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California's 23rd congressional district
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Current Representative Lois Capps (D–Santa Barbara)
Area 2,479 mi²
Distribution 98.0% urban, 2.0% rural
Population (2000) 639,088
Median income $44,784
Ethnicity 48.7% White, 1.9% Black, 4.9% Asian, 41.7% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI D+12

California's 23rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California that runs along the Pacific coasts of Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. Major cities in the district include Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Ventura, and Oxnard.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Lois Capps.

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[edit] Characteristics

Proportionally, California's 23rd Congressional District is one of the narrowest districts in the United States due to its gerrymandered nature and is barely noticeable on most maps, and is often referred to as "the district that disappears at high tide"[1] or the "ribbon of shame." [2] Paradoxically, it is also an example of the preservation of the common interests of voters. If the district was distributed among the adjacent inland districts it could be argued that there would be less effective representation of coastal interests, particularly with regards to fisheries, tourism, development, and offshore oil drilling.

[edit] Voting

Election results from statewide races
Year Office Results
2008 President[3] Obama 65.3 - 32.3%
2006 Governor[4] Schwarzenegger 53.6 - 41.1%
Senator[5] Feinstein 62.3 - 33.1%
2004 President[6] Kerry 58.3 - 40.3%
Senator[7] Boxer 60.2 - 34.8%
2003 Recall[8][9] Yes 52.8 - 47.2%
Schwarzenegger 42.4 - 35.2%
2002 Governor[10] Davis 48.0 - 40.7%
2000 President[11] Gore 48.2 - 46.9%
Senator[12] Feinstein 51.2 - 41.5%
1998 Governor
Senator
1996 President
1994 Governor
Senator
1992 President Clinton 38.4 - 34.5%
Senator Herschensohn 49.4 - 40.6%
Senator Feinstein 46.2 - 45.3%

[edit] List of representatives

Counties Representative Party Dates Notes
District created January 3, 1943
San Diego Edouard Izac Democratic January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1947 Redistricted from the 20th district, Lost re-election to Fletcher
Charles K. Fletcher Republican January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 Lost re-election to McKinnon
Clinton D. McKinnon Democratic January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953
Los Angeles Clyde Doyle Democratic January 3, 1953 – March 14, 1963 Redistricted from the 18th district, Died
Vacant March 14, 1963 – June 11, 1963
Del M. Clawson Republican June 11, 1963 – January 3, 1973
Los Angeles, Orange January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 Redistricted to the 33rd district
Los Angeles Thomas M. Rees Democratic January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977 Redistricted from the 26th district
Anthony C. Beilenson Democratic January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983
Los Angeles (northern L.A. suburbs) January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 Redistricted to the 24th district
Santa Barbara (Carpinteria), Ventura Elton Gallegly Republican January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 Redistricted from the 21st district, Redistricted to the 33rd district
Coastal San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura Lois Capps Democratic January 3, 2003 – present Redistricted from the 22nd district, Incumbent

[edit] Election results

1942 • 1944 • 1946 • 1948 • 1950 • 1952 • 1954 • 1956 • 1958 • 1960 • 1962 • 1963 (Special) • 1964 • 1966 • 1968 • 1970 • 1972 • 1974 • 1976 • 1978 • 1980 • 1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010

[edit] 1942

United States House of Representatives elections, 1942[13]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Edouard Izac (incumbent) 42,864 50.5%
Republican James B. Abbey 42,087 49.5%
Totals 84,951 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

[edit] 1944

United States House of Representatives elections, 1944[14]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Edouard Izac (incumbent) 86,707 55.1%
Republican James B. Abbey 70,787 44.9%
Totals 157,494 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

[edit] 1946

United States House of Representatives elections, 1946[15]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Charles K. Fletcher 69,411 56.3%
Democratic Edouard Izac (incumbent) 53,898 43.7%
Totals 123,309 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Republican gain from Democratic

[edit] 1948

United States House of Representatives elections, 1948[16]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Clinton D. McKinnon 112,534 55.8%
Republican Charles K. Fletcher (inc.) 87,138 43.2%
Progressive Harry C. Steinmetz 2,017 1.0%
Totals 201,689 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic gain from Republican

[edit] 1950

United States House of Representatives elections, 1950[17]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Clinton D. McKinnon (inc.) 94,137 51%
Republican Leslie E. Gehres 90,398 49%
Totals 184,535 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

[edit] 1952

United States House of Representatives elections, 1952[18]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Clyde Doyle (incumbent) 138,356 87.5%
Progressive Olive T. Thompson 17,501 11.1%
Republican C. Cleveland (write-in) 2,329 1.4%
Totals 158,186 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

[edit] 1954

United States House of Representatives elections, 1954[19]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Clyde Doyle (incumbent) 90,729 70.9%
Republican Frank G. Bussing 34,911 27.3%
Progressive Olive T. Thompson 2,293 1.8%
Totals 127,933 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

[edit] 1956

United States House of Representatives elections, 1956[20]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Clyde Doyle (incumbent) 120,109 70.9%
Republican E. Elgie "Cal" Calvin 49,198 29.1%
Totals 169,207 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

[edit] 1958

United States House of Representatives elections, 1958[21]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Clyde Doyle (incumbent) 140,817 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

[edit] 1960

United States House of Representatives elections, 1960[22]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Clyde Doyle (incumbent) 148,415 74.2%
Republican Emmett A. Schwartz 51,548 25.8%
Totals 199,963 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

[edit] 1962

United States House of Representatives elections, 1962[23]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Clyde Doyle (incumbent) 83,269 64.2%
Republican Emmett A. Schwartz 46,488 35.8%
Totals 129,757 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

[edit] 1963 (Special)

1963 special election[24]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Del M. Clawson ' 53.2%
Democratic Carley V. Porter 35.4%
Democratic Maurice H. Quigley 4.7%
Democratic Armand R. Porter 2.7%
Democratic James Earle Christo 1.4%
Democratic Lynn W. Johnston 1.4%
Republican Harold R. "Hal" Bennett 0.6%
Republican Harry L. Butler 0.6%
Totals ' 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Republican gain from Democratic

[edit] 1964

United States House of Representatives elections, 1964[25]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Del M. Clawson (incumbent) 90,721 55.4%
Democratic H. O. Van Pettin 72,903 44.6%
Totals 163,624 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

[edit] 1966

United States House of Representatives elections, 1966[26]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Del M. Clawson (incumbent) 93,320 67.4%
Democratic Ed O'Connor 45,141 32.6%
Totals 138,461 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

[edit] 1968

United States House of Representatives elections, 1968[27]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Del M. Clawson (incumbent) 95,628 64.9%
Democratic Jim Sperrazzo 51,606 35.1%
Totals 147,234 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

[edit] 1970

United States House of Representatives elections, 1970[28]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Del M. Clawson (incumbent) 77,346 63.3%
Democratic G. L. "Jerry" Chapman 44,767 36.7%
Totals 122,113 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

[edit] 1972

United States House of Representatives elections, 1972[29]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Del M. Clawson (incumbent) 118,731 61.4%
Democratic Conrad G. Tuohey 74,561 38.6%
Totals 193,292 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

[edit] 1974

United States House of Representatives elections, 1974[30]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Thomas M. Rees (incumbent) 119,239 71.4%
Republican Jack E. Roberts 47,615 28.6%
Totals 166,854 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

[edit] 1976

United States House of Representatives elections, 1976[31]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Anthony C. Beilenson 130,619 60.2%
Republican Thomas F. Bartman 86,434 39.8%
Totals 217,053 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

[edit] 1978

United States House of Representatives elections, 1978[32]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Anthony C. Beilenson (inc.) 117,498 65.6%
Republican Joseph Barbara 61,496 34.4%
Totals 178,994 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

[edit] 1980

United States House of Representatives elections, 1980[33]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Anthony C. Beilenson (inc.) 126,020 63.2%
Republican Robert "Bob" Winckler 62,742 31.5%
Libertarian Jeffrey P. Lieb 10,623 5.3%
Totals 199,385 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

[edit] 1982

United States House of Representatives elections, 1982[34]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Anthony C. Beilenson (inc.) 120,788 59.6%
Republican Daid Armor 82,031 40.4%
Totals 202,819 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

[edit] 1984

United States House of Representatives elections, 1984[35]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Anthony C. Beilenson (inc.) 140,461 61.6%
Republican Claude W. Parrish 84,093 36.9%
Libertarian Larry Leathers 3,580 1.6%
Totals 228,134 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

[edit] 1986

United States House of Representatives elections, 1986[36]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Anthony C. Beilenson (inc.) 121,468 65.7%
Republican George Woolverton 58,746 31.8%
Peace and Freedom Tom Hopke 2,521 1.4%
Libertarian Taylor Rhodes 2,019 1.1%
Totals 184,754 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

[edit] 1988

United States House of Representatives elections, 1988[37]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Anthony C. Beilenson (inc.) 147,858 63.5%
Republican Jim Salomon 77,184 33.1%
Libertarian John R. Vernon 4,503 1.9%
Peace and Freedom John Honigsfeld 3,316 1.4%
No party Write-ins 18 0.0%
Totals 232,879 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

[edit] 1990

United States House of Representatives elections, 1990[38]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Anthony C. Beilenson (inc.) 103,141 61.7%
Republican Jim Salomon 57,118 34.2%
Peace and Freedom John Honigsfeld 6,834 4.1%
Totals 167,093 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

[edit] 1992

United States House of Representatives elections, 1992[39]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Elton Gallegly (incumbent) 115,504 54.3%
Democratic Anita Perez Ferguson 88,225 41.4%
Libertarian Jay C. Wood 9,091 4.3%
No party Dunbar (write-in) 61 0.0%
Totals 212,881 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

