California's 27th senatorial district

California's 27th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Template:Representative of Template:Representative.

District profile

The district straddles the Los Angeles–Ventura county border and encompasses most of Los Angeles's western suburbs. The district includes the Conejo Valley, parts of the San Fernando Valley, and a slice of the Santa Clarita Valley.

Los Angeles County – 6.3%

• Agoura Hills
• Calabasas
• Hidden Hills
• Los Angeles – 12.5%
  • Canoga Park
  • Chatsworth
  • Encino
  • Northridge – partial
  • Porter Ranch
  • Reseda
  • Tarzana
  • West Hills
  • Winnetka
  • Woodland Hills
• Malibu
• Santa Clarita – 19.8%
• Topanga
• Westlake Village

Ventura County – 38.7%

• Bell Canyon
• Casa Canejo
• Moorpark
• Oak Park
• Simi Valley
• Thousand Oaks

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2020	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Biden 60.7 – 37.3%
2018	Governor	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Newsom 58.7 – 41.3%
	Senator	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Feinstein 57.4 – 42.6%
2016	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Clinton 58.9 – 35.6%
	Senator	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Harris 64.6 – 35.4%
2014	Governor	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Brown 53.1 – 46.9%
2012	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Obama 54.5 – 43.2%
	Senator	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Feinstein 57.5 – 42.5%

List of senators who have represented the district

Senators	Party	Years served	Electoral history	Counties represented
District established January 6, 1862
File:Walter Van Dyke.png Walter Van Dyke (Eureka)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Union Democratic	January 6, 1862 – December 7, 1863	Elected in 1861. Template:Data missing	Del Norte, Klamath, Humboldt
	Template:Party shading/National Union |Union
S. P. Wright (Crescent City)	Template:Party shading/National Union |Union	December 7, 1863 – December 4, 1865	Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1863. Template:Data missing
L. H. Murch (Oakland)	Template:Party shading/National Union |Union	December 4, 1865 – December 4, 1871	Elected in 1865. Re-elected in 1867. Template:Data missing
	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican
File:J J de Haven 001.jpg John J. De Haven (Eureka)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	December 4, 1871 – December 6, 1875	Elected in 1871. Template:Data missing
Robert McGarvey (Ukiah)	Independent	December 6, 1875 – January 5, 1880	Elected in 1875. Template:Data missing	Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino
Pierce H. Ryan (Eureka)	Workingmen	January 5, 1880 – January 5, 1885	Elected in 1880. Template:Data missing
	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic
Belden G. Hurlburt (San Francisco)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887	Elected in 1884. Template:Data missing	San Francisco
File:T J Clunie.jpg Thomas J. Clunie (San Francisco)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889	Elected in 1886. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.
John E. Hamill (San Francisco)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	January 7, 1889 – January 2, 1893	Elected in 1888. Template:Data missing
File:Guy C. Earl, 1897.jpg Guy C. Earl (Oakland)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 2, 1893 – January 4, 1897	Elected in 1892. Template:Data missing	Alameda
File:Frederick S. Stratton, 1914.jpg Frederick S. Stratton (Oakland)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 4, 1897 – January 1, 1901	Elected in 1896. Template:Data missing
File:George R. Lukens, 1912.jpg George R. Lukens (Oakland)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 1, 1901 – January 2, 1905	Elected in 1900. Redistricted to the 15th district.
File:Eli Wright, 1903.jpg Eli Wright (San Jose)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 2, 1905 – February 27, 1905	Elected in 1904. Expelled for accepting bribes.	Santa Clara
Vacant		February 27, 1905 – January 7, 1907
File:George S. Walker, 1907.jpg George S. Walker (San Jose)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 7, 1907 – January 6, 1913	Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Template:Data missing
File:Frank H. Benson, 1911.jpg Frank H. Benson (San Jose)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 6, 1913 – January 3, 1921	Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1916. Template:Data missing
File:A. E. Osborne, 1924.jpg A. E. Osborne (Los Gatos)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 3, 1921 – January 5, 1925	Elected in 1920. Template:Data missing
File:Sanborn Young, 1934.jpg Sanborn Young (Los Gatos)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 5, 1925 – January 2, 1933	Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1928. Template:Data missing
File:Charles King, 1914.jpg Charles King (Hanford)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	January 2, 1933 – January 4, 1937	Elected in 1932. Template:Data missing	Kings
File:Robert Roy Cunningham, 1950.jpg Robert R. Cunningham (Hanford)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	January 4, 1937 – January 5, 1953	Elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1948. Template:Data missing
File:Robert I. Montgomery, 1958.jpg Robert I. Montgomery (Hanford)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	January 5, 1953 – January 2, 1961	Elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1956. Template:Data missing
File:Robert D. Williams, 1963.jpg Robert D. Williams (Armona)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	January 2, 1961 – January 2, 1967	Elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1964. Template:Data missing
File:George E. Danielson, 1967.jpg George E. Danielson (Los Angeles)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	January 2, 1967 – January 12, 1971	Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Resigned to become a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.	Los Angeles
Vacant		January 12, 1971 – July 29, 1971
File:David Roberti, 1971.jpg David Roberti (Los Angeles)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	July 29, 1971 – November 30, 1976	Elected to finish Danielson's term. Re-elected in 1972. Redistricted to the 23rd district.
File:Robert G. Beverly, 1975.jpg Robert G. Beverly (Manhattan Beach)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1984	Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 29th district.
File:Bill Greene, 1975.jpg Bill Greene (Los Angeles)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	December 3, 1984 – November 30, 1992	Redistricted from the 29th district and re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1988. Retired.
File:Robert G. Beverly, 1975.jpg Robert G. Beverly (Manhattan Beach)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1996	Redistricted from the 29th district and re-elected in 1992. Retired due to term limits.
File:Betty Karnette, 1997.jpg Betty Karnette (Long Beach)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2004	Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 2000. Retired to run for State Assembly.
File:Alan Lowenthal 2010 (cropped).jpg Alan Lowenthal (Long Beach)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2012	Elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2008. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.
File:Fran Pavley 2012 (cropped).jpg Fran Pavley (Agoura Hills)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2016	Redistricted to the 23rd district and re-elected in 2012. Retired due to term limits.	Los Angeles, Ventura
File:Official portrait of Henry Stern (cropped).jpg Henry Stern (Malibu)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	December 5, 2016 – present	Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2024.

Election results

2020

Template:Election box open primary begin no change |- 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| Henry Stern |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 63.8 |-

|- 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| Houman Salem |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 36.2 |-

|- ! 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 | Henry Stern | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 60.2 |-

|- 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| Houman Salem |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 39.8 |-

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

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2016

Template:Election box open primary begin no change |- 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| Steve Fazio |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 37.1 |-

|- 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| Henry Stern |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 27.3 |-

|- 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| Janice Kamenir-Reznik |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 19.2 |-

|- 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| David Pollock |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 7.3 |-

|- 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| Shawn Bayliss |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| George Christopher Thomas |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 2.9 |-

|- ! 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 | Henry Stern | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 55.9 |-

|- 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| Steve Fazio |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 44.1 |-

|- ! 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

Template:Election box open primary begin no change |- 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| Todd Zink |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 51.1 |-

|- 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| Fran Pavley (incumbent) |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 48.9 |-

|- ! 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 | Fran Pavley (incumbent) | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 53.6 |-

|- 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| Todd Zink |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 46.4 |-

|- ! 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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2008

California State Senate election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Alan Lowenthal (incumbent)		67.34
		Allen Wood		32.66
Total votes				100.00
Turnout				67.36
	hold

2004

California State Senate election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Alan Lowenthal		63.25
		Cesar Navarro Castellanos		36.75
Total votes				100.00
	hold

2000

California State Senate election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Betty Karnette (incumbent)		60.90
		Marilyn Lyon		39.10
Invalid or blank votes			23,113	8.20
Total votes				100.00
	hold

1996

California State Senate election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Betty Karnette		51.41
		Phil Hawkins		48.59
Invalid or blank votes			19,200	7.23
Total votes				100.00
	gain from

1992

California State Senate election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Robert G. Beverly (incumbent)		47.29
		Brian Finander		45.44
		David J. Rosen		3.97
		Patrick McCoy		3.30
Invalid or blank votes			29,687	9.81
Total votes				100.00
	gain from

See also

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

External links

• 27th State Senate District map — from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.