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2014Final results

2014 election for California Senate District 40

California State Senate · California

Ben Hueso (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Rafael Estrada (D) by 9.8 points.

Ben HuesoDemocrat · winner
54.9%58,880
45.1%48,397
107,277 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

EvenD+35.91998D+16.42002D+27.32006D+18.92010D+31.72018R+6.32022

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET