California's 36th State Senate district

California's 36th State Senate district
Current senator		Patricia Bates (R–Laguna Niguel)
Registration	42.06% Republican 29.80% Democratic 23.40% No party preference
Demographics	63.43% White 2.48% Black 23.75% Latino 8.33% Asian 0.64% Native American 0.55% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.27% other 0.54% remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	938,083 708,785 603,622
Registered voters	491,550

California's 36th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Republican Patricia Bates of Laguna Niguel.

District profile

The district includes 15.3% of Orange County and 15.4% of San Diego County. Cities in the district include Carlsbad, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Hills, Mission Viejo, Oceanside, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, and San Juan Capistrano.

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2012	President	Romney 54.8 – 43.2%
	Senator	Emken 55.8 – 44.2%
2014	Governor	Kashkari 57.5 – 42.5%

Election results

2014

California State Senate elections, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patricia Bates	88,171	99.1
	Democratic	Gary Kephart (write-in)	756	0.9
Total votes			88,927	100.0
General election
	Republican	Patricia Bates	140,610	65.7
	Democratic	Gary Kephart	73,539	34.3
Total votes			214,149	100.0
	Republican hold

See also

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

External links

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission