California's 15th congressional district

Infobox U.S. congressional district
state = California
district number = 15

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representative = Mike Honda
party = Democratic
english area = 289
metric area =
percent urban = 99.3
percent rural = 0.7
population = 639,088
population year = 2000
median income = 74,097
percent white = 47.1
percent black = 2.4
percent asian = 29.2
percent native american = 0.3
percent hispanic = 17.2
percent other race = 0.2
percent blue collar =
percent white collar =
percent gray collar =
cpvi = D+14

California's 15th congressional district covers part of Santa Clara County. The current Representative for this district is Democrat Mike Honda.

Voting

1932

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = William I. Traeger
votes = 67,390
percentage = 52.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John M. Costello
votes = 57,518
percentage = 45.1Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Errol Shour (write-in)
votes = 2,721
percentage = 2.1Election box total no change
votes = 127,663
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box new seat win
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1934

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John M. Costello
votes = 67,247
percentage = 50.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = William Traeger (incumbent)
votes = 65,858
percentage = 49.5Election box total no change
votes = 133,161
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)

1936

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John M. Costello (incumbent)
votes = 99,107
percentage = 69.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ernest Sawyer
votes = 44,559
percentage = 31.0Election box total no change
votes = 143,718
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1938

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John M. Costello (incumbent)
votes = 83,086
percentage = 60.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = O. D. Thomas
votes = 51,483
percentage = 37.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Emil Freed
votes = 2,951
percentage = 2.1Election box total no change
votes = 138,132
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1940

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John M. Costello (incumbent)
votes = 94,435
percentage = 56.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Norris Nelson
votes = 71,667
percentage = 42.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Emil Freed
votes = 2,004
percentage = 1.2Election box total no change
votes = 168,155
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1942

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John M. Costello (incumbent)
votes = 88,798
percentage = 86.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = B. Tarkington Dowden
votes = 10,185
percentage = 9.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Philip Gardner
votes = 3,989
percentage = 3.9Election box total no change
votes = 103,094
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1944

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Gordon L. McDonough
votes = 100,305
percentage = 56.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Hal Styles
votes = 73,655
percentage = 41.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Johannes Nielson-Lange
votes = 2,694
percentage = 1.5Election box total no change
votes = 177,081
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)

1946

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Gordon L. McDonough (inc.)
votes = 106,020
percentage = 99.4Election box turnout no change
votes = 106,628
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1948

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Gordon L. McDonough (inc.)
votes = 131,933
percentage = 83.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States)
candidate = Maynard Omerberg
votes = 27,007
percentage = 17.0Election box total no change
votes = 159,031
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1950

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Gordon L. McDonough (inc.)
votes = 112,704
percentage = 87.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States)
candidate = Jeanne Cole
votes = 16,559
percentage = 12.8Election box total no change
votes = 129,352
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1952

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Gordon L. McDonough (inc.)
votes = 142,545
percentage = 99.7Election box turnout no change
votes = 142,932
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1954

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Gordon L. McDonough (inc.)
votes = 77,651
percentage = 56.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Frank O'Sullivan
votes = 58,785
percentage = 43.1Election box total no change
votes = 136,445
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1956

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Gordon L. McDonough (inc.)
votes = 97,182
percentage = 57.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Emery Petty
votes = 70,681
percentage = 42.1Election box total no change
votes = 167,865
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1958

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Gordon L. McDonough (inc.)
votes = 77,267
percentage = 52.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Emery Petty
votes = 71,192
percentage = 48.0Election box total no change
votes = 148,482
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1960

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Gordon L. McDonough (inc.)
votes = 89,234
percentage = 51.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Norman Martell
votes = 84,650
percentage = 48.5Election box total no change
votes = 174,035
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1962

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John J. McFall (incumbent)
votes = 97,322
percentage = 70
change = Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Clifford B. Bull
votes = 41,726
percentage = 30
change = Election box total no change
votes = 139,048
percentage = 100
change = Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1964

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John J. McFall (incumbent)
votes = 109,560
percentage = 70.9
change = Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Kenneth Gibson
votes = 44,977
percentage = 29.1
change = Election box total no change
votes = 154,537
percentage = 100.0
change = Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1966

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John J. McFall (incumbent)
votes = 81,733
percentage = 57
change = Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Sam Van Dyken
votes = 61,550
percentage = 43
change = Election box total no change
votes = 143,283
percentage = 100
change = Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage =
change = 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 J. McFall (incumbent)
votes = 85,761
percentage = 53.8
change = Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Sam Van Dyken
votes = 73,685
percentage = 46.2
change = Election box total no change
votes = 159,446
percentage = 100.0
change = Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1970

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John J. McFall (incumbent)
votes = 98,442
percentage = 63.1
change = Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Sam Van Dyken
votes = 55,546
percentage = 35.6
change = Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Francis E. "Gill" Gillings
votes = 1,994
percentage = 1.3
change = Election box total no change
votes = 155,982
percentage = 100.0
change = Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1972

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John J. McFall (incumbent)
votes = 145,273
percentage = 100.0
change = Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1974

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent)
votes = 80,205
percentage = 72
change = Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Carol Harner
votes = 31,361
percentage = 28
change = Election box total no change
votes = 111,566
percentage = 100
change = Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1976

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent)
votes = 92,735
percentage = 72.2
change = Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Carol Harner
votes = 35,700
percentage = 27.8
change = Election box total no change
votes = 128,435
percentage = 100.0
change = Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage =
change = 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 = Tony Coelho
votes = 75,212
percentage = 60.1
change = Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Chris Patterakis
votes = 49,914
percentage = 39.9
change = Election box total no change
votes = 125,126
percentage = 100.0
change = Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage =
change = 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 = Tony Coelho (incumbent)
votes = 108,072
percentage = 71.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ron Schwartz
votes = 37,895
percentage = 25.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Michael L. Pullen
votes = 4,524
percentage = 3.0Election box total no change
votes = 150,491
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
votes =
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 = Tony Coelho (incumbent)
votes = 86,022
percentage = 63.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ed Bates
votes = 45,948
percentage = 34.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Stephen L. Gerringer
votes = 3,073
percentage = 2.3Election box total no change
votes = 135,043
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1984

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Tony Coelho (incumbent)
votes = 109,590
percentage = 65.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Carol Harner
votes = 54,730
percentage = 32.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Richard M. Harris
votes = 3,086
percentage = 1.8Election box total no change
votes = 167,406
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1986

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Tony Coelho (incumbent)
votes = 93,600
percentage = 71.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Carol Harner
votes = 35,793
percentage = 27.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Richard M. Harris
votes = 2,382
percentage = 1.8Election box total no change
votes = 131,775
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1988

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Tony Coelho (incumbent)
votes = 118,710
percentage = 69.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Carol Harner
votes = 47,957
percentage = 28.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Richard M. Harris
votes = 3,526
percentage = 2.1Election box total no change
votes = 170,193
percentage = 100.0Election box total no change
votes = 70,753
percentage = 41.6Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1989 (Special)

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Gary Condit
votes =
percentage = 57.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Claire L. Berryhill
votes =
percentage = 35.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert J. Weimer
votes =
percentage = 3.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Cliff Burris
votes =
percentage = 2.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Roy Shrimp
votes =
percentage = 0.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Chris Patterakis
votes =
percentage = 0.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = David M. "Dave" Williams
votes =
percentage = 0.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jack E. McCoy
votes =
percentage = 0.2Election box total no change
votes =
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1990

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Gary Condit (incumbent)
votes = 97,147
percentage = 66.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Cliff Burris
votes = 49,634
percentage = 33.8Election box total no change
votes = 146,781
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1992

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Norm Mineta (incumbent)
votes = 168,617
percentage = 63.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert Wick
votes = 82,875
percentage = 31.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Duggan Dieterly
votes = 13,293
percentage = 5.0Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Futrell (write-in)
votes = 585
percentage = 0.2Election box total no change
votes = 265,370
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1994

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Norm Mineta (incumbent)
votes = 119,921
percentage = 59.90Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert Wick
votes = 80,266
percentage = 40.09Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Liu (write-in)
votes = 17
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 200,204
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1995 (Special)

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Tom Campbell
votes = 54,372
percentage = 58.85Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Jerry Estruth
votes = 33,051
percentage = 35.77Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Linh Kieu Dao
votes = 4,922
percentage = 5.33Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Connor Vlakancic (write-in)
votes = 42
percentage = 0.05Election box total no change
votes = 92,387
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party
loser = California Democratic Party

1996

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Tom Campbell (incumbent)
votes = 132,737
percentage = 58.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Dick Lane
votes = 79,048
percentage = 34.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Reform Party (United States)
candidate = Valli Sharpe-Geisler
votes = 6,230
percentage = 2.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Ed Wimmers
votes = 5,481
percentage = 2.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Bruce Currivan
votes = 3,372
percentage = 1.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Linh Dao (write-in)
votes = 9
percentage = 0.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Connor Vlakancic (write-in)
votes = 9
percentage = 0.0Election box total no change
votes = 226,886
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 = Tom Campbell (incumbent)
votes = 111,876
percentage = 60.54Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Dick Lane
votes = 70,059
percentage = 37.91Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Frank Strutner
votes = 2,843
percentage = 1.54Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Constant Vlakancic (write-in)
votes = 8
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 184,786
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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Mike Honda
votes = 128,545
percentage = 54.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jim Cunneen
votes = 99,866
percentage = 42.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Ed Wimmers
votes = 4,820
percentage = 2.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Douglas C. Gorney
votes = 3,591
percentage = 1.5Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Phillip Kronzer (write-in)
votes = 82
percentage = 0.0Election box total no change
votes = 236,904
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)
loser = Republican Party (United States)

2002

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Mike Honda (incumbent)
votes = 87,482
percentage = 65.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Linda Rae Hermann
votes = 41,251
percentage = 31.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Jeff Landauer
votes = 4,289
percentage = 3.2Election box total no change
votes = 133,022
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 = Mike Honda (incumbent)
votes = 154,385
percentage = 72.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Raymond Chukwu
votes = 59,953
percentage = 27.9Election box total no change
votes = 214,338
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 = Mike Honda (incumbent)
votes = 115,532
percentage = 72.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Raymond Chukwu
votes = 44,186
percentage = 27.6Election box total no change
votes = 186,718
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=15 California's 15th 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/CD15.pdf California Voter Foundation map - CD15]

2008 election candidates' websites

* [http://honda.house.gov Mike Honda's U.S. House website]
* [http://www.myersforcalifornia.com Peter Myers's campaign website]