California's 25th State Senate district

California's 25th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Anthony Portantino of La Cañada Flintridge.

California's 25th State Senate district
Current senator	Anthony Portantino D–La Cañada Flintridge
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	926,935^[1] 735,320^[1] 625,479^[1]
Demographics	52.19% White 5.17% Black 25.97% Latino 15.19% Asian 0.43% Native American 0.20% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.33% other 0.52^[1]% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	604,271^[2]
Registration	45.41% Democratic 24.49% Republican 24.68% No party preference

District profile

The district encompasses most of the San Gabriel Mountains and its adjacent San Gabriel Valley foothill communities. It stretches from the eastern San Fernando Valley in the west to the far western Inland Empire in the east. Most of the district's population is in the western half of the district, anchored by Glendale and Pasadena.

Los Angeles County – 8.7% Altadena Bradbury Burbank – 85.7% Claremont Duarte Glendale Glendora La Cañada Flintridge La Crescenta-Montrose La Verne City of Los Angeles – 2.2% Lake View Terrace – partial Los Feliz – partial Sunland-Tujunga Monrovia Pasadena San Dimas San Marino Sierra Madre South Pasadena

San Bernardino County – 3.8% Upland

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2020	President	Biden 63.8 – 34.2%
2018	Governor	Newsom 63.3 – 36.7%
	Senator	Feinstein 58.7 – 41.3%
2016	President	Clinton 62.5 – 31.6%
	Senator	Harris 62.3 – 37.7%
2014	Governor	Brown 59.6 – 40.4%
2012	President	Obama 59.9 – 37.4%
	Senator	Feinstein 62.4 – 37.6%

List of senators

Due to redistricting, the 25th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Senators	Party	Years served	Counties represented	Notes
Augustus L. Chandler	Republican	January 8, 1883 - January 3, 1887	Sutter, Yuba
D. J. McCarthy	Democratic	January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889	San Francisco
James E. Britt		January 7, 1889 - January 2, 1893
John Fay		January 2, 1893 - January 4, 1897
John Feeney		January 4, 1897 - January 1, 1901
John H. Nelson	Republican	January 1, 1901 - January 4, 1909
Lester G. Burnett		January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913
David Wallace Mott		January 6, 1913 - January 8, 1917	Santa Barbara, Ventura
J. R. Thompson	Democratic	January 8, 1917 - January 3, 1921
Frank A. Arbuckle	Republican	January 3, 1921 - January 5, 1925
John J. Hollister Sr.		January 5, 1925 - January 7, 1929
Walter H. Duval		January 7, 1929 - January 2, 1933
Edward H. Tickle		January 2, 1933 - January 8, 1945	Monterey, San Benito
Frederick Weybret		January 8, 1945 - January 31, 1955	Monterey, San Benito	Died in office.^[3]
			Monterey
Fred Farr	Democratic	May 23, 1955 - January 2, 1967		Sworn in after winning special election.^[4]
Robert S. Stevens	Republican	January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1976	Los Angeles
H. L. Richardson		December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1988
			Inyo, Los Angeles, San Bernardino
Bill Leonard		December 5, 1988 - November 30, 1992
Teresa Patterson Hughes	Democratic	December 7, 1992 – November 30, 2000	Los Angeles
Edward Vincent		December 4, 2000 - November 4, 2008
Roderick Wright		December 1, 2008 - November 30, 2012
Carol Liu		December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2016	Los Angeles, San Bernardino
Anthony Portantino		December 5, 2016 - present

Election results

2020

California State Senate election, 2020

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anthony Portantino (incumbent)	185,405	99.1
	Republican	Kathleen Hazelton (write-in)	952	0.5
	Libertarian	Evan Wecksell (write-in)	811	0.4
Total votes			187,168	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Anthony Portantino (incumbent)	295,432	64.0
	Republican	Kathleen Hazelton	166,529	36.0
Total votes			461,961	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

California State Senate election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael D. Antonovich	85,663	39.5
	Democratic	Anthony Portantino	58,154	26.8
	Democratic	Katherine Perez-Estolano	31,166	14.4
	Democratic	Chris Chahinian	14,849	6.8
	Democratic	Phlunte' Riddle	14,563	6.7
	Democratic	Teddy Choi	12,430	5.7
Total votes			216,825	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Anthony Portantino	218,655	57.8
	Republican	Michael D. Antonovich	159,014	42.2
Total votes			377,256	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

California State Senate election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carol Liu (incumbent)	62,930	51.3
	Republican	Gilbert V. Gonzales	53,093	43.3
	Democratic	Ameenah Fuller	6,592	5.4
Total votes			122,615	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Carol Liu (incumbent)	213,127	60.8
	Republican	Gilbert V. Gonzales	137,651	39.2
Total votes			350,778	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008

California State Senate election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Roderick Wright	179,654	71.90
	Republican	Lydia Gutierrez	70,199	28.10
Total votes			249,853	100.00
Turnout				66.73
	Democratic hold

2004

California State Senate election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward Vincent (incumbent)	165,479	73.66
	Republican	James Arlandus Spencer	52,485	23.36
	Libertarian	Dale F. Ogden	6,683	2.97
Total votes			224,647	100.00
	Democratic hold

2000

California State Senate election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward Vincent	131,725	82.28
	Republican	James Arlandus Spencer	28,375	17.72
Invalid or blank votes			17,112	9.66
Total votes			177,212	100.00
	Democratic hold

1996

California State Senate election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Teresa P. Hughes (incumbent)	118,806	82.02
	Republican	Cliff McClain	28,038	17.98
Invalid or blank votes			17,971	11.04
Total votes			164,815	100.00
	Democratic hold

1992

California State Senate election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Teresa Hughes	125,316	76.75
	Republican	Cliff McClain	30,666	18.78
	Peace and Freedom	Hattie Marie Benn	7,289	4.46
Invalid or blank votes			20,456	11.13
Total votes			183,727	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

See also

• California State Senate
• California State Senate districts
• Districts in California

References

1. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
2. "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
3. "Senator Fred Weybret Dies". cdnc.ucr.edu.
4. "Fred Farr Sworn in". archive.org.

External links

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission