California's 17th congressional district

Infobox U.S. congressional district
state = California
district number = 17

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representative = Sam Farr
party = Democratic
english area = 5,386
metric area =
percent urban = 90.0
percent rural = 10.0
population = 639,088
population year = 2000
median income = 49,324
percent white = 46.3
percent black = 2.6
percent asian = 4.8
percent native american = 0.4
percent hispanic = 42.9
percent other race = 0.3
percent blue collar =
percent white collar =
percent gray collar =
cpvi = D+17

California's 17th congressional district covers all of Monterey and San Benito counties, as well as part of Santa Cruz County. It includes all of the coastal communities surrounding Monterey Bay, the city of Salinas, as well as the vast majority of the Salinas River Valley, one of the most fertile agricultural areas in the United States. It is one of 53 congressional districts in California. The current Representative for this district is Democrat Sam Farr.

Voting

1932

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Charles J. Colden
votes = 50,720
percentage = 62.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = A. E. Henning
votes = 26,868
percentage = 32.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Liberty Party (United States)
candidate = Ernest E. Debs
votes = 3,965
percentage = 4.9Election box total no change
votes = 81,553
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box new seat win
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1934

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Charles J. Colden (incumbent)
votes = 60,045
percentage = 70.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = C. P. "Cap" Wright
votes = 20,508
percentage = 24.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party
candidate = Richard Pomeroy
votes = 4,721
percentage = 5.6Election box total no change
votes = 85,274
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1936

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Charles J. Colden (incumbent)
votes = 68,189
percentage = 71.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Leonard Roach
votes = 24,981
percentage = 26.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = John L. Leech
votes = 1,634
percentage = 1.8Election box total no change
votes = 94,804
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 = Lee E. Geyer (incumbent)
votes = 56,513
percentage = 58.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Clifton A. Hix
votes = 26,891
percentage = 28.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Townsend Party
candidate = Fred C. Wagner
votes = 8,870
percentage = 9.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1924)
candidate = Robert O. Bates
votes = 3,774
percentage = 3.9Election box total no change
votes = 96,048
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 = Lee E. Geyer (incumbent)
votes = 75,109
percentage = 65.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Clifton A. Hix
votes = 32,862
percentage = 28.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1924)
candidate = Samuel C. Converse
votes = 5,649
percentage = 4.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Harry L. Gray
votes = 1,118
percentage = 1.0Election box total no change
votes = 114,738
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1942 (Special)

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. [ [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1942-08-25 1942 special election results] ]

1942

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Cecil R. King (incumbent)
votes = 92,260
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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Cecil R. King (incumbent)
votes = 147,217
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1946

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Cecil R. King (incumbent)
votes = 110,654
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1948

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Cecil R. King (incumbent)
votes = 194,782
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1950

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Cecil R. King (incumbent)
votes = 166,334
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1952

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Cecil R. King (incumbent)
votes = 114,650
percentage = 54.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert H. Finch
votes = 92,587
percentage = 44.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
candidate = Loyd C. Seelinger
votes = 2,738
percentage = 1.3Election box total no change
votes = 209,975
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1954

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Cecil R. King (incumbent)
votes = 97,828
percentage = 60.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert H. Finch
votes = 64,967
percentage = 39.9Election box total no change
votes = 162,795
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1956

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Cecil R. King (incumbent)
votes = 157,270
percentage = 64.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles A. Franklin
votes = 84,900
percentage = 35.1Election box total no change
votes = 242,170
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1958

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Cecil R. King (incumbent)
votes = 182,965
percentage = 75.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles A. Franklin
votes = 59,973
percentage = 24.7Election box total no change
votes = 242,938
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1960

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Cecil R. King (incumbent)
votes = 206,620
percentage = 67.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Tom Coffee
votes = 98,510
percentage = 32.3Election box total no change
votes = 305,130
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1962

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Cecil R. King (incumbent)
votes = 74,964
percentage = 73.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ted Bruinsma
votes = 36,663
percentage = 26.2Election box total no change
votes = 111,627
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = 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 = Cecil R. King (incumbent)
votes = 95,640
percentage = 67.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert Muncaster
votes = 45,688
percentage = 32.3Election box total no change
votes = 141,328
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = 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 = Cecil R. King (incumbent)
votes = 76,962
percentage = 60.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Don Cortum
votes = 49,615
percentage = 39.2Election box total no change
votes = 126,577
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = 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 = Glenn M. Anderson
votes = 75,070
percentage = 50.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Joe Blatchford
votes = 71,174
percentage = 48.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Ben Dobbs
votes = 1,685
percentage = 1.1Election box total no change
votes = 147,929
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = 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 = Glenn M. Anderson (inc.)
votes = 83,739
percentage = 62.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Vernon E. Brown
votes = 47,778
percentage = 35.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Robert W. Copeland
votes = 1,724
percentage = 1.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Thomas E. Mathews
votes = 1,292
percentage = 1.0Election box total no change
votes = 134,533
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1972

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Pete McCloskey (incumbent)
votes = 110,098
percentage = 60.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = James Stewart
votes = 72,759
percentage = 39.8Election box total no change
votes = 182,857
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1974

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John Hans Krebs
votes = 66,082
percentage = 51.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bob Mathias (incumbent)
votes = 61,242
percentage = 48.1Election box total no change
votes = 127,324
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)

1976

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John Hans Krebs (incumbent)
votes = 103,898
percentage = 65.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Henry J. Andreas
votes = 54,270
percentage = 34.3Election box total no change
votes = 158,168
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1978

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles (Chip) Pashayan
votes = 81,296
percentage = 54.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John Hans Krebs (incumbent)
votes = 67,885
percentage = 45.5Election box total no change
votes = 149,181
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)

1980

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.)
votes = 129,159
percentage = 70.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Willard H. "Bill" Johnson
votes = 53,780
percentage = 29.4Election box total no change
votes = 182,939
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1982

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.)
votes = 80,271
percentage = 54Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Gene Tackett
votes = 68,364
percentage = 46Election box total no change
votes = 148,635
percentage = 100Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1984

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.)
votes = 128,802
percentage = 72.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Simon Lakritz
votes = 48,888
percentage = 27.5Election box total no change
votes = 177,690
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1986

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.)
votes = 88,787
percentage = 60.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John Hartnett
votes = 58,682
percentage = 39.8Election box total no change
votes = 147,469
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1988

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.)
votes = 129,568
percentage = 71.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Vincent J. Lavery
votes = 51,730
percentage = 28.5Election box total no change
votes = 181,298
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1990

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Cal Dooley
votes = 82,611
percentage = 54.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.)
votes = 68,848
percentage = 45.5Election box total no change
votes = 151,459
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)

1992

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Leon Panetta (incumbent)
votes = 151,565
percentage = 72.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bill McCampbell
votes = 49,947
percentage = 23.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Maureen Smith
votes = 4,804
percentage = 2.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = John D. Wilkes
votes = 4,051
percentage = 1.9Election box total no change
votes = 210,447
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1993 (Special)

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Sam Farr
votes = 53,675
percentage = 52.25Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Bill McCampbell
votes = 43,774
percentage = 52.61Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Jerome N. McCready
votes = 1,689
percentage = 1.64Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party of California
candidate = Kevin Gary Clark
votes = 1,226
percentage = 1.19Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Richard J. Quigley
votes = 948
percentage = 0.92Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Peter James
votes = 943
percentage = 0.92Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = James Ogle
votes = 444
percentage = 0.43Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Tom Shannon (write-in)
votes = 33
percentage = 0.03Election box total no change
votes = 102,732
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

1994

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Sam Farr (incumbent)
votes = 87,222
percentage = 52.17Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bill McCampbell
votes = 74,830
percentage = 44.49Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party (United States)
candidate = E. Craig Coffin
votes = 5,591
percentage = 3.34Election box total no change
votes = 167,193
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1996

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Sam Farr (incumbent)
votes = 115,116
percentage = 58.9%Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jess Brown
votes = 73,856
percentage = 37.8%Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = John Black
votes = 6,573
percentage = 3.3%Election box total no change
votes = 195,545
percentage = 100.0%Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1998

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Sam Farr (incumbent)
votes = 103,719
percentage = 64.55%Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bill McCampbell
votes = 52,470
percentage = 32.65%Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Rick Garrett
votes = 2,791
percentage = 1.74%Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Scott R. Hartley
votes = 1,710
percentage = 1.06%Election box total no change
votes = 160,690
percentage = 100.0%Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

2000

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Sam Farr (incumbent)
votes = 143,219
percentage = 68.7%Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Clint Engler
votes = 51,557
percentage = 24.7%Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party (United States)
candidate = E. Craig Coffin
votes = 8,215
percentage = 4.0%Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Rick S. Garrett
votes = 2,510
percentage = 1.2%Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Reform Party (United States)
candidate = Larry Fenton
votes = 2,263
percentage = 1.0%Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Scott R. Hartley
votes = 996
percentage = 0.4%Election box total no change
votes = 208,760
percentage = 100.0%Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

2002

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Sam Farr (incumbent)
votes = 101,632
percentage = 68.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Clint Engler
votes = 40,334
percentage = 27.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party (United States)
candidate = Ray Glock-Grueneich
votes = 4,885
percentage = 3.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Jascha Lee
votes = 2,418
percentage = 1.6Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Alan Shugart (write-in)
votes = 27
percentage = 0.0Election box turnout no change
votes = 149,296
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 = Sam Farr (incumbent)
votes = 148,958
percentage = 66.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Mark Risley
votes = 65,117
percentage = 29.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party (United States)
candidate = Ray Glock-Grueneich
votes = 3,645
percentage = 1.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Joe Williams
votes = 2,823
percentage = 1.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Joel Smolen
votes = 2,607
percentage = 1.1Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = David Mauricio Munoz (write-in)
votes = 75
percentage = 0.0Election box turnout no change
votes = 282,941
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 = Sam Farr (incumbent)
votes = 120,750
percentage = 75.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Anthony R. DeMaio
votes = 35,932
percentage = 22.5Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Jeff Edward Taylor (write-in)
votes = 2,611
percentage = 1.6Election box total no change
votes = 163,293
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=17 California's 17th 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/CD17.pdf California Voter Foundation map - CD17]