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California State Senate District 2
| California State Senate District 2 | ||
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| Current incumbent | Mike McGuire  | |
California’s second state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator Mike McGuire.
California state senators represent an average of 931,349 residents.[1] After the 2000 Census, each member represented 846,791 residents.[2]
About the office
Members of the California State Senate serve four-year terms with term limits.[3] The terms of the senators are staggered so that half the membership is elected every two years. The senators representing odd-numbered districts are elected in years evenly divisible by four. The senators from even-numbered districts are elected in the intervening even-numbered years. California legislators assume office the first Monday in the December following their election.[4]
Qualifications
According to Article IV of the California Constitution:[5]
| “ | A person is ineligible to be a member of the Legislature unless the person is an elector and has been a resident of the legislative district for one year, and a citizen of the United States and a resident of California for 3 years, immediately preceding the election, and service of the full term of office to which the person is seeking to be elected would not exceed the maximum years of service permitted by subdivision (a) of this section.[6] | ” |
Salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[7] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $128,215/year | $214/day |
Term limits
- See also: State legislatures with term limits
The California Legislature is one of 16 state legislatures with term limits. Since the passage of Prop 28 in 2012, legislators first elected on or after November 6, 2012, are limited to a maximum of 12 years. Prop 140, passed in 1990, affects any members elected prior to November 6, 2012, and limits them to a maximum of two four-year terms (eight years total).[8]
Vacancies
If there is a vacancy in the California State Legislature, the governor must call for a special election. The governor must call the election within 14 calendar days of the vacancy. No special election shall be held if the vacancy occurs after the nominating deadline has passed in the final year of the term of office.[9]
See sources: California Code, 1773 and California Cons. Art. IV, § 2
Elections
2014
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the California State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Mike McGuire (D) and Lawrence R. Wiesner (R) defeated Derek Knell (D) and Harry V. Lehmann (I) in the blanket primary. McGuire defeated Wiesner in the general election.[10][11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Mike McGuire |
70% | 188,142 | |
| Republican | Lawrence R. Wiesner | 30% | 80,778 | |
| Total Votes | 268,920 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Mike McGuire |
57.9% | 104,670 | |
| Republican | Lawrence R. Wiesner |
26.8% | 48,401 | |
| Democratic | Derek Knell | 10.9% | 19,733 | |
| Independent | Harry V. Lehmann | 4.5% | 8,060 | |
| Total Votes | 180,864 | |||
2010
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2010
Elections for the office of California State Senate consisted of a primary election on June 8, 2010, and a general election on November 6, 2010. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 25, 2010. Noreen Evans was eligible but did not seek re-election to the California State Assembly in 2010. She instead won election to District 2 of the California State Senate. Evans defeated Tom Lynch, David Rosas and Joanne Sanders in the June 8 blanket primary, before defeating Lawrence E. Wiesner in the general election. Wiesner ran without primary opposition.[13] [14]
| California State Senate, District 2, General Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Noreen Evans |
63.4% | 190,824 | |
| Republican | Lawrence E. Wiesner | 36.6% | 110,209 | |
| Total Votes | 301,033 | |||
| California State Senate, District 2 Democratic Primary, 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Noreen Evans |
58.8% | 45,076 |
| Tom Lynch |
18.6% | 14,263 |
| Joanne Sanders | 15% | 11,486 |
| David Rosas | 7.5% | 5,775 |
| Total Votes | 76,600 | |
Campaign contributions
From 2002 to 2012, candidates for California State Senate District 2 raised a total of $3,810,807. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $238,175 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.
| Campaign contributions, California State Senate District 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average | |
| 2012 | $318,569 | 1 | $318,569 | |
| 2010 | $643,643 | 5 | $128,729 | |
| 2008 | $430,038 | 1 | $430,038 | |
| 2006 | $399,004 | 2 | $199,502 | |
| 2004 | $437,288 | 1 | $437,288 | |
| 2002 | $738,125 | 5 | $147,625 | |
| 2000 | $844,140 | 1 | $844,140 | |
| Total | $3,810,807 | 16 | $238,175 | |
See also
- California State Legislature
- California State Senate
- California State Assembly
- California state legislative districts
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ United States Census 2010, "Population in 2010 of the American states," November 22, 2013
- ↑ United States Census 2010, "Population in 2000 of the American states," November 27, 2013
- ↑ California State Constitution, accessed December 16, 2013
- ↑ California Constitution, "Article 4, Section 2. (a)(3)," accessed November 1, 2021
- ↑ California Legislature, "Qualifications for State Legislature," accessed May 21, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ California Legislative Information, "Article IV Legislative (Sec. 1 - Sec. 28)," accessed February 9, 2021
- ↑ California Legislative Information, "California Code," accessed February 9, 2021 (Statute, 1773-California Government Code)
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2014 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 27, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 14, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "2010 General Election," November 7, 2013
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "2010 General Primary,” November 7, 2013
