California's 15th senatorial district

California's 15th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Dave Cortese of San Jose.

District profile

The district encompasses central and eastern Santa Clara County. Most of the district's population lives in San Jose, but it also includes some outlying areas like Mount Hamilton, Coyote, Sveadal, Morgan Hill, and Gilroy.

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2021	Recall	align="right" Template:Na No 72.0 – 28.0%
2020	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Biden 71.7 – 26.2%
2018	Governor	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Newsom 70.8 – 29.2%
	Senator	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Feinstein 59.7 – 40.3%
2016	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Clinton 73.0 – 21.3%
	Senator	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Harris 65.3 – 34.7%
2014	Governor	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Brown 72.5 – 27.5%
2012	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Obama 69.8 – 27.8%
	Senator	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Feinstein 72.5 – 27.5%

Election results from statewide races
Year	Office	Results
2000	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Gore 58.4 - 34.5%
	Senator	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Feinstein 56.9 - 34.5%
1998	Governor	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Davis 61.7 - 33.5%
	Senator	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Boxer 56.5 - 39.0%
1996	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Clinton 54.1 - 33.2%
1994	Governor	align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Wilson 48.6 - 46.6%
	Senator	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Feinstein 50.4 - 39.5%
1992	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Clinton 50.4 - 27.8%
	Senator	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Boxer 55.0 - 36.8%
	Senator	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Feinstein 62.1 - 31.3%

List of senators

Due to redistricting, the 15th 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
Warren B. English	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	January 8, 1883 - January 5, 1885	Contra Costa, Marin
Frank Coye De Long	rowspan=3 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887
Joshua Plummer Abbott	January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889
Frank Coye De Long	January 7, 1889 - January 2, 1893
Benjamin Franklin Langford	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	January 2, 1893 - January 1, 1901	San Joaquin
August Edward Muenter	rowspan=5 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 1, 1901 - January 2, 1905
George Russell Lukens	January 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909	Alameda
John Walter Stetson	January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913
Arthur H. Breed Sr.	January 6, 1913 - January 5, 1931		At the time when the Lieutenant Governor's seat became vacant, he temporary becoming acting Lieutenant Governor.
Thomas McCormack	January 2, 1933 - January 3, 1949	Solano
Luther E. Gibson	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic		January 3, 1949 - January 6, 1967
Howard Way	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 6, 1967 - November 30, 1976	Fresno, Inyo, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, Tulare
Rose Ann Vuich	rowspan=3 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1992	Fresno, Kern, Kings, Tulare
	Fresno, Tulare
Henry J. Mello	December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1996	Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz
Bruce McPherson	rowspan=3 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican		December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2004
Abel Maldonado	December 6, 2004 – April 27, 2010	Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz	Resigned to become Lieutenant Governor of California.
Sam Blakeslee	August 23, 2010 - November 30, 2012		Sworn in after winning special election.
Jim Beall	rowspan=2 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2020	Santa Clara
Dave Cortese	December 7, 2020 – present

Election results (1992–present)

2020

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|- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| Robert Howell |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 10.2 |-

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|- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| Ken Del Valle |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 6.1 |-

|- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| Tim Gildersleeve |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 0.7 |-

|- ! scope=row colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" | Total votes | style="text-align:right;" | | style="text-align:right;" | 100.0 |- Template:Election box open primary general election no change |- class=vcard | style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:5px" | | class=org style="width:130px" | !scope=row style="text-align:left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn | David Cortese | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 54.8 |-

|- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| Ann Ravel |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 45.2 |-

|- ! scope=row colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" | Total votes | style="text-align:right;" | | style="text-align:right;" | 100.0 |-

|-style="background-color:#F6F6F6" |style="color:inherit; background-color:"| !scope=row style="text-align:left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" colspan="4"| hold |-

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2016

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|- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| Nora Campos |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 26.9 |-

|- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| Chuck Page |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 20.6 |-

|- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| Anthony Macias |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 3.1 |-

|- ! scope=row colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" | Total votes | style="text-align:right;" | | style="text-align:right;" | 100.0 |- Template:Election box open primary general election no change |- class=vcard | style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:5px" | | class=org style="width:130px" | !scope=row style="text-align:left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn | Jim Beall (incumbent) | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 62.5 |-

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|- ! scope=row colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" | Total votes | style="text-align:right;" | | style="text-align:right;" | 100.0 |-

|-style="background-color:#F6F6F6" |style="color:inherit; background-color:"| !scope=row style="text-align:left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" colspan="4"| hold |-

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2012

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|- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| Joe Coto |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 44.5 |-

|- ! scope=row colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" | Total votes | style="text-align:right;" | | style="text-align:right;" | 100.0 |- Template:Election box open primary general election no change |- class=vcard | style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:5px" | | class=org style="width:130px" | !scope=row style="text-align:left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn | Jim Beall | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 56.7 |-

|- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| Joe Coto |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 43.3 |-

|- ! scope=row colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" | Total votes | style="text-align:right;" | | style="text-align:right;" | 100.0 |-

|- style="background-color: #F6F6F6;" | style="color:inherit; background-color:;" | | colspan="4" | gain from |-

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2008

California State Senate election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Abel Maldonado (incumbent)		62.91
		Jim Fitzgerald		37.09
Total votes				100.00
Turnout				74.71
	hold

2004

California State Senate election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Abel Maldonado		52.78
		Peg Pinard		42.71
		Brook Madsen		4.51
Total votes				100.00
	hold

2000

California State Senate election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Bruce McPherson (incumbent)		55.21
		Anselmo A. Chavez		40.22
		David Rosenkranz		2.29
		Gordon D. Sachtjen		2.28
Invalid or blank votes			18,112	6.06
Total votes				100.00
	hold

1996

California State Senate election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Bruce McPherson		47.18
		Rusty Areias		45.82
		E. Craig Coffin		4.56
		Scott R. Hartley		2.42
Invalid or blank votes			11,400	4.14
Total votes				100.00
	gain from

1992

California State Senate election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Henry J. Mello (incumbent)		58.40
		Edward Laverone		34.13
		Susanne Espinoza		7.47
Invalid or blank votes			16,888	5.71
Total votes				100.00
	hold

See also

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

External links

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission