California's 52nd congressional district

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California's 52nd congressional district
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California's 52nd congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023 (Used in the 2022 elections)
Representative
Population (2023)740,517 [1]
Median household
income
$87,220 [2]
Ethnicity
Cook PVI D+18 [3]

California's 52nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The district is currently represented by Democrat Juan Vargas.

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The district currently includes the South Bay region of San Diego County. Cities in the district include National City, Chula Vista and Imperial Beach.

Recent election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults [4] [5] [6]
2008 President Obama 65% - 34%
2012 President Obama 68% - 32%
2016 President Clinton 71% - 24%
2018 Governor Newsom 67% - 33%
Attorney General Becerra 70% - 30%
2020 President Biden 67% - 31%
2022 Senate (Reg.) Padilla 65% - 35%
Governor Newsom 63% - 37%
Lt. Governor Kounalakis 63% - 37%
Secretary of State Weber 64% - 36%
Attorney General Bonta 63% - 37%
Treasurer Ma 62% - 38%
2024 President Harris 59% - 38%
Senate (Reg.) Schiff 61% - 39%

Composition

#CountySeatPopulation
73 San Diego San Diego 3,269,973

As of the 2020 redistricting, California's 52nd congressional district is located in Southern California. It encompasses the South Bay region of San Diego County.

San Diego County is split between this district, the 50th district, the 51st district, and the 48th district. The 52nd and 48th are partitioned by San Miguel Rd, Proctor Valley Rd, Camino Mojave/Jonel Way, Highway 125, Upper Otay Reservoir, Otay Lakes Rd, Otay Valley Regional Park, Alta Rd, and Otay Mountain Truck Trail.

The 52nd and 50th are partitioned by Iowa St, University Ave, Inland Freeway, Escondido Freeway, Martin Luther King Jr Freeway, John J Montgomery Freeway, and San Diego Bay.

The 52nd and the 51st are partitioned by El Cajon Blvd, 58th St, Streamview Dr, College Ave, Meridian Ave, Lemarand Ave, Highway 94, Charlene Ave, 69th St, Imperial Ave, Larwood Rd, Taft St, Lincoln Pl, Glencoe Dr, Braddock St, Carlisle Dr, Carlsbad Ct/Osage Dr, Potrero St, Carlsbad St, Innsdale Ave, Worthington St/Innsdale Ln, Brady Ct/Innsdale Ln, Parkbrook Way/Alene St, Tinaja Ln/Bluffview Rd, Highway 54, Sweetwater Rd, and Bonita Rd.

The 52nd district takes in the cities of Chula Vista, National City, Imperial Beach, as well as the census-designated place Bonita. It also encompasses the San Diego neighborhoods of Paradise Hills, Logan Heights, Encanto, Mountain View, Barrio Logan, Shelltown, Lincoln Park, Nestor, Otay Mesa, and South San Diego.

Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyDatesCong
ress(es)
Electoral historyCounties
District created January 3, 1993
DuncanHunter.jpg
Duncan L. Hunter
(Alpine) [7]
Republican January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2009
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
Redistricted from the 45th district and re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Retired.
1993–2003
Imperial
Eastern San Diego
2003–2013
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Eastern San Diego
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Duncan D. Hunter
(Lakeside) [8]
Republican January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2013
111th
112th
Elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 50th district .
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Scott Peters
(San Diego) [9]
Democratic January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2023
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
Elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Redistricted to the 50th district .
2013–2023
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Coastal San Diego (La Jolla and Poway)
Juan Vargas official photo.jpg
Juan Vargas
(San Diego) [10]
Democratic January 3, 2023 –
present
118th
119th
Redistricted from the 51st district and re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.
2023–present:
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Southwestern San Diego County

Election results

1992199419961998200020022004200620082010201220142016201820202022

1992

1992 United States House of Representatives elections in California [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Duncan Hunter (incumbent) 112,995 52.9
Democratic Janet M. Gastil88,07641.2
Libertarian Joe Shea6,9773.3
Peace and Freedom Dennis P. Gretsinger5,7342.7
Total votes213,784 100.0
Republican hold

