California's 17th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts.
It is currently represented by Democrat John Laird of Santa Cruz.
California's 17th State Senate district | |||
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Current senator |
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Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 931,341 724,678 615,065 | ||
Demographics |
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Registered voters | 567,749 | ||
Registration | 46.61% Democratic 23.90% Republican 23.72% No party preference |
The district encompasses the Big Sur section of the Central Coast, including Santa Cruz, San Benito, and Monterey Counties, along with northern San Luis Obispo County.
Year | Office | Results |
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2021 | Recall | No 65.1 – 34.9% |
2020 | President | Biden 66.8 – 30.8% |
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% |
Due to redistricting, the 17th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
Senators | Party | Years served | Counties represented | Notes |
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Charles Dent Reynolds | Democratic | January 8, 1883 - January 5, 1885 | Calaveras, Tuolumne | |
Andrew B. Beauvais | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | ||
Henry Vrooman | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | Alameda | ||
William E. Dargie | January 7, 1889 - January 2, 1893 | |||
William J. Dunn | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 4, 1897 | San Francisco | |
Samuel Braunhart | January 4, 1897 - June 28, 1900 | Resigned to become a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. | ||
Joseph M. Plunkett | January 1, 1901 - January 2, 1905 | |||
Frank A. Markey | Republican | January 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909 | ||
Thomas Francis Finn | January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913 | |||
Archibald E. Campbell | Democratic | January 6, 1913 - January 8, 1917 | Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo | |
Elmer S. Rigdon | January 8, 1917 - December 13, 1922 | Monterey, San Luis Obispo | Died in office. | |
Ralph Leon Hughes | Republican | March 5, 1923 - January 5, 1925 | Sworn in after winning special election. | |
C. C. Baker | January 5, 1925 - January 2, 1933 | |||
William Richard Sharkey | January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937 | Contra Costa | ||
Truman H. DeLap | January 4, 1937 - January 3, 1949 | |||
George Miller Jr. | Democratic | January 3, 1949 - January 2, 1967 | ||
Donald L. Grunsky | Republican | January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1976 | Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz | |
Bob Nimmo | December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1980 | Monterey, San Benito, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz | ||
Henry J. Mello | Democratic | December 1, 1980 - November 30, 1992 | ||
Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | ||||
Don Rogers | Republican | December 15, 1992 - November 30, 1996 | Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino | Took his seat in the 17th district after resigning from the 16th district. |
William J. Knight | December 2, 1996 – May 7, 2004 | Died in office. | ||
George Runner | December 6, 2004 – December 21, 2010 | Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Ventura | Resigned from the Senate. | |
Sharon Runner | February 18, 2011 – December 3, 2012 | Sworn in after winning special election. | ||
Bill Monning | Democratic | December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2020 | Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | |
John Laird | December 7, 2020 – present |
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | John Laird | 138,986 | 44.4 | |
Republican | Vicki Nohrden | 98,649 | 31.5 | |
Democratic | Maria Cadenas | 65,525 | 20.9 | |
Democratic | John M. Nevill | 10,040 | 3.2 | |
Total votes | 313,200 | 100.00 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | John Laird | 320,090 | 64.7 | |
Republican | Vicki Nohrden | 174,587 | 35.3 | |
Total votes | 494,677 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Bill Monning (incumbent) | 185,586 | 68.8 | |
Republican | Palmer Kain | 84,142 | 31.2 | |
Total votes | 269,728 | 100.00 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Bill Monning (incumbent) | 268,806 | 65.5 | |
Republican | Palmer Kain | 141,339 | 34.5 | |
Total votes | 410,145 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Bill Monning | 110,890 | 59.4 | |
Republican | Larry Beaman | 75,713 | 40.6 | |
Total votes | 186,603 | 100.00 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Bill Monning | 236,213 | 63.3 | |
Republican | Larry Beaman | 136,836 | 36.7 | |
Total votes | 373,049 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Sharon Runner | 44,238 | 65.27% | |
Democratic | Darren W. Parker | 23,534 | 34.73% | |
Total votes | 67,772 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George Runner (incumbent) | 182,295 | 54.85 | |
Democratic | Bruce McFarland | 150,060 | 45.15 | |
Total votes | 332,355 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | 70.90 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George Runner | 179,992 | 59.70 | |
Democratic | Jonathan Daniel Kraut | 109,037 | 36.16 | |
Libertarian | John S. Ballard | 12,479 | 4.14 | |
Total votes | 301,508 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William J. Knight (incumbent) | 172,723 | 64.36 | |
Democratic | Richard Lott | 84,427 | 31.46 | |
Libertarian | John R. Gibson | 7,667 | 2.86 | |
Natural Law | Douglas R. Wallack | 3,543 | 1.32 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 10,416 | 3.74 | ||
Total votes | 278,776 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William J. Knight | 163,531 | 66.61 | |
Democratic | Steven A. Figueroa | 61,962 | 33.39 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 17,880 | 6.79 | ||
Total votes | 243,373 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Don Rogers (incumbent) | 136,298 | 52.15 | |
Democratic | William M. Olenick | 101,715 | 38.92 | |
Libertarian | Fred Heiser | 23,340 | 8.93 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 27,834 | 9.62 | ||
Total votes | 289,187 | 100.00 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
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