California's 50th congressional district

California's 50th congressional district
California's 50th congressional district, since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Duncan D. Hunter (R–Lakeside)
Population (2013) 730,427[1]
Median income 61,533[2]
Ethnicity
Cook PVI R+11[4]

California's 50th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California, and encompasses parts of San Diego County and Riverside County. It is currently represented by Republican Duncan D. Hunter.

From 2003 through 2013, California's 52nd consisted of many of San Diego's northern and eastern suburbs, including Lakeside, Poway, Ramona, La Mesa, Alpine Winter Gardens, Borrego Springs and Spring Valley. Due to redistricting after the 2010 United States Census, much of this area is now part of the 50th District.

Hunter has been indicted by a federal grand jury for misusing campaign funds, and this district is likely to be highly competitive in 2018.[5]

Geography

The 50th district is based in San Diego County. It includes suburban and outlying areas of the county, including Fallbrook, San Marcos, Valley Center, Ramona, Escondido, Santee, Lakeside, parts of El Cajon and mountain and desert areas stretching east to the Imperial County line. It extends slightly into southwestern Riverside County in the Temecula area.

History

44th District

In the 1980s, California's 44th Congressional District was one of four encompassing San Diego. The district had been held for eight years by Democrat Jim Bates and was considered the most Democratic district in the San Diego area. However, Bates became bogged down in a scandal involving charges of sexual harassment.

Randy "Duke" Cunningham won the Republican nomination and hammered Bates about the scandal. Cunningham won by a point. The San Diego area was represented entirely by Republicans for only the second time since the city was split into three districts after the 1960 U.S. Census. After his victory, Cunningham changed his official residence from his Del Mar home to a condominium in the Mission Valley neighborhood in San Diego, so he could reside in the district that he represented in Congress.

41st District

In the 1980s, California's 41st congressional district was another of four encompassing San Diego. The northern San Diego County district had been held for 12 years by Republican Bill Lowery and was considered the most Republican district in the San Diego area. Most of the district became the California's 51st congressional district after state redistricting following the 1990 U.S. Census.

In 1992, Cunningham campaigned against Lowery in Lowery's district in the Republican primary. The new 51st District was more dominated by ethnic whites and was more conservative than Cunningham's more urban, former 41st District located farther south. Lowery was tainted by the House check kiting scandal and lost the primary to Cunningham. The latter, a Navy career officer, had run on a campaign theme of "A Congressman We Can Be Proud Of." After winning, Cunningham changed his official residence back to his Del Mar home in the old 41st/new 51st District.

2000s

2003–2013

Following the 2000 U.S. Census, most of the 51st District became California's 50th congressional district. The Republican-dominated state legislature gerrymandered the district to exclude the relatively liberal, coastal areas of La Jolla, Bird Rock, downtown La Jolla, and the University of California, San Diego areas. Those areas were moved to the more liberal California's 53rd congressional district, and Clairemont was added to the current 50th district. The more white and conservative, inland portions of La Jolla were kept within the 50th district.

From 2003 to 2013, the 50th district consisted of the northern coastal region of San Diego County and included the suburbs of San Marcos, Carlsbad, Encinitas, Solana Beach, and Escondido.

Recent election results from statewide races

Year Office Results
1992 U.S. President Clinton 48.8–30.0%
U.S. Senator Boxer 49.8–39.0%
U.S. Senator Feinstein 54.5–35.6%
1994 Governor [Data unknown/missing.]
U.S. Senator [Data unknown/missing.]
1996 U.S. President [Data unknown/missing.]
1998 Governor [Data unknown/missing.]
U.S. Senator [Data unknown/missing.]
2000 U.S. President[6] Gore 59.0–37.2%
U.S. Senator[7] Feinstein 64.4–27.8%
2002 Governor[8] Simon 55.6–37.3%
2003 Recall[9][10] Yes 68.0–32.0%
Schwarzenegger 63.1–20.3%
2004 U.S. President[11] Bush 55.2–43.9%
U.S. Senator[12] Jones 48.2–48.1%
2006 Governor[13] Schwarzenegger 69.9–26.3%
U.S. Senator[14] Feinstein 50.8–45.2%
2008 U.S. President[15] Obama 51.3–47.1%
2010 Governor[16] Whitman 55.2–39.8%
U.S. Senator[17] Fiorina 55.2–39.8%
2012 U.S. President[18] Romney 60.4–37.6%
2014 Governor[19] Kashkari 64.0–36.0%
2016 U.S. Senator[20] Harris 54.9–45.1%
U.S. President[21] Trump 54.6–39.6%
2018 U.S. Senator TBD
Governor TBD

List of representatives

Representative Party Years Electoral history Counties
District created January 3, 1993
Bob Filner Democratic January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2003		 Redistricted to the 51st district. San Diego
(southern suburbs)
Duke Cunningham Republican January 3, 2003 –
December 1, 2005		 Redistricted from the 51st district.

Resigned after pleading guilty to multiple felonies.		 San Diego
(northern suburbs)
Vacant December 1, 2005 –
June 13, 2006
Brian Bilbray Republican June 13, 2006 –
January 3, 2013		 Redistricted to the 52nd district and lost there.
Duncan D. Hunter Republican January 3, 2013 –
present		 Redistricted from the 52nd district. Inland San Diego
(Escondido and Santee)

Elections results

1992

United States House of Representatives elections, 1992[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Filner 77,293 56.6
Republican Tony Valencia 39,531 28.9
Libertarian Barbara Hutchinson 15,489 11.3
Peace and Freedom Roger Bruce Batchelder 4,250 3.1
No party Pickard (write-in) 63 0.1%
Total votes 136,626 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

1994

United States House of Representatives elections, 1994[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Filner (incumbent) 59,214 58.90
Republican Mary Alice Acevedo 36,955 32.50
Libertarian Richardo Duenez 3,326 3.18
Peace and Freedom Guillermo Ramirez 3,002 2.87
Green Kip Krueger 1,954 1.87
Total votes 118,340 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1996

United States House of Representatives elections, 1996[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Filner (incumbent) 73,200 58.9
Republican Jim Baize 38,351 32.5
Reform Dan Clark 3,253 2.7
Natural Law Earl Shepard 6,573 1.8
Libertarian Philip Zoebisch 1,398 1.1
Total votes 118,340 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1998

United States House of Representatives elections, 1998[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Filner (incumbent) 77,354 99.18
No party Jon Parungoa (write-in) 596 0.77%
Republican Petra E. Barajas (write-in) 41 0.05
Total votes 77,991 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2000

United States House of Representatives elections, 2000[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Filner (incumbent) 95,191 68.3
Republican Bob Divine 38,526 27.7
Libertarian David A. Willoughby 3,472 2.4
Natural Law LeAnn S. Kendall 2,283 1.6
Total votes 139,472 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2002

United States House of Representatives elections, 2002[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Duke Cunningham (inc.) 111,095 64.4
Democratic Del G. Stewart 55,855 32.3
Libertarian Richard M. Fontanesi 5,751 3.3
Total votes 172,701 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

2004

United States House of Representatives elections, 2004[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Duke Cunningham (inc.) 169,025 58.5
Democratic Francine Busby 105,590 36.5
Green Gary M. Waayers 6,504 2.2
American Independent Diane Templin 4,723 1.6
Libertarian Brandon C. Osborne 3,486 1.2
Total votes 289,328 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

2006 (Special)

Representative Cunningham resigned on November 28, 2005, as a result of a bribery scandal. An open special election was held on April 11, 2006. The top vote getter was Democrat Francine Busby, who won 44% of the vote. The second-place finisher was Republican Brian Bilbray, who won 15% of the vote. Paul King was the top Libertarian party vote getter, with 0.6% of the vote. Since no candidate received a simple majority, the top vote-getters in each party competed in a runoff or special general election on June 6, 2006 (the same day as the statewide California primary). Bilbray was sworn in on June 13, based on unofficial counts, two weeks before the election was certified. As a consequence of this action, a court challenge to the election results filed by voters was denied on jurisdictional grounds.[29] This decision is being appealed.

