California's 4th State Senate district

California's 4th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Republican Jim Nielsen of Gerber.

California's 4th State Senate district
Current senator
  Jim Nielsen
R–Red Bluff
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age		937,962[1]
702,185[1]
622,033[1]
Demographics
Registered voters522,223[2]
Registration36.91% Republican
33.32% Democratic
22.33% No party preference

District profile

The district encompasses much of the Sacramento Valley, reaching almost to the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta. The district mainly comprises rural farmland, but a substantial minority of the population is clustered in the Sacramento metropolitan area in the southern tip of the district.

Election results from statewide races
Year Office Results
2018 Governor[3] Cox 56.7 – 43.3%
Senator[4] De Leon 56.1 – 43.9%
2016 President Trump 50.4 – 42.4%
Senator Harris 60.0 – 40.0%
2014 Governor Kashkari 52.4 – 47.6%
2012 President Romney 52.6 – 44.4%
Senator Emken 53.3 – 46.7%
Election results from statewide races
Year Office Results
2002 Governor Simon 57.6 - 21.5%
2000 President Bush 53.0 - 42.0%
Senator Feinstein 47.3 - 44.8%
1998 Governor Davis 51.8 - 44.6%
Senator Fong 56.3 - 39.5%
1996 President Dole 45.1 - 43.4%
1994 Governor Wilson 60.6 - 33.8%
Senator Huffington 52.7 - 38.4%
1992 President Clinton 40.1 - 35.9%
Senator Herschensohn 47.4 - 41.1%
Senator Feinstein 48.1 - 42.6%

List of State Senators

Due to redistricting, the 4th 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
W. A. ShippeeRepublican
R. A. RedmanDemocratic
Philip A. RoachDemocratic
Dr. Chester RowellRepublican
Thomas FowlerDemocratic
Sherman DayDemocratic
Jacob GrewellWhig
Selim E. WoodworthIndependent1849–1851
Albert F. JonesDemocratic
Samuel B. BellRepublican
Charles L. PondRepublican
Augustus L. RhodesRepublican1860-1864
Wanton Allen ShippeeRepublican
Patrick ReddyDemocratic
George E. GardnerDemocratic
John Bunyan SanfordDemocratic1902–1906
C. M. HammondRepublican1906–1910
John Bunyan SanfordDemocratic1910–1914
Claude F. PurkittDemocratic1914–1922
Fred C. HandyRepublican1922–1930
R. R. IngelsRepublican1930–1934
George Milton BiggarRepublican1934–1946
Burt W. BuschRepublican1946–1954
James E. BuschRepublican1954–1958
Waverly Jack SlatteryDemocratic1958–1962
Frank S. PetersenDemocratic1962–1966
John F. McCarthyRepublican1966–1970
Peter H. BehrRepublican1970–1974
John F. DunlapDemocratic1974–1978
Jim NielsenRepublican1978–1990
Mike ThompsonDemocratic1990–1993
Maurice JohannessenRepublican1993–2002
Sam AanestadRepublican2002–2010
Doug LaMalfaRepublican2010–2012
Jim NielsenRepublican2013–present

Election results

2018
2018 California State Senate election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Nielsen (incumbent) 118,756 60.3
Democratic Phillip Kim 42,661 21.7
Democratic Michael "Mike" Worley 35,472 18.0
Total votes 192,889 100.0
General election
Republican Jim Nielsen (incumbent) 190,441 57.1
Democratic Phillip Kim 142,817 42.9
Total votes 333,258 100.0
Republican hold

2014
2014 California State Senate election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Nielsen (incumbent) 92,191 64.0
Democratic CJ Jawahar 51,781 36.0
Total votes 143,972 100.0
General election
Republican Jim Nielsen (incumbent) 139,199 63.7
Democratic CJ Jawahar 79,457 36.3
Total votes 218,656 100.0
Republican hold

2013 (special)
2013 California's 4th State Senate district special election
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Doug LaMalfa
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Nielsen 188,207 49.8
Democratic Michael "Mickey" Harrington 104,572 27.7
Republican Dan Logue 43,303 11.5
No party preference Jann Reed 24,966 6.6
No party preference Dan Levine 9,882 2.6
No party preference Benjamin "Ben" Emery 7,146 1.9
Total votes 378,076 100.0
General election
Republican Jim Nielsen 97,849 66.6
Democratic Michael "Mickey" Harrington 49,004 33.4
Total votes 146,853 100.0
Republican hold

2010
2010 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Doug LaMalfa 226,239 68.3
Democratic Lathe Gill 105,460 31.7
Total votes 331,699 100.0
Republican hold

2006
2006 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sam Aanestad (incumbent) 161,516 61.0
Democratic Paul R. Singh 87,926 33.1
Libertarian Tony Munroe 8,246 3.1
Green Robert Wells Vizzard 7,456 2.8
Total votes 265,144 100.0
Republican hold

2002
2002 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sam Aanestad 148,023 58.1
Democratic Marianne Smith 92,786 36.3
Libertarian Robert H. Underwood 14,325 5.6
Total votes 255,134 100.0
Republican hold

1998
1998 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Maurice Johannessen (incumbent) 135,528 56.7
Democratic Mark Desio 103,620 43.3
Total votes 239,148 100.0
Republican hold

1994
1994 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Maurice Johannessen (incumbent) 133,101 54.4
Democratic Michael H. McGowan 111,667 45.6
Total votes 244,768 100.0
Republican hold
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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).
  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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