California's 7th senatorial district

California's 7th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Jesse Arreguín of Berkeley.

California's 7th State Senate district
Current senator	Jesse Arreguín D–Berkeley
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	924,708[1] 687,634[1] 569,011[1]
Demographics	54.65% White 6.14% Black 20.95% Latino 15.92% Asian 0.69% Native American 0.52% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.32% other 0.80[1]% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	598,594[2]
Registration	47.50% Democratic 22.96% Republican 24.41% No party preference

District profile

2020s

After 2020 redistricting, the 7th district moved to cover the westernmost portions of Alameda and Contra Costa counties. The district includes the cities of Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley, Richmond, and Hercules.

2010s

The district encompasses most of Contra Costa County, including Concord, Antioch, Pittsburg, Bay Point, Martinez, Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, Lafayette, Danville, San Ramon, and Orinda; along with Castro Valley, San Lorenzo, and San Leandro in Alameda County.

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2020	President	Biden 67.9 – 30.0%
2018	Governor	Newsom 63.1 – 36.9%
	Senator	Feinstein 56.8 – 43.2%
2016	President	Clinton 64.3 – 29.6%
	Senator	Harris 68.7 – 31.3%
2014	Governor	Brown 63.1 – 36.9%
2012	President	Obama 60.5 – 37.5%
	Senator	Feinstein 64.3 – 35.7%
2010	Governor	Brown 59.2 – 37.0%
	Senator	Boxer 58.1 – 37.4%
2008	President	Obama 66.7 – 31.6%
2006	Governor	Schwarzenegger 54.2 – 40.9%
	Senator	Feinstein 67.6 – 28.0%
2004	President	Kerry 60.9 – 38.1%
	Senator	Boxer 62.0 – 34.8%
2003	Recall	No 54.9 – 45.1%
		Schwarzenegger 40.8 – 36.8%
2002	Governor	Davis 51.7 – 37.2%
2000	President	Gore 54.3 – 41.7%
	Senator	Feinstein 58.2 – 37.2%
1998	Governor	Davis 58.7 – 38.5%
	Senator	Boxer 53.1 – 43.8%
1996	President	Clinton 51.3 – 39.4%
1994	Governor	Wilson 58.2 – 40.1%
	Senator	Feinstein 54.1 – 39.8%
1992	President	Clinton 45.4 – 32.9%
	Senator	Boxer 50.8 – 39.5%
	Senator	Feinstein 59.3 – 35.1%

List of senators

Due to redistricting, the 7th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Senators	Party	Years served	Counties represented	Notes
C. H. Maddox	Democratic	January 8, 1883 – January 5, 1885	Santa Clara
A. W. Saxe	Republican	January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887		Both Saxe and Lowe served together for 2 years.[3]
James R. Lowe		January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887
A. P. Hall		January 3, 1887 – January 2, 1889	El Dorado, Placer
Thomas Fraser		January 2, 1889 – January 2, 1893
Henry C. Gesford	Democratic	January 2, 1893 – January 4, 1897	Lake, Napa
Calhoun Lee LaRue		January 4, 1897 – January 1, 1901
Robert Corlett	Republican	January 1, 1901 – January 2, 1905
James A. McKee		January 2, 1905 – January 4, 1909	Sacramento
Charles B. Bills		January 4, 1909 – January 6, 1913
Philip Charles Cohn	Democratic	January 6, 1913 – January 8, 1917
J. M. Inman	Republican	January 8, 1917 – January 2, 1933
Jerrold L. Seawell		January 2, 1933 – November 6, 1946	Nevada, Placer, Sierra	Resigned from the Senate.
Vacant		November 6, 1946 – November 4, 1947
Allen G. Thurman	Republican	November 4, 1947 – January 3, 1949		Sworn in after winning special election.[4]
Harold T. Johnson	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1959		Resigned, after winning congressional seat for the 2nd district.
Vacant		January 3, 1959 – April 20, 1959
Ronald G. Cameron	Democratic	April 20, 1959 – September 3, 1963		Sworn in after winning special election.[5] Resigned to become a Judge for the Placer County Superior Court.
Vacant		September 3, 1963 – December 6, 1963
Paul J. Lunardi	Democratic	December 6, 1963 – January 2, 1967	Placer	Sworn in after winning special election.[6]
George Miller Jr.		January 2, 1967 – January 1, 1969	Contra Costa	Died in office. Died from a heart attack.[7][8]
Vacant		January 1, 1969 – April 7, 1969
John A. Nejedly	Republican	April 7, 1969 – November 30, 1980		Sworn in after winning special election.[9]
Daniel Boatwright	Democratic	December 1, 1980 – November 30, 1996
			Alameda, Contra Costa
Richard Rainey	Republican	December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2000
Tom Torlakson	Democratic	December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2008
			Contra Costa
Mark DeSaulnier		December 1, 2008 – January 2, 2015		Resigned to be sworn into the 11th Congressional district.
			Alameda, Contra Costa
Vacant		January 2, 2015 – May 28, 2015
Steve Glazer	Democratic	May 28, 2015 – November 30, 2024		Sworn in after winning special election.
Jesse Arreguín		December 2, 2024 – present

