California's 31st congressional district

Infobox U.S. congressional district
state = California
district number = 31

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representative = Xavier Becerra
party = Democratic
english area = 40
metric area =
percent urban = 100
percent rural = 0
population = 639,088
population year = 2000
median income = 26,093
percent white = 9.8
percent black = 4.2
percent asian = 13.8
percent native american = 0.3
percent hispanic = 70.2
percent other race = 0.3
percent blue collar =
percent white collar =
percent gray collar =
cpvi = D+30

California's 31st congressional district covers part of Los Angeles County, and is represented by Democrat Xavier Becerra. It is presently the only congressional district entirely within the city of Los Angeles.

Voting

1962

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Charles H. Wilson (incumbent)
votes = 76,631
percentage = 52.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Gordon Hahn
votes = 70,154
percentage = 47.8Election box total no change
votes = 146,785
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box new seat win
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1964

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Charles H. Wilson (incumbent)
votes = 114,246
percentage = 64Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Norman G. Shanahan
votes = 64,256
percentage = 36Election box total no change
votes = 178,502
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 = Charles H. Wilson (incumbent)
votes = 92,875
percentage = 63.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Norman G. Shanahan
votes = 53,708
percentage = 36.6Election box total no change
votes = 146,583
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 = Charles H. Wilson (incumbent)
votes = 94,387
percentage = 58.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = James R. Dunn
votes = 62,711
percentage = 39.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Stanley L. Schulte
votes = 3,134
percentage = 2.0Election box total no change
votes = 160,232
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 = Charles H. Wilson (incumbent)
votes = 102,071
percentage = 73.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Fred L. Casmir
votes = 37,416
percentage = 26.8Election box total no change
votes = 139,487
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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Charles H. Wilson (incumbent)
votes = 85,954
percentage = 52.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ben Valentine
votes = 69,876
percentage = 42.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Roberta Lynn Wood
votes = 8,582
percentage = 5.2Election box total no change
votes = 164,412
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = 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 = Charles H. Wilson (incumbent)
votes = 60,560
percentage = 70.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Norman A. Hodges
votes = 23,039
percentage = 26.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = William C. Taylor
votes = 2,349
percentage = 2.7Election box total no change
votes = 85,948
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 = Charles H. Wilson (incumbent)
votes = 83,155
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 = Charles H. Wilson (incumbent)
votes = 55,667
percentage = 67.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Don Grimshaw
votes = 26,490
percentage = 32.2Election box total no change
votes = 82,157
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 = Mervyn M. Dymally
votes = 69,146
percentage = 64.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Don Grimshaw
votes = 38,203
percentage = 35.6Election box total no change
votes = 107,349
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 = Mervyn M. Dymally (inc.)
votes = 86,718
percentage = 72.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Henry C. Minturn
votes = 33,043
percentage = 27.6Election box total no change
votes = 119,761
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 = Mervyn M. Dymally (inc.)
votes = 100,658
percentage = 70.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Henry C. Minturn
votes = 41,691
percentage = 29.3Election box total no change
votes = 142,349
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 = Mervyn M. Dymally (inc.)
votes = 77,126
percentage = 70.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jack McMurray
votes = 30,322
percentage = 27.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = B. Kwaku Duren
votes = 2,333
percentage = 2.1Election box total no change
votes = 109,781
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 = Mervyn M. Dymally (inc.)
votes = 100,919
percentage = 71.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Arnold C. May
votes = 36,017
percentage = 25.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = B. Kwaku Duren
votes = 4,091
percentage = 2.9Election box total no change
votes = 151,027
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 = Mervyn M. Dymally (inc.)
votes = 56,394
percentage = 67.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Eunice N. Sato
votes = 27,593
percentage = 32.9Election box total no change
votes = 83,987
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 = Matthew G. Martinez (inc.)
votes = 68,324
percentage = 62.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Reuben D. Franco
votes = 40,873
percentage = 37.4Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Arrender (write-in)
votes = 0
percentage = 0.0Election box total no change
votes = 109,197
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 = Matthew G. Martinez (inc.)
votes = 50,541
percentage = 59.14Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John V. Flores
votes = 34,926
percentage = 40.86Election box total no change
votes = 85,467
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 = Matthew G. Martinez (inc.)
votes = 69,285
percentage = 67.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John Flores
votes = 28,705
percentage = 28.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Michael Everling
votes = 4,700
percentage = 4.5Election box total no change
votes = 102,690
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 = Matthew G. Martinez (inc.)
votes = 61,173
percentage = 70.02Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Frank C. Moreno
votes = 19,786
percentage = 22.65Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party (United States)
candidate = Krista Lieberg-Wong
votes = 4,377
percentage = 5.01Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Michael B. Everling
votes = 1,121
percentage = 1.28Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Gary Hearne
votes = 903
percentage = 1.03Election box total no change
votes = 87,360
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 = Hilda Solis
votes = 89,600
percentage = 79.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party (United States)
candidate = Krista Lieberg-Wong
votes = 10,294
percentage = 9.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Michael McGuire
votes = 7,138
percentage = 6.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Richard D. Griffin
votes = 5,882
percentage = 5.2Election box total no change
votes = 112,914
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 = Xavier Becerra (incumbent)
votes = 54,569
percentage = 81.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Luis Vega
votes = 12,674
percentage = 18.8Election box total no change
votes = 67,243
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 = Xavier Becerra (incumbent)
votes = 89,363
percentage = 80.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Luis Vega
votes = 22,048
percentage = 19.7Election box total no change
votes = 111,411
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 = Xavier Becerra (incumbent)
votes = 64,952
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=31 California's 31st 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/CD31.pdf California Voter Foundation map - CD31]