California's 36th congressional district

California's 36th congressional district
Current Representative Janice Hahn (D–Los Angeles)
Area 122 mi²
Distribution 100% urban, 0% rural
Population (2000) 639,087
Median income $51,633
Ethnicity 48.4% White, 4.1% Black, 13.4% Asian, 30.3% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 0.3% other
Cook PVI D+12

California's 36th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California based in Los Angeles County. The district covers most of the coastal communities of Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, Torrance, El Segundo, Venice, Wilmington, and San Pedro in Greater Los Angeles.

The district is represented by Democrat Janice Hahn, who won a special election to fill the remainder of Democrat Jane Harman's term after Harman resigned. Hahn has represented the district since July 19, 2011.

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Voting

Year Office Winner in this district Winner overall
1992 President Clinton 41.3 - 35.5% Clinton
U.S. Senator: Class 3 Herschensohn 47.9 - 44.4% Boxer
U.S. Senator: Class 1 (Special) Feinstein 50.3 - 42.3% Feinstein
1994 Governor [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] Wilson
U.S. Senator: Class 1 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] Feinstein
1996 President[1] Clinton 46.7 - 41.4% Clinton
1998 Governor[2] Davis 54.4 - 42.4% Davis
U.S. Senator[3]: Class 3 Boxer 48.8 - 48% Boxer
2000 President[4] Gore 50.7 - 44.3% Bush
U.S. Senator[5]: Class 1 Feinstein 53.4 - 39.4% Feinstein
2002 Governor[6] Davis 49.5 - 39.8% Davis
2003 Recall[7][8] Y Yes 52.4 - 47.6% Y Yes
Schwarzenegger 48.4 - 32.2% Schwarzenegger
2004 President[9] Kerry 59.0 - 39.6% Bush
U.S. Senator[10]: Class 3 Boxer 61.9 - 32.8% Boxer
2006 Governor[11] Schwarzenegger 52.5 - 42.6% Schwarzenegger
U.S. Senator[12]: Class 1 Feinstein 63.4 - 31.1% Feinstein
2008 President[13] Obama 64.4 - 33.5% Obama
2010 Governor[14] Brown 56.3 - 38.8% Brown
U.S. Senator[15]: Class 3 Boxer 56.1 - 38.9% Boxer

List of representatives

Representative Party Dates Notes Counties
District created January 3, 1963
Bob Wilson Republican January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1973 Redistricted from the 30th district, Redistricted to the 40th district San Diego (San Diego city)
William M. Ketchum Republican January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 Redistricted to the 18th district Kern, Kings, inland San Luis Obispo, coastal Santa Barbara
George Brown, Jr. Democratic January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993 Redistricted from the 38th district, Redistricted to the 42nd district Riverside, San Bernardino (Inland Empire)
Jane Harman Democratic January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999 Retired to run for governor Southwestern Los Angeles
Steven T. Kuykendall Republican January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2001 Lost re-election
Jane Harman Democratic January 3, 2001 – February 28, 2011 Resigned to become head of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Janice Hahn Democratic July 19, 2011 – present

Election results

1962 • 1964 • 1966 • 1968 • 1970 • 1972 • 1974 • 1976 • 1978 • 1980 • 1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2011 (Special)

1962

United States House of Representatives elections, 1962[16]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Bob Wilson (incumbent) 91,626 61.8%
Democratic William C. Godfrey 56,637 38.2%
Totals 148,263 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

1964

United States House of Representatives elections, 1964[17]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Bob Wilson (incumbent) 105,346 59.1%
Democratic Quintin Whelan 73,034 40.9%
Totals 178,380 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

1966

United States House of Representatives elections, 1966[18]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Bob Wilson (incumbent) 119,274 72.9%
Democratic Don Lindgren 44,365 27.1%
Totals 163,639 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

1968

United States House of Representatives elections, 1968[19]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Bob Wilson (incumbent) 147,772 71.6%
Democratic Don Lindgren 58,578 28.4%
Totals 206,350 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

1970

United States House of Representatives elections, 1970[20]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Bob Wilson (incumbent) 132,446 71.5%
Democratic Daniel K. Hostetter 44,841 24.2%
Peace and Freedom Walter H. Koppelman 5,139 2.8%
American Independent Orville J. Davis 2,723 1.5%
Totals 185,149 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

1972

United States House of Representatives elections, 1972[21]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican William M. Ketchum 87,984 52.7%
Democratic Timothy Lemucchi 72,516 43.5%
American Independent William M. "Bill" Armour 6,307 3.8%
Totals 166,807 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Republican win (new seat)

1974

United States House of Representatives elections, 1974[22]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic George Brown, Jr. (inc.) 69,615 62.6%
Republican Jim Osgood 35,858 32.3%
American Independent William E. Pasley 5,701 5.1%
Totals 111,174 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

1976

United States House of Representatives elections, 1976[23]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic George Brown, Jr. (inc.) 90,830 61.6%
Republican Grant Carner 49,368 33.5%
American Independent William E. Pasley 7,358 5.0%
Totals 147,556 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

1978

United States House of Representatives elections, 1978[24]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic George Brown, Jr. (inc.) 80,448 62.9%
Republican Dana Warren Carmody 47,417 37.1%
Totals 127,865 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

1980

United States House of Representatives elections, 1980[25]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic George Brown, Jr. (inc.) 88,628 52.5%
Republican John Paul Stark 73,247 43.4%
Libertarian Harry J. Histen 6,815 4.0%
Totals 168,690 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

1982

United States House of Representatives elections, 1982[26]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic George Brown, Jr. (inc.) 76,546 54.3%
Republican John Paul Stark 64,361 45.7%
Totals 140,907 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

1984

United States House of Representatives elections, 1984[27]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic George Brown, Jr. (inc.) 104,438 56.6%
Republican John Paul Stark 80,212 43.4%
Totals 184,650 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

1986

United States House of Representatives elections, 1986[28]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic George Brown, Jr. (inc.) 78,118 57.1%
Republican Robert L. "Bob" Henley 58,660 42.9%
Totals 136,778 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

1988

United States House of Representatives elections, 1988[29]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic George Brown, Jr. (inc.) 103,493 54.0%
Republican John Paul Stark 81,413 42.5%
Libertarian Kenneth E. Valentine 3,382 1.8%
American Independent Fred L. Anderson 3,360 1.8%
Totals 191,648 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

1990

United States House of Representatives elections, 1990[30]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic George Brown, Jr. (inc.) 72,409 52.7%
Republican Bob Hammock 64,961 47.3%
Totals 137,370 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

1992

United States House of Representatives elections, 1992[31]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Jane Harman 125,751 48.4%
Republican Joan Milke Flores 109,684 42.2%
Green Richard Greene 13,297 5.1%
Peace and Freedom Owen Stanley 5,519 2.1%
Libertarian Marc F. Denny 5,504 2.1%
No party Martz (write-in) 2 0.0%
Totals 259,757 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

1994

United States House of Representatives elections, 1994[32]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Jane Harman (incumbent) 93,939 47.98%
Republican Susan Brooks 93,127 47.56%
Libertarian Jack Tyler 4,932 2.52%
American Independent Joseph J. "Joe" Fields 3,810 1.95%
Totals 195,808 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

1996

United States House of Representatives elections, 1996[33]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Jane Harman (incumbent) 117,752 52.5%
Republican Susan Brooks 98,538 44.0%
Libertarian Bruce Dovner 4,933 2.1%
Natural Law Bradley McManus 3,236 1.4%
Totals 224,459 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

1998

United States House of Representatives elections, 1998[34]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Steven T. Kuykendall 88,843 48.89%
Democratic Janice Hahn 84,624 46.57%
Green Robin Barrett 3,612 1.99%
Libertarian Kerry Welsh 3,066 1.69%
Reform John R. Konopka 1,561 0.86%
Totals 181,706 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Republican gain from Democratic

2000

United States House of Representatives elections, 2000[35]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Jane Harman 115,651 48.4%
Republican Steven T. Kuykendall (inc.) 111,199 46.6%
Libertarian Daniel R. Sherman 6,073 2.6%
Reform John R. Konopka 3,549 1.4%
Natural Law Matt Ornati 2,264 0.9%
Republican William D. Davies (write-in) 395 0.1%
Totals 239,131 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic gain from Republican

2002

United States House of Representatives elections, 2002[36]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Jane Harman (incumbent) 88,198 61.4%
Republican Stuart Johnson 50,328 35.0%
Libertarian Mark McSpadden 5,225 3.6%
Totals 143,751 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

