California's 17th congressional district

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California's 17th congressional district covers all of Monterey and San Benito counties, as well as part of Santa Cruz County. It includes all of the coastal communities surrounding Monterey Bay, the city of Salinas, as well as the vast majority of the Salinas River Valley, one of the most fertile agricultural areas in the United States. It is one of 53 congressional districts in California. The current Representative for this district is Democrat Sam Farr.

Voting

John Kerry received 66% of the vote in this district in 2004; George W. Bush received 33%. The district voted for Arnold Schwarzenegger 48-45% in 2006, Dianne Feinstein 69-25% in 2006, Barbara Boxer 66-29% in 2004, keeping Gray Davis 58-42% and Cruz Bustamante 40-38% in 2003, and Davis 55-32% in 2002.

List of Representatives

Counties	Representative	Party	Dates	Notes
Los Angeles	John F. Dockweiler	Democratic	1933-03-04 – 1938-04-15	Newly created district; died in office
	Vacant		1938-04-15 – 1939-01-03
	Lee E. Geyer	Democratic	1939-01-03 – 1941-10-11	Died in office
	Vacant		1941-10-11 – 1942-08-25
	Cecil R. King	Democratic	1942-08-25 – 1969-01-03	Retired
	Glenn M. Anderson	Democratic	1969-01-03 – 1973-01-03	Redistricted to 35th district
Southern San Mateo, small part of northwestern Santa Clara	Pete McCloskey	Republican	1973-01-03 – 1975-01-03	Redistricted from 11th district Redistricted to 12th district
Eastern Fresno, Kings, northwestern Tulare	John Hans Krebs	Democratic	1975-01-03 – 1979-01-03	Redistricted from 18th district Lost re-election to Pashayan
	Charles (Chip) Pashayan	Republican	1979-01-03 – 1983-01-03
Eastern Fresno, Kings, Kern (Bakersfield), Tulare			1983-01-03 – 1991-01-03	Lost re-election to Dooley
	Cal Dooley	Democratic	1991-01-03 – 1993-01-03	Redistricted to 20th district
Monterey, San Benito, southern Santa Cruz	Leon Panetta	Democratic	1993-01-03 – 1993-01-23	Redistricted from 16th district Appointed director of the OMB
	Vacant		1993-01-23 – 1993-06-08
	Sam Farr	Democratic	1993-06-08 – present	Incumbent

Election Results

1932 • 1934 • 1936 • 1938 • 1940 • 1942 (Special) • 1942 • 1944 • 1946 • 1948 • 1950 • 1952 • 1954 • 1956 • 1958 • 1960 • 1962 • 1964 • 1966 • 1968 • 1970 • 1972 • 1974 • 1976 • 1978 • 1980 • 1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1993 (Special) • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006

1932

1934

1936

1938

1940

1942 (Special)

Democrat Cecil R. King won the special election to replace fellow Democrat Lee E. Geyer, who died in office. Data for this special election is not available.

1942

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2004

2006

References

External links

• GovTrack.us: California's 17th congressional district
• RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions
• California Voter Foundation map - CD17

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