California's 27th Congressional District

California's 27th Congressional District

Incumbent

Mike Garcia

Assumed office: January 3, 2023

California's 27th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Mike Garcia (R).

As of the 2020 Census, California representatives represented an average of 761,091 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 704,566 residents.

Elections

2024

See also: California's 27th Congressional District election, 2024

California's 27th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 top-two primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 27

George Whitesides defeated incumbent Mike Garcia in the general election for U.S. House California District 27 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		George Whitesides (D)	51.3	150,307
		Mike Garcia (R)	48.7	142,701

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 293,008
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 27

Incumbent Mike Garcia and George Whitesides defeated Steve Hill in the primary for U.S. House California District 27 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Garcia (R)	54.9	74,245
✔		George Whitesides (D)	32.8	44,391
		Steve Hill (D)	12.2	16,525

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 135,161
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Francisco Carrillo Jr. (D)

2022

See also: California's 27th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 27

Incumbent Mike Garcia defeated Christy Smith in the general election for U.S. House California District 27 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Garcia (R)	53.2	104,624
		Christy Smith (D)	46.8	91,892

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 196,516
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 27

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 27 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Garcia (R)	47.1	57,469
✔		Christy Smith (D)	37.4	45,675
		John Quaye Quartey (D)	6.8	8,303
		Ruth Luevanos (D)	5.5	6,668
		David Rudnick (R)	2.2	2,648
		Mark Pierce (R)	1.1	1,352

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 122,115
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Fepbrina Keivaulqe Autiameineire (Independent)
• Crystal Prebola (R)
• Ali Jordan (Independent)

2020

See also: California's 27th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 27

Incumbent Judy Chu defeated Johnny Nalbandian in the general election for U.S. House California District 27 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Judy Chu (D)	69.8	221,411
		Johnny Nalbandian (R)	30.2	95,907

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 317,318
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 27

Incumbent Judy Chu and Johnny Nalbandian defeated Beatrice Cardenas and Christian Daly in the primary for U.S. House California District 27 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Judy Chu (D)	70.9	117,724
✔		Johnny Nalbandian (R)	13.4	22,300
		Beatrice Cardenas (R)	11.7	19,449
		Christian Daly (Independent)	3.9	6,504

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 165,977
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2018

See also: California's 27th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 27

Incumbent Judy Chu defeated Bryan Witt in the general election for U.S. House California District 27 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Judy Chu (D)	79.2	160,504
		Bryan Witt (D)	20.8	42,132

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 202,636
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 27

Incumbent Judy Chu and Bryan Witt advanced from the primary for U.S. House California District 27 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Judy Chu (D)	83.5	86,932
✔		Bryan Witt (D)	16.5	17,186

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 104,118
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Brian Espinoza (L)

2016

See also: California's 27th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Judy Chu (D) defeated Jack Orswell (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Chuc and Orswell defeated Tim Sweeney (Independent) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016.

U.S. House, California District 27 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Judy Chu Incumbent	67.4%	168,977
	Republican	Jack Orswell	32.6%	81,655
Total Votes				250,632
Source: California Secretary of State

U.S. House, California District 27 Primary, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Judy Chu Incumbent	66.2%	93,204
	Republican	Jack Orswell	28.1%	39,574
	Independent	Tim Sweeney	5.7%	8,063
Total Votes				140,841
Source: California Secretary of State

2014

See also: California's 27th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 27th Congressional District of California held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Judy Chu (D) defeated Jack Orswell (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, California District 27 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Judy Chu Incumbent	59.4%	75,728
	Republican	Jack Orswell	40.6%	51,852
Total Votes				127,580
Source: California Secretary of State

2012

See also: California's 27th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 27th Congressional District of California held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. The incumbent from the 32nd District, Judy Chu, won the election in the district.

