California's 4th senatorial district

California's 4th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Marie Alvarado-Gil of .

District profile The district encompasses the northeastern portion of the Central Valley, along with the central Sierra Nevada and all of Death Valley. It includes Stanislaus, Calaveras, Amador, El Dorado, Alpine, Tuolumne, Mariposa, Madera, Mono, and Inyo Counties, and parts of Madera, Merced, Placer, and Nevada Counties.

Election results from statewide races Year Office Results 2022 Governor Dahle 59.8 – 40.2% Senator Meuser 57.0 – 43.0% 2021 Recall align="right" Yes 59.5 – 40.5% 2020 President Trump 51.4 – 46.0% 2018 Governor Cox 56.7 – 43.3% Senator De Leon 56.1 – 43.9% 2016 President Trump 50.4 – 42.4% Senator Harris 60.0 – 40.0% 2014 Governor Kashkari 52.4 – 47.6% 2012 President Romney 52.6 – 44.4% Senator Emken 53.3 – 46.7%

Election results from statewide racesYearOfficeResults2002 GovernorSimon 57.6 - 21.5%2000 PresidentBush 53.0 - 42.0% SenatorFeinstein 47.3 - 44.8%1998 GovernorDavis 51.8 - 44.6% SenatorFong 56.3 - 39.5%1996 PresidentDole 45.1 - 43.4%1994 GovernorWilson 60.6 - 33.8% SenatorHuffington 52.7 - 38.4%1992 PresidentClinton 40.1 - 35.9% SenatorHerschensohn 47.4 - 41.1% SenatorFeinstein 48.1 - 42.6%

List of senators representing the district Due to redistricting, the 4th 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 Electoral history Counties representedSelim E. WoodworthNonpartisanJanuary 6, 1851 – January 5, 1852Redistricted from the Monterey district and re-elected in 1850. Monterey, Santa CruzPhilip A. RoachDemocraticJanuary 5, 1852 – January 2, 1854Elected in 1851. B. C. WhitingDemocraticJanuary 2, 1854 – January 1, 1855Elected in 1853. Retired to run for Attorney General.Sherman DayDemocraticJanuary 1, 1855 – January 5, 1857Elected in 1854. Alameda, Santa ClaraSamuel B. BellRepublicanJanuary 5, 1857 – January 3, 1859Elected in 1856. R. A. RedmanDemocraticJanuary 3, 1859 – January 7, 1861Elected in 1858. Augustus RhodesRepublicanJanuary 7, 1861 – January 6, 1862Elected in 1860. Santa ClaraThomas BakerDemocraticJanuary 6, 1862 – December 7, 1863Elected in 1861. Fresno, TulareJ. W. FreemanDemocraticDecember 7, 1863 – December 6, 1869Elected in 1863. Re-elected in 1865. Re-elected in 1867. Fresno, Kern, TulareThomas FowlerDemocraticDecember 6, 1869 – December 1, 1873Elected in 1868. Tipton LindseyIndependent December 1, 1873 – December 6, 1875Elected in 1873. W. A. EakinDemocraticDecember 6, 1875 – December 3, 1877Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 1875. Inyo, Mono, TuolumneThomas FowlerDemocraticDecember 3, 1877 – January 5, 1880Elected in 1877. Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Mono, Tulare Chester RowellRepublican January 5, 1880 – January 8, 1883Elected in 1879. Fresno, MaderaFresno Patrick ReddyDemocratic January 8, 1883 – January 3, 1887Elected in 1882. Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Mono, Tulare Albert F. JonesDemocratic January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891Elected in 1886. ButteVacantJanuary 5, 1891 – January 20, 1891Senator-elect Charles L. Pond (R–Nord) died of pneumonia on November 30, 1890. Wanton A. ShippeeRepublican January 20, 1891 – January 2, 1899Elected to finish vacant term. Re-elected in 1894. Butte, Tehama W. F. MaggardRepublican January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1903Elected in 1888. John B. SanfordDemocratic January 5, 1903 – January 7, 1907Elected in 1902. Lost re-election.Colusa, Glenn, Lake, MendocinoC. M. HammondRepublican January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911Elected in 1906. John B. SanfordDemocratic January 2, 1911 – January 4, 1915Elected in 1910. Claude F. PurkittDemocratic January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1923Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1918. Fred C. HandyRepublican January 8, 1923 – September 23, 1930Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1926. Died.VacantSeptember 23, 1930 – January 5, 1931 R. R. IngelsRepublican January 5, 1931 – January 7, 1935Elected in 1930. Lake, Mendocino George M. BiggarRepublican January 7, 1935 – January 6, 1947Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1942. Burt W. BuschRepublican January 6, 1947 – January 3, 1955Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1950. Retired.James E. BuschRepublican January 3, 1955 – January 5, 1959Elected in 1954. Lost re-election.Waverly J. SlatteryDemocratic January 5, 1959 – January 7, 1963Elected in 1958. Retired. Frank S. PetersenDemocratic January 7, 1963 – January 2, 1967Elected in 1962. Retired to become a Justice of the Del Norte County Superior Court. John F. McCarthyRepublican January 2, 1967 – January 4, 1971Redistricted from the 13th district and re-elected in 1966. Marin, Napa, Solano Peter H. BehrRepublican January 2, 1971 – November 30, 1974Elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 2nd district. John F. DunlapDemocratic December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1978Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1974. Lost re-election.Napa, Sacramento, Solano, Sonoma, Yolo Jim NielsenRepublican December 4, 1978 – November 30, 1990Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1986. Lost re-election.Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Napa, Shasta, Sonoma, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo Mike ThompsonDemocratic December 3, 1990 – May 20, 1993Elected in 1990. Resigned after being elected to the 2nd district. Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Napa, Shasta, Sonoma, TehamaVacantMay 20, 1993 – November 12, 1993Maurice JohannessenRepublicanNovember 12, 1993 – November 30, 2002Elected to finish Thompson's term. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1998. Retired due to term limits.Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Sacramento, Shasta, Siskiyou, Solano, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity Sam AanestadRepublican December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2010Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2006. Retired due to term limits.Butte, Colusa, Del Norte, Glenn, Nevada, Placer, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yuba Doug LaMalfaRepublican December 6, 2010 – September 1, 2012Elected in 2010. Resigned to run for U.S. House of Representatives.VacantSeptember 1, 2012 – January 10, 2013 Jim NielsenRepublicanJanuary 10, 2013 – November 30, 2022Elected to finish LaMalfa's term. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2018. Redistricted to the 1st district and retired due to term limits.Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Tehama, Yuba Marie Alvarado-GilDemocraticDecember 5, 2022 – August 8, 2024Elected in 2022. Lost re-election. Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Inyo, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Stanislaus, TuolumneRepublicanAugust 8, 2024 – present

Election results (1990-present)

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1990

See also California State Senate California State Senate districts Districts in California

References

External links District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission