California's 49th congressional district

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California's 49th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The district is represented by Mike Levin.

California's 49th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023 (Used in the 2022 elections)
Representative	Mike Levin D–San Juan Capistrano
Population (2021)	765,147^[1]
Median household income	$108,544^[2]
Ethnicity	61.4% White 25.7% Hispanic 6.6% Asian 2.8% Two or more races 2.7% Black 0.8% other
Cook PVI	D+3^[3]

The district currently covers the northern coastal areas of San Diego County, including Oceanside, Vista, Carlsbad, and Encinitas, as well as a portion of southern Orange County, including San Clemente, Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano, Ladera Ranch, and Coto de Caza.^[4] Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is in the district.

In the 2016 election, Darrell Issa won by a margin of less than 1%. In the 2018 election, this district was considered to be a major battleground. Rep. Issa announced that he would not seek reelection.^[5] Following the November 6, 2018 election, Democrat Mike Levin became the district's congressman.^[6]

Recent results from statewide elections

Election results from statewide races
Year	Office	Results
1992	President^[7]	Clinton 43.4% – 31.5%
	Senator^[8]	Boxer 49.3% – 41.5%
	Senator (Special)^[8]	Feinstein 53.9% – 38.7%
1994	Governor^[9]	Wilson 57.4% – 38.2%
	Senator^[10]	Huffington 46.1% – 45.9%
1996	President^[11]	Clinton 48.9% – 40.3%
1998	Governor^[12]	Davis 54.5% – 40.6%
	Senator^[13]	Boxer 51.9% – 43.8%
2000	President^[14]	Gore 52.6% – 41.5%
	Senator^[15]	Feinstein 58.7% – 33.8%
2002	Governor^[16]	Simon 59.8% – 32.9%
2003	Recall^[17]^[18]	Yes 74.5% – 25.5%
		Schwarzenegger 66.3% – 17.1%
2004	President^[19]	Bush 62.5% – 36.5%
	Senator^[20]	Jones 54.2% – 41.6%
2006	Governor^[21]	Schwarzenegger 71.4% – 24.1%
	Senator^[22]	Mountjoy 52.5% – 42.5%
2008	President^[23]	McCain 53.0% – 45.1%
2010	Governor^[24]	Whitman 56.5% – 36.1%
	Senator^[25]	Fiorina 59.3% – 34.3%
2012	President^[26]	Romney 52.4% – 45.7%
	Senator^[27]	Emken 53.3% – 46.7%
2014	Governor^[28]	Kashkari 55.0% – 45.0%
2016	President^[29]	Clinton 50.7% – 41.1%
	Senator^[30]	Harris 60.3% – 39.7%
2018	Governor^[31]	Newsom 51.5% – 48.5%
	Lieutenant Governor^[32]^[33]	Kounalakis 61.6% – 38.4%
	Secretary of State^[34]^[35]	Padilla 53.3% – 46.7%
	Controller^[36]^[37]	Yee 53.7% – 46.3%
	Treasurer^[38]^[39]	Ma 52.8% – 47.2%
	Attorney General^[40]^[41]	Becerra 52.8% – 47.2%
	Insurance Commissioner^[42]^[43]	Poizner 56.7% – 43.3%
	Board of Equalization, 4th District ^[44]^[45]	Anderson 50.4% – 49.6%
	Senator^[46]	Feinstein 53.2% – 46.8%
2020	President^[47]	Biden 55.2% – 42.5%
2021	Recall^[48]	No 51.5% – 48.5%
2022	Governor^[49]	Newsom 50.4% – 49.6%
	Senator^[50]	Padilla 52.2% – 47.8%
	Senator (Special)^[51]	Padilla 52.1% – 47.9%

Composition

#	County	Seat	Population
73	San Diego	San Diego	3,286,069

As of the 2020 redistricting, California's 49th congressional district is located in Southern California. It covers the North County region of San Diego County, and south east Orange County.

San Diego County is split between this district, the 48th district and the 50th district. They are partitioned by Gavilan Mountain Rd, Sandia Creek Dr, De Luz Rd, Marine Corps Base Pendleton, Sleeping Indian Rd, Tumbleweed Ln, Del Valle Dr, Highland Oak St, Olive Hill Rd, Via Puerta del Sol, N River Rd, Highway 76, Old River Rd, Little Gopher Canyon Rd, Camino Cantera, Corre Camino, Tierra del Cielo, Elevado Rd, Vista Grande Dr, Warmlands Ave, Queens Way, Canciones del Cielo, Camino Loma Verde, Alessandro Trail, Friendly Dr, Edgehill Rd, Catalina Heights Way, Deeb Ct, Foothill Dr, Clarence Dr, Highway S14, Smilax Rd, Poinsetta Ave, W San Marcos Blvd, Diamond Trail Preserve, S Rancho Santa Rd, San Elijo Rd, Rancho Summitt Dr, Escondido Creek, El Camino del Norte, San Elijo Lagoon, Highland Dr, Avacado Pl, Jimmy Durante Blvd, San Dieguito Dr, 8th St, Nob Ave, Highway S21, and the San Diego Northern Railway. The 49th district takes in the cities of Carlsbad, Oceanside, Encinitas, Solana Beach, Del Mar, and Vista.

Orange County is split between this district, the 40th district, and the 47th district. They are partitioned by Alicia Parkway, Pacific Park Dr, San Joaquin Hills Trans Corridor, Cabot Rd, San Diego Freeway, Via Escolar, Arroyo Trabuco Creek, Oso Parkway, Thomas F Riley Wilderness Park, and Ronald W Casper's Wilderness Park, Aliso & Wood Canyons, Vista del Sol, Highway 1, Stonington Rd, Virginia Way, 7th Ave, and Laguna Beach. The 49th district takes in the cities of San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Dana Point, and Laguna Nigel, as well as the census-designated place Ladera Ranch.

Cities & CDP with 10,000 or more people

• Oceanside - 175,742
• Carlsbad - 114,746
• Vista - 101,638
• Laguna Nigel - 64,355
• San Clemente - 64,293
• Encinitas - 62,709
• San Juan Capistrano - 35,911
• Dana Point - 33,107
• Ladera Ranch - 26,170
• Solana Beach - 12,941

2,500-10,000 people

• Del Mar - 3,954

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Dates	Cong ress(es)	Electoral history	Counties
District created January 3, 1993
Lynn Schenk	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995	103rd	Elected in 1992. Lost re-election.	1993–2003 San Diego (San Diego)
Brian Bilbray	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001	104th 105th 106th	Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Lost re-election.
Susan Davis	Democratic	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003	107th	Elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 53rd district.
Darrell Issa	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2019	108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th	Redistricted from the 48th district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Retired.	2003–2013   Riverside (Temecula); San Diego (Oceanside)
					2013–2023   Southern Orange (Dana Point and San Clemente); Northern San Diego (Carlsbad and Oceanside)
Mike Levin	Democratic	January 3, 2019 – Present	116th 117th 118th	Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022.
					2023–present:   Northern coastal portions of San Diego county

Election results

1992

1992 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[52]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lynn Schenk	127,280	51.1
	Republican	Judy Jarvis	106,170	42.7
	Libertarian	John Wallner	10,706	4.3
	Peace and Freedom	Milton Zaslow	4,738	1.9
	Independent	Thompson (write-in)	4	0.0
Total votes			248,898	100.0
	Democratic win (new seat)

1994

1994 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[53]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Bilbray	90,283	48.5
	Democratic	Lynn Schenk (Incumbent)	85,597	46.0
	Libertarian	Chris Hoogenboom	5,288	2.8
	Peace and Freedom	Renate Kline	4,948	2.7
	Independent	Thompson (write-in)	2	0.0
Total votes			186,118	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

1996

1996 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[54]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Bilbray (Incumbent)	108,806	52.7
	Democratic	Peter Navarro	86,657	41.9
	Libertarian	Ernie Lippe	4,218	3.3
	Reform	Kevin Hambsch	3,773	1.8
	Natural Law	Peter Stirling	3,314	1.6
Total votes			206,768	100.0
	Republican hold

1998

1998 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[55]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Bilbray (Incumbent)	90,516	48.8
	Democratic	Christine T. Kehoe	86,400	46.6
	Libertarian	Ernest Lippe	3,327	1.8
	Natural Law	Julia F. Simon	2,829	1.5
	Peace and Freedom	Janice Jordan	2,447	1.3
Total votes			185,519	100.0
	Republican hold

2000

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[56]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Davis	113,400	49.7
	Republican	Brian Bilbray (Incumbent)	105,515	46.2
	Libertarian	Doris Ball	6,526	2.8
	Natural Law	Tahir I. Bhatti	3,048	1.3
Total votes			228,489	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2002

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[57]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Darrell Issa	94,594	77.3
	Libertarian	Karl W. Dietrich	26,891	21.9
	Democratic	Michael P. Byron (write-in)	1,012	0.8
Total votes			122,497	100.0
	Republican hold

2004

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[58]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Darrell Issa (Incumbent)	141,658	62.6
	Democratic	Michael P. Byron	79,057	34.9
	Libertarian	Lars R. Grossmith	5,751	2.5
Total votes			226,466	100.0
	Republican hold

2006

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[59]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Darrell Issa (Incumbent)	98,891	63.3
	Democratic	Jeeni Criscenzo	52,227	33.5
	Libertarian	Lars B. Grossmith	4,952	3.2
Total votes			156,070	100.0
	Republican hold

2008

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[60]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Darrell Issa (Incumbent)	140,300	58.3
	Democratic	Robert Hamilton	90,138	37.5
	Libertarian	Lars B. Grossmith	10,232	4.2
Total votes			240,670	100.0
	Republican hold

2010

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[61]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Darrell Issa (Incumbent)	119,083	62.8
	Democratic	Howard Katz	59,710	31.5
	American Independent	Dion Clark	6,585	3.5
	Libertarian	Mike Paster	4,290	2.2
Total votes			189,668	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[62]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Darrell Issa (Incumbent)	159,725	58.2
	Democratic	Jerry Tetalman	114,893	41.8
Total votes			274,618	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[63]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Darrell Issa (Incumbent)	98,161	60.2
	Democratic	Dave Peiser	64,981	39.8
Total votes			163,142	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[64][65]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Darrell Issa (Incumbent)	84,582	50.8
	Democratic	Doug Applegate	75,744	45.5
	No party preference	Ryan Glenn Wingo	6,079	3.7
Total votes			166,405	100.0
General election
	Republican	Darrell Issa (Incumbent)	155,888	50.3
	Democratic	Doug Applegate	154,267	49.7
Total votes			310,155	100.0
	Republican hold

2018

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[66][67]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Diane Harkey	46,468	25.5
	Democratic	Mike Levin	31,850	17.5
	Democratic	Sara Jacobs	28,778	15.8
	Democratic	Doug Applegate	23,850	13.1
	Republican	Kristin Gaspar	15,467	8.5
	Republican	Rocky Chávez	13,739	7.5
	Democratic	Paul G. Kerr	8,099	4.4
	Republican	Brian Maryott	5,496	3.0
	Republican	Mike Schmitt	2,379	1.3
	Republican	Josh Schoonover	1,362	0.7
	Republican	Craig A. Nordal	1,156	0.6
	Republican	David Medway	1,066	0.6
	No party preference	Robert Pendleton	905	0.5
	Green	Danielle St. John	690	0.4
	Libertarian	Joshua L. Hancock	552	0.3
	Peace and Freedom	Jordan J. Mills	233	0.1
Total votes			182,090	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Mike Levin	166,453	56.4
	Republican	Diane Harkey	128,577	43.6
Total votes			295,030	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2020

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[68]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Levin (Incumbent)	205,179	53.1
	Republican	Brian Maryott	181,027	46.9
Total votes			386,206	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[69]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Levin (Incumbent)	153,541	52.6
	Republican	Brian Maryott	138,194	47.4
Total votes			291,735	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

Before the 2002 redistricting, most of the territory currently located in the district was previously located in the 48th district. The 49th district was located farther south, encompassing most of what is now the 53rd district.

2003-13

Before the 2012 redistricting the district extended further inland to include a portion of southern Riverside County and most of northern San Diego County.
 

2013-23

 

See also

•  United States portal
•  California portal

• List of United States congressional districts

References

1. "American Fact Finder - Results". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
2. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
3. "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
4. "Congressional District 49" (PDF).
5. Schneider, Elena; Bresnahan, John. "California Republican Darrell Issa to retire". POLITICO.
6. 2018 general election results
7. Statement of Vote (1992 President)
8. Statement of Vote (1992 Senator)
9. Statement of Vote (1994 Governor)
10. Statement of Vote (1994 Senator)
11. Statement of Vote (1996 President)
12. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2011.
13. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2011.
14. Statement of Vote (2000 President)
15. Statement of Vote (2000 Senator)
16. Statement of Vote (2002 Governor)
17. Statement of Vote (2003 Recall Question)
18. Statement of Vote (2003 Governor)
19. Statement of Vote (2004 President)
20. Statement of Vote (2004 Senator)
21. Statement of Vote (2006 Governor)
22. Statement of Vote (2006 Senator)
23. Statement of Vote (2008 President)
24. Statement of Vote (2010 Governor)
25. Statement of Vote (2010 Senator)
26. Statement of Vote (2012 President)
27. Statement of Vote (2012 Senator)
28. Statement of Vote (2014 Governor)
29. Statement of Vote (2016 President)
30. Statement of Vote (2016 Senator)
31. Statement of Vote (2018 Governor)
32. San Diego Elections - Lieutenant Governor (p. 101)
33. Orange County Elections - Lieutenant Governor (p. 103)
34. San Diego Elections - Secretary of State (p. 215)
35. Orange County Elections - Secretary of State (p. 158)
36. San Diego Elections - Controller (p. 215)
37. Orange County Elections - Controller (p. 215)
38. San Diego Elections - Treasurer (p. 215)
39. Orange County Elections - Treasurer (p. 268)
40. San Diego Elections - Attorney General (p. 215)
41. Orange County Elections - Attorney General (p. 323)
42. San Diego Elections - Insurance Commissioner (p. 215)
43. Orange County Elections - Insurance Commissioner (p. 378)
44. San Diego Elections - Board of Equalization, 4th District (p. 215)
45. Orange County Elections - Board of Equalization, 4th District (p. 433)
46. Statement of Vote (2018 Senator)
47. Statement of Vote (2020 President)
48. "Counties by Congressional District for Recall Question" (PDF). sos.ca.gov. September 14, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
49. Statement of Vote (2022 Governor)
50. Statement of Vote (2022 Senator)
51. Statement of Vote (2022 Senator)
52. 1992 election results
53. 1994 election results
54. 1996 election results
55. 1998 election results
56. 2000 election results
57. 2002 election results
58. 2004 election results
59. 2006 election results
60. 2008 election results
61. 2010 election results
62. 2012 election results
63. 2014 election results
64. "2016 open primary election results" (PDF).
65. "2016 general election results" (PDF).
66. "2018 open primary election results" (PDF).
67. "2018 general election results" (PDF).
68. 2020 election results
69. 2022 election results

External links

• District information at GovTrack.us

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