California's 12th senatorial district

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California's 12th State Senate district
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Current senator
  Shannon Grove
R–Bakersfield
Population (2020)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age		939,354[1]: 115 [2]
703,636[1]: 117 
618,054[1]: 118 
Demographics
Registered voters555,204[3]
Registration44.90% Republican
28.49% Democratic
18.50% No party preference

California's 12th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Republican Shannon Grove of Bakersfield.

District profile

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Since 2022

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New district boundaries drawn by the 2020 California Citizens Redistricting Commission went into effect for the 2022 elections. The 12th State Senate district now encompasses the southeastern Central Valley and the northwestern corner of the Mojave Desert; and it includes portions of Fresno County, Kern, and Tulare Counties, including the following cities:[1]: 70 

The district also includes the Tule River Indian Reservation, Cold Springs Rancheria, Big Sandy Rancheria, and Table Mountain Rancheria.

Tourism, agriculture, and ranching are important in the district.[1]: 70  The neighboring districts 14 and 16 were specifically drawn to allow Latino voters to elect state senators of their choice in order to comply with the Voting Rights Act,[1]: 45  which affected the western border of District 12.[1]: 70 

The district's racial/ethnic demographics (based on the 2020 census) are as follows:[2]

Senate District 12
Population Latino White Black American Indian Asian Hawaiian or Pacific Islander Other Multiracial
939,354 317,166 457,719 33,143 7,634 74,614 1,519 5,435 43,124

2012-2022

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The district included the Salinas Valley and a swath of the Central Valley between Modesto and Fresno. The rural district was primarily agricultural and heavily Latino.[citation needed]

The district's demographics (based on the 2010 census) were as follows:[4]

Senate District 12
Population Voting age Citizen voting age White Black Latino Asian Native American Hawaiian or Pacific Islander Other Multiracial
933,222 641,932 438,286 25.68% 3.00% 64.48% 5.12% 0.80% 0.27% 0.25% 0.39%

As of February 18, 2020, the district had 377,188 registered voters, of whom 45.00% were registered as Democrats, 26.35% were registered as Republicans, and 23.22% were registered with no party preference.[5]

Election results from statewide races

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Year Office Results
2022 Governor[6] Dahle 67.2 – 32.8%
Senator[7] Meuser 65.4 – 34.6%
Senator[8] Meuser 65.4 – 34.6%
2021 Recall[9] No No 53.2 – 46.8%
Governor[10] Elder 56.5 – 6.1%
2020 President Biden 58.0 – 39.8%
2018 Governor[11] Newsom 55.3 – 44.7%
Senator[12] De Leon 54.3 – 45.7%
2016 President Clinton 57.3 – 37.1%
Senator Harris 50.5 – 49.5%
2014 Governor Brown 54.9 – 45.1%
2012 President Obama 57.6 – 40.3%
Senator Feinstein 59.0 – 41.0%
2010 Governor[13] Brown 51.4 – 42.3%
Senator[14] Boxer 47.6 – 45.4%
2008 President[15] Obama 57.9 – 40.3%
2006 Governor[16] Schwarzenegger 58.0 – 37.3%
Senator[17] Feinstein 56.8 – 38.2%
2004 President[18] Bush 51.2 – 47.7%
Senator[19] Boxer 54.0 – 41.9%
2003 Recall[20] Yes Yes 56.5 – 43.5%
Governor[21] Schwarzenegger 46.7 – 29.8%
2002 Governor Davis 49.2 - 42.3%
2000 President Bush 54.6 - 41.6%
Senator Feinstein 47.4 - 45.2%
1998 Governor Lungren 49.2 - 48.4%
Senator Fong 51.3 - 44.7%
1996 President Dole 47.5 - 43.1%
1994 Governor Wilson 63.7 - 32.2%
Senator Huffington 53.9 - 37.6%
1992 President Clinton 39.1 - 38.5%
Senator Herschensohn 49.5 - 40.8%
Senator Feinstein 47.3 - 44.5%

