California's 24th senatorial district

California's 24th State Senate district
California's 24th State Senate district
Current senator
	Ben Allen; D–Malibu
Population (2010); • Voting age; • Citizen voting age	933,510; 710,984; 408,806
Demographics	11.98% White; 3.11% Black; 66.72% Latino; 17.23% Asian; 0.25% Native American; 0.08% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.28% other; 0.35% remainder of multiracial;
Registered voters	451,223
Registration	60.79% Democratic; 8.40% Republican; 25.66% No party preference

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

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 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.
George H. Williams (San Francisco)	Republican	January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893	Redistricted from the 20th district and re-elected in 1892. [data missing]
J. H. Mahoney (San Francisco)	Republican	January 2, 1893 – January 2, 1899	Redistricted from the 18th district and re-elected in 1894. [data missing]
R. Porter Ashe (San Francisco)	Democratic	January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1903	Elected in 1898. [data missing]
George H. Williams (San Francisco)	Republican	January 5, 1903 – July 17, 1903	Elected in 1902. Died.^[3]
Vacant		July 17, 1903 – January 2, 1905
Philip J. Haskins (San Francisco)	Republican	January 2, 1905 – January 7, 1907	Elected in 1904. [data missing]
Marc Anthony (San Francisco)	Republican	January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911	Elected in 1906. [data missing]
D. J. Beban (San Francisco)	Republican	January 2, 1911 – January 4, 1915	Elected in 1910. Redistricted to the 18th district.
Lawrence J. Flaherty (San Francisco)	Republican	January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1923	Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1918. [data missing]
Daniel C. Murphy (San Francisco)	Democratic	January 8, 1923 – January 5, 1931	Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1926. [data missing]
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]
George J. Hatfield (Modesto)	Republican	January 4, 1943 – November 15, 1953	Elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1950. Died.^[4]
Vacant		November 15, 1953 – January 3, 1955
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.
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		March 13, 1974 – July 9, 1974
Omer Rains (Ventura)	Democratic	July 9, 1974 – November 30, 1974	Elected to finish Lagomarsino's term. Redistricted to the 18th district.
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 Insurance Commissioner.
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.
Vacant		December 31, 2000 – March 12, 2001
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. Termed out.
Ed Hernandez (Los Angeles)	Democratic	December 6, 2010 – November 30, 2014	Elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 22nd district.
Kevin de León (Los Angeles)	Democratic	December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2018	Redistricted from the 22nd district and re-elected in 2014. Termed out and ran for U.S. Senate.
María Elena Durazo (Los Angeles)	Democratic	December 3, 2018 – December 5, 2022	Elected in 2018. Redistricted to the 26th district.
Ben Allen (Malibu)	Democratic	December 5, 2022 – present	Redistricted from the 26th district and re-elected in 2022.

Election results

2018

2018 California State Senate election
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Maria Elena Durazo	63,719	69.8
	Democratic	Peter Choi	27,566	30.2
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			208,633	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 California State Senate election
Primary election
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			45,202	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Kevin de León (incumbent)	57,412	65.8
	Democratic	Peter Choi	29,848	34.2
Total votes			87,260	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010

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

2006

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

2002

California State Senate election, 2002
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			8,106	6.80
Total votes			119,198	100.00
	Democratic hold

1998

California State Senate election, 1998
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			13,687	10.44
Total votes			131,156	100.00
	Democratic hold

1994

California State Senate election, 1994
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			14,413	11.03
Total votes			130,644	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
^ "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
^ "SEN. WILLIAMS DEAD Representative From the Twentyfourth State Senatorial District Died of Heart Disease". cdnc.ucr.edu.
^ "State Senator George Hatfield Dies Suddenly In Palo Alto". cdnc.ucr.edu.

External links

District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission

[population-1] "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).

[2] "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).

[3] "SEN. WILLIAMS DEAD Representative From the Twentyfourth State Senatorial District Died of Heart Disease". cdnc.ucr.edu.

[4] "State Senator George Hatfield Dies Suddenly In Palo Alto". cdnc.ucr.edu.

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California's 24th senatorial district

Contents

District profile

Election results from statewide races

List of senators representing the district

1883–1887: two seats

1887–present: one seat

Election results

Contents

2018

2014

2010

2006

2002

1998

1994

See also

References

External links