California's 23rd State Senate district

California's 23rd State Senate district
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Current senator		Mike Morrell (R–Rancho Cucamonga)
Registration	40.34% Republican 33.42% Democratic 20.54% No party preference
Demographics	45.51% White 7.77% Black 37.96% Latino 6.47% Asian 1.10% Native American 0.35% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.24% other 0.60% remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	933,807 681,524 563,579
Registered voters	429,487

California's 23rd State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Republican Mike Morrell of Rancho Cucamonga.

District profile

The district encompasses a wide arc of the Inland Empire, circling clockwise from Rancho Cucamonga in the northwest to Menifee in the south. It also includes several resort communities in the San Bernardino Mountains and a sliver of the High Desert.

Riverside County – 14.6%

• Banning
• Beaumont
• Calimesa
• Hemet
• Menifee
• San Jacinto

San Bernardino County – 30.2%

• Big Bear Lake
• Highland
• Loma Linda
• Rancho Cucamonga
• Redlands
• San Bernardino – 68.0%
• Yucaipa

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2012	President	Romney 51.8 – 46.0%
	Senator	Emken 51.9 – 48.1%

Election results

2014 (special)

California's 23rd State Senate district special election, 2014 Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Bill Emmerson
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Morrell	43,447	62.6
	Democratic	Ronald J. O'Donnell	10,531	15.2
	Democratic	Ameenah Fuller	6,705	9.7
	Libertarian	Jeff Hewitt	4,479	6.5
	Republican	Crystal Ruiz	4,187	6.0
Total votes			69,349	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

California State Senate election, 2012
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Emmerson (incumbent)	70,465	65.0
	Democratic	Melissa Ruth O'Donnell	37,939	35.0
Total votes			108,404	100.0
General election
	Republican	Bill Emmerson (incumbent)	159,045	56.3
	Democratic	Melissa Ruth O'Donnell	123,518	43.7
Total votes			282,563	100.0
	Republican hold

See also

• California State Senate
• California State Senate districts
• Districts in California

External links

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission