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California's 47th Congressional District

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California's 47th Congressional District
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Incumbent
Alan Lowenthal Democratic Party
Cook Partisan Voter Index (2018): D+13
U.S. Census Bureau (2010 data)[1]
Population: 719,805
Gender: 51.2% Female, 48.8% Male
Race[2]: 54.2% White, 20.1% Asian, 8.1% Black
Ethnicity: 35.3% Hispanic
Unemployment: 11.5%
Median household income
$55,590
High school graduation rate
80.5%
College graduation rate
29.2%

As of the 2010 redistricting cycle, California's 47th Congressional District was located in the southern portion of the state and included parts of Los Angeles and Orange counties.[3]

The current representative of the 47th Congressional District is Alan Lowenthal (D).

Elections

2018

See also: California's 47th Congressional District election, 2018

General election candidates:

General election candidates

Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

Primary candidates:

Democratic Party Alan Lowenthal - Incumbent[4] Approveda
Republican Party John Briscoe[4] Approveda
Republican Party David Clifford[5]


2016

See also: California's 47th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Alan Lowenthal (D) defeated Andy Whallon (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Lowenthal and Whallon defeated Sanford Kahn (R) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016.[6][7]

U.S. House, California District 47 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAlan Lowenthal Incumbent 63.7% 154,759
     Republican Andy Whallon 36.3% 88,109
Total Votes 242,868
Source: California Secretary of State


U.S. House, California District 47 Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAlan Lowenthal Incumbent 66.1% 90,595
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAndy Whallon 21.9% 30,054
     Republican Sanford Kahn 11.9% 16,364
Total Votes 137,013
Source: California Secretary of State

2014

See also: California's 47th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 47th Congressional District of California held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Alan Lowenthal (D) defeated Andy Whallon (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, California District 47 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAlan Lowenthal Incumbent 56% 69,091
     Republican Andy Whallon 44% 54,309
Total Votes 123,400
Source: California Secretary of State

2012

See also: California's 47th Congressional District elections, 2012

According to a Cook Political Report analysis, the 47th District was one of 13 congressional districts in California that was competitive in 2012. The analysis rated it as Likely Democratic.[8] Democrat Alan Lowenthal won election in the district.[9]

U.S. House, California District 47 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAlan Lowenthal 56.6% 130,093
     Republican Gary DeLong 43.4% 99,919
Total Votes 230,012
Source: California Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"


2010
On November 2, 2010, Loretta Sanchez won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Van Tran (R) and Cecilia Iglesias (I) in the general election.[10]

U.S. House, California District 47 General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLoretta Sanchez incumbent 53% 50,832
     Republican Van Tran 39.3% 37,679
     Independent Cecilia Iglesias 7.8% 7,443
Total Votes 95,954


2008
On November 4, 2008, Loretta Sanchez won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Rosemarie Avila (R) and Robert Lauter (American Independent) in the general election.[11]

U.S. House, California District 47 General Election, 2008
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLoretta Sanchez incumbent 69.5% 85,878
     Republican Rosemarie Avila 25.4% 31,432
     American Independent Robert Lauter 5.1% 6,274
Total Votes 123,584


2006
On November 7, 2006, Loretta Sanchez won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Tan Nguyen (R) in the general election.[12]

U.S. House, California District 47 General Election, 2006
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLoretta Sanchez incumbent 62.3% 47,134
     Republican Tan Nguyen 37.7% 28,485
Total Votes 75,619


2004
On November 2, 2004, Loretta Sanchez won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Alexandria Coronado (R) in the general election.[13]

U.S. House, California District 47 General Election, 2004
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLoretta Sanchez incumbent 60.4% 65,684
     Republican Alexandria Coronado 39.6% 43,099
Total Votes 108,783


2002
On November 5, 2002, Loretta Sanchez won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Jeff Chavez (R), Paul Marsden (L), Kenneth Valenzuela Fisher (Write-in) and Michael Monge (Write-in) in the general election.[14]

U.S. House, California District 47 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLoretta Sanchez incumbent 60.6% 42,501
     Republican Jeff Chavez 34.7% 24,346
     Libertarian Paul Marsden 4.2% 2,944
     Write-in Kenneth Valenzuela Fisher 0.5% 382
     Write-in Michael Monge 0% 5
Total Votes 70,178


2000
On November 7, 2000, Christopher Cox won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John Graham (D), David Nolan (L) and Jane Adam (Natural Law) in the general election.[15]

U.S. House, California District 47 General Election, 2000
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Cox incumbent 65.6% 181,365
     Democratic John Graham 30.1% 83,186
     Libertarian David Nolan 2.9% 8,081
     Natural Law Jane Adam 1.4% 3,769
Total Votes 276,401


1998
On November 3, 1998, Christopher Cox won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Christina Avalos (D), Victor Wagner, Jr. (L), Raymond Mills (Reform) and Paul Fisher (Natural Law) in the general election.[16]

U.S. House, California District 47 General Election, 1998
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Cox incumbent 67.6% 132,711
     Democratic Christina Avalos 29.5% 57,938
     Libertarian Victor Wagner, Jr. 1.5% 2,991
     Green Raymond Mills 0.7% 1,369
     Natural Law Paul Fisher 0.7% 1,307
Total Votes 196,316


1996
On November 5, 1996, Christopher Cox won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Tina Louise Laine (D), Iris Adam (Natural Law) and Victor Wagner, Jr. (L) in the general election.[17]

U.S. House, California District 47 General Election, 1996
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Cox incumbent 65.7% 160,078
     Democratic Tina Louise Laine 28.9% 70,362
     Natural Law Iris Adam 2.8% 6,807
     Libertarian Victor Wagner, Jr. 2.7% 6,530
Total Votes 243,777


1994
On November 8, 1994, Christopher Cox won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Gary Kingsbury (D) and Victor Wagner, Jr. (L) in the general election.[18]

U.S. House, California District 47 General Election, 1994
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Cox incumbent 71.7% 154,071
     Democratic Gary Kingsbury 25% 53,669
     Libertarian Victor Wagner, Jr. 3.4% 7,257
Total Votes 214,997


1992
On November 3, 1992, Christopher Cox won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John Anwiler (D) and Maxine Quirk (P&F) in the general election.[19]

U.S. House, California District 47 General Election, 1992
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Cox incumbent 64.9% 165,004
     Democratic John Anwiler 30.3% 76,924
     Libertarian Maxine Quirk 4.8% 12,297
     N/A Write-in 0% 32
Total Votes 254,257


Redistricting

2010-2011

This is the 47th Congressional District of California after the 2001 redistricting process. The current district is displayed in the infobox at the top of the page.
See also: Redistricting in California

In 2011, the California State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+13, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 13 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made California's 47th Congressional District the 103rd most Democratic nationally.[20]

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.94. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.94 points toward that party.[21]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Demographic data were added to this page in 2013. Ballotpedia will update this page in 2021 after data from the 2020 Census become available.
  2. ↑ Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
  3. ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 California Secretary of State, "Statewide Direct Primary Election - June 5, 2018: Official Certified List of Candidates," accessed April 3, 2018
  5. ↑ David Clifford for Congress, "Home," accessed February 7, 2018
  6. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 2016
  7. ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 7, 2016
  8. ↑ The Cook Political Report, "2012 Competitive House Race Chart," accessed July 10, 2012
  9. ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, California," accessed August 15, 2012
  10. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
  11. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
  12. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
  13. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
  14. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
  15. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
  16. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998," accessed March 28, 2013
  17. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1996," accessed March 28, 2013
  18. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1994," accessed March 28, 2013
  19. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1992," accessed March 28, 2013
  20. ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  21. ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018


California's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Alex Padilla (D)
Adam Schiff (D)
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Ami Bera (D)
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Adam Gray (D)
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Ro Khanna (D)
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Jim Costa (D)
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Raul Ruiz (D)
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Judy Chu (D)
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Luz Rivas (D)
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Ted Lieu (D)
District 37
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Young Kim (R)
District 41
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Dave Min (D)
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