California's 19th congressional district

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California's 19th congressional district
Area 6,781 mi²
Distribution 80.6% urban, 19.4% rural
Population (2000) 639,088
Median income $41,225
Ethnic composition 59.5% White, 3.4% Black, 4.4% Asian, 28.2% Hispanic, 1.0% Native American, 2.8% other
Cook PVI R+10

California's 19th congressional district covers parts of Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Tulare, and Stanislaus counties. The current Representative for this district is Republican George Radanovich.

[edit] Voting

George W. Bush received 61% of the vote in this district in 2004; John Kerry received 38%.[1] The district voted for Arnold Schwarzenegger 69-27% in 2006,[2] Dick Mountjoy 49-47% in 2006,[3] Bill Jones 55-42% in 2004,[4] recalling Gray Davis 68-32%[5] and Schwarzenegger 52-23%[6] in 2003, and Bill Simon 57-36% in 2002.[7]









[edit] List of Representatives

Counties Representative Party Dates Notes
Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino Sam L. Collins Republican 1933-03-041937-01-03 Newly created district
Lost re-election to Sheppard
Harry R. Sheppard Democratic 1937-01-031943-01-03 Redistricted to 21st district
Los Angeles Chet Holifield Democratic 1943-01-031975-01-03 Newly created district
Redistricted to 24th district; retired
Southern San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, western Ventura Robert J. Lagomarsino Republican 1975-01-031983-01-03 Redistricted from 13th district
Lost re-election to Doyle
Santa Barbara, Ventura 1983-01-031993-01-03 Redistricted to 22nd district
Lost re-nomination to Michael Huffington
Eastern Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, northern Tulare George Radanovich Republican 1993-01-032003-01-03 Redistricted from 18th district
Northern Fresno, Mariposa, Madera, eastern Stanislaus, Tuolumne 2003-01-03 – present Incumbent

[edit] Election results

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[edit] 1932

United States House of Representatives elections, 1932[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Sam L. Collins 56,889 51.0
Democratic B. Z. McKinney 51,796 46.4
Liberty Horatio S. Hoard 2,873 2.6
Total votes 111,558 100.0
Majority 5,093 4.6
Turnout
Republican win (new constituency)

[edit] 1934

United States House of Representatives elections, 1934[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Sam L. Collins (incumbent) 97,119 88.8
Independent A. B. Hillabold (write-in) 12,301 11.2
Total votes 109,420 100.0
Majority 84,818 77.6
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1936

United States House of Representatives elections, 1936[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Harry R. Sheppard 70,339 53.8
Republican Sam L. Collins (incumbent) 59,071 45.2
Communist Charles McLauchlan 1,336 1.0
Total votes 130,746 100.0
Majority 11,268 8.6
Turnout
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

[edit] 1938

United States House of Representatives elections, 1938[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Harry R. Sheppard (inc.) 75,819 53.3
Republican C. T. Johnson 66,402 46.7
Total votes 142,221 100.0
Majority 9,417 6.6
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1940

United States House of Representatives elections, 1940[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Harry R. Sheppard (inc.) 84,931 52.9
Republican Lotus H. Loudon 75,495 47.1
Total votes 160,426 100.0
Majority 9,436 5.8
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1942

United States House of Representatives elections, 1942[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Chet Holifield 34,918 63.1
Republican Carlton H. Casjens 20,446 36.9
Total votes 55,374 100.0
Majority 14,472 26.2
Turnout
Democratic win (new constituency)

[edit] 1944

United States House of Representatives elections, 1944[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Chet Holifield (incumbent) 65,758 71.8
Republican Carlton H. Casjens 25,852 28.2
Total votes 91,610 100.0
Majority 39,906 43.6
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1946

United States House of Representatives elections, 1946[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Chet Holifield (incumbent) 50,666 97.6
Independent Marshall J. Morrill (write-in) 1,248 2.4
Total votes 51,914 100.0
Majority 49,418 95.2
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1948

United States House of Representatives elections, 1948[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Chet Holifield (incumbent) 72,900 69.7
Republican Joseph Francis Quigley 28,698 27.5
Progressive Jacob Berman 1,915 1.8
Independent Myra Tanner Weiss 1,013 1.0
Total votes 104,526 100.0
Majority 44,202 42.2
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1950

United States House of Representatives elections, 1950[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Chet Holifield (incumbent) 73,317 90.9
Independent Myra Tanner Weiss 7,329 9.1
Total votes 80,646 100.0
Majority 65,988 81.8
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1952

United States House of Representatives elections, 1952[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Chet Holifield (incumbent) 126,606 87.1
Progressive Ida Alvarez 13,724 9.4
Independent Milton Snipper 4,959 3.5
Total votes 145,289 100.0
Majority 112,882 77.7
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1954

United States House of Representatives elections, 1954[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Chet Holifield (incumbent) 90,269 74.8
Republican Raymond R. Pritchard 30,404 25.2
Total votes 120,673 100.0
Majority 59,865 49.6
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1956

United States House of Representatives elections, 1956[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Chet Holifield (incumbent) 116,287 73.8
Republican Roy E. Reynolds 41,269 26.2
Total votes 157,556 100.0
Majority 75,018 47.6
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1958

United States House of Representatives elections, 1958[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Chet Holifield (incumbent) 131,421 75.3
Republican Roy E. Reynolds 26,092 24.7
Total votes 157,513 100.0
Majority 105,329 50.6
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1960

United States House of Representatives elections, 1960[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Chet Holifield (incumbent) 145,479 78.2
Republican Gordon S. McWilliams 40,491 21.8
Total votes 185,970 100.0
Majority 104,988 46.4
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1962

United States House of Representatives elections, 1962[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Chet Holifield (incumbent) 78,436 61.6
Republican Robert T. Ramsay 48,976 38.4
Total votes 127,412 100.0
Majority 29,560 23.2
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1964

United States House of Representatives elections, 1964[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Chet Holifield (incumbent) 97,934 65.4
Republican C. Everett Hunt 51,747 34.6
Total votes 149,681 100.0
Majority 46,187 30.8
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1966

United States House of Representatives elections, 1966[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Chet Holifield (incumbent) 82,592 62.3
Republican William R. Sutton 50,068 37.7
Total votes 132,660 100.0
Majority 32,524 24.6
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1968

United States House of Representatives elections, 1968[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Chet Holifield (incumbent) 96,857 63.2
Republican Bill Jones 52,284 34.1
American Independent Wayne L. Cook 3,996 2.6
Total votes 153,137 100.0
Majority 44,573 29.1
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1970

United States House of Representatives elections, 1970[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Chet Holifield (incumbent) 98,578 70.4
Republican Bill Jones 41,462 29.6
Total votes 140,040 100.0
Majority 57,116 40.8
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1972

United States House of Representatives elections, 1972[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Chet Holifield (incumbent) 103,823 67.2
Republican Kenneth M. Fisher 43,034 27.9
Peace and Freedom Joe Harris 7,588 4.9
Total votes 154,445 100.0
Majority 60,789 39.3
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1974

United States House of Representatives elections, 1974[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Robert J. Lagomarsino (inc.) 84,849 56.3
Democratic James D. Loebl 65,334 43.7
Total votes 150,183 100.0
Majority 19,515 12.6
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1976

United States House of Representatives elections, 1976[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Robert J. Lagomarsino (inc.) 124,201 64.4
Democratic Dan Sisson 68,722 35.6
Total votes 192,923 100.0
Majority 55,479 28.8
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1978

United States House of Representatives elections, 1978[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Robert J. Lagomarsino (inc.) 123,192 71.7
Democratic Jerry Zamos 41,672 24.3
Peace and Freedom Milton Shiro Takei 6,887 4.0
Total votes 171,751 100.0
Majority 81,520 47.4
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1980

United States House of Representatives elections, 1980[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Robert J. Lagomarsino (inc.) 162,849 77.7
Democratic Carmen Lodise 36,990 17.6
Libertarian Jim Trotter 9,764 4.7
Total votes 209,603 100.0
Majority 125,859 60.1
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1982

United States House of Representatives elections, 1982[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Robert J. Lagomarsino (inc.) 112,486 61.1
Democratic Frank Frost 66,042 35.8
Libertarian R. C. Gordon-McCutchan 4,198 2.3
Peace and Freedom Charles J. Zekan 1,520 0.8
Total votes 184,246 100.0
Majority 46,444 25.3
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1984

United States House of Representatives elections, 1984[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Robert J. Lagomarsino (inc.) 153,187 67.3
Democratic James C. Carey, Jr. 70,278 30.9
Peace and Freedom Charles J. Zekan 4,161 1.8
Total votes 227,626 100.0
Majority 82,909 36.4
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1986

United States House of Representatives elections, 1986[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Robert J. Lagomarsino (inc.) 122,578 71.9
Democratic Wayne B. Norris 45,619 26.8
Libertarian George Hasara 2,341 1.4
Total votes 170,538 100.0
Majority 76,959 45.1
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1988

United States House of Representatives elections, 1988[36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Robert J. Lagomarsino (inc.) 116,026 50.2
Democratic Gary K. Hart 112,033 48.5
Libertarian Robert Donaldson 2,865 1.2
Total votes 230,924 100.0
Majority 3,993 1.7
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1990

United States House of Representatives elections, 1990[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Robert J. Lagomarsino (inc.) 94,599 54.6
Democratic Anita Perez Ferguson 76,991 44.4
Independent Lorenz (write-in) 1,655 1.0
Total votes 173,235 100.0
Majority 17,608 10.2
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1992

United States House of Representatives elections, 1992[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Richard H. Lehman (inc.) 101,619 46.9
Republican Tal L. Cloud 100,590 46.4
Peace and Freedom Dorothy L. Wells 13,334 6.2
Independent Williams (write-in) 1,097 0.5
Total votes 216,640 100.0
Majority 1,029 0.5
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1994

United States House of Representatives elections, 1994[39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican George Radanovich 104,435 56.78
Democratic Richard Lehman (incumbent) 72,912 39.64
Libertarian Dolores Comstock 6,579 3.58
Total votes 183,926 100.0
Majority 31,523 17.14
Turnout
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

[edit] 1996

United States House of Representatives elections, 1996[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican George Radanovich (inc.) 137,402 66.6
Democratic Paul Barile 58,452 28.4
Libertarian Pamela Pescosolido 6,083 2.9
Natural Law David Adalian 4,442 2.1
Total votes 206,379 100.0
Majority 78,950 38.2
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1998

United States House of Representatives elections, 1998[41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican George Radanovich (inc.) 131,105 79.39%
Democratic Paul Barile 34,044 20.61%
Total votes 165,149 100.0%
Majority 97,061 58.78%
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 2000

United States House of Representatives elections, 2000[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican George Radanovich (inc.) 144,517 65.0%
Democratic Dan Rosenberg 70,578 31.8%
Libertarian Elizabeth Taylor 4,264 1.9%
Natural Law Bob Miller 1,990 0.8%
American Independent Edmon V. Kaiser 1,266 0.5%
Total votes 222,615 100.0%
Majority 73,939 33.2%
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 2002

United States House of Representatives elections, 2002[43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican George Radanovich (inc.) 106,209 67.4
Democratic John Veen 47,403 30.0
Libertarian Patrick Lee McHargue 4,190 2.6
Majority 58,806 37.4
Turnout 157,802
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 2004

United States House of Representatives elections, 2004[44]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican George Radanovich (inc.) 155,354 66.1 -1.3
Democratic James Lex Bufford 79,970 27.2 -2.8
Green Larry R. Mullen 15,863 6.7 +6.7
Majority 75,384 38.9 +1.5
Turnout 251,187
Republican hold Swing +1.5

[edit] 2006

United States House of Representatives elections, 2006[45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican George Radanovich (inc.) 110,246 60.6 -5.5
Democratic T.J. Cox 71,748 39.4 +12.2
Majority 38,498 21.2 -17.7
Turnout 181,994
Republican hold Swing -17.7

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