California's 35th senatorial district

California's 35th 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 Interstate 110, including the inland portions of the South Bay in addition to parts of South Los Angeles. The district stretches from Inglewood and Watts in the north down to San Pedro and the Port of Los Angeles in the south.

Los Angeles County – 9.5%

• Carson
• Compton
• Gardena
• Hawthorne
• Inglewood – 87.3%
• Lawndale
• Long Beach – 7.6%
• Los Angeles – 6.2%
  • San Pedro
  • Watts
• Torrance – 45.0%

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2020	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Biden 76.3 – 21.5%
2018	Governor	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Newsom 78.5 – 21.5%
	Senator	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Feinstein 60.0 – 40.0%
2016	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Clinton 79.3 – 15.8%
	Senator	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Harris 63.0 – 37.0%
2014	Governor	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Brown 75.2 – 24.8%
2012	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Obama 80.3 – 17.9%
	Senator	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Feinstein 80.8 – 19.2%

List of senators who represented the district

Senators	Party	Years served	Electoral history	Counties represented
District established January 3, 1887
File:Bradley Varnum Sargent.jpg B. V. Sargent (Monterey)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889	Elected in 1886.	Monterey, San Benito
File:Thomas Flint Jr., 1899.jpg Thomas Flint Jr. (Hollister)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 7, 1889 – January 2, 1893	Elected in 1888. Redistricted to the 33rd district.
File:Orestes Orr, 1884.jpg Orestes Orr (Ventura)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 2, 1893 – January 4, 1897	Elected in 1892.	Santa Barbara, Ventura
File:J. J. Boyce, 1889.jpg J. J. Boyce (Santa Barbara)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 4, 1897 – January 1, 1901	Elected in 1896.
File:Charles B. Greenwell, 1903.jpg Charles B. Greenwell (Santa Barbara)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 1, 1901 – January 2, 1905	Elected in 1900. Redistricted to the 33rd district.
File:Howard A. Broughton, 1907.jpg Howard A. Broughton (Los Angeles)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 2, 1905 – January 4, 1909	Elected in 1904.	Los Angeles
File:Newton W. Thompson, 1910.jpg Newton W. Thompson (Alhambra)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 4, 1909 – January 8, 1917	Elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1912.
File:Egbert J. Gates, 1924.jpg Egbert J. Gates (Pasadena)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 8, 1917 – January 5, 1925	Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1920.
File:Herbert J. Evans, 1924.jpg Herbert J. Evans (Monrovia)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 5, 1925 – January 2, 1933	Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1928. Retired to run for State Assembly.
File:Nelson T. Edwards, 1928.jpg Nelson T. Edwards (Orange)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 2, 1933 – January 4, 1937	Redistricted from the 39th district and re-elected in 1932.	Orange
File:Harry C. Westover, 1927.jpg Harry C. Westover (Laguna Hills)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	January 4, 1937 – January 6, 1941	Elected in 1936.
File:Thomas Kuchel, 1942.jpg Thomas Kuchel (Anaheim)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 6, 1941 – February 11, 1946	Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1944. Resigned to become California State Controller.
Vacant		February 11, 1946 – January 6, 1947
File:Clyde A. Watson, 1950.jpg Clyde A. Watson (Orange)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 6, 1947 – January 5, 1953	Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1950.
File:John A. Murdy Jr., 1954.jpg John A. Murdy Jr. (Newport Beach)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 5, 1953 – January 4, 1965	Elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1960.
File:John G. Schmitz, 1967.jpg John G. Schmitz (Santa Ana)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 4, 1965 – January 2, 1967	Elected in 1964. Redistricted to the 34th district.
File:James Edward Whetmore, 1975.jpg James E. Whetmore (Dana Point)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1976	Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1972.	Los Angeles, Orange
File:John Briggs, 1975.jpg John Briggs (Fullerton)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	December 6, 1976 – December 28, 1981	Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1980. Resigned.	Orange
Vacant		December 28, 1981 – April 26, 1982
File:John at Anaheim Stadium, welcoming the Los Angeles Rams (51857249582).jpg John Seymour (Anaheim)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	April 26, 1982 – January 7, 1991	Elected to finish Briggs's term. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1988. Resigned after appointment to the U.S. Senate.
Vacant		January 7, 1991 – May 16, 1991
File:John R. Lewis, 1997.jpg John Lewis (Orange)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	May 16, 1991 – November 30, 1992	Elected to finish Seymour's term. Redistricted to the 33rd district.
File:Orange County SupervisorMarian Bergeson at Crown Vally Park gym dedication, Mar. 23, 1986 (cropped).jpg Marian Bergeson (Newport Beach)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	December 7, 1992 – January 2, 1995	Redistricted from the 37th district and re-elected in 1992. Resigned after appointment as Superintendent of Public Instruction failed in Assembly.
Vacant		January 2, 1995 – May 11, 1995
File:Ross Johnson, 1997.jpg Ross Johnson (Fullerton)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	May 11, 1995 – November 30, 2004	Elected to finish Bergeson's term. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 2000. Term-limited and retired.
File:John Campbell, 2005.jpg John Campbell (Irvine)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	December 6, 2004 – December 6, 2005	Elected in 2004. Resigned after election to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Vacant		December 6, 2005 – June 12, 2006
File:Tom Harman, 2008.jpg Tom Harman (Huntington Beach)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	June 12, 2006 – November 30, 2012	Elected to finish Campbell in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Term-limited and retired.
File:Roderick Wright.jpg Roderick Wright (Inglewood)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	December 3, 2012 – September 22, 2014	Redistricted from the 25th district and re-elected in 2012. Resigned after being indicted on voter fraud.	Los Angeles
Vacant		September 22, 2014 – December 10, 2014
File:Isadore Hall, California State Assembly (2008).jpg Isadore Hall III (Compton)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	December 10, 2014 – November 30, 2016	Elected to finish Wright's term. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.
File:Steven Bradford, 2016.jpg Steven Bradford (Gardena)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	December 5, 2016 – November 30, 2024	Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2020. Term-limited and retired.
File:Laura Richardson portrait, 2024.jpg Laura Richardson (Long Beach)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	December 2, 2024 – present	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| Steven Bradford (incumbent) |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 75.7 |-

|- 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| Anthony Perry |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 24.3 |-

|- ! 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 | Steven Bradford (incumbent) | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 72.5 |-

|- 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 Perry |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 27.5 |-

|- ! 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

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| Steven Bradford |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 35.6 |-

|- 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| Warren Furutani |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 24.4 |-

|- 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| Isaac Galvan |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 22.4 |-

|- 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| Charlotte Ann Svolos |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 17.6 |-

|- ! 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 | Steven Bradford | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 53.5 |-

|- 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| Warren Furutani |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 46.5 |-

|- ! 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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2014 (special)

Template:Election box open primary begin 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 | Isadore Hall, III | 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| James Spencer |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 25.0 |-

|- 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| Louis L. Dominguez |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 12.7 |-

|- 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| Hector Serrano |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 6.4 |-

|- ! 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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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| Roderick Wright (incumbent) |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 57.4 |-

|- 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| Charlotte A. Svolos |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 26.8 |-

|- 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| Paul Butterfield |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 15.8 |-

|- ! 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 | Roderick Wright (incumbent) | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 76.5 |-

|- 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| Charlotte A. Svolos |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 23.5 |-

|- ! 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's 35th State Senate district election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Tom Harman (incumbent)		58.55
		Ginny Meyer		41.45
Total votes				100.00
Turnout				67.73
	hold

2004

California's 35th State Senate district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		John Campbell		63.79
		Rita B. Siebert		31.62
		Timothy Johnson		4.59
Total votes				100.00
	hold

2000

California's 35th State Senate district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Ross Johnson (incumbent)		60.06
		Stephen M. Ray		32.86
		Paul L. Studier		3.61
		Cynthia F. Katz		3.46
Invalid or blank votes			33,207	9.52
Total votes				100.00
	hold

1996

California's 35th State Senate district election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Ross Johnson (incumbent)		61.52
		Madolene Arakeljian		34.54
		Nat Adam		3.94
Invalid or blank votes			20,812	6.51
Total votes				100.00
	hold

1992

California's 35th State Senate district election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Marian Bergeson (incumbent)		62.24
		Dorianne Garcia		32.72
		Eric Sprik		5.03
Invalid or blank votes			38,755	10.55
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