California's 43rd congressional district
California's 43rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California that is currently represented by Democrat Maxine Waters. The district is centered in the southern part of Los Angeles County, and includes portions of the cities of Los Angeles (including LAX) and Torrance. It includes the entirety of the cities of Hawthorne, Lawndale, Gardena, Inglewood, and Lomita. From 2003 until 2013, the 43rd district was based in San Bernardino County. The Hispanic-majority district encompassed the southwestern part of the county, and included San Bernardino and Rialto.
California's 43rd congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Population (2022) | 723,043 | ||
Median household income | $66,509[1] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+32[2] |
Recent results in statewide elections
Election results from statewide races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
1990 | Governor[3] | Wilson 64.0% - 30.0% |
1992 | President[4] | Bush 38.2% - 37.8% |
Senator[5] | Herschensohn 52.6% - 37.1% | |
Senator (Special)[5] | Seymour 46.2% - 43.2% | |
1994 | Governor[6] | Wilson 63.4% - 31.4% |
Senator[7] | Huffington 56.2% – 32.8% | |
1996 | President[8] | Dole 45.5% - 43.0% |
1998 | Governor[9] | Davis 51.2% - 45.6% |
Senator[10] | Fong 49.2% – 45.9% | |
2000 | President[11] | Bush 52.1% - 44.2% |
Senator[12] | Feinstein 46.8% - 45.6% | |
2002 | Governor[13] | Davis 57.4% - 34.6% |
2003 | Recall[14][15] | Yes 72.2% - 27.8% |
Schwarzenegger 47.3% - 35.2% | ||
2004 | President[16] | Kerry 58.1% - 40.7% |
Senator[17] | Boxer 64.5% - 30.3% | |
2006 | Governor[18] | Angelides 48.7% - 45.4% |
Senator[19] | Feinstein 64.6% - 29.8% | |
2008 | President[20] | Obama 68.0% - 30.1% |
2010 | Governor[21] | Brown 61.7% - 30.3% |
Senator[22] | Boxer 60.1% - 32.2% | |
2012 | President[23] | Obama 78.0% - 20.0% |
U.S. Senator[24] | Feinstein 78.3% - 21.7% | |
2014 | Governor[25] | Brown 72.6% – 27.4% |
2016 | President[26] | Clinton 78.4% - 16.7% |
Senator[27] | Harris 66.7% - 33.3% | |
2018 | Governor[28] | Newsom 78.0% – 22.0% |
Senator[29] | Feinstein 62.4% – 37.6% | |
2020 | President[30] | Biden 76.9% - 20.9% |
2021 | Recall[31] | No 77.2% - 22.8% |
2022 | Governor[32] | Newsom 78.3 - 21.7% |
Senator | Padilla 80.0 - 20.0% |
Composition
# | County | Seat | Population |
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37 | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 9,829,544 |
As of the 2020 redistricting, California's 43rd congressional district is located in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County. This district includes Los Angeles International Airport.
Los Angeles County is split between this district, the 36th district, 37th district, 44th district, and the 42nd district. The 43rd and 36th are partitioned by W Florence Ave, Arbor Vitae St, Westchester Parkway, La Tijera Blvd, W 91st St, Cum Laude Ave, W 92nd St, Waterview St, Napoleon St, Vista Del Mar, W Imperial Highway, Aviation Blvd, Del Aire Park, E Sl Segundo Blvd, S Aviation Blvd, Marine Ave, Inglewood Ave, Highway 91, Redondo Beach Blvd, Hawthorne Blvd, and Sepulveda Blvd.
The 43rd, 37th and 42nd are partitioned by E 91st St, McKinley Ave, E 88th Pl, Avalon Blvd, E Manchester Ave, S Normandie Ave, W 94th Pl, S Halldale Ave, W Century Blvd, La Salle Ave/S Denker Ave, W 104th St, S Western Ave, W 108th St, S Gramercy Pl, S Van Ness Ave, W 76th St, 8th Ave, W 79th St, S Victoria Ave, W 74th St, West Blvd, W 64th St, S La Brea Ave, 6231 S La Brea Ave-Flight Ave, W 64th St, 6404 S Springpark Ave-W Fairview Blvd, W Centinela Ave, Ave, S Central Ave, Firestone Blvd-E 90 St, S Central Ave, E 103rd St, Success Ave, E 92nd St, E 91st, Croesus Ave, and E 97th St.
The 43rd and the 44th are partitioned by Alameda St, E 103rd St, Mona Blvd, E 107th Pl, E 108th St, S Alameda St, Highway 105, Mona Blvd, Santa Fe Ave, E Stockton Ave, N Bullis Rd, Palm Ave/E Killen Pl, N Thorson Ave, McMillan St, Waldorf Dr/N Castlegate Ave, S Gibson Ave, Wright Rd, E Rosecrans Ave, Highway 710, Somerset Blvd, Myrrh St, Hunsake Ave, Alondra Blvd, E Greenleaf Blvd, Main Campus Dr, S Susana Rd, Highway 91, Highway 47, Calle Anita, 2605 Homestead Pl-266 W Apras St, 255 W Victoria St-18300 S Wilmington Ave, W Victoria St, Central Ave, Lincoln Memorial Park, 2600 W Billings St-2973 W Caldwell St, Malloy Ave/S Clymar Ave, W Alondra Blvd, S Figueroa St, W 182nd St, Electric St, and S Western Ave.
The 43rd takes in the cities of Hawthorne, Inglewood, Lawndale, Gardena, Compton, and northeast Torrance, as well as the Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts.
List of members representing the district
Election results
1972 • 1974 • 1976 • 1978 • 1980 • 1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2014• 2016 • 2018 • 2020 • 2022 |
1972
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Victor Veysey (Incumbent) | 117,781 | 62.7 | ||
Democratic | Ernest Z. Robles | 70,129 | 37.3 | ||
Total votes | 187,910 | 100.0 | |||
Republican win (new seat) |
1974
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Clair Burgener (Incumbent) | 114,102 | 60.4 | |
Democratic | Bill Bandes | 74,905 | 39.6 | |
Total votes | 189,007 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
1976
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Clair Burgener (Incumbent) | 173,576 | 65.0 | |
Democratic | Pat Kelly | 93,475 | 35.0 | |
Total votes | 267,051 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
1978
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Clair Burgener (Incumbent) | 167,150 | 68.7 | |
Democratic | Reuben B. Brooks | 76,308 | 31.3 | |
Total votes | 243,458 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
1980
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Clair Burgener (Incumbent) | 298,815 | 86.6 | |
Democratic | Tom Metzger | 46,361 | 13.4 | |
Total votes | 345,176 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
1982
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ron Packard (write-in) | 66,444 | 36.8 | |
Democratic | Roy Pat Archer | 57,995 | 32.1 | |
Republican | Johnnie R. Crean | 56,297 | 31.1 | |
Total votes | 180,736 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
1984
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ron Packard (Incumbent) | 165,643 | 74.1 | |
Democratic | Lois E. Humphreys | 50,996 | 22.8 | |
Libertarian | Phyllis Avery | 6,878 | 3.1 | |
Total votes | 223,517 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
1986
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ron Packard (Incumbent) | 137,341 | 73.1 | |
Democratic | Joseph Chirra | 45,078 | 24.0 | |
Libertarian | Phyllis Avery | 5,370 | 2.9 | |
Total votes | 187,789 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
1988
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ron Packard (Incumbent) | 202,478 | 71.7 | |
Democratic | Howard Greenbaum | 72,499 | 25.6 | |
Libertarian | Daniel L. Muhe | 7,552 | 2.7 | |
Total votes | 282,529 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
1990
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ron Packard (Incumbent) | 151,206 | 68.1 | |
Peace and Freedom | Doug Hansen | 40,212 | 18.1 | |
Libertarian | Richard L. "Rick" Arnold | 30,720 | 13.8 | |
Total votes | 222,138 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
1992
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ken Calvert | 88,987 | 46.7 | |
Democratic | Mark A. Takano | 88,468 | 46.4 | |
American Independent | Gary Odom | 6,095 | 3.2 | |
Libertarian | Gene L. Berkman | 4,989 | 2.6 | |
Independent | John Schwab (write-in) | 2,100 | 1.1 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 13,210 | 6.5 | ||
Total votes | 203,849 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
1994
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ken Calvert (Incumbent) | 84,500 | 54.7 | |
Democratic | Mark A. Takano | 59,342 | 38.4 | |
Libertarian | Gene L. Berkman | 9,636 | 6.3 | |
Independent | John Schwab (write-in) | 767 | 0.5 | |
Independent | Velma Hickey (write-in) | 141 | 0.1 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 6,421 | 4.0 | ||
Total votes | 160,807 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
1996
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ken Calvert (Incumbent) | 97,247 | 54.7 | |
Democratic | Guy Kimborough | 67,422 | 37.9 | |
Natural Law | Annie Wallack | 6,576 | 3.7 | |
Peace and Freedom | Kevin Akin | 3,309 | 1.9 | |
Libertarian | Gene Berkman | 3,086 | 1.7 | |
Independent | Colleen Cummings (write-in) | 84 | 0.1 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 6,571 | 3.6 | ||
Total votes | 184,295 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
1998
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ken Calvert (Incumbent) | 83,012 | 55.7 | |
Democratic | Mike Rayburn | 56,373 | 37.8 | |
Green | Phill Courtney | 5,508 | 3.7 | |
Natural Law | Annie Wallack | 4,178 | 2.8 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 9,064 | 5.7 | ||
