California's 40th State Senate district
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| California's 40th State Senate district | ||
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| Current senator | Ben Hueso (D–San Diego) | |
| Registration | 44.99% Democratic
22.41% Republican
28.07% No party preference
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| Demographics | 16.39% White
7.27% Black
62.28% Latino
12.07% Asian
0.57% Native American
0.53% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.19% other
0.70% remainder of multiracial
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| Population (2010)
• Voting age
• Citizen voting age
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935,055
671,129
466,879
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| Registered voters | 376,613 | |
California's 40th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Ben Hueso of San Diego.
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District profile
The district runs along the entire border between California and Mexico. The heavily Latino district is a mix of urban San Diego neighborhoods in the west and rural Imperial County farmland in the east.
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Election results from statewide races
| Election results from statewide races | ||
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| Year | Office | Results |
| 2000 | President | Gore 52.6 - 43.4% |
| Senator | Feinstein 58.5 - 33.5% | |
| 1998 | Governor | Davis 57.2 - 38.6% |
| Senator | Boxer 53.0 - 42.2% | |
| 1996 | President | Clinton 52.6 - 38.4% |
| 1994 | Governor | Wilson 58.9 - 37.6% |
| Senator | Huffington 49.8 - 39.4% | |
| 1992 | President | Clinton 42.7 - 32.7% |
| Senator | Boxer 45.3 - 43.2% | |
| Senator | Feinstein 49.8 - 39.6% | |
Election results
2014
| California State Senate elections, 2014 | ||||
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| Primary election | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ben Hueso (incumbent) | 45,249 | 71.9 | |
| Democratic | Rafael Estrada | 17,547 | 27.9 | |
| Republican | Michael Diaz (write-in) | 188 | 0.3 | |
| Total votes | 62,984 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Ben Hueso (incumbent) | 58,880 | 54.9 | |
| Democratic | Rafael Estrada | 48,397 | 45.1 | |
| Total votes | 107,277 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2013 (special)
| California's 40th State Senate district special election, 2013 Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Juan Vargas |
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| Primary election | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ben Hueso | 29,367 | 53.1 | |
| Republican | Hector Raul Gastelum | 11,951 | 21.6 | |
| Republican | Xanthi Gionis | 8,243 | 14.9 | |
| Democratic | Anna Nevenic | 5,740 | 10.4 | |
| Democratic | Craig Fiegener (write-in) | 39 | 0.1 | |
| Democratic | Rafael Estrada (write-in) | 20 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 55,360 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2010
| California State Senate elections, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Juan Vargas | 101,767 | 59.5 | |
| Republican | Brian Hendry | 69,417 | 40.5 | |
| Total votes | 171,184 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2006
| California State Senate elections, 2006 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Denise Moreno Ducheny (incumbent) | 84,571 | 62.2 | |
| Republican | David K. Walden | 47,502 | 34.9 | |
| Libertarian | Jesse Thomas | 3,968 | 2.9 | |
| Total votes | 136,041 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2002
| California State Senate elections, 2002 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Denise Moreno Ducheny | 66,405 | 56.4 | |
| Republican | Michael S. Giorgino | 47,087 | 39.9 | |
| Libertarian | Felix Jeremiah Miranda | 4,362 | 3.7 | |
| Total votes | 117,854 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1998
| California State Senate elections, 1998 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Steve Peace (incumbent) | 103,669 | 66.3 | |
| Republican | Bob Divine | 47,490 | 30.4 | |
| Libertarian | David N. Graham | 5,192 | 3.3 | |
| Total votes | 156,351 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1994
| California State Senate elections, 1994 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Steve Peace (incumbent) | 77,211 | 48.0 | |
| Republican | Joe Ghougassian | 72,410 | 45.1 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Elena Smith Pelayo | 6,347 | 3.9 | |
| Libertarian | Ben Gibbs | 4,758 | 3.0 | |
| Total votes | 160,726 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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