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California, State Senate, District 13

California State Senate District 13
Current incumbentGerald Hill Democratic Party

California’s thirteenth state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator Gerald Hill.

California state senators represent an average of 931,349 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 846,791 residents.

About the office

Members serve four-year terms with term limits. The terms of the senators are staggered so that half the membership is elected every two years. The senators representing odd-numbered districts are elected in years evenly divisible by four. The senators from even-numbered districts are elected in the intervening even-numbered years. California legislators assume office one month after election (December).

Qualifications

According to Article IV of the California Constitution, the candidate must be a United States Citizen, a resident of California for three years, a resident of the legislative district for one year and a registered voter in that district by the time nomination papers are filed.

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$110,459/year$192/day for each day in session.

Term limits

Since the passage of Prop 28 in 2012, legislators first elected on or after November 6, 2012, are limited to a maximum of 12 years. Prop 140, passed in 1990, affects any members elected prior to November 6, 2012, and limits them to a maximum of two four-year terms (eight years).

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the senate, the Governor must call for a special election. The election must be called by the Governor within fourteen days of the vacancy being created. No special election can be held if the vacancy happened in an election year and the nominating deadline passed.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of California State Senate will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for March 3, 2020. The filing deadline was December 6, 2019.

2016

Elections for the California State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 25, 2016, for candidates filing with signatures. The deadline for candidates using a filing fee to qualify was March 11, 2016.

Incumbent Gerald Hill defeated Rick Ciardella in the California State Senate District 13 general election.

California State Senate, District 13 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Gerald Hill Incumbent 75.87% 296,400
Republican Rick Ciardella 24.13% 94,269
Total Votes 390,669
Source: California Secretary of State

Incumbent Gerald Hill and Rick Ciardella defeated John H. Webster in the California State Senate District 13 Blanket primary.

California State Senate, District 13 Blanket Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Gerald Hill Incumbent 75.64% 171,411
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Rick Ciardella 18.62% 42,185
Libertarian John H. Webster 5.74% 13,018
Total Votes 226,614

2012

Elections for the office of California State Senate consisted of a primary election on June 5, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 9, 2012. Democrats Gerald Hill and Sally Lieber defeated Christopher Kent Chiang (D) and John H. Webster (L) in the June 5 blanket primary. Hill then won over Lieber in the general election.


California State Senate, District 13, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJerry Hill 66.1% 218,775
Democratic Sally J. Lieber 33.9% 112,321
Total Votes 331,096

California State Senate, District 13 Blanket Primary, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngGerald Hill 51.1% 76,033
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSally Lieber 22.5% 33,566
Democratic Christopher Kent Chiang 11% 16,317
Libertarian John H. Webster 15.4% 23,003
Total Votes 148,919

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for California State Senate District 13 raised a total of $5,918,539. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $246,606 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, California State Senate District 13

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $1,296,159 3 $432,053
2012 $1,498,711 4 $374,678
2010 $100,607 1 $100,607
2008 $412,381 3 $137,460
2006 $317,494 1 $317,494
2004 $1,728,528 7 $246,933
2002 $187,875 1 $187,875
2000 $376,784 4 $94,196
Total $5,918,539 24 $246,606