2000Final results
2000 election for California Senate District 37
California State Senate · California
Jim Battin (R) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Sedalia L. Sanders (D) by 29.1 points.
Jim BattinRepublican · winner
62.2%177,665
Sedalia L. SandersDemocrat
33.0%94,391
Donna TelloLibertarian
4.8%13,649
285,705 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