California's 21st congressional district

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California's 21st congressional district
Area 8,090 mi²
Distribution 79.9% urban, 20.1% rural
Population (2000) 639,088
Median income $36,047
Ethnic composition 46.4% White, 2.1% Black, 4.9% Asian, 43.4% Hispanic, 0.9% Native American, 0.2% other
Cook PVI R+13

California's 21st congressional district covers all of Tulare County and the eastern half of Fresno County. The current Representative is Republican Devin Nunes.

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[edit] Demographics

  • Population: 639,088
    • 49.6% male
    • 50.4% female
  • Racial Demographics
    • 60.7% white
    • 43.4% Hispanic
  • Income
    • $36,047 Median household income
    • $39,710 Median family income

[edit] Voting

George W. Bush received 65% of the vote in this district in 2004; John Kerry received 34%.[1] The district voted for Arnold Schwarzenegger 72-25% in 2006,[2] Dick Mountjoy 52-43% in 2006,[3] Bill Jones 59-38% in 2004,[4] recalling Gray Davis 72-28%[5] and Schwarzenegger 56-23%[6] in 2003, and Bill Simon 61-32% in 2002.[7]

[edit] Recent presidential elections

[edit] 2000 Presidential Election

[edit] 2004 Presidential Election

[edit] List of Representatives

Counties Representative Party Dates Notes
Northern Los Angeles, San Bernardino Harry R. Sheppard Democratic 1943-01-03 – 1953-01-03 Redistricted from 19th district
Redistricted to 27th district
Los Angeles Edgar W. Hiestand Republican 1953-01-03 – 1963-01-03 Newly created district
Redistricted to 27th district
Augustus F. Hawkins Democratic 1963-01-03 – 1975-01-03 Newly created district
Redistricted to 30th district
James C. Corman Democratic 1975-01-03 – 1981-01-03 Redistricted from 22nd district
Lost re-election to Fiedler
Bobbi Fiedler Republican 1981-01-03 – 1983-01-03
Los Angeles (western San Fernando Valley), southeastern Ventura 1983-01-03 – 1987-01-03 Retired to run for Senate
Elton Gallegly Republican 1987-01-03 – 1993-01-03 Redistricted to 23rd district
Kern, eastern Tulare Bill Thomas Republican 1993-01-03 – 2003-01-03 Redistricted from 20th district
Redistricted to 22nd district
Eastern Fresno, Tulare Devin Nunes Republican 2003-01-03 – present Newly created district; incumbent

[edit] District results

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] 1942

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1942[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Harry R. Sheppard (inc.) 38,419 96.6
Republican Arthur E. Isham (write-in) 1,350 3.4
Total votes 39,769 100.0
Majority 37,069 93.2
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1944

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1944[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Harry R. Sheppard (inc.) 48,539 58.5
Republican Earl S. Webb 34,409 41.5
Total votes 82,948 100.0
Majority 14,130 17.0
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1946

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1946[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Harry R. Sheppard (inc.) 37,229 52.7
Republican Lowell E. Lathrop 33,395 47.3
Total votes 70,624 100.0
Majority 3,834 5.4
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1948

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1948[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Harry R. Sheppard (inc.) 61,383 55.2
Republican Lowell E. Lathrop 47,411 42.6
Progressive Howard J. Louks 2,422 2.2
Total votes 111,216 100.0
Majority 13,972 12.6
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1950

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1950[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Harry R. Sheppard (inc.) 62,994 57.4
Republican R. E. Reynolds 46,693 42.6
Total votes 109,687 100.0
Majority 16,301 14.8
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1952

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1952[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Edgar W. Hiestand 112,100 53.6
Democratic Everett G. Burkhalter 97,007 46.4
Total votes 209,107 100.0
Majority 15,093 7.2
Turnout
Democratic win (new constituency)

