California's_37th_congressional_district

California's 37th congressional district
California's 37th congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
	Sydney Kamlager-Dove; D–Los Angeles
Population (2022)	740,416
Median household; income	$64,565
Ethnicity	54.0% Hispanic; 22.3% Black; 13.2% White; 6.3% Asian; 3.2% Two or more races; 1.1% other;
Cook PVI	D+37

California's 37th congressional district

U.S. House district for California

California's 37th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California based in Los Angeles County. It includes many neighborhoods west and southwest of Downtown Los Angeles.

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The district includes

Culver City
Ladera Heights
View Point-Windsor Hills
the City of Los Angeles neighborhoods of Mid City, Century City, Beverlywood, View Park-Windsor Hills, South Robertson, Exposition Park, University Park, Vermont Knolls, West Adams, Leimert Park, Jefferson Park, Vermont Square, Ladera Heights, Hyde Park, Crenshaw, and Baldwin Hills.

The district is highly diverse ethnically. Approximately 40% of the district's residents are Hispanic, while African Americans and whites make up nearly a quarter each.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Sydney Kamlager-Dove; she was elected to the seat in the 2022 midterm elections and took office on January 3, 2023.

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Election results from statewide races
Year	Office	Results
1990	Governor^[3]	Wilson 58.4% - 36.5%
1992	President^[4]	Clinton 73.8% - 15.7%
	Senator^[5]	Boxer 70.9% - 21.4%
	Senator (Special)^[6]	Feinstein 75.7% - 17.7%
1994	Governor^[7]	Brown 64.3% - 31.8%
1994	Senator^[8]	Feinstein 66.6% - 24.4%
1996	President^[9]	Clinton 81.5% - 12.7%
1998	Governor^[10]	Davis 84.2% - 13.1%
1998	Senator^[11]	Boxer 80.7% – 16.0%
2000	President^[12]	Gore 82.8% - 14.8%
2000	Senator^[13]	Feinstein 82.8% - 11.8%
2002	Governor^[14]	Davis 67.7% - 23.6%
2003	Recall^[15]^[16]	No 59.3% - 40.7%
2003	Recall^[15]^[16]	Bustamante 44.3% - 36.7%
2004	President^[17]	Kerry 73.5% - 25.2%
2004	Senator^[18]	Boxer 76.3% - 18.1%
2006	Governor^[19]	Angelides 60.6% - 33.9%
2006	Senator^[20]	Feinstein 76.6% - 18.0%
2008	President^[21]	Obama 79.6% - 18.7%
2010	Governor^[22]	Brown 74.1% - 20.3%
2010	Senator^[23]	Boxer 73.7% - 20.5%
2012	President^[24]	Obama 84.9% - 12.7%
2012	Senator^[25]	Feinstein 86.1% – 13.9%
2014	Governor^[26]	Brown 84.3% – 15.7%
2016	President^[27]	Clinton 85.7% - 9.6%
2016	Senator^[28]	Harris 74.3% – 25.7%
2018	Governor^[29]	Newsom 86.3% – 13.7%
2018	Senator^[30]	Feinstein 53.7% – 46.3%
2020	President^[31]	Biden 84.3% - 13.8%
2021	Recall^[32]	No 85.6% - 14.4%
2022	Governor^[33]	Newsom 85.0 - 15.0%
2022	Senator	Padilla 86.4 - 13.6%

Member	Party	Dates	Cong ress(es)	Electoral history	Counties
District created January 3, 1963
Lionel Van Deerlin (San Diego)	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1973	88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd	Elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 41st district.	1963–1969 San Diego (City of San Diego)
Lionel Van Deerlin (San Diego)	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1973	88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd		1969–1973 Eastern/Southern San Diego
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (Los Angeles)	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975	93rd	Elected in 1972. Redistricted to the 28th district.	1973–1975 Los Angeles
Jerry Pettis (Lomda Linda)	Republican	January 3, 1975 – February 14, 1975	94th	Redistricted from the 33rd district. Elected in 1974. Died.	1975–1983 Riverside, San Bernardino
Vacant		February 14, 1975 – April 29, 1975	94th
Shirley Neil Pettis (Loma Linda)	Republican	April 29, 1975 – January 3, 1979	94th 95th	Elected to finish Pettis's term. Re-elected in 1976. Retired.
Jerry Lewis (San Bernardino)	Republican	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983	96th 97th	Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 35th district.
Al McCandless (La Quinta)	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993	98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 44th district.	1983–1993 Riverside
Walter R. Tucker III (Compton)	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – December 15, 1995	103rd 104th	Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Resigned.	1993–2003 Los Angeles (Compton, Carson, Long Beach)
Vacant		December 15, 1995 – March 26, 1996	104th
Juanita Millender-McDonald (Carson)	Democratic	March 26, 1996 – April 22, 2007	104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th	Elected to finish Tucker's term. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Died.
Juanita Millender-McDonald (Carson)	Democratic	March 26, 1996 – April 22, 2007	104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th		2003–2013 Los Angeles (Compton, Carson, Long Beach)
Vacant		April 22, 2007 – August 21, 2007	110th
Laura Richardson (Long Beach)	Democratic	August 21, 2007 – January 3, 2013	110th 111th 112th	Elected to finish McDonald's term. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 44th district and lost re-election.
Karen Bass (Los Angeles)	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – December 9, 2022	113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	Redistricted from the 33rd district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Resigned when elected mayor of Los Angeles.	2013–2023 West Los Angeles (Crenshaw, and Culver City)
Vacant		December 9, 2022 – January 3, 2023	117th		2013–2023 West Los Angeles (Crenshaw, and Culver City)
Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Los Angeles)	Democratic	January 3, 2023 – present	118th	Elected in 2022.	2023–present West Los Angeles (Crenshaw, and Culver City)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lionel Van Deerlin (Incumbent)	63,821	51.4
	Republican	Dick Wilson	60,460	48.6
Total votes			124,281	100.0
	Democratic win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lionel Van Deerlin (Incumbent)	85,624	58.2
	Republican	Dick Wilson	61,373	41.8
Total votes			146,997	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lionel Van Deerlin (Incumbent)	80,060	61.2
	Republican	Samuel S. Vener	50,817	38.8
Total votes			130,877	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lionel Van Deerlin (Incumbent)	95,591	64.7
	Republican	Mike Schaefer	52,212	35.3
Total votes			147,803	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lionel Van Deerlin (Incumbent)	93,952	72.1
	Republican	James B. Kuhn	31,968	24.5
	American Independent	Faye B. Brice	2,962	2.3
	Peace and Freedom	Fritjof Thygeson	1,386	1.1
Total votes			130,268	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Yvonne Brathwaite Burke	120,392	73.2
	Republican	Greg Tria	40,633	24.7
	Peace and Freedom	John Hagg	3,485	2.1
Total votes			164,510	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerry Pettis (Incumbent)	88,548	63.2
	Democratic	Bobby Ray Vincent	46,449	32.9
	American Independent	John H. Ortman	5,522	3.9
Total votes			140,519	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shirley Neil Pettis	53,165	60.5
	Democratic	Ron Pettis	12,940	14.7
	Democratic	James L. Mayfield	11,140	12.7
	Republican	Frank M. Bogert	4,773	5.4
	American Independent	Bernard Wahl	1,378	1.6
	Democratic	Joe E. Hubbs, Sr.	1,104	1.3
	Republican	Louis Martinez	871	1.0
	Republican	Jack H. Harrison	688	0.8
	Republican	Bud Mathewson	555	0.6
	Democratic	Clodeon Speed Adkins	488	0.6
	Democratic	C. L. "Jimmie" James	308	0.3
	Democratic	Richard "Doc" Welby	291	0.3
	Republican	Robert J. Allenthorp	181	0.2
Total votes			88,882	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shirley Neil Pettis (Incumbent)	133,634	71.1
	Democratic	Douglas C. Nilson Jr.	49,021	26.1
	American Independent	Bernard Wahl	5,352	2.8
Total votes			188,007	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerry Lewis	106,581	61.4
	Democratic	Dan Corcoran	60,463	34.8
	American Independent	Bernard Wahl	6,544	3.8
Total votes			173,588	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerry Lewis (Incumbent)	165,371	71.6
	Democratic	Donald M. "Don" Rusk	58,091	25.1
	Libertarian	Larry Morris	7,615	3.3
Total votes			231,077	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Al McCandless	105,065	59.1
	Democratic	Curtis R. "Sam" Cross	68,510	38.5
	Libertarian	Marc R. Wruble	4,297	2.4
Total votes			177,872	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Al McCandless (Incumbent)	149,955	63.6
	Democratic	David E. "Dave" Skinner	85,908	36.4
Total votes			245,863	100.0
	Republican hold

1996 California's 37th congressional district special election^[52]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Juanita Millender-McDonald	13,868	27.3
	Democratic	Willard H. Murray, Jr.	10,396	20.4
	Democratic	Omar Bradley	6,975	13.7
	Democratic	Paul H. Richards	6,035	11.9
	Democratic	Robert M. Saucedo	4,495	8.8
	Democratic	Charles Davis	2,555	5.0
	Democratic	Murry J. Carter	1,574	3.1
	Democratic	Joyce Harris	1,322	2.6
	Democratic	Robin Tucker	3,661	1.0
Total votes			62,344	100.0
Turnout				30.9
	Democratic hold

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[55]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Juanita Millender-McDonald (Incumbent)	93,269	82.4
	Republican	Vernon Van	12,762	11.3
	Natural Law	Margaret Glazer	4,094	3.6
	Libertarian	Herb Peters	3,150	2.7
Total votes			113,275	100.0
	Democratic hold

2007 California's 37th congressional district special election^[59]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Laura Richardson	15,559	67.0
	Republican	John Kanaley	5,837	25.2
	Green	Daniel Brezenoff	1,274	5.5
	Libertarian	Herb Peters	538	2.3
	Independent	Lee Davis (write-in)	12	0.0
	Independent	Christoper Remple (write-in)	1	0.0
Total votes			23,221	100.0
Turnout				8.6
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Al McCandless (Incumbent)	122,416	63.7
	Democratic	David E. "Dave" Skinner	69,808	36.3
Total votes			192,224	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Al McCandless (Incumbent)	174,284	64.3
	Democratic	Johnny Pearson	89,666	33.1
	Libertarian	Bonnie Flickinger	7,169	2.6
	Independent	Write-ins	123	0.0
Total votes			271,242	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Al McCandless (Incumbent)	115,469	49.7
	Democratic	Ralph Waite	103,961	44.8
	American Independent	Gary R. Odom	6,474	2.8
	Libertarian	Bonnie Flickinger	6,178	2.7
Total votes			232,082	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walter R. Tucker III (Incumbent)	97,159	85.7
	Peace and Freedom	B. Kwaku Duren	16,178	14.3
Total votes			113,337	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walter R. Tucker III (Incumbent)	64,166	77.4
	Libertarian	Guy Wilson	18,502	22.3
	Independent	Lewis B Prulitsky (write-in)	263	0.3
Total votes			82,931	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Juanita Millender-McDonald (Incumbent)	87,247	85.0
	Republican	Michael Voetee	15,339	15.0
Total votes			102,586	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Juanita Millender-McDonald (Incumbent)	70,026	85.1
	Republican	Saul E. Lankster	12,301	14.9
Total votes			82,327	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Juanita Millender-McDonald (Incumbent)	63,445	73.0
	Republican	Oscar A. Velasco	20,154	23.1
	Libertarian	Herb Peters	3,413	3.9
Total votes			87,012	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Juanita Millender-McDonald (Incumbent)	118,823	75.1
	Republican	Vernon Van	31,960	20.2
	Libertarian	Herb Peters	7,535	4.7
Total votes			158,318	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Juanita Millender-McDonald (Incumbent)	80,716	82.4
	Libertarian	Herb Peters	17,246	17.6
Total votes			97,962	100.0
	Democratic hold

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Laura Richardson (Incumbent)	131,342	74.9
	Independent	Nick Dibs	42,774	25.1
Total votes			175,252	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Laura Richardson (Incumbent)	85,799	68.4
	Republican	Star Parker	29,159	23.2
	Independent	Nicholas Dibs	10,560	8.4
Total votes			125,518	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Karen Bass (Incumbent)	207,039	86.4
	Republican	Morgan Osborne	32,541	13.6
Total votes			239,580	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Karen Bass (Incumbent)	96,787	84.3
	Republican	R. Adam King	18,051	15.7
Total votes			114,838	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Karen Bass (Incumbent)	192,490	81.1
	Democratic	Chris Blake Wiggins	44,782	18.9
Total votes			237,272	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Karen Bass (Incumbent)	210,555	89.1
	Republican	Ron J. Bassilian	25,823	10.9
Total votes			236,378	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Karen Bass (Incumbent)	254,916	85.9
	Republican	Errol Webber	41,705	14.1
Total votes			296,621	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sydney Kamlager-Dove	84,338	64.0
	Democratic	Jan Perry	47,542	36.0
Total votes			131,880	100.0
	Democratic hold