2014Final results
2014 election for California Senate District 18
California State Senate · California
Bob Hertzberg (D) won with 70.2% of the vote, defeating Ricardo Benitez (R) by 40.3 points.
Bob HertzbergDemocrat · winner
70.2%79,495
Ricardo BenitezRepublican
29.8%33,794
113,289 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 2014
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET