California's 8th State Senate district

California's 8th State Senate district
Current senator		Tom Berryhill (R–Twain Harte)
Registration	42.18% Republican 33.14% Democratic 18.82% No party preference
Demographics	56.00% White 4.07% Black 28.22% Latino 8.72% Asian 1.94% Native American 0.27% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.28% other 0.51% remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	929,712 694,800 606,375
Registered voters	476,227

California's 8th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Republican Tom Berryhill of Twain Harte.

District profile

The district stretches from the Sacramento suburbs to Death Valley. It encompasses most of the southern Sierra Nevada, Gold Country, and parts of the Central Valley.

All of Amador County Amador City Ione Jackson Plymouth Sutter Creek All of Calaveras County Angels Camp Fresno County – 55.9% Clovis Fresno – 69.7% All of Inyo County Bishop Madera County – 18.9%

All of Mariposa County Mariposa All of Mono County Mammoth Lakes Sacramento County – 3.0% Rancho Cordova – 30.5% Stanislaus County – 28.2% Hughson Oakdale Turlock Waterford Tulare County – 0.9% All of Tuolumne County Sonora

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2012	President	Romney 54.6 – 43.0%
	Senator	Emken 55.5 – 44.5%
2014	Governor	Kashkari 56.5 – 43.5%

Election results

2014

California State Senate election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Berryhill (incumbent)	97,056	65.4
	Democratic	Paulina Miranda	51,415	34.6
Total votes			148,471	100.0
General election
	Republican	Tom Berryhill (incumbent)	145,587	66.5
	Democratic	Paulina Miranda	73,417	33.5
Total votes			219,004	100.0
	Republican hold

See also

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

References