California's 17th congressional district | |
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Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023 (Used in the 2022 elections) | |
Representative | |
Population (2023) | 744,019 |
Median household income | $175,010 [1] |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+23 [2] |
California's 17th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California that is currently represented by Ro Khanna. It is located in the South Bay and East Bay regions of the San Francisco Bay Area.
The district includes parts of Alameda County and Santa Clara County. It encompasses the cities of Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Santa Clara, Milpitas, Newark, parts of Fremont, and the northernmost and westernmost parts of San Jose. The district includes the campus of Santa Clara University and the corporate headquarters of several Silicon Valley companies, such as Apple Inc, Intel Corp., and Yahoo.
From 2003 to 2013, the district covered all of Monterey and San Benito counties, as well as part of Santa Cruz County. It included all of the coastal communities surrounding Monterey Bay, the city of Salinas, and the vast majority of the Salinas Valley. The district was mostly unchanged during the 2021 redistricting, although it now encompasses a smaller portion of Fremont.
Year | Office | Results [3] [4] [5] |
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2008 | President | Obama 71% - 29% |
2010 | Governor | Brown 62% - 34% |
Lt. Governor | Newsom 62% - 29% | |
Secretary of State | Bowen 63% - 28% | |
Attorney General | Harris 56% - 35% | |
Treasurer | Lockyer 66% - 27% | |
Controller | Chiang 64% - 27% | |
2012 | President | Obama 74% - 26% |
2014 | Governor | Brown 75% - 25% |
2016 | President | Clinton 74% - 20% |
2018 | Governor | Newsom 72% - 28% |
Attorney General | Becerra 73% - 27% | |
2020 | President | Biden 73% - 25% |
2022 | Senate (Reg.) | Padilla 71% - 29% |
Governor | Newsom 71% - 29% | |
Lt. Governor | Kounalakis 71% - 29% | |
Secretary of State | Weber 70% - 30% | |
Attorney General | Bonta 69% - 31% | |
Treasurer | Ma 70% - 30% | |
Controller | Cohen 63% - 37% | |
2024 | President | Harris 67% - 29% |
Senate (Reg.) | Schiff 68% - 32% |
FIPS County Code [6] | County | Seat | Population |
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1 | Alameda | Oakland | 1,622,188 |
85 | Santa Clara | San Jose | 1,877,592 |
As of the 2020 redistricting, California's 17th congressional district takes up the Tri-City area of the San Francisco Bay Area. It takes up the western borders of Alameda and Santa Clara Counties.
Alameda County is split between this district and the 14th district. They are partitioned by Mission Peak Regional Park, Witherly Ln, Mission Blvd, Washington Blvd, Farallon Cmn, Paseo Padre Parkway, Grimmer Blvd, Blacow Rd, Omar St, Butano Park Dr, Farina Ln, Nimitz Freeway, Highway 84. The 17th district takes in the south side of the city of Fremont, and the city of Newark.
Santa Clara County is split between this district, the 16th district, and the 18th district. The 17th and 16th are partitioned by Stevens Creek Blvd, Santana Row, Olsen Dr, S Winchester Blvd, Williams Rd, Eden Ave, Lexington Dr, Valley Forge Way, Gleason Ave, Moreland Way, Payne Ave, Saratoga Ave, Doyle Rd, Highway G2, Royal Ann Dr, Wisteria Way, Rainbow Dr, Highway 85, S De Anza Blvd, Prospect Rd, Fremont Older Open Space, Permanente Creek, Highway 280, N Foothill Blvd, Homestead Rd, Stevens Creek, W EL Camino Real, Magritte Way, Highway G6, Highway 101, and Enterprise Way. The 17th and 18th are partitioned by Steven's Creek Blvd, Di Salvo Ave, Bellerose Dr, Forest Ave, Wabash Ave, W San Carlos St, Race St, The Alameda, University Ave, Elm St, Highway 82, Newhall St, Morse St, Idaho St, Alameda Ct, Sherwood Ave, Hamline St, Highway 880, Highway 101, McKee Rd, Toyon Ave, Penitencia Creek Rd, Canon Vista Ave, Crothers Rd, Alum Rock Park, Sierra Rd, Felter Rd, Weller Rd. The 17th district takes in the north side of the city of San Jose, part of the census designated place Alum Rock, and the cities of Milpitas, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, and Cupertino.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Charles J. Colden | 50,720 | 62.2 | ||
Republican | A. E. Henning | 26,868 | 32.9 | ||
Liberty | Ernest E. Debs | 3,965 | 4.9 | ||
Total votes | 81,553 | 100.0 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Democratic win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charles J. Colden (incumbent) | 60,045 | 70.4 | |
