California's 39th congressional district

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California's 39th congressional district covers part of southeastern Los Angeles County, including Lynwood and part of Whittier, and is represented by Linda Sánchez, a Democrat elected in 2002.

The seat was originally one of five reapportioned to California after the 1970 census. The district as currently drawn was created for the 108th Congress following post-2000 census redistricting.

The previous 39th was a Republican stronghold, territory now mostly redesignated into the 40th and 42nd districts; Sánchez's predecessor, Ed Royce, now represents the 40th.

Voting

John Kerry received 59% of the vote in this district in 2004; George W. Bush received 40%. The district voted for Phil Angelides 49-46% in 2006, Dianne Feinstein 64-31% in 2006, Barbara Boxer 64-31% in 2004, recalling Gray Davis 54-46% and Arnold Schwarzenegger 45-37% in 2003, and Davis 54-38% in 2002.

List of Representatives

Counties	Representative	Party	Dates	Notes
Inland Orange	Andrew Hinshaw	Republican	1973-01-03 – 1975-01-03	Redistricted from 35th district Redistricted to 40th district
Northeastern Orange	Charles E. Wiggins	Republican	1975-01-03 – 1979-01-03	Redistricted from 25th district; retired
Northeastern Orange	William E. Dannemeyer	Republican	1979-01-03 – 1993-01-03	Ran for Senate
Southern Los Angeles, northwestern Orange	Ed Royce	Republican	1993-01-03 – 2003-01-03	Redistricted to 40th district
South/southeastern Los Angeles	Linda Sánchez	Democratic	2003-01-03 – present	Redistricted from 38th district; incumbent

Election results

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