# California's 42nd congressional district

California's 42nd congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in California. The district is currently represented by Democrat Robert Garcia.
The 42nd district is located entirely within Los Angeles County, and is centered around Long Beach and its surrounding suburbs.

## Recent election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | Obama 69% - 30% |
| 2010 | Governor | Brown 62% - 32% |
| 2010 | Lt. Governor | Newsom 57% - 32% |
| 2010 | Secretary of State | Bowen 61% - 29% |
| 2010 | Attorney General | Harris 53% - 39% |
| 2010 | Treasurer | Lockyer 64% - 28% |
| 2010 | Controller | Chiang 61% - 29% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 72% - 28% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 65% - 35% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 72% - 22% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 72% - 28% |
| 2018 | Attorney General | Becerra 74% - 26% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 72% - 26% |
| 2022 | Senate (Reg.) | Padilla 69% - 31% |
| 2022 | Governor | Newsom 67% - 33% |
| 2022 | Lt. Governor | Kounalakis 67% - 33% |
| 2022 | Secretary of State | Weber 67% - 33% |
| 2022 | Attorney General | Bonta 67% - 33% |
| 2022 | Treasurer | Ma 65% - 35% |
| 2022 | Controller | Cohen 63% - 37% |
| 2024 | President | Harris 64% - 32% |
| 2024 | Senate (Reg.) | Schiff 65% - 35% |

## Composition

| FIPS County Code | County | Seat | Population |
| 37 | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 9,663,345 |
Under the 2020 redistricting, California's 42nd congressional district has been geographically shifted to the South Bay region of Los Angeles County. It also takes in two of the Channel Islands: Santa Catalina and San Clemente, in the Southern California Bight. The district also includes the cities of Huntington Park, Bell, Bell Gardens, Maywood, Signal Hill, Vernon, Cudahy, Commerce, south Long Beach, east side Lakewood, most of Downey and Bellflower; and the census-designated places Florence-Graham and Walnut Park.
Los Angeles County is split between this district, the 34th district, the 37th district, the 38th district, the 45th district, the 44th district, the 47th district, and the 43rd district. The 42nd, 34th and 38th are partitioned by S Gerhart Ave, Simmons Ave, Dewar Ave, W Beverly Blvd, Repetto Ave, Allston St, S Concourse Ave, Ferguson Dr, Simmons Ave/S Gerhart Ave, Highway 72, Goodrich Blvd, Telegraph Rd, S Marianna Ave, Noakes St, S Bonnie Beach Pl, Union Pacific Ave, S Indiana St, Union Pacific Railroad, Holabird Ave, S Grande Vista Ave, AT & SF Railway, Harriet St, and E 25th St.
The 42nd, 37th, and 43rd are partitioned by S Alameda St, E Slauson Ave, S Central Ave, Firestone Blvd-E 90 St, S Central Ave, E 103rd St, Success Ave, E 92nd St, E 91st, Croesus Ave, and E 97th St.
The 42nd, 38th, 45th, and 47th are partitioned by Yates Ave, E Acco St, 6866 E Washington Blvd-2808 Vail Ave, S 14th St, AT & SF Railway, Church Rd, Telegraph Rd, Rio Hondo River, Veterans Memorial Park, Suva St, Guatemala Ave, Shady Oak Dr, Coolgrove Dr, Gallatin Rd, Samoline Ave, Paramount Blvd, Arrington Ave, Suva St, Charloma Dr, Lubet St, Highway 5, San Gabriel River, Palo Verde Ave, South St, Del Amo Blvd, Pioneer Blvd, Coyote Creek, Centralia Creek, Hawaiian Ave, Verne Ave, Bloomfield Park, Highway 605, 226th St, Dorado Cir, Cortner Ave, E Woodson St, Bloomfield Ave, Lilly Ave, Marna Ave, Los Alamos Channel, and the San Gabriel Bike Path.
The 42nd and 44th are partitioned by S Alameda St, Southern Pacific Railroad, Ardmore Ave, Long Beach Blvd, Pacific Blvd, Cudahy St, 2622 Cudahy St-3211 Santa Ana St, Santa Ana St, Salt Lake Ave, Patata St, 7038 Dinwiddie St-10112 Karmont Ave, Imperial Highway, Old River School Rd, Union Pacific Railroad, Gardendale St, Century Blvd, Highway 19. Laurel St, Clark Ave, Beach St, Bellflower Blvd, E Carson St, Woodruff Ave, Gonda Ave, E Wardlow Rd, N Los Coyotes Diagonal, McNab Ave, E Spring St, E Harvey Way, Faculty Ave, E Carson St, Norse Way, Lakewood Golf Course, Cover St, E 36th St, Cherry Ave, Atlantic Ave, E Willow St, Long Beach Blvd, Highway 1, Oregon Ave, W Anaheim St, Los Angeles River, Canal Ave, W 19th St, Santa Fe Ave, Seabright Ave, W 25th St, W Willow St, Middle Rd-East Rd, 2300 E Pacific Coast Highway-W Anaheim St, E Anaheim St-Cerritos Channel, Piers S Ave, Highway 47, and Navy Mole Rd.

### Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

* Long Beach – 466,742
* Downey – 114,355
* Lakewood – 82,496
* Bellflower – 79,190
* Florence-Graham – 61,983
* Huntington Park – 52,633
* Bell Gardens – 39,501
* Bell – 33,559
* Maywood – 25,138
* Cudahy – 22,811
* Walnut Park – 15,214
* Commerce – 12,378
* Signal Hill – 11,848

## List of members representing the district

| Member | Party | Dates | Cong ress(es) | Electoral history | Counties |
| District created January 3, 1973 ||||||
| Clair Burgener (Rancho Santa Fe) | Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 | 93rd | Elected in 1972. Redistricted to the 43rd district. | 1973–1975 Southern Coastal Orange, Coastal San Diego outside the city |
| Lionel Van Deerlin (Chula Vista) | Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981 | 94th 95th 96th | Redistricted from the 41st district and re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Lost re-election. | 1975–1983 San Diego (San Diego City southern half) |
| Duncan Hunter (Coronado) | Republican | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 | 97th | Elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 45th district. | 1975–1983 San Diego (San Diego City southern half) |
| Dan Lungren (Long Beach) | Republican | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1989 | 98th 99th 100th | Redistricted from the 34th district and re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Resigned when appointed California State Treasurer. | 1983–1993 Los Angeles (Palos Verdes), Northwestern Orange |
| Dana Rohrabacher (Long Beach) | Republican | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1993 | 101st 102nd | Elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 45th district. | 1983–1993 Los Angeles (Palos Verdes), Northwestern Orange |
| George Brown Jr. (San Bernardino) | Democratic | January 3, 1993 – July 15, 1999 | 103rd 104th 105th 106th | Redistricted from the 36th district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Died. | 1993–2003 San Bernardino (Inland Empire) |
| Vacant | Vacant | July 15, 1999 – November 16, 1999 | 106th | | 1993–2003 San Bernardino (Inland Empire) |
| Joe Baca (Fontana) | Democratic | November 16, 1999 – January 3, 2003 | 106th 107th | Elected to finish Brown's term. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 43rd district. | 1993–2003 San Bernardino (Inland Empire) |
| Gary Miller (Diamond Bar) | Republican | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013 | 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th | Redistricted from the 41st district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 31st district. | 2003–2013 Southeastern Los Angeles, Northeastern Orange, Southwestern San Bernardino |
| Ken Calvert (Corona) | Republican | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2023 | 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th | Redistricted from the 44th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 41st district. | 2013–2023 Inland Empire (Corona and Murrieta) |
| Robert Garcia (Long Beach) | Democratic | January 3, 2023 – present | 118th 119th | Elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. | 2023–present Southern Los Angeles |

## Election results
### 1972

1972 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Clair Burgener (Incumbent) | 155,965 | 67.4 |
| | Democratic | Bob Lowe | 67,477 | 29.2 |
| | American Independent | Armin R. Moths | 7,812 | 3.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 231,254 | 100.0 |
| | Republican win (new seat) | Republican win (new seat) | Republican win (new seat) | Republican win (new seat) |

### 1974

1974 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Lionel Van Deerlin (Incumbent) | 69,746 | 69.9 |
| | Republican | Wes Marden | 30,058 | 30.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 99,804 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1976

1976 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Lionel Van Deerlin (Incumbent) | 103,062 | 76.0 |
| | Republican | Wes Marden | 32,565 | 24.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 135,627 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1978

1978 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Lionel Van Deerlin (Incumbent) | 85,126 | 73.7 |
| | Republican | Lawrence C. Mattera | 30,319 | 26.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 115,445 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1980

1980 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Duncan Hunter | 79,713 | 53.3 |
| | Democratic | Lionel Van Deerlin (Incumbent) | 69,936 | 46.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 149,649 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 1982

1982 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dan Lungren (Incumbent) | 142,845 | 69.0 |
| | Democratic | James P. Spellman | 58,690 | 28.3 |
| | Peace and Freedom | John S. Donohue | 5,514 | 2.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 207,049 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1984

1984 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dan Lungren (Incumbent) | 177,783 | 73.0 |
| | Democratic | Mary Lou Brophy | 60,025 | 24.6 |
| | Peace and Freedom | John S. Donohue | 5,811 | 2.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 243,619 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1986

1986 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dan Lungren (Incumbent) | 140,364 | 72.8 |
| | Democratic | Michael P. Blackburn | 47,586 | 24.7 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Kate McClatchy | 4,761 | 2.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 192,711 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1988

1988 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dana Rohrabacher | 153,280 | 64.2 |
| | Democratic | Guy C. Kimbrough | 78,778 | 33.0 |
| | Libertarian | Richard D. Rose | 6,563 | 2.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 238,621 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1990

1990 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dana Rohrabacher (Incumbent) | 109,353 | 59.3 |
| | Democratic | Guy C. Kimbrough | 67,189 | 36.5 |
| | Libertarian | Richard Gibb Martin | 7,744 | 4.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 184,286 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1992

1992 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | George Brown, Jr. (Incumbent) | 79,780 | 50.7 |
| | Republican | Dick Rutan | 69,251 | 44.0 |
| | Libertarian | Fritz R. Ward | 8,424 | 5.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 157,455 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1994

1994 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | George Brown, Jr. (Incumbent) | 58,888 | 51.1 |
| | Republican | Rob Guzman | 56,259 | 48.9 |
| | Independent | LaBine (write-in) | 44 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Sanchez (write-in) | 14 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 115,205 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1996

1996 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | George Brown, Jr. (Incumbent) | 52,166 | 50.5 |
| | Republican | Linda Wilde | 51,170 | 49.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 103,336 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1998

1998 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | George Brown, Jr. (Incumbent) | 62,207 | 55.3 |
| | Republican | Elia Pirozzi | 45,328 | 40.3 |
| | American Independent | Hale McGee | 3,086 | 2.7 |
| | Libertarian | David Lynn Hollist | 1,899 | 1.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 112,520 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1999 (special)

1999 California's 42nd congressional district special election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joe Baca | 23,690 | 50.5 |
| | Republican | Elia Pirozzi | 21,018 | 44.9 |
| | Reform | Rick Simon | 1,198 | 2.6 |
| | Libertarian | John S. Ballard | 956 | 2.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 46,862 | 100.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 19.4 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joe Baca (Incumbent) | 90,585 | 59.8 |
| | Republican | Eli Pirozzi | 53,239 | 35.2 |
| | Libertarian | John "Scott" Ballard | 4,059 | 2.6 |
| | Natural Law | Gwyn Hartley | 3,694 | 2.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 151,577 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gary Miller (Incumbent) | 98,476 | 67.8 |
| | Democratic | Richard Waldron | 42,090 | 29.0 |
| | Libertarian | Donald Yee | 4,680 | 3.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 145,186 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2004

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gary Miller (Incumbent) | 167,632 | 68.2 |
| | Democratic | Lewis Myers | 78,393 | 31.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 246,025 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2006

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gary Miller (Incumbent) | 129,720 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2008

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gary Miller (Incumbent) | 158,404 | 60.2 |
| | Democratic | Ed Chau | 104,909 | 39.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 263,313 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2010

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gary Miller (Incumbent) | 127,161 | 62.3 |
| | Democratic | Michael Williamson | 65,122 | 31.8 |
| | Libertarian | Mark Lambert | 12,115 | 5.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 204,398 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ken Calvert (Incumbent) | 130,245 | 60.6 |
| | Democratic | Michael Williamson | 84,702 | 39.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 214,947 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ken Calvert (Incumbent) | 74,540 | 65.7 |
| | Democratic | Tim Sheridan | 38,850 | 34.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 113,390 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ken Calvert (Incumbent) | 149,547 | 58.8 |
| | Democratic | Tim Sheridan | 104,689 | 41.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 254,236 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ken Calvert (Incumbent) | 131,040 | 56.5 |
| | Democratic | Julia C. Peacock | 100,892 | 43.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 231,932 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2020

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ken Calvert (Incumbent) | 210,274 | 57.1 |
| | Democratic | William "Liam" O'Mara | 157,773 | 42.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 368,047 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2022

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Robert Garcia | 99,217 | 68.4 |
| | Republican | John Briscoe | 45,903 | 31.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 145,120 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## Historical district boundaries

From 2003 to 2013, the district covered parts of Los Angeles, Orange, and San Bernardino counties in Southern California.