California State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
California Senate District 29
A district of about 956,000 people, 64% Hispanic, 21% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+14.5 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Eloise Reyes (D) · won57.1%
- Carlos A. Garcia (R)42.9%
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
Where it sits among all 40 seats
Every California State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
15 races since 1968; the seat changed party 1 time. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Eloise Reyes (D) | Carlos A. Garcia (R) | 14.1 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Josh Newman (D) | Lingling Chang (R) | 2.6 |
| 2016 | Josh Newman (D)Flip | Lingling Chang (R) | 0.8 |
| 2012 | Robert Huff (R) | Greg Diamond (D) | 10.2 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Robert Huff (R) | Joseph M. Lyons (D) | 15.4 |
| 2004 | Bob Margett (R) | Rufino Mallari Bautista Jr. (D) | 28.8 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Bob Margett (R) | Richard Melendez (D) | 1.0 |
| 1996 | Richard Mountjoy (R) | Tommy L. Randle (D) | 17.9 |
| 1992 | Frank Hill (R) | Sandra K. Hester (D) | 12.4 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Robert G. Beverly (R) | Jack Hachmeister (D) | 38.1 |
| 1984 | Robert G. Beverly (R) | Suzanne G. Distaso (D) | 43.1 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Bill Greene (D) | Timothy F. Faulkner (R) | 68.7 |
| 1976 | Bill Greene (D) | James L. Dunlap (R) | 64.1 |
| 1972 | Mervyn M. Dymally (D) | Marion E. Taggart (R) | 74.0 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Mervyn M. Dymally (D) | E. Murrell Embry (R) | 67.4 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 29
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 29's area in each.
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 40 seats. Small marks are other seats in California. The black marker is District 29.
Lower than 92% of seats.
Lower than 67% of seats.
Higher than 87% of seats.
Higher than 87% of seats.
Lower than 79% of seats.
Denser than 79% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 3164% HispanicD+12.2Not up in 2026District 22
63% Hispanic · 24% college gradsD+18.5Held DDistrict 20
60% Hispanic · 25% college gradsD+32.8Held DDistrict 34
64% Hispanic · 25% college gradsD+20.1Held D
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET