California's 27th congressional district

Infobox U.S. congressional district
state = California
district number = 27

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representative = Brad Sherman
party = Democratic
english area = 152
metric area =
percent urban = 99.7
percent rural = 0.3
population = 639,088
population year = 2000
median income = 46,781
percent white = 44.9
percent black = 4.5
percent asian = 10.5
percent native american = 0.3
percent hispanic = 36.5
percent other race = 0.2
percent blue collar =
percent white collar =
percent gray collar =
cpvi = D+13

California's 27th congressional district covers part of Los Angeles County and takes in a large portion of the San Fernando Valley and Burbank. It is represented by Democrat Brad Sherman.

Voting

1952

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Harry R. Sheppard (inc.)
votes = 68,773
percentage = 55.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Carl B. Hilliard
votes = 56,202
percentage = 45.0Election box total no change
votes = 124,975
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 = Harry R. Sheppard (inc.)
votes = 65,389
percentage = 64.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Martin K. Barrett
votes = 35,594
percentage = 35.2Election box total no change
votes = 100,983
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 = Harry R. Sheppard (inc.)
votes = 124,662
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 = Harry R. Sheppard (inc.)
votes = 105,062
percentage = 72.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert M. Castle
votes = 40,317
percentage = 27.7Election box total no change
votes = 145,379
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 = Harry R. Sheppard (inc.)
votes = 123,645
percentage = 66.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert M. Castle
votes = 61,484
percentage = 33.2Election box total no change
votes = 185,129
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 = Everett G. Burkhalter
votes = 66,979
percentage = 52.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Edgar W. Hiestand (inc.)
votes = 61,538
percentage = 47.9Election box total no change
votes = 128,517
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)

1964

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Edwin Reinecke
votes = 83,141
percentage = 51.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Tom Bane
votes = 77,587
percentage = 48.3Election box total no change
votes = 160,734
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)

1966

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Edwin Reinecke (incumbent)
votes = 93,890
percentage = 65.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John A. "Jack" Howard
votes = 49,785
percentage = 34.7Election box total no change
votes = 143,675
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 = Edwin Reinecke (incumbent)
votes = 158,309
percentage = 72.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John T. Butchko
votes = 60,808
percentage = 27.8Election box total no change
votes = 219,117
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1969 (Special)

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Barry Goldwater, Jr.
votes =
percentage = 56.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John K. Van de Kamp
votes =
percentage = 43.1Election 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 = Barry Goldwater, Jr.
votes = 139,326
percentage = 66.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = N. "Toni" Kimmel
votes = 63,652
percentage = 30.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Edward Richer
votes = 3,306
percentage = 1.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = John H. Hind
votes = 2,642
percentage = 1.3Election box total no change
votes = 208,926
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 = Barry Goldwater, Jr. (inc.)
votes = 117,622
percentage = 57.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Mark S. Novak
votes = 87,295
percentage = 42.6Election box total no change
votes = 204,917
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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. (inc.)
votes = 99,645
percentage = 63.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John Dalessio
votes = 50,919
percentage = 32.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Jerry Rubin
votes = 5,547
percentage = 3.6Election box total no change
votes = 156,111
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1976

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bob Dornan
votes = 114,623
percentage = 54.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Gary Familian
votes = 94,988
percentage = 45.3Election box total no change
votes = 209,611
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1978

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bob Dornan (incumbent)
votes = 89,392
percentage = 51Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Carey Peck
votes = 85,880
percentage = 49Election box total no change
votes = 175,272
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1980

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bob Dornan (incumbent)
votes = 109,807
percentage = 51.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Carey Peck
votes = 100,061
percentage = 46.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Jerome L. "Jerry" Sievers
votes = 5,448
percentage = 2.5Election box total no change
votes = 215,316
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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Mel Levine
votes = 108,347
percentage = 59.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bart W. Christensen
votes = 67,479
percentage = 37.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = ZacK Richardson
votes = 6,391
percentage = 3.5Election box total no change
votes = 182,217
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)

1984

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Mel Levine (incumbent)
votes = 116,933
percentage = 55.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert B. Scribner
votes = 88,896
percentage = 41.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Thomas L. O'Connor, Jr.
votes = 3,815
percentage = 1.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Jeff Avrech
votes = 3,137
percentage = 1.5Election box total no change
votes = 212,781
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 = Mel Levine (incumbent)
votes = 110,403
percentage = 63.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Rob Scribner
votes = 59,410
percentage = 34.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Thomas L. O'Connor, Jr.
votes = 2,078
percentage = 1.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Larry Leathers
votes = 1,429
percentage = 0.8Election box total no change
votes = 173,320
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 = Mel Levine (incumbent)
votes = 148,814
percentage = 67.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Dennis Galbraith
votes = 65,307
percentage = 29.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = William J. Fulco
votes = 6,214
percentage = 2.8Election box total no change
votes = 220,335
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 = Mel Levine (incumbent)
votes = 90,857
percentage = 58.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = David Barrett Cohen
votes = 58,140
percentage = 37.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Edward E. Ferrer
votes = 7,101
percentage = 4.5Election box total no change
votes = 156,098
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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Carlos Moorhead (inc.)
votes = 105,521
percentage = 49.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Doug Kahn
votes = 83,805
percentage = 39.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party (United States)
candidate = Jesse A. Moorman
votes = 11,003
percentage = 5.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Margaret L. Edwards
votes = 7,329
percentage = 3.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Dennis Decherd
votes = 4,790
percentage = 2.3Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Ballantyne (write-in)
votes = 2
percentage = 0.0Election box total no change
votes = 212,450
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 = Carlos Moorhead (inc.)
votes = 88,341
percentage = 52.97Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Doug Kahn
votes = 70,267
percentage = 42.13Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Bill Gibbs
votes = 4,328
percentage = 2.60Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Dennis Decherd
votes = 3,838
percentage = 2.30Election box total no change
votes = 166,774
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 = Jim Rogan
votes = 95,310
percentage = 50.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Doug Kahn
votes = 82,014
percentage = 43.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Elizabeth Michael
votes = 6,645
percentage = 3.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party (United States)
candidate = Walt Sheasby
votes = 4,195
percentage = 3.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Martin Zucker
votes = 1,766
percentage = 0.9Election box total no change
votes = 189,930
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 = Jim Rogan (incumbent)
votes = 80,702
percentage = 50.73Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Barry A. Gordon
votes = 73,875
percentage = 46.44Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Bob New
votes = 4,489
percentage = 2.82Election box total no change
votes = 159,066
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 = Adam Schiff
votes = 113,708
percentage = 52.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jim Rogan (incumbent)
votes = 94,518
percentage = 43.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Miriam R. Hospodar
votes = 3,873
percentage = 1.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Ted Brown
votes = 3,675
percentage = 1.7Election box total no change
votes = 215,774
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)

2002

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Brad Sherman (incumbent)
votes = 79,815
percentage = 62.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert M. Levy
votes = 48,996
percentage = 38.0Election box total no change
votes = 128,811
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 = Brad Sherman (incumbent)
votes = 125,296
percentage = 62.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert M. Levy
votes = 66,946
percentage = 33.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party (United States)
candidate = Eric J. Carter
votes = 8,956
percentage = 4.4Election box total no change
votes = 201,198
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 = Brad Sherman (incumbent)
votes = 92,650
percentage = 68.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Peter Hankwitz
votes = 42,074
percentage = 31.2Election box total no change
votes = 134,724
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=27 California's 27th 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/CD27.pdf California Voter Foundation map - CD27]