California's 1st State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. It is currently represented by Republican Senator Dave Cox of Fair Oaks. The California Republican Party is the California affiliate of the national Republican Party. David E Cox (born February 20 1938 in Holdenville Oklahoma) is an American politician from Fair Oaks California.
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The 1st District stretches along the eastern edge of the state, from the Oregon border to the Mojave Desert. Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. For the indigenous American tribe see Mohave. The Mojave Desert (moʊˈhɑːvi or /məˈhɑːvi/ ( Hayikwiir Mat'aar in Mojave It includes most of the Mother Lode and Sierra Nevada Regions in addition to Lake Tahoe. Mother lode is a principal vein or zone of veins of Gold or Silver Ore. The Sierra Nevada ( Spanish for "Snowy Range" is a Mountain range located in the U Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater Lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains of the United States. However, though most of the district is rural, two-thirds of the district's population in 2000 lived in suburban Sacramento.
It includes the entirety of Modoc, Lassen, Plumas, Sierra, Amador, El Dorado, Calaveras, Alpine, and Mono Counties. Modoc County is a county located in the far northeast corner of the U Lassen County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U Plumas County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U Sierra County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U Amador County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U El Dorado County is a County located in the Gold Country of the U Calaveras County is a County located in the Gold Country of the U Alpine County is the smallest county, by population in the US Mono County is a County located in the east central portion of the U A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State.
It contains parts of Nevada, Placer, and Sacramento Counties. Nevada County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U Placer County (from Spanish: placer - "pleasure" is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U Sacramento County is a county in the US state of California. The County seat is the city of Sacramento, the State capital In Nevada County, it contains the city of Truckee and in Placer it contains the cities of Auburn, Colfax, and Roseville, in addition to the entirety of the county east of Auburn. Truckee is an incorporated town in Nevada County, California, United States. Auburn is a city in and the County seat of Placer County, California, United States. Colfax is a city in Placer County, California, at the crossroads of Interstate 80 and State Route 174. Roseville is a City in Placer County, California, United States, located in the metropolitan area of Sacramento. The Sacramento County portion includes the cities of Galt and Folsom as well as large portions of Elk Grove and Rancho Cordova. Galt is a city in Sacramento County, California, USA. It is part of the Sacramento &ndash Folsom is a city in Sacramento County, California, United States. Elk Grove is a City in Sacramento County California, located just south of the state capital of Sacramento Rancho Cordova is a city in Sacramento County, California, USA that incorporated in 2003 The Sacramento County unincorporated census-designated places of Fair Oaks, Gold River, Orangevale, Rancho Murrieta, Vineyard, and Wilton are entirely in the district, along with most of Carmichael. A census-designated place ( CDP) is a type of place (a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes Fair Oaks is a Census-designated place (CDP in Sacramento County, California, United States. Gold River is a Census-designated place (CDP in Sacramento County California. Orangevale is a Census-designated place (CDP in Sacramento County, California, United States. Vineyard is a Census-designated place (CDP in Sacramento County, California, United States. Wilton is a Census-designated place (CDP in Sacramento County, California, United States. Carmichael is a Census-designated place (CDP in Sacramento County, California, United States.
The 1st Senate District is a strongly Republican district. As of 2006, 48. 3% of registered voters were registered Republicans while only 33. The California Republican Party is the California affiliate of the national Republican Party. 5% were registered Democrats. The California Democratic Party is the local branch of the Democratic Party in the state of California.
| 2004 State Senate District 1 election[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Dave Cox | 261,607 | 62. The California Republican Party is the California affiliate of the national Republican Party. David E Cox (born February 20 1938 in Holdenville Oklahoma) is an American politician from Fair Oaks California. 8 | +5. 0 | |
| Democratic | Kristine Lang McDonald | 141,462 | 34. The California Democratic Party is the local branch of the Democratic Party in the state of California. 1 | -3. 9 | |
| Libertarian | Roberto Leibman | 13,292 | 3. The Libertarian Party of California is the California affiliate of the Libertarian Party. 1 | +1. 1 | |
| Total votes | 416,361 | 100. 0 | |||
| Majority | 120,145 | 28. 7 | +8. 9 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | +8. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. The California Republican Party is the California affiliate of the national Republican Party. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties 9 | |||
| 2000 State Senate District 1 election[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Rico Oller | 220,427 | 57. The California Republican Party is the California affiliate of the national Republican Party. Thomas "Rico" Oller (born July 16, 1958) is a Republican U 8 | ||
| Democratic | Thomas A. The California Democratic Party is the local branch of the Democratic Party in the state of California. Romero | 144,997 | 38. 0 | ||
| Libertarian | John Petersen | 16,075 | 4. The Libertarian Party of California is the California affiliate of the Libertarian Party. 2 | ||
| Total votes | 381,499 | 100. 0 | |||
| Majority | 75,430 | 19. 8 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Official Profile of Senate District from California State Senate--[1]