Bruce Whitaker
Bruce Whitaker was a member of the Orange County Water District in California, representing District 10. He assumed office in 2021. He left office in 2025.
Whitaker (Republican Party) ran for election to the California State Senate to represent District 29. He lost in the recall election on June 5, 2018.
Biography
Whitaker's professional experience includes serving as a member of the Fullerton City Council.[1]
Elections
2018
An election to decide whether Josh Newman (D) should be recalled from his position representing California State Senate District 29 was held on June 5, 2018.
The candidates running to replace Newman were Kevin Carr (D), Ling Ling Chang (R), Joseph Cho (D), Josh Ferguson (D), George C. Shen (R), and Bruce Whitaker (R).[1]
Because a majority of voters chose to recall Newman, the replacement candidate with the most votes, Ling Ling Chang, won the seat.
| Josh Newman recall, 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Yes |
58.1% | 91,892 |
| No | 41.9% | 66,197 |
| Total Votes | 158,089 | |
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||
| Josh Newman recall (replacement candidate), 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Kevin Carr | 8.6% | 12,713 | |
| Republican | Ling Ling Chang |
33.8% | 50,215 | |
| Democratic | Joseph Cho | 21.4% | 31,726 | |
| Democratic | Josh Ferguson | 11.9% | 17,745 | |
| Republican | George C. Shen | 5.0% | 7,442 | |
| Republican | Bruce Whitaker | 19.3% | 28,704 | |
| Total Votes | 148,545 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
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