California's 10th congressional district is a U.S. House district located in the East Bay region of Northern California. This once compact and politically balanced district received national attention when Democrat Ellen Tauscher defeated incumbent Republican Representative Bill Baker in 1996. In the 2002 redistricting of California, all seats were made safe[1] for the parties of incumbent officeholders. The district boundaries were extended to include parts of Solano County, eastern Contra Costa county, and El Cerrito in western Contra Costa county. Although much of the suburban Tri-Valley region was lost to the 11th district, the city of Livermore remained in the 10th at Tauscher's request (as a member of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, she had some oversight responsibilities over the Department of Energy, and hence indirectly of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory). On June 26, 2009, Tauscher resigned her seat to be sworn in as Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security.[2][3][4] In the ensuing special election held on November 3, 2009, Democratic Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi won the seat over Republican David Harmer 53.0% to 42.7%. See also: California's 10th congressional district special election, 2009. [edit] Voting [edit] List of Representatives | Counties | Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | | Los Angeles (Los Angeles) | William Stephens | Progressive | 1913-03-04 – 1916-07-22 | Newly created district; resigned to become Lieutenant Governor of California | | Vacant | 1916-07-22 – 1916-11-07 | | | Henry S. Benedict | Republican | 1916-11-07 – 1917-03-03 | | | Henry Z. Osborne | Republican | 1917-03-03 – 1923-02-08 | Died | | Vacant | 1923-02-08 – 1923-05-01 | | | John D. Fredericks | Republican | 1923-05-01 – 1927-03-03 | Retired | | Joe Crail | Republican | 1927-03-03 – 1933-03-03 | Retired
Redistricted to 16th district | | Kern, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare, Ventura | Henry E. Stubbs | Democratic | 1933-03-04 – 1937-02-28 | Newly created district; died | | Vacant | 1937-02-28 – 1937-05-04 | | | Alfred J. Elliott | Democratic | 1937-05-04 – 1943-01-03 | Retired | | Kern, Kings, Tulare | 1943-01-03 – 1949-01-03 | | Thomas H. Werdel | Republican | 1949-01-03 – 1953-01-03 | Redistricted to 14th district
Lost re-election to Hagen | | San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | Charles S. Gubser | Republican | 1953-01-03 – 1963-01-03 | Redistricted from 8th district
Retired and resigned early
Redistricted to 13th district | | Western Santa Clara | 1963-01-03 – 1967-01-03 | | San Benito, western Santa Clara | 1967-01-03 – 1973-01-03 | | Most of Santa Clara | 1973-01-03 – 1974-12-31 | | Vacant | 1975-01-01 – 1975-01-02 | | Southwest Alameda, northern Santa Clara | Don Edwards | Democratic | 1975-01-03 – 1983-01-03 | Redistricted from 9th district
Redistricted to 16th district | | SW Alameda, Santa Clara (eastern San Jose) | 1983-01-03 – 1993-01-03 | | Eastern Alameda, eastern Contra Costa | Bill Baker | Republican | 1993-01-03 – 1997-01-03 | Newly created district
Lost re-election to Tauscher | | Ellen Tauscher | Democratic | 1997-01-03 – 2003-01-03 | Resigned to become Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security | | Northeast Alameda, most of Contra Costa, southwest Sacramento, most of Solano | 2003-01-03 – 2009-06-26 | | Vacant | 2009-06-27 – 2009-11-05 | | John Garamendi | Democratic | 2009-11-05 - Present | | [edit] Election results [edit] 1916 (Special) [edit] 1923 (Special) Republican John D. Fredericks won the special election to replace fellow Republican Henry Z. Osborne, who died in office. Data for this special election is not available.[18] [edit] 1937 (Special) Democrat Alfred J. Elliott won the special election to replace fellow Democrat Henry E. Stubbs, who died in office. Data for this special election is not available.[26] [edit] References [edit] External links
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