California's 42nd congressional district

Infobox U.S. congressional district
state = California
district number = 42

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representative = Gary Miller
party = Republican
english area = 317
metric area =
percent urban = 98.7
percent rural = 1.3
population = 639,088
population year = 2000
median income = 70,463
percent white = 54.4
percent black = 2.9
percent asian = 15.9
percent native american = 0.3
percent hispanic = 23.8
percent other race = 0.2
percent blue collar =
percent white collar =
percent gray collar =
cpvi = R+10

California's 42nd congressional district covers parts of Los Angeles, Orange, and San Bernardino counties in Southern California. The current Representative for this district is Republican Gary Miller.

Voting

1972

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Clair Burgener (incumbent)
votes = 155,965
percentage = 67.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Bob Lowe
votes = 67,477
percentage = 29.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Armin R. Moths
votes = 7,812
percentage = 3.4Election box total no change
votes = 231,254
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box new seat win
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1974

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Lionel Van Deerlin (inc.)
votes = 69,746
percentage = 69.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Wes Marden
votes = 30,058
percentage = 30.1Election box total no change
votes = 99,804
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =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 = Lionel Van Deerlin (inc.)
votes = 103,062
percentage = 76.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Wes Marden
votes = 32,565
percentage = 24.0Election box total no change
votes = 135,627
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 = Lionel Van Deerlin (inc.)
votes = 85,126
percentage = 73.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Lawrence C. Mattera
votes = 30,319
percentage = 26.3Election box total no change
votes = 115,445
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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Duncan Hunter
votes = 79,713
percentage = 53.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Lionel Van Deerlin (inc.)
votes = 69,936
percentage = 46.7Election box total no change
votes = 149,649
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)

1982

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Dan Lungren (incumbent)
votes = 142,845
percentage = 69.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = James P. Spellman
votes = 58,690
percentage = 28.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = John S. Donohue
votes = 5,514
percentage = 2.7Election box total no change
votes = 207,049
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 = Dan Lungren (incumbent)
votes = 177,783
percentage = 73.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Mary Lou Brophy
votes = 60,025
percentage = 24.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = John S. Donohue
votes = 5,811
percentage = 2.4Election box total no change
votes = 243,619
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 = Dan Lungren (incumbent)
votes = 140,364
percentage = 72.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Michael P. Blackburn
votes = 47,586
percentage = 24.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Kate McClatchy
votes = 4,761
percentage = 2.5Election box total no change
votes = 192,711
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 = Dana Rohrabacher
votes = 153,280
percentage = 64.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Guy C. Kimbrough
votes = 78,778
percentage = 33.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Richard D. Rose
votes = 6,563
percentage = 2.8Election box total no change
votes = 238,621
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 = Dana Rohrabacher (inc.)
votes = 109,353
percentage = 59.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Guy C. Kimbrough
votes = 67,189
percentage = 36.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Richard Gibb Martin
votes = 7,744
percentage = 4.2Election box total no change
votes = 184,286
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 = George Brown, Jr. (inc.)
votes = 79,780
percentage = 50.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Dick Rutan
votes = 69,251
percentage = 44.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Fritz R. Ward
votes = 8,424
percentage = 5.4Election box total no change
votes = 157,455
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 = George Brown, Jr. (inc.)
votes = 58,888
percentage = 51.12Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Rob Guzman
votes = 56,259
percentage = 48.83Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = LaBine (write-in)
votes = 44
percentage = 0.04Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Sanchez (write-in)
votes = 14
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 115,205
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 = George Brown, Jr. (inc.)
votes = 52,166
percentage = 50.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Linda Wilde
votes = 51,170
percentage = 49.5Election box total no change
votes = 103,336
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 = George Brown, Jr. (inc.)
votes = 62,207
percentage = 55.29Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Elia Pirozzi
votes = 45,328
percentage = 40.28Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Hale McGee
votes = 3,086
percentage = 2.74Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = David Lynn Hollist
votes = 1,899
percentage = 1.69Election box total no change
votes = 112,520
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1999 (Special)

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Joe Baca
votes = 23,690
percentage = 50.55Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Elia Pirozzi
votes = 21,018
percentage = 44.85Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Reform Party (United States)
candidate = Rick Simon
votes = 1,198
percentage = 2.56Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = John S. Ballard
votes = 956
percentage = 2.04Election box total no change
votes = 46,862
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

2000

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Joe Baca (incumbent)
votes = 90,585
percentage = 59.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Eli Pirozzi
votes = 53,239
percentage = 35.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = John "Scott" Ballard
votes = 4,059
percentage = 2.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Gwyn Hartley
votes = 3,694
percentage = 2.4Election box total no change
votes = 151,577
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 = Gary Miller (incumbent)
votes = 98,476
percentage = 67.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Richard Waldron
votes = 42,090
percentage = 29.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Donald Yee
votes = 4,680
percentage = 3.2Election box total no change
votes = 145,186
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 = Gary Miller (incumbent)
votes = 167,632
percentage = 68.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Lewis Myers
votes = 78,393
percentage = 31.8Election box total no change
votes = 246,025
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 = Gary Miller (incumbent)
votes = 129,720
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

References

External links

*GovTrack.us: [http://www.govtrack.us/congress/findyourreps.xpd?state=CA&district=42 California's 42nd 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/CD42.pdf California Voter Foundation map - CD42]
* [http://thecentristoc.com/?cat=91 The Centrist OC Blog Election Page]