Republican | C. P. "Cap" Wright | 20,508 | 24.0 | |
Socialist | Richard Pomeroy | 4,721 | 5.6 | |
Total votes | 85,274 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Charles J. Colden (incumbent) | 68,189 | 71.9 | |
Republican | Leonard Roach | 24,981 | 26.3 | |
Communist | John L. Leech | 1,634 | 1.8 | |
Total votes | 94,804 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lee E. Geyer (incumbent) | 56,513 | 58.8 | |
Republican | Clifton A. Hix | 26,891 | 28.0 | |
Townsend | Fred C. Wagner | 8,870 | 9.2 | |
Progressive | Robert O. Bates | 3,774 | 3.9 | |
Total votes | 96,048 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lee E. Geyer (incumbent) | 75,109 | 65.5 | |
Republican | Clifton A. Hix | 32,862 | 28.6 | |
Progressive | Samuel C. Converse | 5,649 | 4.9 | |
Communist | Harry L. Gray | 1,118 | 1.0 | |
Total votes | 114,738 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Democrat Cecil R. King won the special election to replace fellow Democrat Lee E. Geyer, who died in office. Data for this special election is not available. [12]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 92,260 | 100.0 | |
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 147,217 | 100.0 | |
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 110,654 | 100.0 | |
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 194,782 | 100.0 | |
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 166,334 | 100.0 | |
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 114,650 | 54.6 | |
Republican | Robert H. Finch | 92,587 | 44.1 | |
Progressive | Loyd C. Seelinger | 2,738 | 1.3 | |
Total votes | 209,975 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 97,828 | 60.1 | |
Republican | Robert H. Finch | 64,967 | 39.9 | |
Total votes | 162,795 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 157,270 | 64.9 | |
Republican | Charles A. Franklin | 84,900 | 35.1 | |
Total votes | 242,170 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 182,965 | 75.3 | |
Republican | Charles A. Franklin | 59,973 | 24.7 | |
Total votes | 242,938 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 206,620 | 67.7 | |
Republican | Tom Coffee | 98,510 | 32.3 | |
Total votes | 305,130 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 74,964 | 73.8 | |
Republican | Ted Bruinsma | 36,663 | 26.2 | |
Total votes | 111,627 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 95,640 | 67.7 | |
Republican | Robert Muncaster | 45,688 | 32.3 | |
Total votes | 141,328 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 76,962 | 60.8 | |
Republican | Don Cortum | 49,615 | 39.2 | |
Total votes | 126,577 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Glenn M. Anderson | 75,070 | 50.7 | |
Republican | Joe Blatchford | 71,174 | 48.1 | |
Peace and Freedom | Ben Dobbs | 1,685 | 1.1 | |
Total votes | 147,929 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Glenn M. Anderson (inc.) | 83,739 | 62.2 | |
Republican | Vernon E. Brown | 47,778 | 35.5 | |
American Independent | Robert W. Copeland | 1,724 | 1.3 | |
Peace and Freedom | Thomas E. Mathews | 1,292 | 1.0 | |
Total votes | 134,533 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Pete McCloskey (incumbent) | 110,098 | 60.2 | |
Democratic | James Stewart | 72,759 | 39.8 | |
Total votes | 182,857 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Hans Krebs | 66,082 | 51.9 | |||
Republican | Bob Mathias (incumbent) | 61,242 | 48.1 | |||
Total votes | 127,324 | 100.0 | ||||
Turnout | ||||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Hans Krebs (incumbent) | 103,898 | 65.7 | |
Republican | Henry J. Andreas | 54,270 | 34.3 | |
Total votes | 158,168 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | Charles (Chip) Pashayan | 81,296 | 54.5 | |||
Democratic | John Hans Krebs (incumbent) | 67,885 | 45.5 | |||
Total votes | 149,181 | 100.0 | ||||
Turnout | ||||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.) | 129,159 | 70.6 | |
Democratic | Willard H. "Bill" Johnson | 53,780 | 29.4 | |
Total votes | 182,939 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.) | 80,271 | 54 | |
Democratic | Gene Tackett | 68,364 | 46 | |
Total votes | 148,635 | 100 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Charles (Chip) Pashayan (incumbent) | 128,802 | 72.5 | |
Democratic | Simon Lakritz | 48,888 | 27.5 | |
Total votes | 177,690 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Charles (Chip) Pashayan (incumbent) | 88,787 | 60.2 | |
Democratic | John Hartnett | 58,682 | 39.8 | |
Total votes | 147,469 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Charles (Chip) Pashayan (incumbent) | 129,568 | 71.5 | |
Democratic | Vincent J. Lavery | 51,730 | 28.5 | |
Total votes | 181,298 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Cal Dooley | 82,611 | 54.5 | |||
Republican | Charles (Chip) Pashayan (incumbent) | 68,848 | 45.5 | |||
Total votes | 151,459 | 100.0 | ||||
Turnout | ||||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Leon Panetta (incumbent) | 151,565 | 72.1 | |
Republican | Bill McCampbell | 49,947 | 23.7 | |
Peace and Freedom | Maureen Smith | 4,804 | 2.3 | |
Libertarian | John D. Wilkes | 4,051 | 1.9 | |
Total votes | 210,447 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Sam Farr | 53,675 | 52.25 | |
Republican | Bill McCampbell | 43,774 | 42.61 | |
American Independent | Jerome N. McCready | 1,689 | 1.64 | |
Green | Kevin Gary Clark | 1,226 | 1.19 | |
Libertarian | Richard J. Quigley | 948 | 0.92 | |
Independent | Peter James | 943 | 0.92 | |
Independent | James Ogle | 444 | 0.43 | |
No party | Tom Shannon (write-in) | 33 | 0.03 | |
Total votes | 102,732 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Sam Farr (incumbent) | 87,222 | 52.17 | |
Republican | Bill McCampbell | 74,830 | 44.49 | |
Green | E. Craig Coffin | 5,591 | 3.34 | |
Total votes | 167,193 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Sam Farr (incumbent) | 115,116 | 58.9 | |
Republican | Jess Brown | 73,856 | 37.8 | |
Natural Law | John Black | 6,573 | 3.3 | |
Total votes | 195,545 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Sam Farr (incumbent) | 103,719 | 64.55 | |
Republican | Bill McCampbell | 52,470 | 32.65 | |
Libertarian | Rick Garrett | 2,791 | 1.74 | |
Natural Law | Scott R. Hartley | 1,710 | 1.06 | |
Total votes | 160,690 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Sam Farr (incumbent) | 143,219 | 68.7 | |
Republican | Clint Engler | 51,557 | 24.7 | |
Green | E. Craig Coffin | 8,215 | 4.0 | |
Libertarian | Rick S. Garrett | 2,510 | 1.2 | |
Reform | Larry Fenton | 2,263 | 1.0 | |
Natural Law | Scott R. Hartley | 996 | 0.4 | |
Total votes | 208,760 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Sam Farr (incumbent) | 101,632 | 68.1 | |
Republican | Clint Engler | 40,334 | 27.1 | |
Green | Ray Glock-Grueneich | 4,885 | 3.2 | |
Libertarian | Jascha Lee | 2,418 | 1.6 | |
No party | Alan Shugart (write-in) | 27 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 149,296 | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Sam Farr (incumbent) | 148,958 | 66.8 | |
Republican | Mark Risley | 65,117 | 29.2 | |
Green | Ray Glock-Grueneich | 3,645 | 1.7 | |
Peace and Freedom | Joe Williams | 2,823 | 1.2 | |
Libertarian | Joel Smolen | 2,607 | 1.1 | |
No party | David Mauricio Munoz (write-in) | 75 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 282,941 | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Sam Farr (incumbent) | 120,750 | 75.9 | |
Republican | Anthony R. DeMaio | 35,932 | 22.5 | |
No party | Jeff Edward Taylor (write-in) | 2,611 | 1.6 | |
Total votes | 163,293 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Sam Farr (incumbent) | 168,907 | 73.9 | |
Republican | Jeff Taylor | 59,037 | 25.9 | |
independent (politician) | Peter Andresen (write-in) | 682 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 228,626 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Sam Farr (incumbent) | 118,734 | 66.69 | |
Republican | Jeff Taylor | 47,133 | 26.47 | |
Libertarian | Mary V. Larkin | 8,753 | 4.92 | |
Green | Eric Petersen | 3,429 | 1.93 | |
Total votes | 178,049 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Mike Honda (incumbent) | 159,392 | 73.5 | |
Republican | Evelyn Li | 57,336 | 26.5 | |
Total votes | 216,728 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Mike Honda (incumbent) | 69,561 | 52% | |
Democratic | Ro Khanna | 64,847 | 48% | |
Total votes | 134,378 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ro Khanna | 142,268 | 61% | |
Democratic | Mike Honda (incumbent) | 90,924 | 39% | |
Total votes | 233,192 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ro Khanna | 159,105 | 75.3% | |
Republican | Ron Cohen | 52,057 | 24.7% | |
Total votes | 211,162 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ro Khanna (incumbent) | 212,137 | 71.3 | |
Republican | Ritesh Tandon | 85,199 | 28.7 | |
Total votes | 297,336 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ro Khanna (incumbent) | 127,853 | 70.9 | |
Republican | Ritesh Tandon | 52,400 | 29.1 | |
Total votes | 180,253 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |