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| Incumbent | Kevin McCarthy |
| Party | Republican |
| Term | 2nd |
| First elected | November 7, 2006 |
| Age on 11/02/2010 | 45 |
| Seeking re-election? | |
| Websites | Home Page Campaign Website |
| Other Resources | Congresspedia profile |
| 2008 Presidential Vote | McCain (R) 59.7% Obama (D) 38.3% Others 2.0% |
| 2008 Election Results | McCarthy (R) (unopposed) |
| Voter Registration | As of 05/04/2009 Republican: 174,578 (48.3%) Democratic: 113,062 (31.3%) Decline-to-State: 58,483 (16.2%) Other: 15,232 (4.2%) |
| District Blogs | |
| District Counties | Kern (part), Los Angeles (part), San Luis Obispo (part) |
| Counties | Representative | Party | Dates | Notes |
| Imperial, Orange, Riverside | John J. Phillips | Republican | 01/03/1943 - 01/03/1953 | New district; redistricted to CA-29 |
| Los Angeles | Joseph F. Holt | Republican | 01/03/1953 - 01/03/1961 | New district; retired |
| James C. Corman | Democratic | 01/03/1961 - 01/03/1975 | Redistricted to CA-21 | |
| Carlos J. Moorhead | Republican | 01/03/1975 - 01/03/1983 | Redistricted from CA-20; to CA-27 | |
| Los Angeles (north Los Angeles suburbs) | 01/03/1983 - 01/03/1993 | |||
| San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | Michael Huffington | Republican | 01/03/1993 - 01/03/1995 | Redistricted from CA-19; ran for Senate |
| Andrea Seastrand | Republican | 01/03/1995 - 01/03/1997 | Lost reelection to Walter Capps | |
| Walter Capps | Democratic | 01/03/1997 - 10/28/1997 | Died | |
| Vacant | 10/28/1997 - 03/17/1998 | |||
| Lois Capps | Democratic | 03/17/1998 - 01/03/2003 | Redistricted to CA-23 | |
| Kern, Los Angeles (Lancaster), inland San Luis Obispo | Bill Thomas | Republican | 01/03/2003 - 01/03/2007 | Redistricted from CA-21; retired |
| Kevin McCarthy | Republican | 01/03/2007 - present | Incumbent | |
| 1942 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | John J. Phillips | 42,765 | 57.62% | |
| Democratic | N. E. West | 31,440 | 42.36% | |
| No party | Scattering | 13 | 0.02% | |
| Totals | 74,218 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican win (new constituency) | ||||
| 1944 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | John J. Phillips (incumbent) | 88,537 | 99.84% | |
| No party | Scattering | 141 | 0.16% | |
| Totals | 88,678 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1946 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | John J. Phillips (incumbent) | 59,935 | 62.05% | |
| Democratic | Ray Adkinson | 36,649 | 37.94% | |
| No party | Scattering | 11 | 0.01% | |
| Totals | 96,595 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1948 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | John J. Phillips (incumbent) | 115,697 | 99.90% | |
| No party | Scattering | 121 | 0.10% | |
| Totals | 115,818 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1950 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | John J. Phillips (incumbent) | 114,497 | 99.87% | |
| No party | Scattering | 149 | 0.13% | |
| Totals | 114,646 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1952 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Joseph F. Holt | 85,039 | 60.45% | |
| Democratic | Dean E. McHenry | 55,534 | 39.48% | |
| No party | Scattering | 104 | 0.07% | |
| Totals | 140,677 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican win (new constituency) | ||||
| 1954 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Joseph F. Holt (incumbent) | 65,165 | 58.15% | |
| Democratic | William M. "Bill" Costley | 46,875 | 41.83% | |
| No party | Scattering | 16 | 0.01% | |
| Totals | 112,056 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1956 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Joseph F. Holt (incumbent) | 97,317 | 59.83% | |
| Democratic | Irving Glasband | 65,314 | 40.16% | |
| No party | Scattering | 14 | 0.01% | |
| Totals | 162,645 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1958 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Joseph F. Holt (incumbent) | 87,785 | 55.35% | |
| Democratic | Irving Glasband | 70,777 | 44.63% | |
| No party | Scattering | 34 | 0.02% | |
| Totals | 158,596 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1960 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | James C. Corman | 104,919 | 51.12% | |
| Republican | Lemoine Blanchard | 100,321 | 48.88% | |
| No party | Scattering | 10 | 0.00% | |
| Totals | 205,250 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
| 1962 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | James C. Corman (inc.) | 75,294 | 53.62% | |
| Republican | Charles S. Foote | 65,087 | 46.35% | |
| No party | Scattering | 330 | 0.02% | |
| Totals | 140,414 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1964 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | James C. Corman (inc.) | 94,141 | 50.53% | |
| Republican | Robert C. Cline | 92,133 | 49.46% | |
| No party | Scattering | 20 | 0.01% | |
| Totals | 186,294 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1966 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | James C. Corman (inc.) | 94,420 | 53.45% | |
| Republican | Robert C. Cline | 82,207 | 46.54% | |
| No party | Scattering | 29 | 0.02% | |
| Totals | 176,656 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1968 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | James C. Corman (inc.) | 102,322 | 56.92% | |
| Republican | Joe Holt | 74,433 | 41.40% | |
| Peace & Freedom | Hugh Manes | 3,024 | 1.68% | |
| Totals | 179,779 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1970 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | James C. Corman (inc.) | 95,256 | 59.37% | |
| Republican | Tom Hayden | 63,297 | 39.45% | |
| American Ind. | Callis R. Johnson | 1,880 | 1.17% | |
| Totals | 160,433 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1972 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | James C. Corman (inc.) | 121,352 | 67.57% | |
| Republican | Bruce P. Wolfe | 52,664 | 29.32% | |
| Peace & Freedom | Ralph L. Shroyer | 5,583 | 3.11% | |
| Totals | 179,599 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1974 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Carlos Moorhead (inc.) | 78,983 | 55.72% | |
| Democratic | Richard Hallin | 62,770 | 44.28% | |
| Totals | 141,753 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1976 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Carlos Moorhead (inc.) | 114,769 | 62.61% | |
| Democratic | Robert S. Henry | 68,543 | 37.39% | |
| Totals | 183,312 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1978 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Carlos Moorhead (inc.) | 99,502 | 64.64% | |
| Democratic | Robert S. Henry | 54,442 | 35.36% | |
| Totals | 153,944 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1980 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Carlos Moorhead (inc.) | 115,241 | 63.87% | |
| Democratic | Pierce O'Donnell | 57,477 | 31.86% | |
| Libertarian | William V. Susel | 7,705 | 4.27% | |
| Totals | 180,423 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1982 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Carlos Moorhead (inc.) | 145,831 | 73.57% | |
| Democratic | Harvey L. Goldhammer | 46,521 | 23.47% | |
| Libertarian | Robert T. Gerringer | 5,870 | 2.96% | |
| Totals | 198,222 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1984 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Carlos Moorhead (inc.) | 184,981 | 85.24% | |
| Libertarian | William V. Susel | 32,036 | 14.76% | |
| Totals | 217,017 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1986 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Carlos Moorhead (inc.) | 141,096 | 73.80% | |
| Democratic | John G. Simmons | 44,036 | 23.03% | |
| Libertarian | Jona Joy Bergland | 3,114 | 1.63% | |
| Peace & Freedom | Joel Lorimer | 2,930 | 1.53% | |
| Totals | 191,176 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1988 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Carlos Moorhead (inc.) | 164,699 | 69.55% | |
| Democratic | John G. Simmons | 61,555 | 25.99% | |
| Peace & Freedom | Shirley Rachel Isaacson | 6,298 | 2.66% | |
| Libertarian | Ted Brown | 4,259 | 1.80% | |
| Totals | 236,811 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1990 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Carlos Moorhead (inc.) | 108,634 | 60.04% | |
| Democratic | David Bayer | 61,630 | 34.06% | |
| Libertarian | William H. Wilson | 6,702 | 3.70% | |
| Peace & Freedom | Jan B. Tucker | 3,963 | 2.19% | |
| Totals | 180,929 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1992 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Michael Huffington | 131,242 | 52.51% | |
| Democratic | Gloria Ochoa | 87,328 | 34.94% | |
| Green | Mindy Lorenz | 23,699 | 9.48% | |
| Libertarian | William Howard Dilbeck | 7,553 | 3.02% | |
| No party | Bialosky (write-in) | 104 | 0.04% | |
| Totals | 249,926 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1994 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Andrea Seastrand | 102,987 | 49.27% | |
| Democratic | Walter Capps | 101,424 | 48.53% | |
| Libertarian | David L. Bersohn | 4,597 | 2.20% | |
| Totals | 209,008 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1996 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Walter Capps | 118,299 | 48.45% | |
| Republican | Andrea Seastrand (inc.) | 107,987 | 44.22% | |
| Independent | Steven Wheeler | 9,845 | 4.03% | |
| Reform | Richard Porter | 3,975 | 1.63% | |
| Libertarian | David Bersohn | 2,233 | 0.91% | |
| Natural Law | Dawn Tomastik | 1,847 | 0.76% | |
| Totals | 244,186 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
| 1998 Special | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Lois Capps | 93,392 | 53.46% | |
| Republican | Tom J. Bordonaro, Jr. | 78,224 | 44.78% | |
| Libertarian | Robert Bakhaus | 3,079 | 1.76% | |
| Totals | 174,695 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1998 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Lois Capps (incumbent) | 111,388 | 55.09% | |
| Republican | Tom J. Bordonaro, Jr. | 86,921 | 42.99% | |
| Libertarian | Robert Bakhaus | 2,618 | 1.29% | |
| Reform | Richard D. "Dick" Porter | 1,263 | 0.62% | |
| Totals | 202,190 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 2000 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Lois Capps (incumbent) | 135,538 | 53.14% | |
| Republican | Tom J. Bordonaro, Jr. | 113,094 | 44.34% | |
| Reform | Richard D. "Dick" Porter | 2,490 | 0.98% | |
| Libertarian | Joe Furcinite | 2,060 | 0.81% | |
| Natural Law | J. Carlos Aguirre | 1,888 | 0.74% | |
| Totals | 255,070 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 2002 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Bill Thomas (incumbent) | 120,473 | 73.33% | |
| Democratic | Jaime A. Corvera | 38,988 | 23.73% | |
| Libertarian | Frank Coates | 4,824 | 2.94% | |
| Totals | 164,285 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 2004 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Bill Thomas (incumbent) | 209,384 | 100.00% | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 2006 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Kevin McCarthy | 133,278 | 70.70% | |
| Democratic | Sharon M. Beery | 55,226 | 29.30% | |
| Totals | 188,504 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 2008 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Kevin McCarthy (incumbent) | 224,549 | 100.00% | |
| Voter turnout | 61.56% | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
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