California's 17th congressional district

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California's 17th congressional district
California US Congressional District 17 (since 2013).tif
California's 17th congressional district since 2013
Current Representative Ro Khanna (D–Fremont)
Ethnicity
Cook PVI D+25[2]

California's 17th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California that is currently represented by Ro Khanna. The district is located in the South and East San Francisco Bay Area. The district includes parts of Alameda County and Santa Clara County. It encompasses the cities of Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Santa Clara, Milpitas, and Newark, the majority of Fremont, and the northernmost part of San Jose. The district includes the campus of Santa Clara University, and the corporate headquarters of Apple Inc, Intel Corp., Yahoo, and eBay.

From 2003 to 2013, the district covered all of Monterey and San Benito counties, as well as part of Santa Cruz County. It included all of the coastal communities surrounding Monterey Bay, the city of Salinas, as well as the vast majority of the Salinas River Valley.

Voting[edit]

Election results from statewide races
Year Office Results
2016 President Clinton 73.9 – 20.5%
2012 President Obama 71.9 – 25.5%
2010 Governor Brown 63.8 – 31.3%
Senator Boxer 62.7 – 31.3%
2008 President[3] Obama 72.1 – 25.8%
2006 Governor[4] Schwarzenegger 48.1 – 44.6%
Senator[5] Feinstein 68.8 – 24.8%
2004 President[6] Kerry 65.6 – 33.0%
Senator[7] Boxer 66.0 – 28.9%
2003 Recall[8][9] No 57.8 – 42.2%
Bustamante 40.0 – 37.8%
2002 Governor[10] Davis 55.4 – 32.3%
2000 President[11] Gore 59.6 – 33.0%
Senator[12] Feinstein 58.3 – 32.5%
1998 Governor
Senator
1996 President
1994 Governor
Senator
1992 President Clinton 52.7 – 27.3%
Senator Boxer 54.3 – 35.8%
Senator Feinstein 63.2 – 30.5%

List of representatives[edit]

Representative Party Dates Notes Counties
District created March 4, 1933
Charles J. Colden Democratic March 4, 1933 –
April 15, 1938 		Died Los Angeles
Vacant April 15, 1938 –
January 3, 1939
Lee E. Geyer (California Congressman).jpg Lee E. Geyer Democratic January 3, 1939 –
October 11, 1941 		Died
Vacant October 11, 1941 –
August 25, 1942
Cecil King.jpg Cecil R. King Democratic August 25, 1942 –
January 3, 1969 		Retired
Glenn M Anderson.jpg Glenn M. Anderson Democratic January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1973 		Redistricted to the 35th district
Pete McCloskey.jpg Pete McCloskey Republican January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1975 		Redistricted from the 11th district

Redistricted to the 12th district 		Southern San Mateo, small part of northwestern Santa Clara
John H Krebs.png John Hans Krebs Democratic January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1979 		Lost re-election Eastern Fresno, Kings, northwestern Tulare
Chip Pashayan.pngCharles (Chip) Pashayan Republican January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1983
January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1991 		Lost re-election to Dooley Eastern Fresno, Kings, Kern (Bakersfield), Tulare
Caldooley.jpg Cal Dooley Democratic January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 1993 		Redistricted to the 20th district
Leon Panetta congressional photo 1977.jpg Leon Panetta Democratic January 3, 1993 –
January 23, 1993 		Redistricted from the 16th district

Appointed Director of the OMB 		Monterey, San Benito, southern Santa Cruz
Vacant January 23, 1993 –
June 8, 1993
Farr-Portrait-2013.jpg Sam Farr Democratic June 8, 1993 –
January 3, 2013 		Redistricted to the 20th district
Mike Honda, official portrait, 111th Congress.jpg Mike Honda Democratic January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2017 		Redistricted from the 15th district
Lost re-election 		Southern Alameda, western Santa Clara
Ro Khanna, official portrait, 115th Congress.jpg Ro Khanna Democratic January 3, 2017 –
Present

Election results[edit]

