California's 20th congressional district

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California's 20th congressional district
Area 4,989 mi²
Distribution 91.2% urban, 8.8% rural
Population (2000) 639,088
Median income $26,800
Ethnic composition 21.4% White, 7.2% Black, 5.6% Asian, 63.1% Hispanic, 0.7% Native American, 0.2% other
Cook PVI D+5

California's 20th congressional district covers parts of Fresno and Kern and all of Kings counties. It is one of 53 California Congressional Districts. The current Representative for this district is Democrat Jim Costa.

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[edit] Voting

John Kerry received 51% of the vote in this district in 2004; George W. Bush received 49%.[1] The district voted for Arnold Schwarzenegger 54-42% in 2006,[2] Dianne Feinstein 61-34% in 2006,[3] Barbara Boxer 57-38% in 2004,[4] recalling Gray Davis 59-41%[5] and Schwarzenegger 43-40%[6] in 2003, and Davis 53-41% in 2002.[7]









[edit] List of Representatives

Counties Representative Party Dates Notes
Imperial, San Diego John H. Burke Republican 1933-03-04 – 1937-01-03 Redistricted from 11th district; retired
Edouard Izac Democratic 1937-01-03 – 1943-01-03 Redistricted to 24th district
Los Angeles John Carl Hinshaw Republican 1943-03-04 – 1956-08-05 Redistricted from 11th district
Died in office
Vacant 1956-08-05 – 1957-01-03
H. Allen Smith Republican 1957-01-03 – 1973-01-03
Carlos Moorhead Republican 1973-01-03 – 1975-01-03 Redistricted to 22nd district
Southwestern Los Angeles, eastern Ventura Barry Goldwater, Jr. Republican 1975-01-03 – 1983-01-03 Redistricted from 27th district
Retired to run for Senate
Redistricted to 26th district
Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles (Lancaster), San Luis Obispo Bill Thomas Republican 1983-01-03 – 1993-01-03 Redistricted from 18th district
Redistricted to 21st district
Western Fresno, northwestern Kern, Kings, western Tulare Cal Dooley Democratic 1993-01-03 – 2003-01-03 Redistricted from 15th district
Western Fresno, northwestern Kern, Kings 2003-01-03 – 2005-01-03 Retired
Jim Costa Democratic 2005-01-03 – present 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 % ±%
Republican George Burnham (incumbent) 43,757 50.3
Democratic Claude Chandler 43,304 49.7
Total votes 87,061 100.0
Majority 453 0.6
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1934

United States House of Representatives elections, 1934[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican George Burnham (incumbent) 51,682 52.4
Democratic Edouard Izac 46,957 47.6
Total votes 98,639 100.0
Majority 4,725 4.8
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1936

United States House of Representatives elections, 1936[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Edouard Izac 59,208 56.4
Republican Ed P. Simple 44,925 42.8
Communist Esco L. Richardson 916 0.8
Total votes 105,049 100.0
Majority 14,283 13.6
Turnout
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

[edit] 1938

United States House of Representatives elections, 1938[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Edouard Izac (incumbent) 65,243 60.4
Republican John L. Bacon 42,710 39.6
Total votes 107,953 100.0
Majority 22,533 20.8
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1940

United States House of Representatives elections, 1940[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Edouard Izac (incumbent) 69,874 51.1
Republican John L. Bacon 66,132 48.3
Communist Esco L. Richardson 806 0.6
Total votes 136,812 100.0
Majority 3,742 2.8
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1942

United States House of Representatives elections, 1942[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Carl Hinshaw (inc.) 62,628 48.4
Democratic Joseph O. Donovan 55,479 42.9
Prohibition Virgil G. Hinshaw 6,864 5.3
Townsend Janie Bele McCarty 3,537 2.7
Communist Orla E. Lair 792 0.6
Total votes 129,300 100.0
Majority 6,149 5.5
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1944

United States House of Representatives elections, 1944[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Carl Hinshaw (inc.) 112,663 51.8
Democratic Archibald B. Young 101,090 46.5
Prohibition Charles Hiram Randall 3,615 1.5
Total votes 217,368 100.0
Majority 11,573 5.3
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1946

United States House of Representatives elections, 1946[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Carl Hinshaw (inc.) 98,283 63.2
Democratic Everett G. Burkhalter 67,317 36.8
Total votes 165,600 100.0
Majority 30,966 26.4
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1948

United States House of Representatives elections, 1948[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Carl Hinshaw (inc.) 204,710 81.6
Democratic William B. Esterman 46,232 18.4
Total votes 250,942 100.0
Majority 158,478 63.2
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1950

United States House of Representatives elections, 1950[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Carl Hinshaw (inc.) 211,012 85.1
Progressive Myra Tanner Weiss 26,508 10.7
Prohibition Frank Nelson 10,339 4.2
Total votes 247,859 100.0
Majority 184,504 74.4
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1952

United States House of Representatives elections, 1952[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Carl Hinshaw (inc.) 109,509 100.0
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1954

United States House of Representatives elections, 1954[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Carl Hinshaw (inc.) 71,213 71.2
Democratic Eugene Radding 28,838 28.8
Total votes 100,051 100.0
Majority 42,375 42.4
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1956

United States House of Representatives elections, 1956[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican H. Allen Smith 85,459 70.8
Democratic Eugene Radding 35,249 29.2
Total votes 120,708 100.0
Majority 50,210 41.6
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1958

United States House of Representatives elections, 1958[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican H. Allen Smith (incumbent) 72,311 66
Democratic Eugene Radding 37,331 34
Total votes 109,642 100.0
Majority 34,980 32
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1960

United States House of Representatives elections, 1960[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican H. Allen Smith (incumbent) 90,214 70.1
Democratic Eugene Radding 38,497 29.9
Total votes 128,711 100.0
Majority 51,717 40.2
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1962

United States House of Representatives elections, 1962[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican H. Allen Smith (incumbent) 119,938 70.6
Democratic Leon Mayer 49,850 29.4
Total votes 169,788 100.0
Majority 70,088 41.2
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1964

United States House of Representatives elections, 1964[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican H. Allen Smith (incumbent) 132,402 67.9
Democratic C. Bernard Kaufman 62,645 32.1
Total votes 195,047 100.0
Majority 69,757 35.8
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1966

United States House of Representatives elections, 1966[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican H. Allen Smith (incumbent) 128,896 73.4
Democratic Raymond Freschi 46,730 26.6
Total votes 175,626 100.0
Majority 82,166 46.8
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1968

United States House of Representatives elections, 1968[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican H. Allen Smith (incumbent) 133,148 69.3
Democratic Don White 56,008 29.2
Peace and Freedom Robert J. Clarke 2,965 1.5
Total votes 192,121 100.0
Majority 77,140 40.1
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1970

United States House of Representatives elections, 1970[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican H. Allen Smith (incumbent) 116,437 69.1
Democratic Michael M. Stolzberg 50,033 29.7
American Independent Earl C. Harper 2,100 1.2
Total votes 168,570 100.0
Majority 66,404 39.4
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1972

United States House of Representatives elections, 1972[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Carlos Moorhead 120,299 57.4
Democratic John Binkley 89,219 42.6
Total votes 209,518 100.0
Majority 31,080 14.8
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1974

United States House of Representatives elections, 1974[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Barry Goldwater, Jr. (inc.) 96,324 61.2
Democratic Arline M. Mathews 61,119 38.8
Total votes 157,443 100.0
Majority 35,205 22.4
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1976

United States House of Representatives elections, 1976[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Barry Goldwater, Jr. (inc.) 146,158 67.2
Democratic Patty Lear Corman 71,193 32.8
Total votes 217,351 100.0
Majority 74,965 34.4
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1978

United States House of Representatives elections, 1978[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Barry Goldwater, Jr. (inc.) 129,714 66.4
Democratic Pat Lear 65,695 33.6
Total votes 195,409 100.0
Majority 64,019 32.8
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1980

United States House of Representatives elections, 1980[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Barry Goldwater, Jr. (inc.) 199,674 78.8
Democratic Matt Miller 43,024 17.0
Libertarian Christopher R. Darwin 10,605 4.2
Total votes 253,303 100.0
Majority 156,650 61.8
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1982

United States House of Representatives elections, 1982[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bill Thomas (incumbent) 123,312 68.1
Democratic Robert J. Bethea 57,769 31.9
Total votes 181,081 100.0
Majority 65,543 36.2
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1984

United States House of Representatives elections, 1984[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bill Thomas (incumbent) 151,732 70.9
Democratic Michael T. LeSage 62,307 29.1
Total votes 214,039 100.0
Majority 89,425 41.8
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1986

United States House of Representatives elections, 1986[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bill Thomas (incumbent) 129,989 72.6
Democratic Jules H. Moquin 49,027 27.4
Total votes 179,016 100.0
Majority 80,962 45.2
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1988

United States House of Representatives elections, 1988[36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bill Thomas (incumbent) 162,779 71.1
Democratic Lita Reid 62,037 27.1
Libertarian David L. Bersohn 4,190 1.8
Total votes 229,006 100.0
Majority 100,742 44.0
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1990

United States House of Representatives elections, 1990[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bill Thomas (incumbent) 112,962 59.8
Democratic Michael A. Thomas 65,101 34.5
Libertarian William Howard Dilbeck 10,555 5.6
Independent Reid (write-in) 307 0.2
Total votes 188,925 100.0
Majority 47,861 25.4
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1992

United States House of Representatives elections, 1992[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Cal Dooley (incumbent) 72,679 64.9
Republican Ed Hunt 39,388 35.1
Total votes 112,067 100.0
Majority 33,291 29.8
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1994

United States House of Representatives elections, 1994[39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Cal Dooley (incumbent) 57,394 56.70
Republican Paul Young 43,836 43.30
Total votes 101,230 100.0
Majority 13,558 17.50
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1996

United States House of Representatives elections, 1996[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Cal Dooley (incumbent) 65,381 56.6%
Republican Trice Harvey 45,276 39.1%
Libertarian Jonathan Richter 5,048 4.3%
Total votes 115,705 100.0%
Majority 20,105 17.5%
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1998

United States House of Representatives elections, 1998[41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Cal Dooley (incumbent) 60,599 60.73%
Republican Cliff Unruh 39,183 39.27%
Total votes 99,782 100.0%
Majority 21,416 21.46%
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 2000

United States House of Representatives elections, 2000[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Cal Dooley (incumbent) 66,235 52.4%
Republican Rich Rodriguez 57,563 45.5%
Natural Law Walter Kenneth Ruehlig 1,416 1.1%
Libertarian Arnold Kriegbaum 1,320 1.0%
Total votes 126,534 100.0%
Majority 8,672 6.9%
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing


[edit] 2002

United States House of Representatives elections, 2002[43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Cal Dooley (incumbent) 47,627 63.7
Republican Andre Minuth 25,628 34.3
Libertarian Varrin Swearingen 1,515 2.0
Majority 21,999 29.4
Turnout 74,770
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 2004

United States House of Representatives elections, 2004[44]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jim Costa 61,005 53.5 -10.2
Republican Roy Ashburn 53,231 46.5 +12.2
Majority 7,774 7.0 -22.4
Turnout 114,236
Democratic hold Swing -22.4

[edit] 2006

United States House of Representatives elections, 2006[45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 61,120 100.0
Turnout 61,120
Democratic hold Swing

[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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