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CA-31
| Incumbent | Xavier Becerra |
| Party | Democratic |
| Term | 9th |
| First elected | November 3, 1992 |
| Age on 11/02/2010 | 52 |
| Seeking re-election? | |
| Websites | Home Page Campaign Website |
| Other Resources | Congresspedia profile |
| 2008 Presidential Vote | Obama (D) 79.9% McCain (R) 17.8% Others 2.3% |
| 2008 Election Results | Becerra (D) (unopposed) |
| Voter Registration | As of 05/04/2009 Democratic: 117,106 (59.9%) Decline-to-State: 43,095 (22.0%) Republican: 26,424 (13.5%) Other: 8,871 (4.5%) |
| District Blogs | |
| District County | Los Angeles (part) |
District Map
District History
Representation
| Counties | Representative | Party | Dates | Notes |
| Los Angeles | Charles H. Wilson | Democratic | 01/03/1963 - 01/03/1981 | New district; lost renomination to Dymally |
| Mervyn M. Dymally | Democratic | 01/03/1981 - 01/03/1983 | ||
| Los Angeles (Carson, Compton) | 01/03/1983 - 01/03/1993 | Redistricted to CA-37 | ||
| Los Angeles (Baldwin Park, East Los Angeles) | Matthew G. Martinez | Democratic | 01/03/1993 - 01/03/2001 | Redistricted from CA-30; switched to GOP after losing renomination to Solis |
| Hilda Solis | Democratic | 01/03/2001 - 01/03/2003 | Redistricted to CA-32 | |
| Los Angeles (Hollywood) | Xavier Becerra | Democratic | 01/03/2003 - present | Redistricted from CA-30; incumbent |
Elections
| 1962 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Charles H. Wilson | 76,631 | 52.19% | |
| Republican | Gordon Hahn | 70,154 | 47.78% | |
| No party | Scattering | 35 | 0.02% | |
| Totals | 146,820 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic win (new constituency) | ||||
| 1964 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (inc.) | 114,246 | 63.99% | |
| Republican | Norman G. Shanahan | 64,256 | 35.99% | |
| No party | Scattering | 27 | 0.02% | |
| Totals | 178,529 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1966 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (inc.) | 92,875 | 63.35% | |
| Republican | Norman G. Shanahan | 53,708 | 36.63% | |
| No party | Scattering | 22 | 0.02% | |
| Totals | 146,605 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1968 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (inc.) | 94,387 | 58.91% | |
| Republican | James R. Dunn | 62,711 | 39.14% | |
| American Ind. | Stanley L. Schulte | 3,134 | 1.96% | |
| Totals | 160,232 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1970 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (inc.) | 102,071 | 73.18% | |
| Republican | Fred L. Casmir | 37,416 | 26.82% | |
| Totals | 139,487 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1972 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (inc.) | 85,954 | 52.28% | |
| Republican | James R. Dunn | 69,876 | 42.50% | |
| Peace & Freedom | Roberta Lynn Wood | 8,582 | 5.22% | |
| Totals | 164,412 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1974 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (inc.) | 60,560 | 70.46% | |
| Republican | Norman A. Hodges | 23,039 | 26.81% | |
| Peace & Freedom | William C. Taylor | 2,349 | 2.73% | |
| Totals | 85,948 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1976 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (inc.) | 83,155 | 100.00% | |
| Voter turnout | .% | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1978 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (inc.) | 55,667 | 67.76% | |
| Republican | Don Grimshaw | 26,490 | 32.24% | |
| Totals | 82,157 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1980 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Mervyn M. Dymally | 69,146 | 64.41% | |
| Republican | Don Grimshaw | 38,203 | 35.59% | |
| Totals | 107,349 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1982 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Mervyn M. Dymally (inc.) | 86,718 | 72.41% | |
| Republican | Henry C. Minturn | 33,043 | 27.59% | |
| Totals | 119,761 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1984 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Mervyn M. Dymally (inc.) | 100,658 | 70.71% | |
| Republican | Henry C. Minturn | 41,691 | 29.29% | |
| Totals | 142,349 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1986 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Mervyn M. Dymally (inc.) | 77,126 | 70.25% | |
| Republican | Jack McMurray | 30,322 | 27.62% | |
| Peace & Freedom | B. Kwaku Duren | 2,333 | 2.13% | |
| Totals | 109,781 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1988 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Mervyn M. Dymally (inc.) | 100,919 | 66.82% | |
| Republican | Arnold C. May | 36,017 | 23.85% | |
| Peace & Freedom | B. Kwaku Duren | 4,091 | 2.71% | |
| Totals | 151,027 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1990 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Mervyn M. Dymally (inc.) | 56,394 | 67.15% | |
| Republican | Eunice N. Sato | 27,593 | 32.85% | |
| Totals | 83,987 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1992 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Matthew Martinez (inc.) | 68,324 | 62.57% | |
| Republican | Reuben D. Franco | 40,873 | 37.43% | |
| Totals | 109,197 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1994 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Matthew Martinez (inc.) | 50,541 | 59.14% | |
| Republican | John V. Flores | 34,926 | 40.86% | |
| Totals | 85,467 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1996 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Matthew Martinez (inc.) | 69,285 | 67.47% | |
| Republican | John V. Flores | 28,705 | 27.95% | |
| Libertarian | Michael B. Everling | 4,700 | 4.58% | |
| Totals | 102,690 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1998 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Matthew Martinez (inc.) | 61,173 | 70.02% | |
| Republican | Frank C. Moreno | 19,786 | 22.65% | |
| Green | Krista Lieberg-Wong | 4,377 | 5.01% | |
| Libertarian | Michael B. Everling | 1,121 | 1.28% | |
| Natural Law | Gary Hearne | 903 | 1.03% | |
| Totals | 87,360 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 2000 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Hilda Solis | 89,600 | 79.35% | |
| Green | Krista Lieberg-Wong | 10,294 | 9.12% | |
| Libertarian | Michael McGuire | 7,138 | 6.32% | |
| Natural Law | Richard D. Griffin | 5,882 | 5.21% | |
| Totals | 112,914 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 2002 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Xavier Becerra (inc.) | 54,569 | 81.15% | |
| Republican | Luis Vega | 12,674 | 18.85% | |
| Totals | 67,243 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 2004 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Xavier Becerra (inc.) | 89,363 | 80.21% | |
| Republican | Luis Vega | 22,048 | 19.79% | |
| Totals | 111,411 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 2006 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Xavier Becerra (inc.) | 64,952 | 100.00% | |
| Voter turnout | .% | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 2008 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Xavier Becerra (inc.) | 110,955 | 100.00% | |
| Voter turnout | 57.69% | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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