California's 2nd Senate district

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California's 2nd State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Democratic Senator Pat Wiggins of Santa Rosa.

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[edit] District Profile

The district stretches along most of California's northern coast, including the entirety of Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, and Napa Counties, as well as parts of Solano and Sonoma Counties. In Solano County, it contains the entirety of the cities of Benicia, Rio Vista, and Vallejo, and the CDP of Green Valley. In Sonoma County, it contains the entirety of the cities of Cloverdale, Healdsburg, Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Sonoma, and Windsor; the entirety of the CDPs of Bodega Bay, Fetters Hot Springs, Forestville, Glen Ellen, Graton, Guerneville, Monte Rio, Occidental, Roseland; and parts of the CDPs of Boyes Hot Springs and Eldridge.

[edit] Politics

The 2nd Senate District is a strongly Democratic district, with 49.6% of registered voters being registered Democrats and 29.2% registered Republicans.

[edit] 2006 Results

2006 State Senate District 2 election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Patricia "Pat" Wiggins 173,053 66.1 +2.6
Republican Lawrence R. Wiesner 88,960 33.9 +1.5
Total votes 262,013 100.0
Majority 84,093 32.2 +1.1
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing +1.1

[edit] 2002 Results

2002 State Senate District 2 election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Wesley Chesbro (incumbent) 156,755 63.3 +12.1
Republican Peggy Redfearn 80,079 32.6 -9.3
Libertarian Laura Jean Likover 12,214 4.1 +4.1
Total votes 249,048 100.0
Majority 76,676 31.1 +21.4
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing +21.4

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ 2006 State Senate Results. California Secretary of State (2006-12-04). Retrieved on 2006-12-05.
  2. ^ 2002 State Senate Results. California Secretary of State (2008-03-18). Retrieved on 2008-03-18.

[edit] External links

Official Profile of Senate District from California State Senate--[1]

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