Election results

Contents

• 1992
• 1996
• 2000
• 2004
• 2008
• 2012
• 2015 (special)
• 2016
• 2020
• 2024

2024

2024 California State Senate 7th district election^[10][11]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jesse Arreguín	61,892	32.1
	Democratic	Jovanka Beckles	34,085	17.7
	Democratic	Dan Kalb	28,881	15.0
	Democratic	Kathryn Lybarger	28,070	14.6
	Democratic	Sandré Swanson	22,907	11.9
	Republican	Jeanne Solnordal	16,855	8.7
Total votes			192,690	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jesse Arreguín	199,423	57.2
	Democratic	Jovanka Beckles	149,415	42.8
Total votes			348,838	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 California State Senate 7th district election^[12][13]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Glazer (incumbent)	135,123	48.3
	Republican	Julie Mobley	76,180	27.2
	Democratic	Marisol Rubio	68,362	24.4
Total votes			279,665	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Steve Glazer (incumbent)	339,925	66.0
	Republican	Julie Mobley	174,729	34.0
Total votes			514,654	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 California State Senate 7th district election^[14][15]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Glazer (incumbent)	122,186	54.3
	Republican	Joseph Alexander Rubay	61,169	27.2
	Democratic	Guy Moore	41,497	18.5
Total votes			224,852	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Steve Glazer (incumbent)	270,485	66.7
	Republican	Joseph Rubay	135,122	33.3
Total votes			405,607	100.0
	Democratic hold

2015 (special)

2015 California State Senate 7th district special election
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Mark DeSaulnier^[16][17]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Glazer	38,411	33.7
	Democratic	Susan Bonilla	28,389	24.9
	Democratic	Joan Buchanan	25,534	22.4
	Republican	Michaela M. Hertle (withdrawn)	18,281	16.1
	Democratic	Terry Kremin	3,242	2.8
Total votes			113,857	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Steve Glazer	68,996	54.5
	Democratic	Susan Bonilla	57,491	45.5
Total votes			126,487	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 California State Senate 7th district election^[18][19]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark DeSaulnier (incumbent)	91,224	57.0
	Republican	Mark P. Meuser	68,730	43.0
Total votes			159,954	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Mark DeSaulnier (incumbent)	229,105	61.5
	Republican	Mark P. Meuser	143,707	38.5
Total votes			372,812	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008

2008 California State Senate 7th district election^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark DeSaulnier	256,311	66.5
	Republican	Christian Amsberry	128,878	33.5
Total votes			385,189	100.0
	Democratic hold

2004

2004 California State Senate 7th district election^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Torlakson (incumbent)	282,714	100.0
Total votes			282,714	100.0
	Democratic hold

2000

2000 California State Senate 7th district election^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Torlakson	197,683	54.5
	Republican	Richard K. Rainey (incumbent)	156,107	43.0
	Natural Law	Mark F. Billings	9,334	2.5
Total votes			363,124	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

1996

1996 California State Senate 7th district election^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard K. Rainey	161,291	48.0
	Democratic	Jeff Smith	160,632	47.8
	Reform	William John Knudeon	7,077	2.1
	Natural Law	Mark F. Billings	6,975	2.1
Total votes			335,975	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

1992

1992 California State Senate 7th district election^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel E. Boatwright (incumbent)	195,777	58.0
	Republican	Gilbert Marguth	141,709	42.0
Total votes			337,486	100.0
	Democratic hold

See also

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