Total votes | 158,135 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
2000
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ken Calvert (Incumbent) | 140,201 | 73.7 | |
Libertarian | Bill Reed | 29,755 | 15.6 | |
Natural Law | Nat Adam | 20,376 | 10.7 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 190,332 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe Baca (Incumbent) | 45,374 | 66.4 | |
Republican | Wendy C. Neighbor | 20,821 | 30.5 | |
Libertarian | Ethel M. Mohler | 2,145 | 3.1 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 5,273 | 7.2 | ||
Total votes | 73,613 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe Baca (Incumbent) | 86,830 | 66.4 | |
Republican | Ed Laning | 44,004 | 33.6 | |
Independent | Barry J. Patts (write-in) | 0 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 130,834 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe Baca (Incumbent) | 52,791 | 64.5 | |
Republican | Scott Folkens | 29,069 | 35.5 | |
Total votes | 81,860 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe Baca (Incumbent) | 108,259 | 69.1 | |
Republican | John Roberts | 48,312 | 30.9 | |
Total votes | 156,571 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | 63.4 | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe Baca (Incumbent) | 70,026 | 65.5 | |
Republican | Scott Folkens | 36,890 | 34.5 | |
Total votes | 106,916 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Maxine Waters (Incumbent) | 143,123 | 71.2 | |
Democratic | Bob Flores | 57,771 | 28.8 | |
Total votes | 200,894 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Maxine Waters (Incumbent) | 69,681 | 71.0 | |
Republican | John Wood, Jr. | 28,521 | 29.0 | |
Total votes | 98,202 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Maxine Waters (Incumbent) | 167,017 | 76.1 | |
Republican | Omar Navarro | 52,499 | 23.9 | |
Total votes | 219,516 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Maxine Waters (Incumbent) | 152,272 | 77.7 | |
Republican | Omar Navarro | 43,780 | 22.3 | |
Total votes | 196,052 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Maxine Waters (incumbent) | 199,210 | 71.7 | |
Republican | Joe E. Collins III | 78,688 | 28.3 | |
Total votes | 277,898 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Maxine Waters (incumbent) | 95,462 | 77.3 | |
Republican | Omar Navarro | 27,985 | 22.7 | |
Total votes | 123,447 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Historical district boundaries
From 2003 through 2013, the district consisted of many of San Bernardino's central suburbs, including San Bernardino, Ontario and Fontana. Due to redistricting after the 2010 United States Census, the district has moved south west into South Los Angeles and now includes Hawthorne and Inglewood.
References
- Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- Statement of Vote (1990 Governor)
- Statement of Vote (1992 President)
- Statement of Vote (1992 Senate)
- Statement of Vote (1994 Governor)
- Statement of Vote (1994 Senate)
- Statement of Vote (1996 President)
- "Statement of Vote (1998 Governor)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2011.
- "Statement of Vote (1998 Senate)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2011.
- Statement of Vote (2000 President)
- Statement of Vote (2000 Senator)
- Statement of Vote (2002 Governor)
- Statement of Vote (2003 Recall Question)
- Statement of Vote (2003 Governor)
- Statement of Vote (2004 President)
- Statement of Vote (2004 Senator)
- Statement of Vote (2006 Governor)
- Statement of Vote (2006 Senator)
- Statement of Vote (2008 President)
- Statement of Vote (2010 Governor)
- Statement of Vote (2010 Senator)
- Statement of Vote (2012 President)
- Statement of Vote (2012 Senator)
- Statement of Vote (2014 Governor)
- Statement of Vote (2016 President)
- Statement of Vote (2016 Senate)
- Statement of Vote (2018 Governor)
- Statement of Vote (2018 Senator)
- "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012".
- "Our Campaigns - CA Governor - Recall Question Race - Sep 14, 2021".
- "Counties by Congressional Districts for Governor" (PDF). sos.ca.gov. November 8, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- "1972 election results" (PDF).
- "1974 election results" (PDF).
- "1976 election results" (PDF).
- "1978 election results" (PDF).
- "1980 election results" (PDF).
- "1982 election results" (PDF).
- "1984 election results" (PDF).
- "1986 election results" (PDF).
- "1988 election results" (PDF).
- "1990 election results" (PDF).
- "1992 election results" (PDF).
- "1994 election results" (PDF).
- "1996 election results" (PDF).
- "1998 election results" (PDF).
- "2000 election results" (PDF).
- 2002 election results
- 2004 election results
- 2006 election results
- 2008 election results
- 2010 election results
- 2012 election results
- 2014 election results
- 2016 election results
- 2018 election results
External links
- The new District 43— California's GovTrack.us: Map of current 43rd congressional district (Westside, Los Angeles County)
- California Voter Foundation map of former 43rd congressional district (San Bernardino County) — (pre-2013).
- RAND.org: California Election Returns for pre-2013 43rd congressional district (San Bernardino County)