California's 14th congressional district

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California's 14th congressional district
Area 1,030 mi²
Distribution 93.6% urban, 6.4% rural
Population (2000) 639,088
Median income $77,985
Ethnic composition 59.6% White, 3.0% Black, 16.0% Asian, 17.5% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 0.3% other
Cook PVI D+18

California's 14th congressional district is located between San Francisco and San Jose. The district includes portions of San Mateo, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties, most notably containing Silicon Valley. It is one of 53 California Congressional Districts. Major cities include Redwood City, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, and Palo Alto. The current Representative for this district is Democrat Anna Eshoo who is running against Republican Ronny Santana.

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[edit] Voting

John Kerry received 68% of the vote in this district in 2004; George W. Bush received 30%.[1] The district voted for Arnold Schwarzenegger 51-43% in 2006,[2] Dianne Feinstein 72-22% in 2006,[3] Barbara Boxer 68-29% in 2004,[4] keeping Gray Davis 62-38%[5] and Cruz Bustamante 43-36%[6] in 2003, and Davis 55-31% in 2002.[7]






[edit] List of Representatives

Counties Representative Party Dates Notes
Los Angeles Thomas F. Ford Democratic 1933-03-04 – 1945-01-03 Newly created district
Retired
Helen Gahagan Douglas Democratic 1945-01-03 – 1951-01-03 Retired to run for Senate
Sam Yorty Democratic 1951-01-03 – 1953-01-03 Redistricted to 26th district
Kern, Kings, Tulare Harlan Hagen Democratic 1953-01-03 – 1963-01-03 Redistricted from 11th district
Redistricted to 18th district
Contra Costa John F. Baldwin, Jr. Republican 1963-01-03 – 1966-03-09 Redistricted from 6th district
Died in office
Vacant 1966-03-09 – 1966-06-07
Jerome R. Waldie Democratic 1966-06-07 – 1975-01-03 Retired to run for governor
Redistricted to 7th district
Alameda, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mono, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne John J. McFall Democratic 1975-01-03 – 1979-01-03 Redistricted from 15th district
Lost re-election to Shumway
Norman D. Shumway Republican 1979-01-03 – 1983-01-03
Alpine, Amador, El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, San Joaquin, Sierra 1983-01-03 - 1991-01-03 Retired
John Doolittle Republican 1991-01-03 - 1993-01-03 Redistricted to 4th district
San Mateo, northwestern Santa Clara Anna Eshoo Democratic 1993-01-03 – 2003-01-03 Redistricted from 12th district
Southern San Mateo, northwestern Santa Clara, Santa Cruz 2003-01-03 - 1993-01-03 Incumbent

[edit] Election results

1932 • 1934 • 1936 • 1938 • 1940 • 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 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006

[edit] 1932

United States House of Representatives elections, 1932[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Thomas F. Ford 47,368 57.1
Republican William D. Campbell 35,598 42.9
Total votes 82,966 100.0
Majority 11,770 14.2
Turnout
Democratic win (new constituency)

[edit] 1934

United States House of Representatives elections, 1934[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Thomas F. Ford (incumbent) 52,761 61.0
Republican William D. Campbell 33,945 37.1
Progressive Lyndon R. Foster 2,487 2.7
Socialist Harry Sherr 1,130 1.2
Communist Lawrence Ross 1,086 1.2
Total votes 91,409 100.0
Majority 18,816 23.9
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1936

United States House of Representatives elections, 1936[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Thomas F. Ford (incumbent) 63,365 61.0
Republican William D. Campbell 25,497 24.6
Progressive Albert L. Johnson 12,874 12.4
Communist Harold J. Ashe 1,329 1.3
Socialist Glen Trimble 770 0.7
Total votes 103,855 100.0
Majority 37,868 36.4
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1938

United States House of Representatives elections, 1938[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Thomas F. Ford (incumbent) 67,588 68.3
Republican William D. Campbell 31,375 31.7
Total votes 98,963 100.0
Majority 36,213 36.6
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1940

United States House of Representatives elections, 1940[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Thomas F. Ford (incumbent) 73,137 64.3
Republican Herbert L. Herberts 37,939 33.3
Communist Pettis Perry 2,732 2.4
Total votes 113,808 100.0
Majority 35,198 31.0
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1942

United States House of Representatives elections, 1942[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Thomas F. Ford (incumbent) 49,326 67
Republican Herbert L. Herberts 24,349 33
Total votes 73,675 100
Majority 24,977 34
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1944

United States House of Representatives elections, 1944[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Helen Gahagan Douglas 65,729 51.6
Republican William D. Campbell 61,767 48.4
Total votes 127,496 100.0
Majority 3,962 3.2
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1946

United States House of Representatives elections, 1946[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Helen Gahagan Douglas (inc.) 53,536 54.4
Republican Frederick M. Roberts 44,914 45.6
Total votes 98,450 100.0
Majority 8,622 8.8
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1948

United States House of Representatives elections, 1948[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Helen Gahagan Douglas (inc.) 89,581 65.3
Republican W. Wallace Braden 44,611 32.5
Progressive Sidney Moore 2,904 2.2
Total votes 137,096 100.0
Majority 44,970 32.8
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1950

United States House of Representatives elections, 1950[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Sam Yorty 47,653 49.4
Republican Jack W. Hardy 35,543 36.8
Progressive Charlotta A. Bass 13,364 13.8
Total votes 96,560 100.0
Majority 12,110 12.6
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1952

United States House of Representatives elections, 1952[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Thomas H. Werdel (inc.) 70,809 51
Democratic Harlan Hagen 68,011 49
Total votes 138,820 100
Majority 2,798 2
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1954

United States House of Representatives elections, 1954[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Harlan Hagen 75,194 65
Republican Al Blain 40,270 35
Total votes 115,464 100
Majority 34,924 30
Turnout
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

[edit] 1956

United States House of Representatives elections, 1956[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Harlan Hagen (incumbent) 94,461 63
Republican Myron F. Tisdel 55,509 37
Total votes 149,970 100
Majority 38,972 26
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1958

United States House of Representatives elections, 1958[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Harlan Hagen (incumbent) 120,347 100.0
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1960

United States House of Representatives elections, 1960[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Harlan Hagen (incumbent) 97,026 56.5
Republican G. Ray Arnett 74,800 43.5
Total votes 171,826 100.0
Majority 22,226 13.0
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1962

United States House of Representatives elections, 1962[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John F. Baldwin, Jr. (inc.) 99,040 62.9
Democratic Charles R. Weidner 58,469 37.1
Total votes 157,509 100.0
Majority 40,571 25.8
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1964

United States House of Representatives elections, 1964[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John F. Baldwin, Jr. (inc.) 117,272 64.9
Democratic Russell M. Koch 63,469 35.1
Total votes 180,741 100.0
Majority 53,803 29.8
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1966

United States House of Representatives elections, 1966[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jerome R. Waldie (incumbent) 108,668 56.4
Republican Frank J. Newman 83,878 43.6
Total votes 192,546 100.0
Majority 24,790 12.8
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1968

United States House of Representatives elections, 1968[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jerome R. Waldie (incumbent) 152,500 71.6
Republican David W. Schuh 56,598 26.6
American Independent Luis W. Hamilton 3,945 1.9
Total votes 213,043 100.0
Majority 95,902 45.0
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1970

United States House of Representatives elections, 1970[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jerome R. Waldie (incumbent) 148,655 74.5
Republican Byron D. Athan 50,750 25.5
Total votes 199,405 100.0
Majority 97,905 49.0
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1972

United States House of Representatives elections, 1972[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jerome R. Waldie (incumbent) 158,948 77.6
Republican Floyd E. Sims 45,985 22.4
Total votes 204,933 100.0
Majority 112,963 55.2
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1974

United States House of Representatives elections, 1974[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John J. McFall (incumbent) 101,932 70.9
Republican Charles M. "Chuck" Gibson 34,679 24.1
American Independent Roger A. Blaine 7,367 4.9
Total votes 143,978 100.0
Majority 67,253 46.8
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1976

United States House of Representatives elections, 1976[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John J. McFall (incumbent) 123,285 72.5
Republican Roger A. Blaine 46,674 27.5
Total votes 169,959 100.0
Majority 76,611 45.0
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1978

United States House of Representatives elections, 1978[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Norman D. Shumway (inc.) 95,962 53.4
Democratic John J. McFall (incumbent) 76,602 42.6
American Independent George Darold Waldron 7,163 4.0
Total votes 179,727 100.0
Majority 19,360 10.8
Turnout
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

[edit] 1980

United States House of Representatives elections, 1980[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Norman D. Shumway (inc.) 133,979 60.7
Democratic Ann Cerney 79,883 36.2
Libertarian Douglas G. Housley 6,717 3.0
Total votes 220,579 100.0
Majority 54,096 24.5
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1982

United States House of Representatives elections, 1982[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Norman D. Shumway (inc.) 134,225 63.4
Democratic Baron Reed 77,400 36.6
Total votes 211,625 100.0
Majority 56,825 26.8
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1984

United States House of Representatives elections, 1984[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Norman D. Shumway (inc.) 179,238 73.3
Democratic Ruth Paula Carlson 58,384 23.9
Libertarian Fred W. Colburn 6,850 2.8
Total votes 244,472 100.0
Majority 80,854 49.4
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1986

United States House of Representatives elections, 1986[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Norman D. Shumway (inc.) 146,906 71.6
Democratic Bill Steele 53,597 26.1
Libertarian Bruce A. Daniel 4,658 2.3
Total votes 205,161 100.0
Majority 93,309 45.5
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1988

United States House of Representatives elections, 1988[36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Norman D. Shumway (inc.) 173,876 62.6
Democratic Patricia Malberg 103,899 37.4
Total votes 277,775 100.0
Majority 69,977 25.2
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1990

United States House of Representatives elections, 1990[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Doolittle 128,309 51.5
Democratic Patricia Malberg 120,742 48.5
Total votes 249,051 100.0
Majority 7,567 3.0
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1992

United States House of Representatives elections, 1992[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Anna Eshoo 146,873 56.7
Republican Tom Huening 101,202 39.0
Libertarian Chuck Olson 7,220 2.8
Peace and Freedom David Wald 3,912 1.5
Independent Sims (write-in) 12 0.0
Independent Maginnis (write-in) 3 0.0
Total votes 259,232 100.0
Majority 45,671 17.7
Turnout
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

[edit] 1994

United States House of Representatives elections, 1994[39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Anna Eshoo (incumbent) 130,713 60.60
Republican Ben Brink 78,475 39.40
Total votes 199,188 100.0
Majority 77,740 21.20
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1996

United States House of Representatives elections, 1996[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Anna Eshoo (incumbent) 149,313 64.9%
Republican Ben Brink 71,573 31.1%
Peace and Freedom Timothy Thompson 3,653 1.6%
Libertarian Joseph Dehn 3,492 1.5%
Natural Law Robert Wells 2,144 0.9%
Total votes 230,175 100.0%
Majority 77,740 33.8%
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1998

United States House of Representatives elections, 1998[41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Anna Eshoo (incumbent) 129,663 68.64%
Republican John C. "Chris" Haugen 53,719 28.44%
Libertarian Joseph W. Dehn III 3,166 1.68%
Natural Law Anna Currivan 2,362 1.25%
Total votes 188,910 100.0%
Majority 75,944 40.20%
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 2000

United States House of Representatives elections, 2000[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Anna Eshoo (incumbent) 161,720 70.3%
Republican Bill Quraishi 59,338 25.8%
Libertarian Joseph W. Dehn III 4,715 2.0%
Natural Law John Black 4,489 1.9%
Total votes 230,262 100.0%
Majority 102,382 44.5%
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 2002

United States House of Representatives elections, 2002[43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Anna Eshoo (incumbent) 117,055 68.2
Republican Joe Nixon 48,346 28.2
Libertarian Andrew B. Carver 6,277 3.6
Majority 69,709 40.0
Turnout 171,678
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 2004

United States House of Representatives elections, 2004[44]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Anna Eshoo (incumbent) 182,712 69.8 +1.6
Republican Chris Haugen 69,564 26.6 -1.6
Libertarian Brian Holtz 9,588 3.6 +0.0
Independent (politician) Dennis Mitrzyk (write-in) 24 0.0 +0.0
Majority 113,148 43.2 +3.2
Turnout 282,941
Democratic hold Swing +3.2

[edit] 2006

United States House of Representatives elections, 2006[45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Anna Eshoo (incumbent) 141,153 71.1 +1.3
Republican Rob Smith 48,097 24.3 -2.3
Libertarian Brian Holtz 4,692 2.3 -1.3
Green Carol Brouillet 4,633 2.3 +2.3
Majority 93,056 46.8 +3.6
Turnout 198,575
Democratic hold Swing +3.6

[edit] References

  1. ^ Statement of Vote (2004 President)
  2. ^ Statement of Vote (2006 Governor)
  3. ^ Statement of Vote (2006 Senate)
  4. ^ Statement of Vote (2004 Senate)
  5. ^ Statement of Vote (2003 Recall Question)
  6. ^ Statement of Vote (2003 Governor)
  7. ^ Statement of Vote (2002 Governor)
  8. ^ 1932 election results
  9. ^ 1934 election results
  10. ^ 1936 election results
  11. ^ 1938 election results
  12. ^ 1940 election results
  13. ^ 1942 election results
  14. ^ 1944 election results
  15. ^ 1946 election results
  16. ^ 1948 election results
  17. ^ 1950 election results
  18. ^ 1952 election results
  19. ^ 1954 election results
  20. ^ 1956 election results
  21. ^ 1958 election results
  22. ^ 1960 election results
  23. ^ 1962 election results
  24. ^ 1964 election results
  25. ^ 1966 election results
  26. ^ 1968 election results
  27. ^ 1970 election results
  28. ^ 1972 election results
  29. ^ 1974 election results
  30. ^ 1976 election results
  31. ^ 1978 election results
  32. ^ 1980 election results
  33. ^ 1982 election results
  34. ^ 1984 election results
  35. ^ 1986 election results
  36. ^ 1988 election results
  37. ^ 1990 election results
  38. ^ 1992 election results
  39. ^ 1994 election results
  40. ^ 1996 election results
  41. ^ 1998 election results
  42. ^ 2000 election results
  43. ^ 2002 general election results
  44. ^ 2004 general election results
  45. ^ 2006 general election results

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