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Josh Newman recall, California State Senate (2017-2018)

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California State Senate recall
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Officeholders
Josh Newman
Recall status
Recall approved
Recall election date
June 5, 2018
See also
Recall overview
Political recall efforts, 2018
Recalls in California
California recall laws
State legislative recalls
Recall reports

California state Sen. Josh Newman (D-29) was recalled on June 5, 2018.[1] Former Assemblywoman Ling Ling Chang (R) was selected to replace him.

Republican activists initiated the recall after Newman voted for a bill that increased California’s gas tax in April 2017. Because Newman was recalled and replaced by a Republican, Democrats lost their two-thirds supermajority in the California State Senate.

Chang was defeated by Newman in the 2016 election for District 29 by less than 2,500 votes.

Newman did not regret voting for the gas tax increase and said it was necessary to address deficiencies in the state's roads and bridges.[2] Gov. Jerry Brown (D), Senate President Pro Tempore Kevin De Leon (D), and progressive organizations such as the California Teachers Association and the Sierra Club supported him in the recall.

Chang ran in opposition to the gas tax and increasing property taxes in the state; she said Newman's votes in the state Senate made life difficult for middle-class families.[3] Republican members of Congress such as U.S. Reps. Ed Royce and Mimi Walters supported her.

Kevin Carr (D), Joseph Cho (D), Josh Ferguson (D), George C. Shen (R), and Bruce Whitaker (R) also filed to run.[4]

On the recall ballot, District 29 voters were first asked if they wanted to recall Newman. They then selected a replacement candidate. Because more than half of voters chose to recall Newman, the replacement candidate with the most votes, Chang, won the seat.

At the time of the recall, District 29 was located in the greater Los Angeles area and contained parts of Los Angeles County, Orange County, and San Bernardino County.

From 1913 to 2017, 163 recalls were launched against state officials in California including 77 against state legislators. Not counting Newman, eight state legislative recalls made it to the election phase and four legislators were recalled. The last successful recall of a California state legislator was the recall of Assemblywoman Doris Allen (R) in 1995. One year before that, Assemblyman Paul Horcher (R) was recalled.[5]

Recall result

Josh Newman recall, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png 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 Green check mark transparent.png 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

Timeline

  • June 5, 2018: Date for the Newman recall election and California's 2018 statewide primary.
  • April 6, 2018: Filing deadline for candidates to run in the recall election.
  • January 8, 2018: Gov. Brown calls the Newman recall election for June 5, 2018.
  • December 11, 2017: End of 30-day period for California Department of Finance to review costs of the recall election.
  • October 10, 2017: End of period during which recall petition signees could withdraw their signatures.
  • August 24, 2017: The Legislature passed and Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed SB 117, which contained provisions that would delay the recall process, into law.
  • August 18, 2017: Recall proponents collected enough valid signatures to trigger a recall election.
  • May 8, 2017: State officials allowed recall proponents to begin collecting petition signatures.[6]
  • April 28, 2017: Gov. Brown signed SB 1 into law.[7]
  • April 24, 2017: Josh Newman filed his official response to the recall effort.[8]
  • April 19, 2017: Elvira Moreno and 59 others filed paperwork with the California Secretary of State to begin the recall process.[9]
  • April 17, 2017: Newman was given notice that a recall election against him was being pursued.[10]
  • April 6, 2017: The California Legislature passed SB 1.[11]

Recall context

The recall effort was initiated by talk radio host and former Republican San Diego City Councilman and Reform California Chairman Carl DeMaio in response to Newman's support for Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), the [[California Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 |Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017]]. SB 1 provided for an increase in California's excise and sales taxes on fuel and for new user fees for vehicles. Supporters of the recall effort collected over 63,593 signatures from April to October 2017 to put the recall on the ballot.[9]

The Newman recall effort included a controversy over a law passed by California Democrats that recall proponents said was designed to delay the recall process and help Newman win the recall. To read more about the legal and legislative conflict related to the Newman recall, click here.

Following the 2016 elections, Democrats controlled 27 of 40 seats in the California State Senate, which is the exact number of seats needed for a two-thirds supermajority. A two-thirds vote in each chamber is required to increase taxes, certify proposed constitutional amendments for the ballot, enact laws immediately through an urgency clause, and override a gubernatorial veto.[12]

According to DeMaio's website, Newman was targeted for recall instead of other incumbent Democrats because of his narrow margin of victory in his 2016 election, increasing the chances that Republicans win the seat and break the Democratic supermajority.[13]

Democrats lost their two-thirds supermajority in the California State Assembly after three Democratic assemblymen resigned in late 2017 and early 2018, bringing their majority down from 55-25 to 52-25 (54 members are needed for a two-thirds supermajority). All three seats were set to be filled on June 5, 2018, in special elections. Two of the three members resigned after sexual misconduct allegations were brought against them.

Incumbent facing recall

Democratic Party Josh Newman (D)

Josh Newman1.jpg

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A one-term state senator who was narrowly elected in 2016, Newman's recall election was in response to his support of an increase in the gas tax just a few months into the 2017 legislative session. Newman described himself as “probably the least ideological Democrat in the state Senate” and "quite reflective of [his] politically centrist district." He did not regret his vote on the gas tax and said it was necessary to address what he called deficiencies in the state's roads and bridges.[2]

Newman's supporters in his recall campaign included the state's top Democrats, such as Gov. Jerry Brown and Senate President Pro Tempore Kevin de Leon, as well as the California League of Conservation Voters, the California Nurses Association, and the Sierra Club. Newman and his allies raised nearly $3 million in 2017 to oppose his recall.

Before he was elected to the state Senate in 2016, Newman served as the director of ArmedForce2Workforce, a nonprofit organization which aims to support veterans. He served in the United States Army and attended Officer Candidate School in Fort Benning, Georgia. He graduated from Yale University.[14]


Josh Newman endorsements[15]
National figures
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)[16]
Tom Steyer[16]
State figures
California Governor Jerry Brown (D)[17]
California Senate President Pro Tempore Kevin de León (D)[18]
Congressman Lou Correa (D-Calif.)
Former Congresswoman Gloria Negrete McLeod (D-Calif.)
Assemblyman Tom Daly (D)
Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (D)
Organizations
California Teachers Association[19]
California League of Conservation Voters
California Nurses Association
Sierra Club
California Faculty Association
California Federation of Teachers
California Professional Firefighters
California School Employees Association
California Statewide Law Enforcement Association
California Police Chiefs Association
Orange County Employees Association (OCEA)
Orange County Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
Orange County Professional Firefighters Association
Newspapers
Orange County Register
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Los Angeles Times
Fullerton Observer
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin


Josh Newman campaign finance

[20][21]

Filing deadline Total Contributions Total Expenditures Total Cash on Hand
April 26, 2018 $387,098 $837,422 $475,075
January 31, 2018 $283,510 $314,712 $771,414
Total $3,235,873 $2,942,001 $475,075

This chart contains campaign finance figures for Newman's recall committee and a separate committee established by Californians for Better Communities and the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California.


Recall election candidates

The following candidates were top contenders in the recall election scheduled for June 5 based on their prior political experience and campaign fundraising.

Republican Party Ling Ling Chang (R)

Ling Ling Chang.jpg

Campaign website Twitter

After losing to Josh Newman by less than 2,500 votes in the 2016 election, former Assemblywoman Ling Ling Chang sought another chance at the District 29 seat.[22] Her campaign website emphasized her opposition to tax increases in general and the 2017 gas tax which Newman supported in particular. It displayed her 100 percent rating from the California Taxpayers Association and stated, "I’m running for State Senate to help stop Newman and his allies from raising our taxes even higher."

Her campaign garnered support from three Republican U.S. representatives from southern and central California--Ed Royce, Paul Cook, and Mimi Walters--as well as a number of Republican state legislators and Bob Huff, the Republican senator who represented District 29 before Newman. As of January 31, Chang had raised about $200,000 for her campaign.

Chang was first elected to the state Assembly to serve District 5 in 2014 and served as the Republican whip during her one term. Before that, she served on the Diamond Bar City Council, including a stint as mayor. Her professional experience includes serving as the president of the Youth Science Center and the executive director of the United Family Services Center.[23]


Ling Ling Chang endorsements[24]
Federal figures
U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R)
U.S. Rep. Mimi Walters (R)
U.S. Rep. Paul Cook (R)
State figures
State Sen. Patricia C. Bates (R)
State Sen. Janet Nguyen (R)
State Sen. Scott Wilk (R)
Assemblyman William Brough (R)
Assemblyman Steven S. Choi (R)
Assemblyman Matthew Harper (R)
Assemblyman Dante Acosta (R)
Assemblyman Tom Lackey (R)
Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez (R)
Assemblyman Marc Steinorth (R)
Assemblyman Jay Obernolte (R)
State Board of Equalization member Diane Harkey (R)
Former District 29 Sen. Bob Huff (R)
Organizations
California Republican Party[25]
Orange County Republican Party[26]


Ling Ling Chang campaign finance[27]
Filing deadline Total Contributions Total Expenditures Total Cash on Hand
April 26, 2018 $47,831 $123,731 $124,643
January 31, 2018 $201,018 $474 $200,544
Total $248,849 $124,205 $124,643

Other candidates

In addition to Chang, the following candidates filed to run:[4]

Satellite spending

  • The California Democratic Party spent about $1 million opposing the recall.[28]
  • The California Republican Party spent about $2 million supporting the recall.[28]

Recall supporters

Arguments for recall

Here is the explanation for the recall from Carl DeMaio's website:[29]

“

California Democrats were able to pass the Car Tax and Gax Tax Hike because they hold a 2/3rds Super-Majority in both houses of the state legislature. We have two choices: run an initiative to roll back the Car Tax – which must be done statewide. OR we can fix the real problem which is removing the Democrats from their Super-Majority status by targeting their weakest members for Recall campaigns in 2017 or defeat in 2018.

Think of this strategy as the “Gazelle Strategy.” If you have seen Animal Planet, you know that lions hunt for food not by attacking an entire pack of Gazelles at once, but targeting the weakest gazelle and taking that one gazelle out. Far more efficient and an almost guaranteed success rate.

Our campaign to repeal the Car Tax utilizes the Gazelle Strategy. That’s why we propose to launch a Recall Campaign against State Senator Josh Newman (D-Orange County). Senator Josh Newman won by less than 1% of the vote in 2016 – and yet he betrayed his constituents by voting for the Car Tax and Gas Tax hikes. Our campaign intends to file Recall Papers in the next month against Senator Newman and collect 60,000 valid signatures to force him from office.

After we succeed in recalling Josh Newman, Democrats will lose their Super Majority and will not be able to arbitrarily raise our taxes.

Then we will demand that California Democrats repeal the Car and Gas Tax Hikes – or we will file additional Recall Elections against more of their members. We will also use the Car Tax as the big issue to defeat their candidates in 2018.

[30]

”

List of supporters

Campaign finance

Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association

As of January 31, 2018, the account that the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association set up to support the recall had reported about $130,000 in contributions and had about $900 in cash on hand.[37]

Petition gathering

As of August 16, 2017, the California Republican Party and DeMaio's group Reform California had reported $875,435.85 in spending to support the recall effort. Because the signature gathering period ended in August 2017, these figures will no longer be updated.

  • The California Republican Party spent $822,572.25.[38]
  • Reform California spent $52,863.60.[39]

According to an analysis by The Sacramento Bee, from early April to June 3 Reform California reported about $44,000 in contributions. About $29,000 of the contributions came from donors in San Diego County, where DeMaio's radio show is broadcast. About $2,000 of the contributions came from donors within Newman's state Senate district, which is in the Los Angeles area.[40]

Recall opponents

Response by Josh Newman

Here is Josh Newman's official response to the recall effort, filed on April 24, 2017.[41]

“

Josh Newman is a veterans’ advocate and successful businessman who was elected last November to represent us in the State Senate.

Now, the same out-of-town, hyper-partisan special interests who opposed Josh’s election are attempting to stage a costly and unnecessary recall campaign. They are cynically misrepresenting Josh’s support for sorely-needed local road repairs as a pretext for removing him from office.

But, as every driver in Southern California knows, the need to reduce traffic and fix our highways is urgent and real. That’s why Josh authored a constitutional amendment to ensure that every new penny allocated for transportation will be used only for transportation.

Supporting this recall will:

  • Waste millions of your tax dollars by requiring three counties to hold unneeded special elections.
  • Disrespect the will of voters by removing a hard-working, conscientious Senator we elected less than six months ago.
  • Inject even more politics and divisiveness into public life at a time when we desperately need leaders who will unite us while solving real problems.

"As your Senator, I will always vote what’s best for my constituents and for this state. Please join local Democrats, Republicans, and Independents in opposing this recall effort."

-Josh Newman [30]

”

Los Angeles Times editorial

The following is an excerpt from the Los Angeles Times editorial board's statement opposing the recall:[42]

“

Typically, the Editorial Board weighs in on a race only after examining the fitness of the various candidates. In this case, however, we did none of that. We disagree with the premise of the campaign and don't think any of Newman's would-be successors ought to replace him at this point. Newman won this seat fair and square in 2016 and has done nothing that justifies his ignoble removal.

In fact, Newman deserves credit for supporting SB 1. It was — and is — unpopular because it hits Californians in their wallets, but it was the responsible thing to do. The state's transportation infrastructure has been underfunded for years. Bad roads and lack of public transportation options also hit Californians in their wallets, not to mention diminishing their quality of life. But that fact seems to be conveniently left out of the gas-tax debate.

Nothing in the state's Constitution or elections code sets out criteria for recalling a legislator. California law allows any state elected official to be recalled for any reason. But that doesn't mean all recalls are appropriate. And this one is not. Vote no on the recall of Newman on June 5. [30]

”

Whittier Daily News editorial

This is the Whittier Daily News editorial board's statement opposing the recall, but endorsing Ling Ling Chang if the recall succeeded.[43]

“

Recalls should be a political weapon of last resort. They should be used sparingly, and only when the claims of impropriety surpass typical election-year differences into the realm of the immoral, unethical or criminal, which requires the immediate removal of the offender from office.

If voters don’t think Newman is effectively representing them, their values and their priorities, they should hold him accountable if and when he runs for re-election. If they want to repeal the gas tax, they will have an opportunity in November.

That said, if the recall succeeds, we think Ling Ling Chang would be an appropriate representative of the district. While we also found ourselves in agreement with Bruce Whitaker on a number of issues, Chang has experience in the statehouse. Touting a 100 percent rating from the California Taxpayers Association and backed by the state Republican Party, Chang’s time in office has been reliably conservative, pro-business and friendly to taxpayers. Sacramento could certainly use more of that perspective. [30]

”

Orange County Register

The Orange County Register editorial board released a statement saying it opposed the recall, but if it did succeed, it recommended Ling Ling Chang as Newman's replacement.[44]

Possible implications of recall

Voter turnout for gas tax repeal

On June 5, 2018, a California Republican strategist told Politico that the Republican turnout in the Newman recall could foreshadow turnout in the November 2018 election, when a [[California Proposition 6, Voter Approval for Future Gas and Vehicle Taxes and 2017 Tax Repeal Initiative (2018) |ballot measure]] to repeal the gas tax was on the ballot.

The strategist said, "[w]atch the Josh Newman state Senate recall election over the gas tax. Could be close. The district overlaps with CA-39 and, with gas approaching $5 a gallon out there, will show how much the gas tax will drive turnout."[45]

Path to the ballot

Major recall events

Legal and legislative issues

The effort to recall Newman was at the center of conflict in the California State Legislature and conflict in the California courts in 2017. This conflict included efforts by Democratic legislators to change recall election laws and changes in the regulations governing campaign finance in recalls.

To read more on these issues, visit this page.

Legal procedure for recall elections

See also: Laws governing recall in California

The California Constitution gives citizens the right to recall state and local officials. To recall a state official, proponents must first file a notice of recall with the California Secretary of State. This notice must have the same number of signatures that are required to file to run for the office that is targeted in the recall. Proponents must also notify the official they seek to recall of their intent.

Once the filing has been completed, proponents have 160 days to circulate the recall petition and gather the necessary signatures to trigger an election. For state legislators, proponents must gather the number of signatures equal to 20 percent of the total votes cast in the last election for the office. County officials certify the number of signatures collected and submit the results to the secretary of state. If the number of signatures is sufficient, the secretary of state submits the results to the governor. The governor publishes a notice for a recall election within 60 to 80 days, provided that there are at least 180 days before the next regularly scheduled election in the jurisdiction. If there are less than 180 days before the next regularly scheduled election, the recall election will be consolidated with the scheduled election.[46]

Ballots in the recall election have two components. The first component asks whether or not the official should be recalled. The second component allows voters to select a candidate from a list of replacement candidates. If a majority of voters agree to recall the official, then the replacement candidate with the most votes wins the office. Voters can select a replacement candidate even if they voted against recalling the incumbent.

Background

2016 election

Democrat Josh Newman was first elected to represent District 29 in the California State Senate in 2016. Following California's 2011 redistricting, District 29 was located in the Los Angeles area and contained parts of Los Angeles County, Orange County, and San Bernardino County. Following the 2010 Census, California senators represented districts that contained, on average, 931,349 residents. District 29 was previously held by Republican Bob Huff, who retired after serving from 2008 to 2016. In the race to succeed Huff, there was a top-two primary held on June 7, 2016. Newman and Republican Ling Ling Chang won the primary and advanced to the general election on November 8. Newman defeated Chang in the general election with 50.39 percent of the vote, which was a margin of 2,498 voters. Newman's original term expired on December 6, 2020. In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) defeated Donald Trump (R) in District 29 by 12.6 points.

Prior to the November 2016 election, there were 26 Democrats, 13 Republicans, and one vacant seat in the California State Senate. Following the election, there were 27 Democrats and 13 Republicans, giving the Democrats a two-thirds supermajority. After the 2016 election, California was one of six Democratic state government trifectas.


Gas tax increase

On April 6, 2017, the California Legislature passed SB 1, the [[California Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 |Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017]]. SB 1 provided for an increase in the excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel.[47] It also created an annual Transportation Improvement Fee for vehicle owners. At the time of its passage, Reuters reported that SB 1 would raise $52 billion in revenue over 10 years.[48] Laws that increase taxes in California must receive the support of two-thirds of members in both legislative chambers, which is 27 of 40 state senators and 54 of 80 state assembly members. In the state Senate, SB 1 received 27 votes, with all yes votes except one coming from Democrats, including Newman.[11][10] On April 28, 2017, California Governor Jerry Brown (D) signed SB 1 into law.[7] The tax increases in the law took effect on November 1, 2017.[49] On May 4, 2017, state Rep. Travis Allen (R) filed an initiative that would allow voters to repeal SB 1 through an initiated state statute on November 6, 2018. California law requires that initiated state statutes receive a number of signatures equal to 5 percent of the vote in the most recent gubernatorial election to appear on the ballot.

On April 6, 2017, the legislature also passed Assembly Constitutional Amendment 5 (ACA 5), the California Transportation Taxes and Fees Lockbox Amendment. ACA 5 proposed that the California Constitution be amended to require that revenue from SB 1 be dedicated to transportation projects and that the revenue be exempted from counting toward the state appropriation limit. Newman cosponsored ACA 5. Constitutional amendments in California must receive two-thirds support from members in both legislative chambers and then appear on the ballot for approval or disapproval by voters. ACA 5 passed the legislative threshold, with all yes votes except two coming from Democrats, including Newman.[50] ACA 5 was on the ballot on June 5, 2018.

In September 2017, DeMaio and his group Reform California submitted a proposed [[California Proposition 6, Voter Approval for Future Gas and Vehicle Taxes and 2017 Tax Repeal Initiative (2018) |constitutional amendment]] that would require approval by a majority of voters for any increase in gasoline and vehicle-related taxes. The amendment would apply to any tax increase passed after January 1, 2017, including SB 1. Proponents were required to gather 585,407 signatures for an initiated constitutional amendment to appear on the ballot on November 6, 2018.

Recall initiated

On April 11, 2017, talk radio host Carl DeMaio said that he was planning a recall effort against Newman due to his support for the tax increases in SB 1. DeMaio is a member of the Republican Party who served on the San Diego City Council from 2008 to 2012. He unsuccessfully ran in both the 2012 San Diego mayoral election and in the 2014 election to represent California's 52nd Congressional District. He is also the founder and chairman of Reform California, a political action committee that opposes tax increases in California at the state and local levels.[31] He resides in San Diego, which is not part of the area represented by Newman. According to DeMaio's website, DeMaio targeted Newman instead of other Democratic legislators because he felt Newman's narrow margin of victory in 2016 would make him more vulnerable.[51] At the time that the recall effort began, DeMaio was supported by radio hosts John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou of KFI in Los Angeles.[6]

State overview

Partisan control

This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in California heading into the 2018 elections.

Congressional delegation

State executives

  • As of May 2018, Democrats held seven of 10 state executive positions and the remaining three positions were officially nonpartisan.
  • The governor of California was Democrat Jerry Brown.

State legislature

  • Democrats controlled both chambers of the California State Legislature. They had a 55-25 majority in the state Assembly and a 27-13 majority in the state Senate.

Trifecta status

  • California was a state government trifecta, meaning that Democrats held the governorship and majorities in the state house and state senate.

2018 elections

See also: California elections, 2018

California held elections for the following positions in 2018:

Demographics

Demographic data for California
 CaliforniaU.S.
Total population:38,993,940316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):155,7793,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:61.8%73.6%
Black/African American:5.9%12.6%
Asian:13.7%5.1%
Native American:0.7%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0.4%0.2%
Two or more:4.5%3%
Hispanic/Latino:38.4%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:81.8%86.7%
College graduation rate:31.4%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$61,818$53,889
Persons below poverty level:18.2%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in California.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

As of July 2016, California had a population of approximately 39,000,000 people, with its three largest cities being Los Angeles (pop. est. 4.0 million), San Diego (pop. est. 1.4 million), and San Jose (pop. est. 1 million).[52][53]

State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in California from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the California Secretary of State.

Historical elections

Presidential elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in California every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), California 2000-2016
Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Democratic Party Hillary Clinton 61.7% Republican Party Donald Trump 31.6% 30.1%
2012 Democratic Party Barack Obama 60.2% Republican Party Mitt Romney 37.1% 23.1%
2008 Democratic Party Barack Obama 61.1% Republican Party John McCain 37% 24.1%
2004 Democratic Party John Kerry 54.4% Republican Party George W. Bush 44.4% 10%
2000 Democratic Party Al Gore 53.5% Republican Party George W. Bush 41.7% 11.8%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in California from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), California 2000-2016
Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Democratic Party Kamala Harris 61.6% Democratic Party Loretta Sanchez 38.4% 23.2%
2012 Democratic Party Dianne Feinstein 62.5% Republican Party Elizabeth Emken 37.5% 25%
2010 Democratic Party Barbara Boxer 52.2% Republican Party Carly Fiorina 42.2% 10%
2006 Democratic Party Dianne Feinstein 59.5% Republican Party Richard Mountjoy 35.1% 24.4%
2004 Democratic Party Barbara Boxer 57.8% Republican Party Bill Jones 37.8% 20%
2000 Democratic Party Dianne Feinstein 55.9% Republican Party Tom Campbell 36.6% 19.3%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in California.

Election results (Governor), California 2000-2016
Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2014 Democratic Party Jerry Brown 60% Republican Party Neel Kashkari 40% 20%
2010 Democratic Party Jerry Brown 53.8% Republican Party Meg Whitman 40.9% 12.9%
2006 Republican Party Arnold Schwarzenegger 55.9% Democratic Party Phil Angelides 39.0% 16.9%
2002 Democratic Party Gray Davis 47.3% Republican Party Bill Simon 42.4% 4.9%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent California in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, California 2000-2016
Year Democrats Democrats (%) Republicans Republicans (%) Balance of power
2016 Democratic Party 39 73.5% Republican Party 14 26.4% D+25
2014 Democratic Party 39 73.5% Republican Party 14 26.4% D+25
2012 Democratic Party 38 71.7% Republican Party 15 28.3% D+23
2010 Democratic Party 34 64.1% Republican Party 19 35.8% D+15
2008 Democratic Party 34 64.1% Republican Party 19 35.8% D+15
2006 Democratic Party 34 64.1% Republican Party 19 35.8% D+15
2004 Democratic Party 33 62.3% Republican Party 20 37.7% D+13
2002 Democratic Party 33 62.3% Republican Party 20 37.7% D+13
2000 Democratic Party 32 61.5% Republican Party 20 38.5% D+12

Trifectas, 1992-2017

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

California Party Control: 1992-2025
Twenty years with Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
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External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Sen. Josh Newman, targeted by the GOP for his gas-tax vote, will face recall election on June 5," January 8, 2018
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Voice of OC, "Reiff: Recall Target State Sen. Josh Newman Says He’s ‘Not a Politician, Not a Lefty, a Centrist’," October 20, 2017
  3. ↑ Ling Ling Chang for Senate, "Tax Fighter," accessed April 17, 2018
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates," April 11, 2018
  5. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Recall History in California (1913 to Present)," accessed August 7, 2017
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 CBS Sacramento, "State Sen. Josh Newman Targeted By Recall Over California Gas Tax Vote," May 9, 2017
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Sacramento Bee, "Gov. Brown signs gas tax increases," April 28, 2017
  8. ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Freshman state Sen. Josh Newman says campaign to recall him comes from 'hyper-partisan special interests'," April 27, 2017
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 California Secretary of State, "Current Recall Efforts," accessed April 26, 2017
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 The Sacramento Bee, "This senator wanted to fix potholes. Now Republicans want to push him out," April 19, 2017
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 The California Legislature, SB-1 Transportation funding," accessed April 26, 2017
  12. ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Democrats clinch a supermajority in both houses of the California Legislature after Josh Newman wins state Senate seat," November 28, 2016
  13. ↑ Carl DeMaio, "DeMaio Launches Recall Campaign to Reverse Car and Gas Tax Hikes," April 25, 2017
  14. ↑ Josh Newman for State Senate, "Meet Josh," accessed March 6, 2018
  15. ↑ Newman for Senate, "Endorsements," accessed January 15, 2018
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Washington Post, "How a recall vote in Orange County could shape the battle for the House," June 5, 2018
  17. ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Gov. Brown to host fundraiser for senator facing possible recall to show 'he's got his back' after tax vote, aide says," May 8, 2017
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  19. ↑ The Sacramento Bee, "Teachers take on Republicans in gas tax recall fight," June 13, 2017
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  26. ↑ Twitter, "Ling Ling Chang on February 27, 2018," February 27, 2018
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  29. ↑ Carl DeMaio, "DeMaio Launches Recall Campaign to Reverse Car and Gas Tax Hikes," April 25, 2017
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 Reform California, "Our Mission," accessed May 5, 2017
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  34. ↑ Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, "Tax Raising Senator Deserves The Boot," May 11, 2017
  35. ↑ FireJoshNewman.com, "Fire Josh Newman," accessed June 13, 2017
  36. ↑ The Republican Party of Orange County "Volunteers Needed – Recall Josh Newman SD29 Signature Storm," June 3, 2017
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  40. ↑ The Sacramento Bee, "Out-of-district money flows into effort to oust Democratic senator," June 5, 2017
  41. ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Jesse Melgar," May 8, 2017
  42. ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Just say no to recalling Josh Newman," May 9, 2018
  43. ↑ Whittier Daily News, "No on the recall, yes on Ling Ling Chang," May 24, 2018
  44. ↑ Orange County Register, "Our recommendations for the June 5 ballot," June 2, 2018
  45. ↑ Politico, "SUPER TUESDAY PRIMARY day -- 'TOP TWO' drama watched nationwide -- SCHMIDT: McCARTHY 'disqualified' for speaker -- 'Sweeping changes' ahead at FPPC?" June 5, 2018
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  48. ↑ Reuters, "California lawmakers approve fuel tax hike for $52 billion road plan," April 7, 2017
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