California's 47th congressional district

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California's 47th congressional district
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Current Representative Loretta Sanchez (D–Anaheim)
Area 55 mi²
Distribution 100.0% urban, 0.0% rural
Population (2000) 639,087
Median income $41,618
Ethnicity 17.8% White, 1.5% Black, 13.9% Asian, 65.3% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI D+4

California's 47th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California based in Orange County. The district covers the cities of Garden Grove and Santa Ana and parts of Fullerton and Anaheim, and includes Disneyland.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Loretta Sanchez.

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[edit] Characteristics

The 47th Congressional District is one of the few districts in California that does not have an overwhelming majority of voters favoring one party. It is the only congressional district in Orange County where registered Democrats outnumber Republicans, albeit minimally.

[edit] Voting

Election results from statewide races
Year Office Results
2010 Governor[1] Brown 54.4 - 37.8%
Senator[2] Boxer 55.7 - 37.0%
2008 President[3] Obama 60.1 - 37.8%
2006 Governor[4] Schwarzenegger 53.6 - 40.3%
Senator[5] Feinstein 59.5 - 33.8%
2004 President[6] Bush 50.0 - 48.6%
Senator[7] Boxer 57.5 - 35.4%
2003 Recall[8][9] Yes 61.7 - 38.3%
Schwarzenegger 48.9 - 31.1%
2002 Governor[10] Davis 50.8 - 40.3%
2000 President[11] Bush 57.5 - 38.8%
Senator[12] Campbell 52.2 - 41.2%
1998 Governor
Senator
1996 President
1994 Governor
Senator
1992 President Bush 45.9 - 31.0%
Senator Herschensohn 58.7 - 33.7%
Senator Seymour 52.3 - 39.9%

[edit] List of representatives

Counties Representative Party Dates Notes
District created January 3, 1993
South-central Orange Christopher Cox Republican January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 Redistricted from the 40th district, Redistricted to the 48th district
Central Orange (Anaheim, Garden Grove, Santa Ana) Loretta Sanchez Democratic January 3, 2003 – Present Redistricted from the 46th district, Incumbent

[edit] Election results

[edit] 1992

United States House of Representatives elections, 1992[13]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Chris Cox (incumbent) 165,004 64.9%
Democratic John F. Anwiler 76,924 30.3%
Peace and Freedom Maxine Bell Quirk 12,297 4.8%
No party Charles (write-in) 32 0.0%
Totals 244,257 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

[edit] 1994

United States House of Representatives elections, 1994[14]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Chris Cox (incumbent) 154,071 71.66%
Democratic Gary Kingsbury 53,669 24.96%
Libertarian Victor A. Wagner, Jr. 7,257 3.38%
Totals 214,997 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

[edit] 1996

United States House of Representatives elections, 1996[15]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Chris Cox (incumbent) 160,078 65.7%
Democratic Tina Laine 70,362 28.9%
Natural Law Iris Adam 6,573 2.8%
Libertarian Victor Wagner 6,530 2.6%
Totals 243,777 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

[edit] 1998

United States House of Representatives elections, 1998[16]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Chris Cox (incumbent) 132,711 67.60%
Democratic Christina Avalos 57,938 29.51%
Libertarian Victor A. Wagner, Jr. 2,991 1.52%
Reform Raymond O. Mills 1,369 0.70%
Natural Law Paul Fisher 1,307 0.67%
Totals 196,316 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

[edit] 2000

United States House of Representatives elections, 2000[17]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Chris Cox (incumbent) 181,365 65.7%
Democratic John Graham 83,186 30.1%
Libertarian David F. Nolan 8,081 2.9%
Natural Law Iris Adam 3,769 1.3%
Totals 276,401 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

[edit] 2002

United States House of Representatives elections, 2002[18]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Loretta Sanchez (incumbent) 42,501 60.6%
Republican Lawrence R. Wiesner 24,346 34.7%
Libertarian Paul Marsden 2,944 4.2%
No party Kenneth M. Valenzuela-Fisher (write-in) 382 0.5%
No party Michael J. Monge (write-in) 5 0.0%
Totals 70,178 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

[edit] 2004

United States House of Representatives elections, 2004[19]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Loretta Sanchez (incumbent) 65,684 60.4%
Republican Alexandria A. "Alex" Coronado 43,099 39.6%
Totals 108,783 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

[edit] 2006

United States House of Representatives elections, 2006[20]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Loretta Sanchez (incumbent) 47,134 62.4%
Republican Tan D. Nguyen 28,485 37.6%
Totals 75,619 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

[edit] 2008

United States House of Representatives elections, 2008[21]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Loretta Sanchez (incumbent) 85,878 69.49%
Republican Rosemarie "Rosie" Avila 31,432 25.43%
American Independent Robert Lauten 6,274 5.08%
Totals 123,584 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

[edit] 2010

United States House of Representatives elections, 2010[22]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Loretta Sanchez (incumbent) 50,832 52.98%
Republican Van Tran 37,679 39.27%
Independent Cecilia Igleseis 7,443 7.75%
Totals 95,954 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

[edit] In popular culture

California's 47th congressional district was the scene of a congressional election (won by a deceased Democratic challenger), and later a congressional special election (won by the Republican incumbent), featured in several episodes of the political drama The West Wing. However, in that context, several Orange County placenames were referenced that are not within the current boundaries of the district, such as the city of Newport Beach. Many of these places are currently located in the 46th and 48th districts.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Statement of Vote (2010 Governor)
  2. ^ Statement of Vote (2010 Senator)
  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. ^ 1992 election results
  14. ^ 1994 election results
  15. ^ 1996 election results
  16. ^ 1998 election results
  17. ^ 2000 election results
  18. ^ 2002 general election results
  19. ^ 2004 general election results
  20. ^ 2006 general election results
  21. ^ 2008 general election results
  22. ^ 2010 general election results

[edit] External links
All districts: At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53
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: 33°46′59″N 117°53′57″W / 33.783024°N 117.899206°W / 33.783024; -117.899206

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