California's 3rd State Senate district

California's 3rd State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Bill Dodd of Napa.

California's 3rd State Senate district
Current senator
  Bill Dodd
D–Napa
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age		928,167[1]
716,049[1]
612,229[1]
Demographics
Registered voters556,418[2]
Registration50.35% Democratic
21.10% Republican
22.84% No party preference

District profile

The district stretches over the northern San Francisco Bay Area and the southern Sacramento Valley. It includes parts of the North Bay, Wine Country, and the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta.

Election results from statewide races
Year Office Results
2018 Governor[3] Newsom 65.5 – 34.5%
Senator[4] Feinstein 53.9 – 46.1%
2016 President Clinton 65.3 – 28.0%
Senator Harris 68.3 – 31.7%
2014 Governor Brown 68.0 – 32.0%
2012 President Obama 65.4 – 32.0%
Senator Feinstein 68.0 – 32.0%

List of senators

Due to redistricting, the 3rd district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Senator Party Dates
D. S. GregoryDemocratic
Warren ChaseWorkingmen
Patrick W. MurphyDemocratic
Delos AshleyKnow Nothing
B. C. WhitingDemocratic
John H. WatsonDemocratic
W. H. PattersonRepublican
William Frederick PriskDemocratic
M. H. MeadDemocratic
George SteeleRepublican
Tirey L. FordRepublican1892-1897
John R. TyrrellRepublican1900–1904
John B. IrishRepublican1904–1908
E. S. BirdsallRepublican1908–1916
Thomas IngramRepublican1916–1929
Bert Alford CassidyRepublican1929–1932
Harry A. PerryRepublican1932–1936
Irwin T. QuinnDemocratic1936–1948
Michael J. BurnsRepublican1948–1952
Arthur W. WayRepublican1952–1953
Stephen P. TealeDemocratic1953–1956
Carl L. Christensen Jr.Democratic1956–1966
Stephen P. TealeDemocratic1966–1972
Clare BerryhillRepublican1972–1976
Albert S. RoddaDemocratic1976–1980
John T. DoolittleRepublican1980–1984
Milton MarksDemocratic1984–1996
John L. BurtonDemocratic1996–2004
Carole MigdenDemocratic2004–2008
Mark LenoDemocratic2008–2012
Lois WolkDemocratic2012–2016
Bill DoddDemocratic2016–present

Election results

2016
California State Senate election, 2016
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Dodd 90,396 37.4
Democratic Mariko Yamada 72,243 29.9
Republican Greg "Coach" Coppes 54,525 22.6
Democratic Gabe Griess 24,540 10.2
Total votes 241,704 100.0
General election
Democratic Bill Dodd 207,927 58.1
Democratic Mariko Yamada 149,701 41.9
Total votes 357,628 100.0
Democratic hold

2012
California State Senate election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lois Wolk (incumbent) 116,403 96.9
Republican Frank Miranda (write-in) 2,402 2.0
Republican Gary Clift (write-in) 1,341 1.1
Total votes 120,146 100.0
General election
Democratic Lois Wolk (incumbent) 233,406 66.2
Republican Frank Miranda 119,033 33.8
Total votes 352,439 100.0
Democratic hold

See also

References
  1. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
  2. "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
  3. https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-general/ssov/governor-senate.pdf
  4. https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-general/ssov/us-senate-by-senate.pdf
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