California's 27th congressional district

California's 27th congressional district
	California's 27th congressional district since January 3, 2013
	Judy Chu; D–Monterey Park
Median income	$76,515[1]
Ethnicity	37.94% Asian[2]; 29.22% white; 26.88% Hispanic; 4.72% black; 0.31% Native American;
Cook PVI	D+16[3]

California's 27th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Judy Chu. It comprises parts of Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties and covers much of the San Gabriel Foothills. Communities in the district include Alhambra, Altadena, Arcadia, Bradbury, Claremont, East Pasadena, Monterey Park, Rosemead, San Antonio Heights, San Gabriel, San Marino, Sierra Madre, South Pasadena, and Temple City; most of Glendora and Pasadena; and parts of Monrovia and Upland.

Prior to redistricting in 2011, the district was located entirely within Los Angeles County, encompassing a substantial portion of the San Fernando Valley.

Competitiveness

In statewide races

Election results from statewide races
Year	Office	Results
1990	Governor[4]	Feinstein 52.0% - 42.9%
1992	President[5]	Clinton 44.3% - 36.6%
	Senator[6]	Herschensohn 47.5% - 44.9%
	Senator (Special)[7]	Feinstein 50.7% - 42.1%
1994	Governor[8]	Wilson 59.5% - 37.5%
1994	Senator[9]	Huffington 47.7% - 44.6%
1996	President[10]	Clinton 49.1% - 40.5%
1998	Governor[11]	Davis 56.6% - 40.3%
1998	Senator[12]	Boxer 51.1% - 45.6%
2000	President[13]	Gore 53.4% - 41.4%
2000	Senator[14]	Feinstein 56.6% - 36.4%
2002	Governor[15]	Davis 50.1% - 40.4%
2003	Recall[16][17]	56.5% - 43.5%
2003	Recall[16][17]	Schwarzenegger 52.0% - 29.9%
2004	President[18]	Kerry 59.3% - 39.3%
2004	Senator[19]	Boxer 63.7% - 31.2%
2006	Governor[20]	Schwarzenegger 52.7% - 42.3%
2006	Senator[21]	Feinstein 63.2% - 31.3%
2008	President[22]	Obama 66.1% - 31.7%
2010	Governor[23]	Brown 57.9% - 36.8%
2010	Senator[24]	Boxer 57.6% - 36.7%
2012	President[25]	Obama 62.6% - 35.0%
2012	Senator[26]	Feinstein 65.2% - 34.8%
2014	Governor[27]	Brown 62.3% – 37.7%
2016	President[28]	Clinton 66.0% - 28.4%
2016	Senator[29]	Harris 62.1% - 37.9%
2018	Governor[30]	Newsom 65.1% – 34.9%
2018	Senator[31]	Feinstein 60.1% – 39.9%

List of members representing the district

District created January 3, 1953

Member	Party	Dates	Cong ress(es)	Electoral history	Counties
Harry R. Sheppard	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th	Redistricted from the 21st district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 33rd district.	1953–1963 San Bernardino
Everett G. Burkhalter	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	88th	Elected in 1962. Lost re-election.	1963–1969 Los Angeles
Edwin Reinecke	Republican	January 3, 1965 – January 21, 1969	89th 90th 91st	Elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Resigned to become Lieutenant Governor of California.	1963–1969 Los Angeles
Edwin Reinecke	Republican	January 3, 1965 – January 21, 1969	89th 90th 91st		1969–1973 Los Angeles
Vacant		January 21, 1969 – April 29, 1969	91st
Barry Goldwater Jr.	Republican	April 29, 1969 – January 3, 1975	91st 92nd 93rd	Elected to finish Reinecke's term. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Redistricted to the 20th district.
Barry Goldwater Jr.	Republican	April 29, 1969 – January 3, 1975	91st 92nd 93rd		1973–1975 Los Angeles, Southern Ventura
Alphonzo E. Bell Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977	94th	Redistricted from the 28th district and re-elected in 1974. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.	1975–1983 Los Angeles
Bob Dornan	Republican	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983	95th 96th 97th	Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.	1975–1983 Los Angeles
Mel Levine	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993	98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Retired.	1983–1993 Western Los Angeles (Manhattan/Redondo Beach, Santa Monica)
Carlos Moorhead	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997	103rd 104th	Redistricted from the 22nd district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Retired.	1993–2003 Los Angeles (Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena)
Jim Rogan	Republican	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2001	105th 106th	Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Lost re-election.
Adam Schiff	Democratic	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003	107th	Elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 29th district.
Brad Sherman	Democratic	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013	108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	Redistricted from the 24th district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 30th district.	2003–2013 Parts of Western Los Angeles County including Northridge and Reseda
Judy Chu	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – present	113th 114th 115th 116th	Redistricted from the 32nd district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018.	2013–Present San Gabriel Foothills including Alhambra and Pasadena

Election results

1952 • 1954 • 1956 • 1958 • 1960 • 1962 • 1964 • 1966 • 1968 • 1969 (Special) • 1970 • 1972 • 1974 • 1976 • 1978 • 1980 • 1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 • 2018

1952

1952 United States House of Representatives elections in California[32]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry R. Sheppard (Incumbent)	68,773	55.0
	Republican	Carl B. Hilliard	56,202	45.0
Total votes			124,975	100.0
	Democratic hold

1954

1954 United States House of Representatives elections in California[33]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry R. Sheppard (Incumbent)	65,389	64.8
	Republican	Martin K. Barrett	35,594	35.2
Total votes			100,983	100.0
	Democratic hold

1956

1956 United States House of Representatives elections in California[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry R. Sheppard (Incumbent)	124,662	100.0
	Democratic hold

1958

1958 United States House of Representatives elections in California[35]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry R. Sheppard (Incumbent)	105,062	72.3
	Republican	Robert M. Castle	40,317	27.7
Total votes			145,379	100.0
	Democratic hold

1960

1960 United States House of Representatives elections in California[36]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry R. Sheppard (Incumbent)	123,645	66.8
	Republican	Robert M. Castle	61,484	33.2
Total votes			185,129	100.0
	Democratic hold

1962

1962 United States House of Representatives elections in California[37]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Everett G. Burkhalter	66,979	52.1
	Republican	Edgar W. Hiestand (Incumbent)	61,538	47.9
Total votes			128,517	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

1964

1964 United States House of Representatives elections in California[38]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edwin Reinecke	83,141	51.7
	Democratic	Tom Bane	77,587	48.3
Total votes			160,734	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

1966

1966 United States House of Representatives elections in California[39]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edwin Reinecke (Incumbent)	93,890	65.3
	Democratic	John A. "Jack" Howard	49,785	34.7
Total votes			143,675	100.0
	Republican hold

1968

1968 United States House of Representatives elections in California[40]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edwin Reinecke (Incumbent)	158,309	72.2
	Democratic	John T. Butchko	60,808	27.8
Total votes			219,117	100.0
	Republican hold

1969 (Special)

1969 California's 27th congressional district special election[41]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barry Goldwater Jr.	64,734	56.9
	Democratic	John K. Van de Kamp	48,983	43.1
Total votes			113,717	100.0
	Republican hold

1970

1970 United States House of Representatives elections in California[42]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barry Goldwater Jr. (Incumbent)	139,326	66.6
	Democratic	N. "Toni" Kimmel	63,652	30.5
	Peace and Freedom	Edward Richer	3,306	1.6
	American Independent	John H. Hind	2,642	1.3
Total votes			208,926	100.0
	Republican hold

1972

1972 United States House of Representatives elections in California[43]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barry Goldwater Jr. (Incumbent)	117,622	57.4
	Democratic	Mark S. Novak	87,295	42.6
Total votes			204,917	100.0
	Republican hold

1974

1974 United States House of Representatives elections in California[44]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. (Incumbent)	99,645	63.9
	Democratic	John Dalessio	50,919	32.5
	Peace and Freedom	Jerry Rubin	5,547	3.6
Total votes			156,111	100.0
	Republican hold

1976

1976 United States House of Representatives elections in California[45]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Dornan	114,623	54.7
	Democratic	Gary Familian	94,988	45.3
Total votes			209,611	100.0
	Republican hold

1978

1978 United States House of Representatives elections in California[46]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Dornan (Incumbent)	89,392	51.0
	Democratic	Carey Peck	85,880	49.0
Total votes			175,272	100.0
	Republican hold

1980

1980 United States House of Representatives elections in California[47]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Dornan (Incumbent)	109,807	51.0
	Democratic	Carey Peck	100,061	46.5
	Libertarian	Jerome L. "Jerry" Sievers	5,448	2.5
Total votes			215,316	100.0
	Republican hold

1982

1982 United States House of Representatives elections in California[48]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mel Levine	108,347	59.5
	Republican	Bart W. Christensen	67,479	37.0
	Libertarian	ZacK Richardson	6,391	3.5
Total votes			182,217	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

1984

1984 United States House of Representatives elections in California[49]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mel Levine (Incumbent)	116,933	55.0
	Republican	Robert B. Scribner	88,896	41.8
	Peace and Freedom	Thomas L. O'Connor Jr.	3,815	1.8
	Libertarian	Jeff Avrech	3,137	1.5
Total votes			212,781	100.0
	Democratic hold

1986

1986 United States House of Representatives elections in California[50]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mel Levine (Incumbent)	110,403	63.7
	Republican	Rob Scribner	59,410	34.3
	Peace and Freedom	Thomas L. O'Connor Jr.	2,078	1.2
	Libertarian	Larry Leathers	1,429	0.8
Total votes			173,320	100.0
	Democratic hold

1988

1988 United States House of Representatives elections in California[51]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mel Levine (Incumbent)	148,814	67.5
	Republican	Dennis Galbraith	65,307	29.6
	Libertarian	William J. Fulco	6,214	2.8
Total votes			220,335	100.0
	Democratic hold

1990

1990 United States House of Representatives elections in California[52]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mel Levine (Incumbent)	90,857	58.2
	Republican	David Barrett Cohen	58,140	37.2
	Peace and Freedom	Edward E. Ferrer	7,101	4.5
Total votes			156,098	100.0
	Democratic hold

1992

1992 United States House of Representatives elections in California[53]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carlos Moorhead (Incumbent)	105,521	49.7
	Democratic	Doug Kahn	83,805	39.4
	Green	Jesse A. Moorman	11,003	5.2
	Peace and Freedom	Margaret L. Edwards	7,329	3.5
	Libertarian	Dennis Decherd	4,790	2.3
	Independent	Ballantyne (write-in)	2	0.0
Total votes			212,450	100.0
	Republican hold

1994

1994 United States House of Representatives elections in California[54]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carlos Moorhead (Incumbent)	88,341	53.0
	Democratic	Doug Kahn	70,267	42.1
	American Independent	Bill Gibbs	4,328	2.6
	Libertarian	Dennis Decherd	3,838	2.3
Total votes			166,774	100.0
	Republican hold

1996

1996 United States House of Representatives elections in California[55]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Rogan	95,310	50.2
	Democratic	Doug Kahn	82,014	43.2
	Libertarian	Elizabeth Michael	6,645	3.5
	Green	Walt Sheasby	4,195	3.3
	Natural Law	Martin Zucker	1,766	0.8
Total votes			189,930	100.0
	Republican hold

1998

1998 United States House of Representatives elections in California[56]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Rogan (Incumbent)	80,702	50.7
	Democratic	Barry A. Gordon	73,875	46.5
	Libertarian	Bob New	4,489	2.8
Total votes			159,066	100.0
	Republican hold

2000

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in California[57]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Schiff	113,708	52.7
	Republican	Jim Rogan (Incumbent)	94,518	43.9
	Natural Law	Miriam R. Hospodar	3,873	1.7
	Libertarian	Ted Brown	3,675	1.7
Total votes			215,774	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2002

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in California[58]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Sherman (Incumbent)	79,815	62.0
	Republican	Robert M. Levy	48,996	38.0
Total votes			128,811	100.0
	Democratic hold

2004

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in California[59]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Sherman (Incumbent)	125,296	62.3
	Republican	Robert M. Levy	66,946	33.3
	Green	Eric J. Carter	8,956	4.4
Total votes			201,198	100.0
	Democratic hold

2006

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in California[60]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Sherman (Incumbent)	92,650	68.8
	Republican	Peter Hankwitz	42,074	31.2
Total votes			134,724	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in California[61]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Sherman (Incumbent)	135,665	68.6
	Republican	Navraj Singh	49,510	24.8
	Libertarian	Tim Denton	14,171	6.6
Total votes			185,175	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in California[62]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Sherman (Incumbent)	102,927	65.1
	Republican	Mark Reed	55,056	34.9
Total votes			157,983	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California[63]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Judy Chu (Incumbent)	154,191	64.0
	Republican	Jack Orswell	86,817	36.0
Total votes			241,008	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California[64]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Judy Chu (Incumbent)	75,728	59.4
	Republican	Jack Orswell	51,852	40.6
Total votes			127,580	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in California[65]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Judy Chu (Incumbent)	168,977	67.4
	Republican	Jack Orswell	81,655	32.6
Total votes			250,632	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California[66]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Judy Chu (Incumbent)	160,504	79.2
	Democratic	Bryan Witt	42,132	20.8
Total votes			202,636	100.0
	Democratic hold

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References

External links

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[1] US Census

[population-2] "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).

[Cook-3] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[4] Statement of Vote (1990 Governor)

[5] Statement of Vote (1992 President)

[6] Statement of Vote (1992 Senate)

[7] Statement of Vote (1992 Senate)

[8] Statement of Vote (1994 Governor)

[9] Statement of Vote (1994 Senate)

[10] Statement of Vote (1996 President)

[11] Statement of Vote (1998 Governor) Archived September 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[12] Statement of Vote (1998 Senate) Archived September 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[13] Statement of Vote (2000 President)

[14] Statement of Vote (2000 Senator)

[15] Statement of Vote (2002 Governor)

[16] Statement of Vote (2003 Recall Question)

[17] Statement of Vote (2003 Governor)

[18] Statement of Vote (2004 President)

[19] Statement of Vote (2004 Senator)

[20] Statement of Vote (2006 Governor)

[21] Statement of Vote (2006 Senator)

[22] Statement of Vote (2008 President)

[23] Statement of Vote (2010 Governor)

[24] Statement of Vote (2010 Senator)

[25] Statement of Vote (2012 President)

[26] Statement of Vote (2012 Senator)

[27] Statement of Vote (2014 Governor)

[28] Statement of Vote (2016 President)

[29] Statement of Vote (2016 Senator)

[30] Statement of Vote (2018 Governor)

[31] Statement of Vote (2018 Senator)

[32] 1952 election results

[33] 1954 election results

[34] 1956 election results

[35] 1958 election results

[36] 1960 election results

[37] 1962 election results

[38] 1964 election results

[39] 1966 election results

[40] 1968 election results

[41] 1969 special election results

[42] 1970 election results

[43] 1972 election results

[44] 1974 election results

[45] 1976 election results

[46] 1978 election results

[47] 1980 election results

[48] 1982 election results

[49] 1984 election results

[50] 1986 election results

[51] 1988 election results

[52] 1990 election results

[53] 1992 election results

[54] 1994 election results

[55] 1996 election results

[56] 1998 election results

[57] 2000 election results

[58] 2002 election results

[59] 2004 election results

[60] 2006 election results

[61] 2008 election results

[62] 2010 election results

[63] 2012 election results

[64] 2014 election results

[65] 2016 election results

[66] 2018 election results