California's 29th congressional district

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California's 29th congressional district
Area 102 mi²
Distribution 99.4% urban, 0.6% rural
Population (2000) 639,088
Median income $43,895
Ethnic composition 39.1% White, 5.9% Black, 23.7% Asian, 26.1% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% other
Cook PVI D+12

California's 29th congressional district covers part of Los Angeles County and takes in Alhambra, San Gabriel, Burbank, Glendale, South Pasadena, Glendale, Temple City, Monterey Park, and Pasadena. It is represented by Democrat Adam Schiff.

[edit] Voting

John Kerry received 61% of the vote in this district in 2004; George W. Bush received 37%.[1] The district voted for Arnold Schwarzenegger 50-44% in 2006,[2] Dianne Feinstein 64-31% in 2006,[3] Barbara Boxer 64-31% in 2004,[4] keeping Gray Davis 51-49%[5] and Schwarzenegger 47-34%[6] in 2003, and Davis 52-39% in 2002.[7]

[edit] Election Results

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[edit] 1952

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1952[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John J. Phillips (incumbent) 73,144 100.0
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1954

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1954[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John J. Phillips (incumbent) 42,420 58
Republican Bruce Shangle 30,781 42
Total votes 73,201 100.0
Majority 11,639 18
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1956

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1956[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Dalip Singh Saund 54,989 51.5
Republican Jacqueline Cochran Odlum 51,690 48.5
Total votes 106,679 100.0
Majority 3,299 3.0
Turnout
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

[edit] 1958

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1958[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Dalip Singh Saund (inc.) 64,518 62.4
Republican John Babbage 38,899 37.6
Total votes 103,417 100.0
Majority 25,619 24.8
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1960

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1960[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Dalip Singh Saund (inc.) 76,139 57.1
Republican Charles H. Jameson 57,319 42.9
Total votes 133,458 100.0
Majority 18,820 14.2
Turnout
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

[edit] 1962

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1962[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George Brown, Jr. 73,740 55.7
Republican H. L. Richardson, Jr. 58,760 44.3
Total votes 132,500 100.0
Majority 14,980 11.4
Turnout
Democratic win (new constituency)

[edit] 1964

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1964[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George Brown, Jr. (inc.) 90,208 58.6
Republican Charles J. Farrington, Jr. 63,836 41.4
Total votes 154,044 100.0
Majority 26,372 17.2
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1966

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1966[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George Brown, Jr. (inc.) 69,115 51.1
Republican Bill Orozco 66,079 48.9
Total votes 135,194 100.0
Majority 3,036 2.2
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1968

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1968[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George Brown, Jr. (inc.) 74,807 52.3
Republican Bill Orozco 68,213 47.7
Total votes 143,020 100.0
Majority 6,654 4.6
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1970

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1970[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George E. Danielson 71,308 62.6
Republican Tom McMann 42,620 37.4
Total votes 113,928 100.0
Majority 28,688 25.2
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1972

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1972[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George E. Danielson (inc.) 91,553 62.8
Republican Richard E. Ferraro 48,814 33.5
Peace and Freedom John W. Blaine 5,455 3.7
Total votes 145,822 100.0
Majority 42,739 29.3
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1974

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1974[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Augustus F. Hawkins (inc.) 45,977 100.0
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1976

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1976[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Augustus F. Hawkins (inc.) 82,515 85.4
Republican Michael D. Germonprez 10,852 11.2
Independent Sheila Leburg 3,235 3.3
Total votes 96,602 100.0
Majority 71,663 74.2
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1978

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1978[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Augustus F. Hawkins (inc.) 65,214 85
Republican Uriah J. Fields 11,512 15
Total votes 76,726 100
Majority 53,702 70
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1980

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1980[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Augustus F. Hawkins (inc.) 80,095 86.1
Republican Michael Arthur Hirt 10,282 11.1
Libertarian Earl Smith 2,622 2.8
Total votes 92,999 100.0
Majority 69,813 75.0
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1982

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1982[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Augustus F. Hawkins (inc.) 97,028 79.8
Republican Milton R. Mackaig 24,568 20.2
Total votes 121,596 100.0
Majority 72,460 59.6
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1984

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1984[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Augustus F. Hawkins (inc.) 108,777 86.6
Republican Echo Y. Goto 16,781 13.4
Total votes 125,558 100.0
Majority 91,996 73.2
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1986

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1986[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Augustus F. Hawkins (inc.) 78,132 84.5
Republican John Van de Brooke 13,432 14.5
Libertarian Waheed R. Boctor 851 0.9
Total votes 92,415 100.0
Majority 64,700 70.0
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1988

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1988[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Augustus F. Hawkins (inc.) 88,169 82.8
Republican Reuben D. Franco 14,543 13.7
Libertarian Gregory P. Gilmore 3,724 3.5
Total votes 105,436 100.0
Majority 73,626 69.1
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1990

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1990[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Maxine Waters 51,350 79.4
Republican Bill DeWitt 12,054 18.6
Libertarian Waheed R. Boctor 1,268 2.0
Total votes 64,672 100.0
Majority 39,296 93.0
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1992

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1992[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Henry Waxman (incumbent) 160,312 61.3
Republican Mark Robbins 67,141 25.7
Independent David Davis 15,445 5.9
Peace and Freedom Susan C. Davies 13,888 5.3
Libertarian Felix Tsvi Rogin 4,699 1.8
Independent Vann (write-in) 1 0.0
Total votes 261,486 100.0
Majority 93,171 35.6
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1994

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1994[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Henry Waxman (incumbent) 129,413 66.15
Republican Paul Stepanek 53,801 28.26
Libertarian Mike Binkley 7,162 3.76
Total votes 190,376 100.0
Majority 75,612 39.72
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1996

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1996[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Henry Waxman (incumbent) 145,278 67.7%
Republican Paul Stepanek 52,857 24.6%
Peace and Freedom John Daley 8,819 4.1%
Libertarian Mike Binkley 4,766 2.2%
Natural Law Brian Rees 3,097 1.4%
Total votes 214,817 100.0%
Majority 92,421 43.1%
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1998

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1998[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Henry Waxman (incumbent) 131,561 73.87%
Republican Mike Gottlieb 40,282 22.62%
Libertarian Mike Binkley 3,534 1.98%
Natural Law Karen Blasdell-Wilkinson 2,717 1.53%
Total votes 178,094 100.0%
Majority 91,279 51.25%
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 2000

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2000[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Henry Waxman (incumbent) 180,295 75.7%
Republican Jim Scileppi 45,784 19.3%
Libertarian Jack Anderson 7,944 3.3%
Natural Law Bruce Currivan 4,178 1.7%
Total votes 238,201 100.0%
Majority 134,511 56.4%
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 2002

United States House of Representatives elections, 2002[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Adam Schiff (incumbent) 76,036 62.6
Republican Jim Scileppi 40,676 33.4
Libertarian Ted Brown 4,889 4.0
Majority 35,420 29.2
Turnout 121,541
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 2004

United States House of Representatives elections, 2004[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Adam Schiff (incumbent) 133,670 64.7 +2.1
Republican Harry Frank Scolinos 62,871 30.4 -3.0
Green Philip Koebel 5,715 2.7 +2.7
Libertarian Ted Brown 4,570 2.2 -1.8
Independent John Burton (write-in) 6 0.0 +0.0
Majority 70,799 34.3 +5.1
Turnout 206,832
Democratic hold Swing +5.1

[edit] 2006

United States House of Representatives elections, 2006[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Adam Schiff (incumbent) 91,014 63.5 -1.2
Republican William J. Bodell 39,321 27.5 -2.9
Green William M. Paparian 8,197 5.7 +3.0
Peace and Freedom Lynda L. Llamas 2,599 1.8 +1.8
Libertarian Jim Keller 2,258 1.5 -0.7
Independent John Burton (write-in) 15 0.0 +0.0
Majority 51,693 36.0 +1.7
Turnout 143,404
Democratic hold Swing +1.7

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