California's 43rd congressional district

Infobox U.S. congressional district
state = California
district number = 43

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representative = Joe Baca
party = Democratic
english area = 193
metric area =
percent urban = 99.3
percent rural = 0.7
population = 639,087
population year = 2000
median income = 37,390
percent white = 23.4
percent black = 12.4
percent asian = 3.1
percent native american = 0.3
percent hispanic = 58.3
percent other race = 0.2
percent blue collar =
percent white collar =
percent gray collar =
cpvi = D+13

California's 43rd congressional district is one of 53 California Congressional Districts. Since 2003, it has covered a part of southwestern San Bernardino County. The current Representative for this district is Democrat Joe Baca.

Voting

1972

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Victor Veysey (incumbent)
votes = 117,781
percentage = 62.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Ernest Z. Robles
votes = 70,129
percentage = 37.3Election box total no change
votes = 187,910
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 = Clair Burgener (incumbent)
votes = 114,102
percentage = 60.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Bill Bandes
votes = 74,905
percentage = 39.6Election box total no change
votes = 189,007
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 = Clair Burgener (incumbent)
votes = 173,576
percentage = 65.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Pat Kelly
votes = 93,475
percentage = 35.0Election box total no change
votes = 267,051
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 = Clair Burgener (incumbent)
votes = 167,150
percentage = 68.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Reuben B. Brooks
votes = 76,308
percentage = 31.3Election box total no change
votes = 243,458
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 = Clair Burgener (incumbent)
votes = 298,815
percentage = 86.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Tom Metzger
votes = 46,361
percentage = 13.4Election box total no change
votes = 345,176
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 = Ron Packard (write-in)
votes = 66,444
percentage = 36.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Roy Pat Archer
votes = 57,995
percentage = 32.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Johnnie R. Crean
votes = 56,297
percentage = 31.1Election box total no change
votes = 180,736
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 = Ron Packard (incumbent)
votes = 165,643
percentage = 74.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Lois E. Humphreys
votes = 50,996
percentage = 22.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Phyllis Avery
votes = 6,878
percentage = 3.1Election box total no change
votes = 223,517
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 = Ron Packard (incumbent)
votes = 137,341
percentage = 73.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Joseph Chirra
votes = 45,078
percentage = 24.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Phyllis Avery
votes = 5,370
percentage = 2.9Election box total no change
votes = 187,789
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 = Ron Packard (incumbent)
votes = 202,478
percentage = 71.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Howard Greenbaum
votes = 72,499
percentage = 25.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Daniel L. Muhe
votes = 7,552
percentage = 2.7Election box total no change
votes = 282,529
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 = Ron Packard (incumbent)
votes = 151,206
percentage = 68.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Doug Hansen
votes = 40,212
percentage = 18.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Richard L. "Rick" Arnold
votes = 30,720
percentage = 13.8Election box total no change
votes = 222,138
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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ken Calvert
votes = 88,987
percentage = 46.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Mark A. Takano
votes = 88,468
percentage = 46.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Gary Odom
votes = 6,095
percentage = 3.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Gene L. Berkman
votes = 4,989
percentage = 2.6Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = John Schwab (write-in)
votes = 2,100
percentage = 1.1Election box total no change
votes = 190,639
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box new seat win
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1994

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ken Calvert (incumbent)
votes = 84,500
percentage = 54.73Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Mark A. Takano
votes = 59,342
percentage = 38.44Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Gene L. Berkman
votes = 9,636
percentage = 6.24Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = John Schwab (write-in)
votes = 767
percentage = 0.50Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Hickey (write-in)
votes = 141
percentage = 0.09Election box total no change
votes = 154,386
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 = Ken Calvert (incumbent)
votes = 97,247
percentage = 54.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Guy Kimborough
votes = 67,422
percentage = 38.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Annie Wallack
votes = 6,576
percentage = 3.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Kevin Akin
votes = 3,309
percentage = 1.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Gene Berkman
votes = 3,086
percentage = 1.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Colleen Cummings (write-in)
votes = 84
percentage = 0.0Election box total no change
votes = 177,724
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 = Ken Calvert (incumbent)
votes = 83,012
percentage = 55.69Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Mike Rayburn
votes = 56,373
percentage = 37.82Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party (United States)
candidate = Phill Courtney
votes = 5,508
percentage = 3.69Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Annie Wallack
votes = 4,178
percentage = 2.80Election box total no change
votes = 149,071
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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ken Calvert (incumbent)
votes = 140,201
percentage = 73.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Bill Reed
votes = 29,755
percentage = 15.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Nat Adam
votes = 20,376
percentage = 10.7Election box total no change
votes = 190,332
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

2002

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Joe Baca (incumbent)
votes = 45,274
percentage = 66.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Wendy C. Neighbor
votes = 20,821
percentage = 30.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Ethel M. Mohler
votes = 2,145
percentage = 3.1Election box total no change
votes = 68,240
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 = Joe Baca (incumbent)
votes = 86,830
percentage = 66.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ed Laning
votes = 44,004
percentage = 33.6Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Barry J. Patts (write-in)
votes = 0
percentage = 0.0Election box total no change
votes = 130,834
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 = Joe Baca (incumbent)
votes = 144,409
percentage = 64.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Scott Folkens
votes = 29,069
percentage = 35.5Election box total no change
votes = 173,478
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=43 California's 43rd 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/CD43.pdf California Voter Foundation map - CD43]