1994

1994 United States House of Representatives elections in California [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Duncan Hunter (incumbent) 109,201 64.0
Democratic Janet M. Gastil53,02431.1
Libertarian Joe Shea5,2403.0
Peace and Freedom Art Edelman3,2211.9
Total votes170,686 100.0
Republican hold

1996

1996 United States House of Representatives elections in California [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Duncan Hunter (incumbent) 116,746 65.5
Democratic Darity Wesley53,10429.8
Peace and Freedom Janice Jordan 3,6492.1
Libertarian Dante Ridley3,3291.8
Natural Law Peter Ballantyne1,4930.8
Total votes178,321 100.0
Republican hold

1998

1998 United States House of Representatives elections in California [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Duncan Hunter (incumbent) 116,251 75.7
Libertarian Lynn Badler21,93314.3
Natural Law Adrienne Pelton15,38010.0
Republican Bill Warren (write-in)40.0
Total votes153,568 100.0
Republican hold

2000

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in California [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Duncan Hunter (incumbent) 131,345 64.8
Democratic Craig Barkacs63,53731.3
Libertarian Michael Benoit5,9952.9
Natural Law Robert A. Sherman2,1171.0
Total votes202,994 100.0
Republican hold

2002

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in California [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Duncan Hunter (incumbent) 118,561 70.2
Democratic Peter Moore-Kochlacs43,52625.8
Libertarian Michael Benoit6,9234.0
Total votes169,010 100.0
Republican hold

2004

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in California [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Duncan Hunter (incumbent) 187,799 67.0
Democratic Brian S. Keliher74,85727.7
Libertarian Michael Benoit8,7823.3
Total votes271,438 100.0
Republican hold

2006

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in California [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Duncan Hunter (incumbent) 123,696 64.7
Democratic John Rinaldi 61,20832.0
Libertarian Michael Benoit6,4653.3
Total votes191,369 100.0
Republican hold

2008

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in California [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Duncan D. Hunter 160,724 56.4
Democratic Mike Lumpkin 111,05139.0
Libertarian Michael Benoit13,3164.6
Total votes285,091 100.0
Republican hold

2010

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in California [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Duncan D. Hunter (incumbent) 139,437 63.1
Democratic Ray Lutz70,86032.1
Libertarian Michael Benoit10,7314.8
Total votes221,028 100.0
Republican hold

2012

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Scott Peters 151,451 51.2
Republican Brian Bilbray (Incumbent)144,45948.8
Total votes295,910 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2014

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Scott Peters (Incumbent) 98,826 51.6
Republican Carl DeMaio 92,74648.4
Total votes191,572 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in California [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Scott Peters (incumbent) 181,253 56.5
Republican Denise Gitsham139,40343.5
Total votes320,656 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Scott Peters (incumbent) 188,992 63.8
Republican Omar Qudrat107,01536.2
Total votes296,007 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Scott Peters (incumbent) 244,145 61.6
Republican Jim DeBello152,35038.4
Total votes396,495 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in California [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Juan Vargas (incumbent) 100,686 66.7
Republican Tyler Geffeney50,33033.3
Total votes151,016 100.0
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

From 2003 through 2013, the district consisted of many of San Diego's northern and eastern suburbs, including Lakeside, Poway, Ramona, La Mesa, and Spring Valley. Due to redistricting after the 2010 United States census, much of this area is now in the 50th district.

2003–13


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2013–23


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  11. 1992 election results
  12. 1994 election results
  13. 1996 election results
  14. 1998 election results
  15. 2000 election results
  16. 2002 election results
  17. 2004 election results
  18. 2006 election results
  19. 2008 election results
  20. 2010 election results
  21. 2012 election results
  22. 2014 election results
  23. 2016 election results
  24. 2018 election results
  25. 2020 election results
  26. 2022 election results

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