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2000Final results

2000 election for California Senate District 11

California State Senate · California

Byron Sher (D) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Gloria Hom (R) by 22.6 points.

Byron SherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.3%183,887
Gloria HomRepublican
36.7%113,770
John J. HickeyLibertarian
4.1%12,676
310,333 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000

Races before and after

EvenR+25.61988R+33.81992D+19.51996D+22.62000D+37.12004D+49.62008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Byron Sher (D)Gloria Hom (R)

Also on the ballot: John J. Hickey (Libertarian), 4.1%