California's 15th State Senate district
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| California's 15th State Senate district | ||
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| Current senator | Jim Beall (D–San Jose) | |
| Registration | 43.61% Democratic
22.68% Republican
29.92% No party preference
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| Demographics | 34.28% White
2.74% Black
30.04% Latino
31.18% Asian
0.47% Native American
0.41% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.25% other
0.64% remainder of multiracial
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| Population (2010)
• Voting age
• Citizen voting age
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928,584
698,809
539,225
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| Registered voters | 430,372 | |
California's 15th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Jim Beall of San Jose.
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District profile
The district encompasses most of Silicon Valley, centered on the city of San Jose. It forms the focal point of the San Francisco Bay Area's South Bay region.
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Election results from statewide races
| Election results from statewide races | ||
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| Year | Office | Results |
| 2000 | President | Gore 58.4 - 34.5% |
| Senator | Feinstein 56.9 - 34.5% | |
| 1998 | Governor | Davis 61.7 - 33.5% |
| Senator | Boxer 56.5 - 39.0% | |
| 1996 | President | Clinton 54.1 - 33.2% |
| 1994 | Governor | Wilson 48.6 - 46.6% |
| Senator | Feinstein 50.4 - 39.5% | |
| 1992 | President | Clinton 50.4 - 27.8% |
| Senator | Boxer 55.0 - 36.8% | |
| Senator | Feinstein 62.1 - 31.3% | |
Election results
2012
| California State Senate election, 2012 | ||||
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| Primary election | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jim Beall | 69,179 | 55.5 | |
| Democratic | Joe Coto | 55,387 | 44.5 | |
| Total votes | 124,566 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jim Beall | 160,451 | 56.7 | |
| Democratic | Joe Coto | 122,345 | 43.3 | |
| Total votes | 282,796 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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