California's 23rd State Senate district
Map of the district
Current senator
  Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh
R–Yucaipa

California's 23rd State Senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Scott Wilk.

District profile

For and after the 2024 California State Senate election, the district will encompass the high desert communities of the Antelope Valley and Victor Valley, as well as the Santa Clarita Valley in Los Angeles County. The district has a very large Latino population.

Election results from statewide races

Year Office Results
2022 Governor Dahle 53.6 – 46.4%
Senator Meuser 51.5 – 48.5%
2020 President Biden 49.0 – 48.8%
2018 Governor Cox 54.4 – 45.6%
Senator de Leon 52.6 – 47.4%
2016 President Trump 48.7 – 45.7%
Senator Harris 58.3 – 41.7%
2014 Governor Kashkari 57.7 – 42.3%
2012 President Romney 51.8 – 46.0%
Senator Emken 51.9 – 48.1%

List of senators representing the district

1863–1873: two seats

Years   Seat A   Seat B Counties represented
Senator Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history
District established January 6, 1862
January 6, 1862 –
December 7, 1863		  
Lewis Cunningham
(Marysville)		 Union Elected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1863.
Re-elected in 1865.
[data missing]		  
William H. Parks
(Marysville)		 Union Elected in 1862.
[data missing]		 Yuba
December 7, 1863 –
December 4, 1865
Charles S. Haswell
(Nicolaus)		 Union Elected in 1863.
[data missing]		 Sutter, Yuba
December 4, 1865 –
December 6, 1867
Eli Teegarden
(Marysville)		 Union Elected in 1865.
Re-elected in 1867.
[data missing]
December 6, 1867 –
December 6, 1869
Horace Beach
(Marysville)		 Union Elected in 1867.
[data missing]
December 6, 1869 –
December 4, 1871
Samuel C. Hutchings
(Marysville)		 Democratic Elected in 1868.
[data missing]		 Second seat was eliminated for the term.
December 4, 1871 –
December 1, 1873
L. T. Crane
(Marysville)		 Republican Elected in 1871.
[data missing]

1873–present: one seat

Senator Party Years served Electoral history Counties represented

Stephen L. Spencer
(Camptonville)		 Republican December 1, 1873 –
December 6, 1875		 Elected in 1873.
Redistricted to the 25th district.		 Sutter, Yuba

Thomas Fraser
(Placerville)		 Republican December 6, 1875 –
December 3, 1877		 Elected in 1874.
[data missing]		 Alpine, El Dorado

William H. Brown
(Placerville)		 Republican December 3, 1877 –
January 8, 1883		 Elected in 1877.
Re-elected in 1879.
Re-elected in 1880.
[data missing]

Thomas Fraser
(Placerville)		 Republican January 8, 1883 –
January 5, 1885		 Elected in 1882.
[data missing]

Henry Mahler
(Coloma)		 Democratic January 5, 1885 –
January 3, 1887		 Elected in 1884.
Retired to run for State Assembly.

P. J. Crimmins
(San Francisco)		 Republican January 3, 1887 –
January 7, 1889		 Elected in 1886.
[data missing]		 San Francisco

William H. Williams
(San Francisco)		 Democratic January 7, 1889 –
January 2, 1893		 Elected in 1888.
[data missing]

Charles S. Arms
(San Francisco)		 Democratic January 2, 1893 –
January 4, 1897		 Elected in 1892.
[data missing]

Sydney Hall
(San Francisco)		 Democratic January 4, 1897 –
January 1, 1901		 Elected in 1896.
[data missing]

John G. Tyrrell
(San Francisco)		 Republican January 1, 1901 –
January 2, 1905		 Elected in 1900.
[data missing]

George B. Keane
(San Francisco)		 Republican January 2, 1905 –
January 4, 1909		 Elected in 1904.
[data missing]

John P. Hare
(San Francisco)		 Democratic January 4, 1909 –
January 6, 1913		 Elected in 1908.
[data missing]

Thomas F. Finn
(San Francisco)		 Republican January 6, 1913 –
January 8, 1917		 Elected in 1912.
[data missing]

Walter A. McDonald
(San Francisco)		 Republican January 8, 1917 –
January 5, 1925		 Elected in 1916.
[data missing]

Thomas A. Maloney
(San Francisco)		 Republican January 5, 1925 –
January 2, 1933		 Elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1928.
Retired to run for State Assembly.

