California's 24th congressional district

Infobox U.S. congressional district
state = California
district number = 24

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representative = Elton Gallegly
party = Republican
english area = 4,157
metric area =
percent urban = 94.2
percent rural = 5.8
population = 639,088
population year = 2000
median income = 61,453
percent white = 68.6
percent black = 1.6
percent asian = 4.4
percent native american = 0.5
percent hispanic = 22.3
percent other race = 0.2
percent blue collar =
percent white collar =
percent gray collar =
cpvi = R+5

California's 24th congressional district covers most of Ventura and inland Santa Barbara counties. The current Representative for this district is Republican Elton Gallegly. The 2008 election challengers for this seat is Democrat Marta Jorgensen.

Voting

1952

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Norris Poulson (incumbent)
votes = 119,799
percentage = 87.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
candidate = Bertram L. Sharp
votes = 17,307
percentage = 12.6Election box total no change
votes = 137,106
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1953 (Special)

Republican Glenard P. Lipscomb won the special election to replace fellow Republican Norris Poulson, who was elected Mayor of Los Angeles. Data for this special election is not available. [ [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1953-11-10 1953 special election results] ]

1954

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Glenard P. Lipscomb (inc.)
votes = 65,431
percentage = 56.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = George Arnold
votes = 49,592
percentage = 43.1Election box total no change
votes = 115,023
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 = Glenard P. Lipscomb (inc.)
votes = 84,120
percentage = 61.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Fay Porter
votes = 51,692
percentage = 38.1Election box total no change
votes = 135,812
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 = Glenard P. Lipscomb (inc.)
votes = 68,184
percentage = 56.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = William H. Ware, Jr.
votes = 52,804
percentage = 43.6Election box total no change
votes = 120,988
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 = Glenard P. Lipscomb (inc.)
votes = 82,497
percentage = 59.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Norman Hass
votes = 55,613
percentage = 40.3Election box total no change
votes = 138,110
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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Glenard P. Lipscomb (inc.)
votes = 120,884
percentage = 70.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Knox Mellon
votes = 50,970
percentage = 29.7Election box total no change
votes = 171,854
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1964

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Glenard P. Lipscomb (inc.)
votes = 139,784
percentage = 67.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Bryan W. Stevens
votes = 65,967
percentage = 32.1Election box total no change
votes = 205,751
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1966

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Glenard P. Lipscomb (inc.)
votes = 148,190
percentage = 76.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Fred Warner Neal
votes = 46,115
percentage = 23.7Election box total no change
votes = 194,305
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1968

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Glenard P. Lipscomb (inc.)
votes = 152,180
percentage = 72.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Fred Warner Neal
votes = 56,723
percentage = 27.2Election box total no change
votes = 208,903
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1970 (Special)

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John H. Rousselot
votes =
percentage = 68.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Myrlie B. Evers
votes =
percentage = 31.8Election box total no change
total =
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1970

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John H. Rousselot (inc.)
votes = 124,071
percentage = 65.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Myrlie B. Evers
votes = 61,777
percentage = 32.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Brian Scanlon
votes = 3,018
percentage = 1.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Harold Kaplan
votes = 1,858
percentage = 1.0Election box total no change
votes = 190,724
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1972