[edit] 1954

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1954[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Edgar W. Hiestand (inc.) 100,258 58.7
Democratic William E. "Bill" Roskam 70,486 41.3
Total votes 170,744 100.0
Majority 29,772 17.4
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1956

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1956[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Edgar W. Hiestand (inc.) 153,679 62.6
Democratic W. C. "Bill" Stethem 91,683 37.4
Total votes 245,362 100.0
Majority 61,996 25.2
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1958

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1958[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Edgar W. Hiestand (inc.) 127,238 51.9
Democratic Mrs. Rudd Brown 118,141 48.1
Total votes 245,379 100.0
Majority 9,097 3.2
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1960

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1960[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Edgar W. Hiestand (inc.) 179,376 58.4
Democratic Mrs. Rudd Brown 127,591 41.6
Total votes 306,967 100.0
Majority 51,785 16.8
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1962

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1962[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Augustus F. Hawkins 73,465 84.6
Republican Herman Smith 13,371 15.2
Total votes 86,836 100.0
Majority 60,094 69.6
Turnout
Democratic win (new constituency)

[edit] 1964

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1964[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Augustus F. Hawkins (inc.) 106,231 90.3
Republican Rayfield Lundy 11,374 9.7
Total votes 117,605 100.0
Majority 94,857 80.6
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1966

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1966[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Augustus F. Hawkins (inc.) 74,216 84.8
Republican Rayfield Lundy 13,294 15.2
Total votes 87,510 100.0
Majority 60,922 69.6
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1968

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1968[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Augustus F. Hawkins (inc.) 87,205 91.6
Republican Rayfield Lundy 7,995 8.4
Total votes 95,200 100.0
Majority 79,210 83.2
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1970

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1970[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Augustus F. Hawkins (inc.) 75,127 94.5
Republican Southy M. Johnson 4,349 5.5
Total votes 79,476 100.0
Majority 70,778 89.5
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1972

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1972[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Augustus F. Hawkins (inc.) 92,799 82.9
Republican Rayfield Lundy 19,187 17.1
Total votes 111,986 100.0
Majority 73,612 65.8
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1974

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1974[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic James C. Corman (incumbent) 86,778 73.5
Republican Mel Nadell 31,365 26.5
Total votes 118,143 100.0
Majority 55,413 47.0
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1976

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1976[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic James C. Corman (incumbent) 101,837 66.5
Republican Erwin Ed Hogan 44,094 28.8
Peace and Freedom Bill Hill 7,178 4.7
Total votes 153,109 100.0
Majority 57,743 37.7
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1978

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1978[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic James C. Corman (incumbent) 73,869 59.5
Republican Rod Walsh 44,519 35.9
Peace and Freedom Bill Hill 5,750 4.6
Total votes 124,138 100.0
Majority 29,350 23.6
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1980

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1980[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bobbi Fiedler 74,674 48.7
Democratic James C. Corman (incumbent) 73,898 48.2
Libertarian George J. Lehmann 2,790 1.8
Peace and Freedom Jan B. Tucker 2,038 1.3
Total votes 153,400 100.0
Majority 776 0.5
Turnout
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

[edit] 1982

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1982[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bobbi Fiedler (incumbent) 138,474 71.8
Democratic George Henry Margolis 46,412 24.1
Libertarian Daniel Wiener 7,881 4.1
Total votes 192,767 100.0
Majority 92,062 47.7
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1984

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1984[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bobbi Fiedler (incumbent) 173,504 72.3
Democratic Charles "Charlie" Davis 62,085 25.9
Libertarian Robert Townsend Leet 4,379 1.8
Total votes 239,968 100.0
Majority 111,419 46.4
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1986

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1986[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Elton Gallegly 132,090 68.4
Democratic Gilbert R. Saldana 54,497 28.2
Libertarian Daniel Wiener 6,504 3.4
Total votes 193,091 100.0
Majority 77,593 40.2
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1988

