California's 33rd congressional district

Infobox U.S. congressional district
state = California
district number = 33

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representative = Diane Watson
party = Democratic
english area = 48
metric area =
percent urban = 100
percent rural = 0
population = 639,088
population year = 2000
median income = 31,655
percent white = 19.9
percent black = 29.9
percent asian = 12.1
percent native american = 0.2
percent hispanic = 34.6
percent other race = 0.4
percent blue collar =
percent white collar =
percent gray collar =
cpvi = D+36

California's 33rd congressional district covers part of Los Angeles County, notably part of Los Angeles, Culver City and Baldwin Hills and is currently represented by Democrat Diane Watson. It is among the safest districts for the Democratic Party in the country.

Voting

1962

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Harry R. Sheppard (inc.)
votes = 96,192
percentage = 59.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = William R. Thomas
votes = 66,764
percentage = 41.0Election box total no change
votes = 162,956
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 = Kenneth W. Dyal
votes = 109,047
percentage = 51.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry Pettis
votes = 101,742
percentage = 48.3Election box total no change
votes = 210,789
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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry Pettis
votes = 102,401
percentage = 53.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Kenneth W. Dyal (incumbent)
votes = 89,071
percentage = 46.5Election box total no change
votes = 191,472
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)

1968

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry Pettis (incumbent)
votes = 123,426
percentage = 66.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Al C. Bellard
votes = 59,619
percentage = 32.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Earl D. Wallen
votes = 3,171
percentage = 1.7Election box total no change
votes = 186,216
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 = Jerry Pettis (incumbent)
votes = 116,093
percentage = 72.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Chester M. Wright
votes = 44,764
percentage = 27.8Election box total no change
votes = 160,857
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 = Jerry Pettis (incumbent)
votes = 140,304
percentage = 75.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Ken Thompson
votes = 46,626
percentage = 24.9Election box total no change
votes = 186,930
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 = Del M. Clawson (incumbent)
votes = 71,054
percentage = 53.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Robert E. "Bob" White
votes = 57,423
percentage = 43.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = James C. "Jim" Griffin
votes = 4,636
percentage = 3.5Election box total no change
votes = 133,113
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 = Del M. Clawson (incumbent)
votes = 95,398
percentage = 55.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Ted Snyder
votes = 77,807
percentage = 44.9Election box total no change
votes = 173,205
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 = Wayne R. Grisham
votes = 79,533
percentage = 56Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Dennis S. Kazarian
votes = 62,540
percentage = 44Election box total no change
votes = 142,073
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 = Wayne R. Grisham (inc.)
votes = 122,439
percentage = 70.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Fred L. Anderson
votes = 50,365
percentage = 29.1Election box total no change
votes = 172,804
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 = David Dreier (incumbent)
votes = 112,362
percentage = 65.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Paul Servelle
votes = 55,514
percentage = 32.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Phillips B. Franklin
votes = 2,251
percentage = 1.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = James Michael "Mike" Noonan
votes = 2,223
percentage = 1.3Election box total no change
votes = 172,350
percentage = 100.0Election 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 = David Dreier (incumbent)
votes = 147,363
percentage = 70.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Claire K. McDonald
votes = 54,147
percentage = 26.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Gail Lightfoot
votes = 4,738
percentage = 2.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = James Michael "Mike" Noonan
votes = 2,371
percentage = 1.1Election box total no change
votes = 208,619
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 = David Dreier (incumbent)
votes = 118,541
percentage = 71.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Monty Hempel
votes = 44,312
percentage = 26.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = James Michael "Mike" Noonan
votes = 2,500
percentage = 1.5Election box total no change
votes = 165,353
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 = David Dreier (incumbent)
votes = 151,704
percentage = 69.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Nelson Gentry
votes = 57,586
percentage = 26.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Gail Lightfoot
votes = 6,601
percentage = 3.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = James Michael "Mike" Noonan
votes = 3,492
percentage = 1.6Election box total no change
votes = 219,383
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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = David Dreier (incumbent)
votes = 101,336
percentage = 63.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Georgia Houston Webb
votes = 49,981
percentage = 31.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Gail Lightfoot
votes = 7,840
percentage = 4.9Election box total no change
votes = 159,157
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1992

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Lucille Roybal-Allard
votes = 32,010
percentage = 63.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert Guzman
votes = 15,428
percentage = 30.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Tim Delia
votes = 2,135
percentage = 4.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Dale S. Olvera
votes = 1,206
percentage = 2.4Election box total no change
votes = 50,779
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box new seat win
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1994

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Lucille Roybal-Allard (inc.)
votes = 33,814
percentage = 81.46Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Kermit Booker
votes = 7,694
percentage = 18.54Election box total no change
votes = 41,508
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 = Lucille Roybal-Allard (inc.)
votes = 47,478
percentage = 82.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John Leonard
votes = 8,147
percentage = 14.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Howard Johnson
votes = 2,203
percentage = 3.8Election box total no change
votes = 57,828
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 = Lucille Roybal-Allard (inc.)
votes = 43,310
percentage = 87.19Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Wayne Miller
votes = 6,364
percentage = 12.81Election box total no change
votes = 49,674
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 = Lucille Roybal-Allard (inc.)
votes = 60,510
percentage = 84.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Wayne Miller
votes = 8,260
percentage = 11.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Nathan Thomas Craddock
votes = 1,601
percentage = 2.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = William Harpur
votes = 1,200
percentage = 1.6Election box total no change
votes = 71,571
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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Diane Watson (incumbent)
votes = 97,779
percentage = 82.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Andrew Kim
votes = 16,699
percentage = 14.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Charles Tate
votes = 3,971
percentage = 3.3Election box total no change
votes = 118,449
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 = Diane Watson (incumbent)
votes = 166,801
percentage = 88.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Robert G. Weber, Jr.
votes = 21,513
percentage = 11.4Election box total no change
votes = 188,314
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 = Diane Watson (incumbent)
votes = 113,715
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=33 California's 33rd 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/CD33.pdf California Voter Foundation map - CD33]