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CA-47
| Incumbent | Loretta Sanchez |
| Party | Democratic |
| Term | 7th |
| First elected | November 5, 1996 |
| Age on 11/02/2010 | 50 |
| Seeking re-election? | |
| Websites | Home Page Campaign Website |
| Other Resources | Congresspedia profile |
Announced Challengers
| Potential Challenger | State Assemblyman Van Tran |
| Party | Republican |
| Status | Announced |
| Campaign Website | |
| Campaign Finance Reports |
District Profile
| 2008 Presidential Vote | Obama (D) 60.1% McCain (R) 37.8% Others 2.1% |
| 2008 Election Results | Sanchez (D) 69.5% Avila (R) 25.5% Lauten (AI) 5.0% |
| Voter Registration | As of 05/04/2009 Democratic: 96,286 (44.6%) Republican: 69,629 (32.2%) Decline-to-State: 42,269 (21.9%) Other: 7,761 (3.6%) |
| District Blogs | |
| District County | Orange (part) |
District Map
District History
Representation
| Counties | Representative | Party | Dates | Notes |
| South-Central Orange | Chris Cox | Republican | 01/03/1993 - 01/03/2003 | Redistricted from CA-40; redistricted to CA-48 |
| Orange (Anaheim, Garden Grove, Santa Ana) | Loretta Sanchez | Democratic | 01/03/2003 - present | Redistricted from CA-46; incumbent |
Elections
| 1992 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Chris Cox (incumbent) | 165,004 | 64.90% | |
| Democratic | John F. Anwiler | 76,924 | 30.25% | |
| Libertarian | Maxine Bell Quirk | 12,297 | 4.84% | |
| No party | Charles (write-in) | 32 | 0.01% | |
| Totals | 254,257 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1994 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Chris Cox (incumbent) | 154,071 | 71.66% | |
| Democratic | Gary Kingsbury | 53,669 | 24.96% | |
| Libertarian | Victor A. Wagner, Jr. | 7,257 | 3.38% | |
| Totals | 214,997 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1996 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Chris Cox (incumbent) | 160,078 | 65.73% | |
| Democratic | Tina Laine | 70,362 | 28.89% | |
| Natural Law | Iris Adam | 6,573 | 2.70% | |
| Libertarian | Victor Wagner | 6,530 | 2.68% | |
| Totals | 243,543 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1998 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Chris Cox (incumbent) | 132,711 | 67.60% | |
| Democratic | Christina Avalos | 57,938 | 29.51% | |
| Libertarian | Victor Wagner | 2,991 | 1.52% | |
| Reform | Rayomnd O. Mills | 1,369 | 0.70% | |
| Natural Law | Iris Adam | 1,307 | 0.67% | |
| Totals | 196,316 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 2000 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Chris Cox (incumbent) | 181,365 | 65.62% | |
| Democratic | Tina Laine | 83,186 | 30.10% | |
| Libertarian | David F. Nolan | 8,081 | 2.92% | |
| Natural Law | Iris Adam | 3,769 | 1.36% | |
| Totals | 276,401 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 2002 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Loretta Sanchez (inc.) | 42,501 | 60.56% | |
| Republican | Lawrence R. Wiesner | 24,346 | 34.69% | |
| Libertarian | Paul Marsden | 2,944 | 4.20% | |
| No party | K. Valenzuela-Fisher (W/I) | 382 | 0.54% | |
| No party | Michael J. Monge (write-in) | 5 | 0.01% | |
| Totals | 70,178 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 2004 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Loretta Sanchez (inc.) | 65,684 | 60.38% | |
| Republican | Alexandria Coronado | 43,099 | 39.62% | |
| Totals | 108,783 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 2006 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Loretta Sanchez (inc.) | 47,134 | 62.33% | |
| Republican | Tan Nguyen | 28,485 | 37.67% | |
| Totals | 75,619 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 2008 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Loretta Sanchez (inc.) | 85,878 | 69.49% | |
| Republican | Rosemary Avila | 31,432 | 25.43% | |
| American Independent | Robert Lauten | 6,274 | 5.08% | |
| Totals | 123,584 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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