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 (2023)	735,660
Median household; income	$70,120
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+33

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.

Quick Facts Representative, Population (2023) ...

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Year	Office	Results^[3]^[4]^[5]
2008	President	Obama 90% - 10%
2010	Governor	Brown 86% - 11%
	Lt. Governor	Newsom 79% - 12%
	Secretary of State	Bowen 83% - 10%
	Attorney General	Harris 80% - 15%
	Treasurer	Lockyer 85% - 9%
	Controller	Chiang 83% - 9%
2012	President	Obama 91% - 9%
2014	Governor	Brown 87% - 13%
2016	President	Clinton 88% - 7%
2018	Governor	Newsom 88% - 12%
2018	Attorney General	Becerra 90% - 10%
2020	President	Biden 86% - 12%
2022	Senate (Reg.)	Padilla 86% - 14%
	Governor	Newsom 85% - 15%
	Lt. Governor	Kounalakis 83% - 17%
	Secretary of State	Weber 86% - 14%
	Attorney General	Bonta 85% - 15%
	Treasurer	Ma 84% - 16%
	Controller	Cohen 81% - 19%
2024	President	Harris 79% - 18%
2024	Senate (Reg.)	Schiff 80% - 20%

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 119th	Elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.	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

1970 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[11]
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

1974 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[13]
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

1975 California's 37th congressional district special election^[14]
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

1976 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[15]
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

Recent election results from statewide races

Composition

Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

2,500 – 10,000 people

List of members representing the district

Election results

1962

1964

1966

1968

1970

1972

1974

1975 (Special)

1976

1978

1980

1982

1984

1986

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996 (Special)

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

2007 (Special)

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

Results

Historical district boundaries

See also

References

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