California's_17th_congressional_district

California's 17th congressional district
California's 17th congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023 (Used in the 2022 elections)
Representative
	Ro Khanna; D–Fremont
Population (2022)	740,766
Median household; income	$166,489
Ethnicity	56.3% Asian; 20.9% White; 16.3% Hispanic; 3.6% Two or more races; 1.9% Black; 1.0% other;
Cook PVI	D+23

California's 17th congressional district

U.S. House district for California

California's 17th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California that is currently represented by Ro Khanna. It is located in the South Bay and East Bay regions of the San Francisco Bay Area.

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The district includes parts of Alameda County and Santa Clara County. It encompasses the cities of Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Santa Clara, Milpitas, Newark, parts of Fremont, and the northernmost and westernmost parts of San Jose. The district includes the campus of Santa Clara University and the corporate headquarters of several Silicon Valley companies, such as Apple Inc, Intel Corp., and Yahoo. It is the only majority-Asian district in the contiguous United States. It is also the wealthiest Congressional district in the United States.^[3]

From 2003 to 2013, the district covered all of Monterey and San Benito counties, as well as part of Santa Cruz County. It included all of the coastal communities surrounding Monterey Bay, the city of Salinas, and the vast majority of the Salinas Valley. The district was mostly unchanged during the 2021 redistricting, although it now encompasses a smaller portion of Fremont.

Composition

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As of the 2020 redistricting, California's 17th congressional district takes up the Tri-City area of the San Francisco Bay Area. It takes up the western borders of Alameda and Santa Clara Counties.

Alameda County is split between this district and the 14th district. They are partitioned by Mission Peak Regional Park, Witherly Ln, Mission Blvd, Washington Blvd, Farallon Cmn, Paseo Padre Parkway, Grimmer Blvd, Blacow Rd, Omar St, Butano Park Dr, Farina Ln, Nimitz Freeway, Highway 84. The 17th district takes in the south side of the city of Fremont, and the city of Newark.

Santa Clara County is split between this district, the 16th district, and the 18th district. The 17th and 16th are partitioned by Stevens Creek Blvd, Santana Row, Olsen Dr, S Winchester Blvd, Williams Rd, Eden Ave, Lexington Dr, Valley Forge Way, Gleason Ave, Moreland Way, Payne Ave, Saratoga Ave, Doyle Rd, Highway G2, Royal Ann Dr, Wisteria Way, Rainbow Dr, Highway 85, S De Anza Blvd, Prospect Rd, Fremont Older Open Space, Permanente Creek, Highway 280, N Foothill Blvd, Homestead Rd, Stevens Creek, W EL Camino Real, Magritte Way, Highway G6, Highway 101, and Enterprise Way. The 17th and 18th are partitioned by Steven's Creek Blvd, Di Salvo Ave, Bellerose Dr, Forest Ave, Wabash Ave, W San Carlos St, Race St, The Alameda, University Ave, Elm St, Highway 82, Newhall St, Morse St, Idaho St, Alameda Ct, Sherwood Ave, Hamline St, Highway 880, Highway 101, McKee Rd, Toyon Ave, Penitencia Creek Rd, Canon Vista Ave, Crothers Rd, Alum Rock Park, Sierra Rd, Felter Rd, Weller Rd. The 17th district takes in the north side of the city of San Jose, the cities of Milpitas, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, and Cupertino.

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Year	Office	Results
1992	President	Clinton 52.7 – 27.3%
	Senator	Boxer 54.3 – 35.8%
	Senator	Feinstein 63.2 – 30.5%
1994	Governor^[4]	Wilson 48.2 – 47.3%
1994	Senator^[5]	Feinstein 51.1 – 38.8%
1996	President^[6]	Clinton 55.3 – 32.3%
1998	Governor^[7]	Davis 62.6 – 32.5%
1998	Senator^[8]	Boxer 57.7 – 37.9%
2000	President^[9]	Gore 59.6 – 33.0%
2000	Senator^[10]	Feinstein 58.3 – 32.5%
2002	Governor^[11]	Davis 55.4 – 32.3%
2003	Recall^[12]^[13]	N No 57.8 – 42.2%
2003	Recall^[12]^[13]	Bustamante 40.0 – 37.8%
2004	President^[14]	Kerry 65.6 – 33.0%
2004	Senator^[15]	Boxer 66.0 – 28.9%
2006	Governor^[16]	Schwarzenegger 48.1 – 44.6%
2006	Senator^[17]	Feinstein 68.8 – 24.8%
2008	President^[18]	Obama 72.1 – 25.8%
2010	Governor	Brown 63.8 – 31.3%
2010	Senator	Boxer 62.7 – 31.3%
2012	President	Obama 71.9 – 25.5%
2012	Senator	Feinstein 74.8 – 25.2%
2014	Governor	Brown 74.6 – 25.4%
2016	President	Clinton 73.9 – 20.5%
2016	Senator	Harris 68.0 – 32.0%
2018	Governor	Newsom 71.5 – 28.5%
2018	Senator	Feinstein 60.3 – 39.7%
2020	President	Biden 72.5 – 25.5%
2021	Recall^[19]	N No 74.1 – 25.9%
2022	Governor^[20]	Newsom 70.5 - 29.5%
2022	Senator	Padilla 71.3 - 28.7%

Representative	Party	Dates	Cong ress(es)	Electoral history	Counties
District created March 4, 1933
Charles J. Colden (Los Angeles)	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – April 15, 1938	73rd 74th 75th	Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Died.	Los Angeles
Vacant		April 15, 1938 – January 3, 1939	75th
Lee E. Geyer (Gardena)	Democratic	January 3, 1939 – October 11, 1941	76th 77th	Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Died.
Vacant		October 11, 1941 – August 25, 1942	77th
Cecil R. King (Los Angeles)	Democratic	August 25, 1942 – January 3, 1969	77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th	Elected to finish Geyer's term. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Retired.
Glenn M. Anderson (Los Angeles)	Democratic	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1973	91st 92nd	Elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 35th district.
Pete McCloskey (Portola Valley)	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975	93rd	Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 1972. Redistricted to the 12th district	Southern San Mateo, small part of northwestern Santa Clara
John Hans Krebs (Fresno)	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979	94th 95th	Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Lost re-election.	Eastern Fresno, Kings, northwestern Tulare
Chip Pashayan (Fresno)	Republican	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1991	96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st	Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Lost re-election.	Eastern Fresno, Kings, northwestern Tulare
Chip Pashayan (Fresno)	Republican	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1991	96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st		Eastern Fresno, Kings, Kern (Bakersfield), Tulare
Cal Dooley (Visalia)	Democratic	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993	102nd	Elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 20th district.	Eastern Fresno, Kings, Kern (Bakersfield), Tulare
Leon Panetta (Carmel Valley)	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 23, 1993	103rd	Redistricted from the 16th district and re-elected in 1992. Resigned after being appointed Director of the OMB.	Monterey, San Benito, southern Santa Cruz
Vacant		January 23, 1993 – June 8, 1993	103rd
Sam Farr (Carmel)	Democratic	June 8, 1993 – January 3, 2013	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	Elected to finish Panetta's term. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 20th district.
Sam Farr (Carmel)	Democratic	June 8, 1993 – January 3, 2013	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th		2003–2013 Monterey, San Benito, southern Santa Cruz
Mike Honda (San Jose)	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017	113th 114th	Redistricted from the 15th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Lost re-election.	2013–2023 Southern Alameda, western Santa Clara
Ro Khanna (Fremont)	Democratic	January 3, 2017 – present	115th 116th 117th 118th	Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022.	2013–2023 Southern Alameda, western Santa Clara
Ro Khanna (Fremont)	Democratic	January 3, 2017 – present	115th 116th 117th 118th		2023–present

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles J. Colden	50,720	62.2
	Republican	A. E. Henning	26,868	32.9
	Liberty	Ernest E. Debs	3,965	4.9
Total votes			81,553	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles J. Colden (incumbent)	60,045	70.4
	Republican	C. P. "Cap" Wright	20,508	24.0
	Socialist	Richard Pomeroy	4,721	5.6
Total votes			85,274	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles J. Colden (incumbent)	68,189	71.9
	Republican	Leonard Roach	24,981	26.3
	Communist	John L. Leech	1,634	1.8
Total votes			94,804	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lee E. Geyer (incumbent)	56,513	58.8
	Republican	Clifton A. Hix	26,891	28.0
	Townsend	Fred C. Wagner	8,870	9.2
	Progressive	Robert O. Bates	3,774	3.9
Total votes			96,048	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lee E. Geyer (incumbent)	75,109	65.5
	Republican	Clifton A. Hix	32,862	28.6
	Progressive	Samuel C. Converse	5,649	4.9
	Communist	Harry L. Gray	1,118	1.0
Total votes			114,738	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cecil R. King (incumbent)	92,260	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cecil R. King (incumbent)	147,217	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cecil R. King (incumbent)	110,654	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cecil R. King (incumbent)	194,782	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cecil R. King (incumbent)	166,334	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cecil R. King (incumbent)	114,650	54.6
	Republican	Robert H. Finch	92,587	44.1
	Progressive	Loyd C. Seelinger	2,738	1.3
Total votes			209,975	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cecil R. King (incumbent)	97,828	60.1
	Republican	Robert H. Finch	64,967	39.9
Total votes			162,795	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cecil R. King (incumbent)	157,270	64.9
	Republican	Charles A. Franklin	84,900	35.1
Total votes			242,170	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

United States House of Representatives elections, 1980^[46]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.)	129,159	70.6
	Democratic	Willard H. "Bill" Johnson	53,780	29.4
Total votes			182,939	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

United States House of Representatives elections, 1982^[47]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.)	80,271	54
	Democratic	Gene Tackett	68,364	46
Total votes			148,635	100
Turnout
	Republican hold

United States House of Representatives elections, 1984^[48]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.)	128,802	72.5
	Democratic	Simon Lakritz	48,888	27.5
Total votes			177,690	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

United States House of Representatives elections, 1988^[50]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.)	129,568	71.5
	Democratic	Vincent J. Lavery	51,730	28.5
Total votes			181,298	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cecil R. King (incumbent)	182,965	75.3
	Republican	Charles A. Franklin	59,973	24.7
Total votes			242,938	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cecil R. King (incumbent)	206,620	67.7
	Republican	Tom Coffee	98,510	32.3
Total votes			305,130	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cecil R. King (incumbent)	74,964	73.8
	Republican	Ted Bruinsma	36,663	26.2
Total votes			111,627	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cecil R. King (incumbent)	95,640	67.7
	Republican	Robert Muncaster	45,688	32.3
Total votes			141,328	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cecil R. King (incumbent)	76,962	60.8
	Republican	Don Cortum	49,615	39.2
Total votes			126,577	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Glenn M. Anderson	75,070	50.7
	Republican	Joe Blatchford	71,174	48.1
	Peace and Freedom	Ben Dobbs	1,685	1.1
Total votes			147,929	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Glenn M. Anderson (inc.)	83,739	62.2
	Republican	Vernon E. Brown	47,778	35.5
	American Independent	Robert W. Copeland	1,724	1.3
	Peace and Freedom	Thomas E. Mathews	1,292	1.0
Total votes			134,533	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pete McCloskey (incumbent)	110,098	60.2
	Democratic	James Stewart	72,759	39.8
Total votes			182,857	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Hans Krebs	66,082	51.9
	Republican	Bob Mathias (incumbent)	61,242	48.1
Total votes			127,324	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Hans Krebs (incumbent)	103,898	65.7
	Republican	Henry J. Andreas	54,270	34.3
Total votes			158,168	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles (Chip) Pashayan	81,296	54.5
	Democratic	John Hans Krebs (incumbent)	67,885	45.5
Total votes			149,181	100.0
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.)	88,787	60.2
	Democratic	John Hartnett	58,682	39.8
Total votes			147,469	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cal Dooley	82,611	54.5
	Republican	Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.)	68,848	45.5
Total votes			151,459	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Leon Panetta (incumbent)	151,565	72.1
	Republican	Bill McCampbell	49,947	23.7
	Peace and Freedom	Maureen Smith	4,804	2.3
	Libertarian	John D. Wilkes	4,051	1.9
Total votes			210,447	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sam Farr	53,675	52.25
	Republican	Bill McCampbell	43,774	42.61
	American Independent	Jerome N. McCready	1,689	1.64
	Green	Kevin Gary Clark	1,226	1.19
	Libertarian	Richard J. Quigley	948	0.92
	Independent	Peter James	943	0.92
	Independent	James Ogle	444	0.43
	No party	Tom Shannon (write-in)	33	0.03
Total votes			102,732	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sam Farr (incumbent)	87,222	52.17
	Republican	Bill McCampbell	74,830	44.49
	Green	E. Craig Coffin	5,591	3.34
Total votes			167,193	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sam Farr (incumbent)	115,116	58.9
	Republican	Jess Brown	73,856	37.8
	Natural Law	John Black	6,573	3.3
Total votes			195,545	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sam Farr (incumbent)	103,719	64.55
	Republican	Bill McCampbell	52,470	32.65
	Libertarian	Rick Garrett	2,791	1.74
	Natural Law	Scott R. Hartley	1,710	1.06
Total votes			160,690	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sam Farr (incumbent)	143,219	68.7
	Republican	Clint Engler	51,557	24.7
	Green	E. Craig Coffin	8,215	4.0
	Libertarian	Rick S. Garrett	2,510	1.2
	Reform	Larry Fenton	2,263	1.0
	Natural Law	Scott R. Hartley	996	0.4
Total votes			208,760	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sam Farr (incumbent)	101,632	68.1
	Republican	Clint Engler	40,334	27.1
	Green	Ray Glock-Grueneich	4,885	3.2
	Libertarian	Jascha Lee	2,418	1.6
	No party	Alan Shugart (write-in)	27	0.0
Turnout			149,296
	Democratic hold