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John H. Rousselot (inc.)
votes = 141,274
percentage = 70.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Luther Mandell
votes = 60,170
percentage = 29.9Election box total no change
votes = 201,444
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 = Henry Waxman
votes = 85,343
percentage = 64.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Elliott Stone Graham
votes = 43,680
percentage = 33.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = David E. Davis
votes = 3,980
percentage = 3.0Election box total no change
votes = 133,003
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = 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 = Henry Waxman (incumbent)
votes = 108,296
percentage = 67.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = David Irvins Simmons
votes = 51,478
percentage = 32.2Election box total no change
votes = 159,774
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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Henry Waxman (incumbent)
votes = 85,075
percentage = 62.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Howard G. Schaefer
votes = 44,243
percentage = 32.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Kevin Casey Peters
votes = 6,453
percentage = 4.8Election box total no change
votes = 135,771
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = 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 = Henry Waxman (incumbent)
votes = 93,569
percentage = 63.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Roland Cayard
votes = 39,744
percentage = 27.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Margaret "Maggie" Feigin
votes = 5,905
percentage = 4.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Robert E. Lehman
votes = 5,172
percentage = 3.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Jack Smilowitz
votes = 2,341
percentage = 1.6Election box total no change
votes = 146,731
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
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 = Henry Waxman (incumbent)
votes = 88,516
percentage = 65.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry Zerg
votes = 42,133
percentage = 31.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Jeff Mandel
votes = 5,420
percentage = 1.8Election box total no change
votes = 136,069
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 = Henry Waxman (incumbent)
votes = 97,340
percentage = 63.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry Zerg
votes = 51,010
percentage = 33.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = James Green
votes = 2,780
percentage = 1.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Tim Custer
votes = 2,477
percentage = 1.6Election box total no change
total = 153,607
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 = Henry Waxman (incumbent)
votes = 103,914
percentage = 87.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = George Abrahams
votes = 8,871
percentage = 7.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = James Green
votes = 5,388
percentage = 4.6Election box total no change
votes = 118,173
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 = Henry Waxman (incumbent)
votes = 112,038
percentage = 72.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John N. Cowles
votes = 36,835
percentage = 23.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = James Green
votes = 3,571
percentage = 2.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = George Abrahams
votes = 2,627
percentage = 1.7Election box total no change
votes = 155,071
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 = Henry Waxman (incumbent)
votes = 71,562
percentage = 68.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John N. Cowles
votes = 26,607
percentage = 25.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Maggie Phair
votes = 5,706
percentage = 5.5Election box total no change
votes = 103,875
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 = Anthony C. Beilenson (inc.)
votes = 141,742
percentage = 55.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Tom McClintock
votes = 99,835
percentage = 39.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = John Paul Lindblad
votes = 13,690
percentage = 5.4Election box total no change
votes = 255,267
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 = Anthony C. Beilenson (inc.)
votes = 95,342
percentage = 49.35Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Rich Sybert
votes = 91,806
percentage = 47.52Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = John C. Koehler
votes = 6,031
percentage = 3.12Election box total no change
votes = 193,179
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 = Brad Sherman
votes = 106,193
percentage = 49.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Rich Sybert
votes = 93,629
percentage = 43.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Ralph Shroyer
votes = 6,267
percentage = 2.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Erich Miller
votes = 5,691
percentage = 2.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Ron Lawrence
votes = 3,068
percentage = 1.4Election box total no change
votes = 214,848
percentage = 100.0Election 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 = Brad Sherman (incumbent)
votes = 103,491
percentage = 57.31Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Randy Hoffman
votes = 69,501
percentage = 38.49Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Catherine Carter
votes = 3,033
percentage = 1.68Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Erich D. Miller
votes = 2,695
percentage = 1.49Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Ralph Shroyer
votes = 1,860
percentage = 1.03Election box total no change
votes = 180,580
percentage = 100.0Election 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 = Brad Sherman (incumbent)
votes = 155,398
percentage = 66.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry Doyle
votes = 70,169
percentage = 29.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Juan Carlos Ros
votes = 6,966
percentage = 2.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Michael Cuddehe
votes = 2,911
percentage = 1.2Election box total no change
votes = 235,444
percentage = 100.0Election 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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Elton Gallegly (incumbent)
votes = 120,585
percentage = 65.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Fern Rudin
votes = 58,755
percentage = 31.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Gary Harber
votes = 5,666
percentage = 3.0Election box total no change
votes = 185,006
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 = Elton Gallegly (incumbent)
votes = 178,660
percentage = 62.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Brett Wagner
votes = 96,397
percentage = 33.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party (United States)
candidate = Stuart A. Bechman
votes = 9,321
percentage = 3.2Election box total no change
votes = 284,378
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 = Elton Gallegly (incumbent)
votes = 129,812
percentage = 62.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Jill M. Martinez
votes = 79,461
percentage = 37.9Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Michael Kurt Stettler (write-in)
votes = 16
percentage = 0.0Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Henry Nicolle (write-in)
votes = 3
percentage = 0.0Election box total no change
votes = 209,292
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=24 California's 24th 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/CD24.pdf California Voter Foundation map - CD24]