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 State Senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Josh Newman of Fullerton.

District profile

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.

Election results from statewide races

List of senators representing the district

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. Termed out.
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. Termed out.
Bob Huff (San Dimas)	Republican	December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2016	Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2012. Termed out.	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 –	Elected in 2020.

Election results

2018 (Recall)

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

See also

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

References

External links

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission