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
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