2010Final results
2010 election for California Senate District 40
California State Senate · California
Juan Vargas (D) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Brian Hendry (R) by 18.9 points.
Juan VargasDemocrat · winner
59.4%101,767
Brian HendryRepublican
40.6%69,417
171,184 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET