California's 17th congressional district

California's 17th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California that is currently represented by Ro Khanna. It is located in the South Bay and East Bay regions of the San Francisco Bay Area.

"CA-17" redirects here. For the state route, see California State Route 17.

California's 17th congressional district
California's 17th congressional district since 2013
Representative
  Ro Khanna
D–Fremont
Population (2019)790,519
Median household
income		$147,671[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+24[2]

The district includes parts of Alameda County and Santa Clara County. It encompasses the cities of Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Santa Clara, Milpitas, Newark, the majority of Fremont, and the northernmost and westernmost parts of San Jose. The district includes the campus of Santa Clara University and the corporate headquarters of Apple Inc, Intel Corp., and Yahoo. It is the only majority-Asian district in the contiguous United States.

From 2003 to 2013, the district covered all of Monterey and San Benito counties, as well as part of Santa Cruz County. It included all of the coastal communities surrounding Monterey Bay, the city of Salinas, and the vast majority of the Salinas Valley.

Recent results from statewide elections
Year Office Results
1992 President Clinton 52.7 – 27.3%
Senator Boxer 54.3 – 35.8%
Senator Feinstein 63.2 – 30.5%
1994 Governor[3] Wilson 48.2 – 47.3%
Senator[4] Feinstein 51.1 – 38.8%
1996 President[5] Clinton 55.3 – 32.3%
1998 Governor[6] Davis 62.6 – 32.5%
Senator[7] Boxer 57.7 – 37.9%
2000 President[8] Gore 59.6 – 33.0%
Senator[9] Feinstein 58.3 – 32.5%
2002 Governor[10] Davis 55.4 – 32.3%
2003 Recall[11][12] No 57.8 – 42.2%
Bustamante 40.0 – 37.8%
2004 President[13] Kerry 65.6 – 33.0%
Senator[14] Boxer 66.0 – 28.9%
2006 Governor[15] Schwarzenegger 48.1 – 44.6%
Senator[16] Feinstein 68.8 – 24.8%
2008 President[17] Obama 72.1 – 25.8%
2010 Governor Brown 63.8 – 31.3%
Senator Boxer 62.7 – 31.3%
2012 President Obama 71.9 – 25.5%
Senator Feinstein 74.8 – 25.2%
2014 Governor Brown 74.6 – 25.4%
2016 President Clinton 73.9 – 20.5%
Senator Harris 68.0 – 32.0%
2018 Governor Newsom 71.5 – 28.5%
Senator Feinstein 60.3 – 39.7%
2020 President Biden 72.5 – 25.5%

List of members representing the district
Representative Party Dates Cong
ress(es)		 Electoral history Counties
District created on March 4, 1933

Charles J. Colden		 Democratic March 4, 1933 –
April 15, 1938		 73rd
74th
75th		 Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Died.		 Los Angeles
Vacant April 15, 1938 –
January 3, 1939		 75th

Lee E. Geyer		 Democratic January 3, 1939 –
October 11, 1941		 76th
77th		 Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Died.
Vacant October 11, 1941 –
August 25, 1942		 77th

Cecil R. King		 Democratic August 25, 1942 –
January 3, 1969		 77th
78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th		 Elected to finish Geyer's term.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Retired.

Glenn M. Anderson		 Democratic January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1973		 91st
92nd		 Elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Redistricted to the 35th district.

Pete McCloskey		 Republican January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1975		 93rd Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 1972.
Redistricted to the 12th district		 Southern San Mateo, small part of northwestern Santa Clara

John Hans Krebs		 Democratic January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1979		 94th
95th		 Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Lost re-election.		 Eastern Fresno, Kings, northwestern Tulare

Charles (Chip) Pashayan		 Republican January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1983		 96th
97th		 Elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1991		 98th
99th
100th
101st		 Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Lost re-election.		 Eastern Fresno, Kings, Kern (Bakersfield), Tulare

Cal Dooley		 Democratic January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 1993		 102nd Elected in 1990.
Redistricted to the 20th district.

Leon Panetta		 Democratic January 3, 1993 –
January 23, 1993		 103rd Redistricted from the 16th district and re-elected in 1992.
Appointed Director of the OMB		 Monterey, San Benito, southern Santa Cruz
Vacant January 23, 1993 –
June 8, 1993		 103rd

Sam Farr		 Democratic June 8, 1993 –
January 3, 2013		 103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th		 Elected to finish Panetta's term.
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.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 20th district.

Mike Honda		 Democratic January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2017		 113th
114th		 Redistricted from the 15th district and re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Lost re-election.		 Southern Alameda, western Santa Clara

Ro Khanna		 Democratic January 3, 2017 –
Present		 115th
116th
117th		 Elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.

Election results

1932 • 1934 • 1936 • 1938 • 1940 • 1942 (Special) • 1942 • 1944 • 1946 • 1948 • 1950 • 1952 • 1954 • 1956 • 1958 • 1960 • 1962 • 1964 • 1966 • 1968 • 1970 • 1972 • 1974 • 1976 • 1978 • 1980 • 1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1993 (Special) • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 • 2018 • 2020

1932
United States House of Representatives elections, 1932[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles J. Colden 50,720 62.2
Republican A. E. Henning 26,868 32.9
Liberty Ernest E. Debs 3,965 4.9
Total votes 81,553 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic win (new seat)

1934
United States House of Representatives elections, 1934[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles J. Colden (incumbent) 60,045 70.4
Republican C. P. "Cap" Wright 20,508 24.0
Socialist Richard Pomeroy 4,721 5.6
Total votes 85,274 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1936
United States House of Representatives elections, 1936[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles J. Colden (incumbent) 68,189 71.9
Republican Leonard Roach 24,981 26.3
Communist John L. Leech 1,634 1.8
Total votes 94,804 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1938
United States House of Representatives elections, 1938[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lee E. Geyer (incumbent) 56,513 58.8
Republican Clifton A. Hix 26,891 28.0
Townsend Fred C. Wagner 8,870 9.2
Progressive Robert O. Bates 3,774 3.9
Total votes 96,048 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1940
United States House of Representatives elections, 1940[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lee E. Geyer (incumbent) 75,109 65.5
Republican Clifton A. Hix 32,862 28.6
Progressive Samuel C. Converse 5,649 4.9
Communist Harry L. Gray 1,118 1.0
Total votes 114,738 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1942 (Special)

Democrat Cecil R. King won the special election to replace fellow Democrat Lee E. Geyer, who died in office. Data for this special election is not available.[23]

1942
United States House of Representatives elections, 1942[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil R. King (incumbent) 92,260 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1944
United States House of Representatives elections, 1944[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil R. King (incumbent) 147,217 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1946
United States House of Representatives elections, 1946[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil R. King (incumbent) 110,654 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1948
United States House of Representatives elections, 1948[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil R. King (incumbent) 194,782 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1950
United States House of Representatives elections, 1950[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil R. King (incumbent) 166,334 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1952
United States House of Representatives elections, 1952[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil R. King (incumbent) 114,650 54.6
Republican Robert H. Finch 92,587 44.1
Progressive Loyd C. Seelinger 2,738 1.3
Total votes 209,975 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1954
United States House of Representatives elections, 1954[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil R. King (incumbent) 97,828 60.1
Republican Robert H. Finch 64,967 39.9
Total votes 162,795 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1956
United States House of Representatives elections, 1956[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil R. King (incumbent) 157,270 64.9
Republican Charles A. Franklin 84,900 35.1
Total votes 242,170 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1958
United States House of Representatives elections, 1958[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil R. King (incumbent) 182,965 75.3
Republican Charles A. Franklin 59,973 24.7
Total votes 242,938 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1960
United States House of Representatives elections, 1960[33]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil R. King (incumbent) 206,620 67.7
Republican Tom Coffee 98,510 32.3
Total votes 305,130 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1962
United States House of Representatives elections, 1962[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil R. King (incumbent) 74,964 73.8
Republican Ted Bruinsma 36,663 26.2
Total votes 111,627 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1964
United States House of Representatives elections, 1964[35]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil R. King (incumbent) 95,640 67.7
Republican Robert Muncaster 45,688 32.3
Total votes 141,328 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1966
United States House of Representatives elections, 1966[36]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil R. King (incumbent) 76,962 60.8
Republican Don Cortum 49,615 39.2
Total votes 126,577 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1968
United States House of Representatives elections, 1968[37]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Glenn M. Anderson 75,070 50.7
Republican Joe Blatchford 71,174 48.1
Peace and Freedom Ben Dobbs 1,685 1.1
Total votes 147,929 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1970
United States House of Representatives elections, 1970[38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Glenn M. Anderson (inc.) 83,739 62.2
Republican Vernon E. Brown 47,778 35.5
American Independent Robert W. Copeland 1,724 1.3
Peace and Freedom Thomas E. Mathews 1,292 1.0
Total votes 134,533 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1972
United States House of Representatives elections, 1972[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pete McCloskey (incumbent) 110,098 60.2
Democratic James Stewart 72,759 39.8
Total votes 182,857 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1974
United States House of Representatives elections, 1974[40]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Hans Krebs 66,082 51.9
Republican Bob Mathias (incumbent) 61,242 48.1
Total votes 127,324 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

1976
United States House of Representatives elections, 1976[41]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Hans Krebs (incumbent) 103,898 65.7
Republican Henry J. Andreas 54,270 34.3
Total votes 158,168 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1978
United States House of Representatives elections, 1978[42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles (Chip) Pashayan 81,296 54.5
Democratic John Hans Krebs (incumbent) 67,885 45.5
Total votes 149,181 100.0
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

1980
United States House of Representatives elections, 1980[43]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.) 129,159 70.6
Democratic Willard H. "Bill" Johnson 53,780 29.4
Total votes 182,939 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1982
United States House of Representatives elections, 1982[44]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.) 80,271 54
Democratic Gene Tackett 68,364 46
Total votes 148,635 100
Turnout  
Republican hold

1984
United States House of Representatives elections, 1984[45]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.) 128,802 72.5
Democratic Simon Lakritz 48,888 27.5
Total votes 177,690 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1986
United States House of Representatives elections, 1986[46]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.) 88,787 60.2
Democratic John Hartnett 58,682 39.8
Total votes 147,469 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1988
United States House of Representatives elections, 1988[47]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.) 129,568 71.5
Democratic Vincent J. Lavery 51,730 28.5
Total votes 181,298 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1990
United States House of Representatives elections, 1990[48]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cal Dooley 82,611 54.5
Republican Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.) 68,848 45.5
Total votes 151,459 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

1992
United States House of Representatives elections, 1992[49]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Leon Panetta (incumbent) 151,565 72.1
Republican Bill McCampbell 49,947 23.7
Peace and Freedom Maureen Smith 4,804 2.3
Libertarian John D. Wilkes 4,051 1.9
Total votes 210,447 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1993 (Special)
List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives in California[50]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Farr 53,675 52.25
Republican Bill McCampbell 43,774 42.61
American Independent Jerome N. McCready 1,689 1.64
Green Kevin Gary Clark 1,226 1.19
Libertarian Richard J. Quigley 948 0.92
Independent Peter James 943 0.92
Independent James Ogle 444 0.43
No party Tom Shannon (write-in) 33 0.03
Total votes 102,732 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1994
United States House of Representatives elections, 1994[51]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Farr (incumbent) 87,222 52.17
Republican Bill McCampbell 74,830 44.49
Green E. Craig Coffin 5,591 3.34
Total votes 167,193 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1996
United States House of Representatives elections, 1996[52]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Farr (incumbent) 115,116 58.9
Republican Jess Brown 73,856 37.8
Natural Law John Black 6,573 3.3
Total votes 195,545 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1998
United States House of Representatives elections, 1998[53]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Farr (incumbent) 103,719 64.55
Republican Bill McCampbell 52,470 32.65
Libertarian Rick Garrett 2,791 1.74
Natural Law Scott R. Hartley 1,710 1.06
Total votes 160,690 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2000
United States House of Representatives elections, 2000[54]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Farr (incumbent) 143,219 68.7
Republican Clint Engler 51,557 24.7
Green E. Craig Coffin 8,215 4.0
Libertarian Rick S. Garrett 2,510 1.2
Reform Larry Fenton 2,263 1.0
Natural Law Scott R. Hartley 996 0.4
Total votes 208,760 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2002
United States House of Representatives elections, 2002[55]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Farr (incumbent) 101,632 68.1
Republican Clint Engler 40,334 27.1
Green Ray Glock-Grueneich 4,885 3.2
Libertarian Jascha Lee 2,418 1.6
No party Alan Shugart (write-in) 27 0.0
Turnout 149,296
Democratic hold

2004
United States House of Representatives elections, 2004[56]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Farr (incumbent) 148,958 66.8
Republican Mark Risley 65,117 29.2
Green Ray Glock-Grueneich 3,645 1.7
Peace and Freedom Joe Williams 2,823 1.2
Libertarian Joel Smolen 2,607 1.1
No party David Mauricio Munoz (write-in) 75 0.0
Turnout 282,941
Democratic hold

2006
United States House of Representatives elections, 2006[57]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Farr (incumbent) 120,750 75.9
Republican Anthony R. DeMaio 35,932 22.5
No party Jeff Edward Taylor (write-in) 2,611 1.6
Total votes 163,293 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2008
United States House of Representatives elections, 2008[58]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Farr (incumbent) 168,907 73.9
Republican Jeff Taylor 59,037 25.9
independent (politician) Peter Andresen (write-in) 682 0.2
Total votes 228,626 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2010
United States House of Representatives elections, 2010[59]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Farr (incumbent) 118,734 66.69
Republican Jeff Taylor 47,133 26.47
Libertarian Mary V. Larkin 8,753 4.92
Green Eric Petersen 3,429 1.93
Total votes 178,049 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2012
United States House of Representatives elections, 2012[60]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Honda (incumbent) 159,392 73.5
Republican Evelyn Li 57,336 26.5
Total votes 216,728 100.0
Democratic hold

2014
United States House of Representatives elections, 2014[61]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Honda (incumbent) 69,561 52%
Democratic Ro Khanna 64,847 48%
Total votes 134,378 100.0%
Democratic hold

2016
United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ro Khanna 142,268 61%
Democratic Mike Honda (incumbent) 90,924 39%
Total votes 233,192 100.0%
Democratic hold

2018
United States House of Representatives elections, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ro Khanna 159,105 75.3%
Republican Ron Cohen 52,057 24.7%
Total votes 211,162 100.0%
Democratic hold

2020
2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ro Khanna (incumbent) 212,137 71.3
Republican Ritesh Tandon 85,199 28.7
Total votes 297,336 100.0
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries
2003 – 2013

See also

References
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  24. 1942 election results
  25. 1944 election results
  26. 1946 election results
  27. 1948 election results
  28. 1950 election results
  29. 1952 election results
  30. 1954 election results
  31. 1956 election results
  32. 1958 election results
  33. 1960 election results
  34. 1962 election results
  35. 1964 election results
  36. 1966 election results
  37. 1968 election results
  38. 1970 election results
  39. 1972 election results
  40. 1974 election results
  41. 1976 election results
  42. 1978 election results
  43. 1980 election results
  44. 1982 election results
  45. 1984 election results
  46. 1986 election results
  47. 1988 election results
  48. 1990 election results
  49. 1992 election results
  50. 1993 special election results
  51. 1994 election results
  52. 1996 election results
  53. 1998 election results
  54. 2000 election results
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