2025 California's 36th senatorial district special election

2025 California Senate District 36 special election

February 25, 2025

California State Senate
District 36
Turnout24.45%
 
Candidate Tony Strickland Jimmy D. Pham
Party Republican Democratic
First round 81,133
51.3%
43,730
27.7%

 
Candidate Julie Diep John Briscoe
Party Democratic Republican
First round 22,647
14.3%
10,588
6.7%

County results
Strickland:      30–40%      50–60%

Senator before election

Janet Nguyen
Republican

Elected Senator

Tony Strickland
Republican

A special election was held in the U.S. state of California to elect a new member for District 36 in the California State Senate, representing much of coastal Orange County. A primary was held on February 25, 2025. The election filled a vacancy caused by the election of Republican senator Janet Nguyen to the Orange County Board of Supervisors. The election took place concurrently with a special election in Assembly District 32. Republican candidate Tony Strickland won the election with fifty-one percent of the vote.