1932 • 1934 • 1936 • 1938 • 1940 • 1942 (Special) • 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 • 1993 (Special) • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016

1932[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1932[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles J. Colden 50,720 62.2
Republican A. E. Henning 26,868 32.9
Liberty Ernest E. Debs 3,965 4.9
Total votes 81,553 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic win (new seat)

1934[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1934[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles J. Colden (incumbent) 60,045 70.4
Republican C. P. "Cap" Wright 20,508 24.0
Socialist Richard Pomeroy 4,721 5.6
Total votes 85,274 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1936[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1936[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles J. Colden (incumbent) 68,189 71.9
Republican Leonard Roach 24,981 26.3
Communist John L. Leech 1,634 1.8
Total votes 94,804 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1938[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1938[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lee E. Geyer (incumbent) 56,513 58.8
Republican Clifton A. Hix 26,891 28.0
Townsend Fred C. Wagner 8,870 9.2
Progressive Robert O. Bates 3,774 3.9
Total votes 96,048 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1940[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1940[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lee E. Geyer (incumbent) 75,109 65.5
Republican Clifton A. Hix 32,862 28.6
Progressive Samuel C. Converse 5,649 4.9
Communist Harry L. Gray 1,118 1.0
Total votes 114,738 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1942 (Special)[edit]

Democrat Cecil R. King won the special election to replace fellow Democrat Lee E. Geyer, who died in office. Data for this special election is not available.[18]

1942[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1942[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil R. King (incumbent) 92,260 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1944[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1944[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil R. King (incumbent) 147,217 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1946[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1946[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil R. King (incumbent) 110,654 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1948[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1948[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil R. King (incumbent) 194,782 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1950[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1950[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil R. King (incumbent) 166,334 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1952[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1952[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil R. King (incumbent) 114,650 54.6
Republican Robert H. Finch 92,587 44.1
Progressive Loyd C. Seelinger 2,738 1.3
Total votes 209,975 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1954[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1954[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil R. King (incumbent) 97,828 60.1
Republican Robert H. Finch 64,967 39.9
Total votes 162,795 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1956[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1956[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil R. King (incumbent) 157,270 64.9
Republican Charles A. Franklin 84,900 35.1
Total votes 242,170 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1958[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1958[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil R. King (incumbent) 182,965 75.3
Republican Charles A. Franklin 59,973 24.7
Total votes 242,938 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1960[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1960[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil R. King (incumbent) 206,620 67.7
Republican Tom Coffee 98,510 32.3
Total votes 305,130 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1962[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1962[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil R. King (incumbent) 74,964 73.8
Republican Ted Bruinsma 36,663 26.2
Total votes 111,627 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1964[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1964[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil R. King (incumbent) 95,640 67.7
Republican Robert Muncaster 45,688 32.3
Total votes 141,328 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1966[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1966[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil R. King (incumbent) 76,962 60.8
Republican Don Cortum 49,615 39.2
Total votes 126,577 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1968[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1968[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Glenn M. Anderson 75,070 50.7
Republican Joe Blatchford 71,174 48.1
Peace and Freedom Ben Dobbs 1,685 1.1
Total votes 147,929 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1970[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1970[33]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Glenn M. Anderson (inc.) 83,739 62.2
Republican Vernon E. Brown 47,778 35.5
American Independent Robert W. Copeland 1,724 1.3
Peace and Freedom Thomas E. Mathews 1,292 1.0
Total votes 134,533 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1972[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1972[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pete McCloskey (incumbent) 110,098 60.2
Democratic James Stewart 72,759 39.8
Total votes 182,857 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1974[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1974[35]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Hans Krebs 66,082 51.9
Republican Bob Mathias (incumbent) 61,242 48.1
Total votes 127,324 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

1976[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1976[36]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Hans Krebs (incumbent) 103,898 65.7
Republican Henry J. Andreas 54,270 34.3
Total votes 158,168 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1978[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1978[37]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles (Chip) Pashayan 81,296 54.5
Democratic John Hans Krebs (incumbent) 67,885 45.5
Total votes 149,181 100.0
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

