California's 51st congressional district

California's 51st congressional district
Current Representative Bob Filner (D–San Diego)
Area 4,896 sq mi (12,680 km2) mi²
Distribution 95.6% urban, 4.4% rural
Population (2000) 639,087
Median income $39,243
Ethnicity 21.3% White, 9.4% Black, 12.4% Asian, 53.3% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American, 0.2% other
Cook PVI D+8

California's 51st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The district includes all of Imperial County and the extreme southern portions of San Diego County that run across the U.S.-Mexico border. Cities in the district include National City, Chula Vista and El Centro.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Bob Filner.

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History

In the 1980s, California's 44th Congressional District was one of four that divided San Diego. The district had been held for eight years by Democrat Jim Bates, and was considered the most Democratic district in the San Diego area. Randy "Duke" Cunningham won the Republican nomination and won the general election by just a point, meaning that the San Diego area was represented entirely by Republicans for only the second time since the city was split into three districts after the 1960 U.S. Census.

After the 1990 U.S. Census, the district was renumbered the 51st Congressional District, and much of its share of San Diego was moved to the new 50th Congressional District.

Voting

Election results from statewide races
Year Office Results
2008 President[1] Obama 63.1–35.5%
2006 Governor[2] Schwarzenegger 51.6–43.1%
Senator[3] Feinstein 62.6–32.2%
2004 President[4] Kerry 53.4–45.7%
Senator[5] Boxer 61.0 – 33.7%
2003 Recall[6][7] Yes 60.4–39.6%
Schwarzenegger 48.8–36.4%
2002 Governor[8] Davis 53.5–39.7%
2000 President[9] Bush 55.2–40.5%
Senator[10] Campbell 46.7–46.2%
1998 Governor
Senator
1996 President
1994 Governor
Senator
1992 President Bush 40.3–32.3%
Senator Herschensohn 52.1 – 38.2%
Senator Seymour 48.0–43.3%

List of representatives

Counties Representative Party Dates Notes
District created January 3, 1993
San Diego (northern suburbs) Duke Cunningham Republican January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 Redistricted from the 44th district, Redistricted to the 50th district
Imperial, San Diego (southern suburbs) Bob Filner Democratic January 3, 2003 – Present Redistricted from the 50th district, Incumbent

Election results

1992

United States House of Representatives elections, 1992[11]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Duke Cunningham (inc.) 141,890 56.1%
Democratic Bea Herbert 85,148 33.7%
Libertarian Bill Holmes 10,309 4.1%
Peace and Freedom Miriam Clark 10,307 4.1%
Green Richard Roe 5,328 2.1%
No party Johnson (write-in) 13 0.0%
Totals 262,995 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

1994

United States House of Representatives elections, 1994[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Duke Cunningham (inc.) 138,547 66.93 +10.83
Democratic Rita K. Tamerius 57,374 27.72 −5.98
Libertarian Bill Holmes 6,968 3.37 −0.73
Peace and Freedom Miriam Clark 4,099 1.98 −2.12
Totals 206,968 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

1996

United States House of Representatives elections, 1996[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Duke Cunningham (inc.) 149,032 65.1 −1.83
Democratic Rita Tamerius 66,250 29.0 +1.28
Peace and Freedom Miriam Clark 5,407 2.3 +0.32
Libertarian J.C. Anderson 5,298 2.3 −1.07
Natural Law Eric Bourdette 3,037 1.3%
Totals 215,282 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

1998

United States House of Representatives elections, 1998[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Duke Cunningham (inc.) 126,229 61.02 −4.08
Democratic Dan Kripke 71,706 34.66 +5.66
Libertarian Jack Anderson 5,411 2.62 +0.32
Natural Law Eric Bourdette 3,532 1.71%
No party Don J. Pando (write-in) 0 0.00%
Totals 206,878 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

2000

United States House of Representatives elections, 2000[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Duke Cunningham (inc.) 172,291 64.4 +3.38
Democratic George "Jorge" Barraza 81,408 30.4 −4.26
Libertarian Daniel L. Muhe 7,159 2.7 +0.08
Natural Law Eric Hunter Bourdette 6,941 2.5 +0.79
Totals 267,799 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

2002

United States House of Representatives elections, 2002[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Bob Filner (incumbent) 59,541 58.0
Republican Maria Guadalupe Garcia 40,430 39.3
Libertarian Jeffrey S. Keup 2,816 2.7%
Totals 102,787 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

2004

United States House of Representatives elections, 2004[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Bob Filner (incumbent) 111,441 61.7 +3.7
Republican Michael Giorgino 63,526 35.1 −4.2
Libertarian Michael S. Metti 5,912 3.2 +0.5
Totals 180,879 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

2006

United States House of Representatives elections, 2006[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Bob Filner (incumbent) 78,114 67.5 +4.8
Republican Blake L. Miles 34,931 30.1 −5.0
Libertarian Dan Litwin 2,790 2.4 −0.8
No party David Arguello (write-in) 4 0.0%
Totals 115,839 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

2008

United States House of Representatives elections, 2008[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Bob Filner (incumbent) 148,281 72.75
Republican David Lee Joy 49,345 24.21
Libertarian Dan Litwin 6,199 3.04
Totals 203,825 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

2010

United States House of Representatives elections, 2010[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Bob Filner (incumbent) 86,411 60.05
Republican Nick Popaditch 57,480 39.95
Totals 143,891 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ President)
  2. ^ Statement of Vote (2006 Governor)
  3. ^ Statement of Vote (2006 Senator)
  4. ^ Statement of Vote (2004 President)
  5. ^ Statement of Vote (2004 Senator)
  6. ^ Statement of Vote (2003 Recall Question)
  7. ^ Statement of Vote (2003 Governor)
  8. ^ Statement of Vote (2002 Governor)
  9. ^ Statement of Vote (2000 President)
  10. ^ Statement of Vote (2000 Senator)
  11. ^ 1992 election results
  12. ^ 1994 election results
  13. ^ 1996 election results
  14. ^ 1998 election results
  15. ^ 2000 election results
  16. ^ 2002 general election results
  17. ^ 2004 general election results
  18. ^ 2006 general election results
  19. ^ [1]
  20. ^ [2]

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