California's 53rd congressional district

California's 53rd congressional district
Current Representative Susan Davis (DSan Diego)
Area 251 mi²
Distribution 99.9% urban, 0.1% rural
Population (2000) 639,087
Median income $36,637
Ethnicity 51.0% White, 7.2% Black, 8.3% Asian, 29.4% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American, 0.3% other
Cook PVI D+14

California's 53rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California based in San Diego County. The district includes the heart of the city of San Diego and stretches south to the United States–Mexico border. Continuing east is the city of Lemon Grove. Just to the south, nestled at the bottom of Dictionary Hill, lies the community of La Presa. Across the Coronado Bridge, the district stretches west and south to the cities of Coronado and Imperial Beach.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Susan A. Davis.

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Voting

Election results from statewide races

Office Results
Governor 2002[1] Davis 50.6% – 39.6%
Recall 2003[2][3] Yes 52.7% – 47.3%
Schwarzenegger 47.5% – 33.8%
Senator 2004[4] Boxer 63.6% – 31.1%
President 2004[5] Kerry 61.2% – 37.6%
Senator 2006[6] Feinstein 66.0% – 28.8%
Governor 2006[7] Schwarzenegger 53.4% – 40.6%
President 2008[8] Obama 68.2% – 29.9%

List of representatives

Counties (and cities) Representative Party Years Electoral history
part of San Diego
(Coronado,
Imperial Beach,
Lemon Grove,
and part of San Diego)
Susan Davis Democratic January 3, 2003 –
Present
Redistricted from 49th district and re-elected in 2002
Re-elected in 2004
Re-elected in 2006
Re-elected in 2008
Re-elected in 2010

Election results

2002

United States House of Representatives elections, 2002[9]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Susan Davis (incumbent) 72,252 62.2%
Republican Bill VanDeWeghe 43,891 37.8%
No party Jim Dorenkott (write-in) 37 0.0%
Totals 116,180 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

2004

United States House of Representatives elections, 2004[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Susan Davis (incumbent) 146,449 66.2 +4%
Republican Darin Hunzeker 63,897 28.9 -8.9%
Green Lawrence P. Rockwood 7,523 3.3%
Libertarian Adam Van Susteren 3,567 1.6%
Totals 221,436 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

2006

United States House of Representatives elections, 2006[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Susan Davis (incumbent) 97,541 67.6 +1.4%
Republican John "Woody" Woodrum 43,312 30.0 +1.1%
Libertarian Ernie Lippe 3,534 2.4 +0.8%
Totals 144,387 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

2008

United States House of Representatives elections, 2008[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Susan Davis (incumbent) 161,315 68.49
Republican Michael Crimmins 64,658 27.45
Libertarian Edward M. Teyssier 9,569 4.06
Totals 235,542 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

2010

United States House of Representatives elections, 2010[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Susan Davis (incumbent) 104,790 62.26
Republican Michael Crimmins 57,227 34.00
Libertarian Paul Dekker 6,296 3.74
Totals 168,313 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

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