2000 general · November 7, 2000
2000 California State Senate election results, district by district
Every California State Senate district in the 2000 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 40 seats
After the electionD 26 · R 14
Races20
Changed party1
Unopposed0%0 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 11 · R 9
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Thomas Oller (R) | 19.8 | |
| SD-3 | John L. Burton (D) | 51.1 | |
| SD-5 | Michael J. Machado (D) | 0.5 | |
| SD-7 | Tom Torlakson (D) | 11.4 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-9 | Don Perata (D) | 71.9 | |
| SD-11 | Byron Sher (D) | 22.6 | |
| SD-13 | John Vasconcellos (D) | 42.2 | |
| SD-15 | Bruce McPherson (R) | 15.0 | |
| SD-17 | William J. Knight (R) | 32.9 | |
| SD-19 | Tom McClintock (R) | 15.2 | |
| SD-21 | Jack Scott (D) | 21.3 | |
| SD-23 | Sheila James Kuehl (D) | 45.9 | |
| SD-25 | Edward Vincent (D) | 64.6 | |
| SD-27 | Betty Karnette (D) | 21.8 | |
| SD-29 | Bob Margett (R) | 1.0 | |
| SD-31 | James Brulte (R) | 21.3 | |
| SD-33 | Dick Ackerman (R) | 36.6 | |
| SD-35 | Ross Johnson (R) | 27.2 | |
| SD-37 | Jim Battin (R) | 29.1 | |
| SD-39 | Deirdre Alpert (D) | 16.9 |
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