California's 26th congressional district
The California 26th Congressional District spans the foothills of the San Gabriel Valley from La Cañada Flintridge to Rancho Cucamonga. The current Representative is Republican David Dreier. The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of R +4.
Voting
George W. Bush received 55% of the vote in this district in 2004; John Kerry received 44%.[1] The district voted for Schwarzenegger 65-31% in 2006,[2] Dianne Feinstein 48-47% in 2006,[3] Barbara Boxer 48-47% in 2004,[4] recalling Gray Davis 68-32%[5] and Schwarzenegger 61-20%[6] in 2003, and Bill Simon 54-38% in 2002.[7]
Demographics
Median Household Income: $58,968
- 8.4% are below the poverty line
Occupation:
- 17.3% blue collar
- 70.7% white collar
As of 2002, there are 639,088 people in the 26th District of California.
- 35.4% are registered Democratic
- 46.4% are registered Republican
- 5.2% are African American
- 16.7% are Asian-American
- 24.4% are Hispanic
Election results for Presidential races
2000
In the 2000 general election, the voters of the 26th District of California voted:
- 43.3% for Al Gore
- 52.5% for George W. Bush
2004 [8]
In the 2004 general election:
- 43.7% for John Kerry
- 55.1% for George W. Bush
Election results for general elections
2000 House Race [9]
- 84.7% for incumbent Howard Berman (D)
- 11.3% for challenger Bill Farley (Lib)
- 11.9% did not vote
2000 House Race with current CA-26 incumbent
these are the totals for the house race in the then 28th district
- 62.5% for incumbent David Dreier (R)
- 33.8% for challenger Janice Nelson (D)
- 7.5% did not vote
2002 House Race [10]
- 63.8% for incumbent David Dreier (R)
- 33.5% for challenger Marjorie Mikels (D)
- 6.2% did not vote
2004 House Race [11]
- 53.6% for incumbent David Dreier (R)
- 42.8% for challenger Cynthia Matthews (D)
- 3.6% did not vote
Election results for special elections
2003 Special Election[12]
Recall of Gray Davis
- 67.8% agreed with the recall
- 32.1% did not agree
Governor's Race
- 20.3% for Cruz Bustamante (D)
- 14.2% for Tom McClintock (R)
- 61.1% for Arnold Schwarzenegger (R)
2005 Special Election [13]
Prop 73
Parental notification before termination of minors' pregnancy. Generally regarded as a conservative/Republican ballot measure.
- 55.0% said Yes on Prop 73
- 45.0% said No
Prop 77
Redistricting according to a panel of retired judges. Endorsed by Schwarzenneger, and is generally considered to be a conservative/Republican ballot measure.
- 49.8% said Yes on Prop 77
- 50.2% said No
Prop 80
Regulation of electric grids and services through California. Generally regarded as a liberal/Democratic ballot measure.
- 32.1% said Yes on Prop 80
- 67.9% said No
Election results
2004
| United States House election, 2004: California District 26 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | David Dreier | 134,596 | 53.6 | -10.0 | |
| Democratic | Cynthia Matthews | 107,522 | 42.8 | +9.1 | |
| Libertarian | Randall Weissbuch | 9,089 | 3.6 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 27,074 | 10.8 | |||
| Turnout | 251,207 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | -9.6 | |||
References
- ^ California Secretary of State - Statement of Vote (2004 President)
- ^ California Secretary of State - Statement of Vote (2006 Governor)
- ^ California Secretary of State - Statement of Vote (2006 Senate)
- ^ California Secretary of State - Statement of Vote (2004 Senate)
- ^ California Secretary of State - Statement of Vote (2003 Recall Question)
- ^ California Secretary of State - Statement of Vote (2003 Governor)
- ^ California Secretary of State - Statement of Vote (2002 Governor)
- ^ http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/sov/2004_general/contents.htm
- ^ http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/sov/2000_primary/contents.htm
- ^ http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/sov/2002_general/contents.htm
- ^ http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/sov/2004_general/contents.htm
- ^ http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/sov/2003_special/contents.htm
- ^ http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/sov/2005_special/contents.htm
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