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California, State Senate, District 34

California State Senate District 34
Current incumbentTom Umberg Democratic Party

California’s thirty-fourth state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator Tom Umberg.

California state senators represent an average of 931,349 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 846,791 residents.

About the office

Members serve four-year terms with term limits. 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 one month after election (December).

Qualifications

According to Article IV of the California Constitution, the candidate must be a United States Citizen, a resident of California for three years, a resident of the legislative district for one year and a registered voter in that district by the time nomination papers are filed.

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$110,459/year$192/day for each day in session.

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).

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the senate, the Governor must call for a special election. The election must be called by the Governor within fourteen days of the vacancy being created. No special election can be held if the vacancy happened in an election year and the nominating deadline passed.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of California State Senate will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for March 3, 2020. The filing deadline was December 6, 2019.

2018

General election
General election for California State Senate District 34

Tom Umberg (D) defeated incumbent Janet Nguyen (R) in the general election for California State Senate District 34 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Tom Umberg (D)
50.6
135,062

Janet Nguyen (R)
49.4
131,973

Total votes: 267,035
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Primary election
Primary for California State Senate District 34

Incumbent Janet Nguyen and Tom Umberg defeated Jestin Samson and Akash Hawkins in the primary for California State Senate District 34 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Janet Nguyen (R)
58.3
82,874

Tom Umberg (D)
26.3
37,360

Jestin Samson (D)
9.3
13,231

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Akash Hawkins (D)
6.2
8,746

Total votes: 142,211

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. Jose Solorio (D) and Janet Nguyen (R) defeated Long Pham (R) in the blanket primary. Solorio was defeated by Nguyen in the general election.

California State Senate, District 34, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJanet Nguyen 58.1% 95,792
Democratic Jose Solorio 41.9% 69,220
Total Votes 165,012

California State Senate, District 34 Blanket Primary, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJanet Nguyen 52% 46,445
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJose Solorio 33.3% 29,793
Republican Long Pham 14.7% 13,102
Total Votes 89,340

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. Incumbent Lou Correa (D) defeated Lucille Kring (R) in the general election. Both candidates ran unopposed in the June 8 primary elections.

California State Senate, District 34, General Election, 2010

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLou Correa Incumbent 65.7% 88,892
Republican Lucille Kring 34.3% 46,377
Total Votes 135,269

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for California State Senate District 34 raised a total of $19,706,840. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $1,313,789 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, California State Senate District 34

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $6,320,100 3 $2,106,700
2012 $40,920 1 $40,920
2010 $1,601,455 2 $800,728
2008 $810,118 1 $810,118
2006 $7,279,621 4 $1,819,905
2004 $905,990 1 $905,990
2002 $1,575,493 2 $787,747
2000 $1,173,143 1 $1,173,143
Total $19,706,840 15 $1,313,789