California's 17th congressional district
California's 17th congressional district | |
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California's 17th congressional district since 2013 | |
Current Representative | Ro Khanna (D–Fremont) |
Ethnicity | |
Cook PVI | D+25[2] |
California's 17th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California that is currently represented by Ro Khanna. The district is located in the South and East San Francisco Bay Area. The district includes parts of Alameda County and Santa Clara County. It encompasses the cities of Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Santa Clara, Milpitas, and Newark, the majority of Fremont, and the northernmost part of San Jose. The district includes the campus of Santa Clara University, and the corporate headquarters of Apple Inc, Intel Corp., Yahoo, and eBay.
From 2003 to 2013, the district covered all of Monterey and San Benito counties, as well as part of Santa Cruz County. It included all of the coastal communities surrounding Monterey Bay, the city of Salinas, as well as the vast majority of the Salinas River Valley.
Voting
Election results from statewide races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
2016 | President | Clinton 73.9 – 20.5% |
2012 | President | Obama 71.9 – 25.5% |
2010 | Governor | Brown 63.8 – 31.3% |
Senator | Boxer 62.7 – 31.3% | |
2008 | President[3] | Obama 72.1 – 25.8% |
2006 | Governor[4] | Schwarzenegger 48.1 – 44.6% |
Senator[5] | Feinstein 68.8 – 24.8% | |
2004 | President[6] | Kerry 65.6 – 33.0% |
Senator[7] | Boxer 66.0 – 28.9% | |
2003 | Recall[8][9] | No 57.8 – 42.2% |
Bustamante 40.0 – 37.8% | ||
2002 | Governor[10] | Davis 55.4 – 32.3% |
2000 | President[11] | Gore 59.6 – 33.0% |
Senator[12] | Feinstein 58.3 – 32.5% | |
1998 | Governor | |
Senator | ||
1996 | President | |
1994 | Governor | |
Senator | ||
1992 | President | Clinton 52.7 – 27.3% |
Senator | Boxer 54.3 – 35.8% | |
Senator | Feinstein 63.2 – 30.5% |
List of representatives
Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties |
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District created | March 4, 1933 | |||
Charles J. Colden | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – April 15, 1938 |
Died | Los Angeles |
Vacant | April 15, 1938 – January 3, 1939 |
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Democratic | January 3, 1939 – October 11, 1941 |
Died | ||
Vacant | October 11, 1941 – August 25, 1942 |
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Democratic | August 25, 1942 – January 3, 1969 |
Retired | ||
Democratic | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1973 |
Redistricted to the 35th district | ||
Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 |
Redistricted from the 11th district Redistricted to the 12th district |
Southern San Mateo, small part of northwestern Santa Clara | |
Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979 |
Lost re-election | Eastern Fresno, Kings, northwestern Tulare | |
Republican | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983 |
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January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1991 |
Lost re-election to Dooley | Eastern Fresno, Kings, Kern (Bakersfield), Tulare | ||
Democratic | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993 |
Redistricted to the 20th district | ||
Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 23, 1993 |
Redistricted from the 16th district Appointed Director of the OMB |
Monterey, San Benito, southern Santa Cruz | |
Vacant | January 23, 1993 – June 8, 1993 |
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Democratic | June 8, 1993 – January 3, 2013 |
Redistricted to the 20th district | ||
Democratic | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017 |
Redistricted from the 15th district Lost re-election |
Southern Alameda, western Santa Clara | |
Democratic | January 3, 2017 – Present |
Election results
1932 • 1934 • 1936 • 1938 • 1940 • 1942 (Special) • 1942 • 1944 • 1946 • 1948 • 1950 • 1952 • 1954 • 1956 • 1958 • 1960 • 1962 • 1964 • 1966 • 1968 • 1970 • 1972 • 1974 • 1976 • 1978 • 1980 • 1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1993 (Special) • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 |
1932
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Charles J. Colden | 50,720 | 62.2 | ||
Republican | A. E. Henning | 26,868 | 32.9 | ||
Liberty | Ernest E. Debs | 3,965 | 4.9 | ||
Total votes | 81,553 | 100.0 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Democratic win (new seat) |
1934
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charles J. Colden (incumbent) | 60,045 | 70.4 | |
Republican | C. P. "Cap" Wright | 20,508 | 24.0 | |
Socialist | Richard Pomeroy | 4,721 | 5.6 | |
Total votes | 85,274 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
1936
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charles J. Colden (incumbent) | 68,189 | 71.9 | |
Republican | Leonard Roach | 24,981 | 26.3 | |
Communist | John L. Leech | 1,634 | 1.8 | |
Total votes | 94,804 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
1938
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lee E. Geyer (incumbent) | 56,513 | 58.8 | |
Republican | Clifton A. Hix | 26,891 | 28.0 | |
Townsend | Fred C. Wagner | 8,870 | 9.2 | |
Progressive | Robert O. Bates | 3,774 | 3.9 | |
Total votes | 96,048 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
1940
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lee E. Geyer (incumbent) | 75,109 | 65.5 | |
Republican | Clifton A. Hix | 32,862 | 28.6 | |
Progressive | Samuel C. Converse | 5,649 | 4.9 | |
Communist | Harry L. Gray | 1,118 | 1.0 | |
Total votes | 114,738 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
1942 (Special)
Democrat Cecil R. King won the special election to replace fellow Democrat Lee E. Geyer, who died in office. Data for this special election is not available.[18]
1942
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 92,260 | 100.0 | |
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
1944
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 147,217 | 100.0 | |
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
1946
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 110,654 | 100.0 | |
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
1948
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 194,782 | 100.0 | |
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
1950
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 166,334 | 100.0 | |
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
1952
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 114,650 | 54.6 | |
Republican | Robert H. Finch | 92,587 | 44.1 | |
Progressive | Loyd C. Seelinger | 2,738 | 1.3 | |
Total votes | 209,975 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
1954
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 97,828 | 60.1 | |
Republican | Robert H. Finch | 64,967 | 39.9 | |
Total votes | 162,795 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
1956
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 157,270 | 64.9 | |
Republican | Charles A. Franklin | 84,900 | 35.1 | |
Total votes | 242,170 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
1958
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 182,965 | 75.3 | |
Republican | Charles A. Franklin | 59,973 | 24.7 | |
Total votes | 242,938 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
1960
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 206,620 | 67.7 | |
Republican | Tom Coffee | 98,510 | 32.3 | |
Total votes | 305,130 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
1962
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 74,964 | 73.8 | |
Republican | Ted Bruinsma | 36,663 | 26.2 | |
Total votes | 111,627 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
1964
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 95,640 | 67.7 | |
Republican | Robert Muncaster | 45,688 | 32.3 | |
Total votes | 141,328 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
1966
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 76,962 | 60.8 | |
Republican | Don Cortum | 49,615 | 39.2 | |
Total votes | 126,577 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
1968
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Glenn M. Anderson | 75,070 | 50.7 | |
Republican | Joe Blatchford | 71,174 | 48.1 | |
Peace and Freedom | Ben Dobbs | 1,685 | 1.1 | |
Total votes | 147,929 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
1970
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Glenn M. Anderson (inc.) | 83,739 | 62.2 | |
Republican | Vernon E. Brown | 47,778 | 35.5 | |
American Independent | Robert W. Copeland | 1,724 | 1.3 | |
Peace and Freedom | Thomas E. Mathews | 1,292 | 1.0 | |
Total votes | 134,533 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
1972
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Pete McCloskey (incumbent) | 110,098 | 60.2 | |
Democratic | James Stewart | 72,759 | 39.8 | |
Total votes | 182,857 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
1974
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | John Hans Krebs | 66,082 | 51.9 | |||
Republican | Bob Mathias (incumbent) | 61,242 | 48.1 | |||
Total votes | 127,324 | 100.0 | ||||
Turnout | ||||||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
1976
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Hans Krebs (incumbent) | 103,898 | 65.7 | |
Republican | Henry J. Andreas | 54,270 | 34.3 | |
Total votes | 158,168 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
1978
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | Charles (Chip) Pashayan | 81,296 | 54.5 | |||
Democratic | John Hans Krebs (incumbent) | 67,885 | 45.5 | |||
Total votes | 149,181 | 100.0 | ||||
Turnout | ||||||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
1980
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.) | 129,159 | 70.6 | |
Democratic | Willard H. "Bill" Johnson | 53,780 | 29.4 | |
Total votes | 182,939 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
1982
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.) | 80,271 | 54 | |
Democratic | Gene Tackett | 68,364 | 46 | |
Total votes | 148,635 | 100 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
1984
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.) | 128,802 | 72.5 | |
Democratic | Simon Lakritz | 48,888 | 27.5 | |
Total votes | 177,690 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
1986
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.) | 88,787 | 60.2 | |
Democratic | John Hartnett | 58,682 | 39.8 | |
Total votes | 147,469 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
1988
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.) | 129,568 | 71.5 | |
Democratic | Vincent J. Lavery | 51,730 | 28.5 | |
Total votes | 181,298 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
1990
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Cal Dooley | 82,611 | 54.5 | |||
Republican | Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.) | 68,848 | 45.5 | |||
Total votes | 151,459 | 100.0 | ||||
Turnout | ||||||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
1992
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Leon Panetta (incumbent) | 151,565 | 72.1 | |
Republican | Bill McCampbell | 49,947 | 23.7 | |
Peace and Freedom | Maureen Smith | 4,804 | 2.3 | |
Libertarian | John D. Wilkes | 4,051 | 1.9 | |
Total votes | 210,447 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
1993 (Special)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sam Farr | 53,675 | 52.25 | |
Republican | Bill McCampbell | 43,774 | 42.61 | |
American Independent | Jerome N. McCready | 1,689 | 1.64 | |
Green | Kevin Gary Clark | 1,226 | 1.19 | |
Libertarian | Richard J. Quigley | 948 | 0.92 | |
Independent | Peter James | 943 | 0.92 | |
Independent | James Ogle | 444 | 0.43 | |
No party | Tom Shannon (write-in) | 33 | 0.03% | |
Total votes | 102,732 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
1994
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sam Farr (incumbent) | 87,222 | 52.17 | |
Republican | Bill McCampbell | 74,830 | 44.49 | |
Green | E. Craig Coffin | 5,591 | 3.34 | |
Total votes | 167,193 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
1996
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sam Farr (incumbent) | 115,116 | 58.9 | |
Republican | Jess Brown | 73,856 | 37.8 | |
Natural Law | John Black | 6,573 | 3.3 | |
Total votes | 195,545 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
1998
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sam Farr (incumbent) | 103,719 | 64.55 | |
Republican | Bill McCampbell | 52,470 | 32.65 | |
Libertarian | Rick Garrett | 2,791 | 1.74 | |
Natural Law | Scott R. Hartley | 1,710 | 1.06 | |
Total votes | 160,690 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
2000
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sam Farr (incumbent) | 143,219 | 68.7 | |
Republican | Clint Engler | 51,557 | 24.7 | |
Green | E. Craig Coffin | 8,215 | 4.0 | |
Libertarian | Rick S. Garrett | 2,510 | 1.2 | |
Reform | Larry Fenton | 2,263 | 1.0 | |
Natural Law | Scott R. Hartley | 996 | 0.4 | |
Total votes | 208,760 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sam Farr (incumbent) | 101,632 | 68.1 | |
Republican | Clint Engler | 40,334 | 27.1 | |
Green | Ray Glock-Grueneich | 4,885 | 3.2 | |
Libertarian | Jascha Lee | 2,418 | 1.6 | |
No party | Alan Shugart (write-in) | 27 | 0.0% | |
Turnout | 149,296 | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sam Farr (incumbent) | 148,958 | 66.8 | |
Republican | Mark Risley | 65,117 | 29.2 | |
Green | Ray Glock-Grueneich | 3,645 | 1.7 | |
Peace and Freedom | Joe Williams | 2,823 | 1.2 | |
Libertarian | Joel Smolen | 2,607 | 1.1 | |
No party | David Mauricio Munoz (write-in) | 75 | 0.0% | |
Turnout | 282,941 | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sam Farr (incumbent) | 120,750 | 75.9 | |
Republican | Anthony R. DeMaio | 35,932 | 22.5 | |
No party | Jeff Edward Taylor (write-in) | 2,611 | 1.6% | |
Total votes | 163,293 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sam Farr (incumbent) | 168,907 | 73.9 | |
Republican | Jeff Taylor | 59,037 | 25.9 | |
Independent | Peter Andresen (write-in) | 682 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 228,626 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sam Farr (incumbent) | 118,734 | 66.69 | |
Republican | Jeff Taylor | 47,133 | 26.47 | |
Libertarian | Mary V. Larkin | 8,753 | 4.92 | |
Green | Eric Petersen | 3,429 | 1.93 | |
Total votes | 178,049 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mike Honda (incumbent) | 159,392 | 73.5 | |
Republican | Evelyn Li | 57,336 | 26.5 | |
Total votes | 216,728 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mike Honda (incumbent) | 69,561 | 52% | |
Democratic | Ro Khanna | 64,847 | 48% | |
Total votes | 134,378 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ro Khanna | 142,268 | 61% | |
Democratic | Mike Honda (incumbent) | 90,924 | 39% | |
Total votes | 233,192 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Living former Members
As of January 2017, there are six former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 17th congressional district that are currently living. The most recent representative to die was John Hans Krebs (1975-1979) on November 10, 2014.
Representative | Term in office | Date of birth (and age) |
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Pete McCloskey | 1973 – 1975 | September 29, 1927 |
Chip Pashayan | 1979 – 1991 | March 27, 1941 |
Cal Dooley | 1991 – 1993 | January 11, 1954 |
Leon Panetta | 1993 | June 28, 1938 |
Sam Farr | 1993 – 2013 | July 4, 1941 |
Mike Honda | 2013 – 2017 | June 27, 1941 |
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.latimes.com/la-redistricting-map-july-2011,0,5339409.htmlstory#39.71057374407184,-118.14590136718749,5,usCongress,,,current
- ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ↑ (2008 President)
- ↑ Statement of Vote (2006 Governor) Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Statement of Vote (2006 Senator) Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Statement of Vote (2004 President)
- ↑ Statement of Vote (2004 Senator) Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Statement of Vote (2003 Recall Question)
- ↑ Statement of Vote (2003 Governor)
- ↑ Statement of Vote (2002 Governor) Archived 2010-11-11 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Statement of Vote (2000 President)
- ↑ Statement of Vote (2000 Senator)
- ↑ 1932 election results
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- ↑ 2002 general election results Archived February 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ 2004 general election results Archived 2008-08-21 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ 2006 general election results Archived November 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Office of the California Secretary of State Archived December 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. "United States Representative by District," (retrieved on August 8th, 2009).
- ↑ Office of the California Secretary of State "United States Representative by District," (retrieved on March 24th, 2011).
- ↑ 2012 general election results Archived October 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ U.S. House of Representatives District 17 - Districtwide Results