Bert B. Snyder
(Chico)		 Republican January 2, 1933 –
January 4, 1937		 Elected in 1932.
Lost re-election.		 Santa Cruz

James B. Holohan
(Watsonville).		 Democratic January 4, 1937 –
January 6, 1941		 Elected in 1936.
[data missing]

H. R. Judah
(Santa Cruz)		 Republican January 6, 1941 –
January 5, 1953		 Elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1948.
[data missing]

Donald L. Grunsky
(Santa Cruz)		 Republican January 5, 1953 –
January 2, 1967		 Elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1964.
Redistricted to the 17th district.		 San Benito, Santa Cruz

Lou Cusanovich
(Westlake Village)		 Republican January 2, 1967 –
November 30, 1976		 Elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1974.
Redistricted to the 19th district.		 Los Angeles

David Roberti
(Los Angeles)		 Democratic December 6, 1976 –
July 2, 1992		 Redistricted from the 27th district and re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1988.
Resigned to assume seat in 20th district.
Vacant July 2, 1992 –
December 7, 1992

Tom Hayden
(Los Angeles)		 Democratic December 7, 1992 –
November 30, 2000		 Elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1996.
Termed out.

Sheila Kuehl
(Santa Monica)		 Democratic December 4, 2000 –
November 30, 2008		 Elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2004.
Termed out.

Fran Pavley
(Agoura Hills)		 Democratic December 1, 2008 –
November 30, 2012		 Elected in 2008.
Redistricted to the 27th district.		 Los Angeles, Ventura

Bill Emmerson
(Redlands)		 Republican December 3, 2012 –
December 1, 2013		 Redistricted from the 37th district and Re-elected in 2012.
Resigned.		 Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino
Vacant December 1, 2013 –
April 3, 2014

Mike Morrell
(Rancho Cucamonga)		 Republican April 3, 2014 –
November 30, 2020		 Elected to finish Emmerson's term.
Re-elected in 2016.
Termed out.

Rosilicie O. Bogh
(Yucaipa)		 Republican December 7, 2020 –
Elected in 2020.

Election results

2020

California State Senate election, 2020
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Abigail Medina 59,881 28.1
Republican Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh 52,820 24.8
Republican Lloyd White 46,267 21.7
Democratic Kris Goodfellow 37,153 17.4
Republican Cristina Puraci 17,028 8.0
Total votes 213,149 100.0
General election
Republican Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh 224,945 52.5
Democratic Abigail Medina 203,403 47.5
Total votes 428,348 100.0
Republican hold

2016

California State Senate election, 2016
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Morrell (incumbent) 93,484 54.8
Democratic Ronald J. O'Donnell 50,850 29.8
Democratic Mark Westwood 26,300 15.4
Total votes 170,634 100.0
General election
Republican Mike Morrell (incumbent) 184,470 56.6
Democratic Ronald J. O'Donnell 141,533 43.4
Total votes 326,003 100.0
Republican hold

2014 (special)

California's 23rd State Senate district special election, 2014
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Bill Emmerson
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Morrell 43,447 62.6
Democratic Ronald J. O'Donnell 10,531 15.2
Democratic Ameenah Fuller 6,705 9.7
Libertarian Jeff Hewitt 4,479 6.5
Republican Crystal Ruiz 4,187 6.0
Total votes 69,349 100.0
Republican hold

2012

California State Senate election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Emmerson (incumbent) 70,465 65.0
Democratic Melissa Ruth O'Donnell 37,939 35.0
Total votes 108,404 100.0
General election
Republican Bill Emmerson (incumbent) 159,045 56.3
Democratic Melissa Ruth O'Donnell 123,518 43.7
Total votes 282,563 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

2008

California State Senate election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Fran Pavley 238,172 67.40
Republican Rick Montaine 96,274 27.25
Libertarian Colin Goldman 18,906 5.35
Total votes 353,352 100.00
Turnout   70.91
Democratic hold

2004

California State Senate election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sheila Kuehl (incumbent) 229,321 65.68
Republican Leonard Michael Lanzi 101,648 29.11
Libertarian Colin Goldman 18,168 5.20
Total votes 349,137 100.00
Democratic hold

2000

California State Senate election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sheila Kuehl 225,736 70.59
Republican Daniel B. Rego 79,009 24.71
Libertarian Charles T. Black 15,059 4.71
Invalid or blank votes 36,099 10.14
Total votes 355,903 100.00
Democratic hold

1996

California State Senate election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Hayden (incumbent) 172,295 56.20
Republican Scott L. Schreiber 101,876 34.41
Peace and Freedom Shirley Rachel Isaacson 11,731 3.96
Libertarian Charles T. Black 7,438 2.51
Natural Law Robert P. Swanson 2,722 0.92
Invalid or blank votes 28,592 5.61
Total votes 324,654 100.00
Democratic hold

1992

California State Senate election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Hayden 198,425 55.89
Republican Leonard H. "Len" McRoskey 117,455 33.08
Peace and Freedom Shirley Rachel Isaacson 27,976 7.88
Libertarian R. William Weilburg 11,160 3.14
No party Joseph Alexander Cota (write-in) 8 0.00
Invalid or blank votes 37,297 9.51
Total votes 355,024 100.00
Democratic hold

See also

References

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