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California, State Senate, District 11

California State Senate District 11
Current incumbentScott Wiener Democratic Party

California’s eleventh state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator Scott Wiener.

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 Mark Leno (D) did not seek re-election.

Scott Wiener defeated Jane Kim in the California State Senate District 11 general election.

California State Senate, District 11 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Scott Wiener 50.99% 209,462
Democratic Jane Kim 49.01% 201,316
Total Votes 410,778
Source: California Secretary of State

Jane Kim and Scott Wiener defeated Ken Loo in the California State Senate District 11 Blanket primary.

California State Senate, District 11 Blanket Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jane Kim 45.31% 118,582
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Scott Wiener 45.06% 117,913
Republican Ken Loo 9.63% 25,189
Total Votes 261,684

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. Incumbent Mark Leno and Harmeet Dhillon ran unopposed in the June 5 Democratic blanket primary. Leno then won over Dhillon in the general election.

California State Senate, District 11, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMark Leno Incumbent 84.7% 303,241
Republican Harmeet K. Dhillon 15.3% 54,887
Total Votes 358,128

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for California State Senate District 11 raised a total of $9,924,782. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $551,377 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, California State Senate District 11

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $4,538,313 4 $1,134,578
2012 $709,961 2 $354,981
2010 $212,656 1 $212,656
2008 $976,209 2 $488,105
2006 $498,498 1 $498,498
2004 $2,086,444 4 $521,611
2002 $36,091 1 $36,091
2000 $866,610 3 $288,870
Total $9,924,782 18 $551,377