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1988[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Elton Gallegly (incumbent) 181,413 69.1
Democratic Donald E. Stevens 75,739 28.8
Libertarian Robert Jay 5,519 2.1
Total votes 262,671 100.0
Majority 105,674 40.3
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1990

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1990[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Elton Gallegly (incumbent) 118,326 58.4
Democratic Richard D. Freiman 68,921 34.0
Libertarian Peggy L. Christensen 15,364 7.6
Total votes 202,611 100.0
Majority 50,405 24.4
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1992

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1992[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bill Thomas (incumbent) 127,758 65.2
Democratic Deborah A. Vollmer 68,058 34.7
Libertarian Mike Hodges (write-in) 149 0.1
Total votes 195,965 100.0
Majority 69,700 30.5
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1994

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1994[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bill Thomas (incumbent) 116,874 68.10
Democratic John L. Evans 47,517 27.69
Libertarian Mike Hodges 6,899 4.02
Independent Vollmer (write-in) 339 0.20
Total votes 171,629 100.0
Majority 69,357 41.41
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1996

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1996[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bill Thomas (incumbent) 125,916 65.9%
Democratic Deborah Vollmer 50,694 26.5%
Reform John Evans 8,113 4.3%
Natural Law Jane Bialosky 3,380 1.8%
Libertarian Mike Hodges 3,049 1.5%
Republican Karen Gentry (write-in) 172 0.0%
Total votes 191,324 100.0%
Majority 75,222 39.4%
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1998

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1998[36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bill Thomas (incumbent) 115,989 78.91%
Democratic John Evans 30,994 21.09%
Total votes 146,983 100.0%
Majority 84,995 57.82%
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 2000

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2000[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bill Thomas (incumbent) 142,539 71.6%
Democratic Pedro "Pete" Martinez 49,318 24.8%
Libertarian James R.S. Manion 7,243 3.6%
Total votes 199,100 100.0%
Majority 93,221 46.8%
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 2002

United States House of Representatives elections, 2002[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Devin Nunes 87,544 70.5
Democratic David G. LaPere 32,584 26.3
Libertarian Jonathan Richter 4,070 3.2
Majority 54,960 44.2
Turnout 124,198
Republican win (new constituency)

[edit] 2004

United States House of Representatives elections, 2004[39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Devin Nunes (incumbent) 140,721 73.2 +2.7
Democratic Fred B. Davis 51,594 26.8 +0.5
Majority 89,127 46.4 +2.2
Turnout 192,315
Republican hold Swing +2.2

[edit] 2006

United States House of Representatives elections, 2006[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Devin Nunes (incumbent) 95,214 66.8 -6.4
Democratic Steven Haze 42,718 29.9 +3.1
Green John Roger Miller 4,729 3.3 +3.3
Majority 52,496 36.9 -9.5
Turnout 142,661
Republican hold Swing -9.5

[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. ^ 1942 election results
  9. ^ 1944 election results
  10. ^ 1946 election results
  11. ^ 1948 election results
  12. ^ 1950 election results
  13. ^ 1952 election results
  14. ^ 1954 election results
  15. ^ 1956 election results
  16. ^ 1958 election results
  17. ^ 1960 election results
  18. ^ 1962 election results
  19. ^ 1964 election results
  20. ^ 1966 election results
  21. ^ 1968 election results
  22. ^ 1970 election results
  23. ^ 1972 election results
  24. ^ 1974 election results
  25. ^ 1976 election results
  26. ^ 1978 election results
  27. ^ 1980 election results
  28. ^ 1982 election results
  29. ^ 1984 election results
  30. ^ 1986 election results
  31. ^ 1988 election results
  32. ^ 1990 election results
  33. ^ 1992 election results
  34. ^ 1994 election results
  35. ^ 1996 election results
  36. ^ 1998 election results
  37. ^ 2000 election results
  38. ^ 2002 general election results
  39. ^ 2004 general election results
  40. ^ 2006 general election results

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