| California's 42nd congressional district |
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Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
| Representative | |
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| Population (2022) | 723,841[1] |
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Median household income | $73,006[1] |
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| Ethnicity | |
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| Cook PVI | D+22[2] |
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California's 42nd congressional district is a congressional district from the state of California. The district is represented by Republican Ken Calvert. The district is in Riverside County in the Inland Empire, as has the cities of Eastvale, Norco, Corona, Lake Elsinore, Menifee, Wildomar, Murrieta, as well as parts of Temecula.
Election history
2000 United States House of Representatives elections in California[5]
| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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|
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Democratic
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Joe Baca (Incumbent)
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90,585
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59.8
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Republican
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Eli Pirozzi
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53,239
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35.2
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Libertarian
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John "Scott" Ballard
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4,059
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2.6
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Natural Law
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Gwyn Hartley
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3,694
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2.4
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| Total votes
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151,577
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100.0
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Democratic hold
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2002 United States House of Representatives elections in California[6]
| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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|
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Republican
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Gary Miller (Incumbent)
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98,476
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67.8
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Democratic
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Richard Waldron
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42,090
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29.0
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Libertarian
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Donald Yee
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4,680
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3.2
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| Total votes
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145,186
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100.0
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Republican hold
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2004 United States House of Representatives elections in California[7]
| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Gary Miller (Incumbent)
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167,632
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68.2
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Democratic
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Lewis Myers
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78,393
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31.8
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| Total votes
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246,025
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100.0
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Republican hold
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2006 United States House of Representatives elections in California[8]
| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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|
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Republican
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Gary Miller (Incumbent)
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129,720
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100.0
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Republican hold
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2008 United States House of Representatives elections in California[9]
| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Gary Miller (Incumbent)
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158,404
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60.2
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Democratic
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Ed Chau
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104,909
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39.8
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| Total votes
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263,313
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100.0
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Republican hold
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2010 United States House of Representatives elections in California[10]
| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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|
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Republican
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Gary Miller (Incumbent)
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127,161
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62.3
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Democratic
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Michael Williamson
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65,122
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31.8
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Libertarian
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Mark Lambert
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12,115
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5.9
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| Total votes
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204,398
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100.0
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Republican hold
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2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California[11]
| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Ken Calvert (Incumbent)
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130,245
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60.6
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Democratic
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Michael Williamson
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84,702
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39.4
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| Total votes
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214,947
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100.0
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Republican hold
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2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California[14]
| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Ken Calvert (Incumbent)
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131,040
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56.5
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Democratic
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Julia C. Peacock
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100,892
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43.5
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| Total votes
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231,932
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100.0
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Republican hold
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2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California[15]
| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Ken Calvert (incumbent)
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210,074
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57.1
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Democratic
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William "Liam" O'Mara
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157,667
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42.9
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| Total votes
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367,741
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100.0
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Republican hold
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References
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- The at-large seats only existed from 1850 to 1865 and from 1883 to 1885.
The 53rd district no longer exists.
- See also
- California's past and present representatives, senators, and delegations
- Recent U.S. House elections in California: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024
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