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California's 15th congressional district

California's 15th congressional district
California US Congressional District 15 (since 2013).tif
California's 15th congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative
Eric Swalwell
D–Dublin
Population (2019)782,312
Median household
income		$125,018[1]
Ethnicity
  • 37.47% White[2]
  • 28.91% Asian
  • 23.40% Hispanic
  • 6.92% Black
  • 1.23% Pacific Islander Americans
  • 0.58% Native American
Cook PVID+20[3]

California's 15th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The district is currently represented by Democrat Eric Swalwell. The district currently covers most of eastern and southwestern Alameda County as well as part of Contra Costa County. Cities and CDPs in the district include Castro Valley, Dublin, Hayward, Livermore, Pleasanton, Sunol, and Union City; most of San Ramon; and parts of Danville and Fremont.

Prior to redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission in 2011, the 15th wrapped around San Jose on the north and west, extending south to include much of Gilroy. That area is now split between the 17th, 18th, and 19th districts. The current 15th predominantly consists of portions of the former 13th, 11th, and 10th districts.

Election results from statewide races

Year U.S. President U.S. Senator (Class 1) U.S. Senator (Class 3) Governor
1992 Clinton 46.3 – 30.3% Feinstein 59.3 – 33.4% Boxer 51.1 – 38.3%
1994 Feinstein 52.3 – 39.2% Wilson 51.3 – 43.3%
1996 Clinton 52.7 – 35.2%
1998 Boxer 54.5 – 41.3% Davis 60.8 – 35%
2000 Gore 56.7 – 37.8%[4] Feinstein 54.6 – 39.8%[5]
2002 Davis 55.0 – 33.4%[6]
2003 Recall: No 56.0 – 44.0%[7][8]
Schwarzenegger 40.8 – 37.2%
2004 Kerry 62.9 – 35.9%[9] Boxer 64.9 – 30.8%[10]
2006 Feinstein 68.5 – 26.2%[11] Schwarzenegger 53.6 – 41.3%[12]
2008 Obama 68.4 – 29.7% [13]
2010 Boxer 61.8 – 33.0% Brown 59.8 – 36.2%
2012 Obama 68.0 – 29.8% Feinstein 70.7 – 29.3%
2014 Brown 69.7 – 30.3%
2016 Clinton 69.9 – 24.4% Harris 69.8 – 30.2%
2018 Feinstein 57.3 – 42.7% Newsom 69 – 31%
2020 Biden 71.5 – 26.4%

List of members representing the district

Member Party Dates Cong
ress 		Electoral history Counties
District created on March 4, 1933
William I. Traeger (California Congressman).jpg
William I. Traeger 		Republican March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935 		73rd Elected in 1932.
Lost re-election. 		1933–1963
Los Angeles
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John M. Costello 		Democratic January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1945 		74th
75th
76th
77th
78th 		Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Lost renomination.
Gordon L. McDonough (California Congressman).jpg
Gordon L. McDonough 		Republican January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1963 		79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th 		Elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Lost re-election.
John J. McFall.jpg
John J. McFall 		Democratic January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1975 		88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd 		Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Redistricted to the 14th district. 		1963–1967
San Joaquin, Stanislaus
1967–1973
Northeastern Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus
1973–1975
Eastern Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus
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Bernice F. Sisk 		Democratic January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1979 		94th
95th 		Redistricted from the 16th district and re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976. 		1975–1983
Western Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus
Tony Coelho.jpg
Tony Coelho 		Democratic January 3, 1979 –
June 15, 1989 		96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st 		Elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Resigned.
1983–1993
Western Fresno, Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus
Vacant June 15, 1989 –
September 12, 1989 		101st
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Gary Condit 		Democratic September 12, 1989 –
January 3, 1993 		101st
102nd 		Elected to finish Coelho's term.
Re-elected in 1990.
Redistricted to the 18th district.
Norman Mineta, official portrait, DOT.jpg
Norman Mineta 		Democratic January 3, 1993 –
October 10, 1995 		103rd
104th 		Redistricted from the 13th district and re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Resigned to accept a position with Lockheed Martin. 		1993–2003
Western Santa Clara, northern Santa Cruz
Vacant October 10, 1995 –
December 12, 1995 		104th
Tom Campbell 106th Congress.jpg
Tom Campbell 		Republican December 12, 1995 –
January 3, 2001 		104th
105th
106th 		Elected to finish Mineta's term.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Mike Honda, official portrait, 111th Congress.jpg
Mike Honda 		Democratic January 3, 2001 –
January 3, 2013 		107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th 		Elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 17th district.
2003–2013
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Western/northwestern Santa Clara
Eric Swalwell 113th Congress.jpg
Eric Swalwell 		Democratic January 3, 2013 –
present 		113th
114th
115th
116th
117th 		Elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020. 		2013–present
Eastern/southern Alameda, southern Contra Costa

Election results

1932

1932 United States House of Representatives elections in California[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William I. Traeger 67,390 52.8
Democratic John M. Costello 57,518 45.1
No party Errol Shour (write-in) 2,721 2.1
Total votes 127,663 100.0
Turnout
Republican win (new seat)

1934

1934 United States House of Representatives elections in California[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John M. Costello 67,247 50.5
Republican William I. Traeger (Incumbent) 65,858 49.5
Total votes 133,161 100.0
Turnout
Democratic gain from Republican

1936

1936 United States House of Representatives elections in California[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John M. Costello (Incumbent) 99,107 69.0
Republican Ernest Sawyer 44,559 31.0
Total votes 143,718 100.0
Turnout
Democratic hold

1938

1938 United States House of Representatives elections in California[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John M. Costello (Incumbent) 83,086 60.1
Republican O. D. Thomas 51,483 37.3
Communist Emil Freed 2,951 2.1
Total votes 138,132 100.0
Turnout
Democratic hold

1940

1940 United States House of Representatives elections in California[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John M. Costello (Incumbent) 94,435 56.2
Republican Norris Nelson 71,667 42.6
Communist Emil Freed 2,004 1.2
Total votes 168,155 100.0
Turnout
Democratic hold

1942

1942 United States House of Representatives elections in California[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John M. Costello (Incumbent) 88,798 86.1
Prohibition B. Tarkington Dowden 10,185 9.9
Communist Philip Gardner 3,989 3.9
Total votes 103,094 100.0
Turnout
Democratic hold

1944

1944 United States House of Representatives elections in California[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gordon L. McDonough 100,305 56.6
Democratic Hal Styles 73,655 41.6
Prohibition Johannes Nielson-Lange 2,694 1.5
Total votes 177,081 100.0
Turnout
Republican gain from Democratic

1946

1946 United States House of Representatives elections in California[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gordon L. McDonough (Incumbent) 106,020 99.4
Turnout 106,628
Republican hold

1948

1948 United States House of Representatives elections in California[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gordon L. McDonough (Incumbent) 131,933 83.0
Progressive Maynard Omerberg 27,007 17.0
Total votes 159,031 100.0
Turnout
Republican hold

1950

1950 United States House of Representatives elections in California[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gordon L. McDonough (Incumbent) 112,704 87.1
Progressive Jeanne Cole 16,559 12.8
Total votes 129,352 100.0
Turnout
Republican hold

1952

1952 United States House of Representatives elections in California[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gordon L. McDonough (Incumbent) 142,545 99.7
Turnout 142,932
Republican hold

1954

1954 United States House of Representatives elections in California[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gordon L. McDonough (Incumbent) 77,651 56.9
Democratic Frank O'Sullivan 58,785 43.1
Total votes 136,445 100.0
Turnout
Republican hold

1956

1956 United States House of Representatives elections in California[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gordon L. McDonough (Incumbent) 97,182 57.9
Democratic Emery Petty 70,681 42.1
Total votes 167,865 100.0
Turnout
Republican hold

1958

1958 United States House of Representatives elections in California[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gordon L. McDonough (Incumbent) 77,267 52.0
Democratic Emery Petty 71,192 48.0
Total votes 148,482 100.0
Turnout
Republican hold

1960

1960 United States House of Representatives elections in California[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gordon L. McDonough (Incumbent) 89,234 51.3
Democratic Norman Martell 84,650 48.5
Total votes 174,035 100.0
Turnout
Republican hold

1962

1962 United States House of Representatives elections in California[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John J. McFall (Incumbent) 97,322 70
Republican Clifford B. Bull 41,726 30
Total votes 139,048 100
Turnout
Democratic hold

1964

1964 United States House of Representatives elections in California[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John J. McFall (Incumbent) 109,560 70.9
Republican Kenneth Gibson 44,977 29.1
Total votes 154,537 100.0
Turnout
Democratic hold

1966

1966 United States House of Representatives elections in California[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John J. McFall (Incumbent) 81,733 57
Republican Sam Van Dyken 61,550 43
Total votes 143,283 100
Turnout
Democratic hold

1968

1968 United States House of Representatives elections in California[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John J. McFall (Incumbent) 85,761 53.8
Republican Sam Van Dyken 73,685 46.2
Total votes 159,446 100.0
Turnout
Democratic hold

1970

1970 United States House of Representatives elections in California[33]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John J. McFall (Incumbent) 98,442 63.1
Republican Sam Van Dyken 55,546 35.6
American Independent Francis E. "Gill" Gillings 1,994 1.3
Total votes 155,982 100.0
Turnout
Democratic hold

1972

1972 United States House of Representatives elections in California[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John J. McFall (Incumbent) 145,273 100.0
Turnout
Democratic hold

1974

1974 United States House of Representatives elections in California[35]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bernice F. Sisk (Incumbent) 80,205 72
Republican Carol Harner 31,361 28
Total votes 111,566 100
Turnout
Democratic hold

1976

1976 United States House of Representatives elections in California[36]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bernice F. Sisk (Incumbent) 92,735 72.2
Republican Carol Harner 35,700 27.8
Total votes 128,435 100.0
Turnout
Democratic hold

1978

1978 United States House of Representatives elections in California[37]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tony Coelho 75,212 60.1
Republican Chris Patterakis 49,914 39.9
Total votes 125,126 100.0
Turnout
Democratic hold

1980

1980 United States House of Representatives elections in California[38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tony Coelho (Incumbent) 108,072 71.8
Republican Ron Schwartz 37,895 25.2
Libertarian Michael L. Pullen 4,524 3.0
Total votes 150,491 100.0
Turnout
Democratic hold

1982

1982 United States House of Representatives elections in California[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tony Coelho (Incumbent) 86,022 63.7
Republican Ed Bates 45,948 34.0
Libertarian Stephen L. Gerringer 3,073 2.3
Total votes 135,043 100.0
Turnout
Democratic hold

1984

1984 United States House of Representatives elections in California[40]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tony Coelho (Incumbent) 109,590 65.5
Republican Carol Harner 54,730 32.7
Libertarian Richard M. Harris 3,086 1.8
Total votes 167,406 100.0
Turnout
Democratic hold

1986

1986 United States House of Representatives elections in California[41]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tony Coelho (Incumbent) 93,600 71.0
Republican Carol Harner 35,793 27.2
Libertarian Richard M. Harris 2,382 1.8
Total votes 131,775 100.0
Turnout
Democratic hold

1988

1988 United States House of Representatives elections in California[42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tony Coelho (Incumbent) 118,710 69.8
Republican Carol Harner 47,957 28.2
Libertarian Richard M. Harris 3,526 2.1
Total votes 170,193 100.0
Total votes 70,753 41.6
Turnout
Democratic hold

1989 (Special)

1989 special election[43]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gary Condit 57.1
Republican Claire L. Berryhill 35.0
Republican Robert J. Weimer 3.3
Republican Cliff Burris 2.6
Libertarian Roy Shrimp 0.9
Republican Chris Patterakis 0.4
Republican David M. "Dave" Williams 0.4
Republican Jack E. McCoy 0.2
Total votes 100.0
Turnout
Democratic hold

1990

1990 United States House of Representatives elections in California[44]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gary Condit (Incumbent) 97,147 66.2
Republican Cliff Burris 49,634 33.8
Total votes 146,781 100.0
Turnout
Democratic hold

