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California's 13th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Josh Becker of Menlo Park.

Population(2010)
Voting age
Citizen voting age
927,480[1]
719,549[1]
553,079[1]
Demographics
Registered voters534,908[2]
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California's 13th State Senate district
Current senator
  Josh Becker
D–Menlo Park
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age
927,480[1]
719,549[1]
553,079[1]
Demographics
Registered voters534,908[2]
Registration52.51% Democratic
14.85% Republican
28.55% No party preference
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District profile

The district encompasses the southern Bay Area, taking in most of San Mateo County such as the communities of South San Francisco, Pacifica, San Bruno, Millbrae, Burlingame, San Mateo, Foster City, El Granada, Hallf Moon Bay, San Carlos, Redwood City, Woodside, and Menlo Park; along with the western Santa Clara County communities of Palo Alto, Stanford, Mountain View, Cupertino, Campbell, Saratoga, and Los Gatos.

Election results from statewide races

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Year Office Results
2021 Recall No No 79.2 – 20.8%
2020 President Biden 78.8 – 19.2%
2018 Governor Newsom 75.5 – 24.5%
Senator Feinstein 62.5 – 37.5%
2016 President Clinton 76.7 – 17.9%
Senator Harris 73.0 – 27.0%
2014 Governor Brown 75.0 – 25.0%
2012 President Obama 71.8 – 25.6%
Senator Feinstein 76.2 – 23.8%
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List of senators representing the district

Due to redistricting, the 13th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

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Senators Party Years served Counties represented Notes
William Cronan Democratic January 8, 1883 – January 5, 1885 San Francisco Cronan and Sullivan served together.[3]
Frank J. Sullivan January 8, 1883 – January 5, 1885
John L. Boone Republican January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887 Boone and Days served together.[4]
John M. Days January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887
Findley R. Dray January 3, 1887 – January 2, 1893 Sacramento
Elijah Carson Hart January 2, 1893 – January 4, 1897
Gillis Doty Democratic January 4, 1897 – January 1, 1901
Robert T. Devlin Republican January 1, 1901 – January 2, 1905
John G. Mattos Jr. January 2, 1905 – January 4, 1909 Alameda
Edward Keating Strobridge January 4, 1909 – January 8, 1917
Frank Monroe Carr January 8, 1917 – January 5, 1925
E. H. Christian January 5, 1925 – January 2, 1933
Charles F. Reindollar January 2, 1933 – January 4, 1937 Marin
Thomas F. Keating Democratic January 4, 1937 – September 15, 1950 Resigned to become a Judge for the Marin Superior Court.[5]
Vacant September 15, 1950 – November 13, 1950
John F. McCarthy Republican November 13, 1950 – January 2, 1967 Sworn in after winning special election.[6]
Al Alquist Democratic January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1976 Santa Clara
John Garamendi December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1984 Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mono, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne
Al Alquist December 3, 1984 – November 30, 1996 Santa Clara
John Vasconcellos December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2004
Elaine Alquist December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2012
Jerry Hill December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2020 San Mateo, Santa Clara
Josh Becker December 7, 2020 – present
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Election results (1990-present)

2024

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2024 California State Senate 13th district election[7][8]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Josh Becker (incumbent) 167,285 73.6
Republican Alex Glew 42,841 18.8
Republican Christina Laskowski 17,295 7.6
Total votes 227,421 100.0
General election
Democratic Josh Becker (incumbent) 314,889 72.5
Republican Alex Glew 119,674 27.5
Total votes 434,563 100.0
Democratic hold
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2020

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2020 California State Senate 13th district election[9][10]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Josh Becker 66,428 23.8
Republican Alexander Glew 48,378 17.3
Democratic Sally Lieber 47,773 17.1
Democratic Shelly Masur 45,211 16.2
Democratic Annie Oliva 33,311 11.9
Democratic Mike Brownrigg 32,481 11.6
Libertarian John H. Webster 5,910 2.1
Total votes 279,492 100.0
General election
Democratic Josh Becker 348,005 75.4
Republican Alexander Glew 113,315 24.6
Total votes 461,320 100.0
Democratic hold
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2016

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2016 California State Senate 13th district election[11][12]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jerry Hill (incumbent) 171,411 75.6
Republican Rick Ciardella 42,185 18.6
Libertarian John H. Webster 13,018 5.7
Total votes 226,614 100.0
General election
Democratic Jerry Hill (incumbent) 296,400 75.9
Republican Rick Ciardella 94,269 24.1
Total votes 390,669 100.0
Democratic hold
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2012

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2012 California State Senate 13th district election[13][14]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jerry Hill 76,033 51.1
Democratic Sally J. Lieber 33,566 22.5
Libertarian John H. Webster 23,003 15.4
Democratic Christopher Kent Chiang 16,317 11.0
Total votes 148,919 100.0
General election
Democratic Jerry Hill 218,775 66.1
Democratic Sally J. Lieber 112,321 33.9
Total votes 331,096 100.0
Democratic hold
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2008

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2008 California State Senate 13th district election[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elaine Alquist (incumbent) 179,855 70.9
Republican Shane Connolly 57,033 22.5
Libertarian John Webster 16,659 6.6
Total votes 253,547 100.0
Democratic hold
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2004

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2004 California State Senate 13th district election[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elaine Alquist 156,321 68.5
Republican Shane Patrick Connolly 62,157 27.3
Libertarian Michael Laursen 9,585 4.2
No party John H. Webster (write-in) 28 0.0
Total votes 228,091 100.0
Democratic hold
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2000

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2000 California State Senate 13th district election[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Vasconcellos (incumbent) 140,827 68.6
Republican John Longwell 54,076 26.3
Libertarian John Harvey Webster 10,507 5.1
Total votes 205,410 100.0
Democratic hold
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1996

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1996 California State Senate 13th district election[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Vasconcellos 117,640 58.6
Republican Ray Morton 55,737 27.8
Reform Dominic L. Cortese 17,715 6.8
Libertarian John Harvey Webster 6,684 3.3
Natural Law Rick J. Dunstan 3,021 1.6
Total votes 200,797 100.0
Democratic hold
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1992

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1992 California State Senate 13th district election[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Al Alquist (incumbent) 140,081 60.4
Republican Michael Iddings 72,340 31.2
Libertarian John Harvey Webster 19,258 8.3
Total votes 231,679 100.0
Democratic hold
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