California's 26th congressional district

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California's 26th congressional district
Area 755 mi²
Distribution 98.8% urban, 1.2% rural
Population (2000) 639,088
Median income $68,968
Ethnic composition 52.7% White, 4.4% Black, 15.2% Asian, 24.4% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 0.2% other
Cook PVI R+4
California's congressional districts since 2003.
California's congressional districts since 2003.

The California 26th Congressional District spans the foothills of the San Gabriel Valley from La Cañada Flintridge to Rancho Cucamonga. The current Representative is Republican David Dreier.

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[edit] Voting

George W. Bush received 55% of the vote in this district in 2004; John Kerry received 44%.[1] The district voted for Schwarzenegger 65-31% in 2006,[2] Dianne Feinstein 48-47% in 2006,[3] Barbara Boxer 48-47% in 2004,[4] recalling Gray Davis 68-32%[5] and Schwarzenegger 61-20%[6] in 2003, and Bill Simon 54-38% in 2002.[7]

[edit] Demographics

Median Household Income: $68,968

Occupation:

As of 2002, there are 639,088 people in the 26th District of California.

[edit] Election results for Presidential races

[edit] 2000

In the 2000 general election, the voters of the 26th District of California voted:

[edit] 2004 [8]

In the 2004 general election:

[edit] Election results for House races

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] 1952

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1952[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Sam Yorty (incumbent) 157,973 88
Progressive Horace V. Alexander 21,465 12
Total votes 179,438 100
Majority 136,408 76
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1954

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1954[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic James Roosevelt 94,261 60.1
Republican Theodore R. "Ted" Owings 62,585 39.9
Total votes 156,856 100.0
Majority 31,676 20.2
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1956

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1956[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic James Roosevelt (incumbent) 133,036 68.8
Republican Edward H. Gibbons 60,230 31.2
Total votes 193,266 100.0
Majority 72,806 37.6
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1958

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1958[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic James Roosevelt (incumbent) 125,495 72.2
Republican Crispus Wright 48,248 27.8
Total votes 173,743 100.0
Majority 77,247 44.4
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1960

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1960[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic James Roosevelt (incumbent) 150,318 73.4
Republican William E. McIntyre 54,540 26.6
Total votes 204,818 100.0
Majority 95,778 46.8
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1962

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1962[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic James Roosevelt (incumbent) 112,162 68.3
Republican Daniel Beltz 52,063 31.7
Total votes 164,225 100.0
Majority 60,099 36.6
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1964

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1964[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic James Roosevelt (incumbent) 136,025 70.3
Republican Gil Seton 57,209 29.7
Total votes 193,234 100.0
Majority 78,816 50.6
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1966

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1966[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Thomas M. Rees (incumbent) 103,289 62.3
Republican Irving Teichner 62,441 37.7
Total votes 165,730 100.0
Majority 40,848 24.6
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1968

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1968[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Thomas M. Rees (incumbent) 132,447 65.5
Republican Irving Teichner 63,393 31.3
Peace and Freedom Jack Weinberg 6,394 3.2
Total votes 202,234 100.0
Majority 69,054 34.2
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1970

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1970[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Thomas M. Rees (incumbent) 130,499 71.3
Republican Nathaniel Jay Friedman 47,260 25.8
Peace and Freedom Lewis B. McCammon 3,677 2.0
American Independent Howard E. Hallinan 1,639 0.9
Total votes 183,075 100.0
Majority 83,239 45.5
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1972

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1972[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Thomas M. Rees (incumbent) 160,932 68.6
Republican Philip Robert Rutta 65,473 27.9
Peace and Freedom Mike Timko 8,094 3.5
Total votes 234,499 100.0
Majority 95,459 40.7
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1974

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1974[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John H. Rousselot (inc.) 80,782 58.9
Democratic Paul A. Conforti 56,487 41.1
Total votes 137,269 100.0
Majority 24,295 17.8
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1976

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1976[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John H. Rousselot (inc.) 112,619 65.6
Democratic Latta Bruce 59,093 34.4
Total votes 171,712 100.0
Majority 53,526 31.2
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1978

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1978[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John H. Rousselot (inc.) 113,059 100.0
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1980

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1980[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John H. Rousselot (inc.) 116,715 70.9
Democratic Joseph Louis Lisoni 40,099 24.4
Libertarian William "B. J." Wagener 7,700 4.7
Total votes 164,514 100.0
Majority 76,616 46.5
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1982

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1982[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Howard Berman 97,383 59.6
Republican Hal Phillips 66,072 40.4
Total votes 163,455 100.0
Majority 31,311 19.2
Turnout
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

[edit] 1984

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1984[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Howard Berman (incumbent) 117,080 62.8
Republican Miriam Ojeda 69,372 37.2
Total votes 186,452 100.0
Majority 47,708 25.6
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1986

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1986[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Howard Berman (incumbent) 98,091 65.1
Republican Robert M. Kerns 52,662 34.9
Total votes 150,753 100.0
Majority 45,429 30.2
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1988

