California's 38th congressional district

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California's 38th congressional district
Area 105 mi²
Distribution 100% urban, 0% rural
Population (2000) 639,088
Median income $42,408
Ethnic composition 13.6% White, 3.6% Black, 10.2% Asian, 70.6% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI D+20
California's congressional districts since 2003.
California's congressional districts since 2003.
For other uses and meanings of "CA-38" see CA-38 (Disambiguation).

California's 38th congressional district is a U.S. Congressional district centered around suburban Los Angeles. This seat is held by Democrat Grace Napolitano.

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[edit] Demographics

The district covers several cities in the Southeast and San Gabriel Valley areas including Norwalk, Pomona, Santa Fe Springs, La Puente, the City of Industry, Montebello, and Pico Rivera, plus the unincorporated communities of Avocado Heights, Hacienda Heights, West Puente Valley, and parts of Whittier, East Los Angeles, Rowland Heights, South San Gabriel, and Valinda.

In 2000, the two dominant parties in the state of California co-operatively redrew both state and federal legislative districts to preserve the status quo, ensuring the electoral safety of the politicians, thereby reducing the amount of influence the electorate have over elections. Therefore, the 38th district is gerrymandered. However, the Voting Rights Act directs districts to be created to increase minority representation. According to the Almanac of American Politics, one of the reasons the 38th District is so shaped is to have a majority of Hispanics. The major cities of East Los Angeles, Montebello, Norwalk, and Pomona are all majority Latino enclaves surrounded on the east, north, and south by majority white and Asian communities, many of whom vote Republican.[citation needed]

[edit] Voting

John Kerry received 65% of the vote in this district in 2004; George W. Bush received 34%.[1] The district voted for Phil Angelides 58-37% in 2006,[2] Dianne Feinstein 72-23% in 2006,[3] Barbara Boxer 71-23% in 2004,[4] keeping Gray Davis 52-48%[5] and Cruz Bustamante 47-38%[6] in 2003, and Davis 62-29% in 2002.[7]

[edit] Election results

1962 • 1964 • 1966 • 1968 • 1970 • 1972 • 1974 • 1976 • 1978 • 1980 • 1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006

[edit] 1962

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1962[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Patrick M. Martin 68,583 55.9
Democratic Dalip Singh Saund (inc.) 54,022 44.1
Total votes 122,605 100.0
Majority 14,561 11.8
Turnout
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

[edit] 1964

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1964[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John V. Tunney 85,661 52.8
Republican Patrick M. Martin (incumbent) 76,525 47.2
Total votes 162,186 100.0
Majority 9,136 5.6
Turnout
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

[edit] 1966

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1966[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John V. Tunney (incumbent) 83,216 54.5
Republican Robert O. Hunter 69,444 45.5
Total votes 152,660 100.0
Majority 13,772 9.0
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1968

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1968[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John V. Tunney (incumbent) 121,025 62.8
Republican Robert O. Hunter 68,196 35.4
American Independent James H. Griffin 2,415 1.3
Peace and Freedom Terese A. Karmel 1,205 0.6
Total votes 192,841 100.0
Majority 52,829 27.4
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1970

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1970[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Victor Veysey 87,479 49.8
Democratic David A. Tunno 85,684 48.8
American Independent William E. Pasley 2,481 3.4
Total votes 175,644 100.0
Majority 1,795 1.0
Turnout
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

[edit] 1972

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1972[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George Brown, Jr. (inc.) 77,776 56.3
Republican Howard J. Snider 60,379 43.7
Total votes 138,155 100.0
Majority 17,397 12.6
Turnout
Democratic win (new constituency)

[edit] 1974

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1974[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jerry M. Patterson 67,299 54.0
Republican David Rehmann 51,509 41.3
American Independent Lee R. Rayburn 3,991 3.2
Peace and Freedom Larry B. Kallenberger 1,851 1.5
Total votes 124,650 100.0
Majority 16,790 12.7
Turnout
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

[edit] 1976

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1976[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jerry M. Patterson (inc.) 103,317 63.6
Republican James "Jim" Combs 59,092 36.4
Total votes 162,409 100.0
Majority 44,225 27.2
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1978

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1978[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jerry M. Patterson (inc.) 75,471 58.6
Republican Dan Goedeke 53,298 41.4
Total votes 128,769 100.0
Majority 22,173 17.2
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1980

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1980[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jerry M. Patterson (inc.) 91,880 55.5
Republican Art Jacobson 66,256 40.0
Libertarian Charles E. "Chuck" Heiser 7,301 4.4
Total votes 165,437 100.0
Majority 25,524 15.5
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1982

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1982[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jerry M. Patterson (inc.) 73,914 52.4
Republican William F. "Bill" Dohr 61,279 43.4
Libertarian Anita K. Barr 5,989 4.2
Total votes 141,182 100.0
Majority 12,635 9.0
Turnout
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

[edit] 1984

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1984[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bob Dornan 86,545 53.2
Democratic Jerry M. Patterson (incumbent) 73,231 45.0
Peace and Freedom Michael Schuyles Bright 3,021 1.9
Total votes 162,797 100.0
Majority 13,314 8.2
Turnout
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

[edit] 1986

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1986[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bob Dornan (incumbent) 66,032 55.3
Democratic Richard H. Robinson 50,625 42.4
Libertarian Lee Connelly 2,807 2.3
Total votes 119,464 100.0
Majority 15,407 12.9
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1988

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1988[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bob Dornan (incumbent) 87,690 59.5
Democratic Jerry Yudelson 52,399 35.6
Libertarian Bruce McKay 3,733 2.5
Peace and Freedom Frank German 3,547 2.4
Total votes 147,369 100.0
Majority 35,291 23.9
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1990

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1990[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bob Dornan (incumbent) 60,561 58.1
Democratic Barbara Jackson 43,693 41.9
Total votes 104,254 100.0
Majority 16,868 16.2
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1992

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1992[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Steve Horn 92,038 48.6
Democratic Evan Anderson Braude 82,108 43.4
Peace and Freedom Paul Burton 8,391 4.4
Libertarian Blake Ashley 6,756 3.6
Independent Brown (write-in) 14 0.0
Independent Venable (write-in) 14 0.0
Total votes 189,321 100.0
Majority 9,930 5.2
Turnout
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

[edit] 1994

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1994[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Steve Horn (incumbent) 85,225 58.47
Democratic Peter Mathews 53,681 36.83
Libertarian Lester W. Mueller 3,795 2.60
Peace and Freedom Richard K. Green 2,995 2.05
Independent Duke (write-in) 73 0.05
Total votes 145,769 100.0
Majority 31,544 21.65
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1996

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1996[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Steve Horn (incumbent) 88,136 52.6%
Democratic Rick Zbur 71,627 42.8%
Green William Yeager 4,610 2.7%
Libertarian Paul Gautreau 3,272 1.9%
Total votes 195,545 100.0%
Majority 16,509 9.8%
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1998

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1998[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Steve Horn (incumbent) 88,136 52.93%
Democratic Peter Mathews 71,627 44.31%
Libertarian David Bowers 3,705 2.75%
Republican Margherita Underhill (write-in) 17 0.01%
Total votes 163,485 100.0%
Majority 16,509 8.62%
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 2000

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2000[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Steve Horn (incumbent) 87,266 48.5%
Democratic Gerrie Shcipske 85,498 47.5%
Natural Law Karen Blasdell-Wilkinson 3,744 2.0%
Libertarian Jack Neglia 3,614 2.0%
Total votes 180,122 100.0%
Majority 1,768 1.0%
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 2002

United States House of Representatives elections, 2002[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Grace Napolitano (incumbent) 62,600 71.2
Republican Alex A. Burrola 23,126 26.2
Libertarian Al Cuperus 2,301 2.6
Majority 38,474 45.0
Turnout 88,027
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 2004

United States House of Representatives elections, 2004[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Grace Napolitano (incumbent) 116,851 100.0
Turnout 116,851
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 2006

United States House of Representatives elections, 2006[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Grace Napolitano (incumbent) 75,181 75.4 +4.2
Republican Sidney W. Street 24,620 24.6 -1.6
Majority 50,561 50.8 +5.8
Turnout 99,801
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. ^ 1962 election results
  9. ^ 1964 election results
  10. ^ 1966 election results
  11. ^ 1968 election results
  12. ^ 1970 election results
  13. ^ 1972 election results
  14. ^ 1974 election results
  15. ^ 1976 election results
  16. ^ 1978 election results
  17. ^ 1980 election results
  18. ^ 1982 election results
  19. ^ 1984 election results
  20. ^ 1986 election results
  21. ^ 1988 election results
  22. ^ 1990 election results
  23. ^ 1992 election results
  24. ^ 1994 election results
  25. ^ 1996 election results
  26. ^ 1998 election results
  27. ^ 2000 election results
  28. ^ 2002 general election results
  29. ^ 2004 general election results
  30. ^ 2006 general election results

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