California's 36th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in California. Based in the eastern part of Riverside County, it covers most of the desert communities of Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Indio, Coachella, Rancho Mirage, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells and Cathedral City in the Inland Empire.
California's 36th congressional district | |||
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Population (2021) | 761,959[1] | ||
Median household income | $61,523[2] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+4[3] |
The district is represented by Democrat Raul Ruiz, who unseated 45th district Republican incumbent Mary Bono Mack in 2012. Ruiz has represented the district since January 3, 2013.
Year | Office | Results |
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1990 | Governor[4] | Wilson 48.3% - 46.1% |
1992 | President[5] | Clinton 41.3% - 35.5% |
Senator[6] | Herschensohn 47.9% - 44.4% | |
Senator (Special)[7] | Feinstein 50.3% - 42.3% | |
1994 | Governor[8] | Wilson 62.0% - 34.8% |
Senator[9] | Huffington 48.7% – 44.2% | |
1996 | President[10] | Clinton 46.7% - 41.4% |
1998 | Governor[11] | Davis 54.4% - 42.4% |
Senator[12] | Boxer 48.8 - 48% | |
2000 | President[13] | Gore 50.7% - 44.3% |
Senator[14] | Feinstein 53.4% - 39.4% | |
2002 | Governor[15] | Davis 49.5% - 39.8% |
2003 | Recall[16][17] | ![]() |
Schwarzenegger 48.4% - 32.2% | ||
2004 | President[18] | Kerry 59.0% - 39.6% |
Senator[19] | Boxer 61.9% - 32.8% | |
2006 | Governor[20] | Schwarzenegger 52.5% - 42.6% |
Senator[21] | Feinstein 63.4% - 31.1% | |
2008 | President[22] | Obama 64.4% - 33.5% |
2010 | Governor[23] | Brown 56.3% - 38.8% |
Senator[24] | Boxer 56.1% - 38.9% | |
2012 | President[25] | Obama 50.7% - 47.5% |
Senator[26] | Feinstein 53.7% – 46.3% | |
2014 | Governor[27] | Brown 52.6% – 47.4% |
2016 | President[28] | Clinton 52.2% - 43.3% |
Senator[29] | Harris 60.0% – 40.0% | |
2018 | Governor[30] | Newsom 53.2% – 46.8% |
Senator[31] | de León 51.7% – 48.3% | |
2020 | President[32] | Biden 55.9% - 42.3% |
2021 | Recall[33] | ![]() |
# | County | Seat | Population |
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37 | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 9,829,544 |
Due to the 2020 redistricting, California's 36th congressional district was shifted geographically to the South Bay region of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles County is split between this district, the 32nd district, the 30th district, the 37th district, the 43rd district, and the 44th district. The 36th and 32nd are partitioned by Adelaide Dr, 602 Kingman Dr-800 Woodacres Rd, The Riviera Country Club, 26th St, Montana Ave, S Bristol Ave, Wellesley Ave/Centinela Ave, 1009 Centinela Ave/1165Centinela Ave, Highway 2, Butler Ave, Purdue Ave, Cotner Ave, Pontius Ave, Santa Monica Blvd, Glendon Ave, Malcolm Ave, Wilshire Blvd, Veteran Ave, W Sunset Blvd, Tower Rd, Franklin Canyon Reservoir, Lago Vista Dr, Monte Cielo Dr, 1280 Coldwater Canyon Dr-1210 Coldwater Canyon Dr, Greystone Park, Ridgecrest Dr, Schuyler Rd, Cherokee Ln, Loma Vista Dr, 400 N Evelyn Pl-1966 Carla Ridge, Ridgemont Dr, Crescent Dr, 410 Martin Ln-1016 N Hillcrest Rd, Sierra Mar Dr, and La Collin Dr.
The 36th, 30th and 37th are partitioned by Phyllis Ave, N Doheny Dr, N Oakhurst Dr, Burton Way, N Robertson Blvd, 8733 Clifton Way-201 S Le Doux Rd, N San Vicente Blvd, La Cienga Park, S Le Doux Rd, Gregory Way, S Robertson Blvd, Whitworth Dr, Beverly Green Dr, 1271 Beverly Green Dr-1333 Beverly Green Dr, Heath Ave, S Moreno Dr, Highway 2, Century Park W, W Pico Blvd, Patricia Ave, Lorenzo Pl, Monte Mar Dr, Beverwill Dr, Castle Heights Ave, Club Dr, McConnell Dr, National Blvd, Palms Blvd, Overland Ave, Venice Blvd, Highway 405, W Havelock Ave, S St Nicholas Ave, Ballona Creek, and Centinela Creek Channel.
The 36th, 43rd and 44th are partitioned by W Florence Ave, Arbor Vitae St, Westchester Parkway, La Tijera Blvd, W 91st St, Cum Laude Ave, W 92nd St, Waterview St, Napoleon St, Vista Del Mar, W Imperial Highway, Aviation Blvd, Del Aire Park, E Sl Segundo Blvd, S Aviation Blvd, Marine Ave, Inglewood Ave, Highway 91, Redondo Beach Blvd, Hawthorne Blvd, Sepulveda Blvd, Normandie Ave, Frampton Ave, 253rd St, 255th St, Belle Porte Ave, 256th St, 1720 256th St-1733 256th St, 1701 257th St-1733 257th St, 1734 257th St-W 262nd St, Ozone Ave, 263rd St, 26302 Alta Vista Ave-26356 Alta Vista Ave, Pineknoll Ave, Leesdale Ave, Highway 213, Palos Verde Dr N, 26613 Leesdale Ave-Navy Field, S Western Ave, Westmont Dr, Eastview Park, Mt Rose Rd/Amelia Ave, 1102 W Bloomwood Rd-1514 Caddington Dr, N Western Ave, W Summerland St, N Enrose Ave/Miraleste Dr, Miraleste Dr, and the Martin J. Bogdanovich Recreation Center and Park.
The 36th district takes in the cities of Beverly Hills, Hermosa Beach, Rancho Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills Estates, El Segundo, Lomita, Manhattan Beach, and the west side of Torrance, as well as the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Venice, Playa del Rey, Palms, Cheviot Hills, Westwood Village, West Los Angeles, Mar Vista, Marina Peninsula, and west side Harbor City.
Member | Party | Dates | Cong ress(es) |
Electoral history | Counties |
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District created January 3, 1963 | |||||
![]() Bob Wilson |
Republican | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1973 |
88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd |
Redistricted from the 30th district and re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 40th district. |
1963–1969 San Diego (City of San Diego) |
1969–1973 San Diego (City of San Diego) | |||||
![]() William M. Ketchum |
Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 |
93rd | Elected in 1972. Redistricted to the 18th district. |
1973–1975 Kern, Kings, inland San Luis Obispo, coastal Santa Barbara |
![]() George Brown Jr. |
Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993 |
94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd |
Redistricted from the 38th district and re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 42nd district. |
1975–1983 Riverside, San Bernardino (Inland Empire) |
1983–1993 Riverside, San Bernardino (Inland Empire) | |||||
![]() Jane Harman |
Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999 |
103rd 104th 105th |
Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Retired to run for Governor of California. |
1993–2003 Southwestern Los Angeles |
![]() Steven T. Kuykendall |
Republican | January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2001 |
106th | Elected in 1998. Lost re-election. | |
![]() Jane Harman |
Democratic | January 3, 2001 – February 28, 2011 |
107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th |
Elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Resigned to become Director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. | |
2003–2013 Southwestern Los Angeles ![]() | |||||
Vacant | February 28, 2011 – July 12, 2011 |
112th | |||
![]() Janice Hahn |
Democratic | July 12, 2011 – January 3, 2013 |
Elected to finish Harman's term. Redistricted to the 44th district. | ||
![]() Raul Ruiz |
