The Online Home of California's Political History
C. F. Lea ran as a Democrat in 1932 and 1934, not as a Republican (as I had incorrectly recorded earlier).
Ralph Swing ran as a Republican in 1942, not as a Democrat.
Herbert Slater ran as a Democrat in 1922, not as a Republican.
Nathan F. Coombs ran as a Republican in 1952, not as a Democrat.
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The highest vote count for a State Senator was in 1958, when Richard Richards ran unopposed for reelection and won with more than 1.4 million votes. At the time, State Senate districts were apportioned by county rather than population, and Richards represented the entirety of Los Angeles County (which now contains parts of 14 Senate […]
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