2004 general · November 2, 2004
2004 California State Senate election results, district by district
Every California State Senate district in the 2004 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 40 seats
After the electionD 25 · R 15
Races20
Changed party0
Unopposed5%1 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 11 · R 9
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Dave Cox (R) | 28.8 | |
| SD-3 | Carole Migden (D) | 42.2 | |
| SD-5 | Michael J. Machado (D) | 4.4 | |
| SD-7 | Tom Torlakson (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-9 | Don Perata (D) | 61.5 | |
| SD-11 | Joe Simitian (D) | 37.1 | |
| SD-13 | Elaine White Alquist (D) | 41.3 | |
| SD-15 | Abel Maldonado (R) | 10.1 | |
| SD-17 | George C. Runner (R) | 23.5 | |
| SD-19 | Tom McClintock (R) | 21.4 | |
| SD-21 | Jack Scott (D) | 56.1 | |
| SD-23 | Sheila James Kuehl (D) | 36.6 | |
| SD-25 | Edward Vincent (D) | 50.3 | |
| SD-27 | Alan S. Lowenthal (D) | 26.5 | |
| SD-29 | Bob Margett (R) | 28.8 | |
| SD-31 | Bob Dutton (R) | 19.0 | |
| SD-33 | Dick Ackerman (R) | 37.9 | |
| SD-35 | John Campbell (R) | 32.2 | |
| SD-37 | Jim Battin (R) | 19.3 | |
| SD-39 | Christine Kehoe (D) | 24.6 |
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