California's 3rd congressional district

California's 3rd congressional district
Ethnicity	50.9% White, 6.5% Black, 11.8% Asian, 27.8% Hispanic, 3% other
Cook PVI	D+1

"CA-03" redirects here. For other uses, see CA3 (disambiguation).

California's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California.

John Garamendi, a Democrat, has represented the district since January 2013.

Currently, the 3rd district generally encompasses areas north and west of Sacramento. It consists of Colusa, Sutter, and Yuba counties plus portions of Glenn, Lake, Sacramento, Solano, and Yolo counties.^[2]

Prior to redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission of 2011, the 3rd district consisted of Alpine, Amador, and Calaveras counties plus portions of Sacramento and Solano counties.

1 Competitiveness
- 1.1 Election results from statewide races
2 List of representatives
3 Election results
- 3.1 1864
- 3.2 1866
- 3.3 1868
- 3.4 1870
- 3.5 1872
- 3.6 1874
- 3.7 1876
- 3.8 1878
- 3.9 1880
- 3.10 1882
- 3.11 1884
- 3.12 1886
- 3.13 1888
- 3.14 1890
- 3.15 1892 (Special)
- 3.16 1894
- 3.17 1896
- 3.18 1898
- 3.19 1900
- 3.20 1902
- 3.21 1904 (Special)
- 3.22 1906
- 3.23 1908
- 3.24 1910
- 3.25 1912
- 3.26 1914
- 3.27 1916
- 3.28 1918
- 3.29 1920
- 3.30 1922
- 3.31 1924
- 3.32 1926
- 3.33 1928
- 3.34 1930
- 3.35 1932
- 3.36 1934
- 3.37 1936
- 3.38 1938
- 3.39 1940
- 3.40 1942
- 3.41 1944
- 3.42 1946
- 3.43 1948
- 3.44 1950
- 3.45 1952
- 3.46 1954
- 3.47 1956
- 3.48 1958
- 3.49 1960
- 3.50 1962
- 3.51 1964
- 3.52 1966
- 3.53 1968
- 3.54 1970
- 3.55 1972
- 3.56 1974
- 3.57 1976
- 3.58 1978
- 3.59 1980
- 3.60 1982
- 3.61 1984
- 3.62 1986
- 3.63 1988
- 3.64 1990
- 3.65 1992
- 3.66 1994
- 3.67 1996
- 3.68 1998
- 3.69 2000
- 3.70 2002
- 3.71 2004
- 3.72 2006
- 3.73 2008
- 3.74 2010
4 References
5 External links

The district from 2003 to 2013

Competitiveness [edit]

The 3rd district once extended up the Sacramento Valley from Sacramento to take in rural territory up to Tehama County.

Once a Democratic bastion, the district became more conservative over the years and finally elected a Republican in 1998. The 2001 reapportionment made the district more compact and Republican than previously, though it was far less Republican than the neighboring 4th District. Although there was some movement in registration in favor of the Democrats, it still had a strong GOP flavor as most of Sacramento's Democratic voters lived in the neighboring 5th District.

While George W. Bush carried the district in 2004 with 58.2% of the vote, the district swung rapidly in the Democratic column in 2008 with Barack Obama narrowly winning a plurality with 49.28% of the vote over John McCain's 48.81%. However despite Obama's win, in the congressional election held on the same day the Republicans retained the seat.

Election results from statewide races [edit]

Election results from statewide races
Year	Office	Results
1992	President	Clinton (D) 40.9 - 37.2%
	Senator	Herschensohn (R) 45.2 - 44.2%
	Senator	Feinstein (D) 49.3 - 41.7%
1994	Governor	Wilson (R) 60.2 - 35.1%
1994	Senator
1996	President	Clinton (D) 45.2 - 44.4%
1998	Governor
1998	Senator
2000	President^[3]	Bush (R) 51.1 - 43.6%
2000	Senator^[4]	Feinstein (D) 48.9 - 43.4%
2002	Governor^[5]	Simon (R) 54.5 - 34.0%
2003	Recall^[6]^[7]	Y Yes 66.8 - 33.2%
2003	Recall^[6]^[7]	Schwarzenegger (R) 58.2 - 20.3%
2004	President^[8]	Bush (R) 58.2 - 40.8%
2004	Senator^[9]	Jones (R) 51.1 - 46.7%
2006	Governor^[10]	Schwarzenegger (R) 68.6 - 26.8%
2006	Senator^[11]	Feinstein (D) 48.8 - 46.1%
2008	President^[12]	Obama (D) 49.3 - 48.8%
2010	Governor^[13]	Brown (D) 47.6 - 47.4%
2010	Senator^[14]	Fiorina (R) 52.9 - 40.7%

List of representatives [edit]

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties in the District
District created		March 4, 1865
John Bidwell	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867	Retired	Butte, Colusa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Marin, Mendocino, Modoc, Napa, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo, Yuba
James A. Johnson	Democratic	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871	Retired
John M. Coghlan	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	Lost re-election
John K. Luttrell	Democratic	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879	Retired
Campbell P. Berry	Democratic	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883	Retired
Barclay Henley	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	Redistricted to the 1st district
Joseph McKenna	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 28, 1892	Resigned to become U.S. Circuit Judge	Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Sacramento, Solano, Yolo
Vacant		March 28, 1892 – December 5, 1892
Samuel G. Hilborn	Republican	December 5, 1892 – April 4, 1894	Lost election contest
Warren B. English	Democratic	April 4, 1894 – March 3, 1895	Won election contest Lost re-election	Alameda, Colusa, Contra Costa, Glenn, Lake, Solano, Yolo
Samuel G. Hilborn	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899	Lost renomination
Victor H. Metcalf	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903	Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Victor H. Metcalf	Republican	March 4, 1903 – July 1, 1904	Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Labor	Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano
Vacant		July 1, 1904 – November 8, 1904
Joseph R. Knowland	Republican	November 8, 1904 – March 3, 1913	Redistricted to the 6th district
Charles F. Curry	Republican	March 4, 1913 – October 10, 1930	Died	Contra Costa, Napa, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, Yolo
Vacant		October 11, 1930 – March 3, 1931
Charles F. Curry, Jr.	Republican	March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933	Lost re-election
Frank H. Buck	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – September 17, 1942	Died	Napa, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, Yolo
Vacant		September 17, 1942 – January 3, 1943
Justin L. Johnson	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1953	Redistricted to the 11th district
John E. Moss	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963	Resigned	Colusa, Glenn, Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba
		January 3, 1963– January 3, 1967		Sacramento
		January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975		Sacramento (Sacramento city)
		January 3, 1975 – December 31, 1978		Eastern two-thirds of Sacramento
Vacant		December 31, 1978 – January 3, 1979
Robert T. Matsui	Democratic	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983	Redistricted to the 5th district
Robert T. Matsui	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993	Redistricted to the 5th district	Sacramento (Sacramento city and eastern suburbs)
Vic Fazio	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999	Redistricted from the 4th district	Southwestern Butte, Colusa, Glenn, northwestern Sacramento, eastern Solano, Sutter, Tehama, Yolo
Doug Ose	Republican	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2003	Retired
Doug Ose	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005	Retired	Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, most of suburban Sacramento, northern and eastern Solano
Dan Lungren	Republican	January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2013	Redistricted to the 7th district and lost re-election there
John Garamendi	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – Present	Redistricted from the 10th district	North central California including Davis, Fairfield, and Yuba City

Election results [edit]

1864 • 1866 • 1868 • 1870 • 1872 • 1874 • 1876 • 1878 • 1880 • 1882 • 1884 • 1886 • 1888 • 1890 • 1892 (Special) • 1894 • 1896 • 1898 • 1900 • 1902 • 1904 (Special) • 1906 • 1908 • 1910 • 1912 • 1914 • 1916 • 1918 • 1920 • 1922 • 1924 • 1926 • 1928 • 1930 • 1932 • 1934 • 1936 • 1938 • 1940 • 1942 • 1944 • 1946 • 1948 • 1950 • 1952 • 1954 • 1956 • 1958 • 1960 • 1962 • 1964 • 1966 • 1968 • 1970 • 1972 • 1974 • 1976 • 1978 • 1980 • 1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008

1864 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1864
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	John Bidwell	18,255	56.1%
	Democratic	Jack Temple	14,273	43.9%
Totals			32,528	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

1866 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1866
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	James A. Johnson	14,767	50.6%
	Republican	Chancellor Hartson	14,394	49.4%
Totals			29,161	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic gain from Republican

1868 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1868
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	James A. Johnson (inc.)	15,792	50.4%
	Republican	Chancellor Hartson	15,528	49.6%
Totals			31,320	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

1870 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1870
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	John M. Coghlan	18,503	51.7%
	Democratic	George Pearce	17,309	48.3%
Totals			35,812	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican gain from Democratic

1872 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1872
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	John K. Luttrell	14,032	51.7%
	Republican	John M. Coghlan (incumbent)	13,105	48.3%
Totals			27,137	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic gain from Republican

1874 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1874
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	John K. Luttrell (incumbent)	18,468	55.1%
	Republican	C. B. Denio	8,284	24.7%
	Independent	Charles F. Reed	6,761	20.2%
Totals			33,513	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

1876 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1876
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	John K. Luttrell (incumbent)	19,846	51.1%
	Republican	Joseph McKenna	18,990	48.9%
Totals			38,836	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

1878 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1878
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Campbell Polson Berry	20,019	50.2%
	Republican	Joseph McKenna	19,800	49.6%
	Workingman's	George T. Elliott	93	0.2%
Totals			39,912	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

1880 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1880
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Campbell Polson Berry (inc.)	21,743	51.1%
	Republican	George A. Knight	20,494	48.2%
	Independent	W. A. Howe	172	0.4%
	Greenback	A. Musselman	85	0.2%
	Independent	A. G. Clark	26	0.1%
Totals			42,520	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

1882 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1882
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Barclay Henley	21,807	51.3%
	Republican	John J. DeHaven	19,473	45.8%
	Prohibition	H. S. Graves	862	2.0%
	Greenback	W. Howe	401	0.9%
Totals			42,543	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

1884 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1884
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Joseph McKenna	17,435	55.8%
	Democratic	John R. Glascock (incumbent)	13,197	42.3%
	Prohibition	Joshua B. Wills	322	1.0%
	Populist	A. B. Burns	273	0.9%
Totals			31,227	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican win (new seat)

1886 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1886
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Joseph McKenna (incumbent)	15,801	53.0%
	Democratic	Henry C. McPike	13,277	44.5%
	Prohibition	W. W. Smith	707	2.4%
	Independent	W. J. Cuthbertson	32	0.1%
Totals			29,817	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

1888 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1888
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Joseph McKenna (incumbent)	19,912	56.0%
	Democratic	Ben Morgan	14,633	41.2%
	Prohibition	W. W. Smith	657	1.9%
	Know Nothing	S. Solon Hall	338	1.0%
Totals			35,540	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

1890 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1890
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Joseph McKenna (incumbent)	20,834	55.4%
	Democratic	John P. Irish	15,997	42.5%
	Prohibition	O. O. Felkner	774	2.1%
Totals			37,605	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

1892 (Special) [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Samuel G. Hilborn	13,163	43.2%
	Democratic	Warren B. English	13,138	43.1%
	Populist	J. L. Lyon	3,495	11.5%
	Prohibition	L. B. Scranton	671	2.2%
Totals			30,467	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

1894 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1894
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Samuel G. Hilborn	15,795	45.5%
	Democratic	Warren B. English (incumbent)	13,103	37.8%
	Populist	W. A. Vann	5,162	14.9%
	Prohibition	L. B. Scranton	637	1.8%
Totals			34,697	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican gain from Democratic

1896 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1896
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Samuel Hilborn (incumbent)	19,778	54.0%
	Democratic	Warren B. English	16,119	44.0%
	Socialist	John H. Eustice	387	1.1%
	Prohibition	W. Shafer	327	0.9%
Totals			36,611	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

1898 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Victor H. Metcalf	20,592	57.3%
	Democratic	John A. Jones	14,051	39.1%
	Socialist Labor	Thomas F. Burns	1,309	3.6%
Totals			35,952	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

1900 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1900
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Victor H. Metcalf (incumbent)	22,109	58.9%
	Democratic	Frank Freeman	14,408	38.4%
	Socialist	R. A. Dague	596	1.6%
	Prohibition	Alvin W. Holt	431	1.1%
Totals			37,544	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

1902 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1902
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Victor H. Metcalf (incumbent)	20,532	66.2%
	Democratic	Calvin B. White	8,574	27.7%
	Socialist	M. W. Wilkins	1,556	5.0%
	Prohibition	T. H. Montgomery	338	1.1%
Totals			31,000	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

1904 (Special) [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Joseph R. Knowland (inc.)	24,637	68.6%
	Democratic	Henry C. McPike	7,210	20.1%
	Socialist	M. Lesser	3,617	10.1%
	Prohibition	Bates Morris	471	1.3%
Totals			35,935	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

1906 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1906
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Joseph R. Knowland (inc.)	21,510	60.0%
	Democratic	Hugh W. Brunk	7,716	21.5%
	Independence League	Charles C. Boynton	3,614	10.1%
	Socialist	William McDevitt	2,514	7.0%
	Prohibition	T. H. Montgomery	482	1.4%
Totals			35,836	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

1908 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1908
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Joseph R. Knowland (inc.)	27,857	64.1%
	Democratic	George Peckham	9,889	22.8%
	Socialist	O. W. Philbrick	4,052	9.3%
	Independence League	John A. Sands	923	2.1%
	Prohibition	T. H. Montgomery	717	1.7%
Totals			43,438	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

1910 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Joseph R. Knowland (inc.)	34,291	81.9%
	Socialist	S. Miller	6,653	15.9%
	Prohibition	James N. Christian	906	2.2%
Totals			41,850	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

1912 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1912
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Charles F. Curry	31,060	58.8%
	Democratic	Gilbert M. Ross	15,197	28.8%
	Socialist	William L. Wilson	6,522	12.4%
Totals			52,779	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican win (new seat)

1914 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1914
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Charles F. Curry (incumbent)	66,034	85.0%
	Socialist	David T. Ross	6,752	8.7%
	Prohibition	Edwin F. Van Vlear	4,911	6.3%
Totals			77,697	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

1916 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1916
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Charles F. Curry (incumbent)	48,193	66.7%
	Democratic	O. W. Kennedy	16,900	23.4%
	Socialist	Ben Cooper	4,455	6.2%
	Prohibition	Edwin F. Van Vlear	2,694	3.7%
Totals			72,242	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

1918 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1918
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Charles F. Curry (incumbent)	51,690	91.6%
	Socialist	Allen K. Gifford	4,746	8.4%
Totals			56,436	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

1920 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Charles F. Curry (incumbent)	54,984	74.7%
	Democratic	J. W. Struckenbruck	14,964	20.4%
	Socialist	Miles William Beck	3,631	4.9%
Totals			73,579	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

1922 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Charles F. Curry (incumbent)	71,316	91.6%
	Socialist	Marcus H. Steely	6,561	8.4%
Totals			77,877	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

1924 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Charles F. Curry (incumbent)	61,512	80.7%
	Socialist	James H. Barkley	14,665	19.3%
Totals			76,177	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

1926 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Charles F. Curry (incumbent)	72,912	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

1928 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Charles F. Curry (incumbent)	77,750	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

1930 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Charles F. Curry, Jr.	43,336	53.4%
	Republican	J. M. Inman	26,785	33.0%
	Democratic	Frank H. Buck	9,172	11.3%
	Independent	Katherine Braddock	1,753	2.2%
	Independent	E. M. Turner	49	0.1%
Totals			80,095	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

1932 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Frank H. Buck	61,694	56.8%
	Republican	Charles F. Curry (incumbent)	46,887	43.2%
Totals			108,581	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic gain from Republican

1934 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Frank H. Buck (incumbent)	66,566	53.3%
	Republican	J. M. Inman	56,222	45.7%
	Communist	Albert Hougardy	1,167	1.0%
Totals			122,955	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

1936 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Frank H. Buck (incumbent)	93,110	90.6%
	Independent	Walter Schaefer (write-in)	5,310	5.2%
	Communist	Perry Hill	4,390	4.2%
Totals			98,810	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

1938 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Frank H. Buck (incumbent)	119,236	93.3%
	Communist	Nora Conklin	8,271	6.5%
	Independent	Walter Schaefer (write-in)	327	0.2%
Totals			127,834	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

1940 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Frank H. Buck (incumbent)	135,461	91.0%
	Prohibition	C. H. Farman	10,539	7.1%
	Communist	Charles Gricus	2,751	1.8%
	No party	George Kimber (write-in)	122	0.1%
Totals			148,873	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

1942 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Justin L. Johnson (incumbent)	63,982	54.5%
	Democratic	Joseph B. O'Neil	53,521	45.5%
Totals			117,503	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

1944 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Justin L. Johnson (incumbent)	131,705	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

1946 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Justin L. Johnson (incumbent)	116,792	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

1948 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[29]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Justin L. Johnson (incumbent)	166,571	84.4%
	Progressive	James B. "Bert" Willard	30,878	15.6%
Totals			197,449	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

1950 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[30]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Justin L. Johnson (incumbent)	177,269	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

1952 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[31]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	John E. Moss	87,335	50.8%
	Republican	Leslie E. Wood	82,133	47.8%
	Progressive	Helen C. Thomsen	2,443	1.4%
Totals			171,911	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic win (new seat)

1954 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[32]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	John E. Moss (incumbent)	96,238	65.3%
	Republican	James H. Phillips	51,111	34.7%
Totals			147,349	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

1956 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[33]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	John E. Moss (incumbent)	132,930	68.6%
	Republican	Noel C. Stevenson	60,889	31.4%
Totals			193,819	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

1958 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	John E. Moss (incumbent)	169,727	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

1960 [edit]

1960 United States House of Representatives elections^[35]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	John E. Moss (incumbent)	200,439	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

1962 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[36]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	John E. Moss (incumbent)	138,257	74.8%
	Republican	George W. G. Smith	46,510	25.2%
Totals			184,767	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

1964 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[37]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	John E. Moss (incumbent)	166,688	74.3%
	Republican	Einer B. Gjelsteen	57,630	25.7%
Totals			224,318	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

1966 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[38]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	John E. Moss (incumbent)	143,177	67.5%
	Republican	Terry G. Feil	69,057	32.5%
Totals			212,234	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

1968 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[39]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	John E. Moss (incumbent)	106,694	56.0%
	Republican	Elmore J. Duffy	79,717	41.8%
	American Independent	James Tarleton Slaughter	4,188	2.2%
Totals			190,599	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

1970 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[40]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	John E. Moss (incumbent)	117,496	61.6%
	Republican	Elmore J. Duffy	69,811	36.6%
	American Independent	Allen E. Priest	3,554	1.8%
Totals			190,861	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

1972 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[41]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	John E. Moss (incumbent)	151,035	69.9%
	Republican	John Rakus	64,949	30.1%
Totals			215,984	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

1974 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[42]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	John E. Moss (incumbent)	121,842	72.3%
	Republican	Ivaldo Lenci	46,585	27.7%
Totals			168,427	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

1976 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[43]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	John E. Moss (incumbent)	139,779	72.9%
	Republican	George R. Marsh, Jr.	52,075	27.1%
Totals			191,854	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

1978 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[44]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Bob Matsui	105,537	53.4%
	Republican	Sandy Smoley	91,966	46.6%
Totals			197,503	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

1980 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[45]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Robert Matsui (incumbent)	170,670	70.6%
	Republican	Joseph Murphy	64,215	26.5%
	Libertarian	Bruce A. Daniel	6,980	2.9%
Totals			241,865	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

1982 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[46]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Robert Matsui (incumbent)	194,680	89.6%
	Libertarian	Bruce A. Daniel	16,222	7.5%
	Peace and Freedom	John Newmeyer	6,294	2.9%
Totals			217,196	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

1984 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[47]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Robert Matsui (incumbent)	131,369	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

1986 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[48]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Robert Matsui (incumbent)	158,709	75.9%
	Republican	Lowell Patrick Landowski	50,265	24.1%
Totals			208,974	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

1988 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[49]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Robert Matsui (incumbent)	183,470	71.2%
	Republican	Lowell Patrick Landowski	74,296	28.8%
Totals			257,766	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

1990 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[50]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Robert Matsui (incumbent)	132,143	60.3%
	Republican	Lowell Patrick Landowski	76,148	34.8%
	Libertarian	David M. McCann	10,797	4.9%
Totals			219,088	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

1992 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[51]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Vic Fazio (incumbent)	112,149	51.2%
	Republican	H. L. Richardson	96,092	40.3%
	Libertarian	Ross Crain	20,444	8.6%
Totals			228,685	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

1994 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[52]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Vic Fazio (incumbent)	97,093	49.75%
	Republican	Tim Lefever	89,964	46.10%
	Libertarian	Ross Crain	8,100	4.15%
Totals			195,157	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

1996 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[53]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Vic Fazio (incumbent)	118,663	53.6%
	Republican	Tim Lefever	91,134	41.1%
	Reform	Timothy Erich	7,701	3.4%
	Libertarian	Erin Donelle	4,239	1.9%
Totals			221,737	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

1998 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[54]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Doug Ose	100,621	52.41%
	Democratic	Sandie Dunn	86,471	45.04%
	Libertarian	Ross Crain	4,914	2.56%
Totals			192,006	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2000 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[55]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Doug Ose (incumbent)	129,254	56.2%
	Democratic	Bob Kent	93,067	40.4%
	Libertarian	Douglas Arthur Tuma	5,227	2.2%
	Natural Law	Channing E. Jones	2,634	1.1%
Totals			230,182	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2002 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[56]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Doug Ose (incumbent)	117,466	62.4%
	Democratic	Howard Beeman	64,990	34.5%
	Libertarian	Douglas Arthur Tuma	5,847	3.1%
Totals			188,303	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2004 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[57]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Dan Lungren	177,113	61.9%
	Democratic	Gabe Castillo	99,750	34.9%
	Libertarian	Douglas Tuma	9,274	3.2%
Totals			286,137	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2006 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[58]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Dan Lungren (incumbent)	135,709	59.5%
	Democratic	William E. Durston	86,318	37.8%
	Libertarian	Douglas A. Tuma	3,772	1.6%
	Peace and Freedom	Michael L. Roskey	2,370	1.0%
Totals			228,169	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2008 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[59]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Dan Lungren (incumbent)	155,424	49.5%
	Democratic	William E. Durston	137,971	44.0%
	Libertarian	Douglas A. Tuma	7,273	2.3%
	Peace and Freedom	Dina J. Padilla	13,378	4.2%
Totals			314,046	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2010 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections^[60]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Dan Lungren (incumbent)	131,169	50.08%
	Democratic	Ami Bera	113,128	43.19%
	American Independent	Jerry L. Leidecker	6,577	2.51%
	Libertarian	Douglas Arthur Tuma	6,275	2.40%
	Peace and Freedom	Mike Roskey	4,789	1.83%
Totals			261,938	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

References [edit]

External links [edit]

GovTrack.us: California's 3rd congressional district
RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions (out of date)
California Voter Foundation map - CD03 (out of date)
California Citizens Redistricting Commission, final districts [1]

Coordinates: 38°54′N 122°00′W / 38.9°N 122.0°W / 38.9; -122.0

[1] "California election results - 2012 election". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 24, 2013.

[2] "Maps: Final Congressional Districts". Citizens Redistricting Commission. Retrieved February 24, 2013.

[3] Statement of Vote (2000 President)

[4] Statement of Vote (2000 Senator)

[5] Statement of Vote (2002 Governor)

[6] Statement of Vote (2003 Recall Question)

[7] Statement of Vote (2003 Governor)

[8] Statement of Vote (2004 President)

[9] Statement of Vote (2004 Senator)

[10] Statement of Vote (2006 Governor)

[11] Statement of Vote (2006 Senator)

[12] (2008 President)

[13] Statement of Vote (2010 Governor)

[14] Statement of Vote (2010 Governor

[15] 1920 general election results

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California's 3rd congressional district

Current Representative		John Garamendi (D–Walnut Grove)
Ethnicity	50.9% White, 6.5% Black, 11.8% Asian, 27.8% Hispanic, 3^[1]% other
Cook PVI	D+1