List of senators representing the district

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Due to redistricting, the 12th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Senators Party Years served Counties represented Notes
John T. Dougherty Democratic January 8, 1883 –January 3, 1887 San Francisco Dougherty and Kelly served together.[22]
Martin Kelly January 8, 1883 – January 3, 1887
Augustus Lemuel Chandler Republican January 3, 1887 – November 5, 1888 Sutter, Yuba Died in office from pneumonia.[23]
Vacant November 5, 1888 – January 7, 1889
F. H. Greely Republican January 7, 1889 – January 5, 1891
Daniel Augustus Ostrom Democratic January 5, 1891 – January 7, 1895
Sutter, Yolo, Yuba
John Henry Shine Republican January 7, 1895 – January 2, 1899 Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus, Tuolume
John Curtin Democratic January 2, 1899 – January 4, 1915
Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus, Tuolume
Lafayette Jackson Maddux January 4, 1915 – January 6, 1919 Alpine, Calaveras, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, Stanislaus, Tuolume
Lewis Lincoln Dennett Republican January 6, 1919 – January 3, 1927
James Charles Garrison January 3, 1927 – January 5, 1931
Herbert W. Slater Democratic January 5, 1931 – August 13, 1947 Sonoma Died in office from a heart attack.[24]
Vacant August 13, 1947 – November 19, 1947
Clarence J. Tauzer Republican November 19, 1947 – September 4, 1948 Sworn in after winning special election.[25] Died in office from a heart attack.[26]
Vacant September 4, 1948 – January 3, 1949
Farley Presley Abshire Republican January 3, 1949 – January 5, 1959
Joseph A. Rattigan Democratic January 5, 1959 – January 2, 1967
Richard J. Dolwig Republican January 2, 1967 – January 4, 1971 San Mateo
Arlen F. Gregorio Democratic January 4, 1971 – November 30, 1974
Jerry Smith December 2, 1974 – December 14, 1979 Santa Clara Resigned from the Senate.[27]
Vacant December 14, 1979 – June 12, 1980
Dan O'Keefe Republican June 12, 1980 – November 30, 1982 Sworn in after winning special election.[28]
Dan McCorquodale Democratic December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1994 Santa Clara, Stanislaus
Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne
Dick Monteith Republican December 5, 1994 – November 30, 2002
Jeff Denham December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2010 Madera, Merceded, Monterey, San Benito, Stanislaus
Anthony Cannella December 6, 2010 – November 30, 2018
Fresno, Madera, Merced, Monterey, San Benito, Stanislaus
Anna Caballero Democratic December 3, 2018 – November 30, 2022
Shannon Grove Republican December 5, 2022 – present Fresno, Kern, Tulare[29]

Election results (1990-present)

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2022

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2022 California State Senate 12th district election[30][31]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Shannon Grove (incumbent) 119,319 68.7
Democratic Susanne Gundy 54,289 31.3
Total votes 173,608 100.0
General election
Republican Shannon Grove (incumbent) 196,017 68.7
Democratic Susanne Gundy 89,471 31.3
Total votes 285,488 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

2018

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2018 California State Senate 12th district election[32][33]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anna Caballero 46,970 43.3
Republican Rob Poythress 28,512 26.3
Republican Johnny Tacherra 24,088 22.2
Democratic Daniel Parra 8,740 8.1
Democratic Dennis J. Brazil (write-in) 208 0.2
Total votes 108,518 100.0
General election
Democratic Anna Caballero 110,386 54.4
Republican Rob Poythress 92,691 45.6
Total votes 203,077 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2014

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2014 California State Senate 12th district election[34][35]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Anthony Cannella (incumbent) 47,551 63.8
Democratic Shawn K. Bagley 27,017 36.2
Total votes 74,568 100.0
General election
Republican Anthony Cannella (incumbent) 74,988 60.5
Democratic Shawn K. Bagley 49,039 39.5
Total votes 124,027 100.0
Republican hold

2010

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2010 California State Senate 12th district election[36]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Anthony Cannella 92,270 51.5
Democratic Anna Caballero 86,963 48.5
Total votes 179,233 100.0
Republican hold

2006

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2006 California State Senate 12th district election[37]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Denham (incumbent) 92,879 59.8
Democratic Wiley Nickel 62,539 40.2
Total votes 155,418 100.0
Republican hold

2002

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2002 California State Senate 12th district election[38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Denham 73,877 48.3
Democratic Rusty Areias 72,034 47.1
Libertarian David Eaton 6,950 4.5
Total votes 152,861 100.0
Republican hold

1998

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1998 California State Senate 12th district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dick Monteith (incumbent) 110,690 53.0
Democratic Sal Cannella 91,623 43.9
Libertarian Mary Lee Gowlan 6,389 3.1
Total votes 208,702 100.00
Republican hold

1994

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1994 California State Senate 12th district election[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dick Monteith 100,902 49.5
Democratic Dan McCorquodale (incumbent) 96,543 47.3
Libertarian Linda Marie DeGroat 6,596 3.2
Total votes 204,041 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

1990

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1994 California State Senate 12th district election[40]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dan McCorquodale (incumbent) 106,857 59.1
Republican Lori Kennedy 73,912 40.9
Total votes 180,769 100.0
Democratic hold

Maps

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See also

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