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.

California's 6th State Senate district
Current senator	Roger Niello R–Fair Oaks
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	936,301 692,040 599,719
Demographics	38.66% White 13.12% Black 24.78% Latino 19.08% Asian 1.07% Native American 1.30% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.31% other 1.68% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	599,719
Registration	36.10% Republican 35.56% Democratic 19.89% No party preference

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%
	Senator	Feinstein 56.1 – 43.9%
2016	President	Clinton 67.3 – 26.3%
	Senator	Harris 67.2 – 32.8%
2014	Governor	Brown 69.9 – 30.1%
2012	President	Obama 66.1 – 31.4%
	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%
	Senator	Feinstein 55.4 - 37.3%
1998	Governor	Davis 58.6 - 38.5%
	Senator	Boxer 51.9 - 44.4%
1996	President	Clinton 51.2 - 39.3%
1994	Governor	Wilson 53.1 - 42.8%
	Senator	Feinstein 49.1 - 42.6%
1992	President	Clinton 45.0 - 34.0%
	Senator	Boxer 50.5 - 39.5%
	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
Archibald Yell	January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891	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		January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1903
Marshall Diggs	Democratic	January 5, 1903 - January 7, 1907	Butte, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba
Albert Eugene Boynton	Republican	January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1915
William Erskine Duncan, Jr.	Democratic	January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1923
William F. Gates	Republican	January 8, 1923 - January 3, 1927
Raymond Henry Jones		January 3, 1927 - January 5, 1931
Charles H. Deuel	Democratic	January 5, 1931 - July 22, 1947	Butte	Died in office.
Harry E. Drobish	Nonpartisan	November 17, 1947 - January 8, 1951		Sworn in after winning special election.
Paul L. Byrne	Republican	January 8, 1951 - August 28, 1962		Died in office. Died from acute heart attack.
Stan Pittman		January 7, 1963 - January 2, 1967
Alan Short	Democratic	January 2, 1967 - December 2, 1974	San Joaquin, Sacramento
George Moscone		December 2, 1974 - January 8, 1976	San Francisco, San Mateo	Resigned from the Senate.
John Francis Foran		July 1, 1976 - November 30, 1982		Sworn in after winning special election.
Leroy F. Greene		December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1998	Sacramento
Deborah Ortiz		December 7, 1998 - November 30, 2006
Darrell Steinberg		December 4, 2006 - November 30, 2014
Richard Pan		December 1, 2014 - December 5, 2022	Sacramento, Yolo
Roger Niello	Republican	December 5, 2022 – present	Placer, Sacramento

Election results (1994–present)

2018

2018 California State Senate election

Primary election
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			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			306,120	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 California State Senate election

Primary election
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			120,833	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Richard Pan	96,688	53.8
	Democratic	Roger Dickinson	82,938	46.2
Total votes			179,626	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010

2010 California State Senate election

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			224,888	100.0
	Democratic hold

2006

2006 California State Senate election

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			197,026	100.0
	Democratic hold

2002

2002 California State Senate election

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			172,733	100.0
	Democratic hold

1998

1998 California State Senate election

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			233,420	100.0
	Democratic hold

1994

1994 California State Senate election

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

See also

• California State Senate
• California State Senate districts
• Districts in California

External links

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission