California's 26th congressional district
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The California 26th Congressional District is currently represented by Republican David Dreier. The 26th spans the foothills of the San Gabriel Valley from La Canada-Flintridge to Rancho Cucamonga.
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[edit] Demographics
Median Household Income: $58,968
- 8.4% are below the poverty line
Occupation:
- 17.3% blue collar
- 70.7% white collar
As of 2002, there are 639,088 people in the 26th District of California.
- 35.4% are registered Democratic
- 46.4% are registered Republican
- 5.2% are African American
- 16.7% are Asian-American
- 24.4% are Hispanic
George W. Bush received 55% of the vote in this district in 2004. The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of R +4.
[edit] Election results for Presidential races
[edit] 2000
In the 2000 general election, the voters of the 26th District of California voted:
- 43.3% for Al Gore
- 52.5% for George W. Bush
[edit] 2004 [1]
In the 2004 general election:
- 43.7% for John Kerry
- 55.1% for George W. Bush
[edit] Election results for general elections
[edit] 2000 House Race [2]
- 84.7% for incumbent Howard Berman (D)
- 11.3% for challenger Bill Farley (Lib)
- 11.9% did not vote
[edit] 2000 House Race with current CA-26 incumbent
these are the totals for the house race in the then 28th district
- 62.5% for incumbent David Dreier (R)
- 33.8% for challenger Janice Nelson (D)
- 7.5% did not vote
[edit] 2002 House Race [3]
- 63.8% for incumbent David Dreier (R)
- 33.5% for challenger Marjorie Mikels (D)
- 6.2% did not vote
[edit] 2004 House Race [4]
- 53.6% for incumbent David Dreier (R)
- 42.8% for challenger Cynthia Matthews (D)
- 3.6% did not vote
[edit] Election results for special elections
[edit] 2003 Special Election[5]
[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 [6]
[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 Schwarzenneger, 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] Election results
[edit] 2004
| United States House election, 2004: California District 26 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | David Dreier | 134,596 | 53.6 | -10.0 | |
| Democratic | Cynthia Matthews | 107,522 | 42.8 | +9.1 | |
| Libertarian | Randall Weissbuch | 9,089 | 3.6 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 27,074 | 10.8 | |||
| Turnout | 251,207 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | -9.6 | |||
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/sov/2004_general/contents.htm
- ^ http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/sov/2000_primary/contents.htm
- ^ http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/sov/2002_general/contents.htm
- ^ http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/sov/2004_general/contents.htm
- ^ http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/sov/2003_special/contents.htm
- ^ http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/sov/2005_special/contents.htm
[edit] External links
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