California's 8th senatorial district

California's 8th State Senate district
California's 8th State Senate district
Current senator
	Angelique Ashby; D–Sacramento
Population (2010); • Voting age; • Citizen voting age	929,712; 694,800; 606,375
Demographics	56.00% White; 4.07% Black; 28.22% Latino; 8.72% Asian; 1.94% Native American; 0.27% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.28% other; 0.51% remainder of multiracial;
Registered voters	540,098
Registration	39.43% Republican; 33.09% Democratic; 21.00% No party preference

California's 8th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Angelique Ashby of Sacramento.

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Year	Office	Results
2020	President	Trump 50.6 – 44.0%
2018	Governor	Cox 57.4 – 42.6%
2018	Senator	de Leon 55.6 – 44.4%
2016	President	Trump 52.3 – 41.9%
2016	Senator	Harris 57.0 – 43.0%
2014	Governor	Kashkari 56.5 – 43.5%
2012	President	Romney 54.6 – 43.0%
2012	Senator	Emken 55.5 – 44.5%

Senators	Party	Years served	Counties represented	Notes
Jeremiah Lynch	Democratic	January 8, 1883 – January 3, 1887	San Francisco, San Mateo
John Boggs		January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891	Colusa, Tehama
Henry C. Wilson		January 5, 1891 – January 7, 1895	Colusa, Tehama
Henry C. Wilson		January 5, 1891 – January 7, 1895	Butte, Tehama
John Henry Seawell		January 7, 1895 – January 2, 1899	Colusa, Glenn, Mendocino
John Boggs		January 2, 1899 – January 30, 1899		Died in office.^[3]
Vacant		January 30, 1899 – March 17, 1899
James Wilkens Goad	Democratic	March 17, 1899 – January 5, 1903		Sworn in after winning special election.^[4]
Edward F. Woodward	Republican	January 5, 1903 – January 7, 1907	Sonoma
Walter Fitch Price	Republican	January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911
Louis W. Juilliard	Democratic	January 2, 1911 – January 4, 1915
Herbert W. Slater	Democratic	January 4, 1915 – January 5, 1931
John L. Moran	Republican	January 5, 1931 – January 7, 1935	Colusa, Glenn, Tehama
Daniel Jack Metzger	Republican	January 7, 1935 – January 4, 1943
Clair Engle	Democratic	January 4, 1943 – September 14, 1943		Resigned after he won special election for the 2nd Congressional district.
Vacant		September 14, 1943 – June 2, 1944
Louis G. Sutton	Republican	June 2, 1944 – January 5, 1959		Sworn in after winning special election.^[5]
Virgil O'Sullivan	Democratic	January 5, 1959 – January 2, 1967
Lewis F. Sherman	Republican	January 2, 1967 – January 4, 1971	Alameda
John W. Holmdahl	Democratic	January 4, 1971 – October 15, 1982		Resigned from the Senate.
Vacant		October 15, 1982 – December 6, 1982
John Francis Foran	Democratic	December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1986	San Francisco, San Mateo
Quentin L. Kopp	Independent	December 1, 1986 – November 30, 1998
Jackie Speier	Democratic	December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2006
Leland Yee	Democratic	December 4, 2006 – March 28, 2014		Suspended by the Senate after being charged by the Federal Government with conspiracy to traffic in firearms without a license and accepting campaign funds in exchange for political favors.^[6]
Vacant		March 28, 2014 – December 1, 2014	Amador, Calaveras, Fresno, Inyo, Madera, Mariposa, Mono, Sacramento, Stanislaus, Tulare, Tuolumne
Tom Berryhill	Republican	December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2018
Andreas Borgeas	Republican	December 3, 2018 – November 30, 2022
Angelique Ashby	Democratic	December 5, 2022 – present	Sacramento

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dave Jones	69,269	46.0
	Democratic	Angelique Ashby	61,700	41.0
	Democratic	Rafa Garcia	18,947	12.6
	Republican	Susan Mason (write-in)	527	0.4
Total votes			150,443	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Angelique Ashby	118,135	51.5
	Democratic	Dave Jones	111,035	48.5
Total votes			229,170	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andreas Borgeas	117,673	59.4
	Democratic	Paulina Miranda	42,044	21.2
	Democratic	Tom Pratt	30,984	15.6
	No party preference	Mark Belden	7,304	3.7
Total votes			198,005	100.0
General election
	Republican	Andreas Borgeas	202,741	59.6
	Democratic	Paulina Miranda	137,311	40.4
Total votes			340,052	100.0
	Republican hold

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Berryhill (incumbent)	97,056	65.4
	Democratic	Paulina Miranda	51,415	34.6
Total votes			148,471	100.0
General election
	Republican	Tom Berryhill (incumbent)	145,587	66.5
	Democratic	Paulina Miranda	73,417	33.5
Total votes			219,004	100.0
	Republican hold

California's 8th senatorial district

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2002 California State Senate 8th district election^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jackie Speier (incumbent)	158,999	78.2
	Republican	Dennis Zell	38,881	19.1
	Libertarian	Robert Fliegler	5,540	2.7
Total votes			203,420	100.0
	Democratic hold

1994 California State Senate 8th district election^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Quentin L. Kopp (incumbent)	135,712	63.5
	Democratic	Patrick C. Fitzgerald	42,630	20.0
	Republican	Tom Spinosa	30,753	14.4
	Libertarian	Mark Valverde	4,512	2.1
Total votes			213,607	100.0
	Independent hold

1990 California State Senate 8th district election^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Quentin L. Kopp (incumbent)	116,885	72.7
	Democratic	Patrick C. Fitzgerald	28,946	18.0
	Republican	Robert Silvestri	14,941	9.3
Total votes			160,772	100.0
	Independent hold