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California Senate District 5
Next vote Tue, Nov 3, 2026 · Represented by Jerry McNerney Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
This seat has no race on the official 2026 list.
- Last election
- Jerry McNerney (Democratic) won by 5.8 points, 2024
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Official results for California
History (15 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 358,804
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
California Senate District 5, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJerry McNerneyWon Democratic 189,66852.9% RepublicanJim Shoemaker Republican 169,13647.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 396,566
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
California Senate District 5, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSusan Talamantes EggmanWon Democratic 217,65154.9% RepublicanJim Ridenour Republican 178,91545.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 308,451
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
California Senate District 5, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCathleen GalgianiWon(incumbent) Democratic 174,84756.7% RepublicanAlan Nakanishi Republican 133,60443.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 281,927
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
California Senate District 5, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCathleen GalgianiWon Democratic 142,42550.5% RepublicanBill Berryhill Republican 139,50249.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 320,886
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
California Senate District 5, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLois WolkWon Democratic 207,10864.5% RepublicanGreg Aghazarian Republican 113,77835.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 296,058
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
California Senate District 5, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMichael J. MachadoWon(incumbent) Democratic 154,51952.2% RepublicanGary A. Podesto Republican 141,53947.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 295,880
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
California Senate District 5, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMichael J. MachadoWon Democratic 142,39248.1% RepublicanAlan Nakanishi Republican 141,01347.7% LibertarianCarole Brow Libertarian 10,2083.5% OtherWilliam S. Nicolas Other 2,2670.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 266,007
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
California Senate District 5, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPatrick JohnstonWon(incumbent) Democratic 159,93260.1% RepublicanKurt Boese Republican 106,07539.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 282,168
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
California Senate District 5, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPatrick JohnstonWon Democratic 162,12257.5% RepublicanRon Stauffer Republican 105,33337.3% LibertarianEric W. Roberts Libertarian 14,7135.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 266,481
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
California Senate District 5, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn GaramendiWon(incumbent) Democratic 184,17169.1% RepublicanSam L. Lawrence Republican 82,31030.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 256,003
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
California Senate District 5, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn GaramendiWon(incumbent) Democratic 176,91069.1% RepublicanJohn W. Saunders III Republican 70,91927.7% OtherNancy Warner Other 8,1743.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 145,071
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
California Senate District 5, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMilton MarksWon(incumbent) Republican 123,90985.4% LibertarianEric Garris Libertarian 21,16214.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 147,429
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
California Senate District 5, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMilton MarksWon(incumbent) Republican 73,81250.1% DemocraticBob Mendelsohn Democratic 67,03245.5% OtherBarbara Ann Blong Other 6,5854.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 195,422
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1973)
California Senate District 5, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAlbert S. RoddaWon(incumbent) Democratic 136,25769.7% RepublicanDavid R. McKinley Republican 59,16530.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 160,425
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1973)
California Senate District 5, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAlbert S. RoddaWon(incumbent) Democratic 101,19763.1% RepublicanNorman D. Baldwin Republican 55,08434.3% OtherCharles F. Sullivan Other 4,1442.6%
- 2024: California Secretary of State, Statement of Vote, Nov 5 2024 general (summary pages), retrieved Oct 28, 2026
- 1968 to 2020: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). California Senate District 5, election results 1968 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/ca/senate/5. Retrieved October 30, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; California Secretary of State, Statement of Vote, Nov 5 2024 general (summary pages) (US state public record), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:ca/sldu:5
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse)Data as of Oct 28, 2026