California's 15th State Senate district

California's 15th State Senate district
Current senator		Jim Beall (D–San Jose)
Registration	43.61% Democratic 22.68% Republican 29.92% No party preference
Demographics	34.28% White 2.74% Black 30.04% Latino 31.18% Asian 0.47% Native American 0.41% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.25% other 0.64% remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	928,584 698,809 539,225
Registered voters	430,372

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

District profile

The district encompasses most of Silicon Valley, centered on the city of San Jose. It forms the focal point of the San Francisco Bay Area's South Bay region.

Santa Clara County – 52.1% Campbell Cupertino Los Gatos Monte Sereno San Jose – 76.3% Saratoga

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2012	President	Obama 69.8 – 27.8%
	Senator	Feinstein 72.5 – 27.5%
2014	Governor	Brown 72.5 – 27.5%

Election results from statewide races
Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Gore 58.4 - 34.5%
	Senator	Feinstein 56.9 - 34.5%
1998	Governor	Davis 61.7 - 33.5%
	Senator	Boxer 56.5 - 39.0%
1996	President	Clinton 54.1 - 33.2%
1994	Governor	Wilson 48.6 - 46.6%
	Senator	Feinstein 50.4 - 39.5%
1992	President	Clinton 50.4 - 27.8%
	Senator	Boxer 55.0 - 36.8%
	Senator	Feinstein 62.1 - 31.3%

Election results

2012

California State Senate election, 2012
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Beall	69,179	55.5
	Democratic	Joe Coto	55,387	44.5
Total votes			124,566	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jim Beall	160,451	56.7
	Democratic	Joe Coto	122,345	43.3
Total votes			282,796	100.0
	Democratic hold

See also

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

External links

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission