California's 30th State Senate district

California's 30th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently vacant, as Democrat Holly Mitchell of Los Angeles resigned on December 6, 2020 to become a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.

California's 30th State Senate district
Current senator	Vacant
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	922,496[1] 686,822[1] 465,763[1]
Demographics	14.05% White 27.90% Black 50.04% Latino 6.30% Asian 0.24% Native American 0.11% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.51% other 0.85[1]% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	550,416[2]
Registration	64.84% Democratic 6.74% Republican 23.18% No party preference

District profile

The district encompasses most of Downtown and South Los Angeles, as well as neighboring portions of Inglewood and the Westside.

Los Angeles County – 9.4% Culver City Inglewood – 12.7% Ladera Heights Los Angeles – 21.6% Crenshaw Downtown – partial Florence

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2018	Governor	Newsom 87.5 – 12.5%
	Senator	Feinstein 64.0 – 36.0%
2016	President	Clinton 87.5 – 8.0%
	Senator	Harris 71.3 – 28.7%
2014	Governor	Brown 86.0 – 14.0%
2012	President	Obama 88.3 – 9.7%
	Senator	Feinstein 88.4 – 11.6%

Election results

2021 Special Election

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that a special election will take place on March 2, 2021.[3]

Candidates

• Daniel Wayne Lee, Culver City Vice Mayor and Culver City Council-member[4]
• Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Member of the California State Assembly from the 54th District[5]
• Cheryl C. Turner, Attorney and State Commissioner

2018

2018 California State Senate election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Holly Mitchell (incumbent)	93,078	100.0
Total votes			93,078	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Holly Mitchell (incumbent)	230,623	100.0
Total votes			230,623	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

California State Senate elections, 2014

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Holly Mitchell (incumbent)	48,280	85.3
	Democratic	Isidro Armenta	8,301	14.7
Total votes			56,581	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Holly Mitchell (incumbent)	78,115	68.8
	Democratic	Isidro Armenta	35,442	31.2
Total votes			113,557	100.0
	Democratic hold

See also

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

References

1. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
2. "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
3. https://ktla.com/news/california/special-election-set-in-l-a-county-to-replace-state-sen-holly-mitchell/
4. https://knock-la.com/daniel-lee-progressive-candidate-for-california-state-senate-district-30-39418f2ed286
5. "Sydney Kamlager to Run for Holly Mitchell's Seat in CA State Senate". spectrumnews1.com. Retrieved 2021-01-09.

External links

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission