California's 3rd senatorial district

California's 3rd senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Template:Representative of Template:Representative.

District profile

The district includes eastern California Wine Country and University of California, Davis, and consists of Napa, Yolo, and Solano Counties.

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2021	Recall	align="right" Template:Na No 67.7 – 32.3%
2020	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Biden 68.1 – 29.5%
2018	Governor	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Newsom 65.5 – 34.5%
	Senator	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Feinstein 53.9 – 46.1%
2016	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Clinton 65.3 – 28.0%
	Senator	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Harris 68.3 – 31.7%
2014	Governor	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Brown 68.0 – 32.0%
2012	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Obama 65.4 – 32.0%
	Senator	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Feinstein 68.0 – 32.0%

List of senators who represented the district

Senator	Party	Years served	Electoral history	Counties represented
District established January 6, 1851
File:Pablo de la Guerra.jpg Pablo de la Guerra (Santa Barbara)	style="background-color:Template:Party color" |Whig	January 6, 1851 – January 5, 1852	Redistricted from the San Luis Obispo district and re-elected in 1850. Re-elected in 1853. Redistricted to the 2nd district.	San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara
File:Antonio M. de la Guerra (cropped).jpg Antonio M. de la Guerra (Santa Barbara)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	January 5, 1852 – January 3, 1853	Elected in 1851 Re-elected in 1852.
File:Pablo de la Guerra.jpg Pablo de la Guerra (Santa Barbara)	style="background-color:Template:Party color" |Whig	January 3, 1853 – January 2, 1854	Elected in 1853. Redistricted to the 2nd district.
		January 2, 1854 – January 1, 1855
File:Delos R. Ashley (Nevada Congressman).jpg Delos R. Ashley (San Luis Obispo)	style="background-color:Template:Party color" |Know Nothing	January 1, 1855 – January 5, 1857	Elected in 1855.	Monterey, Santa Cruz
D. S. Gregory (Santa Cruz)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	January 5, 1857 – January 3, 1859	Elected in 1857.
John H. Watson (Santa Cruz)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	January 3, 1859 – January 7, 1861	Elected in 1859.
File:Romualdo Pacheco - Brady-Handy (cropped).jpg Romualdo Pacheco (Santa Barbara)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Union Democratic	January 7, 1861 – December 7, 1863	Elected in 1861. Retired to become California State Treasurer.	San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara
Juan Y. Cot (Santa Barbara)	Template:Party shading/National Union | Union	December 7, 1863 – December 4, 1865	Elected in 1863.
Patrick W. Murphy (Santa Margarita)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	December 4, 1865 – January 7, 1869	Elected in 1865. Re-elected in 1887.
File:Romualdo Pacheco - Brady-Handy (cropped).jpg Romualdo Pacheco (Santa Barbara)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 7, 1869 – December 8, 1871	Elected in 1868. Resigned to become Lieutenant Governor of California.
File:James Van Ness (San Francisco Mayor).jpg James Van Ness (San Luis Obispo)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	December 8, 1871 – December 8, 1871	Elected to finish Pacheco's term.
William J. Graves (San Luis Obispo)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	December 1, 1873 – December 3, 1877	Elected in 1873. Re-elected in 1875.	San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura
File:Studio portrait of Warren Chase (cropped).jpg Warren Chase (Santa Barbara)	Workingmen's	January 5, 1880 – January 8, 1883	Elected in 1879. Resigned to run for U.S. House of Representatives.
File:George Steele, 1880s.jpg George Steele (San Luis Obispo)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 8, 1883 – February 23, 1883	Elected to finish Chase's term. Unseated after his opponent contested election.
File:J. Marion Brooks, portrait.jpg J. Marion Brooks (Ventura)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	February 23, 1883 – January 5, 1885	Elected after successful contest.
File:George Steele, 1880s.jpg George Steele (San Luis Obispo)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887	Elected in 1884. Redistricted to the 37th district.
W. H. Patterson (Cedarville)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889	Elected in 1886.	Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Sierra
M. H. Mead (Downieville)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	January 7, 1889 – January 2, 1893	Elected in 1888.
File:Tirey L. Ford 220.jpg Tirey L. Ford (Downieville)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 2, 1893 – January 4, 1897	Elected in 1982.	Nevada, Plumas, Sierra
William F. Prisk (Grass Valley)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	January 4, 1897 – January 1, 1901	Elected in 1896. Retired.
John R. Tyrrell (Grass Valley)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 1, 1901 – January 2, 1905	Elected in 1900.
File:John B. Irish, 1907.jpg John B. Irish (Colfax)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 2, 1905 – January 4, 1909	Elected in 1904.	Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Placer
File:E. S. Birdsall, 1909.jpg E. S. Birdsall (Auburn)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 4, 1909 – January 8, 1917	Elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1912.
File:Thomas Ingram, 1924.jpg Thomas Ingram (Grass Valley)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 8, 1917 – August 4, 1928	Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1924.	Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Placer, El Dorado
Bert A. Cassidy (Auburn)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 7, 1929 – January 2, 1933	Elected in 1928.
File:Harry A. Perry, 1922.jpg Harry A. Perry (Ferndale)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 2, 1933 – January 4, 1937	Elected in 1932.	Humboldt
File:Irwin T. Quinn, 1925.jpg Irwin T. Quinn (Auburn)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	January 4, 1937 – January 3, 1949	Elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1944.
File:Michael J. Burns, 1942.jpg Michael J. Burns (Eureka)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 3, 1949 – May 1, 1949	Elected in 1948. Died.
Vacant		May 1, 1949 – November 21, 1949
File:Arthur William Way, 1950.jpg Arthur W. Way (Eureka)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	November 21, 1949 – January 7, 1957	Elected to finish Burns's term. Re-elected in 1952. Lost renomination.
File:Carl L. Christensen Jr., 1958.jpg Carl L. Christensen (Eureka)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	January 7, 1957 – January 2, 1967	Elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1964.
File:Stephen P. Teale, 1967.jpg Stephen P. Teale (Rail Road Flat)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	January 2, 1967 – January 8, 1973	Redistricted from the 26th district and re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968.	Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sierra, Stanislaus, Tuolumne
File:Clare Berryhill, 1975.jpg Clare Berryhill (Ceres)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	January 8, 1973 – November 30, 1976	Elected in 1972.
File:Albert S. Rodda, 1975.jpg Albert S. Rodda (Sacramento)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1980	Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1976. Retired.	Sacramento
File:John Doolittle, 1990.jpg John Doolittle (Rocklin)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	December 1, 1980 – November 30, 1984	Elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 1st district.
File:Milton Marks, 1975.jpg Milton Marks (San Francisco)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican	December 3, 1984 – January 8, 1986	Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1992. Term-limited and retired.	Marin, San Francisco
	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	January 8, 1986 – November 30, 1996		Marin, San Francisco, Sonoma
File:John Burton, 1997.jpg John Burton (San Francisco)	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. Term-limited and retired.
File:Carole Migden, c. 2004–2008.jpg Carole Migden (San Francisco)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2008	Elected in 2004. Lost renomination.
File:Mark Leno at 2010 NCCBF Grand Parade 2010-04-18 4 (cropped).JPG Mark Leno (San Francisco)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012	Elected in 2008. Redistricted to the 11th district.
File:Lois Wolk.jpg Lois Wolk (Davis)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic	December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2016	Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 2012. Term-limited and retired.	Contra Costa, Napa, Sacramento, Solano, Sonoma, Yolo
File:Bill Dodd, 2019.jpg Bill Dodd (Napa)	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:Christopher Cabaldon full-body portrait, 2024 (cropped).jpg Christopher Cabaldon (West Sacramento)	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| Bill Dodd (incumbent) |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 98.6% |-

|- 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| Carlos Santamaria (write-in) |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 1.0% |-

|- 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| Karen I. Nyhus (write-in) |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 0.2% |-

|- 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| Jaclyn Qirreh (write-in) |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 0.2% |-

|- ! 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 | Bill Dodd (incumbent) | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 68.4% |-

|- 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| Carlos Santamaria |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 31.6% |-

|- ! 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| Bill Dodd |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 37.4% |-

|- 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| Mariko Yamada |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 29.9% |-

|- 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| Greg "Coach" Coppes |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 22.6% |-

|- 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| Gabe Griess |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 10.2% |-

|- ! 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 | Bill Dodd | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 58.1% |-

|- 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| Mariko Yamada |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 41.9% |-

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

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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| Lois Wolk (incumbent) |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 96.9% |-

|- 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| Frank Miranda (write-in) |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 2.0% |-

|- 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| Gary Clift (write-in) |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 1.1% |-

|- ! 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 | Lois Wolk (incumbent) | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 66.2% |-

|- 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| Frank Miranda |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"| 33.8 |-

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

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2008

California State Senate election, 2008 Democratic Primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Mark Leno		43.8%
		Carole Migden (incumbent)		28.6%
		Joseph Nation		27.6%
Total votes				100%

California State Senate election, 2008 Republican Primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Sashi McEntee		100.0%
Total votes				100.0%

California State Senate election, 2008 General Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Mark Leno		80.21
		Sashi McEntee		19.79
Total votes				100.00
Turnout				78.08
	hold

2004

California State Senate election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Carole Migden		70.40
		Andrew D. Felder		26.81
		David Rhodes		2.79
Total votes				100.00
	hold

2000

California State Senate election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		John L. Burton (incumbent)		72.92
		Terence Faulkner		21.80
		Celeste Joy Blau Joki		5.29
Invalid or blank votes			12,784	3.76
Total votes				100.00
	hold

1996

California's 3rd State Senate district election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		John L. Burton		70.82
		Curtis Rau		23.68
		Donald E. Harte		5.52
Invalid or blank votes			37,018	10.83
Total votes				100.00
	hold

1992

California State Senate election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Milton Marks (incumbent)		66.44
		Bill Boerum		25.10
		Will C. Wohler		4.88
		Giovanni Graham		3.58
Invalid or blank votes			41,370	51.2
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