U.S. House, California District 27 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Judy Chu Incumbent	64%	154,191
	Republican	Jack Orswell	36%	86,817
Total Votes				241,008
Source: California Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Brad Sherman won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Mark Reed (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, California District 27 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Brad Sherman incumbent	65.2%	102,927
	Republican	Mark Reed	34.8%	55,056
Total Votes				157,983

2008
On November 4, 2008, Brad Sherman won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Navraj Singh (R) and Tim Denton (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, California District 27 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Brad Sherman incumbent	68.5%	145,812
	Republican	Navraj Singh	24.8%	52,852
	Libertarian	Tim Denton	6.7%	14,171
Total Votes				212,835

2006
On November 7, 2006, Brad Sherman won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Peter Hankwitz (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, California District 27 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Brad Sherman incumbent	68.8%	92,650
	Republican	Peter Hankwitz	31.2%	42,074
Total Votes				134,724

2004
On November 2, 2004, Brad Sherman won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Robert Levy (R) and Eric Carter (G) in the general election.

U.S. House, California District 27 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Brad Sherman incumbent	62.3%	125,296
	Republican	Robert Levy	33.3%	66,946
	Green	Eric Carter	4.5%	8,956
Total Votes				201,198

2002
On November 5, 2002, Brad Sherman won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Robert Levy (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, California District 27 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Brad Sherman incumbent	62%	79,815
	Republican	Robert Levy	38%	48,996
Total Votes				128,811

2000
On November 7, 2000, Adam Schiff won election to the United States House. He defeated James Rogan (R), Miriam Hospodar (Natural Law) and Ted Brown (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, California District 27 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Adam Schiff	52.7%	113,708
	Republican	James Rogan incumbent	43.8%	94,518
	Natural Law	Miriam Hospodar	1.8%	3,873
	Libertarian	Ted Brown	1.7%	3,675
Total Votes				215,774

1998
On November 3, 1998, James Rogan won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Barry Gordon (D) and Bob New (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, California District 27 General Election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	James Rogan incumbent	50.7%	80,702
	Democratic	Barry Gordon	46.4%	73,875
	Libertarian	Bob New	2.8%	4,489
Total Votes				159,066

1996
On November 5, 1996, James Rogan won election to the United States House. He defeated Doug Kahn (D), Elizabeth Michael (L), Walt Contreras Sheasby (G) and Martin Zucker (Natural Law) in the general election.

U.S. House, California District 27 General Election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	James Rogan	50.2%	95,310
	Democratic	Doug Kahn	43.2%	82,014
	Libertarian	Elizabeth Michael	3.5%	6,645
	Green	Walt Contreras Sheasby	2.2%	4,195
	Natural Law	Martin Zucker	0.9%	1,766
Total Votes				189,930

1994
On November 8, 1994, Carlos Moorhead won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Doug Kahn (D), Bill Gibbs (American Independent) and Dennis Decherd (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, California District 27 General Election, 1994
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Carlos Moorhead incumbent	53%	88,341
	Democratic	Doug Kahn	42.1%	70,267
	American Independent	Bill Gibbs	2.6%	4,328
	Libertarian	Dennis Decherd	2.3%	3,838
Total Votes				166,774

1992
On November 3, 1992, Carlos Moorhead won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Doug Kahn (D), Jesse Moorman (G), Margaret Edwards (P&F) and Dennis Decherd (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, California District 27 General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Carlos Moorhead incumbent	49.7%	105,521
	Democratic	Doug Kahn	39.4%	83,805
	Green	Jesse Moorman	5.2%	11,003
	Peace and Freedom	Margaret Edwards	3.4%	7,329
	Libertarian	Dennis Decherd	2.3%	4,790
	N/A	Write-in	0%	2
Total Votes				212,450

1990
On November 6, 1990, Mel Levine won re-election to the United States House. He defeated David Barrett Cohen (R) and Edward Ferrer (P&F) in the general election.

U.S. House, California District 27 General Election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mel Levine incumbent	58.2%	90,857
	Republican	David Barrett Cohen	37.2%	58,140
	Peace and Freedom	Edward Ferrer	4.5%	7,101
Total Votes				156,098

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in California after the 2020 census

The California Citizens Redistricting Commission voted 14-0 in favor of a new congressional district map on December 20, 2021, and delivered those maps to the secretary of state on December 27, 2021. California was apportioned 52 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census, a net loss of one seat compared to apportionment after the 2010 census. This map took effect for California's 2022 congressional elections.

How does redistricting in California work? In California, a non-politician commission draws both congressional and state legislative district lines. Established in 2008 by ballot initiative, the commission comprises 14 members: five Democrats, five Republicans, and four belonging to neither party. A panel of state auditors selects the pool of nominees from which the commissioners are appointed. This pool comprises 20 Democrats, 20 Republicans, and 20 belonging to neither party. The majority and minority leaders of both chambers of the state legislature may each remove two members from each of the aforementioned groups. The first eight commission members are selected at random from the remaining nominees. These first eight comprise three Democrats, three Republicans, and two belonging to neither party. The first eight commissioners appoint the remaining six, which must include two Democrats, two Republicans, and two belonging to neither party.

Commissioners must meet the following requirements in order to serve:

1. Members must have voted in at least two of the last three statewide elections.
2. Members cannot have switched party affiliation for at least five years.
3. "Neither commissioners nor immediate family may have been, within 10 years of appointment, a candidate for federal or state office or member of a party central committee; an officer, employee, or paid consultant to a federal or state candidate or party; a registered lobbyist or paid legislative staff; or a donor of more than $2,000 to an elected candidate."
4. Members cannot be "staff, consultants or contractors for state or federal government" while serving as commissioners. The same prohibition applies to the family of commission members.

In order to approve a redistricting plan, nine of the commission's 14 members must vote for it. These nine must include three Democrats, three Republicans, and three belonging to neither party. Maps drawn by the commission may be overturned by public referendum. In the event that a map is overturned by the public, the California Supreme Court must appoint a group to draw a new map.

The California Constitution requires that districts be contiguous. Further, the state constitution mandates that "to the extent possible, [districts] must ... preserve the geographic integrity of cities, counties, neighborhoods and communities of interest." Districts must also "encourage compactness." State Senate and Assembly districts should be nested within each other where possible.

California District 27
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California District 27
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2010-2011

This is the 27th Congressional District of California after the 2001 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in California after the 2010 census

In 2011, the California State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+4. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 4 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made California's 27th the 172nd most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 55.1%-42.7%.

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+4. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 4 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made California's 27th the 173rd most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 55.1% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 42.7%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+16. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 16 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made California's 27th Congressional District the 87th most Democratic nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.87. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.87 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in California
• California's 27th Congressional District election, 2024
• California's 27th Congressional District election, 2022
• California's 27th Congressional District election, 2020
• California's 27th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 27

Footnotes

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California's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Laphonza Butler (D)

Alex Padilla (D)

Representatives

District 1

Doug LaMalfa (R)

District 2

Jared Huffman (D)

District 3

Kevin Kiley (R)

District 4

Mike Thompson (D)

District 5

Tom McClintock (R)

District 6

Ami Bera (D)

District 7

Doris Matsui (D)

District 8

John Garamendi (D)

District 9

Josh Harder (D)

District 10

Mark DeSaulnier (D)

District 11

Nancy Pelosi (D)

District 12

Barbara Lee (D)

District 13

John Duarte (R)

District 14

Eric Swalwell (D)

District 15

Kevin Mullin (D)

District 16

Anna Eshoo (D)

District 17

Ro Khanna (D)

District 18

Zoe Lofgren (D)

District 19

Jimmy Panetta (D)

District 20

Vince Fong (R)

District 21

Jim Costa (D)

District 22

David Valadao (R)

District 23

Jay Obernolte (R)

District 24

Salud Carbajal (D)

District 25

Raul Ruiz (D)

District 26

Julia Brownley (D)

District 27

Mike Garcia (R)

District 28

Judy Chu (D)

District 29

Tony Cárdenas (D)

District 30

Adam Schiff (D)

District 31

Grace Napolitano (D)

District 32

Brad Sherman (D)

District 33

Pete Aguilar (D)

District 34

Jimmy Gomez (D)

District 35

Norma Torres (D)

District 36

Ted Lieu (D)

District 37

Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D)

District 38

Linda Sánchez (D)

District 39

Mark Takano (D)

District 40

Young Kim (R)

District 41

Ken Calvert (R)

District 42

Robert Garcia (D)

District 43

Maxine Waters (D)

District 44

Nanette Barragán (D)

District 45

Michelle Steel (R)

District 46

Lou Correa (D)

District 47

Katie Porter (D)

District 48

Darrell Issa (R)

District 49

Mike Levin (D)

District 50

Scott Peters (D)

District 51

Sara Jacobs (D)

District 52

Juan Vargas (D)

Democratic Party (42)

Republican Party (12)