- California's 15th congressional district
Infobox U.S. congressional district
state = California
district number = 15
representative =Mike Honda
party = Democratic
english area = 289
metric area =
percent urban = 99.3
percent rural = 0.7
population = 639,088
population year = 2000
median income = 74,097
percent white = 47.1
percent black = 2.4
percent asian = 29.2
percent native american = 0.3
percent hispanic = 17.2
percent other race = 0.2
percent blue collar =
percent white collar =
percent gray collar =
cpvi = D+14California's 15th congressional district covers part of
Santa Clara County . The current Representative for this district is DemocratMike Honda .Voting
1932
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =William I. Traeger
votes = 67,390
percentage = 52.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =John M. Costello
votes = 57,518
percentage = 45.1Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Errol Shour (write-in )
votes = 2,721
percentage = 2.1Election box total no change
votes = 127,663
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box new seat win
winner = Republican Party (United States)1934
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =John M. Costello
votes = 67,247
percentage = 50.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =William Traeger (incumbent )
votes = 65,858
percentage = 49.5Election box total no change
votes = 133,161
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)
loser = Republican Party (United States)1936
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =John M. Costello (incumbent )
votes = 99,107
percentage = 69.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ernest Sawyer
votes = 44,559
percentage = 31.0Election box total no change
votes = 143,718
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1938
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =John M. Costello (incumbent )
votes = 83,086
percentage = 60.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = O. D. Thomas
votes = 51,483
percentage = 37.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Emil Freed
votes = 2,951
percentage = 2.1Election box total no change
votes = 138,132
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1940
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =John M. Costello (incumbent )
votes = 94,435
percentage = 56.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Norris Nelson
votes = 71,667
percentage = 42.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Emil Freed
votes = 2,004
percentage = 1.2Election box total no change
votes = 168,155
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1942
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =John M. Costello (incumbent )
votes = 88,798
percentage = 86.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = B. Tarkington Dowden
votes = 10,185
percentage = 9.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Philip Gardner
votes = 3,989
percentage = 3.9Election box total no change
votes = 103,094
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1944
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Gordon L. McDonough
votes = 100,305
percentage = 56.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Hal Styles
votes = 73,655
percentage = 41.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Johannes Nielson-Lange
votes = 2,694
percentage = 1.5Election box total no change
votes = 177,081
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)1946
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Gordon L. McDonough (inc.)
votes = 106,020
percentage = 99.4Election box turnout no change
votes = 106,628
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)1948
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Gordon L. McDonough (inc.)
votes = 131,933
percentage = 83.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States)
candidate = Maynard Omerberg
votes = 27,007
percentage = 17.0Election box total no change
votes = 159,031
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)1950
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Gordon L. McDonough (inc.)
votes = 112,704
percentage = 87.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States)
candidate = Jeanne Cole
votes = 16,559
percentage = 12.8Election box total no change
votes = 129,352
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)1952
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Gordon L. McDonough (inc.)
votes = 142,545
percentage = 99.7Election box turnout no change
votes = 142,932
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)1954
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Gordon L. McDonough (inc.)
votes = 77,651
percentage = 56.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Frank O'Sullivan
votes = 58,785
percentage = 43.1Election box total no change
votes = 136,445
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)1956
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Gordon L. McDonough (inc.)
votes = 97,182
percentage = 57.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Emery Petty
votes = 70,681
percentage = 42.1Election box total no change
votes = 167,865
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)1958
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Gordon L. McDonough (inc.)
votes = 77,267
percentage = 52.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Emery Petty
votes = 71,192
percentage = 48.0Election box total no change
votes = 148,482
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)1960
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Gordon L. McDonough (inc.)
votes = 89,234
percentage = 51.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Norman Martell
votes = 84,650
percentage = 48.5Election box total no change
votes = 174,035
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)1962
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =John J. McFall (incumbent )
votes = 97,322
percentage = 70
change = Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Clifford B. Bull
votes = 41,726
percentage = 30
change = Election box total no change
votes = 139,048
percentage = 100
change = Election box turnout no change
votes =
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change = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1964
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =John J. McFall (incumbent )
votes = 109,560
percentage = 70.9
change = Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Kenneth Gibson
votes = 44,977
percentage = 29.1
change = Election box total no change
votes = 154,537
percentage = 100.0
change = Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1966
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =John J. McFall (incumbent )
votes = 81,733
percentage = 57
change = Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Sam Van Dyken
votes = 61,550
percentage = 43
change = Election box total no change
votes = 143,283
percentage = 100
change = Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1968
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =John J. McFall (incumbent )
votes = 85,761
percentage = 53.8
change = Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Sam Van Dyken
votes = 73,685
percentage = 46.2
change = Election box total no change
votes = 159,446
percentage = 100.0
change = Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1970
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =John J. McFall (incumbent )
votes = 98,442
percentage = 63.1
change = Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Sam Van Dyken
votes = 55,546
percentage = 35.6
change = Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Francis E. "Gill" Gillings
votes = 1,994
percentage = 1.3
change = Election box total no change
votes = 155,982
percentage = 100.0
change = Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1972
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =John J. McFall (incumbent )
votes = 145,273
percentage = 100.0
change = Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1974
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent )
votes = 80,205
percentage = 72
change = Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Carol Harner
votes = 31,361
percentage = 28
change = Election box total no change
votes = 111,566
percentage = 100
change = Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1976
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent )
votes = 92,735
percentage = 72.2
change = Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Carol Harner
votes = 35,700
percentage = 27.8
change = Election box total no change
votes = 128,435
percentage = 100.0
change = Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1978
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Tony Coelho
votes = 75,212
percentage = 60.1
change = Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Chris Patterakis
votes = 49,914
percentage = 39.9
change = Election box total no change
votes = 125,126
percentage = 100.0
change = Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1980
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Tony Coelho (incumbent )
votes = 108,072
percentage = 71.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ron Schwartz
votes = 37,895
percentage = 25.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Michael L. Pullen
votes = 4,524
percentage = 3.0Election box total no change
votes = 150,491
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1982
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Tony Coelho (incumbent )
votes = 86,022
percentage = 63.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ed Bates
votes = 45,948
percentage = 34.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Stephen L. Gerringer
votes = 3,073
percentage = 2.3Election box total no change
votes = 135,043
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1984
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Tony Coelho (incumbent )
votes = 109,590
percentage = 65.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Carol Harner
votes = 54,730
percentage = 32.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Richard M. Harris
votes = 3,086
percentage = 1.8Election box total no change
votes = 167,406
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 =Tony Coelho (incumbent )
votes = 93,600
percentage = 71.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Carol Harner
votes = 35,793
percentage = 27.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Richard M. Harris
votes = 2,382
percentage = 1.8Election box total no change
votes = 131,775
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 =Tony Coelho (incumbent )
votes = 118,710
percentage = 69.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Carol Harner
votes = 47,957
percentage = 28.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Richard M. Harris
votes = 3,526
percentage = 2.1Election box total no change
votes = 170,193
percentage = 100.0Election box total no change
votes = 70,753
percentage = 41.6Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1989 (Special)
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Gary Condit
votes =
percentage = 57.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Claire L. Berryhill
votes =
percentage = 35.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert J. Weimer
votes =
percentage = 3.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Cliff Burris
votes =
percentage = 2.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Roy Shrimp
votes =
percentage = 0.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Chris Patterakis
votes =
percentage = 0.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = David M. "Dave" Williams
votes =
percentage = 0.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jack E. McCoy
votes =
percentage = 0.2Election box total no change
votes =
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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Gary Condit (incumbent )
votes = 97,147
percentage = 66.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Cliff Burris
votes = 49,634
percentage = 33.8Election box total no change
votes = 146,781
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1992
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Norm Mineta (incumbent )
votes = 168,617
percentage = 63.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert Wick
votes = 82,875
percentage = 31.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Duggan Dieterly
votes = 13,293
percentage = 5.0Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Futrell (write-in)
votes = 585
percentage = 0.2Election box total no change
votes = 265,370
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1994
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Norm Mineta (incumbent )
votes = 119,921
percentage = 59.90Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert Wick
votes = 80,266
percentage = 40.09Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Liu (write-in)
votes = 17
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 200,204
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1995 (Special)
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Tom Campbell
votes = 54,372
percentage = 58.85Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Jerry Estruth
votes = 33,051
percentage = 35.77Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Linh Kieu Dao
votes = 4,922
percentage = 5.33Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Connor Vlakancic (write-in)
votes = 42
percentage = 0.05Election box total no change
votes = 92,387
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party
loser = California Democratic Party1996
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Tom Campbell (incumbent )
votes = 132,737
percentage = 58.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Dick Lane
votes = 79,048
percentage = 34.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Reform Party (United States)
candidate = Valli Sharpe-Geisler
votes = 6,230
percentage = 2.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Ed Wimmers
votes = 5,481
percentage = 2.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Bruce Currivan
votes = 3,372
percentage = 1.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Linh Dao (write-in)
votes = 9
percentage = 0.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Connor Vlakancic (write-in)
votes = 9
percentage = 0.0Election box total no change
votes = 226,886
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)1998
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Tom Campbell (incumbent )
votes = 111,876
percentage = 60.54Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Dick Lane
votes = 70,059
percentage = 37.91Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Frank Strutner
votes = 2,843
percentage = 1.54Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Constant Vlakancic (write-in)
votes = 8
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 184,786
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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Mike Honda
votes = 128,545
percentage = 54.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jim Cunneen
votes = 99,866
percentage = 42.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Ed Wimmers
votes = 4,820
percentage = 2.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Douglas C. Gorney
votes = 3,591
percentage = 1.5Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Phillip Kronzer (write-in)
votes = 82
percentage = 0.0Election box total no change
votes = 236,904
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)
loser = Republican Party (United States)2002
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Mike Honda (incumbent )
votes = 87,482
percentage = 65.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Linda Rae Hermann
votes = 41,251
percentage = 31.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Jeff Landauer
votes = 4,289
percentage = 3.2Election box total no change
votes = 133,022
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)2004
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Mike Honda (incumbent )
votes = 154,385
percentage = 72.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Raymond Chukwu
votes = 59,953
percentage = 27.9Election box total no change
votes = 214,338
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)2006
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Mike Honda (incumbent )
votes = 115,532
percentage = 72.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Raymond Chukwu
votes = 44,186
percentage = 27.6Election box total no change
votes = 186,718
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)References
External links
*GovTrack.us: [http://www.govtrack.us/congress/findyourreps.xpd?state=CA&district=15 California's 15th 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/CD15.pdf California Voter Foundation map - CD15]2008 election candidates' websites
* [http://honda.house.gov Mike Honda's U.S. House website]
* [http://www.myersforcalifornia.com Peter Myers's campaign website]
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