The 2016 California State Senate election were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, with the primary election on June 7, 2016. Voters in the 20 odd-numbered districts of the California State Senate elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including for U.S. President and the state assembly.
Only one seat changed hands: the 29th district, which belonged to outgoing former Republican Minority Leader Bob Huff. As a result of the pickup by Democrat Josh Newman, the California Democratic Party regained a two-thirds supermajority in the chamber that it had previously lost in 2014.
Overview California State Senate elections, 2016Primary election — June 7, 2016 Party Votes Percentage Candidates Advancing to general Seats contesting Democratic 2,724,063 66.59% 42 25 20 Republican 1,353,572 33.09% 25 14 14 Libertarian 13,065 0.32% 2 1 1 Totals 4,090,700 100.00% 69 40 —
California State Senate elections, 2016General election — November 8, 2016 Party Votes Percentage Not up Contested Before After +/– Democratic 4,769,557 67.48% 11 15 26 27 1 Republican 2,250,103 31.84% 9 5 14 13 1 Libertarian 48,316 0.68% 0 0 0 0 Totals 7,067,976 100.00% 20 20 40 40 —
2713 Democratic Republican
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Governing | October 12, 2016
Results District 1 • District 3 • District 5 • District 7 • District 9 • District 11 • District 13 • District 15 • District 17 • District 19 • District 21 • District 23 • District 25 • District 27 • District 29 • District 31 • District 33 • District 35 • District 37 • District 39 __NOTOC__
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District 3
District 5
District 7
District 9
District 11
District 13
District 15
District 17
District 19
District 21
District 23
District 25
District 27
District 29
District 31
District 33
District 35
District 37
District 39
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