NJ Decides 2011

California House District 37

Previous Election Results

1996 House All-Party Blanket Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Juanita McDonald Democratic 13,868 27.3%
Willard Murray Democratic 10,396 20.4%
Omar Bradley Democratic 6,975 13.7%
Paul Richards Democratic 6,035 11.9%
Robert Saucedo Democratic 4,495 8.8%
Robin Tucker Democratic 3,661 7.2%
Charles Davis Democratic 2,555 5.0%
Murry Carter Democratic 1,574 3.1%
Joyce Harris Democratic 1,322 2.6%
1996 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Juanita McDonald Democratic 87,247 85.0%
Michael Voetee Republican 15,399 15.0%
1996 House Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Juanita McDonald Democratic 10,213 23.7%
Willard Murray Democratic 8,999 20.8%
M. Carrillo Democratic 6,681 15.5%
Omar Bradley Democratic 5,746 13.3%
Paul Richards Democratic 5,523 12.8%
Robin Tucker Democratic 2,632 6.1%
Charles Davis Democratic 2,131 4.9%
Joyce Harris Democratic 660 1.5%
Dale Tatum Democratic 580 1.3%
1998 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Juanita Millender-McDonald Democratic 70,026 85.1%
Saul Lankster Republican 12,301 14.9%
1998 House All-Party Special Blanket Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Juanita Millender-McDonald Democratic 31,995 60.6%
Amen Rahn Democratic 13,357 25.3%
Saul Lankster Republican 7,467 14.1%
2000 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Juanita Millender-McDonald Democratic 93,269 82.3%
Vernon Van Republican 12,762 11.3%
Margaret Glazer Natural law 4,094 3.6%
Herb Peters Libertarian 3,150 2.8%
2002 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Juanita Millender-McDonald Democratic 63,445 72.9%
Oscar Velasco Republican 20,154 23.2%
Herb Peters Libertarian 3,413 3.9%
2002 House Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Juanita Millender-McDonald Democratic 25,302 77.7%
Peter Mathews Democratic 7,269 22.3%
2004 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Juanita Millender-McDonald Democratic 118,823 75.1%
Vernon Van Republican 31,960 20.2%
Herb Peters Libertarian 7,535 4.8%
2004 House Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Juanita Millender-McDonald Democratic 27,047 64.9%
Albert Robles Democratic 7,800 18.7%
Peter Mathews Democratic 6,802 16.3%
2006 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Juanita Millender-McDonald Democratic 80,716 82.4%
Herb Peters Libertarian 17,246 17.6%
2006 House Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Juanita Millender-McDonald Democratic 28,480 75.8%
Peter Mathews Democratic 9,094 24.2%
2007 House All-Party Blanket Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Laura Richardson Democratic 11,956 37.6%
Jenny Oropeza Democratic 9,960 31.3%
Valerie McDonald Democratic 3,027 9.5%
John Kanaley Republican 2,425 7.6%
Peter Mathews Democratic 1,125 3.5%
Teri Ramirez Republican 612 1.9%
Daniel Brezenoff Green 391 1.2%
Jeffrey Leavitt Republican 386 1.2%
Ed Wilson Democratic 362 1.1%
Leroy Guillory Republican 361 1.1%
Herb Peters Libertarian 342 1.1%
George Parmer Jr. Democratic 242 0.8%
Lee Davis Democratic 202 0.6%
Jeffery Price Democratic 142 0.4%
Bill Grisolia Democratic 141 0.4%
Felicia Ford Democratic 122 0.4%
Mervin Evans Democratic 29 0.1%
2007 House Special General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Laura Richardson Democratic 15,559 67.0%
John Kanaley Republican 5,837 25.2%
Daniel Brezenoff Green 1,274 5.5%
Herb Peters Libertarian 538 2.3%
2008 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Laura Richardson Democratic 131,342 75.4%
Nick Dibs Independent 42,774 24.6%
2008 House Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Laura Richardson Democratic 25,713 74.4%
Peter Mathews Democratic 5,860 17.0%
Lee Davis Democratic 2,983 8.6%
2010 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Laura Richardson Democratic 85,799 68.4%
Star Parker Republican 29,159 23.2%
Nick Dibs Independent 10,560 8.4%
2010 House Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Laura Richardson Democratic 22,574 67.3%
Peter Mathews Democratic 6,144 18.3%
Lee Davis Democratic 2,848 8.5%
Terrance Ponchak Democratic 1,955 5.8%
2010 House Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Star Parker Republican 9,894 100.0%

Demographic Data

Population 639,088
Percentage White 30.2%
Percentage Black 25.2%
Percentage American Indian / Alaska Native 0.8%
Percentage Asian 11.2%
Percentage Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.4%
Percentage Mixed Race 5.0%
Percentage Other Race 26.1%
 
Percentage Hispanic 43.2%
Percentage Non Hispanic White 16.6%
Percentage Non Hispanic Black 24.8%
 
Percentage Households All Speak Language Other than English 41.1%
 
Median Household Income $34,006
Percentage Married Couple Both Work 22.0%
Percentage Income in Poverty in 1999 25.2%
Percentage Lived in different household in 1995 49.8%
 
Percentage Homes heated by Electricity 17.8%
Percentage Homes heated by Gas 76.5%
Percentage Homes heated by Coal 0.0%
Percentage Homes heated by Fuel Oil 0.0%
Percentage of Population Age 65 and Up 8.0%
Percentage Employed Civilians 16-years-old and up 36.2%
Percentage with a College Degree 15.2%
Percentage Management or Professional Workers 25.9%
Percentage Sales or Office Workers 27.7%
Percentage Production or Transportation Workers 20.4%
 
Percentage Married Couples 41.7%
Percentage Married Couples with Children 25.0%
Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Male living with Male 0.7%
Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Female living with Female 0.6%

Last updated 9:16pm October 4, 2012