California's 50th congressional district
California's 50th congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Population (2022) | 748,969[1] | ||
Median household income | $108,881[2] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+14[3] |
California's 50th congressional district is a
The district is currently in
From 2003 through 2013,
, much of this area is now part of the 50th district.Despite being indicted by a federal grand jury for misusing campaign funds, Duncan D. Hunter narrowly won re-election in this district in 2018.[5] On December 3, 2019, he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy misuse of campaign funds, and it was expected he would resign before being sentenced on March 17, 2020.[6] On January 7, 2020, he submitted letters of resignation to both Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Governor of California Gavin Newsom indicating that his resignation would take effect at close of business on January 13.[7] A day later, Newsom's office stated that there would be no special election to fill the seat, and so it remained vacant until being filled in January 2021, as a result of the regularly scheduled 2020 election.[7] Ammar Campa-Najjar, the Democratic nominee for the seat in 2018, and Republican Darrell Issa, who formerly represented California's 49th congressional district, competed in this election. Issa won the seat by 8 points.
Recent results from statewide elections
Election results from statewide races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
1992 | President[8] | Clinton 48.8% – 30.0% |
Senator[9] | Boxer 49.8% – 39.0% | |
Senator (Special)[9] | Feinstein 54.5% – 35.6% | |
1994 | Governor[10] | Wilson 50.6% – 44.1% |
Senator[11] | Feinstein 44.4% - 40.0% | |
1996 | President[12] | Clinton 59.7% - 32.3% |
1998 | Governor[13] | Davis 63.4% - 32.1% |
Senator[14] | Boxer 59.0% – 36.1% | |
2000 | President[15] | Gore 59.0% – 37.2% |
Senator[16] | Feinstein 64.4% – 27.8% | |
2002 | Governor[17] | Simon 55.6% – 37.3% |
2003 | Yes 68.0% – 32.0% | |
Schwarzenegger 63.1% – 20.3% | ||
2004 | President[20] | Bush 55.2% – 43.9% |
Senator[21] | Jones 48.2% – 48.1% | |
2006 | Governor[22] | Schwarzenegger 69.9% – 26.3% |
Senator[23] | Feinstein 50.8% – 45.2% | |
2008 | President[24] | Obama 51.3% – 47.1% |
2010 | Governor[25] | Whitman 55.2% – 39.8% |
Senator[26] | Fiorina 55.2% – 39.8% | |
2012 | President[27] | Romney 60.4% – 37.6% |
Senator[28] | Emken 60.5% – 39.5%
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2014 | Governor[29] | Kashkari 64.0% – 36.0% |
2016 | President[30] | Trump 54.6% – 39.6% |
Senator[31] | Harris 54.9% – 45.1% | |
2018 | Governor[32] | Cox 59.1% – 40.9% |
Lieutenant Governor[33][34] | Kounalakis 59.7% – 40.3% | |
Secretary of State[35][36] | Meuser 56.4% – 43.6%
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Controller[37][38] | Roditis 55.6% – 44.4% | |
Treasurer[39][40] | Conlon 56.7% – 43.3% | |
Attorney General[41][42] | Bailey 57.5% – 42.5% | |
Insurance Commissioner[43][44] | Poizner 62.4% – 37.6% | |
Anderson 59.8% – 40.2% | ||
Senator[47] | de León 52.1% – 47.9% | |
2020 | President[48] | Trump 52.7% – 45.0% |
2021 | Recall[49] | Yes 58.7% – 41.3% |
2022 | Governor[50]
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Newsom 61.0% – 39.0% |
Senator[51]
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Padilla 62.7% – 37.3% | |
Senator (Special)[52] | Padilla 62.7% – 37.3% |
Composition
# | County | Seat | Population |
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73 | San Diego | San Diego
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3,286,069 |
As of the 2020 redistricting, California's 50th congressional district is located in Southern California. It encompasses most of the South Bay region of San Diego County.
San Diego County is split between this district, the
The 50th and 49th are partitioned by Gopher Canyon Rd, Camino Cantera, Corre Camino, Tierra del Cielo, Elevado Rd, Vista Grande Dr, Warmlands Ave, Queens Way, Canciones del Cielo, Camino Loma Verde, Alessandro Trail, Friendly Dr, Edgehill Rd, Catalina Heights Way, Deeb Ct, Foothill Dr, Clarence Dr, Highway S14, Smilax Rd, Poinsetta Ave, W San Marcos Blvd, Diamond Trail Preserve, S Rancho Santa Rd, San Elijo Rd, Rancho Summitt Dr, Escondido Creek, El Camino del Norte, San Elijo Lagoon, Highland Dr, Avacado Pl, Jimmy Durante Blvd, San Dieguito Dr, 8th St, Nob Ave, Highway S21, and the San Diego Northern Railway.
The 50th and 51st are partitioned by Camino del Norte, Highway 15, Carmel Mountain Rd, Ted Williams Parkway, Del Mar Mesa Openspace, Los Penasquitos Creek, Inland Freeway, Governor Dr, Pavlov Ave, Stetson Ave, Millikin Ave, Regents Rd, Ducommun Ave, Bunch Ave, Branting St, Streseman St, Pennant Way, Highway 52, San Diego Freeway, Sea World Dr, Friars Rd, Kumeyaay Highway, and Highway 805.
The 50th and 52nd are partitioned by Iowa St, University Ave, Inland Freeway, Escondido Freeway, Martin Luther King Jr Freeway, John J Montgomery Freeway, and San Diego Bay.
The 50th district takes in the cities of
Cities & CDP with 10,000 or more people
- San Diego- 1,386,932
- Escondido - 151,038
- Rancho Bernardo - 133,481
- San Marcos - 94,833
- Coronado - 20,192
List of members representing the district
Elections results
1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 • 2018 • 2020 • 2022 |
1992
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic
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Bob Filner | 77,293 | 56.6 | |||
Republican
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Tony Valencia | 39,531 | 28.9 | |||
Libertarian
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Barbara Hutchinson | 15,489 | 11.3 | |||
Peace and Freedom
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Roger Bruce Batchelder | 4,250 | 3.1 | |||
Independent
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Pickard (write-in) | 63 | 0.1 | |||
Total votes | 136,626 | 100.0 | ||||
Republican
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1994
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic
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Bob Filner (Incumbent) | 59,214 | 56.7 | |
Republican
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Mary Alice Acevedo | 36,955 | 35.4 | |
Libertarian
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Richardo Duenez | 3,326 | 3.2 | |
Peace and Freedom
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Guillermo Ramirez | 3,002 | 2.9 | |
Green
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Kip Krueger | 1,954 | 1.8 | |
Total votes | 118,340 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold
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1996
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic
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Bob Filner (Incumbent) | 73,200 | 58.9 | |
Republican
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Jim Baize | 38,351 | 32.5 | |
Reform
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Dan Clark | 3,253 | 2.7 | |
Natural Law
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Earl Shepard | 2,138 | 1.8 | |
Libertarian
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Philip Zoebisch | 1,398 | 1.1 | |
Total votes | 118,340 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold
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1998
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic
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Bob Filner (Incumbent) | 77,354 | 99.2 | |
Independent
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Jon Parungoa (write-in) | 596 | 0.8 | |
Republican
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Petra E. Barajas (write-in) | 41 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 77,991 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold
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2000
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic
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Bob Filner (Incumbent) | 95,191 | 68.3 | |
Republican
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Bob Divine | 38,526 | 27.7 | |
Libertarian
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David A. Willoughby | 3,472 | 2.4 | |
Natural Law
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LeAnn S. Kendall | 2,283 | 1.6 | |
Total votes | 139,472 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold
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2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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Duke Cunningham (Incumbent) | 111,095 | 64.4 | |
Democratic
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Del G. Stewart | 55,855 | 32.3 | |
Libertarian
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Richard M. Fontanesi | 5,751 | 3.3 | |
Total votes | 172,701 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold
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2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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Duke Cunningham (Incumbent) | 169,025 | 58.5 | |
Democratic
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Francine Busby | 105,590 | 36.5 | |
Green
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Gary M. Waayers | 6,504 | 2.2 | |
American Independent | Diane Templin | 4,723 | 1.6 | |
Libertarian
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Brandon C. Osborne | 3,486 | 1.2 | |
Total votes | 289,328 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold
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2006 (special)
Representative Cunningham resigned on November 28, 2005, as a result of a
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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Brian Bilbray | 78,341 | 49.6 | |
Democratic
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Francine Busby | 71,146 | 45.0 | |
Independent
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William Griffith | 6,027 | 3.8 | |
Libertarian
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Paul King | 2,519 | 1.6 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 882 | 0.5 | ||
Total votes | 158,915 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold
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2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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Brian Bilbray (Incumbent) | 118,018 | 53.2 | |
Democratic
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Francine Busby | 96,612 | 43.5 | |
Libertarian
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Paul King | 4,119 | 1.8 | |
Peace and Freedom
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Miriam E. Clark | 3,353 | 1.5 | |
Total votes | 222,102 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold
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2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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Brian Bilbray (Incumbent) | 157,502 | 50.2 | |
Democratic
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Nick Leibham | 141,635 | 45.2 | |
Libertarian
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Wayne Dunlap | 14,365 | 4.6 | |
Total votes | 313,502 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold
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2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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Brian Bilbray (Incumbent) | 142,236 | 56.7 | |
Democratic
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Francine Busby | 97,813 | 39.0 | |
Libertarian
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Lars B. Grossmith | 5,546 | 2.2 | |
Peace and Freedom
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Miriam E. Clark | 5,470 | 2.1 | |
Total votes | 251,065 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold
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2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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Duncan D. Hunter (Incumbent) | 174,838 | 67.6 | |
Democratic
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David B. Secor | 83,455 | 32.4 | |
Total votes | 258,293 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold
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2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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Duncan D. Hunter (Incumbent) | 111,997 | 71.2 | |
Democratic
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James H. Kimber | 45,302 | 28.8 | |
Total votes | 157,299 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold
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2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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Duncan D. Hunter (Incumbent) | 179,937 | 63.5 | |
Democratic
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Patrick Malloy | 103,646 | 36.5 | |
Total votes | 283,583 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold
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2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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Duncan D. Hunter (Incumbent) | 134,362 | 51.7 | |
Democratic
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Ammar Campa-Najjar | 125,448 | 48.3 | |
Total votes | 259,808 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold
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2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Darrell Issa | 195,510 | 54.0 | |
Democratic | Ammar Campa-Najjar | 166,859 | 46.0 | |
Total votes | 362,369 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Scott Peters (Incumbent) | 168,816 | 62.8 | |
Republican | Corey Gustafson | 99,819 | 37.2 | |
Total votes | 268,635 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Historical district boundaries
44th district
In the 1980s,
41st district
In the 1980s,
In 1992, Cunningham campaigned against Lowery in Lowery's district in the Republican primary. The new 51st district was more dominated by ethnic whites and was more conservative than Cunningham's more urban, former 41st district located farther south. Lowery was tainted by the House check kiting scandal and lost the primary to Cunningham. The latter, a Navy career officer, had run on a campaign theme of "A Congressman We Can Be Proud Of." After winning, Cunningham changed his official residence back to his Del Mar home in the old 41st/new 51st district.
2003-13
From 2003 to 2013, the 50th district consisted of the northern coastal region of San Diego County and included the suburbs of San Marcos, Carlsbad, Encinitas, Solana Beach, and Escondido.
