California's 17th State Senate district

California's 17th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Bill Monning of Carmel.

California's 17th State Senate district
Current senator
  Bill Monning
D–Carmel
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age		931,341[1]
724,678[1]
615,065[1]
Demographics
Registered voters567,749[2]
Registration46.61% Democratic
23.90% Republican
23.72% No party preference

District profile

The district encompasses the Central Coast, including the coastal Monterey Bay Area, as well as the extreme southern parts of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Election results from statewide races
Year Office Results
2018 Governor Newsom 63.8 – 36.2%
Senator Feinstein 54.0 – 46.0%
2016 President Clinton 63.4 – 29.6%
Senator Harris 67.0 – 33.0%
2014 Governor Brown 66.0 – 34.0%
2012 President Obama 62.8 – 33.9%
Senator Feinstein 65.1 – 34.9%

Election results

2016
California State Senate election, 2016
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Monning (incumbent) 185,586 68.8
Republican Palmer Kain 84,142 31.2
Total votes 269,728 100.0
General election
Democratic Bill Monning (incumbent) 268,806 65.5
Republican Palmer Kain 141,339 34.5
Total votes 410,145 100.0
Democratic hold

2012
California State Senate election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Monning 110,890 59.4
Republican Larry Beaman 75,713 40.6
Total votes 186,603 100.0
General election
Democratic Bill Monning 236,213 63.3
Republican Larry Beaman 136,836 36.7
Total votes 373,049 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican
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See also

References
  1. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
  2. "Report of Registration as of February 18, 2020" (PDF).
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