California's 45th congressional district | |
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Population (2023) | 737,224 |
Median household income | $102,317 [1] |
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Cook PVI | D+2 [2] |
California's 45th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California currently represented by Republican Michelle Steel. It was one of 18 districts that would have voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election had they existed in their current configuration while being won or held by a Republican in 2022.
The 45th district was created as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census.
The district is based in Orange and Los Angeles counties and includes all of Garden Grove, Westminster, Cerritos, Buena Park, Placentia, Hawaiian Gardens, Cypress, Fountain Valley, Artesia, Los Alamitos, Rossmoor, and La Palma, as well as parts of Brea, Lakewood, and Fullerton.
In 2018, incumbent Representative Mimi Walters competed against a field of four Democrats and an independent candidate in the primary election for the 2018 midterm elections. On February 25, 2018, UC Irvine (UCI) assistant law professor Dave Min received the endorsement of the California Democratic Party. [3]
Min, former White House senior technology advisor Brian Forde, [4] former legislative assistant to Sherrod Brown (D-OH) Kia Hamadanchy, [5] UCI law professor Katie Porter, [6] and UCI business professor John Graham ran in the "top two" primary in June 2018. Walters and Porter placed first and second and advanced to the general election in November.
On November 14, 2018, eight days after polls closed, Dave Wasserman, then the House Editor for The Cook Political Report, projected that Porter had won the general election. [7]
In 2024, the election in this district was one of the state's most competitive. In its current form after the 2020 redistricting, the district has a significant presence of Asian-American voters. [8]
Election results from statewide races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
1990 | Governor [9] | Wilson 60.5% – 32.3% |
1992 | President [10] | Bush 42.3% – 32.2% |
Senator [11] | Herschensohn 56.6% – 34.0% | |
Senator (Special) [11] | Seymour 54.5% – 40.4% | |
1994 | Governor [12] | Wilson 67.6% – 27.5% |
Senator [13] | Huffington 58.7% – 31.7% | |
1996 | President [14] | Dole 50.5% – 37.9% |
1998 | Governor [15] | Lungren 51.7% – 45.0% |
Senator [16] | Fong 56.2% – 39.4% | |
2000 | President [17] | Bush 55.6% – 39.9% |
Senator [18] | Feinstein 50.0% – 41.8% | |
2002 | Governor [19] | Simon 51.5% – 42.3% |
2003 | Recall [20] [21] | Yes 68.4% – 31.6% |
Schwarzenegger 59.6% – 23.5% | ||
2004 | President [22] | Bush 56.0% – 43.1% |
Senator [23] | Boxer 49.5% – 47.0% | |
2006 | Governor [24] | Schwarzenegger 65.2% - 31.0% |
Senator [25] | Feinstein 50.5% – 45.0% | |
2008 | President [26] | Obama 51.5% – 46.9% |
2010 | Governor [27] | Whitman 50.2% – 43.9% |
Senator [28] | Fiorina 52.1% – 42.4% | |
2012 | President [29] | Romney 54.8% – 43.0% |
Senator [30] | Emken 55.6% – 44.4% | |
2014 | Governor [31] | Kashkari 58.5% – 41.5% |
2016 | President [32] | Clinton 49.8% – 44.4% |
Senator [33] | Harris 66.0% – 34.0% | |
2018 | Governor [34] | Cox 50.6% – 49.4% |
Lieutenant Governor [35] | Kounalakis 56.3% – 43.7% | |
Secretary of State [36] | Padilla 51.2% – 48.8% | |
Controller [37] | Yee 52.0% – 48.0% | |
Treasurer [38] | Ma 51.0% – 49.0% | |
Attorney General [39] | Becerra 50.8% – 49.2% | |
Insurance Commissioner [40] | Poizner 59.7% – 40.3% | |
Board of Equalization, 4th District [41] | Anderson 52.4% – 47.6% | |
Senator [42] | Feinstein 54.3% – 45.7% | |
2020 | President [43] | Biden 53.6% – 42.5% |
2021 | Recall [44] | No 52.6% – 47.4% |
2022 | Governor [45] | Dahle 51.0% – 49.0% |
Senator [46] | Meuser 50.7% – 49.3% | |
Senator (Special) [47] | Meuser 50.8% – 49.2% | |
# | County | Seat | Population |
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37 | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 9,663,345 |
59 | Orange | Santa Ana | 3,135,755 |
As of the 2020 redistricting, California's 45th congressional district is located in Southern California. It takes up western Orange County and east Los Angeles.