2013-23
In popular culture
On November 29, 2005, Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report declared on his show that the 50th congressional district was "dead" to him after its insufficient support for his "friend" Duke Cunningham. Colbert placed the district on the show's ever-changing "Dead to Me" board, saying that he now considered the number of congressional districts in the United States to be 434. (The number became 433 when he retired the 22nd district of Texas for its insufficient support for Tom DeLay.) On March 1, 2006, he "downgraded" the 50th district's status from "dead to me" to "never existed to me".[78]
See also
- List of United States congressional districts
- United States congressional delegations from California
References
- ^ "American Fact Finder - Results". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ "California State Congressional District 52". Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- ^ Washington Post
- ^ Rep. Duncan Hunter pleads guilty to misusing campaign funds, is expected to resign from Congress, Los Angeles Times, Sarah D. Wire and Seema Mehta December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ a b Rep. Hunter Announces Resignation Date, Newsom Will Not Call Special Election, KNSD, Julie Watson and NBC 7 Staff January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ Statement of Vote (1992 President)
- ^ a b Statement of Vote (1992 Senator)
- ^ Statement of Vote (1994 Governor)
- ^ Statement of Vote (1994 Senator)
- ^ Statement of Vote (1996 President)
- ^ "Statement of Vote (1998 Governor)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2011.
- ^ "Statement of Vote (1998 Senator)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2011.
- ^ Statement of Vote (2000 President)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2000 Senator)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2002 Governor)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2003 Recall Question)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2003 Governor)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2004 President)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2004 Senator)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2006 Governor)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2006 Senator)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2008 President)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2010 Governor)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2010 Senator)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2012 President)
- ^ "Statement of Vote (2012 Senator)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 1, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
- ^ Statement of Vote (2014 Governor)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2016 President)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2016 Senator)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2018 Governor)
- ^ San Diego Elections - Lieutenant Governor (p. 102)
- ^ Riverside Elections - Lieutenant Governor (p. 36)
- ^ San Diego Elections - Secretary of State (p. 216)
- ^ Riverside Elections - Secretary of State (p. 36)
- ^ San Diego Elections - Controller (p. 216)
- ^ Riverside Elections - Controller (p. 36)
- ^ San Diego Elections - Treasurer (p. 216)
- ^ Riverside Elections - Treasurer (p. 184)
- ^ San Diego Elections - Attorney General (p. 216)
- ^ Riverside Elections - Attorney General (p. 184)
- ^ San Diego Elections - Insurance Commissioner (p. 216)
- ^ Riverside Elections - Insurance Commissioner (p. 184)
- ^ San Diego Elections - Board of Equalization, 4th District (p. 216)
- ^ Riverside Elections - Board of Equalization, 4th District (p. 295)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2018 Senator)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2020 President)
- ^ "Counties by Congressional District for Recall Question" (PDF). sos.ca.gov. September 14, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- ^ Statement of Vote (2022 Governor)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2022 Senator)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2022 Senator)
- ^ a b "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774–2005" (PDF). govinfo.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ Presha • •, Alex (March 7, 2017). "Former Imperial Beach Mayor Speaks Out on Recent Tijuana River Sewage Spill". NBC 7 San Diego. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ Nominations clerk.house.gov
- ^ "Rep. Duncan Hunter to resign Jan. 13 after guilty plea". UPI. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- ^ Nominations clerk.house.gov
- ^ Washington, U. S. Capitol Room H154; p:225-7000, DC 20515-6601. "Scott H. Peters (California (CA)), 118th Congress Profile". Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ 1992 election results
- ^ 1994 election results
- ^ 1996 election results
- ^ 1998 election results
- ^ 2000 election results
- ^ 2002 election results
- ^ 2004 election results
- ^ "Judge throws out 50th District election lawsuit". North County Times. August 29, 2006. Retrieved October 3, 2006.
- ^ 2006 special election results
- ^ 2006 election results
- ^ 2008 election results
- ^ 2010 election results
- ^ 2012 election results
- ^ 2014 election results
- ^ 2016 election results
- ^ 2018 election results
- ^ 2020 election results
- ^ 2022 election results
- ^ Horstman, Barry M. (December 24, 1991). "Cunningham and Lowery in a Dogfight Over 'Safe' District". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
Though congressional candidates are not legally required to reside in their districts, most do because of political considerations. (Cunningham now lives in a Mission Valley condominium in his current district.)
- ^ List of The Colbert Report episodes, episodes 122 and 226.