California's 18th State Senate district

California's 18th State Senate district
Current senator		Robert Hertzberg (D–Van Nuys)
Registration	51.72% Democratic 16.58% Republican 26.32% No party preference
Demographics	29.05% White 4.23% Black 56.53% Latino 8.93% Asian 0.32% Native American 0.15% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.35% other 0.44% remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	928,725 697,445 536,288
Registered voters	423,006

California's 18th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Robert Hertzberg of Van Nuys.

District profile

The district consists of the eastern San Fernando Valley. The district is heavily Latino and forms a gateway between Los Angeles and the Santa Clarita and Antelope valleys to the north.

Los Angeles County – 9.5% Burbank – 14.3% Los Angeles – 23.5% Arleta Granada Hills North Hills North Hollywood Northridge Pacoima Panorama City Sherman Oaks Studio City Sun Valley Sylmar Toluca Lake Valley Glen Valley Village Van Nuys San Fernando

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2012	President	Obama 73.9 – 23.5%
	Senator	Feinstein 75.3 – 24.7%
2014	Governor	Brown 71.6 – 28.4%

Election results

California State Senate election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Hertzberg	35,338	63.1
	Republican	Ricardo Antonio Benitez	16,289	29.1
	Green	John P. "Jack" Lindblad	4,392	7.8
Total votes			56,019	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Robert Hertzberg	79,495	70.2
	Republican	Ricardo Antonio Benitez	33,794	29.8
Total votes			113,289	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