"CA-50" redirects here. For California State Route 50, see U.S. Route 50 in California.
| California's 50th congressional district |
| Current Representative |
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Duncan D. Hunter (R–Lakeside) |
| Ethnicity |
58.6% White, 2.3% Black, 5.1% Asian, 29.9% Hispanic, 4.0[1]% other |
| Cook PVI |
R+14 |
California's 50th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California based in San Diego County. The district from 2003 to 2013 consisted of the northern coastal region of San Diego County and includes the suburbs of San Marcos, Carlsbad, Encinitas, Solana Beach, and Escondido.
The district is currently represented by Republican Duncan D. Hunter. The district was shifted slightly in the current redistrictig to include Fallbrook, San Marcos, Valley Center, Escondido, Santee, Lakeside, and mountain and desert areas stretching to the Imperial County line.
The district from 2003 to 2013
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Contents
- 1 History
- 1.1 44th District
- 1.2 41st District
- 1.3 2000s
- 2 Voting
- 3 List of representatives
- 4 Election results
- 4.1 1992
- 4.2 1994
- 4.3 1996
- 4.4 1998
- 4.5 2000
- 4.6 2002
- 4.7 2004
- 4.8 2006 (Special)
- 4.9 2006
- 4.10 2008
- 4.11 2010
- 4.12 2012
- 5 References in popular culture
- 6 References
- 7 External links
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History
44th District
In the 1980s, California's 44th Congressional District was one of four that divided San Diego. The district had been held for eight years by Democrat Jim Bates and was considered the most Democratic district in the San Diego area. However, Bates became bogged down in a scandal involving charges of sexual harassment. Randy "Duke" Cunningham won the Republican nomination and hammered Bates about the scandal. Cunningham won by just a point, meaning that the San Diego area was represented entirely by Republicans for only the second time since the city was split into three districts after the 1960 U.S. Census. Upon his victory, Cunningham changed his official residence from his Del Mar home to a condominium in the Mission Valley neighborhood in San Diego, as he was required to reside in the district that he represented in Congress.
41st District
In the 1980s, California's 41st congressional district was another of four that divided San Diego. The northern San Diego County district had been held for 12 years by Republican Bill Lowery and was considered the most Republican district in the San Diego area. Most of the district became the California's 51st congressional district after the 1990 U.S. Census. In 1992, Cunningham campaigned against Lowery in Lowery's district in the Republican primary. The new 51st District was much more conservative than Cunningham's more urban, old 41st District farther south. Lowery, who was tainted by the House check kiting scandal, lost the primary to Cunningham, who billed himself as honest, with his campaign theme of "A Congressman We Can Be Proud Of." Cunningham changed his official residence back to his Del Mar home in the old 41st/new 51st District after winning.
2000s
In the 2000 U.S. Census, most of the 51st District became the California's 50th congressional district. The district was gerrymandered to exclude the relatively liberal areas of La Jolla, Bird Rock, downtown La Jolla, and the University of California-San Diego areas. Those areas were moved to the more liberal California's 53rd congressional district, and the more conservative community of Clairemont was added to the current 50th district.
Voting
| Election results from statewide races |
| Year |
Office |
Results |
| 2010 |
Governor[2] |
Whitman 55.2 - 39.8% |
| Senator[3] |
Fiorina 55.2 - 39.8% |
| 2008 |
President[4] |
Obama 51.3 - 47.1% |
| 2006 |
Governor[5] |
Schwarzenegger 69.9 - 26.3% |
| Senator[6] |
Feinstein 50.8 - 45.2% |
| 2004 |
President[7] |
Bush 55.2 - 43.9% |
| Senator[8] |
Jones 48.2 - 48.1% |
| 2003 |
Recall[9][10] |
Yes 68.0 - 32.0% |
| Schwarzenegger 63.1 - 20.3% |
| 2002 |
Governor[11] |
Simon 55.6 - 37.3% |
| 2000 |
President[12] |
Gore 59.0 - 37.2% |
| Senator[13] |
Feinstein 64.4 - 27.8% |
| 1998 |
Governor |
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| Senator |
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| 1996 |
President |
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| 1994 |
Governor |
|
| Senator |
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| 1992 |
President |
Clinton 48.8 - 30.0% |
| Senator |
Boxer 49.8 - 39.0% |
| Senator |
Feinstein 54.5 - 35.6% |
List of representatives
| Representative |
Party |
Dates |
Electoral history |
Counties |
| Bob Filner |
Democratic |
January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2003 |
First elected in 1992
Re-elected in 1994
Re-elected in 1996
Re-elected in 1998
Re-elected in 2000
Redistricted to the 51st district |
San Diego
(southern suburbs) |
| Duke Cunningham |
Republican |
January 3, 2003 –
December 1, 2005 |
Redistricted from the 51st district and re-elected here in 2004
Re-elected in 2004
Resigned |
San Diego
(northern suburbs) |
| Vacant |
December 1, 2005 –
June 13, 2006 |
| Brian Bilbray |
Republican |
June 13, 2006 –
January 3, 2013 |
First elected to finish Cunningham's term
Re-elected in 2006
Re-elected in 2008
Re-elected in 2010
Redistricted to the 52nd district and lost |
| Duncan D. Hunter |
Republican |
January 3, 2013 –
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Redistricted from the 52nd district
Re-elected in 2012 |
inland San Diego
(Escondido and Santee) |
Election results
1992
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1992[14] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Democratic |
Bob Filner |
77,293 |
56.6% |
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Republican |
Tony Valencia |
39,531 |
28.9% |
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Libertarian |
Barbara Hutchinson |
15,489 |
11.3% |
|
Peace and Freedom |
Roger Bruce Batchelder |
4,250 |
3.1% |
|
No party |
Pickard (write-in) |
63 |
0.1% |
| Totals |
136,626 |
100.0% |
| Voter turnout |
% |
|
Democratic gain from Republican |
1994
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1994[15] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Democratic |
Bob Filner (incumbent) |
59,214 |
58.90% |
|
Republican |
Mary Alice Acevedo |
36,955 |
32.50% |
|
Libertarian |
Richardo Duenez |
3,326 |
3.18% |
|
Peace and Freedom |
Guillermo Ramirez |
3,002 |
2.87% |
|
Green |
Kip Krueger |
1,954 |
1.87% |
| Totals |
118,340 |
100.0% |
| Voter turnout |
% |
|
Democratic hold |
1996
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1996[16] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Democratic |
Bob Filner (incumbent) |
73,200 |
58.9% |
|
Republican |
Jim Baize |
38,351 |
32.5% |
|
Reform |
Dan Clark |
3,253 |
2.7% |
|
Natural Law |
Earl Shepard |
6,573 |
1.8% |
|
Libertarian |
Philip Zoebisch |
1,398 |
1.1% |
| Totals |
118,340 |
100.0% |
| Voter turnout |
% |
|
Democratic hold |
1998
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1998[17] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Democratic |
Bob Filner (incumbent) |
77,354 |
99.18% |
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No party |
Jon Parungoa (write-in) |
596 |
0.77% |
|
Republican |
Petra E. Barajas (write-in) |
41 |
0.05% |
| Totals |
77,991 |
100.0% |
| Voter turnout |
% |
|
Democratic hold |
2000
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2000[18] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Democratic |
Bob Filner (incumbent) |
95,191 |
68.3% |
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Republican |
Bob Divine |
38,526 |
27.7% |
|
Libertarian |
David A. Willoughby |
3,472 |
2.4% |
|
Natural Law |
LeAnn S. Kendall |
2,283 |
1.6% |
| Totals |
139,472 |
100.0% |
| Voter turnout |
% |
|
Democratic hold |
2002
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2002[19] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
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Republican |
Duke Cunningham (inc.) |
111,095 |
64.4% |
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Democratic |
Del G. Stewart |
55,855 |
32.3% |
|
Libertarian |
Richard M. Fontanesi |
5,751 |
3.3% |
| Totals |
172,701 |
100.0% |
| Voter turnout |
% |
|
Republican hold |
2004
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2004[20] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Republican |
Duke Cunningham (inc.) |
169,025 |
58.5% |
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Democratic |
Francine Busby |
105,590 |
36.5% |
|
Green |
Gary M. Waayers |
6,504 |
2.2% |
|
American Independent |
Diane Templin |
4,723 |
1.6% |
|
Libertarian |
Brandon C. Osborne |
3,486 |
1.2% |
| Totals |
289,328 |
100.0% |
| Voter turnout |
% |
|
Republican hold |
2006 (Special)
Main article: California 50th congressional district special election, 2006
Representative Cunningham resigned on November 28, 2005, as a result of a bribery scandal. An open special election was held on April 11, 2006. The top vote getter was Democrat Francine Busby, who won 44% of the vote. The second place finisher was Republican Brian Bilbray, who won 15% of the vote. Paul King was the top Libertarian party vote getter, with 0.6% of the vote. Since no candidate received a simple majority, the top vote-getters in each party competed in a runoff or special general election on June 6, 2006 (the same day as the statewide California primary). Bilbray was sworn in on June 13, based on unofficial counts, two weeks before the election was certified. As a consequence of this action, a court challenge to the election results filed by voters was denied on jurisdictional grounds.[21] This decision is being appealed.
| California 50th congressional district special election, 2006 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
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Republican |
Brian Bilbray |
64,554 |
49.5% |
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Democratic |
Francine Busby |
59,021 |
45.3% |
|
Independent |
William Griffith |
4,846 |
3.7% |
|
Libertarian |
Paul King |
1,995 |
1.5% |
| Totals |
134,302 |
100.0% |
| Voter turnout |
% |
|
Republican hold |
2006
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2006[22] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
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Republican |
Brian Bilbray (incumbent) |
118,018 |
53.2% |
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Democratic |
Francine Busby |
96,612 |
43.5% |
|
Libertarian |
Paul King |
4,119 |
1.8% |
|
Peace and Freedom |
Miriam E. Clark |
3,353 |
1.5% |
| Totals |
222,102 |
100.0% |
| Voter turnout |
% |
|
Republican hold |
2008
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2008[23] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
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Republican |
Brian Bilbray (incumbent) |
157,502 |
50.24% |
|
Democratic |
Nick Leibham |
141,635 |
45.18% |
|
Libertarian |
Wayne Dunlap |
14,365 |
4.58% |
| Totals |
313,502 |
100.00% |
| Voter turnout |
% |
|
Republican hold |
2010
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2010[24] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Republican |
Brian Bilbray (incumbent) |
142,236 |
56.65% |
|
Democratic |
Francine Busby |
97,813 |
38.96% |
|
Libertarian |
Lars B. Grossmith |
5,546 |
2.21% |
|
Peace and Freedom |
Miriam E. Clark |
5,470 |
2.18% |
| Totals |
251,065 |
100.00% |
| Voter turnout |
% |
|
Republican hold |
2012
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2012[25] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Republican |
Duncan D. Hunter (incumbent) |
174,838 |
67.7% |
|
Democratic |
David B. Secor |
83,455 |
32.3% |
| Totals |
258,293 |
100.00% |
| Voter turnout |
% |
|
Republican hold |
References in popular culture
On November 29, 2005, Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report declared on his show that the 50th Congressional District was "dead" to him after its insufficient support for his "friend" Duke Cunningham. Colbert placed the district on the show's ever-changing "Dead to Me" board, saying that he now considered the number of congressional districts in the United States to be 434. The number became 433 when he retired the 22nd District of Texas and sent it up to the rafters. However, on June 8, 2006, the eve of Tom Delay's leaving Congress, Colbert returned the district to the board with a satirical "tribute" to DeLay, followed by a fake interview segment made from spliced-together clips of three interviews DeLay had done in the past. Colbert put the district back into retirement at the end of the segment. On March 1, 2006, he "downgraded" the 50th District's status from "dead to me" to "never existed to me."[26]
References
- ^ http://www.latimes.com/la-redistricting-map-july-2011,0,5339409.htmlstory#39.71057374407184,-118.14590136718749,5,usCongress,,,current
- ^ Statement of Vote (2010 Governor)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2010 Senator)
- ^ (2008 President)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2006 Governor)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2006 Senator)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2004 President)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2004 Senator)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2003 Recall Question)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2003 Governor)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2002 Governor)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2000 President)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2000 Senator)
- ^ 1992 election results
- ^ 1994 election results
- ^ 1996 election results
- ^ 1998 election results
- ^ 2000 election results
- ^ 2002 general election results
- ^ 2004 general election results
- ^ "Judge throws out 50th District election lawsuit". North County Times. 2006-08-29. Retrieved 2006-10-03.
- ^ 2006 general election results
- ^ 2008 general election results
- ^ 2010 general election results
- ^ 2012 general election results
- ^ List of The Colbert Report episodes, episodes 122 and 226.
External links
- GovTrack.us: California's 50th congressional district
- RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions
- California Voter Foundation map - CD50
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Coordinates: 33°4′11″N 117°10′54″W / 33.06972°N 117.18167°W / 33.06972; -117.18167
