California State Legislature

State Senate, 18th District


Current Registration Data (As of January 2024)
Total Voters DEM REP OTHER MARGIN
511,862 47.00% 21.80% 31.21% D +25.20%
Candidate Performance
Election DEM REP Margin Turnout
2022 Gubernatorial Newsom - 59.0% Dahle - 41.0% D +18.0% N/A
2020 Presidential Biden - 64.1% Trump - 33.9% D +30.20% N/A
2018 Gubernatorial Newsom - 63.4% Cox - 36.6% D +26.80% N/A
2016 Presidential Clinton - 67.1% Trump - 27.8% D +39.30% N/A
Census Data (Voting Age Population)
Total Population Total White Hispanic Black Asian Native Pacific
970,127 16.0% 69.0% 5.5% 10.1% 3.6% 0.8%

2022 General Election Results (November 8, 2022)
Name Votes Vote % Vote Share
Steve Padilla (D) 115,103 59.85%
Alejandro Galicia (R) 77,223 40.15%
2022 Primary Election Results (June 7, 2022)
Name Votes Vote % Vote Share
Steve Padilla (D) 74,495 60.97%
Alejandro Galicia (R) 47,689 39.03%