California's 7th State Senate district

California's 7th State Senate district

Current senator		Steve Glazer (D–Orinda)
Registration	43.38% Democratic 28.53% Republican 22.50% No party preference
Demographics	54.65% White 6.14% Black 20.95% Latino 15.92% Asian 0.69% Native American 0.52% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.32% other 0.80% remainder of multiracial
Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age	924,708 687,634 569,011
Registered voters	488,208

California's 7th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Steve Glazer of Orinda.

District profile

The district encompasses the East Bay east of the Berkeley Hills. It stretches from the western Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta in the north down to the Tri-Valley region in the south. The district is primarily suburban and consists mainly of bedroom communities for the San Francisco Bay Area.

Alameda County – 13.4%

Contra Costa County – 68.9%

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2014	Governor	Brown 63.1 – 36.9%
2012	President	Obama 60.5 – 37.5%
2012	Senator	Feinstein 64.3 – 35.7%
2010	Governor	Brown 59.2 – 37.0%
2010	Senator	Boxer 58.1 – 37.4%
2008	President	Obama 66.7 – 31.6%
2006	Governor	Schwarzenegger 54.2 – 40.9%
2006	Senator	Feinstein 67.6 – 28.0%
2004	President	Kerry 60.9 – 38.1%
2004	Senator	Boxer 62.0 – 34.8%
2003	Recall	No 54.9 – 45.1%
2003	Recall	Schwarzenegger 40.8 – 36.8%
2002	Governor	Davis 51.7 – 37.2%
2000	President	Gore 54.3 – 41.7%
2000	Senator	Feinstein 58.2 – 37.2%
1998	Governor	Davis 58.7 – 38.5%
1998	Senator	Boxer 53.1 – 43.8%
1996	President	Clinton 51.3 – 39.4%
1994	Governor	Wilson 58.2 – 40.1%
1994	Senator	Feinstein 54.1 – 39.8%
1992	President	Clinton 45.4 – 32.9%
	Senator	Boxer 50.8 – 39.5%
	Senator	Feinstein 59.3 – 35.1%

Election results

1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012 • 2015 (special)

2015 (special)

California's 7th State Senate district special election, 2015 Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Mark DeSaulnier
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Glazer	38,411	33.7
	Democratic	Susan Bonilla	28,389	24.9
	Democratic	Joan Buchanan	25,534	22.4
	Republican	Michaela M. Hertle (withdrawn)	18,281	16.1
	Democratic	Terry Kremin	3,242	2.8
Total votes			113,857	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Steve Glazer	68,996	54.5
	Democratic	Susan Bonilla	57,491	45.5
Total votes			126,487	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

2012

California State Senate election, 2012
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark DeSaulnier (incumbent)	91,224	57.0
	Republican	Mark P. Meuser	68,730	43.0
Total votes			159,954	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Mark DeSaulnier (incumbent)	229,105	61.5
	Republican	Mark P. Meuser	143,707	38.5
Total votes			372,812	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008

California State Senate election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark DeSaulnier	256,311	66.5
	Republican	Christian Amsberry	128,878	33.5
Total votes			385,189	100.0
	Democratic hold

2004

California State Senate election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Torlakson (incumbent)	282,714	100.0
Total votes			282,714	100.0
	Democratic hold

2000

California State Senate election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Torlakson	197,683	54.5
	Republican	Richard K. Rainey (incumbent)	156,107	43.0
	Natural Law	Mark F. Billings	9,334	2.5
Total votes			363,124	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

1996

California State Senate election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard K. Rainey	161,291	48.0
	Democratic	Jeff Smith	160,632	47.8
	Reform	William John Knudeon	7,077	2.1
	Natural Law	Mark F. Billings	6,975	2.1
Total votes			335,975	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

1992

California State Senate election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel E. Boatwright (incumbent)	195,777	58.0
	Republican	Gilbert R. "Gib" Marguth, Jr.	141,709	42.0
Total votes			337,486	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

External links

District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission

California State Legislature districts

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