1996 general · November 5, 1996
1996 California State Senate election results, district by district
Every California State Senate district in the 1996 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 40 seats
After the electionD 23 · R 16 · 1 other
Races20
Changed party5
Unopposed0%0 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 10 · R 10
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Tim Leslie (R) | 26.3 | |
| SD-3 | John L. Burton (D) | 47.2 | |
| SD-5 | Patrick Johnston (D) | 20.2 | |
| SD-7 | Richard K. Rainey (R) | 0.2 | Flipped |
| SD-9 | Barbara Lee (D) | 65.6 | |
| SD-11 | Byron Sher (D) | 19.5 | Flipped |
| SD-13 | John Vasconcellos (D) | 32.4 | |
| SD-15 | Bruce McPherson (R) | 1.4 | Flipped |
| SD-17 | William J. Knight (R) | 33.2 | |
| SD-19 | Cathie Wright (R) | 24.5 | |
| SD-21 | Adam B. Schiff (D) | 7.7 | Flipped |
| SD-23 | Tom Hayden (D) | 24.6 | |
| SD-25 | Teresa Hughes (D) | 64.0 | |
| SD-27 | Betty Karnette (D) | 2.8 | Flipped |
| SD-29 | Richard Mountjoy (R) | 17.9 | |
| SD-31 | James Brulte (R) | 16.3 | |
| SD-33 | John R. Lewis (R) | 37.3 | |
| SD-35 | Ross Johnson (R) | 27.0 | |
| SD-37 | David G. Kelley (R) | 33.3 | |
| SD-39 | Deirdre Alpert (D) | 5.8 |
California State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner