California's 34th congressional district

Infobox U.S. congressional district
state = California
district number = 34

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representative = Lucille Roybal-Allard
party = Democratic
english area = 59
metric area =
percent urban = 100
percent rural = 0
population = 639,088
population year = 2000
median income = 29,863
percent white = 11.4
percent black = 4.4
percent asian = 5.5
percent native american = 0.3
percent hispanic = 77.2
percent other race = 0.1
percent blue collar =
percent white collar =
percent gray collar =
cpvi = D+23

California's 34th congressional district covers part of Los Angeles County and is California's most heavily Hispanic district. Its current representative is Democrat Lucille Roybal-Allard. Rep. Roybal Allard is running against Republican challenger Christopher Balding in the 2008 election.

Voting

1962

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Richard T. Hanna
votes = 90,758
percentage = 55.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert A. Geier
votes = 71,478
percentage = 44.1Election box total no change
votes = 162,236
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 = Richard T. Hanna (incumbent)
votes = 137,588
percentage = 58.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert A. Geier
votes = 98,606
percentage = 41.7Election box total no change
votes = 236,194
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 = Richard T. Hanna (incumbent)
votes = 127,976
percentage = 55.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Frank LaMagna
votes = 101,410
percentage = 44.2Election box total no change
votes = 129,386
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 = Richard T. Hanna (incumbent)
votes = 105,880
percentage = 50.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bill J. Teague
votes = 102,333
percentage = 49.1Election box total no change
votes = 208,213
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 = Richard T. Hanna (incumbent)
votes = 101,664
percentage = 54.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bill J. Teague
votes = 82,167
percentage = 44.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Lee R. Rayburn
votes = 2,843
percentage = 1.5Election box total no change
votes = 186,674
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 = Richard T. Hanna (incumbent)
votes = 113,841
percentage = 67.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John D. Ratterree
votes = 48,916
percentage = 28.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Lee R. Rayburn
votes = 6,604
percentage = 3.9Election box total no change
votes = 169,361
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 = Mark W. Hannaford (inc.)
votes = 78,345
percentage = 49.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bill Bond
votes = 72,967
percentage = 46.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = James Manis
votes = 3,169
percentage = 2.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = John S. Donohue
votes = 3,043
percentage = 1.9Election box total no change
votes = 157,524
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 = Mark W. Hannaford (inc.)
votes = 100,988
percentage = 50.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Dan Lungren
votes = 98,147
percentage = 49.3Election box total no change
votes = 199,135
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 = Dan Lungren
votes = 90,554
percentage = 53.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Mark W. Hannaford (inc.)
votes = 73,608
percentage = 43.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Lawrence John Stafford
votes = 4,410
percentage = 2.6Election box total no change
votes = 168,572
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 = Dan Lungren (incumbent)
votes = 138,024
percentage = 71.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Simone
votes = 46,351
percentage = 24.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = John S. Donohue
votes = 7,794
percentage = 4.1Election box total no change
votes = 192,169
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 = Esteban Torres
votes = 68,316
percentage = 57.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Paul R. Jackson
votes = 51,026
percentage = 42.8Election box total no change
votes = 119,342
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 = Esteban Torres (incumbent)
votes = 87,060
percentage = 59.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Paul R. Jackson
votes = 58,467
percentage = 40.2Election box total no change
votes = 145,527
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 = Esteban Torres (incumbent)
votes = 66,404
percentage = 60.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles M. House
votes = 43,659
percentage = 39.7Election box total no change
votes = 110,063
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 = Esteban Torres (incumbent)
votes = 92,087
percentage = 63.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles M. House
votes = 50,954
percentage = 35.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Carl M. "Marty" Swinney
votes = 2,686
percentage = 1.8Election box total no change
votes = 145,727
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 = Esteban Torres (incumbent)
votes = 55,646
percentage = 60.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John Eastman
votes = 36,024
percentage = 39.3Election box total no change
votes = 91,670
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 = Esteban Torres (incumbent)
votes = 91,738
percentage = 61.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = J. Jay Hernandez
votes = 50,907
percentage = 34.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Carl M. "Marty" Swinney
votes = 7,072
percentage = 4.7Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Worland (write-in)
votes = 1
percentage = 0.0Election box total no change
votes = 149,718
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 = Esteban Torres (incumbent)
votes = 72,439
percentage = 61.67Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Albert J. Nunez
votes = 40,068
percentage = 34.11Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Carl M. "Marty" Swinney
votes = 4,921
percentage = 4.19Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = J. Scott (write-in)
votes = 27
percentage = 0.02Election box total no change
votes = 117,455
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 = Esteban Torres (incumbent)
votes = 94,730
percentage = 68.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = David Nunez
votes = 36,852
percentage = 26.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = J. Scott
votes = 4,122
percentage = 2.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = David Argall
votes = 2,736
percentage = 1.9Election box total no change
votes = 138,440
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 = Grace Napolitano
votes = 76,471
percentage = 67.63Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ed Perez
votes = 32,321
percentage = 28.58Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Jason Heath
votes = 2,195
percentage = 1.94Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Walter Scott
votes = 2,088
percentage = 1.85Election box total no change
votes = 113,075
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 = Grace Napolitano (incumbent)
votes = 105,980
percentage = 71.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert Arthur Canales
votes = 33,445
percentage = 22.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Julia F. Simon
votes = 9,262
percentage = 6.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John W. Brantuk (write-in)
votes = 36
percentage = 0.0Election box total no change
votes = 148,723
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 = Lucille Roybal-Allard (inc.)
votes = 46,734
percentage = 74.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Wayne Miller
votes = 17,090
percentage = 25.9Election box total no change
votes = 63,824
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 = Lucille Roybal-Allard (inc.)
votes = 82,282
percentage = 74.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Wayne Miller
votes = 28,175
percentage = 25.5Election box total no change
votes = 110,457
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 = Lucille Roybal-Allard (inc.)
votes = 57,459
percentage = 76.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Wayne Miller
votes = 17,359
percentage = 23.2Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Naomi Crane (write-in)
votes = 1
percentage = 0.0Election box total no change
votes = 74,819
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

References

External links

* [http://www.govtrack.us/congress/findyourreps.xpd?state=CA&district=34 California's 34th congressional district] , GovTrack.US
* [http://ca.rand.org/stats/politics/sov/elect.defs.html RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions]
* [http://www.calvoter.org/voter/maps/congress/CD34.pdf California Voter Foundation map - CD34]
* [http://www.baldingforcongress.com Christopher Balding for Congress]