California's 18th State Senate district

California's 18th State Senate district
Map of the district
Current senator Robert Hertzberg (D–Van Nuys)
Registration 53.16% Democratic
Demographics 29.05% White
4.23% Black
56.53% Latino
8.93% Asian
0.32% Native American
0.15% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.35% other
0.44% remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age
 928,725
697,445
536,288
Registered voters 440,304

California's 18th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Robert Hertzberg of Van Nuys.

District profile

The district consists of the eastern San Fernando Valley. The district is heavily Latino and forms a gateway between Los Angeles and the Santa Clarita and Antelope valleys to the north.

Election results from statewide races

Year Office Results
2012 President Obama 73.9 – 23.5%
Senator Feinstein 75.3 – 24.7%
2014 Governor Brown 71.6 – 28.4%

Election results

California State Senate election, 2014
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Hertzberg 35,338 63.1
Republican Ricardo Antonio Benitez 16,289 29.1
Green John P. "Jack" Lindblad 4,392 7.8
Total votes 56,019 100.0
General election
Democratic Robert Hertzberg 79,495 70.2
Republican Ricardo Antonio Benitez 33,794 29.8
Total votes 113,289 100.0
Democratic hold

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