California 50th congressional district special election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian Bilbray 64,554 49.5
Democratic Francine Busby 59,021 45.3
Independent William Griffith 4,846 3.7
Libertarian Paul King 1,995 1.5
Total votes 134,302 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

2006

United States House of Representatives elections, 2006[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian Bilbray (incumbent) 118,018 53.2
Democratic Francine Busby 96,612 43.5
Libertarian Paul King 4,119 1.8
Peace and Freedom Miriam E. Clark 3,353 1.5
Total votes 222,102 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

2008

United States House of Representatives elections, 2008[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian Bilbray (incumbent) 157,502 50.24
Democratic Nick Leibham 141,635 45.18
Libertarian Wayne Dunlap 14,365 4.58
Total votes 313,502 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2010

United States House of Representatives elections, 2010[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian Bilbray (incumbent) 142,236 57%
Democratic Francine Busby 97,813 39%
Libertarian Lars B. Grossmith 5,546 2%
Peace and Freedom Miriam E. Clark 5,470 2%
Total votes 251,065 100%
Turnout  
Republican hold

2012

United States House of Representatives elections, 2012[33]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Duncan D. Hunter (incumbent) 174,838 67.6%
Democratic David B. Secor 83,455 32.4%
Total votes 258,293 100%
Turnout  
Republican hold

2014

United States House of Representatives elections, 2014[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Duncan D. Hunter (incumbent) 111,997 71%
Democratic James H. Kimber 45,302 29%
Total votes 157,299 100%
Republican hold

2016

United States House of Representatives elections, 2016[35]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Duncan D. Hunter (incumbent) 179,937 63.5%
Democratic Patrick Malloy 103,646 36.5%
Total votes 283,583 100%
Republican hold

On November 29, 2005, Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report declared on his show that the 50th Congressional District was "dead" to him after its insufficient support for his "friend" Duke Cunningham. Colbert placed the district on the show's ever-changing "Dead to Me" board, saying that he now considered the number of congressional districts in the United States to be 434. (The number became 433 when he retired the 22nd District of Texas for its insufficient support for Tom DeLay.) On March 1, 2006, he "downgraded" the 50th District's status from "dead to me" to "never existed to me."[36]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "American Fact Finder - Results". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ "American Fact Finder - Results". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ http://www.latimes.com/la-redistricting-map-july-2011,0,5339409.htmlstory#39.71057374407184,-118.14590136718749,5,usCongress,,,current
  4. ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  5. ↑ Bellatoni, Christina; Westfall, Julie; Wisk, Allison (20 November 2017). "California could flip the House, and these 13 races will make the difference". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  6. ↑ Statement of Vote (2000 President) Archived 2007-06-11 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ Statement of Vote (2000 Senator) Archived 2007-06-11 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ Statement of Vote (2002 Governor) Archived 2010-11-11 at the Wayback Machine.
  9. ↑ Statement of Vote (2003 Recall Question) Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine.
  10. ↑ Statement of Vote (2003 Governor) Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine.
  11. ↑ Statement of Vote (2004 President) Archived 2010-08-01 at the Wayback Machine.
  12. ↑ Statement of Vote (2004 Senator) Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine.
  13. ↑ Statement of Vote (2006 Governor) Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine.
  14. ↑ Statement of Vote (2006 Senator) Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine.
  15. ↑ (2008 President) Archived 2009-02-09 at the Wayback Machine.
  16. ↑ Statement of Vote (2010 Governor) Archived 2011-06-01 at the Wayback Machine.
  17. ↑ Statement of Vote (2010 Senator) Archived 2011-06-01 at the Wayback Machine.
  18. ↑ "Supplement to the Statement of Vote: Counties by Congressional Districts for President: 2012" (PDF). sos.ca.gov.
  19. ↑ "Supplement to the Statement of Vote: Counties by Congressional Districts for Governor: 2014" (PDF).
  20. ↑ "Supplement to the Statement of Vote: Counties by Congressional Districts for United States Senator: 2016" (PDF).
  21. ↑ "Supplement to the Statement of Vote: Counties by Congressional Districts for President: 2016" (PDF).
  22. ↑ 1992 election results
  23. ↑ 1994 election results
  24. ↑ 1996 election results
  25. ↑ 1998 election results
  26. ↑ 2000 election results
  27. ↑ 2002 general election results Archived February 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  28. ↑ 2004 general election results
  29. ↑ "Judge throws out 50th District election lawsuit". North County Times. 2006-08-29. Retrieved 2006-10-03.
  30. ↑ 2006 general election results Archived November 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  31. ↑ 2008 general election results
  32. ↑ 2010 general election results
  33. ↑ 2012 general election results Archived October 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  34. ↑ 2012 general election results Archived October 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  35. ↑ 2016 general election results
  36. ↑ List of The Colbert Report episodes, episodes 122 and 226.

Coordinates: 33°00′N 116°36′W / 33°N 116.6°W / 33; -116.6

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