2000Final results
2000 election for California Senate District 23
California State Senate · California
Sheila James Kuehl (D) won with 70.6% of the vote, defeating Daniel B. Rego (R) by 45.9 points.
Sheila James KuehlDemocrat · winner
70.6%225,736
Daniel B. RegoRepublican
24.7%79,009
Charles T. BlackLibertarian
4.7%15,059
319,804 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET