California's 49th congressional district

"CA-49" redirects here. For the state route, see California State Route 49.

California's 49th congressional district
California's 49th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Darrell Issa (R–Vista)
Ethnicity	61.5% White, 2.3% Black, 6.9% Asian, 25.8% Hispanic, 3.5^[1]% other
Cook PVI	R+4

California's 49th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The district covers the northern coastal areas of San Diego County, including the cities Oceanside, Vista, Carlsbad and Encinitas, as well as a small portion of southern Orange County.^[2] Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is located within the district.

The district is currently represented by Republican Darrell E. Issa.

Geography

Before the 2002 redistricting, most of the territory currently located in the district was previously located in the 48th District. The 49th District was located farther south, encompassing most of what is now the 53rd District.

Before the 2012 redistricting the district extended further inland to include a portion of southern Riverside County and most of northern San Diego County.

Voting

Election results from statewide races
Year	Office	Results
2012	President^[3]	Romney 52.4 - 45.7%
2010	Governor^[4]	Whitman 56.5 - 36.1%
2010	Senator^[5]	Fiorina 59.3 - 34.3%
2008	President^[6]	McCain 53.0 - 45.1%
2006	Governor^[7]	Schwarzenegger 71.4 - 24.1%
2006	Senator^[8]	Mountjoy 52.5 - 42.5%
2004	President^[9]	Bush 62.5 - 36.5%
2004	Senator^[10]	Jones 54.2 - 41.6%
2003	Recall^[11]^[12]	Yes 74.5 - 25.5%
2003	Recall^[11]^[12]	Schwarzenegger 66.3 - 17.1%
2002	Governor^[13]	Simon 59.8 - 32.9%
2000	President^[14]	Gore 52.6 - 41.5%
2000	Senator^[15]	Feinstein 58.7 - 33.8%
1998	Governor
1998	Senator
1996	President
1994	Governor
1994	Senator
1992	President	Clinton 43.4 - 31.5%
	Senator	Boxer 49.3 - 41.5%
	Senator	Feinstein 53.9 - 38.7%

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created		January 3, 1993
Lynn Schenk	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995	Lost re-election	San Diego (San Diego)
Brian Bilbray	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001	Lost re-election
Susan Davis	Democratic	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003	Redistricted to the 53rd district
Darrell Issa	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013	Redistricted from the 48th district	Riverside (Temecula), San Diego (Oceanside)
Darrell Issa	January 3, 2013 – present		northern San Diego (Carlsbad and Oceanside)

Election results

1992

United States House of Representatives elections, 1992^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lynn Schenk	127,280	51.1
	Republican	Judy Jarvis	106,170	42.7
	Libertarian	John Wallner	10,706	4.3
	Peace and Freedom	Milton Zaslow	4,738	1.9
	No party	Thompson (write-in)	4	0.0%
Total votes			248,898	100.0
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic win (new seat)

1994

United States House of Representatives elections, 1994^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Bilbray	90,283	48.51
	Democratic	Lynn Schenk (incumbent)	85,597	45.99
	Libertarian	Chris Hoogenboom	5,288	2.84
	Peace and Freedom	Kline	4,948	2.66
	No party	Thompson (write-in)	2	0.00%
Total votes			186,118	100.0
Voter turnout			%
	Republican gain from Democratic

1996

United States House of Representatives elections, 1996^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Bilbray (incumbent)	108,806	52.7
	Democratic	Peter Navarro	86,657	41.9
	Libertarian	Ernie Lippe	4,218	3.3
	Reform	Kevin Hambsch	3,773	1.8
	Natural Law	Peter Stirling	3,314	1.6
Total votes			206,768	100.0
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

1998

United States House of Representatives elections, 1998^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Bilbray (incumbent)	90,516	48.79
	Democratic	Christine T. Kehoe	86,400	46.57
	Libertarian	Ernest Lippe	3,327	1.79
	Natural Law	Julia F. Simon	2,829	1.52
	Peace and Freedom	Janice Jordan	2,447	1.32
Total votes			185,519	100.0
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2000

United States House of Representatives elections, 2000^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Davis	113,400	49.7
	Republican	Brian Bilbray (incumbent)	105,515	46.2
	Libertarian	Doris Ball	6,526	2.8
	Natural Law	Tahir I. Bhatti	3,048	1.3
Total votes			228,489	100.0
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic gain from Republican

2002

United States House of Representatives elections, 2002^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Darrell Issa (incumbent)	94,594	77.3
	Libertarian	Karl W. Dietrich	26,891	21.9
	Democratic	Michael P. Byron (write-in)	1,012	0.8
Total votes			122,497	100.0
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2004

United States House of Representatives elections, 2004^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Darrell Issa (incumbent)	141,658	62.6
	Democratic	Michael P. Byron	79,057	34.9
	Libertarian	Lars R. Grossmith	5,751	2.5
Total votes			226,466	100.0
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2006

United States House of Representatives elections, 2006^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Darrell Issa (incumbent)	98,891	63.3
	Democratic	Jeeni Criscenzo	52,227	33.5
	Libertarian	Lars B. Grossmith	4,952	3.2

2008

United States House of Representatives elections, 2008^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Darrell Issa (incumbent)	140,300	58.30
	Democratic	Robert Hamilton	90,138	37.45
	Libertarian	Lars B. Grossmith	10,232	4.25

2010

United States House of Representatives elections, 2010^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Darrell Issa (incumbent)	119,083	62.79
	Democratic	Howard Katz	59,710	31.48
	American Independent	Dion Clark	6,585	3.47
	Libertarian	Mike Paster	4,290	2.26

2012

United States House of Representatives elections, 2012^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Darrell Issa (incumbent)	159,725	58.2
	Democratic	Jerry Tetalman	114,893	41.8

Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 49th congressional district

As of April 2015, there are three former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 49th congressional district that are currently living.

Representative	Term in office (Congressional years as congressmen/women/representative(s) while in office)	Date of birth (and age)
Lynn Schenk	1993 - 1995	(1945-01-05) January 5, 1945
Brian Bilbray	1995 - 2001	(1951-01-28) January 28, 1951
Susan Davis	2001 - 2003	(1944-04-13) April 13, 1944

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

References

↑ http://www.latimes.com/la-redistricting-map-july-2011,0,5339409.htmlstory#39.71057374407184,-118.14590136718749,5,usCongress,,,current
↑ "District 49" (PDF). California Redistricting Commission certified map. Healthy City. August 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
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↑ Statement of Vote (2010 Governor)
↑ Statement of Vote (2010 Senator)
↑ (2008 President)
↑ Statement of Vote (2006 Governor)
↑ Statement of Vote (2006 Senator)
↑ Statement of Vote (2004 President)
↑ Statement of Vote (2004 Senator)
↑ Statement of Vote (2003 Recall Question)
↑ Statement of Vote (2003 Governor)
↑ Statement of Vote (2002 Governor)
↑ Statement of Vote (2000 President)
↑ Statement of Vote (2000 Senator)
↑ 1992 election results
↑ 1994 election results
↑ 1996 election results
↑ 1998 election results
↑ 2000 election results
↑ 2002 general election results
↑ 2004 general election results
↑ 2006 general election results
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External links

California's congressional districts

All districts: At-large; 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53

The At-large seats only existed from 1850 to 1865 and from 1883 to 1885.

See also: California's past and present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations; Recent U.S. House elections in California: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014

Coordinates: 33°24′N 117°06′W / 33.4°N 117.1°W / 33.4; -117.1