California's 46th congressional district

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California's 46th congressional district
Current Representative Loretta Sanchez (D–Anaheim)
Ethnicity 18.4% White, 1.7% Black, 11.7% Asian, 66.6% Hispanic, 1.5[1]% other
Cook PVI D+3

California's 46th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California that from 2003 to 2013 covered part of Los Angeles County and Orange County. The district included Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, and Rancho Palos Verdes.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Loretta Sanchez. The district is based in Orange County and includes the communities of Anaheim and Santa Ana.

The district from 2003 to 2013

Contents

Boundaries 2003-13[edit]

The district was commonly considered[2] to be typical of gerrymandering. It covered some or all of the following cities in Orange County: Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, and Westminster. In Los Angeles County, the district covered Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, Palos Verdes Estates part of Long Beach, and a very small portion of the San Pedro neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles, and Santa Catalina Island, on which Avalon was the only city. The district also included the whole of the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

Voting[edit]

Election results from statewide races
Year Office Results
2012 President Obama 61.4 - 36.2%
Senator
2010 Governor Whitman 55.8 - 38.8%
Senator Fiorina 56.4 - 38.4%
2008 President[3] McCain 49.8 - 48.0%
2006 Governor[4] Schwarzenegger 68.9 - 26.3%
Senator[5] Feinstein 47.9 - 47.1%
2004 President[6] Bush 56.9 - 41.6%
Senator[7] Jones 48.6 - 45.5%
2003 Recall[8][9] Yes 70.0 - 30.0%
Schwarzenegger 62.2 - 17.8%
2002 Governor[10] Simon 55.8 - 36.4%
2000 President[11] Gore 54.1 - 42.3%
Senator[12] Feinstein 55.5 - 35.6%
1998 Governor
Senator
1996 President
1994 Governor
Senator
1992 President Bush 39.9 - 37.1%
Senator Herschensohn 53.1 - 36.2%
Senator Seymour 45.7 - 42.6%

List of representatives[edit]

Counties Representative Party Dates Notes
District created January 3, 1993
Orange (Garden Grove, Santa Ana) Bob Dornan Republican January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997 Redistricted from the 38th district, Lost re-election to Sanchez
Loretta Sanchez Democratic January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003 Redistricted to the 47th district
Los Angeles (Long Beach, Palos Verdes), Orange (Huntington Beach) Dana Rohrabacher Republican January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013 Redistricted from the 45th district, Redistricted to the 48th district
Orange County (Anaheim and Santa Ana) Loretta Sanchez Democratic January 3, 2013 – Redistricted from the 47th district

Election results[edit]

1992[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1992[13]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Bob Dornan (incumbent) 55,659 50.2%
Democratic Robert John Banuelos 45,435 41.0%
Libertarian Richard G. Newhouse 9,712 8.8%
Totals 110,806 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

1994[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1994[14]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Bob Dornan (incumbent) 50,616 57.07%
Democratic Michael P. "Mike" Farber 33,004 37.21%
Libertarian Richard G. Newhouse 5,077 5.72%
Totals 88,697 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

1996[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1996[15]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Loretta Sanchez 47,964 46.9%
Republican Bob Dornan (incumbent) 46,980 45.9%
Reform Lawrence Stafford 3,235 3.1%
Libertarian Thomas Reimer 2,333 2.2%
Natural Law J. Aguirre 1,972 1.9%
Totals 102,484 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic gain from Republican

1998[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1998[16]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Loretta Sanchez (incumbent) 47,964 56.43%
Republican Bob Dornan 33,388 39.28%
Libertarian Thomas E. Reimer 2,316 2.72%
Natural Law Larry G. Engwall 1,334 1.57%
Totals 85,002 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

2000[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 2000[17]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Loretta Sanchez (incumbent) 70,381 60.3%
Republican Gloria Matta Tuchman 40,928 35.0%
Libertarian Richard B. Boddie 3,159 2.7%
Natural Law Larry Engwall 2,440 2.0%
Totals 116,908 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

2002[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 2002[18]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Dana Rohrabacher (inc.) 108,807 61.8%
Democratic Gerrie Schipske 60,890 34.6%
Libertarian Keith Gann 6,488 3.6%
No party Thomas Lash (write-in) 80 0.0%
Totals 176,165 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

2004[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 2004[19]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Dana Rohrabacher (inc.) 171,318 62.0%
Democratic Jim Brandt 90,129 32.5%
Green Tom Lash 10,238 3.7%
Totals 271,685 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

2006[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 2006[20]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Dana Rohrabacher (inc.) 116,176 59.6%
Democratic Jim Brandt 71,573 36.7%
Libertarian Dennis Chang 7,303 3.7%
Totals 195,052 100.0%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

2008[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 2008[21]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Dana Rohrabacher (inc.) 149,818 52.52%
Democratic Debbie Cook 122,891 43.08%
Green Thomas Lash 8,257 2.89%
Libertarian Ernst P. Gasteiger 4,311 1.51%
Totals 285,277 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

2010[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 2010
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Dana Rohrabacher (incumbent) 139,822 62.21%
Democratic Ken Arnold 84,940 37.79%
Totals 224,762 100.00%
Voter turnout  %

2012[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 2012[22]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Loretta Sanchez (incumbent) 95,694 63.9%
Republican Jerry Hayden 54,121 36.1%
Totals 149,815 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://www.latimes.com/la-redistricting-map-july-2011,0,5339409.htmlstory#39.71057374407184,-118.14590136718749,5,usCongress,,,current
  2. ^ Patrick McGreevy (December 19, 2010). "New redistricting panel takes aim at bizarre political boundaries". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 23, 2010. 
  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. ^ 2012 general election results

External links[edit]
All districts
At-large
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  • The At-large seats only existed from 1850 to 1865 and from 1883 to 1885.
See also
California's past and present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations
2010 elections
2012 elections
2014 elections

Coordinates: 33°43′N 118°02′W / 33.72°N 118.04°W / 33.72; -118.04

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