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1988[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Howard Berman (incumbent) 126,930 70.3
Republican Gerald C. "Brodie" Broderson 53,518 29.7
Total votes 180,448 100.0
Majority 73,412 40.6
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1990

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1990[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Howard Berman (incumbent) 78,031 61.1
Republican Roy Dahlson 44,492 34.8
Libertarian Bernard Zimring 5,268 4.1
Total votes 127,791 100.0
Majority 33,539 26.3
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1992

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1992[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Howard Berman (incumbent) 73,807 61.0
Republican Gary E. Forsch 36,453 30.2
Peace and Freedom Margery Hinds 7,180 5.9
Libertarian Bernard Zimring 3,468 2.9
Total votes 120,908 100.0
Majority 37,351 30.8
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1994

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1994[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Howard Berman (incumbent) 55,145 62.57
Republican Gary E. Forsch 28,423 32.25
Libertarian Erich D. Miller 4,570 5.19
Total votes 88,138 100.0
Majority 26,722 30.32
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1996

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1996[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Howard Berman (incumbent) 67,525 65.9%
Republican Bill Glass 29,332 28.7%
Libertarian Scott Fritschler 3,539 3.4%
Natural Law Gary Hearne 2,119 2.0%
Total votes 195,545 100.0%
Majority 41,260 21.1%
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1998

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1998[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Howard Berman (incumbent) 69,000 82.47%
Libertarian Juan Carlos Ros 6,556 7.84%
Green Maria Armoudian 4,858 5.81%
Natural Law David L. Cossak 3,248 3.88%
Total votes 83,662 100.0%
Majority 62,544 74.63%
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 2000

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2000[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Howard Berman (incumbent) 96,500 84.1%
Libertarian Bill Farley 13,052 11.4%
Natural Law David L. Cossak 5,229 4.5%
Independent Robert Edwards 5 0.0%
Total votes 114,786 100.0%
Majority 83,448 72.7%
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 2002

United States House of Representatives elections, 2002[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican David Dreier (incumbent) 95,360 63.8
Democratic Marjorie Musser Mikels 50,081 33.5
Libertarian Randall Weissbuch 4,089 2.7
Majority 58,656 30.3
Turnout 149,530
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 2004

United States House of Representatives elections, 2004[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican David Dreier (incumbent) 134,596 53.6 -10.0
Democratic Cynthia Matthews 107,522 42.8 +9.2
Libertarian Randall Weissbuch 9,089 3.6 +0.9
Majority 27,074 10.8 -19.5
Turnout 251,207
Republican hold Swing -19.5

[edit] 2006

United States House of Representatives elections, 2006[36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican David Dreier (incumbent) 102,028 57.0 +3.4
Democratic Cynthia Matthews 67,878 37.9 -4.9
Libertarian Ted Brown 5,887 3.3 -0.3
American Independent Elliott Graham 3,503 1.8 +1.8
Majority 34,150 19.1 +8.3
Turnout 179,296
Republican hold Swing +8.3

[edit] Election results for special elections

[edit] 2003 Special Election[37]

[edit] Recall of Gray Davis

  • 67.8% agreed with the recall
  • 32.1% did not agree

[edit] Governor's Race

  • 20.3% for Cruz Bustamante (D)
  • 14.2% for Tom McClintock (R)
  • 61.1% for Arnold Schwarzenegger (R)

[edit] 2005 Special Election [38]

[edit] Prop 73

Parental notification before termination of minors' pregnancy. Generally regarded as a conservative/Republican ballot measure.

  • 55.0% said Yes on Prop 73
  • 45.0% said No

[edit] Prop 77

Redistricting according to a panel of retired judges. Endorsed by Schwarzenegger, and is generally considered to be a conservative/Republican ballot measure.

  • 49.8% said Yes on Prop 77
  • 50.2% said No

[edit] Prop 80

Regulation of electric grids and services through California. Generally regarded as a liberal/Democratic ballot measure.

  • 32.1% said Yes on Prop 80
  • 67.9% said No

[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. ^ Statement of Vote - 2004 Presidential General Election
  9. ^ 1952 election results
  10. ^ 1954 election results
  11. ^ 1956 election results
  12. ^ 1958 election results
  13. ^ 1960 election results
  14. ^ 1962 election results
  15. ^ 1964 election results
  16. ^ 1966 election results
  17. ^ 1968 election results
  18. ^ 1970 election results
  19. ^ 1972 election results
  20. ^ 1974 election results
  21. ^ 1976 election results
  22. ^ 1978 election results
  23. ^ 1980 election results
  24. ^ 1982 election results
  25. ^ 1984 election results
  26. ^ 1986 election results
  27. ^ 1988 election results
  28. ^ 1990 election results
  29. ^ 1992 election results
  30. ^ 1994 election results
  31. ^ 1996 election results
  32. ^ 1998 election results
  33. ^ 2000 election results
  34. ^ 2002 general election results
  35. ^ 2004 general election results
  36. ^ 2006 general election results
  37. ^ Statement of Vote - 2003 Statewide Special Election
  38. ^ Statement of Vote - 2005 Special Statewide Election

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