[edit] 1994

United States House of Representatives elections, 1994[40]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Elton Gallegly (incumbent) 114,043 66.17%
Democratic Kevin Ready 47,345 27.47%
Libertarian Bill Brown 6,481 3.76%
Green Robert T. Marston 4,457 2.59%
No party Nagode (write-in) 14 0.01%
Totals 172,340 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

[edit] 1996

United States House of Representatives elections, 1996[41]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Elton Gallegly (incumbent) 118,880 59.6%
Democratic Robert Unruhe 70,035 35.2%
Libertarian Gail Lightfoot 8,346 4.1%
Natural Law Stephen Hospodar 2,246 1.1%
Totals 199,507 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

[edit] 1998

United States House of Representatives elections, 1998[42]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Elton Gallegly (incumbent) 96,362 60.06%
Democratic Daniel "Dan" Gonzalez 64,068 39.94%
Totals 160,430 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

[edit] 2000

United States House of Representatives elections, 2000[43]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Elton Gallegly (incumbent) 119,479 54.1%
Democratic Michael Case 89,918 40.7%
Reform Cary Savitch 6,473 3.0%
Libertarian Roger Peebles 3,708 1.6%
Natural Law Stephen P. Hospodar 1,456 0.6%
Totals 221,034 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

[edit] 2002

United States House of Representatives elections, 2002[44]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Lois Capps (incumbent) 95,752 59.1%
Republican Beth Rogers 62,604 38.6%
Libertarian James E. Hill 3,866 2.3%
Totals 162,222 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

[edit] 2004

United States House of Representatives elections, 2004[45]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Lois Capps (incumbent) 153,980 63.1%
Republican Don Regan 83,926 34.3%
Libertarian Michael Favorite 6,391 2.6%
Totals 244,297 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

[edit] 2006

United States House of Representatives elections, 2006[46]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Lois Capps (incumbent) 114,661 65.2%
Republican Victor G. Tognazzini 61,272 34.8%
No party H.A. Gardner, Jr. (write-in) 18 0.0%
Totals 175,951 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

[edit] 2008

United States House of Representatives election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Lois Capps (incumbent) 171,403 68.07%
Republican Matt Kokkonen 80,385 31.93%
Totals 251,788 100.00%
Voter turnout 77.41%
Democratic hold

[edit] 2010

United States House of Representatives elections, 2010[47]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Lois Capps (incumbent) 111,768 57.8%
Republican Tom Watson 72,744 37.6%
Libertarian Darrell M. Stafford 3,326 1.7%
No party John V. Hager 5,625 2.9%
Totals 193,463 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

[edit] References

  1. ^ Patrick McGreevy (December 19, 2010). "New redistricting panel takes aim at bizarre political boundaries". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2010/dec/19/local/la-me-gerrymander-20101220. Retrieved December 19, 2010. 
  2. ^ Aaron Blake (July 27, 2011). "Name that district! (Gerrymandering edition)". Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/name-that-district-gerrymandering-edition/2011/07/25/gIQA17HucI_blog.html. Retrieved July 28, 2011. 
  3. ^ (2008 President)
  4. ^ Statement of Vote (2006 Governor)
  5. ^ Statement of Vote (2006 Senator)
  6. ^ Statement of Vote (2004 President)
  7. ^ Statement of Vote (2004 Senator)
  8. ^ Statement of Vote (2003 Recall Question)
  9. ^ Statement of Vote (2003 Governor)
  10. ^ Statement of Vote (2002 Governor)
  11. ^ Statement of Vote (2000 President)
  12. ^ Statement of Vote (2000 Senator)
  13. ^ 1942 election results
  14. ^ 1944 election results
  15. ^ 1946 election results
  16. ^ 1948 election results
  17. ^ 1950 election results
  18. ^ 1952 election results
  19. ^ 1954 election results
  20. ^ 1956 election results
  21. ^ 1958 election results
  22. ^ 1960 election results
  23. ^ 1962 election results
  24. ^ 1963 special election results
  25. ^ 1964 election results
  26. ^ 1966 election results
  27. ^ 1968 election results
  28. ^ 1970 election results
  29. ^ 1972 election results
  30. ^ 1974 election results
  31. ^ 1976 election results
  32. ^ 1978 election results
  33. ^ 1980 election results
  34. ^ 1982 election results
  35. ^ 1984 election results
  36. ^ 1986 election results
  37. ^ 1988 election results
  38. ^ 1990 election results
  39. ^ 1992 election results
  40. ^ 1994 election results
  41. ^ 1996 election results
  42. ^ 1998 election results
  43. ^ 2000 election results
  44. ^ 2002 general election results
  45. ^ 2004 general election results
  46. ^ 2006 general election results
  47. ^ 2010 general election results

[edit] External links
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The At-large seats only existed from 1850 to 1865 and from 1883 to 1885.
See also: California's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
All U.S. districts – Apportionment – Redistricting – Gerrymandering – Maps

Coordinates: 34°30′N 120°27′W / 34.5°N 120.45°W / 34.5; -120.45

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