1980[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1980[38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.) 129,159 70.6
Democratic Willard H. "Bill" Johnson 53,780 29.4
Total votes 182,939 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1982[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1982[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.) 80,271 54
Democratic Gene Tackett 68,364 46
Total votes 148,635 100
Turnout  
Republican hold

1984[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1984[40]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.) 128,802 72.5
Democratic Simon Lakritz 48,888 27.5
Total votes 177,690 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1986[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1986[41]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.) 88,787 60.2
Democratic John Hartnett 58,682 39.8
Total votes 147,469 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1988[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1988[42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.) 129,568 71.5
Democratic Vincent J. Lavery 51,730 28.5
Total votes 181,298 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1990[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1990[43]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cal Dooley 82,611 54.5
Republican Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.) 68,848 45.5
Total votes 151,459 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

1992[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1992[44]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Leon Panetta (incumbent) 151,565 72.1
Republican Bill McCampbell 49,947 23.7
Peace and Freedom Maureen Smith 4,804 2.3
Libertarian John D. Wilkes 4,051 1.9
Total votes 210,447 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1993 (Special)[edit]

List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives in California[45]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Farr 53,675 52.25
Republican Bill McCampbell 43,774 42.61
American Independent Jerome N. McCready 1,689 1.64
Green Kevin Gary Clark 1,226 1.19
Libertarian Richard J. Quigley 948 0.92
Independent Peter James 943 0.92
Independent James Ogle 444 0.43
No party Tom Shannon (write-in) 33 0.03%
Total votes 102,732 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1994[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1994[46]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Farr (incumbent) 87,222 52.17
Republican Bill McCampbell 74,830 44.49
Green E. Craig Coffin 5,591 3.34
Total votes 167,193 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1996[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1996[47]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Farr (incumbent) 115,116 58.9
Republican Jess Brown 73,856 37.8
Natural Law John Black 6,573 3.3
Total votes 195,545 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1998[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1998[48]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Farr (incumbent) 103,719 64.55
Republican Bill McCampbell 52,470 32.65
Libertarian Rick Garrett 2,791 1.74
Natural Law Scott R. Hartley 1,710 1.06
Total votes 160,690 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2000[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 2000[49]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Farr (incumbent) 143,219 68.7
Republican Clint Engler 51,557 24.7
Green E. Craig Coffin 8,215 4.0
Libertarian Rick S. Garrett 2,510 1.2
Reform Larry Fenton 2,263 1.0
Natural Law Scott R. Hartley 996 0.4
Total votes 208,760 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2002[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 2002[50]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Farr (incumbent) 101,632 68.1
Republican Clint Engler 40,334 27.1
Green Ray Glock-Grueneich 4,885 3.2
Libertarian Jascha Lee 2,418 1.6
No party Alan Shugart (write-in) 27 0.0%
Turnout 149,296
Democratic hold

2004[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 2004[51]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Farr (incumbent) 148,958 66.8
Republican Mark Risley 65,117 29.2
Green Ray Glock-Grueneich 3,645 1.7
Peace and Freedom Joe Williams 2,823 1.2
Libertarian Joel Smolen 2,607 1.1
No party David Mauricio Munoz (write-in) 75 0.0%
Turnout 282,941
Democratic hold

2006[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 2006[52]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Farr (incumbent) 120,750 75.9
Republican Anthony R. DeMaio 35,932 22.5
No party Jeff Edward Taylor (write-in) 2,611 1.6%
Total votes 163,293 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2008[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 2008[53]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Farr (incumbent) 168,907 73.9
Republican Jeff Taylor 59,037 25.9
Independent Peter Andresen (write-in) 682 0.2
Total votes 228,626 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2010[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 2010[54]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Farr (incumbent) 118,734 66.69
Republican Jeff Taylor 47,133 26.47
Libertarian Mary V. Larkin 8,753 4.92
Green Eric Petersen 3,429 1.93
Total votes 178,049 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2012[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 2012[55]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Honda (incumbent) 159,392 73.5
Republican Evelyn Li 57,336 26.5
Total votes 216,728 100.0
Democratic hold

2014[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 2014[56]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Honda (incumbent) 69,561 52%
Democratic Ro Khanna 64,847 48%
Total votes 134,378 100.0%
Democratic hold

2016[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ro Khanna 142,268 61%
Democratic Mike Honda (incumbent) 90,924 39%
Total votes 233,192 100.0%
Democratic hold

Living former Members[edit]

As of January 2017, there are six former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 17th congressional district that are currently living. The most recent representative to die was John Hans Krebs (1975-1979) on November 10, 2014.

Representative Term in office Date of birth (and age)
Pete McCloskey 1973 – 1975 (1927-09-29) September 29, 1927 (age 91)
Chip Pashayan 1979 – 1991 (1941-03-27) March 27, 1941 (age 77)
Cal Dooley 1991 – 1993 (1954-01-11) January 11, 1954 (age 64)
Leon Panetta 1993 (1938-06-28) June 28, 1938 (age 80)
Sam Farr 1993 – 2013 (1941-07-04) July 4, 1941 (age 77)
Mike Honda 2013 – 2017 (1941-06-27) June 27, 1941 (age 77)

Historical district boundaries[edit]

2003 – 2013

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://www.latimes.com/la-redistricting-map-july-2011,0,5339409.htmlstory#39.71057374407184,-118.14590136718749,5,usCongress,,,current
  2. ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  3. ^ (2008 President)
  4. ^ Statement of Vote (2006 Governor) Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ Statement of Vote (2006 Senator) Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ^ Statement of Vote (2004 President)
  7. ^ Statement of Vote (2004 Senator) Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ^ Statement of Vote (2003 Recall Question)
  9. ^ Statement of Vote (2003 Governor)
  10. ^ Statement of Vote (2002 Governor) Archived 2010-11-11 at the Wayback Machine.
  11. ^ Statement of Vote (2000 President)
  12. ^ Statement of Vote (2000 Senator)
  13. ^ 1932 election results
  14. ^ 1934 election results
  15. ^ 1936 election results
  16. ^ 1938 election results
  17. ^ 1940 election results
  18. ^ 1942 special election results
  19. ^ 1942 election results
  20. ^ 1944 election results
  21. ^ 1946 election results
  22. ^ 1948 election results
  23. ^ 1950 election results
  24. ^ 1952 election results
  25. ^ 1954 election results
  26. ^ 1956 election results
  27. ^ 1958 election results
  28. ^ 1960 election results
  29. ^ 1962 election results
  30. ^ 1964 election results
  31. ^ 1966 election results
  32. ^ 1968 election results
  33. ^ 1970 election results
  34. ^ 1972 election results
  35. ^ 1974 election results
  36. ^ 1976 election results
  37. ^ 1978 election results
  38. ^ 1980 election results
  39. ^ 1982 election results
  40. ^ 1984 election results
  41. ^ 1986 election results
  42. ^ 1988 election results
  43. ^ 1990 election results
  44. ^ 1992 election results
  45. ^ 1993 special election results
  46. ^ 1994 election results
  47. ^ 1996 election results
  48. ^ 1998 election results
  49. ^ 2000 election results
  50. ^ 2002 general election results Archived February 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  51. ^ 2004 general election results Archived 2008-08-21 at the Wayback Machine.
  52. ^ 2006 general election results Archived November 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  53. ^ Office of the California Secretary of State Archived December 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. "United States Representative by District," (retrieved on August 8th, 2009).
  54. ^ Office of the California Secretary of State "United States Representative by District," (retrieved on March 24th, 2011).
  55. ^ 2012 general election results Archived October 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  56. ^ U.S. House of Representatives District 17 - Districtwide Results

External links[edit]

Coordinates: 36°18′N 121°12′W / 36.3°N 121.2°W / 36.3; -121.2

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