California's 29th senatorial district

California's 29th State Senate district
Current senator	Josh Newman D–Fullerton
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	925,494[1] 695,503[1] 532,640[1]
Demographics	31.73% White 2.74% Black 36.61% Latino 27.39% Asian 0.41% Native American 0.34% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.24% other 0.54[1]% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	525,519[2]
Registration	38.67% Democratic 31.08% Republican 25.38% No party preference

California's 29th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Josh Newman of Fullerton.

The district straddles the intersection of three counties: Los Angeles, Orange, and San Bernardino. Centered on the Chino Hills and the northern Santa Ana Valley, it includes arms extending into the unincorporated community of Ramona in the north and the city of Cypress in the west.

Year	Office	Results
2020	President	Biden 55.1 – 42.9%
2018	Governor	Newsom 51.2 – 48.8%
	Senator	Feinstein 55.5 – 45.5%
2016	President	Clinton 53.5 – 40.8%
	Senator	Harris 52.1 – 47.9%
2014	Governor	Kashkari 53.9 – 46.1%
2012	President	Romney 49.1 – 48.7%
	Senator	Feinstein 50.9 – 49.1%
2010	Governor	Whitman 53.5 – 41.0%
	Senator	Fiorina 55.3 – 39.4%
2008	President	John McCain 49.1 – 48.9%
2006	Governor	Schwarzenegger 66.3 – 29.2%
	Senator	Mountjoy 48.8 – 46.6%
2004	President	Bush 57.0 – 41.8%
	Senator	Jones 48.6 – 46.9%
2003	Recall	Yes 70.2 – 29.8%
		Schwarzenegger 61.9 – 19.2%
2002	Governor	Simon 56.1 – 36.2%
2000	President	Gore 50.2 – 45.9%
	Senator	Feinstein 52.1 – 40.7%
1998	Governor	Davis 52.1 – 45.4%
	Senator	Fong 50.7 – 45.8%
1996	President	Clinton 45.1 – 44.5%
1994	Governor	Wilson 62.4 – 34.0%
	Senator	Huffington 54.2 – 37.3%
1992	President	Bush 41.4 – 37.2%
	Senator	Herschensohn 56.1 – 36.5%
	Senator	Seymour 46.7 – 44.5%

Senators	Party	Years served	Electoral history	Counties reprented
District established January 8, 1883
Charles F. Foster (Red Bluff)	Democratic	January 8, 1883 – January 3, 1887	Elected in 1882. [data missing]	Colusa, Tehama
Benjamin F. Langford (Lodi)	Democratic	January 3, 1887 – January 2, 1893	Redistricted from the 16th district and re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1890. Redistricted to the 15th district.	San Joaquin
Bart Burke (Santa Cruz)	Democratic	January 2, 1893 – January 4, 1897	Elected in 1892. [data missing]	San Mateo, Santa Cruz
D. H. Trout (Santa Cruz)	Republican	January 4, 1897 – January 1, 1901	Elected in 1896. [data missing]
James D. Byrnes (San Mateo)	Republican	January 1, 1901 – May 10, 1903	Elected in 1900. Died.
Vacant		May 10, 1903 – January 2, 1905
Samuel H. Rambo (Boulder Creek)	Republican	January 2, 1905 – January 4, 1909	Elected in 1904. [data missing]
James B. Holohan (Watsonville)	Democratic	January 4, 1909 – January 6, 1913	Elected in 1908. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.
Henry H. Lyon (Los Angeles)	Republican	January 6, 1913 – December 1, 1917	Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1916. Assassinated.	Los Angeles
Vacant		December 1, 1917 – January 6, 1919
Dwight H. Hart (Los Angeles)	Independent	January 6, 1919 – January 5, 1925	Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1922. [data missing]
	Republican
Joseph L. Pedrotti (Los Angeles)	Republican	January 5, 1925 – January 2, 1933	Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1928. [data missing]
Chris N. Jespersen (Atascadero)	Republican	January 2, 1933 – February 21, 1951	Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1948. Died.	San Luis Obispo
Vacant		February 21, 1951 – January 5, 1953
Alan A. Erhart (San Luis Obispo)	Republican	January 5, 1953 – August 13, 1960	Elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1956. Died.
Vacant		August 13, 1960 – January 2, 1961
Vernon L. Sturgeon (Paso Robles)	Republican	January 2, 1961 – January 2, 1967	Elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1964. Retired to become the Legislative Secretary for Ronald Reagan.
Mervyn Dymally (Los Angeles)	Democratic	January 2, 1967 – January 6, 1975	Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Retired to become the Lieutenant Governor of California.	Los Angeles
Vacant		January 6, 1975 – April 7, 1975
Bill Greene (Los Angeles)	Democratic	April 7, 1975 – November 30, 1984	Elected to finish Dymally's term. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 27th district.
Robert G. Beverly (Manhattan Beach)	Republican	December 3, 1984 – November 30, 1992	Redistricted from the 27th district and re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1988. Retired due to term limits.
Frank Hill (Whittier)	Republican	December 7, 1992 – July 8, 1994	Redistricted from the 31st district and re-elected in 1992. Convicted of corruption and resigned.	Los Angeles, Orange
Vacant		July 8, 1994 – December 5, 1994
Dick Mountjoy (Monrovia)	Republican	December 5, 1994 – November 30, 2000	Elected to finish Hill's term. Re-elected in 1996. [data missing]	Los Angeles
Bob Margett (Arcadia)	Republican	December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2008	Elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2004. Retired due to term limits.
Bob Huff (San Dimas)	Republican	December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2016	Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2012. Retired due to term limits.	Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino
Josh Newman (Fullerton)	Democratic	December 5, 2016 – June 24, 2018	Elected in 2016. Recalled from office.
Ling Ling Chang (Diamond Bar)	Republican	June 25, 2018 – November 30, 2020	Elected to finish Newman's term. Lost re-election.
Josh Newman (Fullerton)	Democratic	December 7, 2020 – present	Elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 37th district and lost re-election.
Eloise Reyes (Grand Terrace)	Democratic	December 2, 2024	Elected in 2024.	San Bernardino

2020 California State Senate election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ling Ling Chang (incumbent)	98,687	47.4
	Democratic	Josh Newman	69,732	33.5
	Democratic	Joseph Cho	39,643	19.1
Total votes			208,062	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Josh Newman	214,456	51.3
	Republican	Ling Ling Chang (incumbent)	203,762	48.7
Total votes			418,218	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

California's 29th State Senate district special recall election, 2018

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	91,892	58.13
No	66,197	41.87
Total votes	158,089	100.00

California's 29th State Senate district special recall election, 2018
Successor of Josh Newman if a majority vote in favor of recall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ling Ling Chang	50,215	33.80
	Democratic	Joseph Cho	31,726	21.36
	Republican	Bruce Whitaker	28,704	19.32
	Democratic	Josh Ferguson	17,745	11.95
	Democratic	Kevin Carr	12,713	8.56
	Republican	George C. Shen	7,442	5.01
Total votes			148,545	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

California's 29th State Senate district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ling Ling Chang	73,514	44.0
	Democratic	Josh Newman	48,754	29.2
	Democratic	Sukhee Kang	44,766	26.8
Total votes			167,034	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Josh Newman	160,230	50.4
	Republican	Ling Ling Chang	157,732	49.6
Total votes			317,962	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

California State Senate elections, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Huff (incumbent)	68,708	64.3
	Democratic	Greg Diamond	38,169	35.7
Total votes			106,877	100.0
General election
	Republican	Bob Huff (incumbent)	160,912	55.1
	Democratic	Greg Diamond	131,228	44.9
Total votes			292,140	100.0
	Republican hold

California State Senate elections, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Huff	178,155	54.4
	Democratic	Joseph Lyons	127,536	38.9
	Libertarian	Jill Stone	21,983	6.7
Total votes			327,674	100.00
	Republican hold

California State Senate elections, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Margett (incumbent)	190,165	61.7
	Democratic	Rufino Bautista, Jr.	101,350	32.8
	Libertarian	Dan Fernandes	17,044	5.5
Total votes			308,559	100.0
	Republican hold

California State Senate elections, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Margett	128,713	49.1
	Democratic	Richard Melendez	125,975	48.0
	Libertarian	Leland Faegre	7,655	2.9
Total votes			262,343	100.0
	Republican hold

California State Senate elections, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dick Mountjoy (incumbent)	138,944	58.9
	Democratic	Tommy Randle	96,829	41.1
Total votes			235,773	100.0
	Republican hold

California's 29th State Senate district special election, 1994
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Frank Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dick Mountjoy	116,562	60.1
	Democratic	Sandra K. Hester	64,007	33.0
	Libertarian	Matt Piazza	8,756	4.5
	Green	Walt Contreras Sheasby	4,614	2.4
Total votes			193,939	100.0
	Republican hold

California State Senate elections, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Hill (incumbent)	148,754	56.2
	Democratic	Sandy Hester	116,021	43.8
Total votes			264,775	100.0
	Republican hold

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