 		Elected in 1890.
Redistricted to the 32nd and 34th districts.

Cyrus M. Simpson
(Pasadena) 		Republican January 7, 1895 –
January 5, 1903 		Elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1898.
[data missing] 		Los Angeles

Benjamin W. Hahn
(Long Beach) 		Republican January 5, 1903 –
January 7, 1907 		Elected in 1902.
Lost re-election.

Charles W. Bell
(Pasadena) 		Nonpatisan January 7, 1907 –
January 6, 1913 		Elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1910.
Retired to become a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Republican

William J. Carr
(Pasadena) 		Independent January 6, 1913 –
January 8, 1923 		Elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1918.
[data missing]
Progressive
Republican

A. Burlingame Johnson
(Pasadena) 		Republican January 8, 1923 –
January 3, 1927 		Elected in 1922.
[data missing]

Frank C. Weller
(Los Angeles) 		Republican January 3, 1927 –
January 5, 1931 		Elected in 1926.
[data missing]

Ralph E. Swing
(Upland) 		Republican January 5, 1931 –
January 8, 1951 		Redistricted from the 30th district and re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1946.
[data missing] 		San Bernardino

James E. Cunningham
(San Bernardino) 		Republican January 8, 1951 –
September 10, 1957 		Elected in 1850.
Re-elected in 1854.
Resigned.
Vacant September 10, 1957 –
December 31, 1957

Raymond H. Gregory
(San Bernardino) 		Republican December 31, 1957 –
January 5, 1959 		Elected to finish Cunningham's term.
Lost re-election.

Stanford C. Shaw
(Etiwanda) 		Democratic January 5, 1959 –
January 7, 1963 		Elected in 1958.
[data missing]

Eugene G. Nisbet
(Upland) 		Democratic January 7, 1963 –
January 2, 1967 		Elected in 1962.
Redistricted to the 20th district and lost re-election.

Gordon Cologne
(Indio) 		Republican January 2, 1967 –
March 2, 1972 		Redistricted from the 37th district and re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1970.
Resigned to become a Justice of the California Courts of Appeal. 		Riverside, San Bernardino
Vacant March 2, 1972 –
June 15, 1972

W. Craig Biddle
(Riverside) 		Republican June 15, 1972 –
November 30, 1974 		Elected to finish Cologne's term.
Redistricted to the 34th district and lost re-election.

Dennis Carpenter
(Newport Beach) 		Republican December 2, 1974 –
November 30, 1978 		Redistricted from the 34th district and re-elected in 1974.
[data missing] 		Orange, San Diego

John G. Schmitz
(Santa Ana) 		Republican December 4, 1978 –
November 30, 1982 		Elected in 1978.
Retired to run for U.S. Senate.

Robert B. Presley
(Riverside) 		Democratic December 6, 1982 –
November 30, 1994 		Redistricted from the 34th district and re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1990.
Retired to run for Board of Equalization. 		Riverside

Ray Haynes
(Riverside) 		Republican December 5, 1994 –
November 30, 2002 		Elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1998.
Retired due to term limits and ran for State Assembly.
(2001–2011)
Riverside, San Diego

Dennis Hollingsworth
(Murrieta) 		Republican December 2, 2002 –
November 30, 2010 		Elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2006.
Retired due to term limits.

Joel Anderson
(Alpine) 		Republican December 6, 2010 –
November 30, 2014 		Elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 38th district.

Patricia Bates
(Laguna Niguel) 		Republican December 1, 2014 –
December 7, 2022 		Elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2018.
Retired due to term limits.
(2011–2021)
Orange, San Diego

Janet Nguyen
(Huntington Beach) 		Republican December 7, 2022 –
present 		Elected in 2022.
Resigning after election to the Orange County Board of Supervisors.
(2021–2031)
Los Angeles, Orange

Election results (1990–present)

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2022

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California's 36th State Senate district, 2022
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Janet Nguyen 125,053 56.7
Democratic Kim Carr 95,655 43.3
Total votes 220,708 100%
General election
Republican Janet Nguyen 196,488 56.9
Democratic Kim Carr 149,114 43.1
Total votes 345,602 100%
Republican win (new seat)

2018

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California's 36th State Senate district, 2018
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patricia Bates (incumbent) 124,966 54.4
Democratic Marggie Castellano 104,791 45.6
Total votes 229,757 100.0
General election
Republican Patricia Bates (incumbent) 203,607 51.5
Democratic Marggie Castellano 191,392 48.5
Total votes 394,999 100.0
Republican hold

2014

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California's 36th State Senate district, 2014
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patricia Bates 88,171 99.1
Democratic Gary Kephart (write-in) 756 0.9
Total votes 88,927 100.0
General election
Republican Patricia Bates 140,610 65.7
Democratic Gary Kephart 73,539 34.3
Total votes 214,149 100.0
Republican hold

2010

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California's 36th State Senate district, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joel Anderson 193,573 63.2
Democratic Paul Clay 101,112 33.0
Libertarian Michael S. Metti 11,737 3.8
Total votes 306,422 100.0
Republican hold

2006

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California's 36th State Senate district, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dennis Hollingsworth (incumbent) 164,025 63.40
Democratic Mark Hanson 85,706 33.13
Libertarian Joseph Shea 9,001 3.48
Total votes 258,732 100.00
Republican hold

2002

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California's 36th State Senate district election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dennis Hollingsworth 151,856 69.53
Democratic Adrienne Westall 53,280 24.40
Libertarian Michael S. Metti 13,258 6.07
Invalid or blank votes 19,373 8.15
Total votes 237,767 100.00
Republican hold

1998

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California's 36th State Senate district election, 1998
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ray Haynes (incumbent) 127,531 60.10
Democratic George M. Swift 84,683 39.90
Invalid or blank votes 17,798 7.74
Total votes 230,012 100.00
Republican hold

1994

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California's 36th State Senate district election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ray Haynes 121,263 55.00
Democratic Kay Ceniceros 91,580 41.54
Libertarian David R. Sarosi 7,637 3.46
Invalid or blank votes 10,222 4.43
Total votes 230,702 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

1990

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California's 36th State Senate district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert B. Presley (incumbent) 112,560 53.57
Republican Ray Haynes 97,558 46.43
Total votes 210,118 100.00
Democratic hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
  3. ^ Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
  4. ^ Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
  5. ^ Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
  6. ^ Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
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