California's 27th congressional district

California's 27th congressional district
California's 27th congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023 (Used in the 2022 elections)
Representative	George Whitesides; D–Agua Dulce
Population (2023)	736,850
Median household; income	$97,411
Ethnicity	42.4% Hispanic; 33.8% White; 9.8% Black; 9.0% Asian; 4.0% Two or more races; 1.1% other;
Cook PVI	D+3

California's 27th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The district is currently represented by Democrat George T. Whitesides.

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The district includes most of northern Los Angeles County, including the cities of Santa Clarita, Palmdale, and Lancaster, and parts of the northwestern San Fernando Valley in the city of Los Angeles.^[3] Prior to redistricting in 2022, the district was located in the San Gabriel Valley.

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Year	Office	Results^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]
2008	President	Obama 52% - 48%
2010	Governor	Whitman 52% - 41%
	Lt. Governor	Maldonado 46% - 40%
	Secretary of State	Dunn 50% - 41%
	Attorney General	Cooley 59% - 33%
	Treasurer	Walters 47% - 46%
	Controller	Strickland 50% - 42%
2012	President	Obama 49% - 48%
2014	Governor	Kashkari 56% - 44%
2016	President	Clinton 52% - 42%
2018	Governor	Newsom 53% - 47%
2018	Attorney General	Becerra 54% - 46%
2020	President	Biden 55% - 43%
2022	Senate (Reg.)	Padilla 51% - 49%
	Governor	Dahle 51% - 49%
	Lt. Governor	Underwood Jacobs 51% - 49%
	Secretary of State	Bernosky 50.03% - 49.97%
	Attorney General	Hochman 51% - 49%
	Treasurer	Guerrero 51% - 49%
	Controller	Chen 54% - 46%
2024	President	Harris 50% - 47%
2024	Senate (Reg.)	Schiff 51% - 49%

Member	Party	Dates	Cong ress(es)	Electoral history	Counties
District created January 3, 1953
Harry R. Sheppard (Yucaipa)	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th	Redistricted from the 21st district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 33rd district.	1953–1963 San Bernardino
Everett G. Burkhalter (Los Angeles)	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	88th	Elected in 1962. Retired.	1963–1969 Los Angeles
Edwin Reinecke (Tujunga)	Republican	January 3, 1965 – January 21, 1969	89th 90th 91st	Elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Resigned to become Lieutenant Governor of California.	1963–1969 Los Angeles
Edwin Reinecke (Tujunga)	Republican	January 3, 1965 – January 21, 1969	89th 90th 91st		1969–1973 Los Angeles
Vacant		January 21, 1969 – April 29, 1969	91st
Barry Goldwater Jr (Burbank)	Republican	April 29, 1969 – January 3, 1975	91st 92nd 93rd	Elected to finish Reinecke's term. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Redistricted to the 20th district.
Barry Goldwater Jr (Burbank)	Republican	April 29, 1969 – January 3, 1975	91st 92nd 93rd		1973–1975 Los Angeles, Southern Ventura
Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. (Los Angeles)	Republican	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977	94th	Redistricted from the 28th district and re-elected in 1974. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.	1975–1983 Los Angeles
Bob Dornan (Los Angeles)	Republican	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983	95th 96th 97th	Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.	1975–1983 Los Angeles
Mel Levine (Los Angeles)	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993	98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Retired.	1983–1993 Western Los Angeles (Manhattan/Redondo Beach, Santa Monica)
Carlos Moorhead (Glendale)	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997	103rd 104th	Redistricted from the 22nd district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Retired.	1993–2003 Los Angeles (Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena)
Jim Rogan (Glendale)	Republican	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2001	105th 106th	Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Lost re-election.
Adam Schiff (Burbank)	Democratic	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003	107th	Elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 29th district.
Brad Sherman (Los Angeles)	Democratic	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013	108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	Redistricted from the 24th district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 30th district.	2003–2013 Parts of Western Los Angeles County including Northridge and Reseda
Judy Chu (Monterey Park)	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2023	113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	Redistricted from the 32nd district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 28th district.	2013–2023 San Gabriel Foothills including Alhambra and Pasadena
Mike Garcia (Santa Clarita)	Republican	January 3, 2023 – January 3, 2025	118th	Redistricted from the 25th district and re-elected in 2022. Lost re-election.	2023–present Most of northern Los Angeles County including the cities of Santa Clarita & Lancaster
George Whitesides (Agua Dulce)	Democratic	January 3, 2025 – present	119th	Elected in 2024.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry R. Sheppard (Incumbent)	68,773	55.0
	Republican	Carl B. Hilliard	56,202	45.0
Total votes			124,975	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry R. Sheppard (Incumbent)	65,389	64.8
	Republican	Martin K. Barrett	35,594	35.2
Total votes			100,983	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry R. Sheppard (Incumbent)	124,662	100.0
	Democratic hold

1970 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barry Goldwater Jr. (Incumbent)	139,326	66.6
	Democratic	N. "Toni" Kimmel	63,652	30.5
	Peace and Freedom	Edward Richer	3,306	1.6
	American Independent	John H. Hind	2,642	1.3
Total votes			208,926	100.0
	Republican hold

1974 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. (Incumbent)	99,645	63.9
	Democratic	John Dalessio	50,919	32.5
	Peace and Freedom	Jerry Rubin	5,547	3.6
Total votes			156,111	100.0
	Republican hold

1980 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Dornan (Incumbent)	109,807	51.0
	Democratic	Carey Peck	100,061	46.5
	Libertarian	Jerome L. "Jerry" Sievers	5,448	2.5
Total votes			215,316	100.0
	Republican hold

1982 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mel Levine	108,347	59.5
	Republican	Bart W. Christensen	67,479	37.0
	Libertarian	ZacK Richardson	6,391	3.5
Total votes			182,217	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

Recent election results from statewide races

Composition

Cities and census-designated places with 10,000 or more people

2,500 – 10,000 people

List of members representing the district

Election results

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