California's 26th congressional district

Infobox U.S. congressional district
state = California
district number = 26


representative = David Dreier
party = Republican
english area = 755
metric area =
percent urban = 98.8
percent rural = 1.2
population = 639,088
population year = 2000
median income = 68,968
percent white = 52.7
percent black = 4.4
percent asian = 15.2
percent native american = 0.3
percent hispanic = 24.4
percent other race = 0.2
percent blue collar =
percent white collar =
percent gray collar =
cpvi = R+4

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.

Voting

1952

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Sam Yorty (incumbent)
votes = 157,973
percentage = 88Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
candidate = Horace V. Alexander
votes = 21,465
percentage = 12Election box total no change
votes = 179,438
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1954

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = James Roosevelt
votes = 94,261
percentage = 60.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Theodore R. "Ted" Owings
votes = 62,585
percentage = 39.9Election box total no change
votes = 156,856
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1956

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = James Roosevelt (incumbent)
votes = 133,036
percentage = 68.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Edward H. Gibbons
votes = 60,230
percentage = 31.2Election box total no change
votes = 193,266
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1958

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = James Roosevelt (incumbent)
votes = 125,495
percentage = 72.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Crispus Wright
votes = 48,248
percentage = 27.8Election box total no change
votes = 173,743
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1960

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = James Roosevelt (incumbent)
votes = 150,318
percentage = 73.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = William E. McIntyre
votes = 54,540
percentage = 26.6Election box total no change
votes = 204,818
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1962

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = James Roosevelt (incumbent)
votes = 112,162
percentage = 68.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Daniel Beltz
votes = 52,063
percentage = 31.7Election box total no change
votes = 164,225
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = 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 = James Roosevelt (incumbent)
votes = 136,025
percentage = 70.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Gil Seton
votes = 57,209
percentage = 29.7Election box total no change
votes = 193,234
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1965 (Special)

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Thomas M. Rees
votes =
percentage = 59.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Edward M. Marshall
votes =
percentage = 40.6Election box total no change
total =
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 = Thomas M. Rees (incumbent)
votes = 103,289
percentage = 62.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Irving Teichner
votes = 62,441
percentage = 37.7Election box total no change
votes = 165,730
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 = Thomas M. Rees (incumbent)
votes = 132,447
percentage = 65.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Irving Teichner
votes = 63,393
percentage = 31.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Jack Weinberg
votes = 6,394
percentage = 3.2Election box total no change
votes = 202,234
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 = Thomas M. Rees (incumbent)
votes = 130,499
percentage = 71.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Nathaniel Jay Friedman
votes = 47,260
percentage = 25.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Lewis B. McCammon
votes = 3,677
percentage = 2.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Howard E. Hallinan
votes = 1,639
percentage = 0.9Election box total no change
votes = 183,075
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 = Thomas M. Rees (incumbent)
votes = 160,932
percentage = 68.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Philip Robert Rutta
votes = 65,473
percentage = 27.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Mike Timko
votes = 8,094
percentage = 3.5Election box total no change
votes = 234,499
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1974

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John H. Rousselot (inc.)
votes = 80,782
percentage = 58.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Paul A. Conforti
votes = 56,487
percentage = 41.1Election box total no change
votes = 137,269
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 = John H. Rousselot (inc.)
votes = 112,619
percentage = 65.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Latta Bruce
votes = 59,093
percentage = 34.4Election box total no change
votes = 171,712
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 = John H. Rousselot (inc.)
votes = 113,059
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 = John H. Rousselot (inc.)
votes = 116,715
percentage = 70.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Joseph Louis Lisoni
votes = 40,099
percentage = 24.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = William "B. J." Wagener
votes = 7,700
percentage = 4.7Election box total no change
votes = 164,514
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 = Howard Berman
votes = 97,383
percentage = 59.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Hal Phillips
votes = 66,072
percentage = 40.4Election box total no change
votes = 163,455
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)

1984

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Howard Berman (incumbent)
votes = 117,080
percentage = 62.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Miriam Ojeda
votes = 69,372
percentage = 37.2Election box total no change
votes = 186,452
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 = Howard Berman (incumbent)
votes = 98,091
percentage = 65.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert M. Kerns
votes = 52,662
percentage = 34.9Election box total no change
votes = 150,753
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 = Howard Berman (incumbent)
votes = 126,930
percentage = 70.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Gerald C. "Brodie" Broderson
votes = 53,518
percentage = 29.7Election box total no change
votes = 180,448
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 = Howard Berman (incumbent)
votes = 78,031
percentage = 61.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Roy Dahlson
votes = 44,492
percentage = 34.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Bernard Zimring
votes = 5,268
percentage = 4.1Election box total no change
votes = 127,791
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 = Howard Berman (incumbent)
votes = 73,807
percentage = 61.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Gary E. Forsch
votes = 36,453
percentage = 30.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Margery Hinds
votes = 7,180
percentage = 5.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Bernard Zimring
votes = 3,468
percentage = 2.9Election box total no change
votes = 120,908
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 = Howard Berman (incumbent)
votes = 55,145
percentage = 62.57Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Gary E. Forsch
votes = 28,423
percentage = 32.25Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Erich D. Miller
votes = 4,570
percentage = 5.19Election box total no change
votes = 88,138
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1996

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Howard Berman (incumbent)
votes = 67,525
percentage = 65.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bill Glass
votes = 29,332
percentage = 28.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Scott Fritschler
votes = 3,539
percentage = 3.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Gary Hearne
votes = 2,119
percentage = 2.0Election box total no change
votes = 195,545
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 = Howard Berman (incumbent)
votes = 69,000
percentage = 82.47Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Juan Carlos Ros
votes = 6,556
percentage = 7.84Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party (United States)
candidate = Maria Armoudian
votes = 4,858
percentage = 5.81Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = David L. Cossak
votes = 3,248
percentage = 3.88Election box total no change
votes = 83,662
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 = Howard Berman (incumbent)
votes = 96,500
percentage = 84.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Bill Farley
votes = 13,052
percentage = 11.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = David L. Cossak
votes = 5,229
percentage = 4.5Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Robert Edwards (write-in)
votes = 5
percentage = 0.0Election box total no change
votes = 114,786
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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = David Dreier (incumbent)
votes = 95,360
percentage = 63.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Marjorie Musser Mikels
votes = 50,081
percentage = 33.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Randall Weissbuch
votes = 4,089
percentage = 2.7Election box total no change
votes = 149,530
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

2004

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = David Dreier (incumbent)
votes = 134,596
percentage = 53.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Cynthia Matthews
votes = 107,522
percentage = 42.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Randall Weissbuch
votes = 9,089
percentage = 3.6Election box total no change
votes = 251,207
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

2006

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = David Dreier (incumbent)
votes = 102,028
percentage = 57.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Cynthia Matthews
votes = 67,878
percentage = 37.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Ted Brown
votes = 5,887
percentage = 3.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Elliott Graham
votes = 3,503
percentage = 1.8Election box total no change
votes = 179,296
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

Election results for special elections

2003 Special Election [ [http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/sov/2003_special/contents.htm Statement of Vote - 2003 Statewide Special Election ] ]

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 [ [http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/sov/2005_special/contents.htm Statement of Vote - 2005 Special Statewide Election ] ]

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 Schwarzenegger, 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

References

External links

*GovTrack.us: [http://www.govtrack.us/congress/findyourreps.xpd?state=CA&district=26 California's 26th 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/CD26.pdf California Voter Foundation map - CD26]