California House District 44

Previous Election Results

1996 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Sonny Bono Republican 110,643 57.8%
Anita Rufus Democratic 73,844 38.6%
Donald Cochran Amer indep 3,888 2.0%
Karen Wilkinson Natural law 3,143 1.6%
1996 House Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Anita Rufus Democratic 21,597 57.8%
Paul Hurst Democratic 15,741 42.2%
1998 House All-Party Blanket Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Mary Bono Republican 53,755 64.0%
Ralph Waite Democratic 24,228 28.8%
Anna Nevenich Democratic 2,415 2.9%
John Overman Democratic 1,435 1.7%
Tom Harney Republican 1,235 1.5%
Bud Mathewson Republican 946 1.1%
1998 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Mary Bono Republican 97,013 60.1%
Ralph Waite Democratic 57,697 35.7%
Jim Meuer Natural law 6,818 4.2%
1998 House All-Party Special Blanket Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Mary Bono Republican 66,504 57.5%
Ralph Waite Democratic 34,300 29.7%
Anna Nevenich Democratic 6,808 5.9%
Tom Harney Republican 3,033 2.6%
John Overman Republican 2,523 2.2%
Bud Mathewson Republican 1,904 1.6%
Jim Meuer Natural law 524 0.5%
2000 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Mary Bono Republican 123,738 59.2%
Ron Oden Democratic 79,302 37.9%
Gene Smith Reform 4,135 2.0%
Jim Meuer Natural law 2,012 1.0%
2000 House All-Party Special Blanket Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Mary Bono Republican 79,365 56.4%
Ron Oden Democratic 20,079 14.3%
Tom Harney Democratic 13,170 9.4%
Bud Mathewson Republican 9,800 7.0%
Jon Gordon Democratic 9,765 6.9%
Doug Wofford Democratic 6,124 4.4%
Gene Smith Reform 1,628 1.2%
Jim Meuer Natural law 764 0.5%
2002 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Ken Calvert Republican 76,686 63.7%
Louis Vandenberg Democratic 38,021 31.6%
Phill Courtney Green 5,756 4.8%
2002 House Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Ken Calvert Republican 30,967 70.1%
Martin Collen Republican 11,106 25.1%
Khalid Jafri Republican 2,087 4.7%
2004 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Ken Calvert Republican 138,768 61.6%
Louis Vandenberg Democratic 78,796 35.0%
Kevin Akin Peace & freedom 7,559 3.4%
2004 House Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Ken Calvert Republican 49,107 85.8%
David Rizzo Republican 8,132 14.2%
2006 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Ken Calvert Republican 89,555 60.0%
Louis Vandenberg Democratic 55,275 37.0%
Kevin Akin Peace & freedom 4,486 3.0%
2006 House Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Louis Vandenberg Democratic 23,592 100.0%
2006 House Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Ken Calvert Republican 35,444 100.0%
2008 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Ken Calvert Republican 129,937 51.2%
Bill Hedrick Democratic 123,890 48.8%
2008 House Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Bill Hedrick Democratic 20,074 100.0%
2008 House Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Ken Calvert Republican 32,702 100.0%
2010 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Ken Calvert Republican 107,482 55.6%
Bill Hedrick Democratic 85,784 44.4%
2010 House Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Bill Hedrick Democratic 27,283 100.0%
2010 House Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Ken Calvert Republican 37,327 66.3%
Chris Riggs Republican 18,994 33.7%

Demographic Data

Population 639,088
Percentage White 65.1%
Percentage Black 5.7%
Percentage American Indian / Alaska Native 1.0%
Percentage Asian 4.9%
Percentage Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%
Percentage Mixed Race 4.6%
Percentage Other Race 18.3%
 
Percentage Hispanic 35.0%
Percentage Non Hispanic White 51.3%
Percentage Non Hispanic Black 5.5%
 
Percentage Households All Speak Language Other than English 24.3%
 
Median Household Income $51,578
Percentage Married Couple Both Work 34.1%
Percentage Income in Poverty in 1999 12.1%
Percentage Lived in different household in 1995 53.4%
 
Percentage Homes heated by Electricity 14.9%
Percentage Homes heated by Gas 81.8%
Percentage Homes heated by Coal 0.0%
Percentage Homes heated by Fuel Oil 0.0%
Percentage of Population Age 65 and Up 8.3%
Percentage Employed Civilians 16-years-old and up 43.0%
Percentage with a College Degree 21.1%
Percentage Management or Professional Workers 31.9%
Percentage Sales or Office Workers 27.4%
Percentage Production or Transportation Workers 15.1%
 
Percentage Married Couples 57.8%
Percentage Married Couples with Children 31.9%
Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Male living with Male 0.3%
Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Female living with Female 0.3%

Last updated 9:16pm October 4, 2012