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California's 46th congressional district

California's 46th congressional district since January 3, 2013

Representative

Population (2019)

734,651

Median income

$71,800

Ethnicity

D+15

California's 46th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. A representative is elected every two years to represent the district in the United States House of Representatives. The district is currently represented by Democrat Lou Correa. The district is in Orange County and includes the cities of Anaheim and Santa Ana, as well as parts of Orange. It is both the most liberal and most Latino congressional district in Orange County. The district was first created in 1993 and was represented by a Republican.

Election history

1992 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Dornan (Incumbent)	55,659	50.2
	Democratic	Robert John Banuelos	45,435	41.0
	Libertarian	Richard G. Newhouse	9,712	8.8
Total votes			110,806	100.0
	Republican hold

1994 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Dornan (Incumbent)	50,616	57.1
	Democratic	Michael P. "Mike" Farber	33,004	37.2
	Libertarian	Richard G. Newhouse	5,077	5.7
Total votes			88,697	100.0
	Republican hold

1996 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Loretta Sanchez	47,964	46.9
	Republican	Bob Dornan (Incumbent)	46,980	45.9
	Reform	Lawrence Stafford	3,235	3.1
	Libertarian	Thomas Reimer	2,333	2.2
	Natural Law	J. Aguirre	1,972	1.9
Total votes			102,484	100.0
	Democrat gain from Republican

1998 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Loretta Sanchez (Incumbent)	47,964	56.4
	Republican	Bob Dornan	33,388	39.3
	Libertarian	Thomas E. Reimer	2,316	2.7
	Natural Law	Larry G. Engwall	1,334	1.6
Total votes			85,002	100.0
	Democratic hold

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Loretta Sanchez (Incumbent)	70,381	60.3
	Republican	Gloria Matta Tuchman	40,928	35.0
	Libertarian	Richard B. Boddie	3,159	2.7
	Natural Law	Larry Engwall	2,440	2.0
Total votes			116,908	100.0
	Democratic hold

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dana Rohrabacher (Incumbent)	108,807	61.8
	Democratic	Gerrie Schipske	60,890	34.6
	Libertarian	Keith Gann	6,488	3.6
	Independent	Thomas Lash (write-in)	80	0.0
Total votes			176,165	100.0
	Republican hold

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dana Rohrabacher (Incumbent)	171,318	62.0
	Democratic	Jim Brandt	90,129	32.5
	Green	Tom Lash	10,238	3.7
Total votes			271,685	100.0
	Republican hold

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dana Rohrabacher (Incumbent)	116,176	59.6
	Democratic	Jim Brandt	71,573	36.7
	Libertarian	Dennis Chang	7,303	3.7
Total votes			195,052	100.0
	Republican hold

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dana Rohrabacher (Incumbent)	149,818	52.5
	Democratic	Debbie Cook	122,891	43.1
	Green	Thomas Lash	8,257	2.9
	Libertarian	Ernst P. Gasteiger	4,311	1.5
Total votes			285,277	100.0
	Republican hold

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dana Rohrabacher (Incumbent)	139,822	62.2
	Democratic	Ken Arnold	84,940	37.8
Total votes			224,762	100.0
	Republican hold

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Loretta Sanchez (Incumbent)	95,694	63.9
	Republican	Jerry Hayden	54,121	36.1
Total votes			149,815	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Loretta Sanchez (Incumbent)	49,738	59.7
	Republican	Adam Nick	33,577	40.3
Total votes			83,315	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lou Correa	115,248	70.0
	Democratic	Bao Nguyen	49,345	30.0
Total votes			164,593	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lou Correa (Incumbent)	102,278	69.1
	Republican	Russell Rene Lambert	45,638	30.9
Total votes			147,916	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lou Correa (incumbent)	157,803	68.8
	Republican	James S. Waters	71,716	31.2
Total votes			229,519	100.0
	Democratic hold