2004

United States House of Representatives elections, 2004[37]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Jane Harman (incumbent) 151,208 62.0%
Republican Paul Whitehead 81,666 33.5%
Peace and Freedom Alice Stek 6,105 2.5%
Libertarian Mike Binkley 5,065 2.0%
Totals 244,144 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

2006

United States House of Representatives elections, 2006[38]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Jane Harman (incumbent) 105,323 63.4%
Republican Brian Gibson 53,068 32.0%
Peace and Freedom James R. Smith 4,592 2.7%
Libertarian Mike Binkley 3,170 1.9%
Totals 166,153 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

2008

United States House of Representatives elections, 2008[39]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Jane Harman (incumbent) 171,948 68.64%
Republican Brian Gibson 78,543 31.36%
Totals 250,491 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

2010

United States House of Representatives elections, 2010[40]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Jane Harman (incumbent) 114,489 59.62%
Republican Mattie Fein 66,706 34.74%
Libertarian Herb Peters 10,840 5.64%
Totals 192,035 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

2011 (Special)

California's 36th congressional district special election, 2011[41]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Janice Hahn 47,000 54.89%
Republican Craig Huey 38,624 45.11%
Totals 85,624 100.00%
Voter turnout 25.00%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ California Secretary of State. "Statement of Vote (1996 President)" (PDF). California Secretary of State. http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/1996-general/1996-general-ssov.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-12. 
  2. ^ California Secretary of State. "Statement of Vote (1998 Governor)" (PDF). California Secretary of State. http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/ssov/gov-cd.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-12. 
  3. ^ California Secretary of State. "Statement of Vote (1998 Senator)" (PDF). California Secretary of State. http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/ssov/sen-cd.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-12. 
  4. ^ "Statement of Vote (2000 President)" (PDF). http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2000_general/ssov/cong_dis.pdf. Retrieved 2011-05-13. 
  5. ^ "Statement of Vote (2000 Senator)" (PDF). http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2000_general/ssov/us_senate_cong_dis.pdf. Retrieved 2011-05-13. 
  6. ^ "Statement of Vote (2002 Governor)" (PDF). http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2002_general/ssov/gov_cong.pdf. Retrieved 2011-05-13. 
  7. ^ "Statement of Vote (2003 Recall Question)" (PDF). http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2003_special/ssov/recall_ques_cd.pdf. Retrieved 2011-05-13. 
  8. ^ "gov ssov alpha by cd formatted.xls" (PDF). http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2003_special/ssov/gov_cd.pdf. Retrieved 2011-05-13. 
  9. ^ "Statement of Vote (2004 President)" (PDF). http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2004_general/ssov/pres_general_ssov_congressional.pdf. Retrieved 2011-05-13. 
  10. ^ "Statement of Vote (2004 Senator)" (PDF). http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2004_general/ssov/us_senate_ssov_congressional.pdf. Retrieved 2011-05-13. 
  11. ^ "Statement of Vote (2006 Governor)" (PDF). http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2006_general/ssov/gov_by_cd.pdf. Retrieved 2011-05-13. 
  12. ^ "Statement of Vote (2006 Senator)" (PDF). http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2006_general/ssov/us_sen_by_cd.pdf. Retrieved 2011-05-13. 
  13. ^ (2008 President)
  14. ^ California Secretary of State. "Statement of Vote (2010 Governor)" (PDF). California Secretary of State. http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2010-general/ssov/governor-congressional.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-12. 
  15. ^ California Secretary of State. "Statement of Vote (2010 Senator)" (PDF). California Secretary of State. http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2010-general/ssov/us-senate-congressional-dists.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-12. 
  16. ^ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1962election.pdf
  17. ^ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1964election.pdf
  18. ^ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1966election.pdf
  19. ^ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1968election.pdf
  20. ^ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1970election.pdf
  21. ^ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1972election.pdf
  22. ^ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1974election.pdf
  23. ^ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1976election.pdf
  24. ^ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1978election.pdf
  25. ^ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1980election.pdf
  26. ^ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1982election.pdf
  27. ^ 1984 election results
  28. ^ 1986 election results
  29. ^ 1988 election results
  30. ^ 1990 election results
  31. ^ 1992 election results
  32. ^ 1994 election results
  33. ^ 1996 election results
  34. ^ 1998 election results
  35. ^ 2000 election results
  36. ^ 2002 general election results
  37. ^ 2004 general election results
  38. ^ 2006 general election results
  39. ^ 2008 general election results
  40. ^ 2010 general election results
  41. ^ 2011 special general election results

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