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CA-37
| Incumbent | Laura Richardson |
| Party | Democratic |
| Term | 2nd |
| First elected | August 21, 2007 |
| Age on 11/02/2010 | 48 |
| Seeking re-election? | Probably |
| Websites | Home Page Campaign Website |
| Other Resources | Congresspedia profile |
Possible Challengers
| Potential Challenger | Peter Matthews |
| Party | Republican |
| Status | Speculative |
| Campaign Website | Campaign Website |
| Campaign Finance Reports |
District Profile
| 2008 Presidential Vote | Obama (D) 79.6% McCain (R) 18.7% Others 1.7% |
| 2008 Election Results | Richardson (D) 75.0% Dibs (I) 24.4% Mathews (D-W/I) 0.3% Pousei (R-W/I) 0.3% Davis (D-W/I) 0.0% |
| Voter Registration | As of 05/04/2009 Democratic: 168,755 (60.4%) Decline-to-State: 51,242 (18.4%) Republican: 47,057 (16.8%) Other: 12,182 (4.4%) |
| District Blogs | |
| District County | Los Angeles (part) |
District Map
District History
Representation
| Counties | Representative | Party | Dates | Notes |
| San Diego (San Diego) | Lionel Van Deerlin | Democratic | 01/03/1963 - 01/03/1967 | Redistricted from CA-30 |
| Eastern/southern San Diego | 01/03/1967 - 01/03/1973 | Redistricted to CA-41 | ||
| Los Angeles | Yvonne Brathwaite Burke | Democratic | 01/03/1973 - 01/03/1975 | New district; redistricted to CA-28 |
| Riverside, San Bernardino | Jerry Pettis | Republican | 01/03/1975 - 02/14/1975 | Redistricted from CA-33; died |
| Vacant | 02/14/1975 - 04/29/1975 | |||
| Shirley Neil Pettis | Republican | 04/29/1975 - 01/03/1979 | Retired | |
| Jerry Lewis | Republican | 01/03/1979 - 01/03/1983 | Redistricted to CA-35 | |
| Riverside | Al McCandless | Republican | 01/03/1983 - 01/03/1993 | New district; redistricted to CA-44 |
| Los Angeles (Carson, Compton, Long Beach) | Walter Tucker | Democratic | 01/03/1993 - 12/15/1995 | Redistricted from CA-31; resigned |
| Vacant | 12/15/1995 - 03/26/1996 | |||
| Juanita Millender-McDonald | Democratic | 03/26/1996 - 04/22/2007 | Died | |
| Vacant | 04/22/2007 - 09/04/2007 | |||
| Laura Richardson | Democratic | 09/04/2007 - present | Incumbent | |
Elections
| 1962 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Lionel Van Deerlin | 63,821 | 51.32% | |
| Republican | Dick Wilson | 60,460 | 48.62% | |
| No party | Scattering | 70 | 0.06% | |
| Totals | 124,351 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic win (new constituency) | ||||
| 1964 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Lionel Van Deerlin (inc.) | 85,624 | 58.24% | |
| Republican | Dick Wilson | 61,373 | 41.75% | |
| No party | Scattering | 11 | 0.01% | |
| Totals | 147,008 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1966 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Lionel Van Deerlin (inc.) | 80,060 | 61.14% | |
| Republican | Mike Schaefer | 50,817 | 38.81% | |
| No party | Scattering | 63 | 0.05% | |
| Totals | 130,940 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1968 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Lionel Van Deerlin (inc.) | 95,591 | 64.67% | |
| Republican | Mike Schaefer | 52,212 | 35.33% | |
| Totals | 130,877 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1970 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Lionel Van Deerlin (inc.) | 93,952 | 72.12% | |
| Republican | Mike Schaefer | 31,968 | 24.54% | |
| American Ind. | Faye B. Brice | 2,962 | 2.27% | |
| Peace & Freedom | Fritjof Thygeson | 1,386 | 1.06% | |
| Totals | 130,268 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1972 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Yvonne B. Burke (inc.) | 120,392 | 73.18% | |
| Republican | Mike Schaefer | 40,633 | 24.70% | |
| Peace & Freedom | Fritjof Thygeson | 3,485 | 2.12% | |
| Totals | 164,510 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic win (new constituency) | ||||
| 1974 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Jerry Pettis (incumbent) | 88,548 | 63.01% | |
| Democratic | Bobby Ray Vincent | 46,449 | 33.06% | |
| American Ind. | John H. Ortman | 5,522 | 3.93% | |
| Totals | 140,519 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1975 Special | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Shirley Neil Pettis | 53,165 | 60.50% | |
| Democratic | Ron Pettis | 12,940 | 14.72% | |
| Democratic | James L. Mayfield | 11,140 | 12.68% | |
| Republican | Frank M. Bogert | 4,773 | 5.43% | |
| American Ind. | Bernard Wahl | 1,378 | 1.57% | |
| Democratic | Joe E. Hubbs, Sr. | 1,104 | 1.26% | |
| Republican | Louis Martinez | 871 | 0.99% | |
| Republican | Jack H. Harrison | 688 | 0.78% | |
| Republican | Bud Mathewson | 555 | 0.63% | |
| Democratic | Clodeon Speed Adkis | 488 | 0.56% | |
| Democratic | C. L. "Jimmie" James | 308 | 0.35% | |
| Democratic | Richard "Doc" Welby | 291 | 0.33% | |
| Republican | Robert J. Allenthorp | 181 | 0.21% | |
| Totals | 87,882 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1976 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Shirley Pettis (incumbent) | 133,634 | 71.08% | |
| Democratic | Douglas C. Nilson Jr. | 49,021 | 26.07% | |
| American Ind. | Bernard Wahl | 5,352 | 2.85% | |
| Totals | 188,007 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1978 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Jerry Lewis | 106,581 | 61.40% | |
| Democratic | Dan Corcoran | 60,463 | 34.84% | |
| American Ind. | Bernard Wahl | 6,544 | 3.77% | |
| Totals | 173,588 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1980 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Jerry Lewis (incumbent) | 165,371 | 71.57% | |
| Democratic | Donald M. "Don" Rusk | 58,091 | 25.14% | |
| Libertarian | Larry Morris | 7,615 | 3.30% | |
| Totals | 231,077 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1982 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Al McCandless | 105,065 | 59.07% | |
| Democratic | Curtis R. "Sam" Cross | 68,510 | 38.52% | |
| Libertarian | Marc R. Wruble | 4,297 | 2.42% | |
| Totals | 177,872 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1984 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Al McCandless (inc.) | 149,955 | 63.58% | |
| Democratic | David E. "Dave" Skinner | 85,908 | 36.42% | |
| Totals | 245,863 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1986 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Al McCandless (inc.) | 122,416 | 63.68% | |
| Democratic | David E. "Dave" Skinner | 69,808 | 36.32% | |
| Totals | 192,224 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1988 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Al McCandless (inc.) | 174,284 | 64.25% | |
| Democratic | Johnny Pearson | 89,666 | 33.06% | |
| Libertarian | Bonnie Flickinger | 7,169 | 2.64% | |
| No party | Write-ins | 123 | 0.05% | |
| Totals | 271,242 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1990 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Al McCandless (inc.) | 115,469 | 49.75% | |
| Democratic | Ralph Waite | 103,961 | 44.79% | |
| American Ind. | Gary R. Odom | 6,464 | 2.79% | |
| Libertarian | Bonnie Flickinger | 6,178 | 2.66% | |
| Totals | 232,082 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1992 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Walter R. Tucker III (inc.) | 97,159 | 85.73% | |
| Peace & Freedom | B. Kwaku Duren | 16,178 | 14.27% | |
| Totals | 113,337 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1994 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Walter R. Tucker III (inc.) | 64,166 | 77.37% | |
| Libertarian | Guy Wilson | 18,502 | 22.31% | |
| No party | Prulitsky (write-in) | 263 | 0.32% | |
| Totals | 82,931 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1996 Special | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Juanita Millender-McDonald | 13,868 | 31.74% | |
| Democratic | Willard H. Murray, Jr. | 10,396 | 23.79% | |
| Democratic | Omar Bradley | 6,975 | 15.96% | |
| Democratic | Paul H. Richards | 6,035 | 13.81% | |
| Democratic | Charles Davis | 2,555 | 5.85% | |
| Democratic | Murry J. Carter | 1,574 | 3.60% | |
| Democratic | Joyce Harris | 1,322 | 3.03% | |
| Democratic | Robin Tucker | 513 | 1.17% | |
| Democratic | Robert M. Saucedo | 453 | 1.04% | |
| Totals | 43,691 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1996 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Juanita Millender-McDonald (inc.) | 87,247 | 85.05% | |
| Republican | Michael Voetee | 15,339 | 14.95% | |
| Totals | 102,586 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1998 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Juanita Millender-McDonald (inc.) | 70,026 | 85.06% | |
| Republican | Saul E. Lankster | 12,301 | 14.94% | |
| Totals | 82,327 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 2000 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Juanita Millender-McDonald (inc.) | 93,269 | 82.34% | |
| Republican | Vernon Van | 12,762 | 11.27% | |
| Natural Law | Margaret Glazer | 4,094 | 3.61% | |
| Libertarian | Herb Peters | 3,150 | 2.78% | |
| Totals | 113,275 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 2002 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Juanita Millender-McDonald (inc.) | 63,445 | 72.92% | |
| Republican | Oscar A. Velasco | 20,154 | 23.16% | |
| Libertarian | Herb Peters | 3,413 | 3.92% | |
| Totals | 87,012 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 2004 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Juanita Millender-McDonald (inc.) | 118,823 | 75.05% | |
| Republican | Vernon Van | 31,960 | 20.19% | |
| Libertarian | Herb Peters | 7,535 | 4.76% | |
| Totals | 158,318 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 2006 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Juanita Millender-McDonald (inc.) | 80,716 | 82.40% | |
| Libertarian | Herb Peters | 17,246 | 17.60% | |
| Totals | 97,962 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 2007 Special Primary | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Laura Richardson | 11,956 | 36.52% | |
| Democratic | Jenny Oropeza | 9,960 | 30.43% | |
| Democratic | Valerie McDonald | 3,027 | 9.25% | |
| Republican | John Kanaley | 2,425 | 7.41% | |
| Democratic | Peter Mathews | 1,125 | 3.44% | |
| Republican | Teri Ramirez | 612 | 1.87% | |
| Green | Daniel Brezenoff | 391 | 1.19% | |
| Republican | Jeffrey Leavitt | 386 | 1.18% | |
| Democratic | Albert Robles (write-in) | 363 | 1.11% | |
| Democratic | Ed Wilson | 362 | 1.11% | |
| Republican | L. J. Guillory | 361 | 1.10% | |
| Libertarian | Herb Peters | 342 | 1.04% | |
| Democratic | George Parmer | 242 | 0.74% | |
| Democratic | Lee Davis | 202 | 0.62% | |
| Democratic | Jeffrey Price | 142 | 0.43% | |
| Democratic | Bill Grisolia | 141 | 0.43% | |
| Democratic | Felicia Ford | 122 | 0.38% | |
| Democratic | Marvin Evans | 29 | 0.09% | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 548 | 1.67% | ||
| Totals | 32,736 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | 12.35% | |||
| 2007 Special Runoff | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Laura Richardson | 11,956 | 63.31% | |
| Republican | John Kanaley | 5,309 | 28.11% | |
| Green | Daniel Brezenoff | 1,138 | 6.03% | |
| Libertarian | Herb Peters | 483 | 2.56% | |
| Totals | 18,886 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | 8.6% | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 2008 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Laura Richardson (inc.) | 131,342 | 74.94% | |
| Independent | Nick Dibs | 42,774 | 24.41% | |
| Democratic | Peter Mathews (write-in) | 600 | 0.34% | |
| Republican | June Pouesi (write-in) | 526 | 0.30% | |
| Democratic | Lee Davis (write-in) | 10 | 0.01% | |
| Totals | 175,252 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | 63.24% | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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