California's 38th senatorial district

California's 38th State Senate district
Current senator	Catherine Blakespear D–Encinitas
Population (2020)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	1,006,438[1] 696,724[1] 559,186[1]
Demographics	56.6% White 3.5% Black 30.2% Latino 8.9% Asian 1.5% Native American 0.4% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.25% other 0.54[1]% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	561,514[2]
Registration	36.85% Republican 32.40% Democratic 24.44% No party preference

California's 38th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Catherine Blakespear of Encinitas.

The district encompasses the coastal North County region of San Diego County, including the communities of La Jolla, Del Mar, Solana Beach, Cardiff, Rancho Santa Fe, Encinitas, Carlsbad, Vista, Oceanside, San Luis Rey, and Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base; along with the southern edge of Orange County, including San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Ladera Ranch, Las Flores, and Rancho Santa Margarita.

Senators	Party	Years served	Electoral history	Counties represented
District established January 3, 1887
Stephen M. White (Los Angeles)	Democratic	January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891	Elected in 1886. [data missing]	Los Angeles
R. B. Carpenter (Los Angeles)	Republican	January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893	Elected in 1890. Redistricted to the 36th district.	Los Angeles, Orange
Vacant		January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895	Redistricting for the 1892 election did not require incumbents to run in their own districts.
Samuel N. Androus (Pomona)	Republican	January 7, 1895 – January 2, 1899	Elected in 1894. [data missing]	Los Angeles
Alvan T. Currier (Los Angeles)	Republican	January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1903	Elected in 1898. [data missing]
Cornelius W. Pendleton (Los Angeles)	Republican	January 5, 1903 – January 7, 1907	Elected in 1902. [data missing]
H. S. G. McCartney (Los Angeles)	Republican	January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911	Elected in 1906. [data missing]
Leslie R. Hewitt (Los Angeles)	Republican	January 2, 1911 – January 4, 1915	Elected in 1910. [data missing]
John W. Ballard (Santa Ana)	Republican	January 4, 1915 – January 6, 1919	Elected in 1914. [data missing]
Henry H. Yonkin (Los Angeles)	Republican	January 6, 1919 – January 8, 1923	Elected in 1918. [data missing]
Charles H. V. Lewis (Los Angeles)	Republican	January 8, 1923 – January 3, 1927	Elected in 1922. [data missing]
J. W. McKinley (Los Angeles)	Republican	January 3, 1927 – January 7, 1935	Elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1930. [data missing]
Culbert Olson (Los Angeles)	Democratic	January 7, 1935 – January 2, 1939	Elected in 1934. Retired to become Governor of California.
Robert W. Kenny (Los Angeles)	Democratic	January 2, 1939 – January 4, 1943	Elected in 1938. Retired to become Attorney General of California.
Jack Tenney (Los Angeles)	Democratic	January 4, 1943 – January 3, 1955	Elected in 1942. Switched parties in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1950. Lost renomination.
	Republican
Richard B. Richards (Los Angeles)	Democratic	January 3, 1955 – January 7, 1963	Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1958. Retired to run for U.S. Senate.
Thomas M. Rees (Los Angeles)	Democratic	January 7, 1963 – December 15, 1965	Elected in 1962. Resigned to become a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Vacant		December 15, 1965 – January 2, 1967
Clair Burgener (Rancho Santa Fe)	Republican	January 2, 1967 – January 3, 1973	Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1970. Retired to become a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.	San Diego
Vacant		January 3, 1973 – March 12, 1973
John Stull (Escondido)	Republican	March 12, 1973 – November 30, 1978	Elected to finish vacant term. Re-elected in 1974. [data missing]	Imperial, Riverside, San Diego
William A. Craven (Oceanside)	Republican	December 4, 1978 – November 30, 1998
			Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1994. Retired due to term limits.	San Diego
Bill Morrow (Oceanside)	Republican	December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2006	Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2002. Retired due to term limits.	Orange, San Diego
Mark Wyland (Escondido)	Republican	December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2014	Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2010. Retired due to term limits.
Joel Anderson (Alpine)	Republican	December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2018	Redistricted from the 36th district and re-elected in 2014. Retired due to term limits.	San Diego
Brian Jones (Santee)	Republican	December 3, 2018 – November 30, 2022	Elected in 2018. Redistricted to the 40th district.
Catherine Blakespear (Encinitas)	Democratic	December 5, 2022 – present	Elected in 2022.	Orange, San Diego

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