California's 44th congressional district

Infobox U.S. congressional district
state = California
district number = 44


representative = Ken Calvert
party = Republican
english area = 549
metric area =
percent urban = 97.7
percent rural = 2.3
population = 639,088
population year = 2000
median income = 51,578
percent white = 51.3
percent black = 5.5
percent asian = 4.8
percent native american = 0.5
percent hispanic = 35.0
percent other race = 0.2
percent blue collar =
percent white collar =
percent gray collar =
cpvi = R+6

California's 44th congressional district currently covers an area of Southern California from San Clemente in Orange County on the coast, north-by-northeast inland to Riverside County, including the cities of Corona, Norco, Rubidoux, and Riverside.

Since 1993, Republican Ken Calvert has represented the district in the United States House of Representatives.

Voting

1982

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Jim Bates
votes = 78,474
percentage = 64.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Shirley M. Gissendanner
votes = 38,447
percentage = 31.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Jim Conole
votes = 3,904
percentage = 3.2Election box total no change
votes = 120,825
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box new seat win
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1984

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Jim Bates (incumbent)
votes = 99,378
percentage = 69.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Neill Campbell
votes = 39,977
percentage = 28.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Jim Conole
votes = 3,206
percentage = 2.2Election box total no change
votes = 142,561
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1986

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Jim Bates (incumbent)
votes = 70,557
percentage = 64.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bill Mitchell
votes = 36,359
percentage = 33.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Shirley Rachel Issacson
votes = 1,676
percentage = 1.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Dennis Thompson
votes = 1,244
percentage = 1.1Election box total no change
votes = 109,836
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1988

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Jim Bates (incumbent)
votes = 90,796
percentage = 59.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Rob Butterfield
votes = 55,511
percentage = 36.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Dennis Thompson
votes = 5,782
percentage = 3.8Election box total no change
votes = 152,089
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1990

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Duke Cunningham
votes = 50,377
percentage = 46.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Jim Bates (incumbent)
votes = 48,712
percentage = 44.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Donna White
votes = 5,237
percentage = 4.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = John Wallner
votes = 4,385
percentage = 4.0Election box total no change
votes = 108,711
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)
loser = Democratic Party (United States)

1992

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Al McCandless (incumbent)
votes = 110,333
percentage = 54.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Georgia Smith
votes = 81,693
percentage = 40.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Phil Turner
votes = 11,515
percentage = 5.7Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Yench (write-in)
votes = 0
percentage = 0.0Election box total no change
votes = 203,541
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1994

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Sonny Bono
votes = 95,521
percentage = 55.61Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Steve Clute
votes = 65,370
percentage = 38.06Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Donald Cochran
votes = 10,885
percentage = 6.34Election box total no change
votes = 171,776
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1996

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Sonny Bono (incumbent)
votes = 110,643
percentage = 57.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Anita Rufus
votes = 73,844
percentage = 38.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Donald Cochran
votes = 3,888
percentage = 2.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Karen Wilkinson
votes = 3,143
percentage = 1.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Colleen Cummings (write-in)
votes = 110
percentage = 0.0Election box total no change
votes = 191,628
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1998 (Special)

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Mary Bono
votes = 53,755
percentage = 63.98Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Ralph Waite
votes = 24,228
percentage = 28.84Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Anna Nevenich
votes = 2,415
percentage = 2.87Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = John W. J. Overman
votes = 1,435
percentage = 1.71Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Tom Hamey
votes = 1,235
percentage = 1.47Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Bud Mathewson
votes = 946
percentage = 1.13Election box total no change
votes = 84,014
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

1998

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Mary Bono (incumbent)
votes = 97,013
percentage = 60.06Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Ralph Waite
votes = 57,697
percentage = 35.72Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Jim J. Meuer
votes = 6,818
percentage = 4.22Election box total no change
votes = 161,528
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

2000

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Mary Bono (incumbent)
votes = 123,738
percentage = 59.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Ron Oden
votes = 79,302
percentage = 38.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Reform Party (United States)
candidate = Gene Smith
votes = 4,135
percentage = 1.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Jim Meuer
votes = 2,012
percentage = 0.9Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Harry Merker (write-in)
votes = 0
percentage = 0.0Election box total no change
votes = 209,187
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

2002

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ken Calvert (incumbent)
votes = 76,686
percentage = 63.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Louis Vendenberg
votes = 38,021
percentage = 31.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party (United States)
candidate = Phill Courtney
votes = 5,756
percentage = 4.7Election box total no change
votes = 120,463
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

2004

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ken Calvert (incumbent)
votes = 138,768
percentage = 61.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Louis Vandenberg
votes = 78,796
percentage = 35.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Kevin Akin
votes = 7,559
percentage = 3.3Election box total no change
votes = 225,123
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

2006

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ken Calvert (incumbent)
votes = 89,555
percentage = 60.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Louis Vandenberg
votes = 55,275
percentage = 37.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Kevin Akin
votes = 4,486
percentage = 3.0Election box total no change
votes = 149,316
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

References

External links

*GovTrack.us: [http://www.govtrack.us/congress/findyourreps.xpd?state=CA&district=44 California's 44th congressional district]
* [http://ca.rand.org/stats/politics/sov/elect.defs.html RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions]
* [http://www.calvoter.org/voter/maps/congress/CD44.pdf California Voter Foundation map - CD44]