Democratic | January 3, 2013 – present |
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 25th district. |
2013–present Eastern Riverside County (Palm Springs) ![]() |
![]() Ted Lieu |
Democratic | January 3, 2023 – |
Redistricted from the 33rd district and re-elected in 2022. | 2023–present: Westside of Los Angeles County and South Bay beach cities, including portions of Torrance and the entire Palos Verdes Peninsula within Los Angeles County |
1962 • 1964 • 1966 • 1968 • 1970 • 1972 • 1974 • 1976 • 1978 • 1980 • 1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2011 (Special) • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 • 2018 • 2020 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bob Wilson (Incumbent) | 91,626 | 61.8 | |
Democratic | William C. Godfrey | 56,637 | 38.2 | |
Total votes | 148,263 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bob Wilson (Incumbent) | 105,346 | 59.1 | |
Democratic | Quintin Whelan | 73,034 | 40.9 | |
Total votes | 178,380 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bob Wilson (Incumbent) | 119,274 | 72.9 | |
Democratic | Don Lindgren | 44,365 | 27.1 | |
Total votes | 163,639 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bob Wilson (Incumbent) | 147,772 | 71.6 | |
Democratic | Don Lindgren | 58,578 | 28.4 | |
Total votes | 206,350 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bob Wilson (Incumbent) | 132,446 | 71.5 | |
Democratic | Daniel K. Hostetter | 44,841 | 24.2 | |
Peace and Freedom | Walter H. Koppelman | 5,139 | 2.8 | |
American Independent | Orville J. Davis | 2,723 | 1.5 | |
Total votes | 185,149 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William M. Ketchum | 87,984 | 52.7 | |
Democratic | Timothy Lemucchi | 72,516 | 43.5 | |
American Independent | William M. "Bill" Armour | 6,307 | 3.8 | |
Total votes | 166,807 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | George Brown Jr. (Incumbent) | 69,615 | 62.6 | |
Republican | Jim Osgood | 35,858 | 32.3 | |
American Independent | William E. Pasley | 5,701 | 5.1 | |
Total votes | 111,174 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | George Brown Jr. (Incumbent) | 90,830 | 61.5 | |
Republican | Grant Carner | 49,368 | 33.5 | |
American Independent | William E. Pasley | 7,358 | 5.0 | |
Total votes | 147,556 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | George Brown Jr. (Incumbent) | 80,448 | 62.9 | |
Republican | Dana Warren Carmody | 47,417 | 37.1 | |
Total votes | 127,865 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | George Brown Jr. (Incumbent) | 88,628 | 52.6 | |
Republican | John Paul Stark | 73,247 | 43.4 | |
Libertarian | Harry J. Histen | 6,815 | 4.0 | |
Total votes | 168,690 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | George Brown Jr. (Incumbent) | 76,546 | 54.3 | |
Republican | John Paul Stark | 64,361 | 45.7 | |
Total votes | 140,907 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | George Brown Jr. (Incumbent) | 104,438 | 56.6 | |
Republican | John Paul Stark | 80,212 | 43.4 | |
Total votes | 184,650 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | George Brown Jr. (Incumbent) | 78,118 | 57.1 | |
Republican | Robert L. "Bob" Henley | 58,660 | 42.9 | |
Total votes | 136,778 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | George Brown Jr. (Incumbent) | 103,493 | 54.0 | |
Republican | John Paul Stark | 81,413 | 42.4 | |
Libertarian | Kenneth E. Valentine | 3,382 | 1.8 | |
American Independent | Fred L. Anderson | 3,360 | 1.8 | |
Total votes | 191,648 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | George Brown Jr. (Incumbent) | 72,409 | 52.7 | |
Republican | Bob Hammock | 64,961 | 47.3 | |
Total votes | 137,370 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jane Harman | 125,751 | 48.4 | |
Republican | Joan Milke Flores | 109,684 | 42.3 | |
Green | Richard Greene | 13,297 | 5.1 | |
Peace and Freedom | Owen Stanley | 5,519 | 2.1 | |
Libertarian | Marc F. Denny | 5,504 | 2.1 | |
