2000 California State Senate election

2000 California State Senate election

November 7, 2000 (2000-11-07)
20 seats from odd-numbered districts in the California State Senate 21 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader John Burton Jim Brulte Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat 3rd–San Francisco 31st–Rancho Cucamonga Seats before 25 15 Seats after 26 14 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 2,936,160 2,564,155 Percentage 51.29% 44.80%
Results:      Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold      No election held
President pro tempore before election John L. Burton Democratic President pro tempore-designate John L. Burton Democratic

The 2000 California State Senate elections were held on November 7, 2000. Senate seats of odd-numbered districts were up for election. Senate terms are staggered so that half the membership is elected every two years. Senators serve four-year terms and are limited to two terms. The Democratic Party held on to the majority of the seats, gaining one seat in the process.

Overview

California State Senate elections, 2000
Party		Votes	Percentage	Not up	Incumbents	Open	Before	After	+/–
	Democratic	2,936,160	51.29%	15	6	4	25	26	+1
	Republican	2,564,155	44.80%	5	5	5	15	14	-1
	Libertarian	162,285	2.84%	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Natural Law	61,528	1.07%	0	0	0	0	0	0
Invalid or blank votes		395,547	6.46%	—	—	—	—	—	—
Totals		6,119,765	100.00%	20	11	9	40	40	—

Results

Final results from the California Secretary of State:

District 1

California's 1st State Senate district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rico Oller	220,427	57.78
	Democratic	Thomas A. Romero	144,997	38.01
	Libertarian	John Petersen	16,075	4.21
Invalid or blank votes			10,679	2.72
Total votes			392,178	100.00
	Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd State Senate district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John L. Burton (incumbent)	238,372	72.92
	Republican	Terence Faulkner	71,256	21.80
	Natural Law	Celeste Joy Blau Joki	17,277	5.29
Invalid or blank votes			12,784	3.76
Total votes			339,689	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 5

California's 5th State Senate district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Machado	142,392	48.06
	Republican	Alan Nakanishi	141,013	47.59
	Libertarian	Carole Brow	10,208	3.45
	Natural Law	William S. Nicolas	2,667	0.90
Invalid or blank votes			5,260	1.74
Total votes			301,540	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 7

California's 7th State Senate district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Torlakson	197,683	54.44
	Republican	Richard Rainey (incumbent)	156,107	42.99
	Natural Law	Mark F. Billings	9,334	2.57
Invalid or blank votes			16,333	4.30
Total votes			379,457	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 9

California's 9th State Senate district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Don Perata (incumbent)	218,550	83.34
	Republican	Linda J. Marshall	30,062	11.46
	Libertarian	James M. Eyer	13,622	5.19
Invalid or blank votes			28,662	9.85
Total votes			290,896	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 11

California's 11th State Senate district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Byron Sher (incumbent)	183,887	59.25
	Republican	Gloria S. Hom	113,770	36.66
	Libertarian	John J. "Jack" Hickey	12,676	4.08
Invalid or blank votes			20,916	6.31
Total votes			331,249	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 13

California's 13th State Senate district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Vasconcellos (incumbent)	140,827	68.56
	Republican	John Longwell	54,076	26.33
	Libertarian	John Harvey Webster	10,507	5.12
Invalid or blank votes			20,128	8.92
Total votes			225,538	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 15

California's 15th State Senate district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bruce McPherson (incumbent)	155,039	55.21
	Democratic	Anselmo A. Chavez	112,942	40.22
	Natural Law	David Rosenkranz	6,425	2.29
	Libertarian	Gordon D. Sachtjen	6,394	2.28
Invalid or blank votes			18,112	6.06
Total votes			298,912	100.00
	Republican hold

District 17

California's 17th State Senate district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William J. Knight (incumbent)	172,723	64.36
	Democratic	Richard Lott	84,427	31.46
	Libertarian	John R. Gibson	7,667	2.86
	Natural Law	Douglas R. Wallack	3,543	1.32
Invalid or blank votes			10,416	3.74
Total votes			278,776	100.00
	Republican hold

District 19

California's 19th State Senate district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom McClintock	165,422	57.58
	Democratic	Daniel R. Gonzalez	121,893	42.42
Invalid or blank votes			23,203	7.47
Total votes			310,518	100.00
	Republican hold

District 21

California's 21st State Senate district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jack Scott	158,145	58.92
	Republican	Paul Zee	100,901	37.59
	Libertarian	Bob New	9,339	3.48
Invalid or blank votes			23,047	7.91
Total votes			291,432	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 23

California's 23rd State Senate district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sheila Kuehl	225,736	70.59
	Republican	Daniel B. Rego	79,009	24.71
	Libertarian	Charles T. Black	15,059	4.71
Invalid or blank votes			36,099	10.14
Total votes			355,903	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 25

California's 25th State Senate district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward Vincent	131,725	82.28
	Republican	James Arlandus Spencer	28,375	17.72
Invalid or blank votes			17,112	9.66
Total votes			177,212	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 27

California's 27th State Senate district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Betty Karnette (incumbent)	157,577	60.90
	Republican	Marilyn Lyon	101,170	39.10
Invalid or blank votes			23,113	8.20
Total votes			281,860	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 29

California's 29th State Senate district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Margett	128,713	49.06
	Democratic	Richard Melendez	125,975	48.02
	Libertarian	Leland Faegre	7,655	2.92
Invalid or blank votes			21,612	7.61
Total votes			283,955	100.00
	Republican hold

District 31

California's 31st State Senate district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Brulte (incumbent)	153,745	58.79
	Democratic	Michael D. Rayburn	97,931	37.45
	Libertarian	Fritz R. Ward	9,851	3.77
Invalid or blank votes			0	0.00
Total votes			261,527	100.00
	Republican hold

District 33

California's 33rd State Senate district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dick Ackerman	212,705	65.65
	Democratic	Jack L. Roberts	94,176	29.07
	Libertarian	Michael E. Chacon	11,708	3.61
	Natural Law	William H. Verkamp	5,391	1.66
Invalid or blank votes			30,647	8.64
Total votes			354,627	100.00
	Republican hold

District 35

California's 35th State Senate district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ross Johnson (incumbent)	189,523	60.06
	Democratic	Stephen M. Ray	103,700	32.86
	Libertarian	Paul L. Studier	11,401	3.61
	Natural Law	Cynthia F. Katz	10,918	3.46
Invalid or blank votes			33,207	9.52
Total votes			348,749	100.00
	Republican hold

District 37

California's 37th State Senate district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Battin	177,665	62.18
	Democratic	Sedalia L. Sanders	94,391	33.04
	Libertarian	Donna Tello	13,649	4.78
Invalid or blank votes			23,380	7.56
Total votes			309,085	100.00
	Republican hold

District 39

California's 39th State Senate district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dede Alpert (incumbent)	160,834	56.29
	Republican	Larry Stirling	112,454	39.36
	Libertarian	Roger A. Nichols	6,474	2.27
	Natural Law	Stuart Knoles	5,973	2.09
Invalid or blank votes			20,837	6.80
Total votes			316,572	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• California State Assembly
• California State Assembly elections, 2000
• California state elections, 2000
• California State Legislature
• California State Senate Districts
• Districts in California
• Political party strength in U.S. states
• Political party strength in California