1992

1992 United States House of Representatives elections in California[45]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Norm Mineta (Incumbent) 168,617 63.5
Republican Robert Wick 82,875 31.2
Libertarian Duggan Dieterly 13,293 5.0
No party Futrell (write-in) 585 0.2
Total votes 265,370 100.0
Turnout
Democratic hold

1994

1994 United States House of Representatives elections in California[46]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Norm Mineta (Incumbent) 119,921 59.90
Republican Robert Wick 80,266 40.09
No party Liu (write-in) 17 0.01
Total votes 200,204 100.0
Turnout
Democratic hold

1995 (Special)

List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives in California[47]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Campbell 54,372 58.85
Democratic Jerry Estruth 33,051 35.77
Independent Linh Kieu Dao 4,922 5.33
Reform Connor Vlakancic (write-in) 42 0.05
Total votes 92,387 100.00
Turnout
Republican gain from Democratic

1996

1996 United States House of Representatives elections in California[48]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Campbell (Incumbent) 132,737 58.6
Democratic Dick Lane 79,048 34.9
Reform Valli Sharpe-Geisler 6,230 2.7
Libertarian Ed Wimmers 5,481 2.4
Natural Law Bruce Currivan 3,372 1.4
Republican Linh Dao (write-in) 9 0.0
Republican Connor Vlakancic (write-in) 9 0.0
Total votes 226,886 100.0
Turnout
Republican hold

1998

1998 United States House of Representatives elections in California[49]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Campbell (Incumbent) 111,876 60.54
Democratic Dick Lane 70,059 37.91
Natural Law Frank Strutner 2,843 1.54
Republican Constant Vlakancic (write-in) 8 0.00
Total votes 184,786 100.0
Turnout
Republican hold

2000

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in California[50]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Honda 128,545 54.3
Republican Jim Cunneen 99,866 42.2
Libertarian Ed Wimmers 4,820 2.0
Natural Law Douglas C. Gorney 3,591 1.5
No party Phillip Kronzer (write-in) 82 0.0
Total votes 236,904 100.0
Turnout
Democratic gain from Republican

2002

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in California[51]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Honda (Incumbent) 87,482 65.8
Republican Linda Rae Hermann 41,251 31.0
Libertarian Jeff Landauer 4,289 3.2
Total votes 133,022 100.0
Turnout
Democratic hold

2004

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in California[52]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Honda (Incumbent) 154,385 72.1
Republican Raymond Chukwu 59,953 27.9
Total votes 214,338 100.0
Turnout
Democratic hold

2006

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in California[53]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Honda (Incumbent) 115,532 72.4
Republican Raymond Chukwu 44,186 27.6
Total votes 186,718 100.0
Turnout
Democratic hold

2008

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in California[54]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Honda (Incumbent) 170,977 71.66
Republican Joyce Stoer Cordi 55,489 23.26
Green Peter Myers 12,123 5.08
Total votes 238,589 100.0
Turnout
Democratic hold

2010

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in California[55]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Honda (Incumbent) 126,147 67.60
Republican Scott Kirkland 60,468 32.40
Total votes 186,615 100.00
Turnout
Democratic hold

2012

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California[56]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eric Swalwell 120,388 52.1
Democratic Pete Stark (Incumbent) 110,646 47.9
Total votes 231,034 100.00
Democratic hold

2014

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California[57]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eric Swalwell (Incumbent) 99,756 69.8
Republican Hugh Bussell 43,150 30.2
Total votes 142,906 100.00
Democratic hold

2016

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in California[58]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eric Swalwell (Incumbent) 198,578 73.8
Republican Danny R. Turner 70,619 26.2
Total votes 269,197 100
Democratic hold

2018

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California[59]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eric Swalwell (Incumbent) 177,989 73.0
Republican Rudy L. Peters Jr. 65,940 27.0
Total votes 243,929 100
Democratic hold

2020

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eric Swalwell (incumbent) 242,991 70.9
Republican Alison Hayden 99,710 29.1
Total votes 342,701 100.0
Democratic hold

See also

References

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