Independent | Larry Martz (write-in) | 2 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 259,757 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jane Harman (Incumbent) | 93,939 | 48.0 | |
Republican | Susan Brooks | 93,127 | 47.6 | |
Libertarian | Jack Tyler | 4,932 | 2.5 | |
American Independent | Joseph J. "Joe" Fields | 3,810 | 1.9 | |
Total votes | 195,808 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jane Harman (Incumbent) | 117,752 | 52.5 | |
Republican | Susan Brooks | 98,538 | 44.0 | |
Libertarian | Bruce Dovner | 4,933 | 2.1 | |
Natural Law | Bradley McManus | 3,236 | 1.4 | |
Total votes | 224,459 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | Steven T. Kuykendall | 88,843 | 48.9 | |||
Democratic | Janice Hahn | 84,624 | 46.6 | |||
Green | Robin Barrett | 3,612 | 2.0 | |||
Libertarian | Kerry Welsh | 3,066 | 1.7 | |||
Reform | John R. Konopka | 1,561 | 0.8 | |||
Total votes | 181,706 | 100.0 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Jane Harman | 115,651 | 48.4 | |||
Republican | Steven T. Kuykendall (Incumbent) | 111,199 | 46.6 | |||
Libertarian | Daniel R. Sherman | 6,073 | 2.6 | |||
Reform | John R. Konopka | 3,549 | 1.4 | |||
Natural Law | Matt Ornati | 2,264 | 0.9 | |||
Republican | William D. Davies (write-in) | 395 | 0.1 | |||
Total votes | 239,131 | 100% | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jane Harman (Incumbent) | 88,198 | 61.4 | |
Republican | Stuart Johnson | 50,328 | 35.0 | |
Libertarian | Mark McSpadden | 5,225 | 3.6 | |
Total votes | 143,751 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jane Harman (Incumbent) | 151,208 | 62.0 | |
Republican | Paul Whitehead | 81,666 | 33.5 | |
Peace and Freedom | Alice Stek | 6,105 | 2.5 | |
Libertarian | Mike Binkley | 5,065 | 2.0 | |
Total votes | 244,144 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jane Harman (Incumbent) | 105,323 | 63.4 | |
Republican | Brian Gibson | 53,068 | 32.0 | |
Peace and Freedom | James R. Smith | 4,592 | 2.7 | |
Libertarian | Mike Binkley | 3,170 | 1.9 | |
Total votes | 166,153 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jane Harman (Incumbent) | 171,948 | 68.7 | |
Republican | Brian Gibson | 78,543 | 31.3 | |
Total votes | 250,491 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jane Harman (Incumbent) | 114,489 | 59.7 | |
Republican | Mattie Fein | 66,706 | 34.7 | |
Libertarian | Herb Peters | 10,840 | 5.6 | |
Total votes | 192,035 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Janice Hahn | 47,000 | 54.9 | |
Republican | Craig Huey | 38,624 | 45.1 | |
Total votes | 85,624 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | 25.0 | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Raul Ruiz | 110,189 | 52.9 | |
Republican | Mary Bono (Incumbent) | 97,953 | 47.1 | |
Total votes | 208,142 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Raul Ruiz (Incumbent) | 72,682 | 54.2 | |
Republican | Brian Nestande | 61,457 | 45.8 | |
Total votes | 134,139 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Raul Ruiz (Incumbent) | 144,348 | 62.1 | |
Republican | Jeff Stone | 88,269 | 37.9 | |
Total votes | 232,617 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Raul Ruiz (Incumbent) | 122,169 | 59.0 | |
Republican | Kimberlin Brown Pelzer | 84,839 | 41.0 | |
Total votes | 207,008 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Raul Ruiz (Incumbent) | 185,151 | 60.3 | |
Republican | Erin Cruz | 121,698 | 39.7 | |
Total votes | 306,849 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
From 1993 to 2013, the 36th was located in southwestern Los Angeles County and included Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Torrance, Redondo Beach, and portions of Los Angeles itself. This district was largely dismantled after the 2010 census, and moved east to Riverside County and includes Palm Springs and La Quinta. The current 36th is largely the successor of the old 45th district.
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