California's 23rd congressional district

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California's 23rd congressional district
California US Congressional District 23 (since 2013).tif
California's 23rd congressional district since January 3, 2013
U.S. Representative
  Kevin McCarthy
R–Bakersfield
Median income$55,680[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+14[2]

California's 23rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The current district is centered in areas of the southern San Joaquin Valley and southern Sierra Nevada, the Tehachapi Mountains, and the northwestern Mojave Desert. It includes the cities of Mojave, Ridgecrest, and parts of Lancaster, as well as most of Bakersfield. Sequoia National Park and Sequoia National Forest are within it.[3] By PVI, the district is the most Republican-leaning in the state.

The district is represented in the 116th United States Congress by Republican Kevin McCarthy. Since January 2019, McCarthy has been House minority leader.

Former characteristics[edit]

From 2003–2013 the district ran along the Pacific coasts of Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo counties. Major cities in the district included Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Ventura, and Oxnard.[citation needed] Before redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission in 2011, California's 23rd Congressional District was one of the narrowest districts in the United States, stretching along the Pacific coast from Oxnard to the Monterey County line. It was often referred to as "the district that disappears at high tide"[4] or the "ribbon of shame".[5]

Election results from statewide races[edit]

Year Office Results
1992 President Clinton 38.4–34.5%
Senator Herschensohn 49.4–40.6%
Senator Feinstein 46.2–45.3%
1994 Governor [Data unknown/missing.]
Senator [Data unknown/missing.]
1996 President [Data unknown/missing.]
1998 Governor [Data unknown/missing.]
Senator [Data unknown/missing.]
2000 President[6] Gore 48.2–46.9%
Senator[7] Feinstein 51.2–41.5%
2002 Governor[8] Davis 48.0–40.7%
2003 Recall[9][10] Yes 52.8–47.2%
Schwarzenegger 42.4–35.2%
2004 President[11] Kerry 58.3–40.3%
Senator[12] Boxer 60.2–34.8%
2006 Governor[13] Schwarzenegger 53.6–41.1%
Senator[14] Feinstein 62.3–33.1%
2008 President[15] Obama 65.3–32.3%
2010 Governor Brown 55.9–38.5%
Senator Boxer 55.9–38.4%
2012 President Romney 61.5–36.1%
Senator Emken 62.0–38.0%
2014 Governor Kashkari 64.5–35.5%
2016 President Trump 58.1–36.1%
Senator Harris 54.3–45.7%
2018 Governor Cox 62.6–37.4%
Senator de Leon 60.3–39.7%

List of members representing the district[edit]

Representative Party Years Cong
ress(es) 		Electoral history Counties
District created January 3, 1943
Edouard Izac.png
Edouard Izac 		Democratic January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1947 		78th
79th 		Redistricted from the 20th district.

Lost re-election. 		San Diego
Charles K. Fletcher (California Congressman).jpg
Charles K. Fletcher 		Republican January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949 		80th Lost re-election.
Clinton D. McKinnon (California Congressman).jpg
Clinton D. McKinnon 		Democratic January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1953 		81st
82nd 		Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
ClydeDoyle.jpg
Clyde Doyle 		Democratic January 3, 1953 –
March 14, 1963 		83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th 		Redistricted from the 18th district.

Died. 		Los Angeles
Vacant March 14, 1963 –
June 11, 1963
Del M. Clawson.jpg
Del M. Clawson 		Republican June 11, 1963 –
January 3, 1973 		88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd 		Redistricted to the 33rd district.
January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1975 		93rd Los Angeles, Orange
Thomas M. Rees.jpg
Thomas M. Rees 		Democratic January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1977 		94th Redistricted from the 26th district.

Retired. 		Los Angeles
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Anthony Beilenson 		Democratic January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1983 		95th
96th
97th 		Redistricted to the 24th district.
January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1993 		98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd 		Los Angeles (northern L.A. suburbs)
Elton Gallegly Portrait.jpg
Elton Gallegly 		Republican January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2003 		103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th 		Redistricted from the 21st district.

Redistricted to the 24th district. 		Santa Barbara (Carpinteria), Ventura
Lois Capps 2011 official photo.jpg
Lois Capps 		Democratic January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2013 		108th
109th
110th
111th
112th 		Redistricted from the 22nd district.

Redistricted to the 24th district. 		Coastal San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura
Kevin McCarthy2.jpg
Kevin McCarthy 		Republican January 3, 2013 –
Present 		113th
114th
115th
116th 		Redistricted from the 22nd district. Southern Central Valley including parts of Bakersfield

Election results[edit]

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 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 • 2018

1942[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1942[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edouard Izac (incumbent) 42,864 50.5
Republican James B. Abbey 42,087 49.5
Total votes 84,951 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1944[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1944[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edouard Izac (incumbent) 86,707 55.1
Republican James B. Abbey 70,787 44.9
Total votes 157,494 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1946[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1946[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles K. Fletcher 69,411 56.3
Democratic Edouard Izac (incumbent) 53,898 43.7
Total votes 123,309 100.0
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

1948[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1948[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Total votes 201,689 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

1950[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1950[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clinton D. McKinnon (inc.) 94,137 51
Republican Leslie E. Gehres 90,398 49
Total votes 184,535 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1952[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1952[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Total votes 158,186 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1954[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1954[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clyde Doyle (incumbent) 90,729 70.9
Republican Frank G. Bussing 34,911 27.3
Progressive Olive T. Thompson 2,293 1.8
Total votes 127,933 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1956[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1956[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clyde Doyle (incumbent) 120,109 70.9
Republican E. Elgie "Cal" Calvin 49,198 29.1
Total votes 169,207 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1958[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1958[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clyde Doyle (incumbent) 140,817 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1960[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1960[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clyde Doyle (incumbent) 148,415 74.2
Republican Emmett A. Schwartz 51,548 25.8
Total votes 199,963 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1962[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1962[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clyde Doyle (incumbent) 83,269 64.2
Republican Emmett A. Schwartz 46,488 35.8
Total votes 129,757 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1963 (Special)[edit]

1963 special election[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Total votes 100.0
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

1964[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1964[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Del M. Clawson (incumbent) 90,721 55.4
Democratic H. O. Van Pettin 72,903 44.6
Total votes 163,624 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1966[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1966[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Del M. Clawson (incumbent) 93,320 67.4
Democratic Ed O'Connor 45,141 32.6
Total votes 138,461 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1968[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1968[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Del M. Clawson (incumbent) 95,628 64.9
Democratic Jim Sperrazzo 51,606 35.1
Total votes 147,234 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1970[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1970[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Del M. Clawson (incumbent) 77,346 63.3
Democratic G. L. "Jerry" Chapman 44,767 36.7
Total votes 122,113 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1972[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1972[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Del M. Clawson (incumbent) 118,731 61.4
Democratic Conrad G. Tuohey 74,561 38.6
Total votes 193,292 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1974[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1974[33]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas M. Rees (incumbent) 119,239 71.4
Republican Jack E. Roberts 47,615 28.6
Total votes 166,854 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1976[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1976[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anthony C. Beilenson 130,619 60.2
Republican Thomas F. Bartman 86,434 39.8
Total votes 217,053 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1978[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1978[35]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anthony C. Beilenson (inc.) 117,498 65.6
Republican Joseph Barbara 61,496 34.4
Total votes 178,994 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1980[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1980[36]
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Total votes 199,385 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1982[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1982[37]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anthony C. Beilenson (inc.) 120,788 59.6
Republican David Armor 82,031 40.4
Total votes 202,819 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1984[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1984[38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anthony C. Beilenson (inc.) 140,461 61.6
Republican Claude W. Parrish 84,093 36.9
Libertarian Larry Leathers 3,580 1.6
Total votes 228,134 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1986[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1986[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Total votes 184,754 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1988[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1988[40]
Party Candidate Votes %
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%
Total votes 232,879 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1990[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1990[41]
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Total votes 167,093 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1992[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1992[42]
Party Candidate Votes %
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%
Total votes 212,881 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1994[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1994[43]
Party Candidate Votes %
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%
Total votes 172,340 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1996[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1996[44]
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Total votes 199,507 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1998[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1998[45]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Elton Gallegly (incumbent) 96,362 60.06
Democratic Daniel "Dan" Gonzalez 64,068 39.94
Total votes 160,430 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

2000[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 2000[46]
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Total votes 221,034 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

2002[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 2002[47]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lois Capps (incumbent) 95,752 59.1
Republican Beth Rogers 62,604 38.6
Libertarian James E. Hill 3,866 2.3
Total votes 162,222 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2004[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 2004[48]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lois Capps (incumbent) 153,980 63.1
Republican Don Regan 83,926 34.3
Libertarian Michael Favorite 6,391 2.6
Total votes 244,297 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2006[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 2006[49]
Party Candidate Votes %
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%
Total votes 175,951 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2008[edit]

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

2010[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 2010[50]
Party Candidate Votes %
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%
Total votes 193,463 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2012[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 2012[51]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin McCarthy (incumbent) 158,161 73.2
No party preference Terry Phillips 57,842 26.8
Total votes 216,003 100.0
Republican hold

2014[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin McCarthy (incumbent) 58,334 99.1
Democratic Raul Garcia (write-in) 313 0.5
Republican Mike Biglay (write-in) 157 0.3
No party preference Ronald L. Porter (write-in) 36 0.1
Libertarian Gail K. Lightfoot (write-in) 31 0.1
Green Noah Calugaru (write-in) 3 0.01
Total votes 58,871 100.0
General election
Republican Kevin McCarthy (incumbent) 100,317 74.8
Democratic Raul Garcia 33,726 25.2
Total votes 134,043 100.0
Republican hold

2016[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 2016[52]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin McCarthy (incumbent) 167,116 69.2
Democratic Wendy Reed 74,468 30.8
Total votes 241,584 100.0
Republican hold

2018[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 2018[53]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin McCarthy (incumbent) 131,113 63.7
Democratic Tatiana Matta 74,661 36.3
Total votes 205,774 100.0
Republican hold

Living former Members[edit]

As of January 2019, there are two former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 23rd congressional district that are currently living. The most recent to die was Anthony Beilenson on March 5, 2017

Representative Term in office Date of birth (and age)
Elton Gallegly 1993–2003 (1944-03-07) March 7, 1944 (age 75)
Lois Capps 2003–2013 (1938-01-10) January 10, 1938 (age 81)

Historical district boundaries[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=06&cd=23
  2. ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  3. ^ "California's citizen commission final district maps: Find out what's changed where you live". Los Angeles Times. August 2, 2011.
  4. ^ Patrick McGreevy (December 19, 2010). "New redistricting panel takes aim at bizarre political boundaries". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
  5. ^ Aaron Blake (July 27, 2011). "Name that district! (Gerrymandering edition)". Washington Post. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  6. ^ "Statement of Vote (2000 President)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-11. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  7. ^ "Statement of Vote (2000 Senator)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-11. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  8. ^ Statement of Vote (2002 Governor) Archived 2010-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Statement of Vote (2003 Recall Question)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
  10. ^ "Statement of Vote (2003 Governor)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
  11. ^ "Statement of Vote (2004 President)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-01. Retrieved 2007-08-08.
  12. ^ Statement of Vote (2004 Senator) Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Statement of Vote (2006 Governor) Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ Statement of Vote (2006 Senator) Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ "(2008 President)". Archived from the original on 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
  16. ^ 1942 election results
  17. ^ 1944 election results
  18. ^ 1946 election results
  19. ^ 1948 election results
  20. ^ 1950 election results
  21. ^ 1952 election results
  22. ^ 1954 election results
  23. ^ 1956 election results
  24. ^ 1958 election results
  25. ^ 1960 election results
  26. ^ 1962 election results
  27. ^ 1963 special election results
  28. ^ 1964 election results
  29. ^ 1966 election results
  30. ^ 1968 election results
  31. ^ 1970 election results
  32. ^ 1972 election results
  33. ^ 1974 election results
  34. ^ 1976 election results
  35. ^ 1978 election results
  36. ^ 1980 election results
  37. ^ 1982 election results
  38. ^ 1984 election results
  39. ^ 1986 election results
  40. ^ 1988 election results
  41. ^ 1990 election results
  42. ^ 1992 election results
  43. ^ 1994 election results
  44. ^ 1996 election results
  45. ^ 1998 election results
  46. ^ 2000 election results
  47. ^ 2002 general election results Archived February 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  48. ^ 2004 general election results Archived 2008-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
  49. ^ 2006 general election results Archived November 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  50. ^ "2010 general election results". Archived from the original on 2010-11-17. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
  51. ^ 2012 general election results Archived October 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  52. ^ 2012 general election results Archived October 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  53. ^ 2018 general election results

External links[edit]

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

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