2004Final results
2004 election for California Senate District 11
California State Senate · California
Joe Simitian (D) won with 66.5% of the vote, defeating Jon Zellhoefer (R) by 37.1 points.
Joe SimitianDemocrat · winner
66.5%230,484
Jon ZellhoeferRepublican
29.4%101,887
Allen M. RiceLibertarian
4.1%14,080
346,451 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 2004
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET