California's 37th congressional district

Infobox U.S. congressional district
state = California
district number = 37


representative = Laura Richardson
party = Democratic
english area = 75
metric area =
percent urban = 100
percent rural = 0
population = 639,088
population year = 2000
median income = 34,006
percent white = 16.6
percent black = 24.8
percent asian = 11.1
percent native american = 0.3
percent hispanic = 43.2
percent other race = 0.3
percent blue collar =
percent white collar =
percent gray collar =
cpvi = D+27

California's 37th congressional district encompasses most of Long Beach and Compton, as well as Carson, Signal Hill, and parts of other municipalities. This district is currently represented by Democrat Laura Richardson, who won a special election on August 21, 2007, soundly defeating a Republican challenger, as well as a Green and a Libertarian. Richardson gave up her seat in the California State Assembly to enter the United States Congress. Since attaining office, Richardson has been plagued by reports that her failure to pay her mortgages and car expenses has led to foreclosures and other financial troubles (http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_9508907).

Demographics

The district is highly diverse ethnically, with almost half its residents having Hispanic ancestry, a quarter being African-American, and the rest a mix of Caucasian, Asian-American, and other ethnic groups. The approximately 55,000 Cambodians in Long Beach comprise the second biggest Cambodian population outside Cambodia (the largest being in Paris, France). Long Beach is known for its thriving gay community. Income ranges from the very wealthy in parts of Long Beach to extreme urban poverty spread throughout the district.

This district receives about three dollars in federal money for every tax dollar it contributes, one of the higher ratios in the country.

The district is becoming more Hispanic due to migrations from Mexico and Central America.

Voting

1962

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Lionel Van Deerlin (inc.)
votes = 63,821
percentage = 51.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Dick Wilson
votes = 60,460
percentage = 48.6Election box total no change
votes = 124,281
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box new seat win
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1964

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Lionel Van Deerlin (inc.)
votes = 85,624
percentage = 58.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Dick Wilson
votes = 61,373
percentage = 41.8Election box total no change
votes = 146,997
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =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 = Lionel Van Deerlin (inc.)
votes = 80,060
percentage = 61.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Mike Schaefer
votes = 50,817
percentage = 38.8Election box total no change
votes = 130,877
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 = Lionel Van Deerlin (inc.)
votes = 95,591
percentage = 64.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Mike Schaefer
votes = 52,212
percentage = 35.3Election box total no change
votes = 147,803
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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Lionel Van Deerlin (inc.)
votes = 93,952
percentage = 72.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = James B. Kuhn
votes = 31,968
percentage = 24.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Faye B. Brice
votes = 2,962
percentage = 2.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Fritjof Thygeson
votes = 1,386
percentage = 1.1Election box total no change
votes = 130,268
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =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 = Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (I)
votes = 120,392
percentage = 73.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Greg Tria
votes = 40,633
percentage = 24.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = John Hagg
votes = 3,485
percentage = 2.1Election box total no change
votes = 164,510
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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry Pettis (incumbent)
votes = 88,548
percentage = 63.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Bobby Ray Vincent
votes = 46,449
percentage = 32.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = John H. Ortman
votes = 5,522
percentage = 3.9Election box total no change
votes = 140,519
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1975 (Special)

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Shirley Neil Pettis
votes =
percentage = 60.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Ron Pettis
votes =
percentage = 14.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = James L. Mayfield
votes =
percentage = 12.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Frank M. Bogert
votes =
percentage = 5.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Bernard Wahl
votes =
percentage = 1.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Joe E. Hubbs, Sr.
votes =
percentage = 1.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Louis Martinez
votes =
percentage = 1.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jack H. Harrison
votes =
percentage = 0.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Clodeon Speed Adkins
votes =
percentage = 0.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bud Mathewson
votes =
percentage = 0.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = C. L. "Jimmie" James
votes =
percentage = 0.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Richard "Doc" Welby
votes =
percentage = 0.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert J. Allenthorp
votes =
percentage = 0.2Election box total no change
total =
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1976

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Shirley Neil Pettis (incumbent)
votes = 133,634
percentage = 71.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Douglas C. Nilson Jr.
votes = 49,021
percentage = 26.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Bernard Wahl
votes = 5,352
percentage = 2.8Election box total no change
votes = 188,007
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1978

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry Lewis
votes = 106,581
percentage = 61.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Dan Corcoran
votes = 60,463
percentage = 34.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Bernard Wahl
votes = 6,544
percentage = 3.8Election box total no change
votes = 173,588
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1980

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry Lewis (incumbent)
votes = 165,371
percentage = 71.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Donald M. "Don" Rusk
votes = 58,091
percentage = 25.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Larry Morris
votes = 7,615
percentage = 3.3Election box total no change
votes = 231,077
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1982

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Al McCandless
votes = 105,065
percentage = 59.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Curtis R. "Sam" Cross
votes = 68,510
percentage = 38.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Marc R. Wruble
votes = 4,297
percentage = 2.4Election box total no change
votes = 177,872
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1984

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Al McCandless (incumbent)
votes = 149,955
percentage = 63.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = David E. "Dave" Skinner
votes = 85,908
percentage = 36.4Election box total no change
votes = 245,863
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1986

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Al McCandless (incumbent)
votes = 122,416
percentage = 63.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = David E. "Dave" Skinner
votes = 69,808
percentage = 36.3Election box total no change
votes = 192,224
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 = Al McCandless (incumbent)
votes = 174,284
percentage = 64.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Johnny Pearson
votes = 89,666
percentage = 33.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Bonnie Flickinger
votes = 7,169
percentage = 2.6Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Write-ins
votes = 123
percentage = 0.0Election box total no change
votes = 271,242
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 = Al McCandless (incumbent)
votes = 115,469
percentage = 49.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Ralph Waite
votes = 103,961
percentage = 44.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Gary R. Odom
votes = 6,474
percentage = 2.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Bonnie Flickinger
votes = 6,178
percentage = 2.7Election box total no change
votes = 232,082
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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Walter R. Tucker III (inc.)
votes = 97,159
percentage = 85.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = B. Kwaku Duren
votes = 16,178
percentage = 14.3Election box total no change
votes = 113,337
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 = Walter R. Tucker III (inc.)
votes = 64,166
percentage = 77.37Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Guy Wilson
votes = 18,502
percentage = 22.31Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Prulitsky (write-in)
votes = 263
percentage = 0.32Election box total no change
votes = 82,931
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1996 (Special)

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Juanita Millender-McDonald
votes = 13,868
percentage = 31.74Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Willard H. Murray, Jr.
votes = 10,396
percentage = 23.79Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Omar Bradley
votes = 6,975
percentage = 15.96Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Paul H. Richards
votes = 6,035
percentage = 13.81Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Charles Davis
votes = 2,555
percentage = 5.85Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Murry J. Carter
votes = 1,574
percentage = 3.60Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Joyce Harris
votes = 1,322
percentage = 3.03Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Robin Tucker
votes = 513
percentage = 1.17Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Robert M. Saucedo
votes = 453
percentage = 1.04Election box total no change
votes = 43,691
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

1996

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Juanita Millender-McDonald-I
votes = 87,247
percentage = 85.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Michael Voetee
votes = 15,339
percentage = 15.0Election box total no change
votes = 102,586
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1998

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Juanita Millender-McDonald-I
votes = 70,026
percentage = 85.06Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Saul E. Lankster
votes = 12,301
percentage = 14.94Election box total no change
votes = 82,327
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

2000

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Juanita Millender-McDonald-I
votes = 93,269
percentage = 82.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Vernon Van
votes = 12,762
percentage = 11.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Margaret Glazer
votes = 4,094
percentage = 3.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Herb Peters
votes = 3,150
percentage = 2.7Election box total no change
votes = 113,275
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

2002

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Juanita Millender-McDonald-I
votes = 63,445
percentage = 73.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Oscar A. Velasco
votes = 20,154
percentage = 23.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Herb Peters
votes = 3,413
percentage = 3.9Election box total no change
votes = 87,012
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 = Juanita Millender-McDonald-I
votes = 118,823
percentage = 75.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Vernon Van
votes = 31,960
percentage = 20.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Herb Peters
votes = 7,535
percentage = 4.7Election box total no change
votes = 158,318
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 = Juanita Millender-McDonald-I
votes = 80,716
percentage = 82.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Herb Peters
votes = 17,246
percentage = 17.6Election box total no change
votes = 97,962
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

2007 (Special)

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Laura Richardson
votes = 11,956
percentage = 67.05Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John Kanaley
votes = 5,309
percentage = 25.24Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party (United States)
candidate = Daniel Brezenoff
votes = 1,138
percentage = 5.41Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Herb Peters
votes = 483
percentage = 2.30Election box total no change
votes = 18,886
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = 8.6Election 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=37 California's 37th 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/CD37.pdf California Voter Foundation map - CD37]