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CA-44
| Incumbent | Ken Calvert |
| Party | Republican |
| Term | 9th |
| First elected | November 3, 1992 |
| Age on 11/02/2010 | 57 |
| Seeking re-election? | Probably |
| Websites | Home Page Campaign Website |
| Other Resources | Congresspedia profile |
Announced Challengers
| Potential Challenger | Bill Hedrick |
| Party | Democratic |
| Status | Announced |
| Campaign Website | www.hedrickforcongress.com |
| Campaign Finance Reports |
Possible Challengers
| Potential Challenger | Louis Vandenberg |
| Party | Democratic |
| Status | Speculative |
| Campaign Website | |
| Campaign Finance Reports |
District Profile
| 2008 Presidential Vote | Obama (D) 49.5% McCain (R) 48.6% Others 1.9% |
| 2008 Election Results | Calvert (R) 51.2% Hedrick (D) 48.7% |
| Voter Registration | As of 05/04/2009 Republican: 150,701 (42.4%) Democratic: 123,087 (34.6%) Decline-to-State: 65,674 (18.5%) Other: 15,975 (4.5%) |
| District Blogs | Eye On Calvert |
| District Counties | Orange (part), Riverside (part) |
District Map
District History
Representation
| Counties | Representative | Party | Dates | Notes |
| San Diego (San Diego) | Jim Bates | Democratic | 01/03/1983 - 01/03/1991 | New district; lost reelection to Cunningham |
| Duke Cunningham | Republican | 01/03/1991 - 01/03/1993 | Redistricted to CA-51 | |
| Riverside | Al McCandless | Republican | 01/03/1993 - 01/03/1995 | Redistricted from CA-37; retired |
| Sonny Bono | Republican | 01/03/1995 - 01/05/1998 | Died | |
| Vacant | 01/05/1998 - 04/07/1998 | |||
| Mary Bono | Republican | 04/07/1998 - 01/03/2003 | Redistricted to CA-45 | |
| Orange (San Clemente), Riverside (Corona, Riverside) | Ken Calvert | Republican | 01/03/2003 - present | Redistricted from CA-43; incumbent |
Elections
| 1982 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Jim Bates | 78,474 | 64.95% | |
| Republican | Shirley M. Gissendanner | 38,447 | 31.82% | |
| Libertarian | Jim Conole | 3,904 | 3.23% | |
| Totals | 120,825 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic win (new constituency) | ||||
| 1984 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Jim Bates (incumbent) | 99,378 | 69.71% | |
| Republican | Neill Campbell | 39,977 | 28.04% | |
| Libertarian | Jim Conole | 3,206 | 2.25% | |
| Totals | 142,561 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1986 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Jim Bates (incumbent) | 70,557 | 64.24% | |
| Republican | Bill Mitchell | 36,359 | 33.10% | |
| Peace & Freedom | Shirley Rachel Issacson | 1,676 | 1.53% | |
| Libertarian | Dennis Thompson | 1,244 | 1.13% | |
| Totals | 109,836 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1988 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Jim Bates (incumbent) | 90,796 | 59.70% | |
| Republican | Rob Butterfield | 55,511 | 36.50% | |
| Libertarian | Dennis Thompson | 5,782 | 3.80% | |
| Totals | 152,089 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1990 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Duke Cunningham | 50,377 | 46.34% | |
| Democratic | Jim Bates (incumbent) | 48,712 | 44.81% | |
| Peace & Freedom | Donna White | 5,237 | 4.82% | |
| Libertarian | Jim Wallner | 4,385 | 4.03% | |
| Totals | 108,711 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| 1992 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Al McCandless (inc.) | 110,333 | 54.13% | |
| Democratic | Georgia Smith | 81,963 | 40.22% | |
| Libertarian | Phil Turner | 11,515 | 5.65% | |
| No party | Yench (write-in) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Totals | 203,811 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1994 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Sonny Bono | 95,521 | 55.61% | |
| Democratic | Steve Clute | 65,370 | 38.06% | |
| American Ind. | Donald Cochran | 10,885 | 6.34% | |
| Totals | 171,776 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1996 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Sonny Bono (incumbent) | 110,643 | 57.74% | |
| Democratic | Anita Rufus | 73,844 | 38.54% | |
| American Ind. | Donald Cochran | 3,888 | 2.03% | |
| Natural Law | Karen Wilkinson | 3,143 | 1.64% | |
| Republican | Colleen Cummings (W/I) | 110 | 0.06% | |
| Totals | 191,628 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1998 Special | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Mary Bono | 53,755 | 63.98% | |
| Democratic | Ralph Waite | 24,228 | 28.84% | |
| Democratic | Anna Nevenich | 2,415 | 2.87% | |
| Democratic | John W. J. Overman | 1,435 | 1.71% | |
| Republican | Tom Hamey | 1,235 | 1.47% | |
| Republican | Bud Mathewson | 946 | 1.13% | |
| Totals | 84,014 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1998 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Mary Bono (incumbent) | 97,013 | 60.06% | |
| Democratic | Ralph Waite | 57,697 | 35.72% | |
| Natural Law | Jim J. Meuer | 6,818 | 4.22% | |
| Totals | 161,528 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 2000 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Mary Bono (incumbent) | 123,738 | 59.15% | |
| Democratic | Ron Oden | 79,302 | 37.91% | |
| Reform | Gene Smith | 4,135 | 1.98% | |
| Natural Law | Jim Meuer | 2,012 | 0.96% | |
| No party | Harry Marker (write-in) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Totals | 209,187 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 2002 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Ken Calvert (incumbent) | 76,686 | 63.66% | |
| Democratic | Louis Vandenberg | 38,021 | 31.56% | |
| Green | Phill Courtney | 5,756 | 4.78% | |
| Totals | 120,463 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 2004 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Ken Calvert (incumbent) | 138,768 | 61.64% | |
| Democratic | Louis Vandenberg | 78,796 | 35.00% | |
| Peace & Freedom | Kevin Akin | 7,559 | 3.36% | |
| Totals | 225,123 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 2006 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Ken Calvert (incumbent) | 89,555 | 59.98% | |
| Democratic | Louis Vandenberg | 55,275 | 37.02% | |
| Peace & Freedom | Kevin Akin | 4,486 | 3.00% | |
| Totals | 149,316 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 2008 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Ken Calvert (incumbent) | 129,937 | 51.19% | |
| Democratic | Bill Hedrick | 123,890 | 48.81% | |
| Totals | 253,827 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
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