Orange County is split between this district, the 40th district, the 46th district, and the 47th district. The 45th and 40th are partitioned by Orange Freeway, E Lambert Rd, Sunrise Rd, Foothill Ln, Wandering Ln, N Associated Rd, E Birch St, S Valencia Ave, La Plaza Dr, La Floresta Dr, La Crescenta Dr, Highway 90, 1053 E Imperial Highway-343 Tolbert St, Vesuvius Dr, Rose Dr, Wabash Ave, 6th St, Golden Ave, Carbon Canyon Creek, E Yorba Linda Blvd, Jefferson St, 1401 Zion Ave-N Van Buren St, Buena Vista Ave, 17225 Orange Blossom Ln-1480 E Howard Pl, 17511 Pine Cir-Orchard Dr, Mariposa Ave, Lakeview Ave, E Miraloma Ave, Fee-Ana St, Sierra Madre Cir, E Orangethorpe Ave, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, Kensington Ave, N Kraemer Blvd, Carbon Creek, and E La Jolla St.
The 45th and 46th are partitioned by Santa Ana River, W Lehnhardt Ave, Gloxinia Ave, Lilac Way, Edinger Ave, Pebble Ct, 10744 W Lehnhardt Ave-10726 Kedge Ave, 724 S Sail St-5641 W Barbette Ave-407 S Starboard St, Starboard St/S Cooper St, Taft St, Hazard Ave, N Euclid St, Westminster Ave, Clinton St, 14300 Clinton St-1001 Mar Les Dr, Mar Les Dr, 2729 Huckleberry Rd, N Fairview St, Fairview St, 13462 Garden Grove Blvd-13252 Marty Ln, Townley St/Siemon Ave, W Garden Grove Blvd, S Lewis St, W Chapman Ave, E Simmons Ave, S Haster St, Ascot Dr, W Orangewood Ave, S 9th St, 2209 S Waverly Dr-11751 S Waverly Dr, Euclid St, Haven Ln, W Dudley Ave, S Euclid St, Katella Ave, Dale St, Rancho Alamitos High School, Orangewood Ave, Barber City Channel, Arrowhead St, Del Rey Dr, Westcliff Dr, Lampson Ave, Fern St, Garden Glove Blvd, Union Pacific Railroad, 7772 W Chapman Ave-Bently Ave, Highway 39, Western Ave, Stanton Storm Channel, Knott Ave, 6970 Via Kannela-6555 Katella Ave, Cerritos Ave, 10490 Carlotta Ave-Ball Rd, John Beat Park, S Knott Ave, Solano Dr, Monterra Way, Campesina Dr, Holder Elementary School, W Orange Ave, 6698 Via Riverside Way-Orangeview Junior High School, W Lincoln Ave, 195 N Western Ave-298 N Western Ave, 3181 W Coolidge Ave-405 N Dale St, W Crescent Ave, N La Reina St, W La Palma Ave, Boisseranc Park, I-5 HOV Lane, Orangethorpe Ave, Fullerton Creek, Whitaker St, Commonwealth Ave, Los Angeles County Metro, W Malvern Ave, W Chapman Ave, E Chapman Ave, S Placentia Ave, Kimberly Ave, E Orangethorpe Ave, and 2500 E Terrace St-Highway 57.
The 45th and 47th are partitioned by Highway 405, Old Ranch Parkway, Seal Beach Blvd, St Cloud Dr, Montecito Rd, Rossmoor Center Way, 12240 Seal Beach Blvd-Los Alamitos Army Airfield, Bolsa Chica Channel, Rancho Rd, Harold Pl, Springdale St, 6021 Anacapa Dr-Willow Ln, Edward St, Bolsa Ave, Goldenwest St, McFadden Ave, Union Pacific Railroad, 15241 Cascade Ln-15241 Cedarwood Ave, Highway 39, Edinger Ave, Newland St, Heil Ave, Magnolia St, Warner Ave, Garfield Ave, and the Santa Ana River.
The 45th district takes in the cities of Cypress, Brea, Placentia, Westminster, Garden Grove, Buena Park, Fountain Valley, Los Alamitos, La Palma, and northern Fullerton, part of Yorba Linda, as well as the census-designated places Rossmoor and Midway City.
Los Angeles County is split between this district, the 38th district, and the 42nd district. The 45th and 42nd are partitioned by 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, and Los Alamos Channel.
The 45th and 38th are partitioned by Valley View Ave, Southern Pacific Railroad, Alondra Blvd, 15917 Canyon Creek Rd-12371 Hermosura St, Norwalk Blvd, 166th St, and Cerritos College Child Development-Alondra Blvd. The 45th district takes in the cities of Cerritos, Artesia, Hawaiian Gardens, and part of Lakewood.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Duncan Hunter (Incumbent) | 117,771 | 68.6 | |
Democratic | Richard Hill | 50,148 | 29.2 | |
Libertarian | Jack R. Sanders | 3,839 | 2.2 | |
Total votes | 171,758 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Duncan Hunter (Incumbent) | 149,011 | 75.1 | |
Democratic | David W. Guthrie | 45,325 | 22.9 | |
Libertarian | Patrick "Pat" Wright | 3,971 | 2.0 | |
Total votes | 198,307 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Duncan Hunter (Incumbent) | 118,900 | 58.1 | |
Democratic | Hewitt Fitts Ryan | 82,800 | 40.5 | |
Libertarian | Lee Schwartz | 2,975 | 1.4 | |
Total votes | 204,675 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Duncan Hunter (Incumbent) | 166,451 | 74.0 | |
Democratic | Pete Lepiscopo | 54,012 | 24.0 | |
Libertarian | Perry Willis | 4,440 | 2.0 | |
Total votes | 224,903 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Duncan Hunter (Incumbent) | 123,591 | 72.8 | |
Libertarian | Joe Shea | 46,068 | 27.2 | |
Total votes | 169,659 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dana Rohrabacher (Incumbent) | 123,731 | 54.5 | |
Democratic | Patricia "Pat" McCabe | 88,508 | 39.0 | |
Libertarian | Gary David Copeland | 14,777 | 6.5 | |
Total votes | 227,016 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dana Rohrabacher (Incumbent) | 124,875 | 69.1 | |
Democratic | Brett Williamson | 55,849 | 30.9 | |
Total votes | 180,724 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dana Rohrabacher (Incumbent) | 125,326 | 61.0 | |
Democratic | Sally Alexander | 68,312 | 33.2 | |
Libertarian | Mark Murphy | 8,813 | 4.3 | |
Natural Law | Rand McDevitt | 3,071 | 1.5 | |
Total votes | 205,522 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dana Rohrabacher (Incumbent) | 94,296 | 58.7 | |
Democratic | Patricia W. Neal | 60,022 | 37.3 | |
Libertarian | Don Hull | 4,337 | 2.7 | |
Natural Law | William "Bill" Verkamp Jr. | 2,115 | 1.3 | |
Total votes | 160,770 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dana Rohrabacher (Incumbent) | 136,275 | 62.2 | |
Democratic | Ted Crisell | 71,066 | 32.4 | |
Libertarian | Don Hull | 8,409 | 3.8 | |
Natural Law | Constance Betton | 3,635 | 1.6 | |
Total votes | 219,385 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mary Bono (Incumbent) | 87,101 | 65.3 | |
Democratic | Elle K. Kurplewski | 43,692 | 32.7 | |
Libertarian | Rod Miller-Boyer | 2,740 | 2.0 | |
Total votes | 133,533 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mary Bono (Incumbent) | 153,523 | 66.7 | |
Democratic | Richard J. Meyer | 76,967 | 33.3 | |
Total votes | 230,490 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mary Bono (Incumbent) | 99,638 | 60.7 | |
Democratic | David Roth | 64,613 | 39.3 | |
Total votes | 164,251 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mary Bono (Incumbent) | 155,166 | 58.3 | |
Democratic | Julie Bornstein | 111,026 | 41.7 | |
Total votes | 266,192 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | 74.4 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mary Bono (Incumbent) | 106,472 | 51.5 | |
Democratic | Steve Pougnet | 87,141 | 42.1 | |
American Independent | Bill Lussenheide | 13,188 | 6.4 | |
Total votes | 206,801 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | 60.5 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John Campbell (Incumbent) | 171,417 | 58.5 | |
Democratic | Sukhee Kang | 121,814 | 41.5 | |
Total votes | 293,231 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mimi Walters | 106,083 | 65.1 | |
Democratic | Drew E. Leavens | 56,819 | 34.9 | |
Total votes | 162,902 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mimi Walters (Incumbent) | 182,408 | 58.6 | |
Democratic | Ron Varasteh | 128,996 | 41.4 | |
Total votes | 311,404 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Katie Porter | 158,906 | 52.1 | |||
Republican | Mimi Walters (Incumbent) | 146,383 | 47.9 | |||
Total votes | 305,289 | 100.0 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Katie Porter (Incumbent) | 221,843 | 53.5 | |
Republican | Greg Raths | 193,096 | 46.5 | |
Total votes | 414,939 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michelle Steel (Incumbent) | 113,960 | 52.4 | |
Democratic | Jay Chen | 103,466 | 47.6 | |
Total votes | 217,426 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Derek Tran | 158,104 | 50.1 | |
Republican | Michelle Steel (Incumbent) | 157,508 | 49.9 | |
Total votes | 315,612 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
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