California's 18th congressional district

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The 18th District is in the northern San Joaquin Valley of California, and includes the cities of Stockton, Modesto, Ceres, Atwater, Merced and Los Banos. It runs from San Joaquin County, south to Stanislaus, Merced, Madera and Fresno counties.

It was once represented by Gary Condit, whose previous district, the 15th, was moved in the redistricting after the 1990 Census. It is now represented by Dennis Cardoza. George W. Bush received 50% of the vote in this district in 2004. The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of D +3.

[edit] Election results

[edit] 2004

United States House election, 2004: California District 18
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Dennis Cardoza 103,732 67.5 +17.5
Republican Charles F. Pringle, Sr 49,973 32.5 -10.4
Majority 53,759 35.0
Turnout 153,705
Democratic hold Swing +14.0