California's 38th congressional district

Infobox U.S. congressional district
state = California
district number = 38

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representative = Grace Napolitano
party = Democratic
english area = 105
metric area =
percent urban = 100
percent rural = 0
population = 639,088
population year = 2000
median income = 42,408
percent white = 13.6
percent black = 3.6
percent asian = 10.2
percent native american = 0.3
percent hispanic = 70.6
percent other race = 0.1
percent blue collar =
percent white collar =
percent gray collar =
cpvi = D+20

California's 38th congressional district is a U.S. Congressional district centered around suburban Los Angeles. This seat is held by Democrat Grace Napolitano.

Demographics

The district covers several cities in the Southeast and San Gabriel Valley areas including Norwalk, Pomona, Santa Fe Springs, La Puente, the City of Industry, Montebello, and Pico Rivera, plus the unincorporated communities of Avocado Heights, Hacienda Heights, West Puente Valley, and parts of Whittier, East Los Angeles, Rowland Heights, South San Gabriel, and Valinda.

In 2000, the two dominant parties in the state of California co-operatively redrew both state and federal legislative districts to preserve the status quo, ensuring the electoral safety of the politicians, thereby reducing the amount of influence the electorate have over elections. Therefore, the 38th district is gerrymandered. However, the Voting Rights Act directs districts to be created to increase minority representation. According to the "Almanac of American Politics", one of the reasons the 38th District is so shaped is to have a majority of Hispanics. The major cities of East Los Angeles, Montebello, Norwalk, and Pomona are all majority Latino enclaves surrounded on the east, north, and south by majority white and Asian communities, many of whom vote Republican.Fact|date=February 2007

Voting

1962

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Patrick M. Martin
votes = 68,583
percentage = 55.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Dalip Singh Saund (inc.)
votes = 54,022
percentage = 44.1Election box total no change
votes = 122,605
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)
loser = Democratic Party (United States)

1964

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John V. Tunney
votes = 85,661
percentage = 52.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Patrick M. Martin (incumbent)
votes = 76,525
percentage = 47.2Election box total no change
votes = 162,186
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)
loser = Republican Party (United States)

1966

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John V. Tunney (incumbent)
votes = 83,216
percentage = 54.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert O. Hunter
votes = 69,444
percentage = 45.5Election box total no change
votes = 152,660
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1968

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John V. Tunney (incumbent)
votes = 121,025
percentage = 62.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert O. Hunter
votes = 68,196
percentage = 35.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = James H. Griffin
votes = 2,415
percentage = 1.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Terese A. Karmel
votes = 1,205
percentage = 0.6Election box total no change
votes = 192,841
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1970

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Victor Veysey
votes = 87,479
percentage = 49.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = David A. Tunno
votes = 85,684
percentage = 48.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = William E. Pasley
votes = 2,481
percentage = 3.4Election box total no change
votes = 175,644
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)
loser = Democratic Party (United States)

1972

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = George Brown, Jr. (inc.)
votes = 77,776
percentage = 56.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Howard J. Snider
votes = 60,379
percentage = 43.7Election box total no change
votes = 138,155
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box new seat win
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1974

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry M. Patterson
votes = 67,299
percentage = 54.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = David Rehmann
votes = 51,509
percentage= 41.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Lee R. Rayburn
votes = 3,991
percentage= 3.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Larry B. Kallenberger
votes = 1,851
percentage= 1.5Election box total no change
votes = 124,650
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)
loser = Republican Party (United States)

1976

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry M. Patterson (inc.)
votes = 103,317
percentage = 63.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = James "Jim" Combs
votes = 59,092
percentage= 36.4Election box total no change
votes = 162,409
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1978

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry M. Patterson (inc.)
votes = 75,471
percentage = 58.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Dan Goedeke
votes = 53,298
percentage = 41.4Election box total no change
votes = 128,769
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1980

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry M. Patterson (inc.)
votes = 91,880
percentage = 55.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Art Jacobson
votes = 66,256
percentage = 40.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Charles E. "Chuck" Heiser
votes = 7,301
percentage = 4.4Election box total no change
votes = 165,437
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1982

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry M. Patterson (inc.)
votes = 73,914
percentage = 52.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = William F. "Bill" Dohr
votes = 61,279
percentage = 43.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Anita K. Barr
votes = 5,989
percentage = 4.2Election box total no change
votes = 141,182
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)
loser = Democratic Party (United States)

1984

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bob Dornan
votes = 86,545
percentage = 53.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry M. Patterson (incumbent)
votes = 73,231
percentage = 45.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Michael Schuyles Bright
votes = 3,021
percentage = 1.9Election box total no change
votes = 162,797
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)
loser = Democratic Party (United States)

1986

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bob Dornan (incumbent)
votes = 66,032
percentage = 55.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Richard H. Robinson
votes = 50,625
percentage = 42.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Lee Connelly
votes = 2,807
percentage = 2.3Election box total no change
votes = 119,464
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1988

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bob Dornan (incumbent)
votes = 87,690
percentage = 59.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry Yudelson
votes = 52,399
percentage = 35.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Bruce McKay
votes = 3,733
percentage = 2.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Frank German
votes = 3,547
percentage = 2.4Election box total no change
votes = 147,369
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1990

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bob Dornan (incumbent)
votes = 60,561
percentage = 58.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Barbara Jackson
votes = 43,693
percentage = 41.9Election box total no change
votes = 104,254
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1992

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Steve Horn
votes = 92,038
percentage = 48.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Evan Anderson Braude
votes = 82,108
percentage = 43.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Paul Burton
votes = 8,391
percentage = 4.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Blake Ashley
votes = 6,756
percentage = 3.6Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Brown (write-in)
votes = 14
percentage = 0.0Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Venable (write-in)
votes = 14
percentage = 0.0Election box total no change
votes = 189,321
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)
loser = Democratic Party (United States)

1994

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Steve Horn (incumbent)
votes = 85,225
percentage = 58.47Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Peter Mathews
votes = 53,681
percentage = 36.83Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Lester W. Mueller
votes = 3,795
percentage = 2.60Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Richard K. Green
votes = 2,995
percentage = 2.05Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Duke (write-in)
votes = 73
percentage = 0.05Election box total no change
votes = 145,769
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1996

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Steve Horn (incumbent)
votes = 88,136
percentage = 52.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Rick Zbur
votes = 71,627
percentage = 42.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party (United States)
candidate = William Yeager
votes = 4,610
percentage = 2.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Paul Gautreau
votes = 3,272
percentage = 1.9Election box total no change
votes = 195,545
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1998

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Steve Horn (incumbent)
votes = 88,136
percentage = 52.93Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Peter Mathews
votes = 71,627
percentage = 44.31Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = David Bowers
votes = 3,705
percentage = 2.75Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Margherita Underhill (write-in)
votes = 17
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 163,485
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

2000

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Steve Horn (incumbent)
votes = 87,266
percentage = 48.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Gerrie Shcipske
votes = 85,498
percentage = 47.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Karen Blasdell-Wilkinson
votes = 3,744
percentage = 2.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Jack Neglia
votes = 3,614
percentage = 2.0Election box total no change
votes = 180,122
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

2002

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Grace Napolitano (incumbent)
votes = 62,600
percentage = 71.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Alex A. Burrola
votes = 23,126
percentage = 26.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Al Cuperus
votes = 2,301
percentage = 2.6Election box total no change
votes = 88,027
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

2004

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Grace Napolitano (incumbent)
votes = 116,851
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

2006

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Grace Napolitano (incumbent)
votes = 75,181
percentage = 75.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Sidney W. Street
votes = 24,620
percentage = 24.6Election box total no change
votes = 99,801
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

References

External links

*GovTrack.us: [http://www.govtrack.us/congress/findyourreps.xpd?state=CA&district=38 California's 38th congressional district]
* [http://ca.rand.org/stats/politics/sov/elect.defs.html RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions]
* [http://www.calvoter.org/voter/maps/congress/CD38.pdf California Voter Foundation map - CD38]