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California, State Senate, District 15

California State Senate District 15
Current incumbentJames Beall Jr. Democratic Party

California’s fifteenth state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator James Beall Jr..

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 James Beall Jr. defeated Nora Campos in the California State Senate District 15 general election.

California State Senate, District 15 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png James Beall Jr. Incumbent 62.54% 196,089
Democratic Nora Campos 37.46% 117,442
Total Votes 313,531
Source: California Secretary of State

Incumbent James Beall Jr. and Nora Campos defeated Chuck Page and Anthony Macias in the California State Senate District 15 Blanket primary.

California State Senate, District 15 Blanket Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png James Beall Jr. Incumbent 49.44% 97,948
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Nora Campos 26.88% 53,250
Republican Chuck Page 20.58% 40,783
Republican Anthony Macias 3.10% 6,147
Total Votes 198,128

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 James Beall Jr. and Joe Coto ran unopposed in the June 5 blanket primary. Beall went on to defeat Coto in the general election.

California State Senate, District 15, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJim Beall 56.7% 160,451
Democratic Joe Coto 43.3% 122,345
Total Votes 282,796

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for California State Senate District 15 raised a total of $12,003,670. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $631,772 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, California State Senate District 15

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $2,320,306 4 $580,077
2012 $1,082,928 2 $541,464
2010 $72,626 1 $72,626
2008 $1,767,904 2 $883,952
2006 $307,643 1 $307,643
2004 $5,806,366 3 $1,935,455
2002 $142,315 1 $142,315
2000 $503,582 5 $100,716
Total $12,003,670 19 $631,772