California's 50th congressional district

"CA-50" redirects here. For California State Route 50, see U.S. Route 50 in California.
California's 50th congressional district
California's 50th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Duncan D. Hunter (R–Lakeside)
Population (2013) 730,427[1]
Median income $61,533[2]
Ethnicity 58.6% White, 2.3% Black, 5.1% Asian, 29.9% Hispanic, 4.0[3]% other
Cook PVI R+14[4]

California's 50th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. It is currently represented by Republican Duncan D. Hunter. Duncan D. Hunter Jr. or Duncan D. Hunter, is the son of Duncan L. Hunter who was an American politician. His father Duncan L. Hunter was a Republican member of the House of Representatives from California's 52nd, 45th and 42nd districts from 1981 to 2009.

Duncan L. Hunter was succeeded as Representative for the 52nd district by his son, Duncan D. Hunter.

Representative Term in office Date of birth (and age)
Duncan L. Hunter 1981–2009 May 31, 1948
Duncan D. Hunter 2009–2013 December 7, 1976

From 2003 through 2013, California's 52nd consisted of many of San Diego's northern and eastern suburbs, including Lakeside, Poway, Ramona, La Mesa, and Spring Valley. Due to redistricting after the 2010 United States Census, much of this area is now the 50th District.

The 50th district is currently based in San Diego County. It includes Fallbrook, San Marcos, Valley Center, Ramona, Escondido, Santee, Lakeside, parts of El Cajon and mountain and desert areas stretching east to the Imperial County line. It extends slightly into southwestern Riverside County in the Temecula area.

California 's 50th Congressional District Election 2016

The 50th Congressional District of California will hold an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016. , with the primary election being held on June 7, 2016. The winners of this election will serve in the 115th United States Congress, with seats apportioned among the states based on the 2010 United States Census. Other Congressional Districts will be eligible for election. The 2016 Presidential election, 2016 Senate elections, 2016 gubernatorial elections, and many state and local elections will also be held on this date.

California utilizes a top-two primary system, which allows all candidates to run and all voters to vote but only moves the top two vote-getters, regardless of party affiliation, to the general election.

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

2003–2013

In the 2000 U.S. Census, most of the 51st District became California's 50th congressional district. The district was gerrymandered to exclude the relatively liberal, coastal 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 Clairemont was added to the current 50th district. The more conservative, inland portions of La Jolla were kept within the 50th district.

From 2003 to 2013, the 50th district consisted of the northern coastal region of San Diego County and included the suburbs of San Marcos, Carlsbad, Encinitas, Solana Beach, and Escondido.

List of representatives

Portrait Representative Party Dates Notes Counties
District created January 3, 1993
  Bob Filner
September 4, 1942		 Democratic January 3, 1993
–
January 3, 2003		 Redistricted to the 51st district San Diego
(southern suburbs)
  Duke Cunningham
December 8, 1941		 Republican January 3, 2003
–
December 1, 2005		 Redistricted from the 51st district

Resigned after pleading guilty to multiple felonies		 San Diego
(northern suburbs)
Vacant December 1, 2005
–
June 13, 2006
  Brian Bilbray
January 28, 1951		 Republican June 13, 2006
–
January 3, 2013		 Redistricted to the 52nd district and lost
  Duncan D. Hunter
December 7, 1976		 Republican January 3, 2013
–
present		 Redistricted from the 52nd district Inland San Diego
(Escondido and Santee)

Living former representatives

As of April 2015, three former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 50th congressional district were currently living.

Representative Term in office Date of birth (and age)
Bob Filner 1993–2003 January 5, 1945
Duke Cunningham 2003–2005 December 8, 1941
Brian Bilbray 2006–2013 January 28, 1951

Elections for representatives

1992

United States House of Representatives elections, 1992[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Filner 77,293 56.6
Republican Tony Valencia 39,531 28.9
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%
Total votes 136,626 100.0
Voter turnout %
Democratic gain from Republican

1994

United States House of Representatives elections, 1994[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Total votes 118,340 100.0
Voter turnout %
Democratic hold

1996

United States House of Representatives elections, 1996[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Total votes 118,340 100.0
Voter turnout %
Democratic hold

1998

United States House of Representatives elections, 1998[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Filner (incumbent) 77,354 99.18
No party Jon Parungoa (write-in) 596 0.77%
Republican Petra E. Barajas (write-in) 41 0.05
Total votes 77,991 100.0
Voter turnout %
Democratic hold

2000

United States House of Representatives elections, 2000[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Filner (incumbent) 95,191 68.3
Republican Bob Divine 38,526 27.7
Libertarian David A. Willoughby 3,472 2.4
Natural Law LeAnn S. Kendall 2,283 1.6
Total votes 139,472 100.0
Voter turnout %
Democratic hold

2002

United States House of Representatives elections, 2002[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Duke Cunningham (inc.) 111,095 64.4
Democratic Del G. Stewart 55,855 32.3
Libertarian Richard M. Fontanesi 5,751 3.3
Total votes 172,701 100.0
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

2004

United States House of Representatives elections, 2004[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Duke Cunningham (inc.) 169,025 58.5
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
Total votes 289,328 100.0
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

2006 (Special)

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.[12] This decision is being appealed.

California 50th congressional district special election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian Bilbray 64,554 49.5
Democratic Francine Busby 59,021 45.3
Independent William Griffith 4,846 3.7
Libertarian Paul King 1,995 1.5
Total votes 134,302 100.0
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

2006

United States House of Representatives elections, 2006[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian Bilbray (incumbent) 118,018 53.2
Democratic Francine Busby 96,612 43.5
Libertarian Paul King 4,119 1.8
Peace and Freedom Miriam E. Clark 3,353 1.5
Total votes 222,102 100.0
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

2008

United States House of Representatives elections, 2008[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian Bilbray (incumbent) 157,502 50.24
Democratic Nick Leibham 141,635 45.18
Libertarian Wayne Dunlap 14,365 4.58
Total votes 313,502 100.00
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

2010

United States House of Representatives elections, 2010[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Total votes 251,065 100.00
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

2012

United States House of Representatives elections, 2012[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Duncan D. Hunter (incumbent) 174,838 67.7
Democratic David B. Secor 83,455 32.3
Total votes 258,293 100.00
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

In statewide races

Election results from statewide races
Year Office Results
2010 Governor[17] Whitman 55.2 - 39.8%
Senator[18] Fiorina 55.2 - 39.8%
2008 President[19] Obama 51.3 - 47.1%
2006 Governor[20] Schwarzenegger 69.9 - 26.3%
Senator[21] Feinstein 50.8 - 45.2%
2004 President[22] Bush 55.2 - 43.9%
Senator[23] Jones 48.2 - 48.1%
2003 Recall[24][25] Yes 68.0 - 32.0%
Schwarzenegger 63.1 - 20.3%
2002 Governor[26] Simon 55.6 - 37.3%
2000 President[27] Gore 59.0 - 37.2%
Senator[28] Feinstein 64.4 - 27.8%
1998 Governor
Senator
1996 President
1994 Governor
Senator
1992 President Clinton 48.8 - 30.0%
Senator Boxer 49.8 - 39.0%
Senator Feinstein 54.5 - 35.6%

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."[29]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "American Fact Finder - Results". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ "American Fact Finder - Results". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ http://www.latimes.com/la-redistricting-map-july-2011,0,5339409.htmlstory#39.71057374407184,-118.14590136718749,5,usCongress,,,current
  4. ↑ "Partisan Voting Index: Districts of the 113th Congress" (PDF). Cook Political Report. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ 1992 election results
  6. ↑ 1994 election results
  7. ↑ 1996 election results
  8. ↑ 1998 election results
  9. ↑ 2000 election results
  10. ↑ 2002 general election results
  11. ↑ 2004 general election results
  12. ↑ "Judge throws out 50th District election lawsuit". North County Times. 2006-08-29. Retrieved 2006-10-03.
  13. ↑ 2006 general election results
  14. ↑ 2008 general election results
  15. ↑ 2010 general election results
  16. ↑ 2012 general election results
  17. ↑ Statement of Vote (2010 Governor)
  18. ↑ Statement of Vote (2010 Senator)
  19. ↑ (2008 President)
  20. ↑ Statement of Vote (2006 Governor)
  21. ↑ Statement of Vote (2006 Senator)
  22. ↑ Statement of Vote (2004 President)
  23. ↑ Statement of Vote (2004 Senator)
  24. ↑ Statement of Vote (2003 Recall Question)
  25. ↑ Statement of Vote (2003 Governor)
  26. ↑ Statement of Vote (2002 Governor)
  27. ↑ Statement of Vote (2000 President)
  28. ↑ Statement of Vote (2000 Senator)
  29. ↑ List of The Colbert Report episodes, episodes 122 and 226.

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Coordinates: 33°00′N 116°36′W / 33°N 116.6°W / 33; -116.6

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