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California, State Senate, District 10

California State Senate District 10
Current incumbentBob Wieckowski Democratic Party

California’s tenth state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator Bob Wieckowski.

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 10

Incumbent Bob Wieckowski (D) defeated Victor San Vicente (R) in the general election for California State Senate District 10 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Bob Wieckowski (D)
75.6
205,239

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Victor San Vicente (R)
24.4
66,156

Total votes: 271,395
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Primary election
Primary for California State Senate District 10

Incumbent Bob Wieckowski and Victor San Vicente defeated Ali Sarsak in the primary for California State Senate District 10 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Bob Wieckowski (D)
71.5
102,122

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Victor San Vicente (R)
24.0
34,357

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Ali Sarsak (L)
4.5
6,420

Total votes: 142,899

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. Bob Wieckowski (D) and Peter Kuo (R) defeated Mary Hayashi (D), Roman Reed (D) and Audie Bock (I) in the blanket primary. Wieckowski defeated Kuo in the general election.

California State Senate, District 10, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBob Wieckowski 68% 111,162
Republican Peter Kuo 32% 52,302
Total Votes 163,464

California State Senate, District 10 Blanket Primary, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBob Wieckowski 35.4% 36,773
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngPeter Kuo 26.3% 27,332
Democratic Mary Hayashi 20.6% 21,448
Democratic Roman Reed 13.6% 14,098
Independent Audie Bock 4.1% 4,284
Total Votes 103,935

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 Ellen Corbett defeated Rob Maffit (R) and Ivan Chou (I) in the general election. The candidates ran without primary opposition.

California State Senate, District 10, General Election, 2010

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngEllen Corbett 70.6% 139,799
Republican Rob Maffit 29.4% 58,262
Independent Ivan Chou 0% 0
Total Votes 198,061

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for California State Senate District 10 raised a total of $5,488,733. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $288,881 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, California State Senate District 10

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $1,314,685 5 $262,937
2010 $388,222 3 $129,407
2008 $521,272 1 $521,272
2006 $2,576,177 5 $515,235
2004 $217 1 $217
2002 $470,656 3 $156,885
2000 $217,504 1 $217,504
Total $5,488,733 19 $288,881